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University hopes to remedy meal plan madness; USG weighs in Valerie Royzman Features Editor During the Undergraduate Student Government meeting Wednesday evening, Vice President of Student Affairs Shay Little applauded Dining Services for the turkey burger she ate for lunch at Eastway Fresh Food Company.

Toward the end of the meeting, a USG senator shared her same experience with the same meal.

“Honestly, that turkey burger that Shay Little [had] was not …” she trailed off, laughs sounding through the room. “I understand why students are saying that things are not that great. They’re just not the same quality that they were in past years.”

Students and the university have stood divided on meal plan changes since the start of the semester.

A new swiping system, along with Decling Balance Dollars, is part of the meal plan changes Kent State implemented this

fall. Meal swipes are accepted at three dining halls on campus: Eastway, The Market and Prentice Cafe.

Students living on campus are required to purchase a meal plan, but students living off campus are exempt.

At the meeting, Little addressed the uproar from students, who she said she considers “first in every aspect of what we do.”

“I want you to know that changes are happening and student voices are heard,” she told USG members.

The changes began last night, when Dining Services expanded the Meal Exchange features to include meal options at Rosie’s Market. Little said Rosie’s also “updated and expanded some equipment,” like grills and fryers.

Meal Exchange — advertised on Dining Services’ website as “an added bonus to the All-Access and Block meal plans” — can swap a meal swipe for another food option at other dining facilities, like Rosie’s Diner, the

Kent State Undergraduate Student Government directors and president go over reports Wednesday Aug. 29,2018 at their meeting. Kayla McMillen / The Kent Stater

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Little said late-night Meal Exchange is also opening up at Munchies Market in Prentice Hall and the deli on the first floor of Eastway.

Little reiterated she is personally committed to working with Dining Services to address issues expressed by students via social media.

“I also know that there have been challenges about product availability and consistency in service and operations overall in the dining halls, and that’s not acceptable either,” Little said. “Our students deserve better. I demand better from our partners to deliver that to students, and I want you to know that every effort is being made to hold those expectations to a very high level.”

The partner, Aramark LLC — a food and beverage service provider — was approved by the Board of Trustees in March 2017.

Little encouraged USG members to share information with students so they can voice their feedback.

Students can fill out a survey at www. yourdiningvoice.com. Little said students can share anything from positive experiences with employees of the dining halls to concerns regarding food quality. Another option to leave comments or concerns is Dining Services’ email, dining@kent.edu.

Jonathan Merlo, the director of community affairs for USG, asked Little if she could provide a list of the coming changes so members could relay information to students.

Little said she would follow up once it’s clearer which changes will take place soon versus changes that require more dialogue with students and may happen later in the semester.

Dean of Students Lamar Hylton also attended the meeting, and he praised Little for her efforts in addressing students’ reactions to meal plan changes.

“Dining has become a very big thing, a very big topic of discussion for all of us involved, and I need you all to know that you have no better champion in that discussion than your vice president for student affairs.” Hylton said. “ … She has been working tirelessly on your behalf, on this entire student body’s behalf to ensure you are receiving the best service possible.”

After Little and Hylton left, USG President Thomas Watral echoed meal plans are a hot topic at the university, and “rightfully so.”

“I’m hoping we can get it mitigated, you know, with Aramark,” Watral said. “It really is just a mess.”

Madison Newingham, the chief of staff for USG, spoke next, and she suggested waiting on writing legislation over the meal plans.

“Let’s give it a little bit of time so Dr. Little can look at it, rather than jumping in right into something, passing it, making a bunch of people mad and cutting off some ties,” Newingham said.

Harrison Sorm, the USG senator for the College of Arts and Science, felt the opposite.

“Just a reminder, we weren’t voted in to be the administration’s friends,” Sorm said.

“We were meant to be the attack dogs.”

Annelise Stopar, the USG senator for commuter and off-campus students, looked into price comparisons for groceries on campus and stores off campus.

She found Oreos on campus cost $5.49, but only $2.82 at Walmart. Shredded cheese on campus, though she didn’t specify what kind, cost $5.99, but Walmart offers the same size bag for $1.50.

She added that students have expressed health concerns over the dining changes.

A diabetic student shared with Stopar that she needs to eat small, more frequent meals throughout the day to maintain her health, “and she doesn’t have time to go sit down” because of the new meal-swiping policy.

Students with eating disorders have also had complaints, Stopar said. Some have fears of eating in public, and others are dealing with binge disorders.

Thomas Beeler, the USG senator at-large for sustainability, shared he has plans to meet with Aramark employees — Resident District Manager Mike Mesenbrink and Administrative Assistant Kelly Connelly — on Wednesday morning to discuss setting up composting on campus through the dining halls.

“If they ask me how I feel about the dining otherwise, I will respectfully share my thoughts,” Beeler said with a smile, garnering laughs from around the Governance Chambers.

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Bernal hired as new program director for CAED Shelbie Goulding Assigning Editor From Bogota, Colombia, to Syracuse University, Ivan Bernal came from a long line of architect relatives and years of experience to be appointed the new director of architecture programs for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED).

