Feb. 3, 2011 Daily Kent Stater

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Full-service Starbucks to open in the library Cassandra Beck

cbeck6@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The Kent State University Library will welcome a full-service Starbucks on the first floor of the library as early as Fall 2012.

University Library Dean James Bracken says nothing is officially decided as to where the Starbucks will go on the first floor, but there are four proposed locations.

The top place is toward the back right corner on the first floor. Currently, this area is the reference librarian’s office, which is not open to the public.

“We know the Starbucks will be relatively close to the back of the building,” said Michael Bruder, director of design and construction in the Office of the University Architect.

Bruder said the on-campus Starbucks will be normal size

and run just like any other Starbucks. Whether or not Starbucks will run on separate hours from the library is still being discussed.

“It will have a full menu, including a breakfast menu,” Bruder said. “We also are looking to put in a sitting area so students can come in and sit down.”

Rich Roldan, director of Dining Services, said everything in the on-campus Starbucks will be the same as the Starbucks on Main Street.

“It will be competitive with the Starbucks off-campus,” Roldan said. “It will also have elements of Kent State in it.”

Roldan said there might be pictures of the university and students in the new Starbucks just as these pictures are found all over campus. The on-campus Starbucks will be developed specifically for the University Library.

See STARBUCKS, Page 4

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Midwest digs out after ice storm Thousands lose power from ice, freezing rain CHICAGO (AP) — A fearsome storm spread a smothering shroud of white over nearly half the nation Wednesday, snarling transportation from Oklahoma to New England, burying parts of the Midwest under 2 feet of snow and laying down dangerously heavy ice in the Northeast that was too much for some buildings to bear.

Tens of millions of people stayed home. The hardy few who ventured out faced howling winds that turned snowflakes into facestinging needles. Chicago’s 20.2 inches of snow was the city’s third-largest amount on record. In New York’s Central Park, the pathways resembled skating rinks.

The storm that resulted from two clashing air masses was, if not unprecedented, extraordinarily rare for its size and ferocious strength.

See SNOW, Page 4

Kent ‘dodged bulk of ice storm,’ but weather still closes campus

Students enjoy snow day, essential staff stuck at work

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Tsyr-Farn Hung, senior biology major, works at the Starbucks cart in the library. Even though the change into an official Starbucks outlet has not been finalized, the stand still serves Starbucks brand coffee and pastries.

University begins read aloud program in hopes to draw more students to the library Retired associate dean to be first reader of series Cassandra Beck

cbeck6@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater “Kent Reads, Kent Writes” read aloud series will start at the University Library Feb. 3.

The series features Kent State faculty, administrators, alumni and current students reading poetry, favorite works of literature, original work and even children’s books.

“We want students to hang out in the library,” said James Bracken, dean of University Libraries. “We want students and faculty to meet here.”

Bracken brought the program

to Kent State when he came from Ohio State University in August 2010 in the hopes that students and faculty could meet in one place.

“The object of having this program is for students to see their professors in the library,” Bracken said. “We want students to be curious and to see people in the library making noise.”

The first reader presenting Feb. 3 will be E. Timothy Moore, a retired associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences and an associate professor in the department of Pan-African Studies. Moore will be reading “Jesus: The Son of Man: His Words and His Deeds as Told and Recorded

by Those Who Knew Him” by Khalil Gibran.

“I became familiar with this book as a student,” Moore said in an e-mail. “Through the years, it has been a constant source of inspiration, reflection and insight.”

See LIBRARY, Page 4

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Abandoned vehicles sit along northbound Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, Wednesday, February 2, 2011.

There were 20.2 inches of snow at both O’Hare International and Midway airports this morning, making the Groundhog Day storm the third-largest in Chicago history, according to the weather service.

The city of Kent got a break during what Midwesterners called “Snowpocalypse 2011.”

“As of [Wednesday] morning, it was 42 degrees out, which means we dodged a big bulk of the ice storm,” said Eugene Roberts, director of Public Services for the City of Kent. “Most of the precipitation was falling in the form of rain.”

Had the temperature been lower and had the rain been ice, the city may have had falling trees and downed power lines. Roberts said there was none of that.

“We dodged a bullet,” Roberts said.

Although the rain froze over, leaving a sheet of ice, Roberts’ six salt truck drivers in Kent were able to “maintain a good road surface to drive on.“ A parking ban is still in effect so that the trucks can clean the streets.

The 21 drivers salting roads for Portage County had a long Tuesday night, said Bryan Ford, general superintendent of the Portage County engineer’s office.

“We were here until almost one o’clock [in the morning],” Ford said. “We’ve been pretty busy. It was pretty dangerous last night.

There was a lot of ice.”

Frank Hairston, director of marketing for PARTA, said people might be intimidated to travel in these kinds of conditions.

“We’ve had a lot of cancellations,” Hairston said. “County-wide, people who wanted a ride have decided not to take that ride. A lot of folks have decided they don’t want to get out in this weather.”

Since classes were canceled, PARTA moved to its standard snow day service, which consists of three buses running three routes: Allerton, Campus Loop and Stadium Loop.

See ICE STORM, Page 4

Kmurph23@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Snow days are an exciting time to sleep in, relax or catch up on homework, but they can leave students questioning, “What is open?”

Director of Residence Services Betsy Joseph said in an e-mail that on days the university is closed because of snow, there are still hall staff members on duty.

The residence hall directors and residence assistants are responding to issues in the halls, having meetings with students and covering all other responsibilities.

Many members of the housekeeping staff who can travel to work safely will also be on campus to empty trash, shovel entrances to the halls and clean bathrooms and public areas.

Area desk staff and security are also required to be on duty during cancellations.

Gregg Floyd, vice president of finance and administration, said in an e-mail he sent Nov. 15 to all students, faculty and staff that staff members work hard to keep campus sidewalks, roads and parking lots clear for student convenience.

He explained that when the university is closed because of weather, offices close and some services are not available. Even in that situation, critical staff members must report to work so that operations needing 24-hour attention are maintained, including essential services for students living in the residence halls.

Dining Services in residence halls such as Eastway, Tri-Towers and Prentice are still open during regular hours along with other dining options in the Student Center. Eateries in closed buildings are not open, such as the snack shop in Michael Schwartz Center or Jazzman’s in Oscar Ritchie Hall.

See SNOW DAY, Page 4

Higher DUI penalties, taxi services result in dropping number of drunk drivers Maura Zurick

mzurick@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater In the hopes of continuing the decline in druken driving arrests, the Ohio State Patrol said it will increase law enforcement and checkpoints.

The Record Courier reported a 20 percent drop in drunken driving arrests filed in Portage County Municipal Courts in Kent and Ravenna between 2009 and 2010.

Sgt. Brian Holt of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said he believes improved and increased traffic law enforcement are contributing factors.

“Our troopers make traffic stops more often and look for impaired drivers, especially on the late shift after midnight,” Holt said. “We have checkpoints and increase OVI (another term for DUI) stations on all the major holidays.”

Administrative Lt. Paul Canfield of the Kent

City Police said although he is happy with the to driving under the influence,” Canfield said. decrease, he doesn’t expect it to stay down.

Don Rader, the owner of Action Taxi in “The rate of DUIs changes a lot. It’s pretty Kent, said the company has been in business random,” Canfield said. for three years. He said he gets an increase in He said one reason for the drop in arrests business on big holidays in Kent such as St. may be the higher forms of punishment. Can- Patrick’s Day, Collegefest, New Year ’s and field said the penalties for a DUI have gone up. Halloween. Rader said that a cab is always an A first time DUI offender now faces the pen- alternative to a dangerous situation like drunkalty of spending en driving. three days in “It’s a lot Our troopers make traffic stops jail or taking a cheaper to take more often and look for impaired a taxi than to three-day DUI course. pay a DUI fine drivers, especially on the late Holt said he or replace a life shift after midnight. also believes because a life is taxi services and priceless,” RadSgt. Brian Holt | Ohio State Highother transporer said. way Patrol tation options Sophomore are a major factheater studies tor as to why the drunken driving rate is down. major Chase Ziegler said that drunken driv“I think one major reason why it’s down ing has become more of a taboo today and that right now is because of the four cab companies there are many other alternative options. available in Kent, so people have an alternative See CHECKPOINTS, Page 2

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TODAY’S EVENTS

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n Pan-African Studies Open Lecture When: noon Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall Room 214

n Muslim Students Association meeting When: 5 p.m.

Where: Student Center Room 320

n Cooking

n Freethinkers

meeting When: 6 p.m.

Where: Student Center Room 310C

Demos When: 5 p.m.

Where: Eastway Private Dining Room

n College

Democrats meeting

When: 7 p.m.

Where: Student Center Room 314

When: 9 p.m.

Where: Eastway Lower Lounge

n USG

n Campus

Comedy Night When: 8 p.m.

Where: Rathskeller

Crusade for Christ meeting When: 9 p.m.

Where: Bowman Room 137

n Karaoke

Have an event you want to see here? Send it to lcoutre@kent.edu by Thursday the week before.

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Students warm up to low prices at Five Below

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3-hole punch Five Below: $2 Wal-mart: $12.88 Staples: $9.99 Morning Burst Cleanser Five Below: $4.99 Wal-mart: $5.97 CleanandClear.com: $6.49 iPod dock with speakers Five Below: $5 Wal-mart: $9.24 Target: $19.99 Winter hats Five Below: $5 Wal-mart: $7 & up Staples: $12.99 & up Axe Pheonix Shower Gel Five Below: $4.99 Wal-mart: $5.25 Walgreens: $5.49 * prices excluded clearance items

brands they love and trust,” said Marketing Manager Liz Romaine.

