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Lefton makes distance learning, recruiting priorities Anna Staver
astaver@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Kent State is moving ahead with plans to open a recruiting office in Delhi, India, President Lester Lefton said Friday in a meeting with Daily Kent Stater editors. Lefton said recruiters will encourage Indian students who are considering higher education in the United States to choose Kent State. The office
will be permanent with a fulltime Kent State employee. India is a unique market for Kent State because it has a large population (approximately 1.3 billion people) and not enough colleges to satisfy the interest in higher education, Lefton said. He also said that education in India is conducted in English and that the country boasts more English speakers than the United States. “That makes it a lot easier for them to matriculate into Kent State,” Lefton said.
He said he expects the office will open in the next couple of months and anticipates that the class of 2012 will have “a significant infusion of Indian students.”
DISTANCE LEARNING Lefton said he is also making distance learning a priority, and he has hired people at all levels of the university to expand the number classes offered online. The goal is to triple the number of online courses within the three years.
“I’m expecting that (within) two to three years we will have 15,000 students taking online courses,” Lefton said. He said online courses will allow regional campus students to take classes that aren’t available to them at their campus and will allow students with busy schedules to stay on track to graduate on time. Online classes will also help the university reach students across the country and help Kent State compete with other universities
that already offer a wide array of online courses.
BUDGET One issue Lefton said he couldn’t talk about in detail was the estimated $10 billion budget deficit facing Ohio. “I can’t speculate on what we are going to do because I don’t know what the budget is going to be,” Lefton said. Provost Robert Frank said he asked the deans to prepare sce-
Debate continues over its renovation Julie Sickel
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ABOVE: Women of all ages, sizes and backgrounds joined by the art of belly dancing helped raise money for Akron Children’s Hospital during a performance in the Kiva Saturday. BELOW: Dancers performed the veil dance during a show Saturday.
Belly dancers shake it for charity Anthony Dominic
adomini1@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater As patrons slowly filtered out of Cartwright Hall, Shannon Keeney sat slouched in a front row seat in the building’s dimly lit auditorium. As she wiped sweat from her brow, she had a wide smile on her face. Keeney’s dance troupe, Tribal Fire, had just raised $1,700 for Akron Children’s Hospital during its fourth annual Spirit In Motion belly dance benefit Saturday. Keeney, better known by her stage name, Shanrae, said her troupe spends all year preparing for the annual benefit. “Next week, we’re already having a meeting to talk about what we’re doing next year,” Keeney said. “It really means everything to us.” Tribal Fire has raised nearly $7,000 for Akron Children’s Hospital since the first Spirit In Motion benefit in 2008. This marks the second year Spirit in Motion was held at Kent State, but it is the first year to include two performances, with an afternoon show in the Kiva, followed by an entirely different evening performance in Cartwright Hall. Erika Elliott, who performed a solo number during the afternoon performance, said dancing in front of a crowd can be nerve-racking. “You feel really exposed on stage under the lights,” Elliott said. “But like with anything else in life, it just gets easier with practice.” Tribal Fire and other regional dance troupes performed around two hours of dance numbers for a group of mostly family and community members. About 60 people attended each show. The performances offered a wide variety of belly dancing, ranging from tribal fusion to vaudeville styles, and included sword, hoop and veil routines. See DANCERS, Page 4
Kent State hopes to triple online courses in next 3 years Jcostel4@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The Office of Continuing and Distance Learning is increasing the number of online courses available to all students and is hoping for an increase in enrollment. “I have challenged the faculty for more distance learning options,” President Lester Lefton said. “ I hired Provost Rubin to triple distance learning. In 2 to 3 years, I’m expecting 15,000 students to be registered for online classes.” The demand for online education is increasing as students are looking to take classes that fit their schedule. Therefore, Kent State University is offering more online courses to better serve those students who have other commitments outside of school. “Students who are raising a family or are place bound are not able to get a degree unless it is brought to them,” said Associate Provost Wanda Thomas. “We want to allow students the option of how they complete their programs, whether it’s all online or a mix of online and face-to-face.”
See RECRUITING, Page 4
Old Kent hotel creates problem as development continues downtown
Tribal Fire
Jessica Costello
narios for small, medium and large cuts, but he said all those discussions have an “if/then” clause around them. “We’ve been assuming there will be some budget cuts,” Frank said. “With that assumption, there’s a window of budget cuts that are easier to imagine than some that are very large and catastrophic, and it’s almost impossible to figure out how we could meet them in our budget.”
