Protesters gathered on the campus of The Ohio State University on Thursday as the university's Board of Trustees wrapped up a week of meetings. Survivors of abuse by former team doctor Richard Strauss, along with student groups, rallied outside the Longaberger Alumni House, calling for changes to the board's leadership and renewed scrutiny of prominent donor naming across campus. Demonstrators gathered while trustees held meetings nearby, demanding accountability from university leaders. Their main request: the removal of board chair John W. Zeiger and trustee Elizabeth P. Kessler from their positions. Survivors indicate the trustees' roles on boards tied to Ohio State's medical center and foundation create conflicts of interest and undermine trust in how the university has handled the decades-long abuse scandal involving Strauss.
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