{
  "id": 18566033,
  "title": "Wexner name to remain on Ohio State buildings despite Epstein-driven protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/wexner-name-to-remain-on-ohio-state-buildings-despite-epstein-driven",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T21:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/11/06/wexner-name-to-remain-on-ohio-state-buildings-despite-epstein-driven-protests"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Retail tycoon Les Wexner's name will remain on several Ohio State University structures, university officials announced on Friday, despite widespread complaints stemming from his connection to the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. Wexner's name is associated with the Wexner Center for the Arts, the Les Wexner Football Complex, and the OSU Wexner Medical Center. In his letter, Interim Executive Vice President and Provost of Academic Affairs Trevor Brown stated that an advisory committee reviewed the issue and found insufficient evidence of wrongdoing to warrant the removal of his name. The committee acknowledged Wexner and his wife are prominent community members and generous donors to the university, making it challenging to remove his name. The decision was made despite over 521 requests to remove Wexner's name from the university's buildings.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Les Wexner's name stays on Ohio State buildings",
    "Advisory committee found no wrongdoing to remove name",
    "Wexner and wife are major university donors"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}