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Lefton to ask legislators to remove tuition caps Anna Staver
astaver@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Tuition caps in Ohio may disappear in the next state budget due to lobbying efforts from Kent State and the Inter-University Council of Ohio. President Lester Lefton said he plans to ask for the caps, currently set at 3.5 percent, to be removed as part of what he calls
“regulatory relief” when he meets with legislators in Columbus tomorrow to discuss the future of higher education funding. Tuition caps are a percentage dictated by the state every year that limits how much tuition can be raised at public universities from year to year. Lefton said he will ask Kent State’s 12 legislators to keep the university’s state share of instruction funding at current levels. However, he said he thinks Kent
“The state is making a choice, and around the country states are choosing to let tuition rise.” LESTER LEFTON | PRESIDENT State would see a cut. “If the budget is seriously slashed, we need the flexibility to set tuition and fee rates to appropriately run the institution,” Lefton said. “I’d far prefer that they
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would increase our funding, and I would decrease tuition.” A steep budget cut combined with a cap on tuition could seriously hamper the university’s ability to run its day-to-day operations, Lefton
said. And, he said, all public universities in Ohio need the ability to close a potentially large budget gap. Lefton and 12 other public university presidents from across Ohio will attend a statehouse luncheon followed by smaller meetings with lawmakers as part of an annual lobbying effort put together by the InterUniversity Council. Rising tuition and fading tuition caps in Ohio are representative of a larger national trend,
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Mike Blake, technology program director, and Gary Misich, academic laboratory manager, stand next to cadavers at the Kent State Ashtabula campus. The cadaver lab is the only one within all of the Kent State campuses.
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The gene that gives the squirrel its black coat is recessive. Only squirrels with two of the recessive black genes will have a black coat. One dominant gene of another color will make the squirrel’s fur that color.
Cadaver lab offers hands-on learning at Ashtabula campus Biomedical, nursing students benefit from unique experience Brittney Trojanowski btrojano@kent.edu
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mwilki11@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Marlyn King Jenkins, Kent State emeritus professor, died Thursday at a Tennessee hospital at the age of 93. Jenkins taught textiles and clothing at Kent State for 38 years. She was given the emeritus title when she retired in 1988. She was described as a charming woman
President Lester Lefton and his wife, Linda, donated a bronze black squirrel statue.
Kent State grounds maintenance installed food baskets and nesting boxes high up in the trees.
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The Kent Record-Courier observed that there were up to 150 squirrels in the area.
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Emeritus textile, clothing professor dies at age of 93 Megan Wilkinson
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Lefton said. California students saw a 32 percent increase in tuition for Fall 2010, according to a Washington Post article. At a press conference in January, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said keeping the tuition caps in his budget last year might have been a mistake. Christie said he is leaning towards removing them from his upcoming budget.
who always accomplished her goals with grace. Jenkins’ funeral was Sunday at the KiserRose Hill Funeral Home in GreenJENKINS eville, Tenn. “She was just a very classy lady,” said Betty Davic, emeritus professor of fashion design and merchandising.
“Everybody loved her. She was sweet and kind.” Jenkins’ friends described her as the epitome of a lady because of her southern charm. Ingrid Schaefer Sprague, a close friend of Jenkins, said Jenkins made dresses in her spare time, spoke French fluently and traveled around the world — from Las Vegas to the pyramids of Giza. See JENKINS, Page 4
Daily Kent Stater Kent State Ashtabula’s cadaver lab offers biomedical students hands-on learning through interaction with real bodies. The lab offers nursing and other health care students the opportunity to learn through physical touch and by watching the professors perform dissections on the cadavers, said Gary Misich, academic lab manager. Students do not do the dissections themselves. Mike Blake, physical therapist assistant technology program director, said he proposed the idea for a cadaver lab within the Robert S. Morrison Health and Science Building to Dean Susan J. Stocker.
Stocker was initially skeptical because of security and odor concerns, but she did become supportive, Blake said. Blake said they included locks on each table and an advanced ventilation system to eliminate concern. Blake researched and went to see other campuses’ similar cadaver labs. He said he wants Ashtabula’s lab to further the students’ learning experience. The cadaver lab is available to students taking Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II at the Ashtabula branch. These are usually first and second year students, Blake said. Professors prepare students with lectures and models of the body prior to the cadaver dissections, Misich said. “The students come into the lab with an understanding of what they’re going to look at.” Misich said. “Then they can come into the lab and follow up and see an actual cadaver.” See CADAVER, Page 4
Campus Pointe responds to fights Apartment complex plans to return to old security staff numbers Julie Sickel
jsickel@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Campus Pointe plans to return to last semester’s security level in the aftermath of the most recent fight Sunday morning. “We had cut back on security a little bit during winter break
since a lot of students go home, so we will definitely get that back in full swing,” said Sheena Tahyi, director of community operations at Campus Pointe. “We have been encouraging residents who might know anything to come forward and talk to us because we definitely do not want these types of events to happen again.” Witnesses at the apartment complex described seeing a fight occur between a group of women in the 1835 and 1837 apartment block breezeway between 2 a.m. and 2:10 a.m. Sunday. “All I know was that my win-
dow was open, I looked outside, and there were three on three girls fighting each other — it started with one on one,” said Joshua Jarvis, freshman exploratory major. “Then some more girls jumped in. That’s all I really know.” The Portage County Sheriff’s Department has yet to release an incident report. Tahyi said that in spite of hearing information from some of the residents, Campus Pointe won’t know anything more about the fight until they receive the report.