Growing up in Colombia, Bernal experienced the art of architecture at a young age. His grandfather taught his father, then his father taught him and his sister. After moving to Miami, Florida, he finished high school and set off to Los Angeles to receive his Master’s of Architecture degree at Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc). Soon after completing his Master’s, he was asked to teach at the institute ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­— kickstarting his career as an associate professor. Bernal then moved to the Northeast to work in a more cultural, researchbased environment at Syracuse University, where he enjoyed

teaching as a professor.

Bernal saw taking on the director of architecture programs position at Kent State as a new challenge full of opportunities.

He accepted the position and moved to Ohio in the summer.

“The new building is beautiful and the college provides all the resources and facilities you could think of to help expand what the college is doing,” Bernal said.

What attracted him to Kent the most is being able to participate in a multidisciplinary college.

“Architectural studies, interior design and construction management are all very different programs,” Bernal said, “but the programs intertwine and balance each other as a unit.”

Bernal said the CAED is planning to collaborate with other colleges — like fashion, physics, biology, etc. ­­­— at Kent State to expand the knowledge and skills of the students.

“This would be a good opportunity for the students to expand their field interests and

expand their knowledge,” he said.

With the leadership of recently appointed Dean Mark Mistur, the CAED is transforming and Bernal couldn’t have joined the team at a better time. With his diverse and knowledgeable background, Bernal has much to offer at Kent State.

“I come from a diverse background and have looked into the impact of what architecture brings to the environment and culture at large,” Bernal said. “I don’t want students falling onto one single track of a professiondriven field. I want to help them know there is more to the profession than just being an architect. The possible impacts they can make measures in many different ways.”

Bernal said he wants to help students become sufficient leaders in a profession that’s constantly changing. He hopes to begin teaching again in the spring semester.

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157 Lounge on S. Water Street in downtown Kent on Oct. 18, 2017. Austin Mariasy / The Kent Stater

Update: Pino, 157 Lounge and other local court cases Brandon Bounds and Laina Yost TV2 Enterprise Producer and KentWired Enterprise Editor The following is an update on the status of four court cases relevant to Kent or Kent State.

Pino to be sentenced in September Former Kent State professor Julio Pino is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 25 after he pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to lying to the FBI. Pino was charged with one count of "making false statements to law enforcement.”

The charge stems from a 2015 investigation into a post by one of Pino's Facebook friends, J.E., who threatened on social media to "kill 100s of people" over a child custody case, according to court documents.

Pino denied knowing or having interacted with J.E. and told investigators he “never heard of (J.E. or) maybe heard of him through the news.”

Authorities arrested J.E. on Jan. 11, 2016, after he made threats toward the judge involved in the custody case. That same day, J.E. posted on Facebook, "I f*****g love Julio Pino, even if he does eventually do something that most consider horrible, I'll still love him because I know him in a deeper way than most of you even could."

Pino was required to surrender his passport and other travel documents and pay a $25,000 bond until his sentencing.

The FBI also investigated Pino in 2016 for alleged ties to ISIS. The university suspended Pino following his indictment by the FBI; he is

not permitted on any Kent State campus.

After he pleaded guilty in federal court, his employment was terminated.

Matthew Guska v. Sarah Andrews A lawsuit between a downtown Kent bar owner and a Kent State alumna is ongoing with a few new developments.

In October 2017, Matthew Guska, the co-owner of 157 Lounge, filed a lawsuit against Sarah Andrews, a former employee, whom he said defamed him online.

The lawsuit said Andrews posted an article on social media in early September 2017 titled, “The Bill Cosby of Kent, Ohio,” and that it contained “false statements that were about him, which included allegations of sexual abusive behavior, sexual assault, rape, assault, racial discrimination, and racial and religious profiling.”

In court documents, Guska said the statements Andrews made in her article were not true and damaged his business and reputation. Andrews is countersuing for emotional distress.

Andrews was granted a civil protection order (CPO) against Guska in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas court. In her request for the CPO filed in September 2017, she said: “My former boss took a photo of my face to a shooting range and him and another man (unknown) shot at my face and took a video with slander comments and stated, ‘This time, it’s personal.’ He has been very violent with me and my boyfriend in the past and am very scared for my safety because he is a heavy drinker and becomes mean and unpredictable.”

Thursday, August 30, 2018 The case was transferred from the Portage County Common Pleas Court to Cuyahoga County in November 2017.

In February 2018, Guska filed a subpoena for Elizabeth Colley, Andrews’ friend, who started a GoFundMe page intended to help Andrews pay for her defense.

According to a letter sent to Colley

by Brian Taubman, Guska’s lawyer, the GoFundMe page contained “unprofessional, unfounded and derogatory statements” about Guska.

The subpoena was later dropped.

KentWired left phone messages with Taubman and Andrews’ lawyer, David Nichols, asking about any updates in the case. The call was not returned.

A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Nov. 7, and the trial is set to begin on Nov. 28.

Guska v. Kent State University Guska also filed a complaint in the Ohio Court of Claims against Kent State University and one of its student-run magazines, Fusion, stating the magazine’s editor acted with “malicious purpose” and should be “personally held liable for his statements and actions.”

Its student editor at the time, MJ Eckhouse, briefly published an online article in September 2017 outlining Andrews’ allegations about Guska.

In the complaint, Guska says the article defamed him, caused physical and financial damage to him and his business and asked for monetary damages.

Eckhouse was originally named in both this case and a lawsuit Guska filed in the Portage County Common Pleas Court in September 2017.