Five Below was founded in Wayne, Penn., in October 2002 and has since grown to over 140 locations throughout the East Coast, with plans for expansion, Romaine said.

“We’re planning on adding another 50 locations in 2011,” Romaine said. F i v e B e l o w sells merchandise ranging from fashion accessories, toiletries, ro o m d e c o r a n d s t o r a g e t o school supplies, books, DVDs and a variety of electronic products and accessories.

The store provides students a cheaper option for many college necessities and luxuries.

For example, Five Below offers a wide range of laptop sleeves and cases, all for the set

scientific calculator for just $3, seen at Staples starting at $10. lmcgive2@kent.edu Romaine said Five Below is able to keep its prices low by Daily Kent Stater buying directly from suppliSince Five Below opened ers and not allowing returns or its Stow location in June 2010, refunds on its items. However, several Kent State students said damaged merchandise may be they’ve taken advantage of its replaced within 14 days of the low prices. purchase date, as long as cus“I can’t even tell you the tomers have a receipt. number of times I’ve been “Our business model is to cut there,” said Allison Lenz, freshthe costs out of all parts of the m a n e x p l o r a t o r y m a j o r. “ I business,” Romaine said. bought some stuff there for my Five Below only accepts cash, dorm room, movies, sunglasses, Visa and MasterCard purchases. candy, nail polish and other ranMoore said she’d recomdom things.” mend Five Below to any stuFive Below is a retail store dents looking to save money. similar to a dollar store, which “(Five Below) has such a o ff e r s m e rc h a n d i s e g e a re d plethora of random fun things,” towards teens and pre-teens, all Moore said. “It’s a place where for $5 or less. you can go, and you’re never Megan Moore, sure what you’re senior biology going to end up needIt’s a place where you can go, and pre-dentistry ing until you see it. I major, said she has and you’re never sure what walk in, and I’m like, only been to Five ‘I need everything.’” you’re going to end up needing Below a few times Lenz admitted that since it opened, but until you see it. I walk in, and while the prices are plans to continue low, it becomes easy I’m like, ‘I need everything.’” shopping there in to overspend. the future.

Megan Moore | senior biology “The only thing “The DVDs I got is everything is so and pre-dentistry major were only $5, and cheap, but then it they were actually adds up,” Lenz said. ones I’d want to buy,” Moore Robin Johnson, junior fashion price of $5.

Other retailers, such said. “Half of the $5 bin at Waldesign major, said she shopped Mart has DVDs no one would as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and at the Stow location for the first Office Max sell similar prodever actually watch.” time this semester. ucts starting at about $7 and The DVD collection at Five “They offer great essentials $15, respectively.

They also sell Below includes movies from for practically everyone and at a variety of cell phone and iPod “17 Again” and “He’s Just Not reasonable prices,” Johnson said.

That Into You,” to “300” and covers, chargers, speakers and “I mean, who doesn’t like saving “Harry Potter and the Order of headphones for the same price. money when they shop?”

Students can find a number the Phoenix.” of school and office supplies at “We offer trend-right products Leighann McGivern is the student for young men and women and Five Below, including a 10-digit finance and college of business reporter.

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College Republicans welcome new adviser Caitlin Restelli

Daily Kent Stater crestell@kent.edu The College Republicans welcomed a new faculty adviser.

The organization approached Jamie Callender, a political science professor, earlier this semester because they wanted someone who was very active, Callender said.

“I was really happy to be asked to help out,” Callender said.

In previous years, the College Republicans had many democratic faculty advisers, which surprised Callender.

“It would help if your faculty adviser would be the same as the organization they are supporting,” Callender said.

Callender was a state representative for Ohio from 1997 to 2004 and is preparing to run for a seat in the Ohio Senate in 2012. The districts have not been decided, but Callender said he thinks he will represent Lake and Geauga County.

Callender has been an attorney partner at Buckley King, a mid-size national law firm, since 2007.

He came to Kent State in 2005 and instructs an American politics course as well as a state government course in the spring. In the fall, Callender is an instructor for the Columbus Program for Intergovernmental Issues, which allows Kent State students to spend a semester in Columbus where they take classes and intern.

Greg Allison, media chairman for the College Republicans, attended the Columbus program last fall.

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CHECKPOINTS Let it snow ANTHONY VENCE DAILY KENT STATER

Kelsey Blatnik, freshman biology major, sleds down the hill behind Taylor Hall as Elsa Yehnert, freshman interior design major, waits to go. Many students took advantage of Wednesday’s snow day by going sledding.

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“I would say the drunken driving rate is down because kids are being more responsible and not drinking and driving as much,” Ziegler said. “I feel like there is a lot of emphasis on not drinking and driving in today’s society.”

Canfield said they have routine patrols, but the responsibility also lies within the individual.

“Take advantage of the alternatives and plan ahead,” Canfield said. “Take a cab or call someone for a ride.”

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Students learn how to handle shooter situation in new class Bre Vozar

help our group out and that he’ll help us grow,” Allison, political science major, said.

Callender sees the position as his chance to mentor the members as they create a mission and fulfill their goals.

“I think the role of a faculty adviser is to sit back and watch and allow the students to develop and really shape their one organization,” Callender said.

Andrew Polz, president of College Republicans, is very pleased to have Callender on board.

“He has a great deal of experience, and I think he could help us more than anybody we’ve had in years,” Polz, senior integrated social studies major, said.

Polz said he is looking forward to working with Callender more this semester.

“He is a gentleman; he’s very great guy, nice to work with,” Polz said. “It’s nice to have somebody that is very much for the republican cause.”

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the safety of its students, faculty and staff. The Kent State Police Department offers two classes, A.L.I.C.E. training and Managing Disruptive Behavior.

In A.L.I.C.E., students and instructors learn what to do if they were involved in an active shooter situation. This is the first year it is being offered to students as a class.

The other class, Managing Disruptive Behavior, is offered only to faculty and staff. It was developed to teach instructors how to effectively and safely deal with difficult people.

action is needed. The officer will then ask the student to be volunbvozar@kent.edu tarily evaluated by mental health professionals at Psychological Daily Kent Stater Services on campus or a commuThe shootings in Tucson, nity clinic. Psychological Services Ariz. are raising concern in are located at the Health Center, schools across the nation, but White Hall and Kent Hall.

Kent State is well-prepared and Depending on the situation, taking all precautions to ensure the police will follow up with the campus safety. student to assure progress in the Sheryl Smith, dean of students situation. The university cannot and student ombuds, said the force psychological help on a stuuniversity has had a classroom dent; it can only provide informadisruption policy and an admintion. If the person does not comistrative policy regarding regulaply and the officer feels that he or tions for student behavior in place she is at risk of harming since 1977 to handle others, then the officer We are getting more reports these situations. can transport the person Students can to a clinic. from student when they are re p o r t c o n c e r n s Students can also take about troubled peers seeing something in Twitter or precautions to help protect to any faculty or staff themselves and others.

Facebook or texts that makes member.

“A lot of people here Smith said the them concerned about the well- don’t know that if you amount of reports dial 911 from your cell being of a friend. made this semesphone that you’re going ter is already high Sheryl Smith | dean of students to get the Kent State enough to be a Police,” Smith said. “If and student ombuds concern. She is you’re in a classroom unsure of why and feel uncomfortable there is an increase in concerns, Michquel Penn, Kent State about what is going on, dial 911 but suspects it may be because of police officer, is involved in crisis and they’ll come and help you the shootings in Arizona. intervention training and received sort it out.”

“We are getting more reports an award for Crisis Intervention The university also has an from student when they are seeing Team Officer of the Year in 2009. early alert system that allows something in Twitter or Facebook She said it’s unfortunate we have to faculty and staff to express a conor texts that makes them concerned have these classes in the first place. cern for a student. about the well-being of a friend,” “In light of the tragedies that The Caring Team is another sysSmith said. have taken place on campuses tem the university uses as a safety John Schell, senior psycholo- across the country, we want those mechanism. Representatives from gist at University Health Services, in the KSU community to have major on-campus offices meet said there has been an increase in some basic knowledge if they every week to discuss cases that demand for therapy and counsel- were ever faced with that type are brought to their attention. ing services over the years. This is of situation,” Penn said. “Studies Smith said students should not a trend that is seen at counseling have shown that those trained to worry about reporting troubled centers across the nation. handle specific crisis situations peers because their reports will “As college students face react quicker in situations than stay confidential. increased stress and pressure, they those not trained.”

“What’s important to me is stubecome increasingly vulnerable Campus police have a specific dents reporting, and that’s a mesto a broad range of mental health team trained to handle situations sage that I want to get out there,” concerns, including depression as large as the Arizona shooting or Smith said. “They are doing the and anxiety,” Schell said. as simple as a disruptive student right thing to tell someone.”

Smith said the university is in class. The officer will arrive at doing everything it can to ensure the scene and determine if further Bre Vozar is the student life reporter.

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SUMMARY: Distance learning is necessary for Kent State’s development, but we feel tuition for online classes is unfair.

Distance learning tuition needs to change During last week’s meeting between President Lester Lefton and members of student media, the president emphasized the importance of distance learning for Kent State’s future.