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Rita Cosby told the story of her father’s life Monday evening in Franklin Hall. “I’ve done many stories in my life, but this was my favorite,” said Cosby, an Emmy Award-winning TV host and New York Times best-selling author. The story she shared was based on her latest book, “Quiet Hero: Secrets From My Father’s Past,” which chronicles her father’s experiences in Poland and Germany during World War II. Cosby started her address with a background story of her life. She grew up in Greenwich, Conn. Cosby’s father left the family when she was a teenager, leaving her mother to act as her mom and her dad. Her mom was diagnosed with cancer and died. While going through her mother ’s things, Cosby found some special items in a suitcase, like a rusty prisoner of war tag. She realized these items belonged to her dad. “I swallowed my pride and called my dad,” Cosby said. She uncovered the incredible story of his life. “I knew there was something different about my dad just by looking at him,” Cosby said. Cosby’s father lived in Poland during the time of the Nazi invasion. He tried to flee the country but couldn’t because the Nazis were on one side and the Russians were on the other. He turned down an offer for leaving the country to go to America when he was 15 years old. According to Cosby, her father said, “I would rather die with friends than live with strangers.” He joined the Polish resistance fighters and left the city of Warsaw through the sewer system. “Clearly he went through something
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Emmy Award-winning correspondent Rita Cosby spoke in Franklin Hall about her new book, “Quiet Hero: Secrets from My Father’s Past,” on Monday. The book is a tribute to her father, a World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Cosby did not know about her father’s background until later in her life when she finally asked about his scars. extraordinary,” Cosby said. In October 1944, her father was taken to a POW camp in Germany. He spent six months at the camp with 20,000 inmates. He paid off a Polish calculus professor to teach him equations to keep his mind stimulated. Cosby’s father bribed the doctors with cigarettes for glucose shots in return. “My father is the only one who can say cigarettes saved his life,” Cosby said during the lecture. Her father eventually escaped the camp. He was 18 years old, 6 feet tall and 90 pounds. He and a group of comrades slept during the day and ran at night towards the west because, Cosby said, they knew that’s where the Americans were. After walking 50 miles, Cosby’s father and his friends saw something fall from a plane above them. They thought it was a grenade and dove for the ditches. Cosby
said her favorite part of the story to tell is when her father realized it wasn’t a grenade; it was a chocolate bar. The bar had a message to them stating they had 15 more miles to walk, and then they were free. “It’s an amazing story,” said Jeff Fruit, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. “It was particularly touching for me because my father was in World War II. I thought it was a wonderful presentation.” Cosby’s father came to America and changed his name to Richard Cosby. He kept his secret for 65 years. After he told her about his life, he and Cosby went to Warsaw where he was welcomed as a hero. They toured Warsaw and went to the different places he went to while he lived there, like the exact manhole he traveled through to escape. “I really liked the story,” said Haley Mueller, freshman pre-fashion design
major. “It made me wonder about my heritage.” The Ohio Chapter of the Kosciuszko Foundation, a center for Polish culture, and Friends of Poland, a student group, sponsored Cosby’s visit. The Office of International Affairs and College of Communication and Information sponsored her address. She currently works as a special correspondent for the CBS syndicated newsmagazine “Inside Edition” and has met many influential people, such as Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict. “Being able to educate other people is the greatest gift,” Cosby said in an interview. “That’s been such a great honor to me.” Taylor Titus is the College of Communication and Information reporter.
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CORRECTIONS A fight that took place in Campus Pointe’s apartment complex Sunday started between 2 and 2:10 a.m. Because of an editor’s and reporter’s error, a story on Page 1 of Monday’s Stater indicated otherwise.