Distance learning isn’t specific to online courses. Students have the option of taking course that meet in a classroom, don’t meet at all, or require online video conferences. Every college has at least one online courses offered to its students and approximately 1 in 5 students have enrolled in some type of distance learning course, according to the Office of Continuing and Distance Learning. It allows students at regional campuses to get the expertise from faculty members who teach at the main campus or who need to fit in one or two more classes to complete their degree without enrolling for another semester. “The convenience students get from online courses gives them a real advantage in their own life,” Lefton said. Faculty members who are interested in creating distance learning courses can work with the universities educational technologists to develop high quality courses students can take online or partially online, where they may meet in the classroom only once a week. “If possible, we want to increase the number of educational technologists and improve our
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As the city of Kent prepares for new downtown development, the future of one dominant structure in the area remains uncertain. The old Kent hotel continues to be a source of discussion and legal proceedings between city officials, city council members, owner Gregg Vilk of Vilco LLC and the people of Kent. The hotel was built in 1920 and is located on the corner of South Depeyster and East Main Street. City council members have discussed the possibility of buying the old Kent hotel in the interest of improving the downtown aesthetic. “I am interested in changing the situation we have now,” Councilwoman Heidi Shaffer said. “That is, we have an old building that is an eyesore in downtown Kent that someone needs to fix up or take down.” The city is currently tied up in litigation with Vilk over back taxes owed to the city. Dan Smith, Kent economic development director, was unable to discuss the hotel because of the sensitive nature of the current legal proceedings. “All I can say is that I think there’s a great deal of frustration about the hotel down-
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The former Kent hotel stands vacant. Gregg Vilk, the landmark’s owner, is now looking to sell the property.
‘Hybrid’ classes offer alternative instruction Britni Williams
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technological infrastructure,” said Richard Rubin, associate provost of extended education. Although a university-wide hiring freeze is in place, Lefton said educational technologists are an exception because they are “mission critical” to the university. By increasing the number of
educational technologists, the university can create more distance learning courses. With so many online classes being created and the rise of students enrolling in online courses, faculty members are also being trained on how to deliver material online. See ONLINE, Page 4
town,” Smith said. Shaffer explained that the possibility of the city buying the old hotel would be a “last resort.” “If the current owner can’t afford to do something with it, and it appears he can’t, and if no private developers can buy it, which seems to be the case, then I would be OK with (the city buying the hotel),” she said. “We can’t have this big dilapidated building in the middle of all this development because that’s the only thing people will see.” Ron Burbick, the man who brought Acorn Alley to Kent, said he put a bid in for the hotel in the past, but his offer was ignored. “For what (Vilk’s) asking for now, there’s no way I’d consider purchasing it,” he said. As for the potential of the old building, Shaffer and Burbick are unsure of what could be done. Neither party has been permitted to enter the old hotel to assess how to proceed if the property were purchased. “Unfortunately, (Vilk has) done so many bad things to that building, I’m not sure that it can be saved,” Burbick said. “He’s totally gutted the building; there’s nothing inside that building, just bare walls. And there aren’t even individual walls; it’s just the outside walls. There’s no electrical, no plumbing, no heating — it’s all been torn out.” Vilk did not return phone calls to comment about his plans for the hotel. See HOTEL, Page 4
Kent State faculty is implementing hybrid classes as a way to transition some classes from traditional delivery methods to completely online courses. Richard Rubin was named the associate provost to expand the distance learning program. “The term hybrid usually implies that a given class has a mixture of face-to-face and online components,” Rubin said. Over the next year, the university plans to hire instructional designers as part of the university’s initiative to boost distance learning. They will replace educational technologists who are currently working to create online programs. Provost Robert Frank said more professors are now offering hybrid classes. “It’s like one of those tipping point phenomena where it was
very slow, and you could count the number of people doing it,” Frank said. “To now, it’s happening in so many places in many different ways. It’s almost a universal phenomena at Kent.” Professor Robert Trogdon said he is teaching a hybrid class with the expectation that class will eventually become a complete online course. “So far, it seems to be going pretty well,” he said. Trogdon said hybrid and online classes make economic sense for students because it allows them to do their class work on their own schedule. Zachary Rozler, sophomore integrated language arts major, said he likes the mix of in-class and online. “If there’s less in-class time then there’s more time to do other stuff,” Rozler said. He also likes the in-class portion because he doesn’t have to go over the material completely on his own. See HYBRID, Page 4
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Outdated machines too small to fit EMT stretcher Daniel Moore
dmoore63@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Just after midnight Dec. 4, Megan Duffy experienced chest pains that felt like a heart attack. Duffy, who lives on the third floor of Olson Hall, said her chest hurt so badly that she “couldn’t function,” and the resident assistant on duty called 911. When paramedics arrived at her door, she said they didn’t have the gurney. “They were just like, ‘can you walk to the elevator?’” she said. The gurney still sat in the lobby downstairs, she said, because paramedics couldn’t fit it on the elevator. Although paramedics later diagnosed Duffy’s pains as a muscle cramp, and she was able to walk to the elevator, she said the incident highlights a serious problem. “If I had broken my neck and not been able to walk, they would’ve had to carry me down the stairs,” she said. Despite recent problems and concerns about elevator safety on campus, Kent State officials say elevators are and will continue to be well-maintained — or else be replaced. “We are aware of some problems with elevators due to age of the equipment,” Elizabeth Joseph, the director of residence services, said in an e-mail. “We are currently working on identifying a plan to upgrade and replace elevators in various residence halls.” Joseph said the Lake hall and Olson Hall elevators will be replaced this summer as part of a plan to renovate or replace all the elevators campus-wide by 2015. Residence Services, she said, would not be able to share more details regarding the renovation until March. Robert Winkler, the assistant director of Campus Environment and Operations, said the Olson Hall elevator is not a violation because it met the code at the time it was built in 1961. “A lot of these elevators don’t meet codes because the code at the time didn’t require it,” Winkler said. However, every time an elevator undergoes an upgrade, he said, it will meet the current code. Although the elevator is not in violation, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce, the code was changed in 2002 to “allow elevator carts to accommodate ambulance stretchers” and again in 2007 to fit an even larger stretcher. In its 50 years, Olson Hall’s elevator has not been upgraded. Joseph said when Residence Services renovates the elevators, they will meet the updated code. But Winkler said age alone is not a key factor in determining when to replace elevators. “They can safely run indefinitely, as long as they meet safety standards,” he said. “You got elevators here that are actually pretty reliable.” Winkler said the Ohio Bureau of Operations and Maintenance inspects elevators twice a year. According to its records of elevator inspections from 2009, elevators incurred violations ranging from a broken light, to dirty hoist ropes, to a “non-functioning reopening device.” John White, the associate director for administrative operations in Residence Services, said a Wright Hall elevator was temporarily shut down Dec. 1 because the chain wheel was not completely broken, but it was “getting there,” and “needed to be replaced badly.” Once the chain, along with plates at the top, was replaced, the elevator was reopened for use.
