More than 70 Ohio State students, most of them freshmen, participated in OSU Contact, a two-day workshop February 7 and 8, 1997, to help them as potential student leaders to develop confidence, gain motivation, build relationships and learn about the university. Jenny Nelson and Steve Sterrett of Campus Partners made a presentation, then directed the students to consider what goods, services and entertainment they feel needs to be on High Street. The students were divided into 10 teams, which each discussed the topic and made an open-ended list of what they wanted on High Street. The following is a summary of how many teams listed each type of retail or service:
| Grocery store 10 Retail 8 Laundromat 8 Sit-down restaurants 8 Video store 8 Theatre 6 Drug store 6 Book store 5 Hair salon/ barber 5 Parking 5 Post office 4 Park 4 Health care 4 Health food store 4 Banks/ ATMs 4 Ice cream parlors 4 Concert halls 3 |
Deli 3 24-hr. restaurants 3 Fast food 3 Photo store 2 Museum 2 Stop n’ goes 2 Nice dance clubs 2 Gym 2 Music store 2 Discount dept. store 2 Thrift stores 2 Bars 2 Trash cans 1 Auto care 1 Shelters 1 Sports equipment store 1 Sports complex 1 |
Church 1 Coffee shops 1 Fresh produce store 1 Bike shop 1 New Union 1 Computer store 1 Travel agency 1 Skating rink 1 Flower shop 1 More mailboxes 1 Community service ctr. 1 Better property care 1 Revamp one way streets 1 Tree lined streets 1 Nicer sidewalks 1 Police station 1 |
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