Sales lab gives marketing students hands-on experience GMS funds lab for marketing courses Leighann McGivern lmcgive2@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater A new professional sales lab in the Business Administration Building will help students in the marketing department learn real-life skills and create digital portfolios for future employers. The sales lab, a former fifth floor copy room, was transformed to resemble an environment students might encounter if they were making an actual sales call, said Pamela Grimm, chair of the marketing department. Grimm said one of the benefits of the sales lab is that students can perform mock sales calls, which are recorded for evaluation. “We wanted to have recording equipment so we could record those mock sales calls and then go back over the calls with students as a learning mechanism,” Grimm said. Ellen Daniels, an instructor in the marketing department and faculty adviser of Pi Sigma Epsilon, is responsible for envisioning and securing funding for the sales lab, Grimm said. “She’s somebody who’s working in the profession, so she always has great ideas, and she’s very good at selling her ideas,” Grimm said. “It was really up to her initiative — that’s really what got this into place.” Daniels said she has been teaching sales classes at Kent State since 1992 and, until this year, didn’t have an adequate space for students to practice sales calls. “I’ve been in the dean’s conference room, I’ve been in storage closets, I’ve been in empty offices — wherever I could find space that would allow us some privacy and would allow me to use a video camera because it’s really important for students to be able to watch how they did,” Daniels said. Two sellers sit across from a buyer at a desk in the sales lab while three cameras record the calls from different angles. “We can split the screen, so if one person wants their part of the role play, we
can get just them or we can put them both together, so it’s kind of cool,” Daniels said. Upper-class students in the Advanced Professional Selling and Personal Selling and Sales Management courses will also utilize the sales lab as part of their curricula. “It’s more important than a test, a quiz or anything else for (students) to actually be a seller and learn how to communicate,” Daniels said. She also said the secondary use of the sales lab is for students to do mock sales calls that can be recorded and sent to potential employers. “The thing that I envision with this is for students not only to be able to have it as part of their classroom but for students to be able to videotape and then download onto a flash drive or a disk their role plays so they can use it as part of their portfolio,” Daniels said. Grimm said the marketing department received funding for the sales lab from Group Management Services, Inc. According to its website, GMS is a local organization that helps companies “remove the administrative burdens of running a company, allowing owners to focus more time on their business.” Grimm said the organization has been actively involved in Kent State’s sales program for some time. GMS has hired several alumni from Kent State, who were instrumental in installing the sales lab. “They’ve been on campus a number of times and have been coming in as speakers,” she said. “So this is really extensive work they’ve been doing for quite some time with our sales.” Daniels said the business fraternity, Pi Sigma Epsilon, will use the lab to prepare for its national convention, where three of its members will compete against other students across the country. “They’ll get a scenario in the mail, and they’ll say, ‘You’re a sales person for XYZ Corporation, and you’re selling this product to this person,’” Daniels said. “Then the students will have to develop their sales pitch.” Brian Waller, senior communication studies major and vice president of PSE, said he hopes the sales lab will prepare his team. “Just overall, the lab will give our team work-related experience and a competitive edge,” Waller said. He will compete at the national con-
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Kallie Brown, Pi Sigma Epsilon president, sits with fellow PSE officers Brian Waller and Shaun Minko in the sales lab, which they use to practice for marketing and business competitions, on Thursday. vention with fellow PSE members Shaun Minko, senior marketing major, and Meagan Dzurinda, senior managerial marketing major. “Just seeing yourself in an interview kind of helps you improve your skills,” Dzurinda said. Although installation of the sales lab was finalized over winter break, Grimm said the department hopes to install
monitors in the instructors’ offices so they can view the calls without having to be in the room. “We’ll actually have a monitor set up that will show the interviews as they’re happening,” she said. “That’s the only piece that’s not in place yet.” Grimm said, in the future, she also plans to use the space to perform mock interviews with students preparing to
enter the job market or applying for internships. “I’ve done mock interviews with students for many years now,” Grimm said. “Having the ability to record some of those so students can take a look and learn from what they’re doing — that’s huge.” Leighann McGivern is the student finance and College of Business reporter.
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SUMMARY: A 25-year-old lost his life in the fraternity shooting at Youngstown State University just for trying to break up a fight. When tragedies like this happen our generation should wake up and realize we can’t let this type of violence happen anymore.
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ou can never claim that you feel what the students, friends, family and community members surrounding Youngstown State University are feeling right now, but we’ve had our share of offcampus violence, and we feel for them. The two men accused of shooting into a Youngstown State fraternity house Saturday night, killing one student and wounding 11, including six students, were apparently angry for being thrown out of a party there. Because of their anger, 25-year-old Jamail Johnson lost his life. Johnson was apparently trying to calm the situation when he was shot, said Youngstown Police Chief Jimmy Hughes. Witnesses said he was trying to resolve an issue that had nothing to do with him. He was just trying to be a good person and
do the right thing. There is no point in trying to make sense of something so nonsensical. There are no explanations justify what has happened. There is no reasoning that can explain such an act. As a society, we’ve become numb to violence. We don’t take things like inebriated scuffles seriously enough. People crowd around, cheer on and even videotape fights — as we’ve seen with the Campus Pointe fight this past weekend. Violence is not a joke. What seems like nothing more than drunken fight at a party can quickly escalate into a horrific tragedy. What can we learn from this tragedy? Different people will take different lessons from this, said Karen Cunningham, assistant professor and acting director for Kent State’s Center for Applied Conflict Management.