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Kim Carlton, a Kent State alumna, teaches her 4-yearold son Alex how to ice skate during Flash Ice Fest at the Kent State Ice Arena Saturday.
Alumni Association holds successful event Mike Crissman
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Sophomores Andrew Jardy, newspaper journalism major; David Rowe, electronic media production major; Rex Santus, newspaper journalism major and Bryan Pilny, newspaper journalism major, ride the Olson Hall elevator. EMT stretchers cannot fit into the elevator, which is raising safety concerns. “Lake and Olson (elevators) are probably the worst,” White said. He also said some of the other elevators on campus are “having issues periodically, because they’re old.” However, Winkler said he cautions against judging an elevator’s performance just because it is frequently down for service, even citing instances students could be at fault for maintenance. He said students have messed with all the buttons, set off the fire alarm, overloaded the cart past its weight capacity, tried to light the ceiling on fire and, most recently, stolen light bulbs. Students have to realize elevators are mechanical devices, he said, and will malfunction if “guidelines are not properly followed.” He assured students that campus elevators are checked, double-checked and triple-checked. White said Otis Elevator is the company the university contracts to perform “preventative, routine maintenance” and to “respond to any problems.” “We have a mechanic here 40 hours a week. We have the state inspector. We’ve even hired a consultant to survey elevators older than 5 years,” he said. “I am not aware of any injury ever being caused by our elevators. I’d say that’s a pretty good safety record.” Daniel Moore is the diversity reporter.
The Kent State Alumni Association’s Flash Ice Fest ‘11 skated by this weekend. About 145 alumni and their families gathered at the Kent State Ice Arena from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday for an evening of ice skating, pizza, face painting and balloon animals. Kathy Reid, 1969 graduate and education major, said her grandchildren, who are 4 and 5 years old, thoroughly enjoyed the event. “The face paint was pretty important to them,” Reid said. “One had a beautiful butterfly and the other had a rainbow. They got a balloon, then went skating. I think this event’s great because you have families spending time together having a really good time.” The sold-out event was the first of its kind for the Kent State Alumni Association in recent years. Nancy Schiappa, associate director of Alumni Relations, said she and others in charge of the fest had received extremely positive feedback throughout the night. “People have told me the event’s been fun,” Schiappa said. “They had a good time, especially the kids. They went through the balloon line. They’re having a ball. I think as long as the kids are enjoying themselves, the parents usually think it’s a good idea.” Timmy Muir (a.k.a. “Timmy Twister”), 2009 alumnus, put his balloon-tying talents to use for the children in attendance.
“I do hats, flowers, swords, bracelets, black squirrels and animals,” Muir said. “Anything but whales. I don’t do them.” The former Golden Flash said he began teaching himself balloon art in the eighth grade, at first making simple designs for his friends. As his talent developed, he said he eventually started working at restaurants and parties. “[When] I was homecoming king in 2008, I got to know a lot of people from the Alumni Association,” Muir, electronic media production grad, said. “Nancy knew that I do this a lot and asked me if I could come in tonight.” Sophomores Lindsey Nelson and Ashley Whittlesey, student ambassadors who said they often help out at alumni events, were in charge of face painting. “We’re definitely amateur face painters,” Nelson, middle childhood education major, said. “It’s been fun to laugh at each other’s designs.” The two said they painted a lot of hockey pucks, butterflies and “K”s. Schiappa said she hopes to put together another Flash Ice Fest in the future. “My goal is to do it again,” Schiappa said. “I think it’s gone over pretty well.” Four-year-old Elena Dunaway, daughter of 2002 alumna Dawn Dunaway, was perhaps the biggest, most resilient fan of all. When asked what her favorite part of the event was, Elena said, “Skating, but I fall down.” Mike Crissman is the alumni affairs reporter.
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SUMMARY: Several Lefton assures students not worry about looming budget cut, and said students will still receive a quality education regardless. But, with no plan of action to deal with a smaller budget it’s hard not to be uneasy about the future.
