April 20, 2011 by The Kent Stater

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lthough police have low reports of buying and selling Adderall on campus, some students say the drug deals are popular. “Almost everyone on my floor buys Adderall,” said a sophomore a c c o u n t i n g m a j o r. “They take a pill and stay up studying all night like zombies.” Adderall is a brandname prescription drug that treats attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The drug and other similar medications are central nervous system stimulants. They affect chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS

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Sophomore safety Hotel and conference center takes suspended after another step toward completion arrest early Sunday Lance Lysowski

llysowsk@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater A Kent State football player was arrested early Sunday morning at the 200 block of Franklin Avenue in downtown Kent for underage drinking, displaying a fake I.D. and assault. Sophomore safety Zachary Gonosz pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday, and a pre-trial hearing is set for June 2 at 1:15 p.m. in front of Judge Kevin Poland. Cab driver Jeffrey Austin, who works for A-1 Taxi Service, said Gonosz approached his van outside of Mugs Brew Pub and Sports Grill at about 2:45 a.m. Gonosz told Austin that he rode in his taxi the previous weekend and allegedly began an altercation with the van’s passenger, Ronald Cassie. Cassie, a 39-year-old Streests-

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boro resident and owner of A-1 Taxi Service, reported being assaulted by Gonosz, according to a police report. Cassie declined to comment, but Austin said the encounter was “uncalled for.” “The dude really didn’t know what he was talking about,” Austin said. “I think he was just a little bit too drunk, and he didn’t even know the guy’s name that he hit.” Officer Michael Domer responded to the 911 call and arrested Gonosz along with Lauren Schroeder, sophomore pre-nursing major, who was charged with disorderly conduct. Shroeder is scheduled to appear for arraignment at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in front of a Kent administrative judge. See ASSAULT, Page 2

House votes to reduce student Pell Grants Julie Sickel

jsickel@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Pell Grants may be in danger for the 2012 to 2013 fiscal year. The United States House of Representatives voted Friday to reduce the maximum Pell Grant by 60 percent from the current $5,500 level to the 2008 pre-stimulus level of $2,090 in 2012. “It would obviously be devastating,” said Mark Evans, director of student financial aid. “We have a little over 18,000 students enrolled across our eight campuses at Kent State that rely on a Pell Grant award, which exceeds $70 million this year.” The new budget resolution comes just a week and a half after disagreements between democrats and republicans over the fiscal year 2011 budget that threatened a total government shutdown.

P re s i d e n t B a r a c k O b a m a signed a budget deal Friday that moved to eliminate the summer Pell Grants for fiscal year 2011, which previously made it possible for students to receive two grants in a single award year. A press statement from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators said the cut is projected to save $8 billion over the next two years and help lower a potential $20 billion Pell Grant shortfall for the 2012 to 2013 academic year. The president’s plan will make up for the cuts and make the nation stronger in the long run, Rep. Tim Ryan said in a press conference call Friday. Ryan’s office did not return phone calls to expand on this statement. See GRANTS, Page 2

mbair1@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Kent planning commissioners gathered at Kent City Hall Tuesday to review a conceptual plan for the Kent State hotel and conference center. Jeff Glavan, of Glavan Feher Architects, said he was excited about concluding plans for the multi-module facility that has been in the works for almost three years. “President Lefton has tremendous input on what his thoughts and visions were for this particular piece of development downtown,” Glavan said. Associations and meetings have taken place with all the different parts and players within the community, Glavan said. Lefton has been a strong influence in the direction of the project. “He wanted connectivity with the university and downtown,” Glavan said. “Attracting students, families, faculty, guest speakers, all those kinds of things.” President Lefton felt that it is important that the facility is truly an extension of Kent State, although it will be located downtown, Glavan said. The plan displays the hotel, conference center and green space — representing outdoor space. “We have bisected it, dissected it, sliced it, diced it and chopped it,” he said. “We have put it in so many different configurations and tried to interface it and intersect because of so many parts and pieces— that have to flow—from traffic, drop offs, deliveries, service, pedestrian flow, pedestrian access, relationship with PARTA to the parking garage, paying attention to the university’s investment in what they are doing, buying the properties.” Glavan said there are three big corners that planners are sensitive to. “One being at the corner of Haymaker and Depeyster,” he said. “The other key corner is at Depeyster and Erie because it

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Plans for a multi-module hotel and conference center downtown will promote connectivity between the university and the city, President Lester Lefton said. was focusing downtown. The other corner is at Haymaker and Erie which basically is the front door access from Kent State University to downtown.” The hotel will be placed along Depeyster Street, allowing the opportunity for customers to drop off and check everything into the hotel. “What we tried to do in the planning was get an integration so there wasn’t an overlap in activities and try to simplify it,” Glavan said. “What we have done is created one simple access point.” In working with the city, Glavan said he and the architects respected design guidelines that are already established, rather than reinventing what is happening. Michelle Bair is a public affairs reporter.

