Daily Kent Stater for 4/18/2011 by The Kent Stater

DAILY KENT STATER Monday April 18, 2011 • The independent student newspaper of Kent State University • Weather: Rain, HI 44, LO 39

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Entrepreneur to share experiences

Relay for life

Leighann McGivern lmcgive2@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Jeff Hoffman, the founder and CEO of Priceline.com, will speak in the Kiva at 7 p.m. Monday as part of the Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurship Speaker Series. Michael D. Solomon endowed the series in 2000, which annually brings professional entrepreneurs to speak with students. “(Solomon’s) generosity has led to bringing many entrepreneurs to campus as well as to the general development of our entrepreneurship program,” said marketing lecturer Julie Messing. Hoffman will speak about his experience becoming an entrepreneur in college and his professional endeavors with Priceline. com, a website that helps users find discounted prices on hotels,

flights and other travel expenses. Messing said it is important for students to hear from professionals in their fields. “These entrepreneurs have walked the talk and have many experiences and stories to share,” Messing said. “Also, by sharing them in person, the students can sense or feel the passion and energy for entrepreneurship.” Patrick Welsh, senior entrepreneurship major, said having speakers like Hoffman helps to bring awareness to the program. “It’s going to open a lot of people’s eyes to our entrepreneurship program,” Welsh said. “College students that have ideas for opening businesses will be much more aware of the opportunities that they have here at Kent.” The event is free for all.

Leighann McGivern is the College of Business reporter.

New chancellor, bond proposal revisited MATT HAFLEY | DAILY KENT STATER

Participants at Relay for Life watch on as a scavenger hunt takes place at the Liquid Crystal Small Group Track on Saturday. The event had 1,479 participants and raised $61,527 for cancer research and for the care of those who have cancer.

WALKING FOR A CURE

Megan Wilkinson

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Battling cancer isn’t an easy task. Barb Farrell, junior intervention specialist major, knows firsthand what it’s like to endure the deadly disease. Farrell’s mother said she learned her daughter had leukemia in August 1997, when Farrell was 7 years old. For three years, Farrell went through hours of chemotherapy to kill the cancer. She said she lost all of her hair in the process. “I got a wig after shaving my head, but I never wore it,” she said. “I believed if my friends were true friends, they wouldn’t care that I was bald.” Farrell said she had a good support system as a child with leukemia, and her doctor helped her overcome her illness. By February 2000, Farrell won her battle against cancer. Farrell was the honorary cancer survivor who spoke at the Kent State 2011 Relay for Life. “I felt honored and privileged that I could speak to others about my experience,” Farrell said. “I want to encourage people who are still going through cancer.” Kent State students celebrated in a birth-

day party to fight cancer Saturday and Sunday at Relay for Life. More than 70 teams of mostly students raised more than $60,500 for the American Cancer Society. Ayla Layman, graduate student and one of three event chairs, said the goal was to raise $98,000, but she said she is proud teams raised as much as they did in the poor weather conditions. “The weather normally challenges us each year,” Layman said. “We were surprised at how many people did stay during the night. We had a few tents fly away last night, but it was cool to see a few teams stay out in the really cold wind.” Teams celebrated in many different ways. Students sold food or bracelets or held chariot races to raise money. The Kappa Sigma team decided to throw individuals in jail for dollar donations throughout the night. “People gave us a dollar to throw their friends in our pretend jail,” said Alex Wigoda, freshman air traffic control major. “We meant no harm by it.” Around 9 p.m., students walked silently around the track in honor of those who have died of cancer. Usually, candles are lit in paper Luminaria bags for this portion of Relay for Life, but Christine Getto, junior speech pathology major and one of

the three heads of the Relay for Life committee, said it was too dangerous to light candles because of the rain and wind. Tara Jackson, financial aid coordinator with the Student Financial Aid Office and Relay for Life faculty leader, said she likes this part of the event. “The Luminaria ceremony gives us a chance to remember those who passed away from cancer,” she said. “It’s nice because it’s supporting all different kinds of cancer, too.” Layman said she was relieved with how this year’s event went. “It inspires you to see people walking around the track all night no matter what,” she said. “It gives me hope that no matter what, we can fight this disease.” Farrell said she hopes eventually there will be a cure for all cancers. “I’m hoping someday there will no longer be a need for Relay for Life,” she said. “However for now, patients undergoing treatment should stay positive and look on the bright side of things because even in the worst situation, it helps to stay optimistic.” Megan Wilkinson is a general assignment reporter.

Julie Sickel

jsickel@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Chancellor Eric Fingerhut is out and Chancellor James Petro is in, as are plans to re-propose $210 million in bonds to the Ohio Board of Regents for a $250 million renovation project at Kent State. President Lester Lefton and the Board of Trustees had hoped that the former Chancellor Fingerhut would approve bonds for university-wide renovations by November 2010 in order to qualify for low-interest Build America Bonds. The November deadline came and went without an approval from Fingerhut. When Fingerhut stepped down in February, Lefton said he had plans to propose the bonds to the newly appointed chancellor. “I have sent him a letter telling him I intend to talk about this and that it is a high priority for Kent State,” Lefton said. But a new proposal will have a different price tag. “We are coming up with a new proposal but it will cost more because the old chancellor wouldn’t let us get the bonds when they were cheap, or less expensive,” Lefton said. Fingerhut’s opposition to the university’s bonds proposal was the fee structure for students. Students would be charged $7

per credit hour beginning in 2012 and gradually increased to $24 per credit hour by 2016. Lefton said a new proposal would be the same, but would be pushed back one year. Fingerhut previously said he didn’t want students paying for renovations they weren’t going to see before they graduate. Campus renovations at other universities are normally paid for by tuition alone, but because tuition is already lower than other Ohio universities, the special fees are needed for a renovation of this scale, Lefton said. Fees at other universities are typically used for auxiliary purposes like football stadiums or student unions, but Lefton said he thinks academic buildings are a better investment. “There is no student here currently that will be paying the new fee,” Lefton said. “The fee will start up in a couple years. But the students will also get to benefit from some of the new facilities before they graduate.” The previously proposed bonds would help to renovate 30 buildings across campus. Now, Lefton said university officials are revisiting how a new bond proposal would be distributed for renovations with the higher interest rates. “Our priorities are still the same,” said Lefton. “The order might be different.” See BONDS, Page 5