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here’s no denying the question of the budget that looms overhead. Until March 15, when Governor John Kasich will address the public on the issue, we all must wait. As we brace ourselves for the worst and hope for the best, we thank President Lester Lefton for doing his best to reassure students in any way he can. In a meeting with Daily Kent Stater editors Friday, Lefton said he is looking forward to working with Kasich to manage the budget. “The faculty and the administration of the institution are committed to ensuring the continuity of service and the highest quality education possible,” Lefton said. “And I don’t think that students will see interruptions to the nature
of their quality education at Kent State as a function of what happens with the budget.” However, we would feel better if we knew a little more detail about a plan to continue providing us with the best education possible. If budget cuts are significant, it is impossible that there will be no visible effect on students’ learning. We want to know exactly how we can maintain the current level of education on a potentially smaller budget. We understand it is not easy to make plans without knowing the future of our budget, but we hope that when it comes down to making the decision, the university administration and Board of Trustees will be mindful of our financial situation as students. We have started an education at Kent State and wish to complete it here. We understand a tuition increase is likely
but urge for it to be minimal, as we already owe more than enough in loans. If Kasich wants to keep us in the state, he needs to show us that education is important. It is a priority for us; we have shown that in choosing to enroll here, but he has yet to show whether we are a priority for him. Waiting past March for a decision on Ohio’s budget is simply not an option. We trust that once the announcement is made, President Lefton will keep us up to date on his plans for the university. The sooner we as students know what is going to happen, the better prepared we can be for it. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Kent Stater editorial board whose members are listed to the left.
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“Money won’t buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a large research staff to study the problem.” — Bill Vaughan
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DID YOU KNOW? On this day in 1950 U.S. President Harry S. Truman publicly announces his decision to support the development of the hydrogen bomb, a weapon theorized to be hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II. — History.com
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Good Without God
The Freethinkers’ Response to Pastor Wartick In his recent letter to the editor, Kent Wartick, a pastor of the Faith Lutheran Church in Kent, let us know what he thought of our recent advertising campaign. His letter was inspired by a PARTA bus sign that dared viewers to “Imagine No Religion.” The sign was one in a series of advertisements designed and funded by the Freedom From Religion Foundation in conjunction with the Kent State Freethinkers. They were part of a nationwide ad campaign aimed at raising awareness while encouraging the critical analysis of religion’s influence on society. This inquiry has made many churchgoers uncomfortable, partially because of their twisted understanding of what it means to be nonreligious. You see, in Pastor Wartick’s florid imagination, a world without religion is also a world with science. However, his contention that Christians’ scientific contributions were based on their religious faith is fundamentally flawed. Science is a human endeavor that spans all races, sexes and creeds. By his logic, we should also praise the Pantheon of Greek gods for ancient Greece’s contributions to mathematics. His reference to Copernicus’ and Galileo’s ideas on heliocentrism were especially misguided, since these early scientists were sanctioned heavily for daring to defy scripturally established church dogma that placed the earth in the center of the universe. Wartick goes on to imagine that an irreligious world would be full of suffering and strife. After all, why would anyone be good if not for the promise of heaven and the threat of hell? It is clear, however, that scripture is not an adequate source of moral guidance. According to the Bible, God himself commits genocide and explicitly endorses slavery. Most religious people tend to emphasize the parts of the Bible that they find redeeming while ignoring the abhorrent. The fact that we are able to make these moral judgments proves that we don’t derive our moral intuitions from holy books. So where do we get our understanding of morality, if not from
religion? The humanist approach to morality rejects the need for supernatural guidance while affirming our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives based on universal concepts like empathy, justice, honesty and love. The Humanist Manifesto III, available from the American Humanist Association, states that “the lifestance of Humanism—guided by reason, inspired by compassion and informed by experience—encourages us to live life well and fully.” Far too much of our national dialogue on morality is centered on issues that have little to do with human happiness and flourishing. Religious leaders have hijacked our discourse with inflamed rhetoric over gay marriage and the fate of unconscious blastocysts, while distracting from the important issues of social justice and global climate change. Solutions to these realworld problems will be found through the hard work of people, not through divine revelation or the unquestioned adherence to Bronze Age traditions. The moral primacy of religious ideas will need to be challenged if we’re going to find real-world solutions to these difficult problems. Wartick ends his letter by listing a few “responses” to his perceived threat of the “New Atheism.” We add that you should also consider reading “The Humanist Approach to Happiness” by Jennifer Hancock, and “Good Without God” by Greg Epstein. We believe that the goal of higher education should include the ability to objectively analyze arguments in order come to your own rational conclusions about the nature of the universe— not reading only what your religious leaders want you to read. This letter represents the consensus opinion of the Executive Board of the Kent State Freethinkers. Contact them at KentStateFreethinkers@gmail.com
The $150,000 olive In a petty world where people sue each other every day over, trivial things — all in the name of making a quick dollar — comes Dennis Kucinich. The former Cleveland mayor and current U.S. House of Representatives congressman filed a lawsuit on Jan. 3 against a cafeteria in Washington D.C. that allegedly served him a vegetarian wrap sandwich with un-pitted olives on April 17, 2008. Kucinich claims he received “permanent dental and oral injuries, requiring multiple surgical and dental procedures” after biting into the olive pit. Kucinich reached a settlement with the company Saturday for an undisclosed amount of money, but the congressman’s initial lawsuit was for $150,000. That egregious sum, according to him, was supposed to compensate for his “pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment.” Suing for loss of enjoyment? Well, shoot. I guess I should have taken legal action against my high school baseball coach for making our team run so many suicide-drills during practice. Or maybe I should sue my 7th grade math teacher for giving me so much algebra homework. Do you hear how ridiculous that sounds? Imagine if everyone who ever got diarrhea from eating Taco Bell sued the Mexican fast food restaurant. Nothing would ever get