Karen Linder, former Kent State softball coach. Photo courtesy of Kent State Athletics

The magistrate originally removed Eckhouse from the case in December 2017 because only state agencies can act as defendants in the Court of Claims. However, both Eckhouse and Guska are expected to appear during the trial, which is set to begin Feb. 11, 2019.

Kesterson v. Kent State University Lauren Kesterson, a Kent State alumna and former softball player, filed suit in federal court against Kent State in February 2016, saying it violated her Title IX rights.

The lawsuit says former softball coach Karen Linder’s son, Tucker, raped Kesterson in her dorm room in December 2012. When Kesterson met with Karen Linder in May 2014 and told her about the rape, she said the coach failed to report it to the university as required by its policy and federal law.

Kesterson met in March 2015 with Erin

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Barton, the university's deputy coordinator for Title IX at the time, and filed her own Title IX report.

Kesterson said she reported Tucker Linder’s actions to the athletic department in August 2015, but Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen intervened to stop the filing of a formal complaint and no-contact orders, according to the lawsuit. It also says Karen Linder blamed her resignation later that month on Kesterson, which caused retaliation against Kesterson from teammates, coaches and alumni.

Kesterson’s lawyer, Ashlie Sletvold, said the case is in the discovery phase, where each party will share information and evidence that may be presented at trial.

Contact Brandon Bounds at bbounds@kent.edu.

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Kent State issues cease and desist for open-carry rally

Henry Palattella and Nicholas Hunter Editor and Opinion Editor Kent State issued a cease and desist order Wednesday for Kaitlin Bennett's open-carry rally planned for Sept. 29, citing that she hadn't obtained approval required by the university.

The statement, which does not refer to Bennett by name, said she didn't register the event through a student organization.

"The first I heard about it was when (a media organization) messaged me on Facebook and asked for a statement," Bennett said. "I was like, 'What, they canceled my event? They can't cancel an open-carry event.

They can't cancel people open carrying. It's our right to do so.’"

Bennett organized an open-carry event with guests in April when she was a senior biology major. She said the event, which featured speakers, wasn't registered through a student organization.

"I think (this rally) is different because the whole country is watching,” Bennett said.

“They know that people are upset by what I did, so I think they’re trying to prevent any fights from happening and any type of violence. I think ... they’re trying to get me not to come. I think they’re trying to nitpick definitions as reasons why."

Bennett also believes the rally was shut down due to upcoming prevalence of counterprotesters “I don’t like the protesters that wanted to show up, but now their First Amendment rights (are being restricted) as well,” Bennett said. “They’re kind of restricting people on both sides of the aisle.”

In the statement, the university said, "A group planning a counterprotest received the same communication."

Bennett said she'll continue to try to go through the proper policies, but will still visit Kent State in September, even if she's not approved.

"If it doesn’t get approved, hundreds of us will show up with our guns, and we’ll walk around campus," she said. "That is legal, and we can legally do that."

Contact Henry Palattella at Hpalatte@kent.edu Contact Nicholas Hunter at nhunter6@kent.edu.

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Summit Street Improvement Project finalizes construction plans for upcoming semester

A person walks toward one of the new traffic circles located on Summit Street, Kent, OH, on Agu. 29, 2018.

Nathaniel Bailey / The Kent Stater

David Williams General Assignment Reporter While settling in for the new semester, the Kent State community likely noticed several changes around campus regarding construction. Among the changes include a new roundabout and boulevard.

The new roundabout is located where Summit Street intersects with West Campus Center and Risman drives. The new boulevard runs along Summit Street between the Morris Road and East Campus Center Drive intersections.

This new roundabout and boulevard are the latest projects to come out of the Summit Street Improvement Project, a collaboration started in 2012 between the university and the city of Kent. The project has the goal to improve safety and traffic flow on Summit Street, said Michael Bruder, the executive director of facilities, planning and design for Kent State.

The Summit Street Improvement Project has a budget of $17 million and is funded by the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS), Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC), Ohio Department of Transportation - Highway Safety Program (ODOT HSP), City of Kent and Kent State.

The new roundabout is the second on campus and third on Summit Street.

The first roundabout, completed in January 2017, is where Summit Street intersects with Johnston and Ted Boyd Drives. According to a video released by Kent State, collisions at this roundabout decreased by 80 percent.

The third roundabout at the intersection of Summit Street and Powder Mill Road is not on Kent State property.

Students expressed mixed feelings regarding the new roundabout.

“They’re really efficient,” said Michael Mascella, a junior digital science major.

“They’re a lot better for buses than regular intersections. It’s easier for them to make a turn at a roundabout and keep traffic moving.”

“I haven’t used it much because I’m so used to the constant construction, so I use back roads to avoid it,” Marissa LaVella, a junior marketing major, said. “At least it’s aesthetically pleasing.

Even though it takes a long time to complete, the end product will serve its purpose and attract future generations.”

The new roundabout offers pedestrians an easier way to cross the street with new High-Intensity Activated Cross-Walk (HAWK) beacons, according to Kent State’s internal newsletter, e-Inside. The beacons allow pedestrians to activate the crosswalk’s signals, notifying approaching vehicles of their presence and when it’s safe to proceed. “[Construction has] been a lot better so far this year,” said Micah Martino, a sophomore fashion design major who commutes 40 minutes from Brunswick. “The new roundabout is neither particularly good [nor] bad. I never thought it was necessary, but it keeps traffic moving instead of stop-and-go, which is nice.”

