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How liquid crystal displays work GLASS

GLASS LIQUID CRYSTALS Voltage applied to the pads causes slight orientational movement of liquid crystals. As a result, the polarization state of light changes depending on the liquid crystal’s orientation.

Liquid Crystals: A KSU Institution Jackie Valley

Daily Kent Stater The lines started well before the release of the highly anticipated new Apple gadget Saturday. By the day’s end, Apple said it had sold 300,000 iPads.

But before its release, three graduates of Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute played a key role as part of Apple’s design team in the development of the 1.5-pound tablet device.

“Because they have the technical knowledge (of liquid-crystal technology), they can set those designs with the authority,” said Phil Bos, associate director of LCI. “These guys work very closely with the liquid-crystal display manufacturers to optimize the display for Apple’s application.”

Translation for non-science people: The Kent State graduates on Apple’s design team helped determine the resolution of the display, the thickness of the tablet and the brightness of colors — pushing the limits of technology based on their knowledge of liquid crystals.

But what’s a liquid crystal?

Liquid crystals are actually an intermediate phase of matter between a solid and a liquid, Bos said. The cigar-shaped molecules were first discovered in the 1800s and are crucial to computer and television displays because of their ability to reorient when hit by a small voltage.

The polarization state of light changes depending on the molecule’s orientation, Bos said.

That process yields liquid-crystal displays, empowering vibrant screens for flat-screen televisions, computers, GPS systems and the new iPad, among other applications.

The science behind those products emerged from Kent State as scientists began developing uses

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The pieces of glass are five microns apart.

Evolution of liquid crystal based products Early 1970s Liquid crystal display calculator by the Sharp Corp.

Mid-1980s Liquid crystal pocket color television by Casio Corp.

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A siren rang out and a voice boomed across campus the morning of March 14 as Kent State participated in a statewide tornado drill.

In 2008, the National Weather Service reported that 13 people were fatally wounded during severe weather in Ohio.

Thomas Schmidlin, chair of the geography department, conducted research that changed the Red Cross and National Weather Service’s recommendations for what to do in a tor-

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Portage County is still reeling from the recession. This three–day series will address the choices the impovershed in Portage County have.

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Mid-2000s Liquid crystal display televisions

2010 Boogie Board (a paperless memo pad using liquid crystal technology)

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nado, but Kent State’s Web site has yet to be updated.

“There have been deadly tornadoes in the Cleveland area, Akron, all over, so every place is vulnerable,” Schmidlin said. “No place in Ohio is safe from tornadoes and tornadoes can go pretty much wherever they want.”

Schmidlin said Ohio gets about 15 tornadoes a year and Northeast Ohio sees about four to five of those. His research concentrated on the best place for mobile home residents to go during a tornado. For years, b o t h t h e N a t i o n a l We a t h e r Service and Red Cross recommended that if below-ground

Empower Portage is taking a new approach to solving poverty by teaching people about social class mobility in an effort to help people rise out of poverty.

The initiative, named “Bridges Out of Poverty,” is based in part on Dr. Ruby Payne’s “A Framework for Understanding Poverty” and developed by aha!

Process, Inc. There are three parts of the initiative:  “Bridges Out of Poverty” training is offered to employees and organizations to bring an understanding of poverty in hopes of providing better services to the impoverished.  “Getting Ahead” workshops are offered for those in poverty to describe how life in the middle class works and the challenges of transitioning.  The “Circles” campaign, developed by the Move the Mountain Leadership Center, partners middle-class individuals with the graduates of “Getting Ahead” workshops to establish helpful relationships for the future.

Scott Miller, Kent State alumnus and CEO of Move the Mountain, said the initiative redefines the solution to poverty by focus-

ing on relationship building.

“A huge design flaw in our system is that people needed services,” Miller said. “It’s not true.

People need relationships.”

Miller said the comprehensive three-part initiative allows communities to draw upon people who have more resources to reach out to those who don’t have as many.

Empower Portage began work on the initiative in the spring of 2008, said Cathey DeBord, housing & emergency support services director at Portage County Family and Community Services. Empower Portage is a group of people from public and private sectors of the community that works to combat poverty in Portage County.

Poverty has been on the rise in Portage County. According to American Community Survey estimates from the 2008 Census, 12 percent of Portage County is below the Federal Poverty Threshold, a 2 percent increase from 2007. The FPT ranges from $10, 991 for a single person to $41,624 for a family with nine people or more with eight or more children.

Empower Portage wanted to take a different approach to tackle this long-standing problem.

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for the cigar-shaped molecules.

Now, the liquid-crystal display industry rakes in more than $150 billion per year, said Oleg Lavrentovich, director of LCI.

In the 1960s, Glenn Brown, a Kent State chemistry professor, became interested in the liquidcrystal field, Bos said. He wrote a few articles about liquid crystals, and he tried to attract key scientists to study them at Kent State.

In 1965 he established the Liquid Crystal Institute — an academic situation unique to Kent State.

Bos said after World War II, most universities studied disciplines, such as physics or biology. But LCI combined multiple disciplines to focus research on a single topic.

“Because they had that focus, LCI was able to be and still is the best in the world,” Bos said. “It’s not just because we’re so much smarter. It’s because of the university’s structure that puts a focus on a topic rather than a discipline.”

Within a few years of its creation, LCI developed in huge strides as the focus shifted from the link between the structure of liquid crystals and biological systems to the business opportunities associated with liquidcrystal technology.

“At the time, people didn’t have a clue that in 40 years people would use liquid crystals routinely,” Lavrentovich said.

In 1969, James Fergason, one of LCI’s first associate directors, patented the twisted nematic cell, the first liquid-crystal device that led to huge growth in the industry. Fergason won a prestigious Lemelson-MIT $500,000 prize in 2006 for his discovery, and he donated $25,000 to LCI.

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shelter was unavailable during a tornado, getting into a ditch or depression was the safest place to be. But after 10 years of research, Schmidlin proved them wrong.

“There are few deep ditches that give shelter from the wind and they’re often filled with water,” Schmidlin said. “The first priority should be getting out and finding a sturdy shelter.

If you can’t do that then stay in your car, buckled in and wait for the storm to pass.”

If on campus, said students should not worry because the buildings and residence halls are sturdy and have tornado shelter

areas. He said students are most likely safer during a tornado on campus than at home.

The Public Safety Department’s emergency guides on Kent State’s Web site, which tell students what to do in many different disaster scenarios, instructs students during a tornado to “get out immediately and go to the lowest floor of a sturdy building.

If there is no nearby building still get out — remaining inside a vehicle during a tornado is extremely dangerous.”

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The federal stimulus funding that helped prevent cuts at universities across the country is scheduled to run dry in 2012, prompting universities to take a serious look at their financial future.

Stimulus dollars provided a cushion for state universities this fiscal year, helping stave off some 3.5 percent in higher education cuts nationally, according to an annual study by the Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University.

But when that funding is scheduled to end in 2012, states — and ultimately public universities like Kent State — will have to directly contend with declining tax revenue.

“I think most all states are facing tax revenue shortfalls,” said James C. Palmer, director of the study at Illinois State. “So the question is, how can (states) continue funding social services and meeting expectations with limited tax revenue?”