Mike Crissman accomplished. Good people would go out of business. Riots would ensue. Kucinich says the olive pit split his tooth in half, resulting in three dental surgeries. Now, I’ve had a couple accidental hunger-related incidents in which I bit something really hard, namely a fork or two (and who hasn’t?), but I never broke any of my teeth. Maybe the injury was a long time coming. You can’t fault the chefs who put the wrap together so much when you may or may not be dealing with a guy who had really weak teeth to begin with. Perhaps Kucinich has crazy cavities and a mean candy addiction. Perhaps his teeth are wooden. It’s hard to tell. If Kucinich is being completely truthful about the extent of his injuries caused by the olive pit, the pertinent question then becomes “How was he that hungry?” Only a starving, near-death person is
capable of biting so hard into a wrap that they break their teeth off on an olive. We all knew Kucinich was a severely thirsty individual, running for president the last couple elections with no shot whatsoever of winning, but who knew he was that hungry? The Cleveland Democrat may have been planning a little bit for the future when he filed the $150,000 lawsuit. The new Republican-majority Congress will soon redraw district boundaries, directly affecting politically opposing representatives like Kucinich in upcoming elections. The congressman’s long-held 10th District in Ohio may be phased out by the next election in 2012. That, coupled with the fact that he has progressively received a smaller and smaller percentage of votes in recent congressional elections, points to the lofty lawsuit as a safety net for a potential early retirement. The cafeteria company should have paid Kucinich for his medical bills and nothing more. If the exact settlement sum ever goes public, I doubt we’ll hear that the weasel-faced congressman weaseled his way to the full $150,000. Talk about loss of enjoyment. Mike Crissman is a sophomore newspaper journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at mcrissm2@kent.edu
Two and a half grams It’s a new week, and you know what that means: a new Charlie Sheen hospital visit. So Charlie Sheen’s latest porn star-filled coke binge has landed him in the hospital, miraculously enough, with a hernia. If you don’t recall, he was also hospitalized back in October. This was after he, got wasted, trashed a hotel and did coke, all while a porn star was locked in the bathroom. What I’m getting at is, the man is a freaking rock star, and a quality one at that. The executives of his show “Two and a Half Men” want to force him into rehab, but he just doesn’t screw up. The man does coke off of porn stars all night, but still manages to make it to work. That’s an American. You can’t blame all of this on Sheen though; some blame should be put toward CBS. The man makes $1.9 million dollars an episode. The last season of “Two and a Half Men” had 22 episodes. So that’s over $40 million per season. Maybe he’s just doing all these drugs because he has nothing else to do with the money? Of course he’s going to do drugs with
Dylan Lusk porn star Bree Olson. That’s what any sane person would do with that kind of bank. The best part about it is everyone still loves him. I’m sure it’s because “Two and a Half Men” is aimed at middle-aged women. Once you win them over you’re in. My grandma watches “Two and a Half Men” every week and still likes Charlie Sheen. If I drunkenly trashed a hotel room with a porn star, I would definitely not be getting any Christmas gifts from her that year. That’s just the effect he has on people. I think that drug addicts everywhere should learn from Sheen. I mean, what would Candy Finningan say to Charlie Sheen if he were on
“Intervention”? That his addiction leads to him making tons of money and sleeping with porn stars? Yeah, I wouldn’t quit either. If anything, “Intervention” should hire him as a specialist. It’s about time he gets a gig on a quality Monday night show anyway. He could teach the addicts to be more like him, successful and awesome. That’s what an addict really wants to hear. I’m saying we keep the War on Drugs and end the War on Charlie Sheen. The world needs more addicts like him. Children need a role model like Sheen. He really shows that you can do whatever you set your mind to. Sheen has checked into rehab since his hospitalization. I can respect that decision because you can’t bang porn stars and do briefcases full of coke forever. Trust me. However, unlike all of his close relatives, I am hoping that when he leaves rehab he continues to be an inspiration to us all and keeps living the American dream. Dylan Lusk is a sophomore Electronic Media Production major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at dlusk2@kent.edu.
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HYBRID Hybrid classes introduce flexible new method of instruction Katelynd Jarvis, sophomore English major, said she was disappointed when she found out she was in a hybrid class. “It’s better for me to be in a classroom and to listen to somebody talk,” Jarvis said. “It’s almost taking away from the college experience a little bit.” Frank said he thinks hybrid classes help students to stay engaged in the class and encourage faculty to use this method of instruction where they think it will help. “What we used to call hybrid classes are really becoming the norm,” Frank said. “I personally believe that in many disciplines, it’s beneficial to students.” Rozler said he also thinks it’s beneficial. “It helps because you don’t sit in class and zone out two days a week,” Rozler said. Lawrence Marks, associate marketing professor, said he has already made some of his classes into complete online courses but now offers
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his students the option of creating their own hybrid course. Marks said he teaches two sections of the same course and gives his students the option of either attending the in-class lecture or the online lecture. Marks said his online section was “set up to replicate the inclass experience.” The hybrid classes give students flexibility, and fulfils a student need, Marks said. Wendy Tietz, assistant accounting professor, said she has set up some of her classes similar to the way Marks’ class is set up. She provides a live feed of her in-class lectures and gives her students the option of going to class or attending the lecture online. She also has her graduate assistant available in a chat room during the lecture for online students who have questions. Tietz said it takes commitment to do the extra work that allows the students to float between the two sections, but it’s worth it. Frank said despite some logistical issues, he is very supportive of this initiative. Britni Williams is an academics reporter.