Some may think they should never intervene in conflict, but conflicts are incredibly complex, and the dynamics shift and change based on a variety of circumstances. Cunningham said it’s important to be familiar with the warning signs of potential violence. As a society, we need to make it clear that we are not OK with just standing by and doing nothing. It’s not acceptable to shoot each other because we are angry. Jamail Johnson will forever be remembered for his desire to do the right thing. We cannot let violence define our generation. More importantly, we cannot let fear prevent us from doing what’s right. 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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DID YOU KNOW? On this day in 1943, Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, leaving the island in Allied possession after a prolonged campaign. The American victory paved the way for other Allied wins in the Solomon Islands. — History.com
Bible-thumping to a different rhythm
How does the Westboro Baptist Church decide what funerals to picket? I ask because Tulsa news station KOTV reported Saturday that the church would picket the services for Carissa Kelm, 20, of Moore, Okla. Usually the church protests the funerals of celebrities or members of the military because those services get the most media attention. Kelm, however, is neither in the military nor a celebrity. Kelm died in a sledding accident. A truck was pulling her sled; it threw her off, and she hit a metal post. Sorry, did I say “accident?” On second thought, this could not have merely been a mistake by Kelm or the truck driver! No, obviously Kelm died because the United States refuses to kill homosexuals! Specifically, God killed Kelm “for Oklahoma’s sins in teaching rebellion against him and persecuting his people,” the church’s website said. I completely abhor the WBC’s views on homosexuality. Why should I hate anyone for being gay? Their sexual preferences cause no harm to me. Let people love whomever they love. I take extra criticism to the WBC’s belief that homosexuality is the worst sin of all. Who made that decision, and how? The Bible condemns homosexuality four times: Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13, 1 Corinthians 6:9, and 1 Timothy 1:10. Meanwhile, the Bible condemns idolatry 18 times. Does that make idolatry a worse sin? What criteria are we using? I thought the Ten Commandments were the most imperative of all biblical laws. Lots of people defy the fourth commandment by working on Sundays. Thousands of innocent people are dying in wars and genocides around the world, contradicting the sixth. Half of Americans’ first marriages end in divorce, violating the seventh. Homosexuality is worse than all of these? Please. I think
Evolution: a talking point on Darwin’s birthday Jody Michael so-called “Bible thumpers,” those who wish everyone in the world followed the Bible, should think about which biblical values they prioritize. Almost two-fifths of the world population does not have access to adequate sanitation. One-eighth is without safe drinking water. Twenty three percent of all deaths in industrialized nations are from preventable causes. To me, all these things pose a greater threat to God’s creation than homosexuality ever will. For Christians looking to scripture in order to enact God’s plan for humanity, why not start with those on Earth who need healing? God wants to anoint believers with the power to heal others. In Matthew 10:8, Jesus said, “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.” The Christian belief is that God created us all, so Christians should do what they can to save the lives of the people God created. Of course, people of any religion (or lack thereof) should contribute to health improvement efforts. Those lives should be of utmost importance. Once we significantly reduce the preventable death rate, then WBC members can tell me that the United States should kill homosexuals. Of course, they will still be idiotic bigots. Jody Michael is a sophomore broadcast journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at jmicha10@kent.edu.
Feb. 12 marks Charles Darwin’s 202nd birthday. Although Darwin is published widely on a variety of topics related to natural history, he is best known for his discovery of biological evolution as put forth in “On the Origin of Species.” Scientists following Darwin have extensively expanded and validated his theories about the origins of biological diversity. In the 1930s and 1940s, the Darwinian understanding of evolution was integrated with genetics to form what is now known as the modern synthesis of evolution. Although some of Darwin’s scientific contemporaries raised questions about the validity of his theory, evolution is now recognized as the single unifying principle of biology, and is essential to understanding the way life works. However, religious conservatives have opposed evolution ever since it was proposed in 1859. In 1925, Tennessee high school teacher John Scopes was found guilty of violating the Butler Act, a state law that prohibited the teaching of “any theory that denies the Story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible.” The now infamous Scopes “Monkey Trial” was the first in a long line of high-profile court cases concerning the teaching of evolution in American schools and represents the last time the antievolution movement won a case. The 1968 Supreme Court case Epperson v. Arkansas ruled that state laws prohibiting the teaching of evolution violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment. The 1987 Edwards v. Aguillard Supreme Court case ruled that a Louisiana state law requiring public schools to give equal treatment to evolution
Daniel Sprockett and its religious alternative, creationism, was also unconstitutional. Most recently, the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District case ruled that the pseudo-scientific concept of intelligent design is inherently religious in nature and is, in essence, a mere re-labeling of creationism, so it therefore also violates Constitutionallymandated church and state separation. However, as the National Center for Science Education reports, intelligent design creationists have remained persistent. Antievolution legislation has already been introduced in New Mexico, Missouri, Kentucky and Oklahoma this year. Although the specific language of each bill varies by state, they share a few common themes. They are sponsored almost exclusively by Republican legislators, and they commonly cloak their blatantly religious intentions as promoting academic freedoms. Many bills provide protection for teachers who examine the “strengths and weaknesses” of controversial theories in biology and list examples of such controversial topics as evolution, the origin of life, human cloning and global climate change. Their intentions could hardly be more transparent. For example, Josh Brecheen,
a Republican state senator in Oklahoma, recently wrote of the bill he is sponsoring, “I have introduced legislation requiring every publically funded Oklahoma school to teach the debate of creation vs. evolution using the known science, even that which conflicts with Darwin’s religion.” This bill and bills like it are clearly unconstitutional and will do nothing but promote falsehoods while attracting lengthy and expensive litigation for school districts. Presenting evolution as a controversial theory is, at best, ignorant of the huge compendium of knowledge on the topic, and is intentionally dishonest at worst. Scientists are as sure of evolution as we are that germs cause disease or that sex leads to reproduction. Evolution happens, and no amount of legislation will change this fact of life. For more information, check out: Understanding Evolution From The University of California Museum of Paleontology and The National Science Foundation The TalkOrigins Archive: Exploring the Evolution and Creationism Controversy PBS Series on Evolution A War on Science A BBC Horizon television documentary about evolution and intelligent design. Daniel Sprockett is a researcher in the KSU Department of Anthropology and a columnist at the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at dsprocke@kent.edu.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, I’ll preface my letter by saying that I have worked for several years in fast food, including management. I have also worked for Campus Dining Services though not for a long period. I will admit that I’m certainly ignorant of many factors that likely determine the way things run. I believe the recent complaints about campus dining are less a reflection of workers and more about general choices by the powers that be. For example: Rosie’s is the only 24-hour place to go on campus; it’s tiny and, by design, understaffed to serve certain peak times. Why isn’t Eastway the 24-hour establishment? It’s many times larger, cafeteria-style and more centrally located.