Online courses will help train Ohio’s workforce, bring money to the university and the state and help Kent State catch up with other universities that have been offering distance learning options for years.

People from Columbus to Colorado could earn a degree from Kent State just by taking online classes.

Lefton feels distance learning is so important that he’s used the “mission critical” loophole in the hiring freeze to bring on a team that will help faculty develop online courses.

“It’s not the wave of the future,” Lefton said. “It’s the wave of now.”

We completely agree with the president that distance learning should be a priority of the university (for transparency’s sake, three of us on the Editorial Board have taken a course online). However, we’re concerned with the cost of distance learning.

Tuition for 12 credit hours on the Kent campus for in-state

undergraduate students is $4,515.

That hefty number includes a few benefits for Kent State students, like free admission to sporting events and the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

Tuition for 12 credit hours of online courses is also $4,515, but Joe Somebody sitting at his computer in Colorado trying to earn his instructional technology degree might find it difficult to get out to the SRWC or to a basketball game.

We feel that charging the same tuition for distance learning courses as on-campus courses is unfair. Students taking online courses cannot take full advantage of everything they’re paying for. So why should they have to pay for it?

If just Kent State students were taking online courses from the university, this wouldn’t really be a problem. But if President Lefton wants to attract students from across the country, then we think he needs to address this tuition question.

The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Kent Stater editorial board whose members are listed above.

Peacemaking in Afghanistan When considering the current status of Afghanistan in relation to the United States, the “War on Terror,” the Taliban and the current Karzai government, any concern over peacemaking sadly seems to be a moot point. There have been attempts at organizing peace talks, but there is a lot of controversy over the issue.

Many argue that it is futile to try and negotiate with the “terrorist organization” that is the Afghani Taliban, saying they will only worsen the current situation of crumbling infrastructures, violence and political corruption in the country. Some say that it would be effective only if the organization is completely disarmed, with little to no support from neighboring Pakistan. The argument is that if the Taliban distances them from weaponry, only then can they move forward and function as a true political party.

Amrullah Saleh, who headed Afghanistan’s spy agency from 2004 to early 2010 said, “Demobilize them, disarm them, take their headquarters out of the Pakistani intelligence’s basements. Force the Taliban to play according to the script of democracy.” He went on to say that if this were to happen, the Taliban would fail to maintain their structures via lack of intimidation strategies and guns.

This is an interesting point to make when addressing concerns over what parties to involve in peace talks and negotiations. I firmly believe it is vital to include all parties involved in dispute or conflict in order to work toward positive resolve, but what is to be done when certain parties are already deemed as being the perpetrators of violence and disruption? The United States should support talks between the Karzai government and the Taliban but under particular conditions of disarmament and inclusion of NGOs in the process. There needs to be more moderation of peace talks in

Thisanjali Gangoda Afghanistan because of allegations of corruption. If peace talks include community-based parties in negotiations, equality and fairness can be addressed.

The most fascinating aspect of peacemaking in Afghanistan with external parties like the United States is the tendency to push for Western-centric ideology amidst negotiations. There will be different perspectives on issues of establishing a democratic state, as well as human rights. The stark cultural differences between how Western society engages in negotiations and outcomes verses what the predominantly male-oriented, Islamic society is organized can lead to further disagreements.

How can we overcome these differences and create peace? And are we to consider the possibility of having to negotiate with fundamentalists, or would this derail any progress in negotiations? It is difficult to assess these issues because of the global prejudice against the growing Islamic movement.

Many individuals and countries feel threatened by Islam and its followers, which overshadows the purposes of negotiating and establishing peace in Afghanistan.

If the international community took the time to establish new perspectives on these issues and took the lens of basic human needs, then perhaps we can create an appropriate setting for peacemaking in Afghanistan.

Thisanjali Gangoda is an applied conflict management major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at tgangoda@kent.edu.

Egypt is not what it seems

The unrest in Egypt has captured headlines over the past several days. Many have taken the side of the protestors and understandably so. The Egyptian people have been under the rule of Hosni Mubarak since 1981. Since then, the people of Egypt have been subjected to unfair elections and corruption. Egypt was a powder keg, and it needed only a spark to be set off. That spark was the economy. Unemployment in Egypt has ravaged the country, leaving a lot of very young and very angry people.

This is where the trouble starts. Egypt, like any country, deserves democracy. America should support that, and the American people should hear out the protestors and strive to empathize with them. The situation becomes more complex when one thinks of a post-Mubarak Egypt. Who will replace him?

Mubarak is far from being the good guy, but his actions have been beneficial to America.

He has been a useful ally in the War on Terror, and he has maintained a period of peace with Israel while being generally supportive of the Palestinian people. He has been active in trying to create lasting peace in the

Bryan Staul Middle East. If Mubarak goes then a power vacuum could allow more extremist elements to take control. If that happens, then the situation in Egypt would look less like the fall of the Berlin Wall and more like the 1979 Iranian Revolution. So now America needs to weigh its commitment to democracy against its security and economic interests in Egypt. To use a Cold War analogy, America cannot let the dominos fall in Egypt.

An extremist government would be unacceptable not only to the United States but to Israel. Also, the world has major economic interest in a stable Egypt due to its proximity to the Suez Canal. If that area were disrupted, the effect on global oil prices could be catastrophic. The best option is

for America to pressure Mubarak to finally start instituting democratic reforms. We can do this because we have billions of dollars of military aid invested in Egypt that can be used for political capital.

Yes, it is in the best interests of Egyptians to have their rights, but it is also in their best interests to work with America. When the time does come for Egypt to hold free and fair elections, it needs to be made clear that electing a hostile anti-American government would leave them in a much worse position.

Turning on the United States could potentially inflame Egypt’s economic problems instead of helping.

America has received criticism for supporting the Mubarak regime and much of it is deserved. However, there are times when this country has had to make difficult decisions for our own sake. That is the responsibility of being the world’s only remaining superpower.

Bryan Staul is a sophomore political science major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.

Contact him at bstaul@kent.edu.

Big snowstorms are the Ohio norm It amazes me how a snowstorm can take precedent over almost every other aspect of society. Even in this technological age when we have some form of control over most situations, Mother Nature still finds a way to let us know she has the final say.

At least we Midwestern folk know how to cope with the blizzards when they hit.

Sure, occasionally we’re forced to cave a little and close school. I won’t complain when that happens. But even if the schools are shut down, many hardworking people still make it to their jobs and manage to carry out their daily functions. Since the age when I could be trusted to be home without supervision, a school closing never affected my parents’s ability to go to work.

The term “snowpocalypse” has become popular in recent years with blizzards pummeling the East Coast, forcing even the federal government to take a break. So far this year, it seems like D.C. is trying to milk it for all it’s worth. I always find it humorous when I hear about other regions panicking at a mere threat of snowfall. Now, as I spend a semester in our nation’s capital, I can witness it firsthand.

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Kyle McDonald During the first week of my stay, the city experienced a small flurry, causing many offices to let their employees go home two hours early. I found the situation a little ludicrous.

Last week brought the next and most recent incident of snowy weather to the area.

This time around, it was definitely far worse.

A number of commuters were stuck bumper to bumper in traffic for hours. The snow was so terrible it reminded me of weather in Northeast Ohio. I feel sympathetic for anyone under those circumstances, but I still managed to find enjoyment watching cars perform dances of uncertainty from my balcony view. Despite the roads clearing by morning, the government justified an official

two-hour delay.

It’s during times like these when I’m able to wear my Ohio heritage like a badge of pride. I want to believe Lester Lefton is more likely to keep classes going while Washington’s big wigs are likely to hold off debating our nation’s most important issues. It feels satisfying to say, “This is nothing. I’m from Cleveland.” Here it seems like the population of this city’s average I.Q. level drops 20 points for every quarter inch of snow. If I have to drive during a similar snowy situation, I might be the most experienced driver on the road. After all, 75 percent of my in-car lessons happened in similar road conditions.

I certainly don’t miss Ohio’s winter weather. As the rest of you buck up for a few more inches of snow, it’s likely to miss me.

In fact, it’s quite nice seeing snow hit the ground only twice during January. But living far away from home has made me realize how truly thick-skinned we Midwesterners are compared to a majority of the country.

Kyle McDonald is a senior magazine journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at kmcdona3@kent.edu.

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Kent State senior launches official nonprofit to encourage literacy Maranda Shrewsberry mshrewsb@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Videotapes and cassettes may have fallen to the wayside, but Brandon Proctor is here to make sure the same does not happen to the written word.

Proctor, senior integrated social studies major, started Books Forever, an official nonprofit corporation as of Jan. 24.

Books Forever was created to propel education through learning centers all around the world with a focus on literacy, Proctor said.

“I want paper-based books to be around for current and future generations to enjoy whenever they see fit,” he said.

Electronic versions of books, like the Kindle, complicate the process of reading, Proctor said.

They require Internet and electricity, which could leave certain areas of America in the dark.

“Internet is not a necessity,” Proctor said. “When you barely have enough food to feed your kids with, you aren’t going to have Internet in your house.”

Proctor said to prove his dedication, he collected over 1,000 books before the program became an official nonprofit

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SNOW DAY Students enjoy snow day, essential staff stuck at work Tia Marie Protopapa, marketing manager of Dining Services, said in an e-mail that all dining associates are required to work

organization. He said the next step is getting the tax-exempt status from the IRS so he can ask for grants and monetary donations.

“Once you tell people that you want to collect books and open a center so kids and everybody can come to learn, I found that so many people want to help with that process,” Proctor said.