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RECRUITING Lefton makes distance learning, recruiting priorities
LOBBYING OUR LEGISLATORS Lefton said Kent State’s representatives will push to make higher education a priority for Ohio Gov. Kasich. In the next two weeks Lefton said he will make trips to Columbus and Washington D.C. to meet with the university’s legislators and lobbyists. Lefton’s trip to Columbus was part of a larger trip with the Inter-University Council of Ohio, said Iris Harvey, vice president of University Relations. The IUC is a lobbying group made up of representatives from 13 of Ohio’s public universities. From Page 1
ONLINE Kent State hopes to triple online courses within next 3 years
“We’re facing some fiscal challenges right now but I’m hoping we can continue, in a frugal way, to support our faculty and our students,” Rubin said. The university hopes to create more bachelor programs throughout the regional campuses that students can complete online. By offering bachelor programs online it has a better chance of increasing enrollment than if it were offered only at a specific campus. Students interested in that degree
“All of the universities will be going to Columbus to meet with the legislators to tell them of the needs of higher education,” Harvey said. Lefton stressed the importance of having regular meetings with Kent State’s legislators. “All of the legislators don’t understand all of the complexities of what it takes to run higher education,” Lefton said. “Therefore we provide through our lobbyists information, especially those who represent us.” In Washington, Kent State’s lobbying efforts will be similar, but Lefton said there is a focus on the national education policy. “We are very concerned that the new Republican administration is going to seek to cut Pell Grants,” Lefton said. “This would be terrible for the neediest students at Kent State.” Anna Staver is the administration reporter. can obtain it regardless of their location. According to Rubin, enrollment in all distance learning courses increased nearly 50 percent from Fall 2009 to Fall 2010. More than 450 courses are being taught through distance learning, 328 of those courses taught completely online. “We need significant growth in some of our programs and degrees we might offer,” Rubin said. “I believe in Kent State as an educational institution, and I believe others who wouldn’t ordinarily be able to come would benefit from it and I’m committed to that aspect.” Jessica Costello is the undergraduate and graduate offices reporter.
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DANCERS Belly dancers shake it for charity
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Senior Marcel Clopton wrestles for position during a meet on Friday. Clopton defeated Clarion’s Athony White in a rematch. Clopton fell to White earlier this season in the Body Bar Invitational.The Flashes defeated Clarion 44-6 on Friday with the help of Clopton’s victory in the 157 weight class. The No. 17 Flashes gained their third straight victory of over 30 points with three pins and a win after a technical foul.
Keeney’s husband, Jamie, served as MC of the benefit, and described Spirit In Motion as “a cultural experience.” “It’s a really interactive show that not everyone’s familiar with,” he said. “And every cent goes to the hospital because it’s all for the sake of the kids.” Keeney’s late brother, Robbie, was born prematurely and received extensive care at Akron Children’s Hospital. Keeney said she was amazed by the hospital’s staff and will never forget their kindness. “Anytime my mom had to leave the hospital for any reason, the staff made sure that Robbie wasn’t alone,” Keeney said. “Everything they did was focused on making Robbie’s stay more pleasant and making sure my family was comfortable there.” Keeney said Spirit In Motion was the best way imaginable to combine two things that are close to her heart. “I hope that people can hear our hearts speaking when we dance, and I hope that they walk away feeling uplifted and touched in some way,” Keeney said. “And I hope that, in some small way, we are doing our part to help out the wonderful MEGANN GALEHOUSE| DAILY KENTSTATER staff and the amazing families and children at Belly dancing studios joined together in a Akron Children’s Hospital.” performance in the Kiva to help raise donations Anthony Dominic is the on-campus for Akron Children’s Hospital on Saturday. entertainment reporter.
POLICE BLOTTER The blotter is a record of charges filed by the police. The listings do not represent convictions or reflect guilt. It is the Daily Kent Stater’s policy to publish on-campus and off campus arrests, charges and incidents of interest to the public.
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Brittney A. Lindway, 18, of Broadview Heights, was arrested for underage drinking at Centennial Court F. n
n Brie A. Constantino, 20, of Wexford, Pa., was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at Bowman Hall lot. n Paul E. Eakin, 18, of Parma Heights, was arrested for possession of marijuana at Fletcher lot. n Joshua S. Devadoss, 19, of Andover, was arrested for underage drinking and possession of drug paraphernalia at Eastway lot. n Zachery C. Maierhofer, 18, of Louisville, was arrested for underage drinking at Centennial Court F. n Kirsten R. Lombardi, 19, of Canton, was arrested for underage drinking at Centennial Court F. n Kelsey E. Kent, 18, of Hartville, was arrested for underage drinking at Centennial Court F.