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ADDERALL Hey, got any adderall? “Adderall has many physiological side effects,” said John Schell, a clinical psychologist at the Kent State DeWeese Health Center. “It creates a sense of dependency and causing students to need the drug to study and be motivated.” One senior business major said the drug has become part of his lifestyle. “I tried Adderall for the first time about a year ago, and I have been taking it ever since,” he said. “Adderall gives me the same experience as snorting cocaine. I wouldn’t say I’m addicted, but I find it difficult to focus without it.” A freshman fashion major also said she can’t focus without the drug. She found herself craving Adderall more and more after trying a few pills with a friend. And some students with Adderall prescriptions are reaping the benefits of their

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GRANTS House votes to reduce student Pell Grants Evans explained that the current Pell Grant level is a result of the federal stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and if they were to stay at their current level, a more permanent source of funding would need to be found. “These are things that are in discussions, but the likelihood of the severe changes coming into place is to be played out later this summer,” Evans said. Students apply for the Pell Grant annually by completing the Free Applica-

peers’ cravings. “Selling Adderall is an easy way to make some money,” said a junior architecture major. “People get hooked and will do almost anything to get it.” Selling unprescribed Adderall is considered a felony and can result in fines, a suspended driver’s license and jail time, according to the Ohio Revised Code. “I was told at a seminar that a study showed that 85 percent of students prescribed Adderall had shared the drug with at least one friend,” Schell said. But Michquel Penn, a Kent State University Police Department officer, said the department hasn’t seen Adderall as a popular drug on campus. “There really haven’t been any recent incidences on campus involving Adderall,” Penn said. Still, she said the department would continue to educate students on the prevention of prescription drug abuse and keep a close eye on campus drug activity. Stephanie Black is a news correspondent. tion for Federal Student Aid. The amount of grant money awarded to students is based on the number of enrollment hours a student takes and the estimated family contribution of the student. The university supports the continuation of the Pell Grant program at their current level, Emily Vincent, director of university media relations, said in an e-mail statement. “Since Pell Grants are given to students with the greatest financial need, any cuts to the Pell Grant Program would not only be detrimental to these students, but may make it impossible for them to complete their education,” Vincent said. Julie Sickel is the administration reporter.

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ASSAULT Sophomore safety suspended after arrest Gonosz posted bond for a total of $1,905 in order to return to his hometown of Dallas, Ga., at the end of the spring semester. He declined to comment. The maximum penalty for each of the three first-degree misdemeanors is six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. It is Gonosz’s second time being cited with underage drinking after a first offense occurred May 1, 2010,

according to court records. Alan Ashby, director of athletics for communications, said Gonosz is suspended indefinitely from team activities until the situation can be evaluated further. Gonosz appeared in 10 games for Kent State during the 2009 season but was redshirted in 2010 because of injury. He was expected to compete for a starting job with the Flashes in the upcoming season.

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SUMMARY: As we get closer to graduation, most of us face the decision to work an unpaid internship and gain more experience or a paid one so we can afford to live. Which is really more valuable?

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nternships for college students are hard to come by in today’s declining economy. Many students are forced to accept positions for the experience and not the pay. This has been a climbing trend in recent years with companies making budget cuts. But is taking an unpaid internship a good thing? For some students, the question is a no-brainer. They can take the job over the summer and have their parents assist them with living expenses. However, for students with limited help from their guardians, they have no choice but to only work paid internships. How else will they pay their rent, utilities and put food on the table? This is limiting students’ opportunities as graduation draws closer. The perfect intern-