President Lester Lefton said he would not speculate on contingency plans concerning the university’s operating budget in 2012, though he did add he was “worried” that the state budget situation will not soon improve.

“I have a strategy map that sits over there,” Lefton said, pointing to a poster-sized diagram of his official goals propped upright in the corner of his office. “It talks about the future, but not the bad things.

You develop detailed plans for growth. You develop broad strategies for contractions.”

Tim Martin, associate provost of academic budget and resources, said each of the university’s nine colleges has already begun preparing for a challenging 2012 budget.

“2012 is definitely a legitimate concern,” Martin said.

“Everybody that you’ve probably talked to is more worried about fiscal year `12 than fiscal year `11.”

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KSU soccer players charged with underage drinking Three members of the Kent State soccer team were charged with underage drinking yesterday.

Junior defender Vanessa Salerno, sophomore goalkeeper Kelly Sherwood and Ohio State transfer Kelsi Landry were charged at the 600 block of Woodside Drive.

“Obviously we’re disappointed by the actions of these three players,” Director of Athletics Laing Kennedy said in a

statement. “How our studentathletes handle themselves in all facets of their lives is extremely important. Each of the three have been suspended indefinitely from all soccerrelated activities pending further review with head coach Rob Marinaro.”

Salerno, 19, Sherwood, 20, and Landry, 20, will be arraigned Friday morning.

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Minority students in math, science courses increases Mariana Silva

Daily Kent Stater Sherenaz Al-Haj Baddar was still a child when she realized she liked science classes much more than humanities. With the help of her mother, a math teacher who encouraged her to pursue her interest in science, she improved with math and numbers.

“If one finds herself interested in engineering, math, sciences and or computers, then that is a healthy sign,” Baddar wrote in an e-mail. “It would be such a loss not to invest in that.”

Baddar, now an assistant professor of computer sciences at the University of Jordan, graduated from Kent State with a Ph. D. in computer science in May 2009.

The University of Jordan, where Baddar majored in computer sciences, has many female undergraduate students who study sciences because they want to secure jobs after graduating and establish a “solid financial state,” she said.

“When I was at KSU, I sat down in some undergrad classes to help prepare for my preliminary exams and most of the students were males,” Baddar said. “It is also the case in the Master of Science and Ph. D. programs, with even fewer female enrollments.”

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Minorities on the rise in STEM classes nology, engineering and math courses than in past years, according to Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness at Kent State.

A Fall 2008 to Fall 2009 comparison shows the enrollment in STEM programs increased in all races and genders at Kent State and that minority groups had a greater increase than other groups.

Female enrollment in STEM courses increased about 15 percent from Fall 2008 to Fall 2009. Women, who made up 56.9 percent of the STEM majors population, were at 57.44 percent in 2009.

Black students, who made up 6.9 percent in the programs, made up 7.46 percent in 2009. Asian students went from 2.63 percent of the students enrolled in STEM courses in 2008 to 3.24 percent.

But those numbers could be better, according to the National Science Foundation. Because the number of minorities majoring in STEM in the U.S. isn’t growing that quickly, the NSF is changing how to approach minority students and is proposing a consolidation of programs to support racial and ethnic groups.

In the fiscal year of 2011, the NSF will receive $103 million to run a program called Comprehensive Broadening Participation of Undergraduates in STEM. Higher education institutions could also qualify for grants coming from a budget of $154 million for undergraduate and graduate student support.

Andrew Tonge, chair of the department of mathematical sciences, said he believes the increase in the enrollment at Kent State may be related to incentives given to the sciences in the past years. He said students are receiving more resources such as grants and scholarships for these

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for STEM programs, but the numbers may be the result of the first stages of a partnership with the Garret Morgan School of Science and Math in Cleveland.

“We are looking for to know more about what is working so we can do more of it,” Moerland said.

He also said faculty have been looking into projects they can submit to receive the NSF grants that support minorities.

“There are a number of things we are doing to try to increase this pipeline and get the Kent State name into the school systems and attract everyone from science and math education as well as under represented groups,” Moerland said.

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Robert Walker, chair of the department of computer sciences, added that there are a variety of reasons for the increase in enrollment.

Not only are students, employers and government bodies more interested in STEM careers, but social opinions of the environment and the search for greener resources is also affecting enrollment.

However, Walker said the number of female, black and Hispanic students enrolled in computer sciences still isn’t close to the number of Caucasian, Asian or male students.

The increase of minorities in STEM courses at Kent State may be related to targeted recruitment by the university and active involvement with high schools, Walker said.

Timothy Moerland, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said he is not certain about what caused the increase in enrollment of minorities

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Brothers raise cash at Cavaliers’ games Heather Thomas

Daily Kent Stater As members of the fraternity say, “LeBron James saved Sigma Tau Gamma.”

It sounds strange, but essentially it’s true.

Four years ago, the fraternity found itself roughly $15,000 in debt and comprised of only 16 members. That same year, the brothers started working at Cleveland Cavaliers games through ARAMARK, a company that provides food and other services at professional venues.

“We didn’t know what to expect when we first started,” said Vice President Nick Piazza.

“I don’t think anyone expected it to work out the way it has.”

At least 10 brothers work at 25 games a season, and each brother

makes $35 per night. All of the profits go toward fundraising for the fraternity, and it erased its debt in a little more than one basketball season.

“We love the Cavs, and we get to go to Cavs games for free and make money while doing it,” said Ryan Matthias, the fraternity’s fundraising chair who oversees the coordination between ARAMARK and Sigma Tau Gamma.

“It plays a big financial part.”

The brothers take orders from fans sitting in the VIP section courtside, and bring them food and beverages throughout the games.

The fraternity makes anywhere from $10,000 to $12,000 a season, which funds the fraternity’s houses, intramural sports and formals, and it allows members to pay lower dues.

“Every brother has to work eight games, and if you work all eight then your formal is paid for.

That’s pretty much everyone’s motivation to work,” said Piazza, a senior geology major. “But they’re fun, so it’s not that hard.”

Matthias, a senior computer design and animation major, said if LeBron James didn’t play for the Cavaliers, he doesn’t think as many members would be employed, so he hopes James stays with the team.

Piazza agreed, but said he hopes they would keep their position with ARAMARK because they are well liked.

“We’re one of the hardest workers there, that’s why they keep us around and put us on the floor,” Piazza said. “I’ve learned that a little bit of work goes a long way.”

Matthias said working with ARAMARK has not only helped the fraternity financially, but has improved the members’ business skills and is a way for the guys to bond while having fun together and enjoying the Cavaliers from seats they’d “never be able to afford.”

“When you’re on the floor, you get to see a lot of the game because you’re walking past it, and after you deliver something you can stand and watch for a little, but

you can’t just stand around doing nothing,” Piazza said.

While the pros outweigh the cons, Piazza said working at the games is a big-time commitment and sometimes conflicts with Sunday night chapter meetings.

And even though one member had a very unlucky night, Piazza said going to the games is great for the fraternity.

“One brother last season … got tackled by (the Charlotte Bobcats’) Gerald Wallace when he was delivering drinks … on the floor.

Wallace dove for a ball and took him out,” Matthias said. “On the same night, he got pushed over by a security guard, and he spilled beer all over Brady Quinn.”