Day of Silence raises bullying awareness National LGBT event aims to help youth Daniel Moore

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PHILIP BOTTA | DAILY KENT STATER

A collection of men’s clothing by Samantha Woodard, senior fashion design major, is modeled during “The Time is Now” fashion show on Saturday in Cartwright Hall.

Annual fashion show displays diverse talent Yelena Tischenko ytischen@kent.edu

Daily Kent Stater While 800 audience members waited for the show to start, hairstylists, makeup artists and models spent the final minutes frantically getting ready backstage. Models took turns standing in a V shape on stage at “The Time is Now,” the annual fashion show by the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. This year, the 37 senior collections ranged from white wedding dresses to casual men’s clothing to ruffled children’s pieces to daring lingerie. Amanda Cowsert, senior fash-

ion design major, designed a clothing line for girls. Four little girls ran across the stage posing in their bows and ruffled dresses. The crowd laughed and clapped as the little girls waved to the crowd and ran off. Phillip Fry, senior fashion design major, had pieces that changed design direction with his lingerie collection — something that hasn’t been done before. “I feel like that set me aside from everyone else,” he said. “It was a real challenge because we don’t have the proper machinery at the school, so I had to do it on my own with the machines that we had. It worked out well.” See FASHION, Page 5

Gelyn Angus gave her input during her Freshman Honors Colloquium class Friday about a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. But unlike others in the vocal group discussion, she wrote down her thoughts and passed it to a friend to read aloud for her. Angus, freshman pre-nursing major, was one of the participants in the National Day of Silence. It is the final event of PRIDE! Week, a national campaign sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) during which students across the country call attention to the silencing effects of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools. Christopher Clevenger, programmer for PRIDE! Kent and sophomore electronic media major, said Day of Silence is up to individual interpretation, and students can take it to their own extreme. “It’s your representation of your silence that you were forced into for being LGBT, or, being an ally, and seeing that silence that everyone else is being forced into,” Clevenger said. Angus said she represents the latter: an ally of the LGBT community. She said she had heard about the Day of Silence before, but it was her friends

who finally convinced her to do it for the first time. “I did it this year because a couple of my friends here were doing it, and it was good experience,” Angus said. “It was really, really difficult because I kept wanting to talk to my friends. It was really hard because I had to pantomime everything or type it out or write it down.” Angus said the silence was more difficult than she anticipated. “By the time you get one answer written down or one response, people have normally moved on to another subject,” she said. But Clevenger said those difficulties are the point of Day of Silence. Those who participated, he said, effectively expressed their purpose by getting people’s attention. “When you’re doing a silent performance, (people) see that you’re doing something. They ask you questions, but you don’t respond,” he said. “You make them read the cards. I’m making you notice our silence by being silent.” He said he passed out “speaking cards” for students to communicate with professors and friends throughout the day. The silence was ultimately broken at 7 p.m. by the “Night of Noise,” a dance party hosted by PRIDE! Kent. “I was very, very happy to see the amount of participation we had,” he said. “I saw a ton of Facebook comments about it... I saw people with duct tape over their mouths, holding the cards, walking around.” See SILENCE, Page 5

Matt Hafley | Daily Kent Stater

LGBT Bullying Facts n Nearly

9 out of 10 LGBT students experience harassment in American schools each year. percent of LGBT youth feel unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation.

n 63.7 percent of LGBT students reported being verbally harassed, 27.2 percent reported being physically harassed and 12.5 percent reported being physically assaulted at school in the past year because of their gender expression.

n Nearly

n 72.4

n 84.6

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1 out of 3 LGBT youth missed school in the past month because of safety concerns. percent of LGBT students reported being verbally harassed, 40.1 percent reported being physically harassed and 18.8 percent reported being physically assaulted at school in the past year because of their sexual orientation.

percent heard homophobic remarks, such as “faggot” or “dyke,” frequently or often at school. Nearly two-thirds (61.1 percent) of students reported that they felt unsafe in school because of their sexual orientation, and more than a third (39.9 percent) felt unsafe because of their gender expression. Facts continued on Page 5

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CAMPUS CALENDAR

For the week of April 18 — April 24

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n KSC

Programming Health Screening When: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where: Student Center Lobby B

n KSU

Med Tech Club meeting When: 3 – 4 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 312

n Center

for Entrepreneurship Speaker Series When: 6:30 – 9 p.m. Where: Kiva

n Architecture/History

Tutoring When: 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Where: Taylor Hall Room 303

n SSDP

meeting When: 9 – 11 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 319

n College

Republicans

meeting When: 9 – 11 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 321

TUESDAY

n Kent

State Green Growers meeting When: 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 321

n M.I.S.A.