Martino also expressed concern over the new roundabout.

“I feel like there [will] be some accidents because younger drivers may not pay enough attention to the roundabout.”

With a majority of Summit Street’s work completed, most of what remains is landscaping projects that Bruder hopes to finalize in the coming months.

Among other upgrades to campus are renovations to several buildings including Bowman Hall and Eastway Center, renamed the Eastway Fresh Food Company. Work finished this summer on a two-phase mechanical system upgrade to Bowman Hall to fix heating and air conditioning issues, said Bruder. The dining area at Eastway Center underwent a $5 million remodel, which included additional indoor and outdoor balcony seating.

The next construction project will be renovation of the Art Building into the Design Innovation Hub, said Bruder. Half of the building will be furnished with studios and workshops and the remaining area will be renovated to house The Market in two years.

Currently, The Market remains fully operational until the remodel in the Art Building is completed, after which it will serve as a reservable banquet space.

According to the Office of the University Architect, construction on the Art Building will begin in summer of 2019.

Until then, students can expect to see very little campus construction.

“During the 2018-2019 academic year, I think it’s going to be pretty quiet,” Bruder said.

Contact David Williams at dwill191@kent.edu.

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On the cover: A car passes through Kent States new traffic circle on Summit Street on Aug. 29, 2018. Melanie Nesteruk / The Kent Stater

Water quality improvements that will treat over 50 acres of watershed area before discharging into the storm sewer system.

New lighting for the street and sidewalk areas.

The Federal Highway Administration conducted a study in July 2010 to test the safety effectiveness of the HAWK pedestrian crosswalk by observing crosswalks with the systems over a 32-month period.

The study found a 29 percent decrease in total crashes, a 69 percent reduction in pedestrian crashes and a 15 percent reduction in severe crashes when compared to crosswalks without the HAWK system.

New/extended turn lanes and traffic control systems at Lincoln Street, Morris and Loop road intersections.

Creation of a boulevard from Morris Road to East Campus Center Drive.

Addition of three mid-block pedestrian crossings where there is significant pedestrian traffic: Schwartz Center, Student Green and the Presbyterian Church.

CAUTION

Addition of a left turn lane from Summit Street to Terrace Drive, which will eliminate the need for “no left turn” signs at that intersection.

Addition of bike lanes on Summit Street throughout the entire length of the project.

New bus stops along the corridor, with shelters and lighting.

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Summit Street Improvement Project finalizes construction plans for upcoming semester

A person walks toward one of the new traffic circles located on Summit Street, Kent, OH, on Agu. 29, 2018.

Nathaniel Bailey / The Kent Stater

David Williams General Assignment Reporter While settling in for the new semester, the Kent State community likely noticed several changes around campus regarding construction. Among the changes include a new roundabout and boulevard.

The new roundabout is located where Summit Street intersects with West Campus Center and Risman drives. The new boulevard runs along Summit Street between the Morris Road and East Campus Center Drive intersections.

This new roundabout and boulevard are the latest projects to come out of the Summit Street Improvement Project, a collaboration started in 2012 between the university and the city of Kent. The project has the goal to improve safety and traffic flow on Summit Street, said Michael Bruder, the executive director of facilities, planning and design for Kent State.

The Summit Street Improvement Project has a budget of $17 million and is funded by the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS), Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC), Ohio Department of Transportation - Highway Safety Program (ODOT HSP), City of Kent and Kent State.

The new roundabout is the second on campus and third on Summit Street.

The first roundabout, completed in January 2017, is where Summit Street intersects with Johnston and Ted Boyd Drives. According to a video released by Kent State, collisions at this roundabout decreased by 80 percent.

The third roundabout at the intersection of Summit Street and Powder Mill Road is not on Kent State property.

Students expressed mixed feelings regarding the new roundabout.

“They’re really efficient,” said Michael Mascella, a junior digital science major.

“They’re a lot better for buses than regular intersections. It’s easier for them to make a turn at a roundabout and keep traffic moving.”

“I haven’t used it much because I’m so used to the constant construction, so I use back roads to avoid it,” Marissa LaVella, a junior marketing major, said. “At least it’s aesthetically pleasing.

Even though it takes a long time to complete, the end product will serve its purpose and attract future generations.”

The new roundabout offers pedestrians an easier way to cross the street with new High-Intensity Activated Cross-Walk (HAWK) beacons, according to Kent State’s internal newsletter, e-Inside. The beacons allow pedestrians to activate the crosswalk’s signals, notifying approaching vehicles of their presence and when it’s safe to proceed. “[Construction has] been a lot better so far this year,” said Micah Martino, a sophomore fashion design major who commutes 40 minutes from Brunswick. “The new roundabout is neither particularly good [nor] bad. I never thought it was necessary, but it keeps traffic moving instead of stop-and-go, which is nice.”

Martino also expressed concern over the new roundabout.

“I feel like there [will] be some accidents because younger drivers may not pay enough attention to the roundabout.”

With a majority of Summit Street’s work completed, most of what remains is landscaping projects that Bruder hopes to finalize in the coming months.