Other members of the fraternity have had rewarding experiences with players on the team, such as a high-five from Delonte West. They have also delivered to celebrities like Usher, NBA Commissioner David Stern and various players from the Browns.

“I don’t think there’s really anyone in the fraternity who’s not a fan,” Piazza said. “It’s made me

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like the Cavs a lot more actually.

The experience and being a part of it has definitely made me like them more.”

Sigma Tau Gamma is one of two fraternities at Kent State that works for ARAMARK and fundraises through employment.

In just four years, the fraternity has gone from paying for everything out of pocket to having more than enough to pay for all its needs. Because of its work with ARAMARK, the fraternity has grown both in size and camaraderie.

“We started out with 16 members when I rushed, and now we have 50,” Piazza said. “I think it does have a lot to do with our work with the Cavs. Just the different things we can do because of our work really draws people.”

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CITY SATURDAY n Xavier D. Putnam, 23, of Ravenna was charged with assault and obstruction of official business at the 100 block of South Depeyster Street. n Adam R. Schibley, 25, of Grafton was charged with assault and obstructing official business at the 100 block of South Depeyster Street.

SUNDAY n Matthew W. Muntz, 21, of Waterville was charged with public intoxication at the 200 block of South Willow Street.

MONDAY n Gregory Day, 47, of Kent was charged with drunken driving at the intersection of Lake Street and Castle Court. n Vanessa S. Salerno, 19, of Kent was charged with underage drinking at the 600 block of Woodside Drive. n Kelly L. Sherwood, 20, of Strongsville was charged with underage drinking at the 600 block of Woodside Drive. n Kelsi D. Landry, 20, of Kent was charged with underage drinking at the 600 block of Woodside Drive.

CAMPUS FRIDAY n Burglary was reported at the Student Center visitor parking lot. n Criminal damage was reported at the C-Midway parking lot.

SATURDAY n Theft was reported at the Gym Annex. n Disorderly conduct was reported at Risman Plaza.

SUNDAY n Theft was reported at Centennial Court C and Manchester Hall.

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SUMMARY:The Kent Presbyterian Church plans to build an off-campus apartment complex to house about 375 students. It’s nice to see someone address the increased problem of overcrowding, as the university has failed to do so. We just hope the price tag fits.

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t’s become a yearly problem at Kent State: Ever-increasing enrollment has caused a lack of available on-campus housing for students.

To deal with this issue the past two years, the university has tripled up rooms, moved residents in with RAs and even converted lounges to regular rooms in some dorms.

Now, an organization independent of the university is stepping up to help.

The Kent Presbyterian Church has plans to pay for an off-campus housing complex along Summit Street. It will house about 375 students and will cost no more than $22 million, according to church officials.

Overall, we’re glad to see a project like this in the works. With the university failing to act about the growing problem of overcrowding — other than making triple rooms a permanent fixture in certain halls — it’s good to see someone step up to provide additional housing. After all, it’s not as if enrollment is about to drop

in the next couple of years.

With overcrowding likely to continue, available housing is going to be limited, and this gives students an off-campus option.

Of course, there is a slight catch with the project. The housing is substance-free, meaning no alcohol or drugs. But for people who don’t drink or partake in illegal drugs, the church’s housing provides a decent option.

We just hope there aren’t additional catches to go along with the no drugs or alcohol policy.

Church officials say religion won’t be an issue when evaluating applicants for housing, and it shouldn’t be. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination against religion in the sale or rental of housing. We just hope to see the church live up to that.

Ultimately, though, our biggest question is about money.

What we’re most concerned about is how much the church plans to charge students to live at the housing complex. While officials are in the process of securing loans

and grants to help pay for the complex, $22 million is a lot of money. We don’t want to see that $22 million earned back by charging students an exorbitant amount of money to live in the apartments.

We’d like to believe a church wouldn’t do something like that, but these days everyone seems to worship a higher God — the almighty dollar.

If the church doesn’t charge an arm and a leg though, we think this is a great option for students who don’t mind giving up booze and drugs. We’re glad the church is coming through for students by providing muchneeded housing.

If only the university would do the same …

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On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a longlost tradition of ancient Greece, were reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. — History.com

Pieces of me, pieces of places I’ve been I went to Chicago for a couple of days over spring break. It was my first time in the Windy City, and despite its acclaim as such, I wasn’t prepared for the biting cold.

Chicago has many ethnic neighborhoods, little slices of home for immigrants and foreigners with food and other elements of local culture. I made some trips to these ethnic neighborhoods.

I visited Chinatown and the Indo-Pak street. Now I’ve been to Chinatown before, in New York City and in Washington, D.C., but I’ve never had the good fortune to do so with a Chinese person, from China. This time I was in for a surprise and some revelations.

The strange lettering on shops, products in shops and menus in restaurants made more sense.

Questions that I had, but felt too ignorant to ask were answered.

What, for instance, are the strange things in the packets? Are things competitively priced compared to China? (The answer by the way is yes, sort of, for the latter.)

The Indo-Pak Street, to me, was like a little slice of home. Automatically I slip into Hindi. I ordered food comfortably off the menu, cautiously ascertain the spice levels and critique using standards I have maintained in India. The Indian street made me happy, a little nostalgic and somewhat surprised at the overt “Indian-ness” of some of the apparel that I saw hanging in the stores. The overt “Indian-ness” reminded me that I wasn’t in India, where ethnic clothing displays are not quite as colorfully bright.

I left my purse in the first Indian restaurant I went to, in the excitement of eating some Indian fast food, which I hadn’t been able to eat since my trip to India last summer. Someone from the next table called me back as I exited onto the street and indicated my

Sonali Kudva forgotten possession.

I went to another Pakistani restaurant the day before I left. I left my handbag draped over a chair, forgotten once again in the excitement of fresh mutton curry, something I have been craving for months. This time I wasn’t quite so fortunate as to have someone remind me as I exited. I returned the next day to the restaurant and my handbag was there, as I expected. I picked it up, was given a fatherly lecture on my carelessness by the owner of the restaurant — and left.

I never expected my handbag to be stolen. I expected to get it back, even though I cursed at the inconvenient result of my carelessness. But I was told by a friend how fortunate I was to get it back.

I guess my comfort levels in the ethnic neighborhood never for one moment made me question my good fortune. But what I want to know, am I so unreasonable in expecting that people will be honest no matter where they’re from or who they are? Or is that really naïve?

Answers?

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An American in Paris GRENOBLE, FRANCE — I’ve been doing nothing but traveling this week and dropping euros for 15 minutes at Internet cafés once a day — far from my usual compulsive e-mail checking.

So I don’t have a whole lot in the way of a unified column topic. Just as valuable, perhaps, are the observations of a college student during his first time in Paris. Think of the Gershwin music as you read this.

Last Saturday I began my five-week spring break by boarding a 4 a.m. bus to the airport and flying to Paris at 7. After meeting my girlfriend under the Eiffel Tower, we checked into our Montmartre hotel and visited landmarks for the next few days.

Paris is different than any other city I’ve been to. I thought it might be similar to London (or Londres in French), but it’s not at all. What London lacks in quiet charm, its mate across the Channel makes up for with a pompous insistence that it’s charming.

Wicker table sets spill out of cafés into the sidewalk every nine meters. Young couples with nice shoes kiss intimately, everywhere, including on the disgusting subway system.