Joshua M. Elliott, 18, of Canton, was arrested for underage drinking at Centennial Court F. n
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HOTEL Old Kent hotel creates problem as development continues downtown
The listing agent for the property is Ed Bargerstock, a past Kent councilman. Bargerstock could not give details about Vilk’s plans or the status of offers on the property due to client confidentiality. Instead, he refers potential buyers to his website for more information on the hotel. The listing price of the property is also confidential, but the property is valued at $136,600 by the Portage County Auditor’s Office. “We all want the positive development in Kent to be the issue, not the negative,” Shaffer said. “I hope there’s going to be a breakthrough soon.” Julie Sickel is a news correspondent
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Flashes dominate Clarion wrestlers Shuster helps Kent State in rivalry match
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aatkins2@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Kent State did not make its match against Clarion on Friday night look anything like a rivalry as the Flashes buried the Golden Eagles with a 44-6 victory. Clarion did not help itself by forfeiting three matches due to injuries and sickness. Sophomore Chase Skonieczny at 141, junior Dustin Kilgore at 197 and junior Brendan Barlow at heavyweight all picked up easy forfeit victories. “Here’s an example of what can happen during a college season,” said Jim Andrassy, Kent State coach. “(Clarion is) a little beat up and broken. If your guys aren’t doing things the right way, that could happen, so our guys are doing a good job.” Two of Kent State’s wrestlers stood out. Junior Marcel Clopton, at 149, overcame a matchup he lost earlier in the year, and sophomore Mallie Shuster, who filled in for senior Matt Cathell, dominated in the 157-weight class. After losing to Clarion’s Anthony White 2-1 in the Body Bar Invitational earlier this year, Clopton won his rematch on Friday, 3-2. “Marcel’s gotten better,” Andrassy said. “It’s still a little frustrating how he wrestles. If you’re in the crowd, you hear us because it’s frustrating, but he’s gotten better. From where he was last year to where he is now, no doubt about it, he’s gotten better.” Clopton said he entered the match making sure he took precise shots rather than the
unorthodox ones he took when he fell to White earlier in the year, and adjusted to White’s hand-fighting style. “I learned how to hand fight a little better now compared to the beginning of the year,” Clopton said. “That’s pretty much been the difference.” Shuster took the next match with a 19-0 technical fall over Kyle Braddock. Shuster was originally scheduled to face No. 12 James Fleming, but Fleming was out with an injury. “It felt good to just be able to score points and score points and score points,” Shuster said of his performance. “You get the feeling you can’t be stopped. You feel bulletproof, and that’s when you really open up. You feel good. You look good. The match ends and you feel like everybody’s looking at you with their jaws on the floor, and that’s the feeling that you love.” Andrassy said he does not worry about putting Shuster in high-pressured matches. “He likes being in these situations,” Andrassy said. “Big crowd. Good match. Some guys get real nervous, and he’s the complete opposite. He doesn’t get nervous and goes out and does a good job.” Shuster executed five different three-point near falls on Braddock. Shuster said he felt he pinned Braddock twice, but enjoyed being on stage longer. “I kind of have taken on (the backup role) a good bit this year, and you get kind of pentup,” Shuster said. “In my heart and in my soul, I’m still a competitor. Got a lot of that pent-up stuff out of my system. Got to go to work and make it happen. There’s no better feeling in the world than being a competitor.” The Flashes travel to Buffalo next weekend for a MidAmerican Conference match at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Alex Atkinson is the wrestling reporter.
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Junior guard Michael Porrini fights to receive the ball during last night’s game. Porrini had a total of 10 points during their victory over Toledo 72-55.
Rockets ‘Manns-handled’
Rachel Jones
rjones62@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The Kent State men’s basketball team defeated Toledo 72-55 at the M.A.C. Center on Sunday – the 42nd road loss in a row for the Rockets. “(Toledo) is scrappy,” said Geno Ford, Kent State coach. “They’ll keep playing. You have to give them credit for that.” Scrappy or not, the Rockets (4-17, 1-6 MAC) failed to take the lead or even tie the game at any point. Junior center Justin Manns h a l t e d a n y To l e d o m o m e n tum by swatting the ball away from his opponent in the first few plays of the game. Manns totaled four blocks, which is a season-high for the Flashes and a career-high for himself. “The scariest thing about any game is giving the other team hope,” Ford said. “You don’t want to have a bad start or let them get the lead.” But Manns’ blocks only left Toledo scared. Ford said when players have easy baskets prevented early on, they will be more hesitant or prone to mistakes at their next
36-22 Kent State lead. attempts. “I pretty much knew from “Justin Manns is a huge presence,” said junior forward Justin the beginning of the season Greene. “A lot of times, he tends how (the double-team situation) to foul when he doesn’t mean was going to be,” Greene said. to, but he did a good job today. “Everybody is playing well, so All we really need him to do is it’s taking the pressure off of me.” change shots.” The scariest The Flashes Two 3-pointended the first ers by sophothing about any half up 39-24, more guard game is giving but Ford said Randal Holt in he was disapthe first three the other team hope. pointed in how minutes added the second half to the Flashes’ GENO FORD played out. momentum and “In the eari n c r e a s e d t h e KENT STATE COACH ly part (of the Flashes lead to 10-2. Holt and junior guard game), we got a big lead,” Ford Carlton Guyton were the only explained. “And it’s difficult players to make two 3-pointers. with teams with only one senior “When Holt hit his first two, to understand how to play that we got the big lead right away,” the whole time. I thought we fell Ford said. “(Guyton and Holt) asleep for a little bit in the secgive us some balance. (They’re) ond half. Our energy and contwo guys who not only can centration levels were poor, to shoot, but also get in the lane say the least.” The team started the half off the dribble and make pretty strong with Manns scoring in good decisions in the paint.” Greene also contributed in the first 15 seconds. Twenty seconds later, junior the lane, avoiding the doubleteaming that previously gave guard Michael Porrini stole the ball from a Toledo player and him a hard time. With two minutes left in the quickly passed it off to Greene, first half, Greene snuck around who sank a layup for a 43-24 a Toledo double-team to toss a lead. “Tonight, I had a Justinone-hander into the basket for a
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Senior Ross Tice battles with Clarion’s Bekzod Abdurakmonov during Friday’s wrestling meet at the M.A.C. Center. The Flashes went on to defeat the Golden Eagles 44-6.