ship may await in a big city, but how are they going to afford that? There’s only one answer for students with limited resources: loans. They are forced to borrow even more money just to get the working experience that they need. Is it all worth it? In this depleted job market, the answer is yes. Getting a job after college is entirely about marketing yourself. You have to know more people than the other applicant to get the job. An internship at a major company helps, even if you dig yourself into deeper debt. While the situation seems bleak, President Obama said he is looking to change everything. Last year, Obama started to campaign against companies taking advantage of college

students. According to a story on Fox News, the U.S. Department of Labor says it’s often illegal for companies to employ unpaid interns. These internships are only deemed legal if it is structured toward the benefit of the intern instead of the company. Even though Obama is working toward a better system, is it going to work? Most companies can’t afford to pay students unless the government subsidizes the project. Until this mess is sorted out, college students are forced to decide between a valuable working experience and money. 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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“In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.” — Arthur Schopenhauer

DID YOU KNOW? On April 20, 1980, the Castro regime announces that all Cubans wishing to emigrate to the U.S. are free to board boats at the port of Mariel west of Havana, launching the Mariel Boatlift. The first of 125,000 Cuban refugees from Mariel reached Florida the next day. — History.com

‘Average’ is a dirty word

There was a time in my life when I actually daydreamed of becoming a warrior — the next Joan of Arc, if you will, minus the tragic execution. While I was a typical teen girl with idle crushes and an obsession with shopping, I knew there was something bigger that I was meant to do with my life. For as long as I can remember, “average” has been considered a bad word in my vocabulary. The idea of being a warrior — whatever that means in 21st century America — is a lonely one, and probably unrealistic. How easy and simple life would be if I just let go of my childhood dream of changing the world and instead focused on indulging the desires of my heart. How would life be different if I just decided to settle on average happiness and nothing more? People find happiness, security and comfort in many ways — drinking, sex, getting high, playing video games and other forms of entertainment. I’ve attempted to find happiness in most of those things. The happiness I did find was short-lived, and often left me feeling lonelier and emptier than before. Something was always missing; I knew there had to be more to life than mere satisfaction. Is it really necessary to chase every possible pleasure in order to live meaningfully? Will our lives be empty if we’re forced to live without certain things we want? Not everything we desperately crave is what we really need. As difficult and painful as it may be at times, I decided that

Sarahbeth Caplin my biggest objective in life is to live in a way that matters, not to live in a way that makes me happy. I have nothing against being happy, but living a life of eternal significance sometimes requires the sacrifice of comfort. We would never have heard of figures like Joan of Arc, Martin Luther King Jr., or my greatest hero of all, Jesus, if happiness and pleasure were the pinnacles of success in life. Many, if not all, of the freedoms we enjoy today were given to us on behalf of seemingly “average” men and women who willingly sacrificed happiness for causes more noble than simply getting by in life. The greatest way to insult me is to call me average. I would not wish that for anybody. Our lives become casualties if we settle for idle comfort over steadfast conviction. People can choose to enter this world quietly and then slip out without making too much of a fuss if they really want to, which is their choice. But I believe that we were made for so much more than that. Sarahbeth Caplin is a senior English major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at scaplin@kent.edu.

Popping the bubble Kent State is a bubble. It is a microcosm of society that exists within the 866 acres of the main campus. Its people and places are its own. When I came to Kent State as a freshman, I can recall being scared out of my wits. I lived in North Royalton my entire life and never had to experience being the “new person.” Before I departed, I remember sitting in a parking lot at Panera with my best friend, sobbing about how I didn’t think I could leave everything that is familiar to go someplace new. So I did the only thing I could: take advantage of every opportunity. I went to every Week of Welcome event and struck up a conversation with everyone I met. I realized that us freshmen were all like lost fish swimming around trying to find something to cling on to. Within the first few days, I met friends that would become my family. I quickly learned I had no reason to be scared but many reasons to be excited. I lived

Kelly Petryszyn Senior Column on campus all four years and call the dorms my home. I became accustomed to the glory that is a meal plan and reacquainted myself with a pot and stove when I had a kitchen instead. I found a support system in the people I met in Olson Hall and at Cru. I found love, too, which I had never experienced before I came to college. Most of all, I found that I could be OK on my own in a new place with new people. Underclassmen, I encourage you to find a new life here. I encourage you to attend the events that interest you. I encourage you to talk to that person you never thought you could talk to. It’s fine. You’re not the person you were in high school. The past has no hold on you here. Experience new things. College is the one

time in your life when you can be a little bit selfish and spend four years figuring out who you are. Don’t waste the opportunity. I spent these years creating a new life – a safe little bubble where the new me exists, and the old me is just a distant memory. But as I did four years ago, I have to leave. I have to leave my family. I have to leave my cramped dorm room. I even have to say goodbye to my furry friends — the black squirrels. I have to bid farewell to staying up into the wee hours at Rosie’s or Jazzman’s and forgetting about the responsibilities that loom over my head. But it’s time. At one point or another, you have to move on and rebuild. I am ready. I can feel the fragile walls of my college bubble closing in around me. Pop.