The Paris underground metro makes PARTA look infinitely cleaner and safer.

Ben Wolford I won’t insult it too much, though, because it carried me around for five days to some of the most beautiful places in the world: the Louvre and the priceless art inside (and the gorgeous Tuileries outside), Les Invalides, Notre Dame, the Moulin Rouge (I didn’t go inside).

But it was a small relief Wednesday to come to Grenoble in the southeast of France, at the doorstep of the Alps. Things move slower here, and the people don’t make so much of a show about how intellectual they are.

Grenoble is a humbler city. When Paris asked it to slice its main avenue into thirds and rename each section so that it wouldn’t (technically) be longer than the ChampsÉlysées, Grenoble respectfully agreed.

I don’t mean to say that French people or even Parisians are standoffish. The French

stereotype, I’ve discovered, is largely false.

In fact, the many Parisians I’ve interacted with have been about as friendly as anyone else in the world.

If I knew their names, there are about 36 French citizens I would thank here for saving me from being hopelessly lost. None of them even cared that my French is terrible, and most were willing to graciously offer their English when it failed.

So as I sit here in the Pierre Mendès France University library, I’m surrounded by mountains (one of which I’m climbing on Saturday) and thinking about where my next baguette is coming from. Soon I’ll head off to a local brewery with my high school friend who’s studying here.

Then Sunday, I’ll board a train for the Eternal City, hopefully in time to join a few other fellow Catholics at St. Peter ’s Square.

I’ll let you know how that goes.

Ben Wolford is a junior newspaper journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at bwolfor2@kent.edu.

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Doing your best for the rest Lucky stars have just seared my shoulders and made my hair frizzy again. In one of my last classes at Kent State, a teacher gave me a break when I got depressed thinking I was in too much of a point deficit to get an A. You see, I intended to write this to tell you about the smoky mirror that is college.

To implore you to get out from the mental concrete walls. To ask you to get to know your professors for the sake of getting to know your professors. To say that they can be part of your support group. To tell you that they’re not just your “references.” To make us remember that they’re people too, who came in just as bright-eyed and bushytailed as we once did. To have you want to discontinue this relationship of being strangers with them. And most importantly, to stop the cycle of poor social and mental education that is caused by dubbing the whole system a hellhole and running like crazy with what you did get out of it.

College may be about developing mentality. One that works for the most people, in the best possible way. So when I got to the Showcase for Haiti relief benefit, the topic in my mind really changed to thinking of a world tied together.

At first I was disturbed that everyone around me was so dressed up. But underneath all that, wasn’t there someone who was all dressed up? Someone who was hurting? Someone who focused on getting it together to represent the spirit of picking up and doing the best we can? Wasn’t I just the one who was planning to get some bright peacock-colored, non-toxic makeup

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to hide how I felt about college making me look like shit?

In the introduction, a few lines were read off of paper. I thought, “Why weren’t they memorized and intensified?” I asked myself why I was thinking like that, when they were doing what they could. When we are all busy and tired.

A beautiful Asian girl came on to sing and my heart started sinking. My unknown relatives were in Thailand when the tsunami hit. She was so polka-dotted and wonderful looking and sounding, too. I wanted to be that. Then my heart dipped a bit more because I knew that tragedy was denying ourselves of ourselves.

But I had started fighting depression much earlier in the day, the depression that started way too long ago. So I started to enjoy the show. Thinking that positives are gold. Pure gold. Like when you look at the sun. Can you keep that beautiful light in your eyes? No. But if you were a plant, wouldn’t you have grown from it?

Jen came on. Jennifer Cline as part of Motion Sickness. She was the one I came for. I love her and I’ve only just begun having golden moments with her. I remember her practicing to me in an untouched patch of grass on campus. She was the screamer.

And a real mom as a matter of fact, because she takes care of people’s energies just by being herself.

The entire Haiti benefit was so fun. Irreplaceable. It made me want to entertain, inspire and motivate people just like they all did. It helped me remember that life without passion isn’t like what life should be! So be a composer of your life, and soon!

There is a bench outside of Satterfield that says you can’t be who you should be until you’re who you can be. There is at least one bird on every roof corner singing on Franklin Avenue. There are people who “release the good,” just like Little Nicky, every day!

Advocates of Culture and Knowledge are one amazing group on campus. And a new one at that! Growing quickly like a seed! I wish it for all student groups on campus, whatever suits you. It might be an environmental group, like the Sustainability Task Force, or something that’s preserving the dignity of poetic art forms, like going to the Wick Poetry Center. Anything is possible.

Me recovering and spreading my wings is possible. I have never been able to write about anything without others pouring out their souls around me. So thank you. This is the official beginning of my giant thank you list before I graduate.

Amber Nicole Myers is a senior conservation major and guest columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.

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Liquid Crystals: a KSU Institution

Fergason also helped establish the first spinoff company of LCI in 1970 called ILIXCO, paving the way for future offshoot companies. ILIXCO, now called LXD Inc., is a manufacturer of liquidcrystal displays.

“Fergason understood that it’s not only (that) you make a discovery,” Lavrentovich said, “you need to make the follow-up steps, such as creating a company that would produce the real products.”

Early uses of liquid-crystal technology included displays for quartz watches and calculators.

Now, more than 30 years later, many products in Best Buy stores rely on liquid-crystal technology, he said.

The growth of the industry translated into more research funding at Kent State. The Liquid Crystal Institute generated more than $60 million in outside research funds to Kent State between 1995 and 2010, Lavrentovich said.

The three-story Liquid Crystal and Materials Sciences Building opened in 1996 and acts as the central home for the about 20 faculty members and 35 graduate students studying liquid crystals.

Many come from different departments, such as physics, chemistry, biology and chemical physics.

“We are not a traditional science department. We are not a traditional engineering department,” said Qi-Huo Wei, an assistant professor at LCI. “We have both.

That’s unique.

“It’s not easy to be such an institution. This is a culture that I think accumulated from a longtime history.”

Emerging liquid-crystal technology Today, researchers at LCI are looking at other uses for liquid-

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 | Page 5 crystal technology — biologicalsensing devices to detect anthrax and E. coli, “smart” greenhouses to adjust for sunlight conditions and even a product similar to the invisibility cloak in the “Harry Potter” series.

“We have very prominent scientists working here,” Lavrentovich said.

Green technology tops the priority list of many researchers, he said, as they try to develop low-energy consuming liquidcrystal devices.

“Their dream is to have a display that would capture the energy of the sun,” he said. “So this is a very powerful concept.”

It’s a concept that could eliminate the use of batteries and allow electronics to run longer on less energy.

“If a unit is requiring a lot of power, it means it costs a lot, but there’s also the inconvenience factor,” said Bos, who is also an LCI professor. “If it has a big battery, it’s heavier and it needs to be replaced often.”

That inconvenience factor is also a driving force behind the creation of electronic paper, an effort to drastically lower the world’s paper consumption.

Bos said the push for electronic paper stems from two main concerns: cost and transportation. A terabyte drive costs about $100 and can hold 1,000 filing cabinets worth of information.

Lavrentovich said the LCI, recently deemed a center of excellence by the state, will continue to explore as many avenues for liquid-crystal technology as possible.