meeting When: 5 – 6 p.m. Where: Business Administration Building Room 213

n History

Club

meeting When: 5 – 6 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 303

n Zoology-

Conservation Club meeting When: 7 – 8 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 310C

n Fellowship

of Christian Athletes meeting When: 9 – 11 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 315

wednesday

English Dept. Undergraduates Award Ceremony When: 4:30 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 306

College of Public Health Speaker Series When: 7 p.m. Where: Michael Schwartz Center Auditorium Room 177

Jewelry Student Co-op Jewelry Sale When: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Governance Chambers

KSU Ballroom Club When: 7 – 9 p.m. Where: Student center Room 310AB

Navigators meeting When: 9 – 11 p.m. Where: Bowman Hall Room 133

thursday

n Campus

Crusade for Christ meeting When: 7 – 11 p.m. Where: Bowman Room 137

saturday

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Ceramics Club Ceramics Sale When: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Where: Student Center Lobby

Club Ceramic Sale When: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Student Center Lobby

n United

Christian Ministries Hygiene Kits Table When: Noon – 3 p.m. Where: Student Center Lobby B

Cool-

n Greek

off When: 6 – 8 p.m. Where: Eastway Center Lower Lounge

n PRIDE!

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friday

n Ceramics

n International

Music

Awards When: 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Where: Student Center Ballroom

Kent

meeting When: 8 – 10 p.m. Where: Governance Chambers

n Late

Night Entertainment When: 9 p.m. – Midnight Where: Rathskeller

n USG

Comedy Night When: 8 – 11 p.m. Where: Rathskeller

n KSC

Programming: “Little Fockers” When: 11 p.m. – 1 a.m. Where: Kiva

n Kent

Liberty Alliance meeting When: 9 – 11 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 320

Identity Project: Bible Study When: 6 p.m. – Midnight Where: Bowman Hall Room 220

n Green

with Envy

Party When: 6 – 10 p.m. Where: Student Center Ballroom n Record

Promotion II When: 8 p.m. – Midnight Where: Rathskeller

n African

Community Theatre Wrap Party When: 9 – 10 p.m. Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall Room 250

sunday n Flash

Guide Training Retreat When: Noon – 5 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 303

n H2O

Kent Worship Gathering When: 6:30 – 10 p.m. Where: Bowman Hall Room 137

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Kent State alumni across the nation spent their Saturday volunteering Mike Crissman

mcrissm2@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The Alumni Association sponsored its third annual National Alumni Day of Service this weekend to encourage Kent State alumni across the country to make a difference in their communities. At one of 12 work sites, 109 people volunteered Saturday as part of the Alumni Association’s yearly effort to promote National Volunteer Week, which was April 10 – 16. Lisa Mascellino, assistant director of alumni relations, said the total volunteer hours from Saturday will be compiled Monday or Tuesday. Last year, 140 alumni logged more than 600 hours of community service. “I believe that Kent State alumni are extremely generous with donating their time and are very willing to

help,” Mascellino said. “[The events] allow alumni to get together on behalf of Kent State and give back to their communities all on the same day.” Charities that worked with the Alumni Association this year ranged from Habitat for Humanity in Kent to a beach cleanup in Southern California. Haven of Rest, a faith-based organization in Akron that helps feed, clothe and shelter homeless and needy people, has been a part of the National Alumni Day of Service for three years. Coordinator Jan Pluck said her experience with Kent State volunteers has always been positive. She said the 12 Kent State alumni who participated this year worked hard and were cooperative. “We always look forward to the alumni coming in,” Pluck said. “We’re just very appreciative of everything that Kent State does. They’ve done a number of canned food drives for us, so they’ve just been a real blessing to the ministry.”

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Sylvia Dillard Johnson, a 1999 graduate, has volunteered at Haven of Rest the past two years and did so again Saturday. “I’ve enjoyed volunteering with fellow alumni in making a difference for this organization,” Johnson said. “I feel that I get so much more out of the experience than the time I give. It’s important for the community to see that we value and support them as much as they value and support us.” Mascellino said the Day of Service is popular with alumni because it lets them choose a charity that “holds a special meaning” to them while staying connected to the university. The large need for volunteers, coupled with Kent State alumni’s willingness to give, has helped the event grow over time. Mike Crissman is the alumni affairs reporter.

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‘Wine in the Wilderness’

International Mentors group raises money for Japanese disaster victims

Play opens at African Community Theatre

Christine Morgan

Ryan Collins

cmorga20@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The tsunami and earthquakes that crashed into Japan’s eastern coast inspired one student organization to act on behalf of their “brothers and sisters.” “We have students in our organization who are affected by it because that’s their home,” said Carrie Circosta, co-adviser for the Kent State International Mentors. “We are a family; if something happened to your brother or sister you would want to do something about it.” Eron Memaj, founder of the organization, said the group initially responded with a prayer board and donation box in the Student Center shortly after the tsunami hit. He said the overwhelming support from students and faculty was amazing. “I’ve been very impressed that there are so many good people out there and how much they’ve donated,” Memaj said. “I’ve seen people just pulling out their wallets, and the next thing we knew we were able to raise more than $1,800 so far.” The Kent State International Mentors is a program that matches an international student with an American student to inspire the development of new friendships and understanding of different cultures. On March 10, a magnitude 9.0 offshore earthquake, a 23-foot tsunami, and more than 50 aftershocks, many of them of greater than magnitude 6.0, devastated