One of Proctor’s main helpers and a member of his board is his mother Wanda Whitmore, administrative associate to the president at Cuyahoga Community College.

She said she could see Proctor’s passion for books and learning when he was a child.

“He would read encyclopedias cover to cover,” Whitmore said.

Whitmore said she gives her son books every holiday he returns home. She also houses many of Proctor’s books and asks people to donate more.

“He has books all over the place,” Whitmore said.

Whitmore said her son’s enthusiasm is catching on.

“You hear the excitement from him, and you can’t help but feel it,” Whitmore said.

Whitmore said she has faith in Proctor and his mission.

“Hopefully, with this center, he will be able to instill in young peo-

ple the value of the written word,” Whitmore said.

Proctor created a Facebook fan page and group and a Twitter for Books Forever. He said he hopes to have his website BooksForever.org finished by the end of February. Proctor also wants a logo, which is sophomore visual communication design major Ally Karam’s job to design.

Karam said she is using a book and the infinity symbol as a basis for her design of the logo for Books Forever.

“We’re just in the beginning stages, but he’s pretty excited about it,” Karam said.

This is her first real job, which Karam said she finds exciting.

“It’s great to be doing something for an organization that I really believe in,” Karam said.

Proctor said the process is coming along nicely. He said his main goal is to get people to read more.

Although he prefers the paper version, he said even a Kindle is okay as long as people are reading.

“Books are so important to our society,” Proctor said. “They might cost a little more than your electronic book, but it’s worth that extra cost.”

on these days, including students, who make up 85 percent of staff.

Dining Services monitors associate turnout to ensure operations run smoothly and the associates are cross-trained to work in various units for situations where more staff is needed. These students are essential to the daily performance of Dining Services,

especially on snow days.

“Since this is a home to over 6,000 students, we need to operate as normally as possible,” Joseph said. “Even if there is a weather related university closure.”

Maranda Shrewsberry is a news correspondent.

Kate Murphy is the room and board, buildings and grounds reporter.

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SNOW Midwest digs out after ice storm “A storm that produces a swath of 20-inch snow is really something we’d see once every 50 years — maybe,” National Weather Service meteorologist Thomas Spriggs said.

Across the storm’s path, lonely commuters struggled against drifts 3 and 4 feet deep in eerily silent streets, some of which had not seen a plow’s blade since the snow started a day earlier. Parkas and ski goggles normally reserved for the slopes became essential for getting to work.

“This is probably the most snow I’ve seen in the last 34 years,” joked 34-year-old Chicagoan Michael George. “I saw some people crosscountry skiing on my way to the train. It was pretty wild.”

Although skies were beginning to clear by mid-afternoon over much of the nation’s midsection, the storm promised to leave a blast of bitter cold in its wake. Overnight temperatures in the upper Midwest were expected to fall to minus 5 to minus 20, with wind chills as low as minus 30.

The system was blamed for at least 10 deaths, including a homeless man who burned to death on New York’s Long Island as he tried to light cans of cooking fuel and a woman in Oklahoma City who was killed while being pulled behind a truck on a sled that hit a guard rail.

Airport operations slowed to a crawl nationwide, and flight cancellations reached 13,000 for the week, making this system the most disruptive so far this winter. A massive post-Christmas blizzard led to about 10,000 cancellations.

In the winter-weary Northeast, thick ice collapsed several structures, including a gas station canopy on Long Island and an airplane hangar and garages near Boston. In at least two places, workers heard From Page 1

STARBUCKS Full-service Starbucks to open in the library Whether student meal plans will be accepted at the Starbucks is still in discussion.

Sophomore nursing major Sam Morrow said she thinks it’s a great idea that Starbucks is coming on-campus.

“I love Starbucks,” Morrow said.

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LIBRARY University begins read aloud program...

Moore said the book has significance for everyone’s understanding, regardless of one’s spiritual or religious path. Moore said he will explain the details Feb. 3.

Kent alumni and authors Avery Caswell and Tom Batiuk will also be reading throughout the semester. Caswell will be reading from her own book, “Luck, A Collection of Facts, Fiction, Incantation and Verse.”

the structures beginning to crack and narrowly escaped.

More than a half-dozen states began digging out from up to a foot of snow that made roads treacherous and left hundreds of thousands of homes without power.

Chicago public schools canceled classes for a second straight day.

And the city’s iconic Lake Shore Drive remained shut down, nearly a day after drivers abandoned hundreds of snowbound vehicles.

The famous freeway appeared as if rush hour had been stopped in time, with three lanes of cars cluttering the pavement amid snow drifts that stood as high as the windshields. Bulldozers worked to clear the snow from around the cars, which were then plucked out by tow trucks one by one.

At dusk Wednesday, more than 200 cars remained on the drive, and city workers planned to work through the night to remove them.

But it wasn’t clear whether the job would be done in time for the morning rush.

Elsewhere, utility crews raced to restore power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, where freezing rain and ice brought down electrical lines.

Rolling blackouts were implemented across Texas, including in Super Bowl host city Dallas, due to high demand during a rare ice storm. The outages would not affect Cowboys Stadium in suburban Arlington, said Jeamy Molina, a spokeswoman for utility provider Oncor. But other Super Bowl facilities, such as team hotels, were not exempt, she said.

The storm derived its power from the collision of cold air sweeping down from Canada and warm, moist air coming up from the south.

“The atmosphere doesn’t like that contrast in temperature.

Things get mixed together and you have a storm like this,” said Gino

Izzo, another weather service meteorologist. “The jet stream up in the atmosphere was like the engine and the warm air was the fuel.”

The contrasts were most dramatic in Texas earlier in the week, when one part of the state reported temperatures in the single digits and another part had temperatures in the 70s, with near-tropical humidity.

“That was the breeding ground for this storm,” Izzo said.

Louis Uccellini, director of the government’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction, said the storm also drew strength from the La Nina (la NEEN’-ya) condition currently affecting the tropical Pacific Ocean.

La Nina is a periodic cooling of the surface temperatures of the tropical Pacific Ocean, the opposite of the better-known El Nino (el NEEN’-yoh) warming. Both can have significant impacts on weather around the world by changing the movement of winds and high and low pressure systems.

Still, some people in the storm’s wake shrugged off the weather — and nearly the whole season.

“It’s winter. It should have snow and ice. It’s the way it is,” said Vincent Zuza of Chatham, N.J., who was waiting for a flight to Salt Lake City for a ski trip after his first flight was canceled Wednesday. “You can’t get too upset about it, and you can’t control it. You just have to make the best of it.”

For some of those battered by the storm, there was one whimsical ray of hope: The world’s most famous weather forecaster — with four legs — predicted an early spring.

Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers told Groundhog Day revelers at Gobbler’s Knob, a tiny hill in Punxsutawney, Pa., that the groundhog had not seen his shadow, meaning winter will end within six weeks, according to tradition.

“I wish it was going to be here earlier. I hope students with meal plans will be able to use them at Starbucks. That would be awesome.”

Roldan said construction would probably start in the summer when fewer students are on campus.

“It’s never an easy process to get something like this in a campus building,” said Diane Sperko, manager of Design Solutions at University Libraries.

Sperko said the library hopes Starbucks will help increase traffic

in the building, making the library a welcoming place to go.

“This will be contrary to how a normal library operates,” Sperko said. “It will be more inviting to students and faculty.”

In the future, Bracken said he hopes students won’t have to leave the library and walk over to the Student Center to get something to eat and drink.

Cassandra Beck is the library reporter.

Batiuk will be reading from his book, “Lisa’s Story: The Other Shoe.”

Junior history major Alyssa Hodge said it’s a cool idea to have adults reading to other adults.

“I think it’s a fun idea,” Hodge said. “It reminds me of elementary school.”

“The sky is the limit,” Bracken said. “We want people to feel comfortable here.

We want people to succeed.”

For a full list of readers and dates, visit the university library’s website at http://www.library.kent. edu/page/10000

Ford said he thinks people drove reasonably well, given the conditions. “(Tuesday) night, I didn’t see as much traffic as I normally would,” Ford said. “I think they were mostly staying in. We were very fortunate we didn’t see too many accidents. I was surprised.”

As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, only one accident had been reported in Kent and only three countywide, said dispatchers from the Kent police and Ohio State Highway Patrol. No serious injuries occurred.

Cassandra Beck is the library reporter.

Dwayne Yates is a public affairs reporter.

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llysowsk@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The Kent State women’s basketball team could not overcome its first-half play that reflected the weather outside the M.A.C. Center last night as the Flashes’ home winning streak ended to Eastern Michigan in a 75-66 loss.

After turnovers crippled Kent State (15-6, 6-3 Mid-American Conference) in the first half, the team attempted to adjust its offensive play to cope with the Eagles’ tough defense.

It was too little too late.

The Flashes continued to hand the ball over to Eastern Michigan (16-7, 7-2 MAC), limiting their opportunities to narrow the 17-point halftime deficit.

Kent State coach Bob Lindsay said the team’s lack of ball security was pivotal in the conference loss.

“You turn the ball over 29 times, you’re not going to win a game,” Lindsay said. “I don’t think our seniors responded.”

With just over three minutes left in the game and the Flashes trailing 66-60, Kent State took the ball into Eastern Michigan’s zone. The Flashes tried working around the Eagles’ zone defense with several passes, but senior forward Taisja Jones threw the ball right into the hands of Eagles senior forward Kristin Thomas.