“We’re trying to explore, if not all of them, most of them,” he said.

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STIMULUS Universities could face budget problems in 2012 Martin said this year the state took $4.6 million in funding and deferred it to the 2011 higher education budget, known as the State Share of Instruction. Each of Kent State’s individual colleges

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TORNADO This is only a test: Ohio launches statewide tornado drill As of 2009, the Red Cross and National Weather Service advise those in their car who are unable to find sturdy shelter to “stay in the car with the seat belt on. Put your head down below the windows, covering with your hands and a blanket if possible.”

Matthew Radigan, Kent State police support services manager, said it’s difficult to keep up with the many nuances of every discovery that’s made by Kent State professors and others regarding what to do in an emergency. He said these plans aren’t stagnant but constantly changing, and many organizations have conflicting recommendations.

“There is a personal responsibility for the students, staff, and faculty that in an emergency that prior to that they take some time to familiarize themselves with the information that’s online,” Radigan said.

And though all students should review the emergency guides, he said he’d be surprised if a majority of students have even looked at them.

But some students feel

conservatively budgeted around the deferred funding, hoping to receive it next year.

“We’re going to get it next year,” Martin said. “But part of the contingencies that the colleges are hoping to offset is, given the state of the state economy, is there a chance that we may not get that money back? So we decided to make sure we have some money in case that deferred money doesn’t come next year.”

Martin said if the $4.6 million

does not cycle back into the budget for fiscal year 2011, the university will not get it back. “(The colleges) are absolutely looking at 2012,” Martin said.

“Some more than others.”

While the individual colleges may be prepping for a turbulent fiscal year 2012, Lefton declined to elaborate on the future of Kent State’s operating budget.

“As the CEO of this large organization, I clearly consider all of the possibilities,” Lefton

said. “I have loose plans were things to turn in a negative direction. But they’re not detailed plans. They’re not, ‘Oh I’ll fire this person.’ It’s more a sort of broad approach for how you would deal with a crisis.”

Kent State doesn’t educate students well enough on what to do in a natural disaster.

K e l s e y M i l l o y, f re s h m a n hospitality management major, said she doesn’t know what to do if a tornado were to hit Kent State, and she hasn’t looked at the university’s online recommendations.

“If something serious ever happened and we needed to know what to do during a tornado, I definitely think we should know how to handle the situation in a safe way,” Milloy said.

Christine Gion, junior French major and commuter student, also hasn’t looked at the online emergency guides but said she wants the university to do more to educate students about what to do in a tornado.

“I think I would know what to do, but it’s been a while since I’ve done a tornado drill,” Gion said. “It’s important to keep everyone safe if something like that happened.”

Junior anthropology major Anthony Ondrus said he hasn’t been told by anyone what to do if there is a tornado on campus and also hasn’t looked at the online emergency guides and didn’t even know they existed.

“The university should be obligated to at least inform the students of how to go about protecting themselves if there is a tornado,” Ondrus said. “I don’t think they should blow it out of proportion, but it’s definite-

ly something students should know.”

Radigan said there are places like the Allerton parking lot and ball field that aren’t near sturdy shelter for students in severe weather. The recommendation, he said, is to find a ditch and get into it, making yourself as small as possible.

Schmidlin, the Red Cross and the National Weather Service all recommend staying in a vehicle and driving away if possible.

“We do not do regular tornado drills,” Radigan said. “It’s something we’d certainly like to do, but it’s the interruption of the academic day that becomes difficult.”

He said students are paying a lot of money for their education and disrupting classes would reduce the amount of time students have in class.

Daniel Fitzpatrick, associate director of Public Safety, said the annual review of the emergency guides is currently ongoing and there are no plans to change the current tornado warning recommendations.

“They’re changed when the evidence becomes compelling or when FEMA changes their recommendations,” Fitzpatrick said. “We’re not necessarily waiting on FEMA; we’re waiting until the argument becomes compelling.”

The Public Safety Department is working in conjunction with Campus Environment and Operations to upgrade the tor-

nado evacuation signs in the more than 130 buildings on campus. Fitzpatrick said that the evidence has yet to become compelling enough to change the recommendations, but it is good that students have multiple options of what to do when weather conducive to tornadoes occurs.

“We are in an area where there are tornadoes and there’s a responsibility we have to take to keep students safe,” Fitzpatrick said. “These are suggestions that aren’t going to help them at just Kent State, but anywhere.”

Professor Schmidlin said that no matter what path students choose to take, they should take it quickly.

“If you wait until the storm is on you, you may not have enough time,” Schmidlin said.

“You don’t keep teaching until the windows start breaking because then it’s too late.”

Radigan agreed that fast, decisive action and knowledge of tornado shelters will save lives.

“I think students need to be informed,” Radigan said. “Our best defense against chaos is information.”

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POOR Initiative aims to solve poverty in Portage County “The point of the initiative is to look at poverty through the lens of class,” DeBord said. She added that many times people think social services are the answer to poverty, but social services cannot be the only answer because people who only rely on services live on a need-to-need basis, and their situation never improves long term.

She said the initiative is designed to be a supplement to social services and a final answer in the equation of solving poverty.

Philip DeVol, co-author of “Bridges Out of Poverty,” said the initiative has the potential to help social services better serve their clients by educating social service workers how to help people out of poverty.

Empower Portage received an $111,000 grant from the Governor ’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to implement every aspect of that model.

The Corporation for National and Community Service funded two AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America, including Trisha Riley, who works to implement the three aspects of the model and was at the first “Bridges Out of Poverty” training on March 17.

Riley said a diverse group of people from all professions was present, and many thought it was a worthwhile endeavor.

She hopes to start the “Getting Ahead” workshops in May and the “Circles” campaign in the summer. She works with a dedicated steering committee comprised mostly of volunteers.

One of the members of this committee is Renee Johnson, an assistant political science professor at Kent State. Johnson got involved with the committee at the invitation of a colleague and regularly does research on state-level policy of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare programs.

Poverty in Portage County: 12 percent of Portage County is below Federal Poverty Threshold, a 2 percent increase from 2007 n 31,779 people under the age of 18, or 12.9 percent, are in poverty n 29 percent of female-headed households with children under age 18 are in poverty n 55 percent of those in poverty worked part-time year round Source: 2008 Census Bureau American Community Survey Estimates Portage County n

“It’s very heartening that groups of citizens on their own are getting together and are worried about these conditions,” she said.

“They are sort of trying to find out: ‘What kinds of things do we have the power to do by ourselves?’”

The campaign has been implemented in 22 states across the country. According to 2010 Move the Mountain data, six months after graduating from getting ahead, participants had an 88 percent increase in median income. Also, the amount of public assistance benefits they relied on decreased 30 percent. This saved involved communities about $51,336 for the year in public assistance spending.

Also graduates reported that they can rely on more people.

Riley is hoping for similar results in Portage County.

“I would like to see people have jobs that put them on a career track and break the cycle of generational poverty,” she said.

To g e t i n v o l v e d , c ontact Empower Portage at 330-297-7027 (ext. 314) or visit www.empowerportage.com.

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Buehrle sharp as Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-0 Andrew Seligman Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — As the ball ricocheted off his left foot toward the first-base side, Mark Buehrle tried to figure out how to make a play.

A between-the-legs flip?