Japan, killing thousands of people and tourists. Shunya Yagi, senior zoology major from Aichi, Japan, said he helped in the organization’s initial response. He said it feels great to have people supporting his country. “I was so glad that many people are working for us,” Yagi said. “I was really surprised that many people are interested in Japan and Japanese news. It’s really uplifting for me. I didn’t expect the amount of money collected, so it’s really amazing.” Memaj said the organization will continue to raise money for Japan by selling wristbands throughout this week for $1 each in the Student Center. All money collected will be donated to the Red Cross. Memaj said other people outside the Japanese community requested the support of the Kent State community. “In this effort, it wasn’t just the Japanese students who were asking for help,” Memaj said. “It was students from all sides of the world. It was an international effort.” Memaj said the organization’s efforts will continue until Japan can rebuild itself. “I think our efforts are going to continue for months and a couple years as well,” Memaj said. “I’d really like to help this country to rebuild, but it’s going to take time. I don’t think we should stop yet, I think there is still more to be done.” Christine Morgan is a student affairs reporter.

rcolli12@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater “Wine in the Wilderness” opened this weekend and will also show next weekend in the African Community Theatre in Oscar Ritchie Hall. The play was written by Alice Childress and directed by Francis Dorsey, who is also director of the African Community Theatre. “Wine in the Wilderness” takes place during a riot in Harlem and explores issues of stereotypes and class in African-American culture in the 1960s. “The ‘60s was a very important era in history in terms of the changes that came about during that time,” said Tyrone Sanders, who plays Old Timer in the play. “I grew up in the ‘60s and ‘70s, so I know.” Rakim Coleman, who plays Bill, said the play “has a very strong impact as far as what everybody is going through today. No matter race, color or creed.” The production has extensive use of the N-word. “My character, actually, she says that word often because that’s what she’s used to,” said Aungelique Scott, a junior theater major who played Tommy. “That’s all she knows.” Scott noted, however, her character is reminded by the others that “the N-word is not acceptable.” Brittany Brown, a senior biology major who plays Cynthia, also noted the context of the word. She said the actors weren’t just throw-

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Aungelique Scott, junior theatre major, and Rakim Coleman, sophomore video production major, play Tommy and Bill in the production of “Wine in the Wilderness” at the African Community Theatre in Oscar Ritchie Hall. ing around the N-word. Mary Ann Carandang, junior fashion design major, said her roommate invited her to the show, and she was excited to see it. “I’ve actually never been to a play at Kent, so I thought ‘you know, why not,’” she said. Della Marie Marshall, associate director of the Center for Student

Involvement, said she’s missed only one African Community Theatre production in 20 years. She added that she thinks more people should attend the plays. “It gives students a perspective they don’t probably think about on a day-to-day basis,” she said. Ryan Collins is the ethnic affairs reporter.

PERFORMANCES: April 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. April 24 at 3 p.m. Oscar Ritchie Hall Room 230 students/senior citizens: $7 general public: $10

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SUMMARY: The 2012 presidential election approaches, but the potential candidates leave us hoping for more.

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Slim pickings for Republican candidates

ith the 2012 presidential election a little more than a year away, possible Republican candidates are starting to come out of the woodwork. But potential candidates, including Donald Trump and Sarah Palin, have people wishing for any other option. Just imagine it: Trump 2012 bumper stickers. Although he hasn’t officially announced his run for presidency, there has been much talk about the possibility. Recently, Trump has blamed Barack Obama for rising oil prices and raised doubts over his birthplace. Trump even said he has gone to such lengths as having investigators in Hawaii look into Obama’s birthplace. He appears to

be on the same page of citizenship conspiracy as Arizona, where the legislature recently passed a “birther bill” to require Obama to prove he was born in Hawaii before appearing on the ballot again. The bill has yet to be signed by Gov. Jan Brewer. Trump might have a select group of supporters, but can this businessman who has never held office really run a nation? The idea of his candidacy is almost as big of a joke as his hair. What’s worse is that another potential candidate, who also happens to have a reality TV show, agrees with Trump’s investigation of Obama. Sarah Palin, who made headlines for her gaffes during the 2008 presidential election, has also hinted

at a run in 2012. While these two are certainly the most attention grabbing, the remaining candidates don’t show much promise either. Also among the front-runners with Palin are Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney, who both ran in 2008 without success. If the presidential election was tomorrow, incumbent Obama would likely win hands-down. At this rate, unless a Republican candidate rides in on a proverbial white horse, the outlook for Obama’s re-election is looking good. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Kent Stater editorial board whose members are listed to the left.

DREW SHENEMAN’S VIEW

“Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.” — Zhuangzi

DID YOU KNOW? On this day in 1906, at 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it topples numerous buildings. The quake was caused by a slip of the San Andreas Fault over a segment about 275 miles long. — History.com

Major League beatdown This year ’s MLB season is already off to a very controversial start. On April 9th, at a matchup between the Colorado Rockies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, police clubbed a drunken fan with a nightstick and shot him with a taser. A video of the event has surfaced. The video shows the fan being escorted out of Pittsburgh’s PNC Park by police. A fellow fan attempts to highfive the intoxicated man before he is removed from the park, but a PNC Park worker blocks the high-five. Big mistake; you never block a high-five. The intoxicated man shoves the worker which leads police to tase him. The taser does nothing. This is one time that Pittsburgh baseball comes out on top of Philadelphia baseball. After the taser proved to be ineffective, the man took multiple nightstick shots to the jugular. The man was wearing an American flag shirt during all of this. His shirt along with his inhuman strength and the “USA” chants from the crowd prove only one thing: The man was Captain America. This incident was calm compared to many others so far this season. Not everyone was as lucky as Captain America though. A PNC Park worker was found dead two miles from the stadium the night after this game. Bryan Stow, a Giants fan, is currently in a medically induced coma after two Dodgers fans attacked him on Opening Day. The entire league has showed great support for Stow and his family through this struggle, but it doesn’t change the obvious problem here. Major League Baseball is slowly becoming crime infested. For a sport that includes stealing bases and robbing home runs, one would think