Among other upgrades to campus are renovations to several buildings including Bowman Hall and Eastway Center, renamed the Eastway Fresh Food Company. Work finished this summer on a two-phase mechanical system upgrade to Bowman Hall to fix heating and air conditioning issues, said Bruder. The dining area at Eastway Center underwent a $5 million remodel, which included additional indoor and outdoor balcony seating.

The next construction project will be renovation of the Art Building into the Design Innovation Hub, said Bruder. Half of the building will be furnished with studios and workshops and the remaining area will be renovated to house The Market in two years.

Currently, The Market remains fully operational until the remodel in the Art Building is completed, after which it will serve as a reservable banquet space.

According to the Office of the University Architect, construction on the Art Building will begin in summer of 2019.

Until then, students can expect to see very little campus construction.

“During the 2018-2019 academic year, I think it’s going to be pretty quiet,” Bruder said.

Contact David Williams at dwill191@kent.edu.

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On the cover: A car passes through Kent States new traffic circle on Summit Street on Aug. 29, 2018. Melanie Nesteruk / The Kent Stater

Water quality improvements that will treat over 50 acres of watershed area before discharging into the storm sewer system.

New lighting for the street and sidewalk areas.

The Federal Highway Administration conducted a study in July 2010 to test the safety effectiveness of the HAWK pedestrian crosswalk by observing crosswalks with the systems over a 32-month period.

The study found a 29 percent decrease in total crashes, a 69 percent reduction in pedestrian crashes and a 15 percent reduction in severe crashes when compared to crosswalks without the HAWK system.

New/extended turn lanes and traffic control systems at Lincoln Street, Morris and Loop road intersections.

Creation of a boulevard from Morris Road to East Campus Center Drive.

Addition of three mid-block pedestrian crossings where there is significant pedestrian traffic: Schwartz Center, Student Green and the Presbyterian Church.

CAUTION

Addition of a left turn lane from Summit Street to Terrace Drive, which will eliminate the need for “no left turn” signs at that intersection.

Addition of bike lanes on Summit Street throughout the entire length of the project.

New bus stops along the corridor, with shelters and lighting.

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Record-breaking crowd pushes Flashes past Youngstown State

Kent State setter Natalie Tagala sets the ball during the Flashes matchup against Youngstown State on Aug. 28, 2018. The Flashes won, 3-1

Ian Kreider Sports Editor

682.

That’s the record-breaking number of students who came out to support the Kent State volleyball team in its home opener.

The Flashes (3-1) combined for 90 digs over four sets to help push them over Youngstown State, 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-23).

Freshmen outside hitter Kathryn Ellison and middle blocker Danie Tyson thought the crowd played a role in the win.

“Having a great crowd here helped,” they both said, almost simultaneously.

“K-S-U,” the student section chanted each time the Flashes hit the ball on the 24th point of the fourth set.

After a late rally by Youngstown State (3-1) cut the Kent State lead from three to a single point, the Flashes were able to slam the door closed on a kill by senior Amy Kober to take down the Penguins (3-1).

The team had 15 blocks, which is their third most in a game since 2012. That was due in large part to Tyson, who finished the game with eight blocks.

“Everyone played really well, the middles stepped up tonight,” Ellison said, flashing a smile at Tyson.

The two freshmen had plenty to smile about as they helped the Flashes secure their third win of the season and hand the Penguins their first loss. The duo combined for 22 digs, 11 blocks and 24 kills.

“Whenever the team does great, it forces us to be great too,” Tyson said.

Although the team is young, they showed resilience early on.

During the third and fourth sets, the team was behind, 18-14 and 17-12, but pressure

Kent State freshman outside hitter Kathryn Ellison reaches for the ball during the Flashes matchup against Youngstown State on Aug. 28, 2018. The Flashes won, 3-1.

provided on serves by Ellison and fellow freshman Erin Gardner allowed the Flashes to claw their way back and take both.

“We’ve really worked on being aggressive and forcing our opponents to be out of system so we can set up our block much easier and be more aggressive and counter attack,” Tyson said.

Despite the tenacious defensive performance, the Flashes still had some choppy segments offensively, something coach Don Gromala believes will be alleviated with time.

“A good defensive performance, but we still have to clean some things up offensively,” Gromala said. “At the start of that match, we had three players that haven’t had that much experience in the back row with services receive at this level just yet. I think overall that part got better. Our passing got a little bit better which opened up some things for the rest of our hitters.”

The team will look to make it two in a row as they play Purdue Fort Wayne (1-3) on Friday at 7 p.m. at the M.A.C. Center as part of the Golden Flashes Classic.

Contact Ian Kreider at ikreider@kent.edu.

Fans cheer during Kent State’s matchup against Youngstown State on Aug. 28, 2018. The Flashes, won 3-1.

All photos by: Carter E. Adams / Kent Stater

Thursday, August 30, 2018

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Henry Palattella Editor

1. First off, I’d like to welcome you to Extra Points. The Kent State football team is in an interesting place this year in that the buzz and optimism surrounding the team is at the highest it’s been in my now three seasons covering the team, so I sat down with sports editor Ian Kreider, and we both decided that Extra Points was a necessary addition to our coverage of Kent State football.