Uh, OK. That’ll work.

“You see the play happening, you run over there saying, ‘Do I slide and spin, or do I grab the ball and throw it?’” Buehrle said. “I think every thought went through my head. It just happened the way it did.”

Buehrle’s spectacular play in the fifth highlighted an opening day when he pitched three-hit ball over seven innings and Paul Konerko homered to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 6-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday.

Konerko got his 12th season in Chicago off to a good start with a two-run drive in the first and Buehrle simply shut down the Indians, spoiling Cleveland manager Manny Acta’s debut and Jake Westbrook’s first start in nearly two years.

Alex Rios added a solo homer off Tony Sipp in the eighth and ended the game with a diving catch on Travis Hafner’s line drive to center.

Buehrle, starting his clubrecord eighth opener, looked more like the four-time AllStar he is than the guy who won just twice last year after his perfect game against Tampa Bay on July 23.

He retired the last 10 batters he faced, struck out three and walked one, but most impressive was that play in the fifth, when he stuck his leg out and knocked Lou Marson’s hard one-hopper into foul territory along the first-base side. Buehrle raced over and — in one motion — used his glove to shovel the ball between his legs to Konerko for a barehanded catch that retired the runner.

Catcher A.J. Pierzynski called it “probably one of the top two or three plays I’ve seen.” He compared it to DeWayne Wise’s juggling, homerun robbing catch against the wall in the ninth inning to preserve Buehrle’s perfect game.

As the play unfolded, Konerko said, “I was just trying to be loud and let him know where I was because I

knew he would be kind of blind.

With nobody on base, you can kind of go for broke. It’s not like you have to worry about the ball getting away from you. He put it right on the money.”

As for the barehanded catch?

“It’s not something you practice,” Konerko said. “You probably won’t see it again for years, maybe.”

When the crowd roared, Buehrle knew: Somehow, he got the out. A Gold Glove winner last year, he quickly added this play to the highlight reel.

“I take pride in fielding my position as good as I can,” said Buehrle, whose foot was bruised.

Marson couldn’t believe Buehrle got him.

“I don’t think he even looked at the bag,” he said.

After a pause, he asked: “And he went in between his legs? Was it in between his legs?”

J.J. Putz pitched the eighth for Chicago and Matt Thornton retired the side in the ninth.

For Cleveland, the start of the new season looked awfully like the last one — a 65-win disaster that led to Eric Wedge’s firing.

We s t b ro o k — b a c k f ro m reconstructive elbow surgery — tied a club record with four wild pitches, hit Carlos Quentin twice, walked four and allowed five runs and five hits in his first start since May 28, 2008.

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TOP Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen hugged Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta during introductions at US Cellular Field as the Chicago White Sox faced the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day in Chicago, Illinois on Monday, April 5, 2010. BOTTOM Fans cheered during the National Anthem at US Cellular Field as the Chicago White Sox faced the Cleveland Indians on Opening Day in Chicago, Illinois on Monday, April 5, 2010.

“Chalk it up to I just didn’t pitch well,” he said. “I’m done with the excuses of you haven’t pitched in a year and a half. Now it’s just a matter of getting better.”

He left trailing 4-0 after walking Konerko to load the bases with none out in the fifth, but the trouble began almost as soon as he took the mound.

Quentin doubled to the rightfield corner with two out in the first and Konerko made it 2-0 when he sent the next pitch to the right-field bullpen, just beyond a leaping Shin-Soo Choo. He pumped his fist as he rounded first and took a curtain call as fans chanted “Paulie! Paulie!”

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Chance to exchange clothes for fitness in April Student Center to host yoga classes Michelle Bair

Daily Kent Stater Students can donate gently used clothing or non-perishable items for a relaxing evening of yoga tonight in the Kent Student Center from 7 to 8:30. The class will take place every Tuesday of this month.

Sydney Jordan, Kent Student Center Programming assistant student manager, said the charities involved are Freedom House, Maggie’s Place-Zechariah House, Kent Social Services Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen and the Skeels-Matthews Community Center in Ravenna.

“It’s basically a way to come and do something healthy while

giving back to the community,” Jordan said.

Jackie Fahmy, the programmer in charge of the class, said there will be 11 mats for people to use, so students are encouraged to bring their own if they have one.

“My mother was a yoga teacher, and I sub taught for her sometimes,” Fahmy, junior fashion merchandising major, said. “I did my yoga training the summer before college, and this is my first time leading a class on my own.”

She said she is always a little edgy about doing the spiritual part of yoga.

“This week I’m going to feel everyone out and do the very basic physical part to see if they want more,” Fahmy said.

She said yoga is one of the best forms of physical activity for people who don’t like to go to the gym and work out a lot.

It also has long-lasting health benefits, Fahmy said.

“It’s definitely a stress reliever,” Fahmy said. “It’s not about sweat. It’s more about leaving the worries from your day behind. It’s an hour for yourself to be calm and relaxed.”

She said girls seem to get more into yoga, but guys have participated and enjoy it also.

“Girls are better with the flexibility because you have to touch your toes and such,” Fahmy said. “A lot of guys aren’t too flexible, but they are better with the balances involved. Hopefully everyone will get a good workout.”

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Model aircraft club remains grounded Nick Baker

Daily Kent Stater A model aircraft club’s fight for flight will remain at a stalemate after the Franklin Township Board of Zoning Appeals voted last night to extend debate on whether to approve the club’s lease of a runway space.

The Corsair Model Aircraft Club wants to lease eight acres to create a landing strip and fly over approximately 100 more acres of land currently being used to farm hay.

Opposing sides discussed concerns regarding pedestrian safety and noise, and residents in attendance voiced their opinions both formally and anonymously.

The decision, which will now be made at the board’s May 3 meeting, would allow members of the club to begin flying at the new location, which is just north of the Davey Tree Expert Co. corporate headquarters on North Mantua Street.

The club operated at Summit County Fairgrounds in Tallmadge for 39 years but was forced to leave after Metro Parks Serving Summit County obtained the land and maintained hiking trails used by pedestrians. The club does not allow flight over pedestrians as part of its guidelines.

Jim Ellsworth, trustee for the Ellsworth Trust, which owns the contested property, was not present at the meeting, but has approved the club’s proposal for leasing the property.

Also south of the proposed flight area are Franklin Elementary School and Roosevelt High School on North Mantua Street and Stanton Middle School on Hudson Road.

Both Davey Tree Expert Co. and Kent City Schools opposed the lease, citing concerns about safety and noise on the corporate and educational campuses.

Aside from the property’s proximity to the schools, Kent City Schools raised concerns because some students participate in an urban forestry program on the Davey Tree grounds.

The township is zoned to allow

noise up to 70 decibels. The noise caused by an aircraft does not exceed 50 decibels from 300 feet away from the aircraft, said John Ashley, trustee for the club. The properties in opposition are considerably farther, Ashley said.

Bill Jacobs, attorney for Davey Tree Expert Co., sent a 50-page letter on Thursday opposing the motion with the township.

Davey Tree Expert Co. filed with the township to block the motion because of concerns regarding wildlife, noise and safety on its property.

“This is not an isolated area out in a completely rural setting,” Jacobs said. “Corporate activities, school activities, traffic are all in the area of where the proposed activities would be.”