Dylan Lusk the only crime would be irony and terrible jokes. But these situations seem to be getting worse each year. The biggest problems used to be streakers and female fertility drugs. These crimes are completely unjustified. Rivalries are meant to stay on the field. I absolutely loathe every team other than my home team, but I don’t go busting skulls when I see someone wearing a rival team’s hat. Not just because it’s completely unreasonable, but it wouldn’t even make sense when half of the people wearing a baseball hat do it because the team’s colors match their shoes. It’s a sad day when Americans can’t enjoy the national pastime (and yes, it is the national pastime) without getting drunk and kicking some teeth in. If this kind of behavior keeps up, the only upside to baseball season will be the drunks getting out of the house and beating up someone other than their wives. It will take some time before this country realizes what behavior like this does. And there will always be some idiots getting drunk and causing problems for everyone. This is a problem that people need to use some common sense to fix. Save the crime for the NFL locker room. Dylan Lusk is a sophomore electronic media production major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at dlusk2@kent.edu.

READER COMMENTS Response to KSU students arrested in fake ID scheme TO THE KENT STATER REPORTERS, YOU ARE ALL DISGUSTING, LOOK AT THE INTERNENT AND SEE ALL FAKE IDS COMING FROM CHINA AND GOING TO ALL THE COLLEGES, YOU GUYS DIDN’T HAVE TO MAKE A BIG ISSUE OF THIS, I’M SURE 3/4 OF KENT STUDENTS AND OTHER COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE FAKE IDS, THIS WAS A STUPID COLLEGE KID MISTAKE, YOU ALL WERE THAT AGE AT ONCE, I THINK THESE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PUNISHED ENOUGH FOR ALL THE PUBLICITY AND IF THEY WERE NOT IN THE DU IT WOULD NOT BE ALL OVER THE NEWS, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE WRITTEN TERRIBLE THINGS YOUR TIME WILL COME WHEN YOU MAKE A MISTAKE IN YOUR LIFE NEITHER OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD, SO WHAT ARE YOU ALL TALKING ABOUT, THEIR BOTH VERY HARD WORKERS AND GOOD STUDENTS, SO STOP HARRASSING THEM!!!! AND KENT STATER YOUR MAKING YOUR SCHOOL LOOK BAD, STOP IT — COLLEGE, April 16, 2011

Immortality: a possibility? Gone are the days when people have to die, at least according to futurist Ray Kurzweil. In the new documentary “Transcendent Man,” the famed scientist makes bold claims about technology in the years to come. The 68 year old predicts by 2045 medical advances will allow people to radically extend their lifespan through the integration of electronic, artificial substances into the human body. This kind of statement is the thing jokes are made of. To think that immortality won’t just be for vampires and Larry King is unbelievable. However, according to Kurzweil (who accurately predicted the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of the Internet) this outlandish notion will, without a doubt, come to fruition. The basis of this claim lies in the rapid development of technology. In “Transcendent Man,” Kurzweil says every two years technology gets twice as small and twice as fast for half the price. This kind of exponential growth has driven society and the products we have used for years. Compare today’s cell phones or video game graphics with those of 10 years ago to see the dramatic progress. He says the exponential incline of our technology will get extremely steep pretty soon, altering our lives more quickly than any other generation in the history of the world. That certainly is exciting. Only recently have I finally gotten used to using a

Mike Crissman computer on multiple monitors, like dragging a movie I want to watch from my laptop over to a TV screen. This other stuff? Just mind blowing. We are definitely living in the future, or at least what has been depicted in futuristic films. Kurzweil is a big proponent of nanotechnology and transhumanism, which is basically the merging of humans and machines. He sees it gaining traction in the near future as technology becomes smaller and more powerful. Imagine artificial materials inside a human body able to stop — and reverse — the process of aging. Kurzweil can. Using technology to replace the deficiencies in our bodies, natural or unnatural, is something he predicts will soon become commonplace. Tiny molecular nano-bots will merge with the biology of our bodies to not only enhance our health, but our mental capacity as well.

Kurzweil and numerous other scientists foresee the day when humans have electronics implanted into their bodies to increase their intelligence. People will have a database of information at their disposal. It’s like Google being downloaded by your brain. The line between humans and machines will blur as we begin incorporating more technology with ourselves. Too bad George Lucas thought of this over 30 years ago with “Star Wars.” It sounds like we might become a world of Darth Vaders. My only worry is I’m going to go in looking like Hayden Christensen and come out looking like the old, withered, pale potato-of-a-man Anakin becomes when he takes off the mask in “Return of the Jedi.” I just want to be Han Solo. Reversing the process of aging will undoubtedly become something atheists eagerly pursue. I’m sure the prospect of immortality on Earth is comforting to the minority who don’t believe in life after death. It will probably be a religion in itself. This is a difficult, yet thrilling subject to talk about. Although living beyond 100 is almost unthinkable, our technological advances are undeniable. Mike Crissman is a sophomore newspaper journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at mcrissm2@kent.edu.