Kelly Petryszyn is a senior magazine journalism major and an assigning editor for the Daily Kent Stater.

Place blame for rape on perpetrators Most Americans are aware that something is happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; it is a nation one hears about with relative frequency, but there has been a distinct indifference in the United States during the past 15 years of conflict. What has happened is a civil war, continued military conflict, foreign mineral exploitation of one of the world’s resource rich countries and mass sexual violence. We do not know the exact number of women who have been raped, but the estimates lie in the hundreds of thousands, with an alarming HIV infection rate as well. Author Jason Stearns suggests that a reliable U.S.based study indicates there were 400,000 women raped in the DRC in one year. Violence against women in the Congo is not the byproduct of war, an argument commonly made about rape that occurs during military conflicts. Congolese women and children are the specific targets of particularly violent sexual assaults. It is not something that happens on the side; it is something that is intrinsically part of the problem. The majority of the world is aware of this sexual violence, and although there have been some efforts to address the issue,

Monika J. Flaschka, PhD Guest Columnist rape continues unabated, and even increasing in frequency. Very simply put, something about intervention is obviously not working. We need to figure out a better way to address the issue of sexual violence. One way to address this issue is to shift the focus from women as rape victims to men as rapists. We cannot just discuss rape, pregnancy, disease and the horrific physical trauma resulting from the kinds of sexual violence perpetrated against women. In a startling example of blindness, the Western world focuses only on women telling and re-telling stories of rape complete with lurid details and sometimes horrific images either of injuries or of rape, and on the failure of social recovery often explained as a result of the woman’s ruination, her unmarriageability and her excludability from society. We must focus our attention on the men committing rape; one cannot prevent

rape by addressing its effects. One can only prevent rape by targeting the rapist, by analyzing how women are represented in society, by attempting to change how men perceive women as rapeable and by changing the position of women in society such that rape is not considered a reasonable action by rapists and so that societal punishment of women after rape is not considered normal — tragic, but normal. These are only a few of the ways in which the global community must re-conceptualize the violence in the Congo. In an attempt to re-frame the conversation about the Congo, Kent State University’s 12th Annual May 4th Symposium on Democracy (April 28-29) will focus on violence and democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This international conference will address a number of themes, including extractive industries, democratic solutions to the crisis, sexual violence and the representation of women in society. For more information on the conference, please visit our website: www.kent.edu/cas/history/may4th.

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Researchers link salt intake and high blood pressure Kelsey Misbrener

Kmisbren@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Physicians have been unable to explain the exact cause of high blood pressure, but researchers at Kent State and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine came one step closer to solving the mystery. Salt-sensitive people experience high blood pressure when they consume salt, but salt-resistant people’s blood pressure is unaffected by salt, said Robert Blankfield M.D., M.S., clinical professor of family medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and director of a recent study about salt-induced high blood pressure. When salt-sensitive people ingest salt, their blood pressure increases while body temperature remains the same, said Matthew D. Muller, postdoctoral researcher at the Penn State College of Medicine and the first author of the study. When salt-resistant people ingest salt, their blood pressure remains the same while their body temperature decreases. “When you eat salt, your blood vessels should get bigger and that’ll normalize blood pressure,”