I could see one Asian style restaurant to eat in the Hub, but not two. The sushi place is a waste of space due to the fact that sushi is often found in refrigerated sections of most markets I’ve been to on campus. Ambrosia is also, in my opinion, a waste of space. Why not replace the food served at the Kent Market with ice cream, or simply offer novelties in a freezer case? The Nathan’s/Arthur Treacher’s combo is OK but could be easily replaced by a standard mass-produced burger establishment. Offering a by-the-slice pizzeria (with decent pizza please) and a Taco Bell would be a viable and easily popular set of replacements. This would serve to spread out the sheer volume currently focused at a couple of places and add more diversity to food choices in the Hub.
I can say that my general impressions of various Campus Dining Services locations have been that of inefficacy. This is not to say that employees don’t try their best but, again, highlights managerial decisions. The general lack of cost controls and nearly non-existent training are likely the leading factors for the recurring complaints of inflated prices and slow service. Of course, one could argue the lack of competition creates an environment for such inefficiencies to occur in the first place, but that is another debate. Thank you, Preston Burnham Preston Burnham is a freshman exploratory major.
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Fashion takes students around the world Student fashion organization Flemister Ink will present “All Around the World: Fashion Show” 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The fashion show will feature designs from the top six fashion capitals: Milan, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York. The last capital is one of the show’s surprises. “I did this in high school, ” said Danielle Flemister, president of Flemister Ink. “I have different ideas now for the show since I have more experience.” Flemister put together a PowerPoint presentation for her models with fashion trends in each city, described what she wanted and allowed the 20 models
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TUITION Lefton to ask legislators to remove tuition caps “Now, the country, through the people they elected, are saying ‘why should I pay for higher education? Let the people who benefit pay for it,’” Lefton said. The national trend to cut university budgets marks a change in philosophy that Lefton said he
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JENKINS Emeritus textile, clothing professor dies... Jenkins’ life was not always easy. Sprague said that shortly after Jenkins earned a community college degree, her husband died and Jenkins was left alone to raise her son, William. Sprague said Jenkins realized she had to go back to school to support her son and herself. “My mother sometimes babysat her son while she was in school,” Sprague said. “She also got help from her in-laws in Ohio.” Jenkins went back to school and eventually earned a doctorate degree in textiles and clothing from Ohio State University. She was hired by Kent State in 1950 as an instructor in textiles and clothing and was employed as a university
to find their own outfits. Models were advised to shop at Goodwill for the cheap prices and unusual pieces. “I wanted to have an organization that’s not just one group of people, but to be very diverse,” Flemister said. “I figured what a better way to get people and create an international show.” Admission is $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. The show will include games, prizes and even a contest to win a makeover. People are automatically entered in the makeover drawing once they buy a ticket. — Yelena Tischenko, fashion reporter
disagrees with. Lefton plans to focus on how higher education creates jobs and revenue for the state, and he said he hopes this message will be well-received by the new Republican leadership. Lefton said for every dollar invested in higher education, Ohio will earn $1.80 in return, and Kent State has an economic impact of $1.9 billion every year. He also said that Kent State provides an educated workforce to fill job openings
throughout Ohio. Lefton said he hopes that Kent State will get a budget cut that can be absorbed primarily through enrollment increases and a modest tuition increase. “If the state chooses to cut funding, it is not unexpected that tuition will rise,” Lefton said. “The state is making a choice, and around the country states are choosing to let tuition rise.”
