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THE LANTERN: The Rivalry Edition 2025

$15,780
105%
Raised toward our $15,000 Goal
76 Donors
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Project ended on December 06, at 11:59 PM EST
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We're beating that Team Up North!

November 25, 2025

Thank you for supporting The Lantern, Ohio State's award-winning, independent student newspaper. 

We're only 4 days away from beating The Michigan Daily! Currently, we're leading them by about $650. 

Help keep us ahead by telling others about our fundraiser or consider making an additional donation. 

The Rivalry 2025

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$28

It takes 28 to fill a newsroom

The Lantern has 28 paid, student-staff positions.

$100

The new newsroom

Thanks to support from donors like you, Room 100 is the location of our new newsroom.

$102

Ohio Stadium turns 102

Ohio Stadium opened in 1922, celebrating 102 years of Buckeye football at the Horseshoe!

$127

The years of the Rivalry

We are in the 127th year of our Rivalry with Michigan

$242

The Journalism Building

242 W. 18th Ave. where the Lantern resides.

$730

Passing yards in a single game

Honoring the record for total passing yards in a single OSU game, set in 1998 (against Pitt).

$1,010

Weeks in the AP poll

The Buckeyes have remained in the AP poll for over 1,000 weeks

$1,100.45

The 'Shoe: Home for 110,045

The most attended game to occur in Ohio Stadium had 110,045 attendants and was against Michigan in 2016.

$1,409

Sayin’s yardage

Quarterback Julian Sayin’s current conference yardage

$1,881

The year it all began

Back in 1881, The Lantern had its first printed edition.

$2,024

The National Championship

The most recent Ohio State Buckeye National Championship win over Notre Dame, following a 14-2 season.