Muller said. “But in the process of your blood vessels getting bigger, or dilating, then you lose heat.” Muller worked with Blankfield and Ellen Glickman, professor of Health Sciences at Kent State, to find the reason why some individuals are salt-sensitive. For a long time, doctors have known a person can be either saltresistant or salt-sensitive, Blankfield said. Though scientists knew the two types existed, they never knew how it related to hypertension until the recent study. Researchers recruited 22 male college students with healthy blood pressure. The subjects went to a physiology lab on two occasions and took a pill each time with varying amounts of salt. They measured each participants’ blood pressure, rectal temperature, cardiac index and urine output both times. About half of the subjects were salt-sensitive, while the other half were salt-resistant, Muller said. The study didn’t focus on whether it’s healthier for a body to increase in blood pressure or decrease in temperature, but Muller said a decrease in temperature is probably the better option. Since only one age group was tested, Blankfield said the researchers can’t make any gen-

eralizations about salt sensitivity in college students. However, if they can get funding, they plan to extend the experiment to other ages, ethnicities and sexes. Salt sensitivity isn’t just genetic. “If a college-age person ingests a lot of salt, they can become salt sensitive, even if they were initially salt resistant,” Blankfield said. “So college-aged students, as well as middle-aged adults, should ideally adopt healthy lifestyles.” Kelsey Misbrener is the College of Education, Health and Human Services reporter.

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Plane with first lady came too close to cargo jet WASHINGTON (AP) — Air traffic controllers directed a plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama to abort a landing at Andrews Air Force Base because it was too close to a military cargo jet, officials said Tuesday. A Boeing 737 belonging to the Air National Guard, one of several guard planes used by the White House, came within about three miles of a massive C-17 as the planes were approaching Andrews shortly after 5 p.m. Monday to land, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and Major Michelle Lai, a spokeswoman for Andrews. The FAA requires a minimum separation of five miles between two planes when the plane in the

lead is as large as the 200-ton cargo jet, in order to avoid dangerous wake turbulence that can severely affect the trailing aircraft. The FAA is investigating the incident as a possible error by controllers at a regional radar facility in Warrenton, Va., that handles approaches and departures for several airports, including Andrews, where the president’s aircraft, Air Force One, is maintained. The C-17 and Michelle Obama’s plane didn’t have the proper separation when controllers in Warrenton handed them off to the Andrews controllers, a source familiar with the incident said. Andrews air traffic controllers initially ordered Michelle Obama’s plane to conduct a series

of turns to bring it farther from the military jet. When that didn’t provide enough distance, controllers realized that there might not be enough time for the cargo plane to clear the Andrews runway before Michelle Obama’s plane landed. Controllers then directed the pilot of Michelle Obama’s plane to execute a “go-around” — to stop descending and start climbing — and circle the airport, located in a Maryland suburb of Washington. “The aircraft were never in any danger,” the FAA said in a statement. Aviation safety expert John Cox agreed that an accident was unlikely. — Joan Lowy, Associated Press

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horoscope By Nancy Black Today’s Birthday (04/20/11) Take one step at a time, and soon you’ll be on top of the mountain. Don’t forget to acknowledge your achievements and your mistakes. If everything came easy, we wouldn’t appreciate it. Those mistakes are worth gold. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21–April 19) Today is an 8 — The next couple of days are for expansion. Your creativity brings new income. Find time away from work to paint a picture or bake a cake. New opportunities present themselves. You may want to start planning a vacation. Taurus (April 20–May 20) Today is an 8 — Take care of your partner today (and be cared for, too). Bounce ideas around. Changes necessitate budget revisions. Don’t let a windfall slip away. Consider investing in your own education. Gemini (May 21–June 21) Today is an 8 — Spend time outdoors with family and young people. They want your attention, so play together. Bringing that playfulness into the work arena sparks something wonderful. Cancer (June 22–July 22) Today is a 9 — Let loose your love for what you do best. The excellent work you’ve been doing reflects well on you, and an intense workload for the next two days brings gold.

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Leo (July 23–Aug. 22) Today is an 8 — Love shines through the darkest clouds. Be calm and supportive, no matter what. Your true soul mates are the ones who hold you to your highest ideals. Listen to them.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) Today is an 8 — You’re ready to make changes for the better. Follow your dreams, and share them with others. Don’t be afraid if you don’t know how. Your luck improves.

Virgo (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Today is an 8 — Cleaning house could lead to the discovery of a treasure in your own home. Pay some attention there. It’s not time to travel yet, although you’re getting itchy feet.

Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Today is a 6 — There’s a tendency to overthink today. Don’t worry about money ... just be in action. It’s a great time to complete projects that have been hanging.

Libra (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Today is a 9 — Romance soars if you’re prepared (or if you’re willing to accept it, even when unprepared). Money seems to grow on trees today and for the next four weeks.

Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Today is an 8 — Make sure what you build is solid. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel for a special relationship. Invite some friends over and celebrate together.

Scorpio (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Today is a 9 — Develop strong partnerships and diplomacy with those who don’t agree with you. A spending spree tempts. Check for sales and bargains before getting a big-ticket item.

Pisces (Feb. 19–March 20) Today is an 8 — New opportunities open up in your community. Participate and inspire. Lightning fast talk goes over people’s heads. Make room for lots of points of view, and gain consensus.

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SPORTS Sports editor: Cody Erbacher • cerbache@kent.edu

New title, new desk, no changes rjones62@kent.edu

Leading the defense from behind the plate

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A.J. Atkinson

Rachel Jones

It’s obvious that being the head coach of the Kent State men’s basketball team requires more work than being the assistant coach. Rob Senderoff, who is fresh in the transition from assistant to head coach, proves it just by sitting in his new office. With a navy blue Kent State jacket pushed up to his elbows, Senderoff uses his free hands to simultaneously hold a conversation, send a text message and check his e-mail. “I’m learning how to multitask,” he said with a smile. Since he became the head coach April 7, Senderoff is learning the differences between the head coach and assistant coach position. “I had to kind of change gears a bit,” Senderoff said. “Now, the responsibility is on me that these guys are doing what they’re supposed to do on and off the court. I was a little bit of a disciplinary as an assistant, and obviously, now my role changes a little bit. “But I’ll still be the same guy I’ve always been, and I hope my relationships with the kids don’t change.” Besides his love of basketball, Senderoff said watching the players develop drew him to coaching. So when he was cut from the JV basketball team at the University at Albany, he asked freshman coach James Jones, current Yale head coach, if he could help out with coaching. “To be around kids from ages 18 to 23 and watching them develop and mature from a kid to a young adult, seeing that process and being a part of that process (is why I got into coaching),” Senderoff said. This season, Senderoff witnessed senior guard Rod Sherman go from the 17-year-old he recruited years ago to the lone star on Senior Night. “To know you’ve been with him for five years of your life and remember what he was like at 17 and see what he’s like now, it’s certainly emotional,” Senderoff

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Kent State coach Rob Senderoff has been learning the differences between the head coach and assistant coach positions. said. “But it’s a good emotional.” Joel Nielsen, the director of athletics, said those close relationships are what boosted Senderoff above the other candidates for the head coaching position. Nielsen knew the players were close with Senderoff just by watching them all on the court, but his thoughts were solidified when the players approached Nielsen in his office, making a case for Senderoff as the head coach. Junior guard Michael Porrini said the players wanted Senderoff as the head coach because they wanted to “keep the family together.” “With coach Ford leaving and him moving up, it’d be like everybody got a promotion,” Porrini said.

“Everything will stay the same.” Although the team is just doing conditioning workouts, Porrini said things have been the same. Senderoff is still using his “tough love” coaching style that’s worked for him since he started with the Flashes in 2002. “He pushes you to be the best that you can be,” Porrini said. “He keeps it straight and to the point, which is something we need to hear to reach our potential and keep us motivated.” But Porrini doesn’t view him as a drill sergeant or an intimidating disciplinary figure. “Everybody that’s on our team and our coaching staff is easy to talk to,” Porrini said. “They’re going to

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SHOE STORE OPENS IN KENT The next time you stroll by Starbucks, take a sniff. Smell the scent of new shoes that’s floating through the air on South Lincoln Street. Second Sole, an athletic store dedicated to runners, opened this past Saturday. The store took the vacant spot where The Exchange used to be. Second Sole has been in operation since 1981 and has never had to close a store due to low sales. All Kent State students get an automatic 10 percent off all purchases. The store also accepts FLASHcash. It is the 10th Second Sole to open up in the state of Ohio, with stores in cities such as Canton, Akron, Boardman, Columbus and Toledo (there’s one Pennsylvania location, too). When customers walk into Second Sole, they are welcomed with displays of top-of-theline brands such as Nike and Under Armour. The store carries a wide range of the newest styles in not just shoes, but apparel as well. “In a campus area like this, we try to tie in something fashion oriented as well,” explains manager Scott Hilditch, a current Kent State track athlete and four-year employee of Second Sole. The nice thing about this location is that the employees are not only college-aged students, but they’re also track athletes. Four Kent State runners are currently employees at the store, including Hilditch, senior middle distance runner. Jessica Lhotsky, a graduating senior and