Thomas scored on a lay-in 20 seconds later to give Eastern Michigan an eight point cushion. Kent State senior guard Stephanie Gibson hit two free throws 20 seconds later, but the Flashes could not find an answer for Eagles senior guard Cassie Schrock.

Schrock recorded a 3-point play after being fouled on a lay-up on the ensuing possession, giving Eastern Michigan a comfortable lead once again.

“I think we did really come out as more of a team in the second half better,” senior center Ellie Shields said. “We just had some breakdowns. We have to play better on defense, play harder.”

Kent State tried fouling Eastern Michigan late in the game to turn possession their way, but the Eagles hit their final four charity

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Senior Guard Jamilah Humes breaks through Eastern Michigan defenders Wednesday. The Flashes lost 66-75. shots to seal the victory.

From the start of the game, the Eagles’ aggressive defensive play was too much for Kent State to handle. The Flashes turned the ball over at an irregular clip as a result of Eastern Michigan’s quick zone defense.

Kent State turned the ball over 17 times in the first half, which the Eagles turned into 17 points.

After avoiding a collapse early on, the Flashes took a 16-14 lead over the Eagles with 8:07 left in the first half. Then Kent State’s turnovers caught up to them.

The Eagles took an 18-16 lead just over a minute later that they would not surrender. Three Flashes’ turnovers led to Eagles fast breaks in just over a three-minute span. Schrock led Eastern Michigan’s 24-7 run over a six-minute span to close out the half.

Although she struggled in the closing moments of the game, Jones was dominant in her second straight game. The senior forward finished with a team-high 24 points and nine rebounds.

Schrock, who finished the game with 30 points, scored on several fast breaks in the first

half after forcing Kent State turnovers. The senior guard accounted for half of the Eagles’ points in the final eight minutes of the first half. Eagles junior guard Tavelyn James added 16 points, while senior guard Sydney Huntley finished with 11 points.

Shields, who finished with 11 points and eight rebounds, said that Schrock’s offensive play was too much for Kent State to handle.

“Middle penetration the whole night – that’s all she did and we just didn’t stop it,” Shields said. “I don’t think we did a good job as a team.”

The Flashes began to show signs of life when the Eagles got into foul trouble with just over four minutes remaining in the half, but Eastern Michigan responded with senior guard Sydney Huntley’s 3-pointer to give the Eagles a 13-point cushion.

“We need to come out in the beginning and hit them with the first punch,” Shields said, referring to the early deficit the Flashes had to overcome.

Lance Lysowski is assistant sports editor.

Senior Matt Cathell put Northern Illinois’ Bryan Deutsch on his back three different times for a 12-4 major decision, his third in just as many weeks. By upsetting the No. 1 wrestler in the Mid-American Conference at 157, Cathell finds himself atop the list for next weekend.

Things were not always this easy for Cathell. Kent State coach Jim Andrassy nearly cut him from the team last year.

Cathell transferred from Delaware State to Kent State two years ago after the Hornets cut their wrestling program. The transition to Kent State nearly wiped Cathell out of school. Miserable trying to make weight, frustrated watching his grade point average drop and tired of arguing with Andrassy, Cathell was ready to retire from wrestling and transfer back to Delaware State.

“A lot of stuff went bad, like my weight and my grades,” Cathell said. “I pretty much dropped everything. I had a 3.6 (grade point average) at Delaware State and I came here and it went to a 1.9. Coach and I had a lot of arguments and a lot of fights. We just butted heads a lot.”

Andrassy said he was not ready to watch one of his top recruits walk out the door just yet. He met with Cathell one last time.

“I felt that it was our job to get him to graduate,” Andrassy said. “If I kicked him off the team, took his scholarship money, he wouldn’t have graduated from Kent State. Ultimately when he said he wanted to come back, I had to figure out what I should do as a coach. What was my purpose of

bringing him here? Was it to wrestle for me or to get a degree? So, we gave him another chance, told him he could go up another weight class, and he’s closer to how we do things as a team.”

Cathell said the second chance sparked his motivation not to give up.

“When coach met with me and gave me a second chance, it kind of made me a little more, ‘I better not mess it up this time,’” Cathell said.

Andrassy said he knew he needed Cathell and his unconventional wrestling style.

“We both needed each other — we just needed to figure out how to do it together instead of his idea and my idea and not seeing eye to eye on some things,” Andrassy said. “If we wanted to beat Central Michigan and some other teams, we needed (Cathell).”

Andrassy compared Cathell’s style of wrestling to a sidearm pitcher in baseball. Few can do it well.

“There’s other people that

use it, but I’m not sure if there’s anyone that uses it like he does,” Andrassy said. “He doesn’t hit the traditional moves that you teach.

He turns people into different positions. He puts himself in bad positions. He lets guys get in position and control him, then all of a sudden he’ll hip out of it.”

With this style, Cathell has the ability to go out and surprise his opponents.

“I think I’ve beaten a lot of guys that are better than me just for the fact that it’s different and they’re not sure what to do,” Cathell said.

“I wrestled a guy who came off the mat — and the guy was really good — but I beat him like 16-3. I just think a lot of super good guys aren’t prepared for it.”

Cathell said he sees his role and importance to this team.

“It’s my top goal to help the team win a MAC Championship and then make it to the NCAAs and hopefully All-American.”

Alex Atkins is a sports reporter.

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PA JAMA PANT MAN n “Pajama Pant Man” got his nickname from Flowrestling.org last season when the organization came to Kent State three different times. Each time, Cathell was wearing his pajama pants. The next Flashes’ match streamed on Flowrestling.org, Cathell was introduced as Pajama Pant Man. n “I just always wear (pajama pants),” Cathell said. “I used to always wear them to practice.

Coaches are trying to do this thing where you can’t wear sweats and stuff because we’re trying to cut weight, but I think they’re a lot more com-

fortable than sweatpants. They slide when you go on the mat, so it helps scrambling. When the people from Flo came and they took videos and stuff, everyone was like, ‘Oh, he’s wearing pajama pants.’ And that’s where it started. I think they came three times and every time I was wearing different ones. I had Xbox ones and Superman ones; a different one every time.” n Pajama Pant Man is back in action Sunday, Feb. 6, at 1 p.m. in Buffalo against the Bulls’ No. 28 Mark Lewandowski.

Coach Hazell recruits Flashes utilize Greene’s skills to upset Cardinals high school players Kent State football overcomes late start to signings Lance Lysowski

llysowsk@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater When a coach takes over a Division I football program in late December, he’s already at a disadvantage when he signs his name on the dotted line.

Coaches who kept their jobs the previous season have a head start on recruiting high school talent and have a familiarity with local players. They know the players on their teams and have a strong sense of what pieces they need.

Kent State coach Darrell Hazell is the exception.

Hazell signed 18 high school players yesterday on National Signing Day — his first as head coach of the Flashes.

“I’m very excited about this class — exceptional people, great character and really good players ­— so you couldn’t have asked for a better 18 guys for us,” Hazell said.

The day Hazell became the 20th coach in Kent State football history, he laid out a simple plan to avoid the problems in recruiting that come with being a firstyear coach.

In his introductory press conference on Dec. 20, Hazell said that in order for a team to succeed, it needed exceptional

players at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, defensive line, linebacker and cornerback.

His first recruiting class reflects that theory.

He assessed the Flashes’ needs after watching game footage and evaluated every available prospect in the state of Ohio. Once his coaching staff was assembled, Hazell hit the recruiting trail across the state.

The Flashes’ coaches visited 170 high schools in a three-week span.

The result was a perpetual turnaround. When Hazell took over as coach, Kent State had five players committed to play football next fall. That number increased to 18 after Hazell’s aggressive pursuit of Ohio’s high school talent.

“We always want to have at least 75 percent of our class from this state,” Hazell said. “Of all the high schools here that play football, we’ve got to be able to do that. We’re going to get the best players, and we’re going to make it special.”

When talking about his first recruiting class as Kent State coach, Hazell’s recurring theme is toughness. Cincinnati Colerain running back Trayion Durham, the top player in Hazell’s class, is his poster boy.

The 6-foot-2, 240-pound fullback is an aggressive runner who hits holes with quickness and power. The third-best fullback in the nation, according to Rivals.com, is a challenging player to tackle once he breaks into the secondary.

Hazell and his staff waited until the early hours yesterday morning for Durham’s letter of intent to come through the fax machine.

When it did, they were ecstatic.

While most Bowl Championship Series schools saw Durham as a pure blocking fullback, Hazell saw him as a player that could line up as a tail back.

“Trayion is a special guy,” Hazell said. “I think the thing about him is that he trusted our staff, and what we were telling him. He felt right at home once we got him up here. That was a good get. He’s a special guy.”

With the departure of senior linebackers Cobrani Mixon and Dorian Wood, the Flashes had a major void in their defensive front.

Insert junior college transfer C.J. Malauulu.

The Oceanside, Calif., native is reminiscent of Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu with his signature long hair and the No. 43 jersey he wears.

Malauulu’s game film shows his quickness off the snap and running backs avoiding the 235-pound linebacker ’s thunderous hits.

“He will absolutely rip your head off,” Hazell said. “He’s a very unique guy, very passionate about the football game. You have to be tough on all sides of the ball. We’re going to be a tough football team.”

Lance Lysowski is assistant sports editor.

Rachel Jones

rjones62@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Strong defensive play and 3-point shooting carried the Kent State men’s basketball team to a 66-53 victory at Ball State on Thursday.

