“It’s nice that there is stillwarm weather, and you
can hang out on the oval.”
Jim Cordle, center for the Ohio State football team, in OSU notebook: Wells is improving, coach says by Tim May
“The Oval, the large, open, oval-shaped area surrounded by classroom buildings, is a hang out for students in the warmer months of the school year. This 11 acre site is often the location for large outdoor gatherings, concerts, demonstrations, and various pick-up sporting events. To many people, the Oval, through which students cross daily to go to classes, symbolizes The Ohio State University.” (encyclopedia)