Jacobs also mentioned “professional activities,” which include employee training and maintenance. Molly Senter, property manager for the corporate headquarters, said approximately 200 employees are on the campus during the business day.

“It’s not just a corporate office where people park their cars and go inside,” Senter said. “There are many outdoor activities by Davey employees as well as other members of the community.”

The sentiments of Davey Tree were echoed by Joseph Giancola, superintendent of Kent City Schools, who said the buildings, which are not air-conditioned, would have problems with noise and students could potentially be injured. The students, he said, would have no control over the situation.

“They have no recourse,” Giancola said. “They can’t go anywhere. Teachers can’t go anywhere.”

Giancola said while he recognizes the low probability for an incident of student injury, the possibility alone is enough to raise concern.

Corsair Model Aircraft Club has no history of noise complaints or injury. All pilots must be approved by the Academy of Model Aeronautics, which has around 165,000 members nationwide. All pilots-in-training must

fly under a “buddy system” with a more experienced pilot.

The planes do not exceed 55 pounds, with the largest having wingspans of around 12 feet.

Ashley said the club’s history should be evidence enough that there will be no issues in the surrounding areas.

“We were (at Summit County Fairgrounds) for 39 years, with no problems, no safety issues, no noise complaints against our club,” he said.

Ashley added the club only flies between 10 a.m. and dusk, and will not fly in rain or high winds.

One resident, who said he lived closer to the flight zone than anyone other than Ellsworth, spoke in favor of the club at the meeting.

The room was full of club supporters and model enthusiasts, who rejected the notion that there would be problems in the new location.

No residents spoke out against the proposal.

Pilots in attendance addressed concerns raised about pilots flying outside the proposed area.

Tom Bucknell, a model aircraft pilot and Hudson resident, spoke about why pilots are so careful not to lose sight of their aircrafts.

“We spend a lot of time and money on these model planes,” Bucknell said. “It is in our best interest to not fly out of the sight line. We don’t want to go picking up pieces.”

Ashley added that the club has been affected by the lack of a place to call home. Though it occasionally operates indoor electric models, meetings have been essentially halted and membership has dropped sharply.

Membership, which Ashley said peaked in 2009 at 260, is now down to 127.

“Birds have to fly,” Ashley said.

“If you don’t have a place to fly, it’s hard to hold together a flying club.”

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Grounds crew found RED KODAK CAMERA behind Taylor Hall with photos of “Happy 50th Birthday Traci” and an Elvis impersonator. Call 330-604-6658.

NOW LEASING FOR FALL 5,4,2,1 bedroom Houses.

Efficiency. Good Location Near KSU. Call (330) 554-8353 Whitehall East Townhomes - 4 or 5 bedroom leases, with 3 bathrooms, great rent options with all inclusive plans. Some newly rennovated, all units washer/dryer and dishwaher included. Call or text today 330-9904019. www.whitehall-east.com LUXURY 4-BEDROOM UNITS large, clean, all appliances + FREE washer/dryer.

(330) 714-0819 Spacious 2&3 bdrm apts @ Holly Park. Gas heat paid Sign up now for fall and receive $100 off first 6 months based on a twelve-month lease. (330) 678-0823

horoscope

By Linda Black

Today’s birthday (4/6/10) Creative effort takes you far in the coming year. Pay closer attention to dreams as a key to your subconscious that may provide solutions. Find a recreational activity that allows you to burn off stress, helping you to face challenges powerfully.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Now leasing for fall. 2br apt $699750 a month includes gas, water and trash. Many great amenities. Hurry in now, before you get locked out.

(330) 673-8887

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7. Let your optimism simmer. Everyone needs to adapt to the demands of the moment.

Save emotions for later.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8. Take extra time during the planning phase of a project.

Let ideas simmer until you taste the magic. Then translate mental images into practical displays.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 6. What you think ought to be simple instead has many perplexing thorns. Even the greatest imagination would need to adapt big ideas to limited means.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 5.You may be dealing with moral questions. Spiritual inspiration comes from meditation or dreams. Remember to keep your feet on the ground.

Now accepting applications for summer and fall! Studios, 1&2 bedrooms still available-Hurry In! 330-678-0746 **Summer and Fall Specials** Furnished/unfurnished studios, 1&2 bedrooms, Call now 330-678-0123 Enjoy spacious 4&5 bedrooms duplexes with 2 full baths. Great condition, great location, A/C, W/D, dishwasher, deck, garage. $350/ bedroom includes all utilities. 330808-4045 GREAT PRICES! GREAT PROPERTIES! 3, 4 & 5 bdrm properties starting at $1000/mo.

Call Rich at 330-807-6090 Now Leasing for Summer and Fall.

2 BR Apts. Heat, Trash & Water pd.

Pool, Pets welcome, $665-$725.

Close to KSU 330-673-5364 NO WATER BILL! NO GAS BILL! 4&5 Bedroom duplex available for fall starting at $330/mo!

Each side has 2 bath, W/D. Dishwasher, deck, garage, etc. Close to campus and on bus route. Last one I have available! Call Sweeney (740)317-7294.

Stow: 2 & 3 bed townhomes with one car garage. Pets welcome, 10 min from KSU. Prices $665-$850 call (330)686-2269.

All real estate advertised herin is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” State and local laws forbid discrimination based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. If you feel you have been wrongfully denied housing or discriminated against, call the FHAA at 330-253-2450 for more information.

Kent- 2 bedroom for fall, starting at $250/room some include some utilities 330-678-3047 or BuckeyeParksMgmt.com

KENT/BRIMFIELD. Newer 3 & 4 Bdrm duplexes. 1 car garage. $900-$1100 per month. 330-338-5841 or 330329-1118 kentarearentals.com

Available now. Nice 2 bedroom apartment. Close to downtown.

Mature tenants, non-smoking, no pets. $650 + utilities. 330-688-1187.

Kent near downtown and campus 2 bedroom apartment, all utilities paid except electric, $350/bedroom + security deposit. (330)676-9440

2 & 3 bedroom apartments, close to campus. Joe (330) 310-1494

Apartments for Rent: 3 bedroom apartment Half of a home.

Living Room, kitchen,bath. No pets.

One bedroom available now $330/ month. 330-673-8505 1 bedroom apartment in a house.

Kitchen, living room, bath. Separate entrance. No pets. One year lease.

Available in August. 330-673-8505 University Townhomes 5 bedroom, 2.5 bath, washer, dryer, dishwasher, and microwave included. 1 year leases available. Call 330-501-9239 for more information.

2 bedroom 1.5 bath apartment $585/ month + deposit & electric.Heat, water and trash included (330) 312-0066 or (330) 968-4930 Kent- 3&4 bdrm townhouses for fall, $375/room includes gas & trash 330678-3047 or BuckeyeParksMgmt. com Kent- efficiencies for fall, starting at $250/month includes ALL UTILITIES 330-678-3047 or BuckeyeParksMgmt. com

Kent: Premium Victorian Apts, downtown, energy efficient, stylish! www.kentsuites.com/ (330) 6780925 Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath duplex.

LR and Family Room, W/D, A/C, $960/ mo, Available July (330)630-9285.

Four Bedroom House on Lincoln, Call Brent at (330)608-4396. Very close to campus.