“We didn’t want to get their shooters going, nor did we want their big men going inside,” said sophomore guard Randal Holt.

“We just made them take tough shots, and we rebounded after every shot.”

The Flashes (13-7, 4-2 MidAmerican Conference) held Ball State’s Jarrod Jones – who averages 15.1 points a game – to just five points.

While the defense played harder, Kent State coach Geno Ford said he spent the first half worrying about the offense.

“In the first half, I didn’t know if we were ever going to score to be honest,” Ford said. “They’re one of the better defensive teams in our league, man-to-man.”

But the Flashes were only down one time during the entire game.

One minute after Ball State took their lone lead of the game, a layup

by Flashes freshman guard Eric Gaines followed by a 3-pointer by junior guard Carlton Guyton put Kent State back on top with a 7-4 lead seven minutes into the game.

Holt lead the team with three 3-pointers and 21 points, and senior guard Rod Sherman was close behind with 15 points.

Ball State (13-6, 5-1 MAC) pushed through and ended the half trailing the Flashes 30-27.

Four free throws in less than a

minute brought the Cardinals just one point behind the Flashes with 17 minutes left in the game.

“We wanted to be a tougher team, get rebounds and all of the dirty stuff,” Holt said.

With that mindset, Kent State continued playing strong defense and leading the Cardinals.

After controlling Ball State’s offense, it was up to the Flashes to take over w i t h w h a t F o rd said was one of the best 15-minute stretches of offense this season.

One minute after Holt sank a 3-pointer, Sherman executed two of his own in less than a minute, bringing the Kent State lead to 57-41.

Junior forward Justin Greene, who scored 12 points, sealed the 66-53 victory with two points from the foul line.

“This game was very important,” Holt said. “We haven’t been a good road team so far this year. Coming into this game (2-6 on the road), we just wanted to compete for 40 minutes.”

The Flashes knew playing MAC West leader Ball State would be difficult, and Ford said he’s proud of the team for over-

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coming such a huge challenge.

Coming into the game in a threeway tie for the first in the MAC East, the Flashes have increased their shot at a solo championship.

“It was a huge game because the league is so log-jammed on our side,” Ford said. “But we feel pretty good that we did so well against such a good team. That was one of our best games of the year.”

The Flashes continue MAC action on Sunday at 2 p.m. against Toledo at the M.A.C. Center.

Rachel Jones is a sports reporter.

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

your summer concerts Natalie Moses

nmoses1@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater

In a perfect world, there’d be rainbows and butterflies and Lady Gaga concerts every weekend.

In the real world, such extravagant shows are fairly costly and hard to come by. But with a little bit of elbow grease and smart planning, your summer can be filled with fun concerts, road trips and plenty of profilepicture worthy memories.

It really just depends on how much you are willing to spend and how far your heart wants to venture. Here are a few options that should satisfy everyone’s taste and will give you an idea of how much you’ll need to squeeze out of that piggy bank. With 15 weeks (give or take a few) until summer, each of these “packages” will tell you all the information you need to make the trip.

Natalie Moses is a features correspondent

PACKAGE 1: LOCAL FUN

Who: Katy Perry Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland Distance from Kent: About 30 minutes When: July 5 Decent Ticket Price: $90 To save up: You’ll need to put aside $6.00 every week for 15 weeks. That’s about two unnecessary trips to Starbucks Who: New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland Distance from Kent: About 30 minutes When: July 27 Decent Ticket Price: $130 To save up: You’ll need to put aside about $9.00 every week for 15 weeks. Maybe that means no late night pizza on Saturdays or eliminating a few Pulp visits.

PACKAGE 2: LESS THAN FOUR-HOUR ROUND TRIP

For this package, you may want to keep in mind that with four to five people in a car, each may have to pitch in around $20 for gas. It is probably less than that, but for the sake of planning, we’ll keep it on the safe side. These trips are close enough that you won’t need a hotel and can swing it in one day.

Who: Taylor Swift Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh Distance from Kent: About 1.5 to 2 hours When: June 18 Decent Ticket Price: $105 To save up: With the ticket price plus gas money, you’ll need to save about $8.50 a week for 15 weeks. If you go to the movies, you can give that up or just stick to cutting back on unnecessary food trips.

Who: Keith Urban Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus Distance from Kent: About 2.5 hours When: July 19 Decent Ticket Price: $120 To save up: With gas and ticket prices, you’ll need a little under $9.50 a week for 15 weeks.

Plan accordingly, and you may also want to invest in cowboy boots for this one.

PACKAGE 3: GET A ROOM

You’re going to have to do a little bit more than hold back on coffee and late night Jimmy John’s delivery for these ones. Pick up an additional shift or two at work and cut back on unnecessary splurges like tanning, manicures, textbooks and other indulgences. Go all out – invite all your friends, and make a summer vacation out of these. You can find cheap hotels on websites like Expedia, and you might even find that flights booked through Southwest end up being cheaper than epic gas bills and a lot less of a hassle than a road trip. These are conveniently located near beaches and cool cities that you may have wanted to visit this summer anyway.

Who: Ke$ha Where: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles Distance from Kent: 4 hour flight; 1 day, 12-hour road trip When: May 6, 2011 Decent Ticket Price: $70 - floor *The floor is suggested for two main reasons. The first reason- you’re going to a Ke$ha concert, you might as well do it the way she would and get nitty-gritty in the pit and dance like the secret freak you are. Secondly, if you make it out to Los Angeles, chances are you spent your life’s savings getting there, and this is about as cheap as it gets.

Who: Lil Wayne Where: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans Distance from Kent: 1-hour 50 minute flight; 16.5-hour road trip When: April 14 Decent Ticket Price: $130 *Obviously classes will still be in session when this concert is happening, but what better place to see Dwayne Carter perform than his hometown? Plus, the history and culture of New Orleans is an attraction all its own (not to mention the night life).

Who: Kylie Minogue Where: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Distance from Kent: 3-hour 45 minute flight; one-day, 8-hour road trip When: May 22 Decent Ticket Price: $145 *And by decent, this means the cheapest ticket available. But in all seriousness, what’s cooler than Kylie in Vegas?

Who: U2 Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore Distance from Kent: 45-minute flight; 6-hour drive When: June 22 Decent Ticket Price: $81 Who: 2011 CMA Music Festival Where: LP Field, Nashville Distance from Kent: 1-hour flight, 8.5-hour road trip When: June 9th — June 12 Decent Ticket Price: $363 (four-day pass) Who: Big & Rich Where: Wells Fargo Theater, Denver Distance from Kent: 2.5-hour plane ride, 21-hour road trip When: July 2 Decent Ticket Price: $147

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thismonth Cajun Dave’s Monday: $6.50 1-topping, 8-slice pizza Wednesday: $8 Buttermilk fried chicken dinner with two sides Thursday: $2 tacos Friday: $9 BBQ platter

LOVEDRUG WITH THE MOONMEN | Musica 8 p.m. | $10 Illusionist Joshua Seth | Playhouse Square 8 p.m. | $39.50

Franklin Square Deli

Monday: Meatball Italia Riverside Wine Tuesday: Deluxe Fried Bologna Wednesday: Kent’s Best Reuben Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. every day Monday and Tuesday: No corking Thursday: Louisiana BBQ Pork fee Friday: Caprese Grilled Cheese Saturday/Sunday: The Wild Turkey Water Street Tav-

Euro Gyro Rhode St Rude Boys | Musica 9 p.m. | $7 Paul Fayrewether | House of Blues 8 p.m. | $12-30 Salt-n-Pepa | Wolstein Center 8 p.m. | $44.50$54.50 Anthony B with Outlaws I & I | Grog Shop 8 p.m. | $20 Leon Redbone | The Kent Stage 8 p.m. | $25

Red Wanting Blue with Dolson and Attack Cat | Musica 8 p.m. | $10 The Legendary Drifters | The Kent Stage 8 p.m. | $20 Above This Fire with Light Years, Storms, Flying Free and Right Idea | Grog Shop 8 p.m. | $5 Twista | Peabody’s 6 p.m. | $20

Hammell On Trial | Musica 8 p.m. | $10 Justin Townes Earle with Jessica Lea Mayfield | The Kent Stage 8 p.m. | $25

$5 Philly Steak Sub $5 Chicken Hoagie Sub $5 Any Pizza Pita 4-5-6-7 deal: $4 JoJo’s and any Pizza Pita $5 JoJo’s and Regular Gyro $6 JoJo’s and Burger $7 JoJo’s and any Sub Wacky Wednesday: $5.50 Large one-item Pizza (Pick-up only)

Every day specials: $5 Small onetopping Pizza

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$7 Miller Lite pitchers $3 (you keep the shot glass)Jack Daniels shots

FEBRUARYSpecials $3.50 Orange Tootsie Pop bombs $3 Apple Pie and Cherry Pie shots Tuesday: Ladies Night – DJ Donkis and $1 drink specials Thursday: $1 Budweiser select bottles

The Loft $7 Pitchers of Bud Lite $6 Pitchers of Natural Lite $8 Pitchers of Labatt $1.50 Bud Lite mugs $1.25 Natural Lite mugs $3 Rocket Pops, Jack Daniels, Jose Cuervo, Long Beach, Girl Scout Cookies $2.50 Pineapple bombs and Cherry bombs

Dominick’s $2 Paps pints

$3.50 Stella pints $2.50 Grape bombs and Cherry bombs $2.50 Miller Lite pints

Buffalo Wild Wings Beer of the month – Bud Lite

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$2 Miller Lite bottles $3 Mango bombs Wednesday: $3 All glasses of wine $10 Bottles of wine Everyday: 4-9 p.m. $5 signature martinis Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 partnered with Campus Pointe and Miller Lite: Nintendo Wii and Madden 2011 give-away

Leighton Meester is ‘The Roommate’ Jennifer Shore

jshore2@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Leighton Meester is transitioning from Upper East Side gossip girl to unstable roommate with a distorted grasp on reality.