Agricultural subsidies tax our health As we wrap up tax season with federal spending under scrutiny, Americans should consider this: Congress continues to spend billions of federal dollars on food policies that contribute to bad health. This boondoggle is worse than a bridge to nowhere — it’s a publicly funded superhighway carrying the entire country into a dismal future filled with diet-related medical problems and soaring health care costs. The figures are staggering. In recent history, the federal government has spent about $16 billion per year on agricultural subsidies. Of subsidies that go toward food production, the majority support the kind of unhealthful food that the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends we eat less of to protect our health. As a doctor and nutrition researcher, I believe the best way to resolve that contradiction is to put unhealthy agricultural subsidies on the federal chopping block. The contrast between federal dietary advice and federal subsidies is stark. The government’s own recently released Dietary Guidelines document advises Americans to cut back on cholesterol and saturated fat. Yet agricultural subsidies continue to favor fatty meats, dairy products and sugar. Industrial hog producers, for example, enjoyed a savings of 15 percent in operations

Neal Barnard Guest Columnist costs between 1997 and 2005 because federal funds were subsidizing the grains fed to pigs. Direct and indirect subsidies to dairy producers totaled $4.8 billion between 1995 and 2009, even as consumption of high-fat cheese products reached new heights. This means that companies responsible for producing the most unhealthful food are doing so with the help of taxpayer dollars. Meanwhile, healthful foods — fruits and vegetables — receive less than 1 percent of subsidies. That’s disturbing, given that the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines say eating more healthful plant-based foods and less saturated fat and cholesterol helps prevent heart problems and other life-threatening medical conditions. As the Dietary Guidelines point out, “Vegetarian-style eating patterns have been associated with improved health outcomes — lower levels of obesity, a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, and lower total mortality.” More than 60 percent of all deaths in the United States are caused by diseases linked to unhealthy diets, including heart disease, cancer and strokes. Poor diets are also linked to epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes. But poor health isn’t the only negative

outcome of the current system. Being sick is expensive. The medical costs of chronic health problems run in the hundreds of billions of dollars annually. The annual medical cost of obesity reached $147 billion in 2008. The Medicare and Medicaid spending for obesity-related conditions now totals $61 billion per year. If current trends continue, 86 percent of adults will be overweight or obese by 2030. Cardiovascular disease costs the nation about $189 billion a year, and by 2030, the annual medical costs for cardiovascular disease are projected to triple to $818 billion. A large portion of these costs could be saved by cultivating healthier diets to prevent many cases of these diseases from happening in the first place. Paying taxes is never pleasant, but it’s especially galling when you realize that the taxpayer-funded food system is literally making us sick. It’s time for Congress to fix this problem and address our country’s epidemics of obesity and other health problems. Let’s put agricultural subsidies on a diet. Neal Barnard is president of the vegan advocacy group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 5100 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20016; website: www.pcrm.org.

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FASHION Annual fashion show... Fry’s lingerie pieces both surprised and intrigued the audience. “My inspiration was seduction, armor and different skin tones like being naked, having the appearance of being nude without actually being nude,” he said. “I really just wanted to do a sexy line to make a woman feel sexy and feel like she has power over a man in the game of seduction.” A model for Iana Guerlimova, senior fashion design major, walked on stage with a fur hat, removed it and draped it across her body like a purse. Other pieces from seniors included long peachy gowns, navalinspired swimsuits, Grecian-style dresses and high-waisted pants.

“Black holes were the inspiration for my designs, just thinking about things others normally wouldn’t,” said Caitlin Nugent, senior fashion design major. For the models, preparations started in January. “The hardest part about modeling was not to be nervous at first,” said Lauren Mullin, model and freshman fashion merchandising major. “Right before you go on, you have the music going and your nerves are going but in the end it’s really fun.” The audience erupted in a clapping uproar after each collection. Each of the designers and one of their models took turns bowing and waving to the applauding crowd when the show ended. The judges for this year’s competition were Leanne Marshall, 2008

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BONDS Those priorities include renovations on buildings like Bowman and Satterfield halls, the science labs, the architecture building and the art building. “It allows us to make some critical reinvestments in the campus that are desperately needed to maintain and improve the facilities across the campus overall,” said Gregg Floyd, vice president of finance and administration. Because the Board of Trustees already approved a $210 million bonds proposal, a new proposal for the same amount will not need to be voted on again. “The board has already agreed on a fee structure, what we will get and how we will get it,” said Lefton. “The board is committed to doing this. This isn’t Lestermania.” Lefton said it is too soon to tell if Petro will be different than Fingerhut, but he looks forward to working with him in the future. “I expect that he will see the value of academic buildings as opposed to a football stadium that only gets used seven days a year,” Lefton said. “We’re in the academic business here.” Julie Sickel is the administration reporter.

Silence Clevenger said based off the number of people he saw participating around campus, this year was definitely more successful than last year. “I think Kent State is starting to notice that there is a major LGBT presence here on campus, and they’re starting to realize that we all have voices too,” he said. Angus said she feels her day of silence supported her friends who are gay, lesbian and bisexual. She said she was lucky enough to grow up in a tolerant hometown, and she would like everyone to be as accepting. “They should get their own marriages; it shouldn’t be disallowed,” Angus said. “However many years ago, interracial marriages were frowned upon, and we’re just doing the same thing but with sexes. Everyone deserves equal rights.” Clevenger said the strategy of Day of Silence is different

Project Runway winner; Jeff Mahshie, senior designer for Lord & Taylor; and Jeff Bergus, designer for JC Penney and IZOD. J.R. Campbell, director of the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, announced winners and presented awards. Staci Moening, Lindsay Dare and Zachary Hoh, senior fashion design majors, were selected as the winners. Best in Show went to Abigail Drake, senior fashion design major. Taylor Reynolds, early childhood education major, said she really liked Drake’s line. “I absolutely loved the show,” Reynolds said. “This is my first show I’ve been to, so I was so excited to be here, and I was not disappointed.” Yelena Tischenko is the fashion reporter. from most advertising tactics. “Any group can get up in your face and say ‘This is a cause and this is something you need to support,’ but when people take time to notice that you’re being silent, it’s a totally different thing.” Daniel Moore is the diversity reporter.