assistant grad coach, and Tony Jordanek are also former KSU track athletes that work at the store. Mike Heller, sophomore middle distance runner, also will be working at Second Sole. By having actual runners working at the store, it gives Second Sole a big time advantage. The employees know what they’re talking about as far as the shoes go, and at the same time understand what college students care about: looking good. In addition to Nike and Under Armour, brands such as Adidas, Asics, Brooks, New Balance, Mizuno, Puma, Reebok and Saucony will be available in the store. A small selection of other sports shoes, such as basketball, cross-training and football will also be available. Given the college-town clientele, the Kent Second Sole will carry a larger selection of fashionable running gear as compared to other locations. In some cases, the store will carry certain shirts that aren’t even available in other Second Soles. The next time you’re in need of expert opinion or a pair of stylish kicks, you won’t need to fill up your gas tank en route to Summit Mall or Chapel Hill Mall, just take a quick jog down to South Lincoln Street. Starbucks isn’t going to be the only thing you smell on that corner.

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Scott Hilditch, Second Sole manager, stands with a shoe display. The recently opened store occupies the vacancy left by The Exchange and features a variety of athletic apparel.

listen to us and help us anyway that they can. (Senderoff has) always had our respect and trust.” Even though his title has changed, Senderoff said his personality and coaching style will remain the same. “To me, coaching is coaching,” Senderoff said. “I’m calling the staff meetings and team meetings and things like that now, but the message is the same. There’s not a big adjustment.” He paused, shifting his light eyes around the room. “The office is bigger,” he decided. “That’s about it.” Rachel Jones the men’s basketball reporter.

Kent State catcher David Lyon spends a lot of time in the dirt. He’s down in the dirt, blocking a potential wild pitch. On the next pitch, he signals for a fastball. The batter swings through, striking out to end the inning. Lyon receives no credit. All the credit goes to pitcher, the man following the signals. Lyon, who calls 85 percent of the pitches, has helped Kent State become one of the best pitching staffs in the nation. Kent State’s pitching staff boasts a 2.62 ERA over the course of 309 innings pitched. Lyon takes little credit and is not jealous of his unrecognized work behind the plate. “(The pitchers) deserve all the credit,” Lyon said. “I know I make the calls, but they are the ones who are ultimately making the pitches. I’m just the one catching the balls and setting up for pitches.” Though his name does not appear beside the pitcher ’s performance in the papers, the coaches and pitchers notice Lyon’s work. “Just about every pitch that I want to throw he already knows,” senior starting pitcher Kyle Hallock said. “His focus is always on the next pitch and what he wants us to do to a hitter. I have great confidence in him. If I am in between two pitches and he puts down the signal to what he would like to see thrown, I go with that with 100 percent conviction.” Kent State coach Scott Stricklin said defensively, Lyon is one of the best catchers Kent State

has had in recent years. He said the junior catcher ’s arm strength and accuracy is the biggest improvement from last year, allowing Lyon to control more of the running game. He has thrown out 63 percent of base stealers. “It can make you tentative if you have a catcher who can’t throw real well,” pitching coach Mike Birkbeck said. “The pitcher thinks he can’t let anyone on base.” Birkbeck said the junior catcher’s ability to block pitches in the dirt is even better than his arm strength and accuracy. “It’s hard to bury your breaking ball with two strikes and not worrying it may end up in the backstop,” Birkbeck said. “It’s a tremendous advantage to have someone back there you have 100 percent confidence in.” Unlike pitchers who are in every play on defense and sit the second half while a designated hitter bats for them, the catcher still has the offensive task in baseball. Lyon said he revels on the constant work. “With my attention span, I don’t think I could be in the game if I was an outfielder,” Lyon said. “I like being in the play every pitch. I enjoy hitting, too. Getting a double with two guys on — that’s a great feeling. I would be upset if he DH’ed for me.” The switch hitter is batting .276, tied for fourth in most hits with 32, third in doubles with six, third in home runs with three, third in runs batting in with 24 and first in triples with three. “He’s definitely in that upper echelon of guys,” Birkbeck said. A.J. Atkinson is a sports reporter.