“The Roommate,” which will be released Friday, is a thriller based on the 1992 flick, “Single White Female.” In this updated version, Meester plays a college student, Rebecca, who becomes infatuated with her roommate. The Daily Kent Stater had the opportunity to chat with the celebrity via a college conference call last week, and Meester shared some insight on some different aspects of “The Roommate.”

The plot: “This is obviously a story about two young women who become friends — and my character becomes fixated on Minka’s character — and an unhealthy obsession that has no real base in reality and things that go wrong.

How everyone can relate: “I think that a lot of people can relate to it because it is a little bit scary, if nothing else, moving in with a total stranger... Everyone’s probably, at one point, had a friend that is a little bit too needy or too nosy or sort of feeling like they have a right to all your business and your clothes and your belongings or whatever.”

The internal impact of her role: “I was really lucky because all I had to do was work on this movie every day. I didn’t have many other obligations at the time, so I got to be really involved and focused, which really was a pleasure. Some of the things that I had to do were really disturbing for me — particularly a scene involving a kitchen; it was an intense experience. I’ll say that.”

Preparing for her role: “I was really lucky I had the opportunity to really prepare for this and got a lot of great psychology books and information on delusion, mental disorder — especially in women. I had the chance to speak with different psychiatrists about the disorder and get all kinds of information.”

Working with Minka Kelly: “I love Minka, and I was so lucky to be able to work with her.

She has a light around her. She’s beautiful, and she’s so incredibly talented and giving and kind, and she was really supportive throughout the whole thing. She has a way of making things light and easy on the set, and she’s just brilliant.”

What attracted her to this role: “The character. I love to break down and see where I can relate to somebody and find the humanity in them, and I want to care about my character and love my character. It was not easy with Rebecca, to say the least, but I think that if you track how she is, if you track her actions, they’re always moti-

vated by something interval, obviously not based in reality at all, so I thought it was really interesting.”

The perfect roommate: “I actually love living alone. I used to have roommates all the time when I first moved into my own place. It’s a challenge to live with people. I mean, obviously the best thing about a roommate in a good situation is if you know them...

If you don’t, you have no idea what their habits might be. You’re kind of taking on their friends and their life as well into your home.”

Her future roles: “I think that the best part about my job is that I can do different things all the time. I would never want to do the same thing twice…

I would like to do something new and completely fresh for myself. I never want to be bored.”

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Afraid of her own movie: “I’m such a wimp, too. Trust me. I saw it, and I was in the movie, and I was scared. It’s definitely jarring and disturbing at points, but I think it’s also exciting and fun, and it’s a ride, and it’s very sexy.”

Jennifer Shore is the Copy Desk Chief and a guest features correspondent for the Daily Kent Stater.

Halftime is snacktime – Super bowl Sunday treats Natalie Moses

nmoses1@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, the holidays are not making a return, but the Super Bowl is just around the corner. For those who have not been keeping track, the game is this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on Fox. This year’s battlefield will be the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers will be going for the kill in what is expected to be a game for the ages.

In this neck of the woods, there are two major kinds of viewers this year. The first, and borderline psy-

chotic, group is dying to see their black and gold win yet another ring (after all, it’s been a whole two years).

The larger, more bitter, group will do anything to see the Steelers come this far just to be defeated. These groups mix as well as oil and water.

Yet another one exists that will probably tune in just for the commercials and has not lost much sleep in the past few weeks anxiously awaiting the Super Bowl. Regardless of what category fans fall into, one thing is certain for the entire audience – halftime is game time. It is time to finally stand up and stretch, refuel and relax before another nail-biting half. The following are recipes for some NFL Sunday snacks that, just like the

Steelers and the Packers, have made it this far due to their superior quality compared to all other snacks in their league.

Buffalo Chicken Dip – Extra Buff

Tried and true, this is a recipe that has taken some personal tinkering and years of football games to perfect. Always a crowd favorite and easily prepared before the game, just pop it in the oven five minutes into the second quarter and it will be perfectly heated by halftime.

Ingredients: 1 Fully cooked rotisserie chicken

2 blocks cream cheese 1 cup ranch dressing 1 cup Frank’s RedHot Hot Cayenne Pepper Sauce 1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese (or your preferred cheese) 1 medium disposable aluminum lasagna pan (20” x 12” x 2”) Pull the white meat off of the rotisserie chicken. Leave half of the pieces in larger chunks, but shred and/or cut the other half into smaller pieces. Heat the cream cheese in a saucepan on low to medium heat, constantly stirring (it will burn). When it is fully melted, stir in the ranch dressing and hot sauce until it is all one color

and smooth in consistency. Take the saucepan off of the heat and stir the chicken into the sauce until it is all covered. Pour the mixture into the aluminum pan, and then sprinkle the cheese on top to your liking. Then, pour some extra hot sauce and ranch dressing on top of the cheese. Heat it in the oven at 350 F for about 20 minutes. Enjoy with Frito’s Scoops, because this dip calls for a heavy-duty chip.

Mango Red Pepper Salsa

Not every Super Bowl snack has to be cheesy and fattening.

This fitsugar.com recipe puts a summery spin on a game day staple. Easy to prepare, healthy and

very tasty, try this instead of the typical chip sand salsa.

Ingredients: 2 peeled, pitted and diced mangoes 1 diced red pepper 1/2 chopped red onion 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 3 tablespoons lime juice Dash cayenne pepper Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and let it sit in the refrigerator for an hour. Serve with pita chips or flatbread crisps.

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Students bring Chinese ‘Red Queen’ makes herself target for success New Year to Kent State Adrienne Savoldi

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Amy Cooknick

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Daily Kent Stater

Remember when you were little and thought being royalty would be fun?

Well, think again. With her latest book, “The Red Queen,” Philippa Gregory has again proven that the road to the crown is not only dangerous, but also that keeping it can be uncertain.

The story is about Margaret Beaufort, a young girl who at the age of 10 aspires to become a saint and feels God has called her to do something great in her life. Inspired by Joan of Arc, she dreams of joining a convent but is forced at age 12 to marry Edmund Tudor from the House of Lancaster. After Edmund’s early death, Margaret gives birth to his son, whom she names Henry. Margaret then devotes her life to making her son king of England, feigning loyalty to Richard of York and even marrying men who will further her ambitions for Henry.

At first, Margaret is passive, but as she ages she becomes more aggressive and even speaks out against a lot of the practices that claim women as secondclass citizens. She holds on to her religious ways all throughout the novel. She never misses prayer, even saying multiple times throughout the novel that she has “saints’ knees.” Sometimes, however, Margaret’s piety can border on arrogance, especially when she compares herself to Elizabeth Woodville, the York Queen. Margaret mourns the fact that Elizabeth, a born commoner, has everything handed to her because of her beauty and “witchcraft,” while Margaret is descended from a royal line and is spoken to by God but has to work her way up.

For a religious girl, Margaret acted in a very un-Christian manner multiple times, particularly in the case of the two young princes, 12-year-old Edward and 9-year-old Richard. They are two of the three obstacles standing

The parties are over. The ball has dropped. The resolutions are broken.

That last one might be an unfair blanket statement, but the fact of the matter is, the New Year is now over a month old.

Those who wish they could do it over again are out of luck until Sunday.

T h e A m e r i c a n N e w Ye a r came and went with Ke$ha’s lipstick at Times Square, but the Chinese New Year begins today and will be celebrated Sunday at Kent State.

F o r t h e s e c o n d y e a r, t h e Chinese Students and Scholars Association will host a Chinese New Year Festival for students of all backgrounds from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom on Sunday.

Look around. It is no surprise that Chinese students represent about 42 percent of the international students at Kent State, according to David Badagnani, adjunct professor of ethnomusicology.

With such a large number of students living so far from home, it means a lot to CSSA President Xiangwen Li and fellow member Patrick Zhao to have this chance to bring Chinese New Year to Kent.

Both Li, a native of Guang Dong, China, and Zhao, of Suzhou, China, have attended Kent State for the past three years.

The two explained why the Chinese New Year is such an important event and how they celebrate it differently at Kent State than they would at home.

“Chinese New Year is different here because we don’t have our family with us,” Zhao said.

“What we can do is every one of us (Chinese student’s) gathers up, and we are a big family.”

This is one of the adjustments Chinese students have to make at Kent State in order to celebrate the New Year. In China, the New Year is a private time for family to gather together in celebration of the rebirth symbolized by the end of the old year and beginning of the new.

Friends and others outside of the family are not invited to join in a family’s festivities, but at Kent State, the entire Chinese community becomes a family for the New Year.

The Chinese or Lunar New Year follows the lunar calendar, rather than a set calendar, so the date of the celebration changes every year. This year, while we celebrate at midnight on Feb. 3, it will be noon on Feb. 4 in China.

Like many Americans, the Chinese celebrate New Year’s Eve gathered around the television watching New Year ’s specials with performances by the country’s most popular entertainers and eating traditional foods.