Gymnastics team takes second place Flashes overcome struggles at start with strong finish Tyler Goddard
tgoddar1@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The Kent State gymnastics team took home a second place finish at Michigan Saturday. The No. 11 Flashes (194.675) held off Maryland (193.800) and IllinoisChicago (189.875), but fell to Michigan, the overall winner who finished with a 195.875 score. Head coach Brice Biggin said a few of the girls had uncharacteristic falls on the beam, but senior Christine Abou-Mitri scored a team-best of 9.750 on the event. Despite struggling on the beam event, the Flashes stepped up and had success on the other three events that followed. Sophomore Lindsay Runyan posted a career-high score on the uneven
bars with a 9.925. Her score also tied for the sixth-best score on the event in Kent State history. Senior Christina Lenny was able to make up for her fall on the balance beam by finishing first on the vault event with a score of 9.900. Lenny and Marie Case also posted solid scores of 9.875 on the uneven parallel bars. Biggin said the girls continued to fight and stay positive throughout the meet even though there were a few instances where scoring was not as consistent as they would have liked. “They got better as the meet progressed,” Biggin said. Christine Abou-Mitri led the team with an all-around score of 38.925 and finished third overall in the meet behind Abigail Adams of Maryland (38.975) and Michigan’s Kylee Botterman (39.525). The Flashes (6-1-1) will open up Mid-American Conference play Sunday Feb. 6 at Bowling Green at 2 p.m. Tyler Goddard is a sports reporter.
Greene-type of game,” Greene said with a laugh. Ford said he knew Greene was in his regular scoring mode when Greene sank two jump shots, which is often hindered by double-teaming defenders. “When I saw him hit that jump shot in the first half, I thought, ‘Oh, he’s going to play today,’” Ford said. “He was getting back to what makes him good.” According to Ford, Greene had one of his best defensive games against Ball State on Thursday. Greene picked up his offensive game on Sunday, totaling 20 points and earning his seventh double-double this season. “For us to win a championship, he has to play at an elite level,” Ford said. While the game at Western Michigan on Wednesday at 7 p.m. will be a test for the Flashes (14-7, 5-2 MAC), Ford said the team is in a good spot for the rest of the season. “We’ve finally put ourselves in a position where we’ll be in a chase for the championship up until the last week of the season,” Ford said. Rachel Jones is a sports reporter.
Flashes run out of time in 66-53 setback KSU unable to recover from first-half lapse Matt Lofgren
mlofgren@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The Kent State women’s basketball (15-5, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) could not overcome a poor first half, as the team fell on the road Saturday to Toledo, 66-53. A ft e r p re v a i l i ng w i th a n overtime victory over Northern Illinois on Wednesday evening, the Flashes needed to get more players in the scoring column. Saturday, the team continued to struggle through an ugly first half where the Flashes shot just 28 percent from the floor. By halftime, the Flashes found themselves in a big 39-19 hole with only one-way out: scoring. Over the past two games, the Flashes’ offense has struggled, shooting 31.7 percent against Northern Illinois and 35.7 percent from the field against Ball State. Led in scoring for the fourth game in a row by senior forward Taisja Jones, the Flashes offense came alive in the second half. The Flashes fell down by as many as 23 points in the second half, but battled back within nine of the Rockets (15-6, 7-1 MAC) with just over 3 minutes remaining. Unfortunately for the Flashes, time ran out on their come-
back attempt as some clutch shooting by the Rockets sealed the team’s fate late in the game. The Flashes shot a solid 56.5 percent from the floor in the second half, and finished the game sinking 20-of-48 shots (41.7 percent). The defense, which has been the team’s strength this season, was out of sync. Allowing the Rockets to shoot 42 percent from the field is something that Kent State coach Bob Lindsay has to improve. “We played poorly in the first half, played a better second half,” Lindsay said. “But playing one half of a game isn’t good enough to beat a team like this on the road.” The Flashes offensive struggles were not assisted by the team’s 21 turnovers that led to 22 points for the Rockets. With a 6-2 record in MAC play, the Flashes are still standing atop the East standings, but the win for Toledo Saturday gives them control of the MAC with a 7-1 record. The Flashes will face Eastern Michigan (15-7, 6-2 MAC) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the M.A.C. Center. Matt Lofgren is a sports reporter.
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Senior guard Jamilah Humes drives to the basket during the away game Saturday. The Flashes fell to the Toledo Rockets 66-53.