professor in the home economics department until 1988. The department is now the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. As a part of her position, Jenkins participated in the university’s annual fashion shows, and she was very proud of the creation of the Kent State Fashion Museum by Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman. While at Kent State, Sprague said Jenkins attended all the football games she could to cheer on the Flashes. “She really appreciated the youth, culture and vibe of the university,” Sprague said. During the May 4 shootings, most of campus was shut down until the fall semester. Sprague said Jenkins was one of the professors who decided to teach from home in Kent. “It’s hard to imagine,” said Alice Darr, emeritus professor of adult counseling and colleague to
Jenkins. “I recall some faculty finishing the school year by teaching from their homes in 1970 so students could get enough information to finish their courses that final quarter of class.” Mary Kapenekas, emeritus professor of architecture and environmental design, said Jenkins was a fine colleague. “She just always looked beautiful,” Kapenekas said. “She dressed up and was well-coordinated. She was a great boss.” Sprague said Jenkins was a humble woman. She said she had class, manners, humility and education. “She was very respected by her students,” Darr said. “I was in home economics education at the time, and my advisees all took classes with her. I know she was respected.”
Anna Staver is the administration reporter.
Megan Wilkinson is a general assignment reporter.
Improv troupe to hold auditions
The Portage County Players improv troupe will hold auditions Thursday. The tryouts will be in the Student Center, Room 306, at 5 p.m. The student-run improvisational acting troupe based at Kent State’s main campus. The group got its start in 2005 and officially became a Kent State Student Organization a year later. The players have performed at the Kiva and Music and Speech Center, as well as regional From Page 1
CAMPUS POINTE Campus Pointe responds to fights “We just don’t want to go off speculation,” said Corey Suber, leasing manager. “There’s always three parts to a story, so we want to get at least two of them before we determine what the truth is.” Portage County Sheriff’s Department normally handles security for Campus Pointe. “We actually chose Portage County as opposed to an outside security contractor because they have arresting rights,” Tahyi said. “So if there is a party or something like that were to happen again, they are able to arrest people on the spot.” Tahyi said Campus Pointe has no specific policy or restrictions on parties for their residents. Instead, the complex uses noise violations and
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CADAVER Cadaver lab offers handson learning... Before students enter the lab, they are required to sign a respect agreement. Blake said they are not allowed to take pictures while inside. So far, they have not had any trouble with violators of the agreement. The lab was built with the option to add in a video system so more students can watch the dissections in a classroom. Misich said they are in the process of making this available. The lab houses two cadavers at a time. It currently has a male and a female body, Misich said. Bodies that come into the lab can last up to two
campus theaters. The group meets every Monday and Thursday at 8 p.m. in Beall Hall to practice improvisational exercises and games. For more information, contact the troupe’s president Jason George at jgeorge7@kent.edu or check out their Facebook page.
— Laura Lofgren, features/A.L.L. editor
complaints from tenants to police its residents. “We want the atmosphere to be enjoyable for everybody,” Tahyi said. “We can’t say, ‘No, you can’t have any guests over,’ but we can set standards where they can’t be disruptive to neighbors.” This is the second fight that has occurred at Campus Pointe in the past six months. A fight involving about 40 people occurred at the apartment complex on Sept. 26. “We believe that in both situations we’ve had, this time and the one in September, the actual people doing the damage have not been residents,” Tahyi said. “So we feel good about that.” Suber said he thinks the high volume of residents, the large size of the apartments and Campus Pointe’s status as the “new place to live” contribute to the apartment complex’s apparent vulnerability to fights.
“With the high number of people here, we’re going to be more susceptible,” Suber said. “We have 600 and some odd residents and with the two incidents combined, we probably only had maybe three residents involved in that. That percentage is very low, especially in comparison to other incidents that smaller properties have had.” Tahyi said they can’t say for sure what the consequences will be for any residents involved in the altercation. Suber said if a resident started the fight they would meet with lawyers and those involved to come to a decision. “We definitely don’t condone that sort of behavior,” Tahyi said. “We do hold our residents accountable for their guests, so we have to wait and see.”
years, but the lab has gone through more bodies than they expected to. Each of the cadavers is unique so the students can study different types of bodies, Blake said. “We learn something new and different from each cadaver that we receive,” Misich said. The cadavers are sent to the lab through a donation system at Wright State University Medical Center where they are medically embalmed. They are kept until they can no longer be used and are then sent back to the donation center for cremation. Finally, the remains are returned to the families, Blake said. Blake said he encourages students to take advantage of the opportunity to touch and feel the body structure because it helps the
learning process. “It sticks in your head much better than reading from a book or looking at the models,” he said. Misich said students are both excited and nervous to work with the cadavers. Blake said he thinks the experience will make them better at their professions. “I think it will translate to better clinicians,” Blake said. “Our students are going to be able to treat injuries and where they are because they’ve actually seen them in the body and felt them. I think it will help them apply their clinical knowledge even better.”
Julie Sickel is a news correspondent.
Brittney Trojanowski is a news correspondent.