2. Now, don’t think that this means that Ian’s coverage of the team will go away either. The plan, as of now, is that Ian and I will attend (almost) every game, with Ian doing your traditional recap that will be both online and in the physical Kent Stater. Some iterations of Extra Points might only have 10 points, some might have 40; it’ll depend on the storylines surrounding the team. That being said, I hope you join me on the journey this season. It’s gearing up to be a fun one.

3. At some point around 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Saturday, either Dustin Crum or Woody Barrett will come off the sideline to lead the Kent State offense against the Illinois defense. At practice Friday, new coach Sean Lewis said that’ll be the man leading the Flashes’ offense for the foreseeable future.

4. “The guy who is the starter, the guy who comes out of the huddle first, is the guy who has the keys to the car to whip it on the weekend,” Lewis said.

5. As of now, I’d place Barrett in the driver’s seat of Lewis’ car. Despite this, the fact that the quarterback competition has gone on this long has been interesting to say the least.

6. Myself, like many others, assumed that Barrett committing to Kent State essentially squashed any quarterback competition.

He was a four-star recruit coming out of high school, spent a redshirt season at Southeastern Conference powerhouse Auburn, left for Copiah-Lincoln Community College where he recorded 1,779 total yards and 14 touchdowns before finally landing at Kent. But it hasn’t been the cakewalk that was expected.

7. At times, Barrett’s looked like the real deal during the practices I’ve been at. His football IQ is clearly high, and his quick release and natural intangibles will definitely cause some problems for Mid-American Conference defenses. And while I haven’t

seen him uncork a deep ball yet, there’s a video of him throwing the ball 69 yards when he was at Auburn, which is very far.

8. That being said, I’m still not convinced Barrett is *the* guy. Nothing I’ve seen from him in the Spring Game or limited practice time I’ve been at says “four-star recruit.” Has he looked like the best quarterback I’ve seen at Kent State since I’ve been here? Yes. But this is also the same school that had a guy who was essentially a running back behind center for what amounted to a full season.

9. Crum is the wildcard in this scenario.

He was part of the revolving door under center for the Flashes last year, playing in 10 games, only two of which were starts. He did most of his damage on the ground, finishing second on the team with 310 rushing yards.

10. Crum’s elusiveness and ability to keep plays alive with his feet is no doubt alluring, especially considering the start of Kent State’s schedule. Three of the Flashes’ four nonconference games are away at “Power 5” programs, meaning there’s a good chance whoever’s behind center will spend a good part of the game running for their life.

11. Barrett’s not a slouch when it comes to mobility either. He’s listed at 6 feet 2 inches, 236 punds on Kent State’s roster, which is bigger than any of the running backs. While he’s not the fleetest of foot, he’s still a freak athletically.

12. Whatever decision is made, I don’t see Lewis and the coaching staff going down the same nonconference route that Paul Haynes did last year. After losing quarterbacks Justin Agner and Mylik Mitchell to season-ending injuries in 2016, Haynes elected to play it safe against Clemson last year, running the ball in 44 of the 49 plays the Flashes ran. Here’s their drive chart — bottom right — ­ in the second half of that game. They also went 1-for-4 passing for one whopping yard. Yikes.

13. Mylik Mitchell, who showed Flashes (pun intended) in 2016 before suffering season-ending injuries in both 2016 and 2017 was thought to be in the quarterback competition, but after the Spring Game, Lewis said Mitchell needed to “take care of business off the field before we can evaluate him on the field.”

14. Another aspect that Lewis will have to consider when deciding his quarterback will be tempo. I haven’t seen Kent’s offense go into a full-blown huddle once during the Spring Game or practice, and they’ve run upward of 150 plays during their practices.

Kent State then-freshman quarterback Dustin Crum breaks a tackle among Akron’s defenders on Nov. 21, 2017.

Jon Sepchinski / The Kent Stater

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Flashes quarterback Woody Barrett drops back for a pass during a drill before Kent State’s Spring Game on April 14, 2018. Barrett is entrenched in a three-way quarterback battle heading into the team’s season opener Saturday at Illinois.

Henry Palattella / The Kent Stater

15. It’s hard to tell whether the competition

lasting this long is a testament to Crum playing his ass off to try to earn his spot or Barrett going through growing pains in his transition to Kent State. If I were to guess, I’d probably say it’s some combination of both. Regardless of the decision, Lewis has more than enough time to evaluate both options, and I wouldn’t be surprised if both see significant time this season, for whatever reason.

16. On the other side of the ball, the Fighting Illini have their guy. Former Nebraska and Virginia Tech quarterback AJ Bush will start the season under center for Illinois. Bush beat out incumbent Cam Thomas. Bush threw for 99 yards and a touchdown last year for the Hokies, while Thomas threw for 375 yards and five interceptions.

17. If there’s a “Power 5” program that isn’t Kansas that Kent State had a chance at

beating, it’d be Illinois. The Illini beat the Flashes, 52-3, in 2015, but both teams have changed drastically since then. Kent State didn’t renew Paul Haynes’ contract after last season, while Illinois fired then-head coach Bill Cubit and hired Lovie Smith.

18. As of now, Vegas has Smith at 5-1 odds as the first coach to be fired this season, behind Paul Beaty, the coach of the one and only … Kansas Jayhawks.