LGBT BULLYING FACTS 29.1% percent of LGBT students missed a class at least once and 30.0 percent missed at least one day of school in the past month because of safety concerns, compared to only 8.0 percent and 6.7 percent, respectively, of a national sample of secondary school students.

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reported grade point average of students who were more frequently harassed because of their sexual orientation or gender expression was almost half a grade lower than for students who were less often harassed (2.7 vs. 3.1).

Source: www.dayofsilence.org

KSU precision flight team secures national championship Loening Trophy makes new home in Van Deusen Hall Leighann McGivern lmcgive2@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The Kent State precision flight team was awarded the highest honor in collegiate aviation, the Loening Trophy, during a special award ceremony Friday in the Student Center. “This is the Lombardi Trophy; this is the Stanley Cup of collegiate aviation,” said Peter Bro, a representative from the Loening organization. “Take advantage of the fact that you have this object and promote the program because they are the best in the nation.” According to the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s website, the Loening Trophy is an award founded by the Wright brothers’ first aeronautical engineer, Grover Loening, and is given each year to the best all-around collegiate aviation program in the nation. The Kent State Precision Flight Team won the award at the 2010 NIFA Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference. The competition was held last May in Terra Haute, Ind., where Kent State competed against more than 450 students representing 29 aviation colleges and universities from across the country. The teams participated in 13 different flying and non-flying events, including landing, navigation, planning and aircraft recognition. President Lester Lefton spoke at the beginning of the awards ceremony to members of the flight team and aeronautics faculty.

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“If every program in the university were to win awards and to be recognized like this, we wouldn’t have to worry about being excellent,” Lefton said. Richard Mangrum, assistant flight training professor, said he believes the award is a reflection of the dedicated faculty and staff in the College of Technology. “Not only have we done well in the national competitions, but to be recognized as a program — not just as a flight team but as an entire program — as the best in the whole United States is just an incredible honor,” Mangrum said. Myles Grimm and Jeremy Schott, both junior aeronautics majors, will be leading the precision flight team to The Ohio State University to compete in the 2011 national competition May 16 through 21. The names of the winners have been engraved on the base of the trophy since 1929 when

they first began to award it. The front is almost filled. “We are now ready to step up and win this again,” Schott said. “We will be the first (name) on the back of that trophy.” The Loening Trophy will be on display in Van Deusen Hall until early May when it will be returned for the 2011 competition. The winners of this competition will receive the trophy next spring. Grimm ended the ceremony with a quote by Edward Rickenbacker, a famous American aviator from World War I. “‘Aviation is proof that, given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.’ I think that summarizes Kent State’s flight team to the T,” Grimm said. “That is us — a small college with the Loening Trophy.” Leighann McGivern is the student finance reporter.

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Children from the Child Development Center listen to Iris Harvey, vice president for university relations, during story time at the University Library on Thursday.

Children’s learning center hidden in University Library

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cbeck6@kent.edu Hidden behind the stacks of scholarly journals and periodicals is a full-size children’s library center with over 8,000 children and young adult literature resources. The Reinberger Children’s Library Center is located behind the elevators on the third floor of the University Library and is a part of Kent State’s School of Library and Information Science. On Thursday morning, 36 children from the Child Development Center listened intently as Iris Harvey, vice president of University Relations, read four picture books. The group of children eagerly responded as Harvey read and asked questions about the readings and the children’s lives. When asked if the children had any pets, they stood up or yelled out their answers. “I have a dog; I have a cat; I have a fish!” one child said. Another exclaimed that she “feeds her two goldfish.” “Looks like I’ve started a small riot here,” Harvey joked at the

children’s outbursts. The Children’s Library Center has story time a couple of times a year, often read by a university administrator. The center includes a storytelling area, a teen area and an electronic resources area. Children’s artwork and mounds of puppets line the brightly colored room, giving it the feel of a preschool classroom. “A lot of people don’t know it’s up here,” said Flo Cunningham, University Libraries marketing communications and public relations director. “It’s nice to just come up here and get away.” Within the center, two glass doors lead to another room called the Marantz Collection, which houses a collection of picture books acquired over the past 40 years by educators Kenneth and Sylvia Marantz. The couple has co-authored eight reference works on the picture book, written thousands of reviews on the picture book as an art form and given numerous lectures. The Marantz Collection holds autographed children’s books and first editions dating back to the 1920s. The room also serves as a resource room for students needing to research authors and illus-

trators. The center does not allow any material to be checked out but is open to the public. SLIS uses the center for classes in its graduate program, which includes classes such as Library Materials and Services for Very Young Children and Library Materials and Services for School Age Children. There is a graduate student on staff during all open hours. The center houses a large popup book section and changes display cases based on featured authors or illustrators or even holidays and weather. The center has rows of desks facing a podium and overhead screen. The room has an interactive videoconferencing facility that SLIS uses for distance learning in its Children’s and Youth Librarianship program. The Reinberger Children’s Library Center has two to three programs a year where classes from the Child Development Center come in to use the room. The center continues to grow as it adds to its collection. “Occasionally, parents bring children up to use the room,” Cunningham said. “That’s nice when that happens, and you see children in here reading.” Cassandra Beck is the

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KeepING up with the Flashes Go to KentWired.com to read about how the baseball team faired this weekend.