SHRUB LOVE
PHOTOS BY MATT HAFLEY | DAILY KENT STATER
Dick Richards, owner of Richard’s Flower Shop, organizes plants in the greenhouse behind the flower shop on Monday. The shop has been in business since 1921 and will have extended hours Sunday for Valentine’s Day.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 9. It’s a great day for completing things and setting new goals. If the hectic pace gets to you, take time for a stroll or a creative project alone. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 9. Keep it up. You’re in overdrive, having fun. Don’t forget to downshift when you encounter a steep hill to avoid wear on the brakes. Play safely. Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 7. A negative view of the situation morphs into confidence as the day moves on, and you see everything from a different perspective. Smile. It’s easy. Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is an 8. Even if only for today, be true to yourself, and you’ll move forward to the next level. Listen to your elders. They’ve seen more than you.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7. Continue exploring new routines. When was the last time to you rode the bus? It’s nice not to drive and less expensive. Follow your heart to discover adventures close to home. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7. The day may start looking gray, but no worries. Your confidence returns later, and you can handle whatever comes. Sometimes gray creates the perfect mood. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 6. Understanding people of the opposite sex seems possible today (if only for a short while). You may not like what you find out, but it will enlighten. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7. Another busy day dawns. Concentrate on providing great service with a smile. Then take care of yourself with some well-deserved rest and fun.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 9. Your confidence is back. Everything lines up for ease and productivity. You handle distractions like a pro and easily focus on the task at hand. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7. Uncover more hidden treasures. You may find some closer than expected. You just need to be receptive to receive the gifts you’d otherwise miss. Give back. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7. Start the day with a stroll. It’s good to trust yourself, but don’t let your confidence get arrogant. Be open to ideas from friends or neighbors. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 6. Assign responsibilities to others. Drink plenty of fresh water; it helps you to think clearly. Use your charm to have fun as you get things handled.
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YOUR LIFE Features editor: Laura Lofgren • E-mail: llofgren@kent.edu
NIKOLAS KOLENICH | DAILY KENT STATER
Dylan Gomez, Andrew Bittaker and Allen Bittaker, all members of the Kent rock group Tape-Toons sit in a bay window on Sunday. The group plays music throughout Northeast Ohio and is scheduled to be on Black Squirrel Radio on Thursday.
Local ‘alternative noise rock’ band aims to reinvent modern rock Kaylee Remington kremingt@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Andrew Bittaker knew when he cut his ear in half on his drummer’s cymbals that his band was not like any other. Rolling around the stage and dressing in different costumes, including dresses and wigs, the band TapeToons is trying to reinvent modern rock. Bittaker, 23, recently graduated from Kent State with a degree in music. He met drummer Dylan Gomez, and the two formed Tape-Toons, a catchy, alternative noise-rock band, with Bittaker’s bass-playing brother, Allen. “I’ve been writing songs a long time,” Bittaker said. “I was too scared to do it by myself.” The three started playing together in Summer 2009 and went from there. “It was pretty experimental,” Bittaker said. The band’s first album, titled “Gravel Love,” came out September 2010. The album, which comes in hand-made packages, features nine songs of the heartbreak and struggle of youth in the Midwest. Bittaker said he doesn’t want the band to be like any other modern rock group out there. The rock scene now, he said, is dry and boring, and the band is trying to bring it back. “We kind of all hate the modern rock scene,” Bittaker said. “It just all sounds the same to me.” Judging by his morning attire — long johns, rain boots and a Super Mario T-shirt — he doesn’t want to look the same as everyone else. Allen, like his brother, wouldn’t mind playing his bass pants-less if he could. Having different attire is no problem for Tape-Toons, and the band cycles this individualization to the stage. Andrew said looking like ladies is not an issue.
“We’ve worn dresses more than once,” Bittaker said. Tape-Toons brings a punk attitude to the stage, but it’s just the guys trying to have fun. “We try to improv as much as possible,” Bittaker said. As much as Tape-Toons doesn’t want to be the same as the average rock band, they do have influences that guide them: The Beatles, Pixies, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and some artists in the jazz and classical genres. To really get Tape-Toons launching, Bittaker said he and the band want to start recording another album. The band We kind of all will record with Albini in hate the modern Steve August. Albini rock scene. It just i s a s i n g e r, songwriter all sounds the and producer same to me. and has been a member of Andrew bittaker the bands Big GUITAR, VOCALS Black, Rapeman and Flour. “He recorded Nirvana, the Pixies, Explosions in the Sky,” Bittaker said. For now, Tape-Toons is continuing to make music until they begin recording their second album. “We will just keep changing and writing new stuff,” Bittaker said. Tape-Toons has performed in Kent venues like Professor’s Pub and Euro Gyro. Their next show will be at the Grog Shop in Cleveland March 5 with Digiraatii, a more electronic-sounding band.