19. If there’s one thing Lewis has done in his time since taking over for the Flashes, it’s been changing the culture surrounding the team. Lewis and the Flashes are now in the #FlashFast era, a slogan you find on T-shirts, banners and wristbands across campus. Lewis also said the team will be wearing a different uniform combination in every game this season, as it plays into recruiting.

20. "To be able to have the agreement and the partnership that we have with Under

Armour to where every single week we’re going to have 14 different combinations is a very unique deal to have," Lewis said.

21. To use all 14 of their uniform combinations, the Flashes would need to play all 12 of their regular-season games, the MAC title game at Ford Field and then in a bowl game. Since he’s taken over, Lewis has talked about how his intention is to lead the Flashes to a bowl game this season, and while the task seems tall, he seems like the man for it.

22. No matter how things go on Saturday, this season will be a compelling one for the Flashes, who could embark on a program-changing turnaround.

23. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about something coach Lewis told me in February.

I interviewed him for a feature I did for The Burr Magazine, and after the interview, I stuck around in his office for a little bit just to

shoot the breeze.

24. I forget the exact verbiage of what was said, but he essentially asked me if I thought things were different in regards to what students thought of Kent State football.

25. “Different,” I remember saying.

“People are excitedly tweeting about Kent State football in all caps. I don’t think I’ve seen that before.”

26. That’s something that has rung true even more as we’ve gotten closer to the start of the season. More and more I’m hearing people talk about Kent State football in a tone I’ve never heard before — optimistic.

We’ll find out if that optimism is justified.

The Flashes will take on the Fighting Illini at 12 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m. Central) on Saturday.

Talk to you then from Memorial Stadium.

Contact Henry Palattella at hpalatte@kent.edu.

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OPINION

Letter to the editor

JOSEPH McGRELLIS’ VIEW

Luis Peña Ochoa Over the weekend, the KentWired Twitter account received dozens of replies and direct messages in response to a tweet asking for students’ opinions on the recent changes to meal plans at Kent State.

Luis Peña Ochoa, a senior psychology major, sent us a direct message detailing his thoughts.

Edited for print, the message he sent: Aramark is known in some places for coming in and fixing things up, but Kent State already had the top dining experience in the country, so they’re here trying to fix something that wasn’t already broken.

Dining Services decided to change to this new meal plan without consulting a significant body of students. Last semester, they had minimal marketing, poor explanation, zero choice or reason and inconveniently timed informational meetings, where students did express their concerns, but were ignored.

With meal swipes, we can eat at three places, two of which close no later than 9 p.m. This leaves students with only one nighttime option for food, an option that was already known for always being crowded.

They renovated Eastway to wow everyone and distract them, but in all dining halls now, we get smaller portions, the lines are longer, the food quality has declined, the machines are broken, most stations are out of food or closed and dining staffs cannot keep up with the amount of people there.

The tables are dirty, there’s trash and food everywhere, the washed dishes are often still dirty, it’s too loud, there’s barely enough seating for students and clean forks don’t seem to exist anymore. There’s also a considerable amount of food waste in the dining halls, probably a mix of “unlimited” and often unappetizing food.

Buy hey, at least it’s new and fancy.

We are forced to stay and eat in dining halls — unless we want to pay extra — even though so many students don’t have the schedules for that, and students who are not comfortable eating in the dining halls are in distress. We can’t use the markets, we can’t use the Hub and we can’t go to the two Starbucks they just built.

On weekends, the only swipe-friendly place to eat is Eastway. So, they expect Eastway to serve the 6,000+ students on campus to eat there.

I was there when they opened Eastway to the public and had all the school executives in attendance. They showed their pretty side; full

staffs, a clean new place, brand new food and people walking around asking if you liked your food and letting you fill out surveys while you were still happy.

But I was also there when the freshmen moved in. Out-of-order machines, no seating, closed stations, incredibly long lines, servers giving you the bare minimum so they can move onto the next person, workers complaining they can’t keep up with no space for them to work and disappointed students anywhere you looked.

This is still the case, and it’s only getting worse.

They’re giving us less, lower quality food for higher prices. Dining Services and the Board of Trustees stopped caring about the 6,000+ students living on campus and gave into corporate greed.

They are deliberately choosing to ignore their core beliefs and mission statements, and they are deliberately hurting students just for money. They are consciously and willingly choosing to ignore, distress — and even hurt — the student body.

They’re forcing us to sit and eat in dining halls and not extending hours to help, ruining the university’s reputation and standards. They are not listening to us.

Dining Services and the Board of Trustees did this with only money in their minds and, based on their actions, never even came close to considering the students.

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Out-of-order machines, no seating, closed stations, incredibly long lines, servers giving you the bare minimum so they can move onto the next person, workers complaining they can’t keep up with no space for them to work and disappointed students anywhere you looked.”

Contact Luis Peña Ochoa at lpenaoch@kent.edu.

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Venmo and the value of reciprocity Scott Rainey You have probably heard that our phones have taken over our lives more times than you would like.

To our parents, smartphones are simply agents of distraction, but to us, they are a necessary tool for living effectively while at school and at work.

Apps like Uber, Venmo, Lyft, Gmail, Slack and GroupMe allow us to interact in a way you never have before. These apps help us navigate through the 21st century seamlessly.

Venmo is widely used by people our age. It’s currently the second most downloaded finance app in the iTunes App Store behind Cash App. It’s a wonderful app. It helps roommates pay each other for utilities, it helps friends split Ubers and it helps people pay others back for just about anything.

