Beat Michigan Week had Ohio State students showing their true colors and placing Scarlet & Gray above all. There were so many anti-blue activities going on (www.beatmichigan.osu.edu) that it was almost a sin to wear anything blue. It's like the whole state of Michigan was a true enemy, and even if you were not a diehard Buckeye fan, now was not the time to express that. This week seemed more like Homecoming with decorations all around campus and people really coming together in supoprt of the biggest college rivalry. I went to the Beat Michigan Pep Rally for a little bit and there was a pretty decent turnout considering that it was snowing on and off outside. Of course there was a lot of "OH-IO" chanting going on and everyone joined together to sing our beloved Carmen Ohio song at the end.

The Beat Michigan Pep Rally on Friday night

I was contemplating on whether I really wanted to attend the big game on Saturday since it was going to be blistering cold, but I knew this was going to be my last OSU home game and the Michigan game is definitely one every Buckeye has to experience. So I went, and there were some guys who would leave their seats and come up to me and my friends for not cheering enough. And whenever we sat down, they made an effort to tell us all to stand up as if we were in church and needed to give the team total praise. So that's the Buckeye spirit I had to deal with at the game, and there was never a quiet or dull moment.I had multiple layers on with 4 shirts, 3 pairs of pants, 3 pairs of socks and 2 sets of gloves while everyone else around me pretty much had on a hoodie with a scarf. I maintained my body heat, and the game was victorious from the beginning. Students ran from their seats at the end to rush the football field while I ran back to my room so that I could start to feel my feet again. Go Bucks!

To end off the week, I participated in the Out-of-State high school student Overnight visit. The Office of Minority Affairs sponsors this event to give prospective students who meet a certain academic criteria the chance to see Ohio State for free with travel, hotel and food costs included. This is the same visit that I went on when I was a Senior in high school. They get to hear from professors, advisers, distinguished faculty members, and even President Gee. But most off all they get to hear from the current OSU students who really tell it like it is with the ups and downs of going to a school far from home. The students get a campus tour, meet up with academic and scholarship counselors, and get to eat in the dining halls to see what being a Buckeye is all about. Afterwards they get to go bowling or to GameWorks to meet other high school students from Chicago, D.C., Houston, Memphis, and of course Atlanta. I remember meeting my friend Whitney from Houston during my Overnight visit, and we both said that we probably weren't going to come to Ohio State because of the weather and the Journalism program. But amazingly enough we met up again at Orientation, started working in the Office of Minority Affairs together, both majored in Journalism and are best friends to this day.

My good friend Whitney and I helping out at the Out-of-State high school student Overnight visit