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

Gymnastics closes season at Championships Tyler Goddard

tgoddar1@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The atmosphere was electric at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland as many loyal followers of Kent State gymnastics joined together to cheer on the “Cinderella story” that was the 2010-11 Flashes gymnastics team. After two events, Kent State found themselves in last place with a score of 97.050. Then the team stepped onto the stage for the floor exercise. The Flashes hit every routine to get back into contention and proved to everyone in attendance that they belonged. The event rotation was highlighted by freshman Marie Case scoring a 9.800 and seniors Christine Abou-Mitri and Christina Lenny each scoring a 9.850. The final event of the team’s season was the vault, and the Flashes didn’t disappoint as they finished with a team score of 49.000. Sophomore Rachel Guida, freshman Nik-

ki Moore and Case all scored 9.800, and Lenny put a cap on the team’s memorable season by scoring a 9.825 to close out the meet. “I’m proud of everybody,” Lenny said. “I mean we had minor mistakes here and there but nothing major. We had one fall, which we didn’t have to count, and we went out there and did what we had to do. They weren’t our best routines, but we went out there, and we made routines. We had confidence in ourselves, and we had fun.” Kent State finished in sixth place with a total team score of 195.000. The winner of the second semifinal was Alabama (197.050), who advances to the Super Six Championship meet Saturday. The other two schools joining them from the second session are Nebraska (196.850) and Utah (196.200). Florida (196.125) and Oregon State (196.100) finished fourth and fifth respectively. Kent State had scores of 49.000 (vault), 48.750 (uneven bars), 48.300 (balance beam) and 48.950

(floor exercise). Lenny had an allaround score of 39.125, and Case had a 39.025. “I think it was just a phenomenal experience for the girls and for us as coaches,” said Brice Biggin, Kent State coach. “To bring a team to the National Championships is just an incredible honor and an incredible experience and something hopefully these girls will never forget and will be proud of themselves for the rest of their lives.” Biggin said he was proud of the way the girls performed given it was their first time at the National Championships. He also said that believing and proving they can compete at a championship level will help the younger gymnasts moving forward into next season. “They just went out and worked as a team and didn’t back down to anyone and fought all the way through, and I couldn’t be more proud of them,” Biggin said. Tyler Goddard is a sports reporter.

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ABOVE: Sophomore Rachel Guida performs acrobatics on the uneven bars last Friday at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center for the NCAA Gymnastics Championships. Guida scored a total of 9.725 on the uneven bars. The Flashes came in sixth place in the NCAA Gymnastics Championships. RIGHT: Freshman Nikki Moore does a split in mid-air on floor exercise at the National Tournament at theWolstein Center. She earned a 9.650 and helped her team earn 49.950 points on floor exercise.

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Dawson scores lone touchdown in spring game Lance Lysowski

llysowsk@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater While Kent State fans were focusing on the quarterback position during Saturday’s spring game, it was a walk-on running back that led the gold team to a 6-0 victory. Junior Larry Dawson used a combination of speed and power to run through the blue team’s defensive front and into the secondary to finish the game with 107 yards on 16 carries. Dawson scored the game’s lone touchdown in the third quarter when he trampled into the end zone from three yards out. For Dawson, Saturday’s performance was not the difficult part of his career. The 6-foot, 200-pound running back’s journey to Kent State has included two different schools and four coaches in three years. Dawson was recruited heavily out of North High in Akron, and he originally committed to Cincinnati before he ran into legal trouble. Akron was one of the few schools that gave him a chance to play football after the Bearcats took away his scholarship. His stay with the Zips lasted

two years before he decided to make a change. “I started off there, and things were okay there, but I felt like God wanted me over here for an even better purpose,” Dawson said. “I’m here now, and I’m giving my whole 100 percent now.” Dawson walked onto the Flashes’ last season under former coach Doug Martin, and has worked to impress Darrell Hazell, current Kent State coach. It didn’t take long for Dawson to grab his new coach’s attention. “(I first noticed him during) 6 a.m. workouts, he’s a big, strong, fast guy,” Hazell said. “You were hoping that would transition into pads, and it obviously does. He’s a guy that has a lot of ability.” It was not only Dawson that stood out on Saturday, but the entire running game for Kent State. Both teams combined for 259 rushing yards against a depleted group of linebackers for the Flashes. The other running back that continued his strong play this spring was junior Dri Archer. Archer broke the game’s longest play from scrimmage with a 40-yard run, after he spun out of two tackles and into the Blue team’s secondary. Archer was a strong player for

Kent State last spring as well, but struggled during the 2010 season. Hazell believes that will not be the case in 2011. “He’s going to be one of the better backs in the country,” Hazell said. “I don’t care if he’s (5-foot-6). He’s got things you can’t defend. He excites me with the ball in his hands. I wouldn’t want to tackle him.” While the running game excelled, the quarterback position is still a question mark. Junior quarterback Spencer Keith saw limited action, but completed 3 of 5 passes for 59 yards. Senior Giorgio Morgan and freshman Cedric McCloud, who are also vying for the starting job, struggled with consistency throughout Saturday’s game. Hazell said that Keith’s improvement over the past week has made the difference, but he does not expect to name a starting quarterback until two weeks before the Sept. 3 game at Alabama. “I thought he ran the offense extremely well when he was in there,” Hazell said. “I think he has gotten a lot better in our last five practices. Things are slowing down for him.” Lance Lysowski is the assistant sports editor.

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Lamar Washington, senior running back, outruns a Gold team defender in Saturday’s spring game. Washington finished with 66 rushing yards in the Blue team’s 6-0 win.