“We begin at 8 p.m. [and watch TV] until 2 a.m. the next day,” Li said. “We are sitting around family and cooking a big meal with a lot of dishes that we eat together and watch TV. Then at 12 p.m. we will boil dumplings to eat.”

Li explained that the way the dumplings are folded symbolizes the family getting together.

Today ushers in the start of 2011 in China. The People’s Republic of China formally adopted the Western calendar in 1949. Before that, it followed a different calendar established

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during the Qing Dynasty, which was about 500 years ahead of the western calendar. Thailand and some other Buddhist countries still follow the older calendar to this day, according to Badagnani.

Like the year, the Chinese zodiac also follows the western system. In the Zodiac, 12 different animals symbolize the rotation of the years. The Zodiac animals are ordered: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and boar.

“I don’t really know that whole method,” Zhao said, commenting on why the animals are arranged in this order. “Why don’t they put cat or something like that there? But these have been there for many thousands of years. It’s an old tradition.”

Zhao and Li explained that this year is the Year of the Rabbit. The rabbit symbolizes peace, quiet and modesty. The wish for 2011 is that people will rearrange their lives to be as mild as that of the rabbit so that they will not get into any trouble this year.

According to Li, an old traditional story is used to teach the order of the Zodiac. All of the animals had a race to see who would be first in the Zodiac.

The gods would display the animals in the order that they finished the race. The ox was the strongest and fastest animal, so it reached the finish line first. However, the white rat was very clever and jumped onto the ox’s nose early in the race. When the ox got to the finish line, the rat leapt from the ox’s head and landed over the finish line before the ox.

Li and Zhao hope that rabbits won’t be the only guests hopping by Sunday for the Chinese New Year Festival.

“This time we want all Kent State students, not just Chinese,” Li said. “We try to prepare a performance with opera and American talk shows. We try to have something other cultures can understand.”

“Last year we found out that not a lot of locals had a good idea of what we were doing,” Zhao said. “So this year there are some components from Western culture. Hopefully there is a fit for everyone.”

The Chinese New Year Festival offers a variety of performances from live music to dancing and an American-style dating show, which Li said is the anticipated highlight of the evening.

Badagnani’s orchestra, the Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble, is also part of the featured entertainment.

The Ensemble, founded in 2008, performs traditional Chinese music around the Cleve-

land area. Badagnani began playing Western classical music in high school, but was drawn to Chinese classical music and Asian culture while attending Florida State University as an undergrad. He came to Kent State for grad school because of the unique Chinese music courses the university offered at the time.

At Kent State, Badagnani learned to play the sheng, a bamboo ancestor of the harmonica, which he plays in the Cleveland Ensemble.

During the Ensemble’s perf o r m a n c e , t h re e t r a d i t i o n a l Chinese dishes will be served, along with American food for shy taste buds.

“Some Americans may like Chinese food, but some Chinese like American food, so we try to feed everybody,” Li said.

Dining services will prepare the food, but Zhao has been working as an overseer to make sure the food is as authentic as possible.

The Festival has even earned the attention of the Chinese Embassy.

The CSSA sends frequent reports to the Embassy to let them know about important events within the organization.

This year, according to Li, the Festival is especially important because it is presented with the help of the Taiwanese student organization. China and Taiwan are notorious for political turmoil and conflict between their opposing governments. The Chinese Embassy has encouraged its students to work with their Taiwanese classmates in order to form a bond between the two countries.

Badagnani said this will be the first combined event for both Chinese and Taiwanese students. In previous years, Taiwanese students celebrated the New Year with their own separate activities.

“We are trying to cooperate with Taiwanese students to make sure that there will be no gap between us,” Zhao said. “Basically, what we are trying to do is not just for political reasons, but also for entertainment.”

Li added that a chorus assembled from both Chinese and Taiwanese students will perform at the Festival.

“All of us have New Year,” Li said. “Same day, same time. So we will have one chorus.”

Amy Cooknick is a features reporter.

between Margaret’s son and the throne. Margaret and Thomas Stanley, her scheming third husband, plot the deaths of the two boys. In reality, history does not know who killed the boys, though it is typically blamed on their uncle, King Richard. No matter who did it in real life, the fact that Margaret would dare order someone to kill two children is sickening. There was one part where Margaret hesitates and wonders if they are doing the right thing by killing the boys, but of course, her interests for her son outweigh the boys’ importance.

Despite the terrifying thought of an older woman killing two innocent children, I do like how Philippa Gregory takes mysterious historical events and puts her characters in those situations.

For example, in her novel “The Virgin’s Lover,” no one knows who killed Robert Dudley’s wife, Amy, but in the book, Gregory makes it seem like Queen Elizabeth I is the guilty party. History paints Dudley as the murderer so he could marry Elizabeth, but no one could prove it.

Another thing I liked about this book is that while many characters are not as well known as the characters in Gregory’s Tudor Court series, you realize these characters are the ancestors of some of the great English monarchs who splatter history.

For example, Margaret is the grandmother of Henry VIII, though she doesn’t know that at the time, and there is even a mention of the name Dudley, which if I’m not mistaken, down the line will have a descendent named Robert who will be an important figure in the court of Elizabeth I. A unique aspect of “The Red Queen,” is that romance does not play a huge role in the novel.

Perhaps this has something to do with Margaret feeling she is married to God. She does have slight feelings for her brother-in-law, Jasper Tudor, but she never acts on them. In the other Gregory novels I have read, few female protagonists are not governed in

part by their passion for a certain male. Margaret, on the other hand, stays true to God and advancing her son to king.

The ending, however, depicting the battle between Richard of York and Henry Tudor, didn’t flow with the rest of the novel. The story before that was told from Margaret’s perspective, but the battle, which Margaret did not attend, switches to some third-party narration unexpectedly and then goes back to Margaret.

Reading Gregory’s novels has proved to me that no matter how exciting it would seem to be royal, or president of the United States, I’m not sure I could handle it.

There’s just something so frightening to think that one could be assassinated in someone’s lust for power or that some other terrible event, like a rebellion, could occur and spoil everything. Margaret risks her life multiple times throughout the book, but fortunately she makes it out alive. Not everyone in history was so lucky.

“The Red Queen” is a book unlike Gregory’s other novels.

While I prefer her Tudor Court novels, this book is still a good read and makes you wish Gregory would continue the story beyond her son’s rise to power. Watch out for Margaret, though. Don’t be fooled by her religious ways and her respect for Joan of Arc. She can be a tricky one.

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fter Christmas, the winter months tend to roll by slowly before our eyes. When the warm spring air of Kent hits we will all wonder where these winter months have even gone. This week’s playlist will provide a series of tunes that you can snuggle up to during this snowpocalypse. I’ve provided various hits that have touched my life in different ways. My playlist has brought joy to my life whether I was going out with my girls or representing my city.

Wiz Khalifa Black and Yellow | “Black and Yellow” Being from Pittsburgh, this song is only appropriate. Here we go Steelers!

“Reppin’ my town when you see me/you know everything black and yellow/black and yellow”

Bruno mars Doo-Wops and Hooligans | “Somewhere in Brooklyn” One of my all time favorites, the song is light and catchy on Bruno Mars’s latest album.

“Little miss perfect sitting at the train stop/red Nike high tops listening to hip-hop”

sarah bareilles Kaleidoscope Heart | “King of Anything” There is a reason why this song is one of her most popular. This song can really speak to you in any mood and what can I say, Sara Bareilles is the best.

“You’ve got opinions/man we’re all entitled to ‘em/but I never asked so let me thank you for your time/and try not to waste anymore of mine”

Lady gaga The Fame Monster | “So Happy I Could Die” I can never get this out of my head because my best friend plays this song 24/7.

“I love that lavender blonde/the way she moves/the way she walks”

Ke$sha Cannibal | “We R Who We R” This song will always remind me of freshman year with my best girlfriends and all of my best memories spent with them.

“Hot and dangerous/if you’re one of us then roll with us”

Daily Kent Stater

To my beloved iPod Remember that Christmas when mom and dad promised me I wasn’t going to get you?

But there you were, toward the back of the present pile, waiting for me.

If your inability to play more than six songs before you die is any indication, it won’t be long now until you aren’t going to be there waiting for me, so I wanted to tell you a few things before you go.

First, I just want to say thank you.

Thank you for being there for my on those long, cold bus rides to basketball games in the middle of Nowheresville.

Thank you for being there for me on the treacherous trips across campus in the dead of winter. You, combined with my headphones, have always had a way of keeping me happy and warm. Really, just thank you for being my friend.

Now we need to get into a few apologies.

Look, I’m really sorry for that time I lost you for an entire month. It wasn’t because I didn’t want you; I just really couldn’t find you anywhere, you stealthy little devil. Every time I thought of you I got sick to my stomach in fear that you

Nicole Aikens would never come back. I don’t ever want to be without you, iPod. Ever.

I’m also sorry for the abundance of Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync I filled you with. Sometimes a girl just has to break it down to a little “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart).” Can you blame me for that? At least I kept you GaGa-free.

I know I’ve dropped you and forgotten you in my car during winter nights, but I don’t want you to think I don’t love you. I do, iPod. I love you with every fiber of my being.

So there’s going to be a time here soon when I’ll have to replace you for the sake of my listening pleasure, but I will never replace you in my heart.

You will forever be my first and my favorite.

Again, thank you, from the bottom of my ever-loving heart.