KSU rocks with Rainbow Warriors Adrienne Savoldi
asavoldi@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Music is said to be a universal language that spans across decades, and now both Kent State students and community members can connect through it. Katie Young, senior public relations major and Kent State Undergraduate Student Government promotions officer, said that the Rainbow Warriors, a collective of some well-known musicians from different bands, will give a lecture and performance at the Kent State Student Center Ballroom 7 p.m. on Thursday. The musicians in attendance will be Mark “Slick” Aguilar of Jefferson Starship and KC and the Sunshine Band, Gary Duncan from Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jerry Miller from Moby Grape and Tom Constanten of the Grateful Dead. Two local Kent musicians, Joe Vitale Jr. and Dreadlock Dave MacDougald, will also play as part of the performance after the lectures. Also in attendance will be Don Aters, a rock photographer and historian who will speak about his experiences. Young also said
a man who works for Kent radio station WNIR and collector of vintage concert posters will display some of his posters for people walking into the event. “It’s just another visual element, in addition to the photos, and to tie it all together,” Young said. Young said she hopes the event’s attendees will feel a more personal connection with the musicians beyond the stage. She also said it will be fun to see how the musicians have evolved over the years. “We’re hoping people feel a more intense connection with these musicians than by just going to a concert,” Young said. There will be time for autographs and personal photographs after the performance. “The opportunity to go up to these guys and chat with them is really cool,” Young said. “It’s definitely not an opportunity you get every day.” Young said she hopes not only students, but community members, will also come out to experience this event. Admission is free to students and $10 for the general public. Adrienne Savoldi is a features correspondent.
Kaylee Remington is a features correspondent.
NIKOLAS KOLENICH | DAILY KENT STATER
Andrew Bittaker, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the Kent rock group Tape-Toons, sits in a bay window on Lake Street on Sunday. Tape-Toons released its first studio album in September 2010. The band is scheduled to play at the Grog Shop in Cleveland March 5.
COMMENTARY
Black Eyed Peas a glittering bore at Super Bowl
Ben Wener
The Orange County Register SANTA ANA, Calif. — Good thing the game was interesting, because the ballyhooed halftime show featuring the Black Eyed Peas, much like the big-money commercials that debuted during the first two quarters, was positively underwhelming. OK, sure, it sounded better than The Who did last year, and it was certainly more lively than the always static Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were in 2008 (Bruce Springsteen in 2009 is another matter). Plus, unencumbered by instruments or even the need for a backing band, the Peas would automatically have more spectacle on their side. How else can they entertain? By letting apl.de.ap sing? And still their entire hits medley — enhanced by futuristic costumes, “Tron”-esque dancers and lackluster cameos from Slash and Usher — seemed routine and predictable. Going into it I was inclined to cut them plenty of slack: As the centerpiece of the first pop/soul/hip-hop extravaganza since the Janet Jackson-led Nipplegate debacle that overshadowed Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 — and the first non-legend in this particular spotlight in as many years — the quartet faced grumbling from the get-go and mounting expectations as kickoff neared. Even as their performance began with (what else?) “I Gotta Feeling,” I was hopeful; the descent from the top of Cowboys Stadium’s dome, enticingly conveyed by overhead camera work, had me hoping that we’d see something truly spectacular, even unexpected. But then they assumed their usual positions, glittering in black and white outfits, and set about going through the same motions
you’d find at any BEP show in any arena while on tour. Worse, their get-ups were distracting: I spent more time trying to figure out what will.i.am’s clear skullcap was supposed to be — a space-age bicycle helmet? a new-era Devo wig? Headgear for Data to wear on a Star Trek: Next Generation reunion episode? — than I did listening to what tumbled out of his Auto-Tuned mouth. Tabu, perpetually the most useless Black Eyed Pea (note his halting nonsense during “Boom Boom Pow”), looked even sillier, with an electronic chest plate that changed images depending on the song (for instance, a bright red heart during “Where Is the Love?”). As ever, Fergie remains the group’s saving grace, and her sparkling shoulder pads were a fitting touch. But she’s wailed with more ferocity in the past. And though it may have been a surprise to metal-heads in Topeka, her brief segment with Slash (his trademark top hat sequined) was old-hat; they’ve been cranking out that Guns N’ Roses chestnut “Sweet Child o’ Mine” in concert for years now, and she’s sung it much better before and with less Axl Rose affectation. For his part, Slash might as well have been a robot — he served up his famous riff without moving or showing the slightest expression, then indulged a bit of standard-issue soloing before disappearing as fast as he surfaced. No better was Usher, who I thought was a singer, no? Here he barely opened his mouth during “OMG” (his hit, not the Peas’), and though he can be a mesmerizing dancer almost worthy of comparison to Michael Jackson, the only move that impressed was when he leapt over will.i.am and landed in a James Brown split. Five seconds of “wow” out of a dozen min-
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Black Eyed Peas during half time of Super Bowl XLV where the Green Bay Packers face the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, February 6, 2011. utes? Give me Prince blazing on guitar in the rain any day. But again, at least we saw some solid football. And Keith Urban’s pregame tailgate tunes and tattoo-flashing were appealing; Maroon 5 a little less so. That definitely made up for “Glee” star Lea Michele’s histrionic “America the Beautiful,” undoubtedly pre-recorded ... Christina Aguilera’s almost-soulful but ultimately over-the-top and flubbed rendering of the national anthem (it’s “O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming,” Xtina, not a rehash of the second line) ... and not one but two lame commercials featuring Eminem, who I thought was better than that.