If used too freely, it has the potential

to take away one important part of friendships and relationships: reciprocity. Strong friendships develop through mutual trust, and the way to build trust is through debts and favors.

If you go into debt to someone by asking them for something, and then you reciprocate, they will appreciate it.

If you just send them the exact dollar amount for their action, yes, they will be happy they got their money back, but a bond has not been made.

This makes the transaction more businesslike and less personal.

This may create anxiety for people who have done something for other people who decided not to reciprocate, which is perfectly understandable. By making a clear deal with the person before you do them a favor, you sidestep this issue.

Many people say you should give for giving’s sake, but people tend to be skeptical of getting stuff for free (aside from college T-shirts). If you give to people without asking for anything in return, they will feel like you’re imposing a debt on them without their permission.

However, if they don’t return the favor after you have made a deal, then you know

they may not be someone you can trust, which gives you a better understanding about how to operate around them. Venmo doesn’t give you this.

This is not to say you shouldn’t use Venmo. You absolutely should. It makes money transactions 10 times easier.

However, if you use Venmo to split bar tabs and restaurant bills — the pizza and beer emojis are the two most common emojis used in the Venmo social feed — you may be doing a disservice to the relationship you have with your friends.

Buying coffee, lunch or drinks for someone in exchange for a favor they did for you means you care about them more than whatever it costs to pay them back. You also made plans to see that person again. These gestures then grow into bigger forms of mutual respect and trust between you and your friends.

Eventually, you won’t have to think twice about doing larger favors like helping them move into their new place. You get to spend time with them lifting heavy boxes and decorating, and they’ll give you an entire pizza for all your hard work.

Contact Scott Rainey at srainey4@kent.edu.

Does mapping our ancestry bring us closer to it?

Cameron Gorman In Times Square this summer, one digital billboard stands out among the many bright, neon lights. It’s not repeating images of fashion, shoes, makeup or music releases. The clean, bright images of a smiling young woman — emerging from a pool, laughing, living — advertise the services of 23andMe. I assume you already know what it is. Most people do, or have at least heard of it. You order a kit from their website, send back a vial of your spit and wait to hear about where you’re from.

No, not Ohio. Where you’re really from.

That term might ring a bell in the ears of some — but maybe it doesn’t sound so sweet.

I myself have been asked, on more than one occasion, a variation of that classic question: “What are you?”At first, you might not be sure what you’re being asked. But I know. I rattle off the old inventory: “Well, I’m Irish, I’m Italian. But you’re probably seeing the Native American.” At that last mention, the eyes usually light up.

“Ah, yes. That’s what it is.” That’s

what what is, exactly? That little extra something-else-ness in my face? I suppose so. The funny thing is, of course, that I only think I know my own background.

My family’s history, passed down from generation to generation, holds those three things as constants, the ancestry behind my American melting pot. But I’ve never had a test done, never recieved a little map with the highlighted origins of my DNA. I wonder, sometimes, why things like 23andMe and Ancestry.com have become so popular, especially here. I wonder if it might have something to do with the American identity — once you came here, you were an American (or once they assimilated you). Our collective memory dates back only to 1776. The oral history of ancestors, often, seems far away.

I wonder, as well, if this has anything to do with the willingness, the obsession, of us Americans to connect back to something other than being American. Ask someone their nationality, and they may well go into their history — Irish, French, Scottish, et cetera — forever. And someone will nod their head knowingly. Ah, yes. I see it in your face.

I do understand this need to trace ourselves back further than this shallow history. So much of American

identity is built on pain. It is comforting to understand ourselves as something older and deeper than what we are now. Being part of something deeper and richer than our current reality is comforting and human. It feels good to know we are not the first, nor the last, of our own kind.

Maybe this new way of knowing ourselves is a good thing, in that way.

It connects us to our past. It gives us a sense of who we are. And I do want that. I don’t mind telling people that little list. I’m proud of it, in some ways.

But something in me hesitates before that test. I’m not entirely sure why. I’m unafraid to find out that I’m not what I was taught to know myself as — I have a feeling it might be different anyway.

Perhaps it’s more that I have a sense of self already. Does laying it all out on paper change how we feel? Would it change how I see myself?

For now, I’m going to remain uncertain. I’m not ruling out ever trying it — being part of that bright white billboard, that certainty. Maybe I am a gray area, a culmination of passed-down truths and old photographs, utterly without a map. But when it comes to who I am, I cannot help but think I am more than percentages. We all are.

Contact Cameron Gorman at cgorman2@kent.edu.

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5 998

Years

It’s been just over five years since the Kent State football team won a season opener, a 17-10 win over Liberty on Aug. 29, 2013, at Dix Stadium.

Birds

Every year, over 998 million birds are killed from colliding with glass windows.

Cheers&Jeers Cheers to ... roundabouts. The Washington State Department of Transportation reports a 90 percent reduction in collisions on roundabouts when compared to fourway intersections.

Jeers to ... West Virginian snake hoarders.

The West Virginia Natural Resource Police seized 17 rattlesnakes from a man in Randolph County, West Virginia, who was capturing them from a wildlife reserve and keeping them in his home.

Thursday, August 30, 2018

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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.

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