Hidden Pines Townhouses, 4 lg BR’s, 2 bath, W/D, wood floors, ceramic tile. Spacious, very clean!

ALL utilities included option as low as $320/BR. www.hidden-pines.com/ or 440-708-2372 Rooms for Fall 1 block from campus. $350/mo includes ALL utilities, cable and internet. Non-smoking house.

Chris Myers (330) 678-6984 Now leasing for Fall: a beautiful, new, large condo. 2 bedroom with 2.5 bath, 2 car garage, backyard-deck, great for grilling! $375/bedroom 330-687-6122

1 & 2 bedroom apartments available for fall semester. We pay everything except electric. 330-678-0972.

Kent - 4 BR, 2 BA House $1300/mo.

5th Ave., August 1, Dishwasher, A/C. 330-310-3084 colleen.belan@att.net Available Fall: Triplex, each unit 3 Bedrooms, 1 bath, large yard. $800.

(440) 953-8687 www.yourhomerental.com Very Clean, quiet 2 bedroom, 1 bath, gas, heat, water, appliances included.

Available May 1. 330-760-1884 Kent—Nice House Close to Campus and Downtown, 6/7 people, Available Fall 330-297-6539 Oak Haven Condo!

Very close to campus! (S. Lincoln St.) Now renting for Fall. 2 bedroom,1.5 baths Assigned parking, water, trash & heat paid! $735/month + electric.

Accepting Visa/MC 330-554-1245 Available 08/01. 2 bedroom, newer appliances, close to campus. 330-626-7157

Roommate needed Brand new interior 4 bedroom, 2 full baths. All inclusive $350 per month, Kent house. 440-258-5938

GET IN EARLY! 2 subleasers needed for 2 bedroom, 2 bath Pebblebrook apartment.

Available May 23. Lease ends August 15, but available for renewal. Call Adam 330-524-5430.

STUDENTS Go to www.kentcribs.com for more rental listings!

LANDLORDS! Get your rental listed for FREE on www.kentcribs.com. Call 330-6722586!

Kent- Quiet 1, 2&3 bedroom. $500, $590 and $750. 330-677-5577

Taking Summer Classes?

Need a room?

One room open in house on College Avenue, available May 17. $400 + utilities. E-mail kpickere@kent.edu if interested.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 6. To ensure a solid foundation for your ideas, reach out to a professional for needed advice.

Although you don’t like everything you hear, you glean some gold.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 6. You’re torn between two options. Follow advice from a reliable source, or take a leap of faith on an associate’s enthusiasm?

Either choice works out.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7. Figure out a logical set of priorities. Then, work closely with a partner, even if you irritate each other now. Finally, mobilize your enthusiasm.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 6. Messages arrive from a variety of sources. Narrow the field by eliminating stressful concepts.

Go with what feels good.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 6. What starts out as a thorny problem eventually gives in to creative concepts developed within your group. Team up to break through resistance.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7. You and a partner work to develop a long-range plan.

Consider each facet according to your personal philosophy.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 6. Get out and about today to maximize career opportunities. Take a shopping list.

Multitasking works today.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 5. Your partner points you toward unknown territory.

There are benefits to going there, accompanied by some prickly problems.

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YOUR LIFE Features editor: Melissa Dilley • E-mail: mdilley2@kent.edu

ON THE WEB AT KENTWIRED.COM

PHOTO COURTESY OF AMANDA WOOLF

Empire owner Catherine Cartwright-Jones talks to a customer about the crystals she sells that are formed from volcanoes and would otherwise be thrown out.

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND

Henna just one treat store offers Laura A. Lofgren Daily Kent Stater Owner and artist Catherine Cartwright-Jones had a mission when she opened the store Empire in downtown Kent. That mission was to raise awareness of spirituality to local students and community members alike.

“Empire is connections,” Cartwright-Jones tells me as she readies her henna paint. I’m sitting on a black, cushioned velveteen bench with my left hand outstretched across the owner’s knee. Her dull, plaid dress is soft underneath and she picks my fingers up to readjust for a better painting position.

She tells me Empire has two different meanings. One would say it’s a geographically extensive group of states under the rule of one person or one group of people. CartwrightJones would say it’s “a geographic connection of pathways.”

As she’s squirting the Lawsonia inermis tree dye onto my skin, swirls and dots take shape. CartwrightJones says she wanted to reach out to the world and show them that body modification isn’t a bad thing.

Her blue-green eyes look up at me, and she says, “It’s important to be part of the community.”

Cartwright-Jones, who is nearly 60 years old, claims to have the largest henna Web site on the Internet, www.hennapage.com. Looking into the site, Cartwright-Jones began studying henna in 1990. She runs seven other henna-type Web sites.

Also, she has lectured on henna and has been a consultant to the National Botanical Gardens in Washington, D.C., and the Royal Botanical Gardens in London.

She has worked with TV networks such as Discovery Channel, Fox and

the BBC. And she once provided expert testimony on copyright law for henna artists in a U.S. federal court case.

Cartwright-Jones attends Kent State and is enrolled in the geography Ph. D. program. Her Master’s essay, titled “Developing Guidelines on Henna: A Geographical Approach,” will allow readers to understand the nature of body modification in countries around the world.

After she’s done applying the cool ink to my skin, Cartwright-Jones tells me to “blow dry (my) hand and spray it with hairspray” to allow the dye to permeate the skin and maintain color. She then asks for the next girl to receive henna. No one answers as I get up from the U-shaped seat.

“How about palm readings?”

Almost immediately, as I’m walking away, I hear two or three girls get up in excitement as one beats the rest to the seat.

Later, as Cartwright-Jones is telling me about the lotions and soaps in the store, we both notice the store is basically empty minus the few girls left for psychic readings. CartwrightJones wants to show me something.

Her henna-stained hand leads me over to a far wall of photographs.

They are all pictures of women or young girls with some sort of modification on their bodies. CartwrightJones points out individual ones.

One girl, who looks to be from a southern Asian country, has large rings in her ears.

“Do you think she’s a poor girl or a rich girl?” Cartwright-Jones asks me. I stumble for an answer.

“She’s rich. You can’t work in a field with those rings on your ears!”

Another photo, which is from the

20s, is of a woman with tattoos on every part of her body except her hands and face. Cartwright-Jones tells me tattoos were an escape for the woman. She worked on a farm and the circus came to town. The woman realized her only chance of getting out and seeing the world was to become the “Tattooed Lady” and join the circus. But, Cartwright-Jones says, she could still appear to be a young, distinct lady when she put on a dress since her tattoos would be hidden.

An African woman with symbolic scars on her face shows that she is a gateway for the gods. She is the one in her tribe who communicates with the netherworld. Cartwright-Jones says in America, we frown upon body mutilation, but in other countries, it’s something to take pride in.

“Ultimately, Empire is about discovering something new and connecting with it,” Cartwright-Jones says. “All the magic and body art you see today has been spread through empires.”

Contact features correspondent Laura Lofgren at llofgren@kent.edu.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF AMANDA WOOLF

Empire owner Catherine Cartwright-Jones does henna Thursday nights for Ladies Night.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF AMANDA WOOLF

A Kent State student takes advantage of Empire’s Ladies Night and gets free henna done by the owner, Catherine Cartwright-Jones.