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Simulation raises awareness about Syrian refugee lives Francesca Demming Social Services Reporter UNICEF KSU hosted a Crisis in Syria Simulation event Tuesday, giving students a chance to see what life is like for Syrian citizens on a daily basis. Attendees split into groups where they received a card telling them about their life, background and family in Syria. The attendees were given items that represented their health and food. The goal for each person was to survive a hypothetical week and make it to a country where they would be safe, navigating scenarios like a lack of healthcare, airstrikes and displacements.
Emily Brodke, president of UNICEF KSU, said she hopes that the event gave students the chance to see the more human side of the crisis in Syria. “We hope this event will change how students view the crisis in Syria by showing them that the people going through this terrible situation are really not much different from us here in the United States,” Brodke said. “These are people that had homes, families, jobs, aspirations, hobbies, friends and dreams just like we do, and they’re caught in the middle of a horrendous crisis.”
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Kent State junior nutrition major Monica Werkin shares her story about going through an eating disorder and embarking on a journey to recovery. She spoke at a panel for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week on Tuesday. Alyssa Keown / The Kent Stater
Reclaiming life beyond disorder Alex Delaney-Gesing Managing Editor Monica Werkin just wanted to fit into her clothes better. As a junior in high school, Werkin determined she’d just “lose a couple of pounds.” “I said, ‘I’m going to start working out more,’” she said. “My eating habits were bad, so I was like, ‘I’ll clean those up a little bit and things should be good.’” Werkin began working out daily. She cut back on what and how much she ate. Immersed in her new lifestyle and goal, she quickly started seeing results. People told her she looked good. “I (thought), ‘Okay, this is good. I’m going to keep going,’” she said. On Tuesday night, Werkin joined three other members of the Kent State community for a National Eating Disorders Awareness Week panel discussion in the Student Center. Representing the Body Acceptance Movement (BAM) — a student organization dedicated to educating, promoting and supporting others on creating a lifestyle rich in body acceptance — Werkin discussed the struggles of living with a mental illness such as an eating disorder. She also highlighted what the university can do to improve the environment around those affected. Three other panelists joined Werkin, including Kylie McCann, a former presi-
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dent of BAM, Marisa Stephens, president of “I'm That KSU Girl” and Eryn Willoughby, a sophomore visual communication design major. "During my junior year (of high school), I was hearing someone give a speech (on eating disorders) and it clicked," Willoughby said. "I never really had a formal education (about it).” Across the nation, approximately 30 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder, the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders reported. While applicable to all, college-aged individuals are also susceptible: 15 percent of women ages 17 to 24 have been cited to have an eating disorder — 20 percent of all college students have claimed to either have, or previously had, an eating disorder, according to research conducted by the Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association. All panelists agreed the conversation regarding a mental illness — particularly one as critical as an eating disorder — is important to have before it can manifest into a potentially life-threatening illness. "You need to know that you can talk about it before it gets worse," Werkin said. Taking a step too far By the start of her senior year, Werkin’s healthy habits turned obsessive. She continued to eat less and kept up her daily exercise habits. But if she thought she ate too much, she’d agonize, experience anxiety attacks — and cry.
“I couldn’t go out with my friends. I couldn’t be social because I didn’t know what we were going to eat,” she said. “I didn’t want to be tempted.” Werkin became antisocial. Her habits became strict, regimented. She got into a pattern that was incapable of being broken. “I would have to eat at certain times of the day, or I’d have to eat certain things,” she said. She never stopped eating — at least not completely. She’d eat at 8 a.m., then noon, 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., and again at 8 p.m. The foods were the same each day: oatmeal in the morning, sandwich for lunch, celery for a snack, lean protein with vegetables for dinner. “You get into a pattern and that’s just the way your mind works,” she said. “I couldn’t deviate.” Reaching the bottom of the barrel During a class trip to New York City in the spring of her senior year, Werkin reached the lowest point in her regimented lifestyle. “I don’t think I ate that whole weekend … (maybe) two protein bars the whole two days that we were there,” she said. “And I came back and my mom was like, ‘You need to weigh yourself.’ ” She was 99 pounds. “At that point I was like, ‘I need to do something … I need to get serious about gaining some weight,’” Werkin said. Her parents convinced her to go to a few therapy sessions when she was home for break. Initially, Werkin thought she’d only go one time — “a one-and-done visit,” she said — and not have to return. She was wrong. During one of multiple sessions Werkin went to, her therapist had her draw on a large piece of paper covering the floor how large she believed she was. Then Werkin laid on top of it and had her body traced to show her true size.
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IdeaBase experiments with virtual reality technology Molly Spillman CCI Reporter Since September, Kent State's IdeaBase has been incorporating virtual reality equipment into their design firm and have enhanced student portfolios by teaching them specialized and unique skills. IdeaBase is a design agency that employs students from the College of Communication and Information and other colleges on campus. They specialize in user experience testing, analysis, design and virtual reality. This small agency experience allows students to work with real clients on real projects, while still in college. IdeaBase found that to give students the most practical experience, they needed to break into the virtual reality market. CCI Dean Amy Reynolds said she pushed for this technology to be brought into the college after talking to alumni and
professionals in the communications field. Reynolds said most alumni wished they would have had the experience of virtual reality while at Kent State. “All of them (professionals and alumni) said that giving students new tools for experimentation, like VR cameras, would be great,” she said. “If we wait until a technology is mainstream, it can be harder to innovate and create in a forward-thinking way.” IdeaBase worked with Reynolds and other faculty to incorporate virtual reality at their design firm downtown, as well as in the Student Resource Lab in Franklin Hall. Christopher Hallahan, the user experience designer at IdeaBase, teaches classes for CCI at the firm, and understands the benefit of getting these experiences early on in a career. “It shows initiative if a student participates in a program like this and works on projects while in school,” Hallahan said. With virtual reality still an emerging
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field with a high barrier of entry, technology is usually expensive and focuses on game development. Which leads to questions about how CCI students can fully apply this to their careers. IdeaBase puts an emphasis on making sure students of all disciplines gain valuable skills and learn how to apply it specifically to their program.
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Members of H2O Church react as Aj Ozanich, a graduate student, flips a coin that determines whether his character, Nabil, lives or dies during the Crisis in Syria Simulation at the Kent State Student Center on Tuesday. Each participant role-played as a Syrian refugee seeking asylum. Eslah Attar / The Kent Stater
College Democrats hold meeting to discuss LGBT political issues Cameron Hoover General Assignment Reporter The Kent State College Democrats held a meeting Tuesday night to discuss political and legislative issues pertaining to the LGBT community. The main talking point of the evening was the First Amendment Defense Act, which states that the federal government cannot discriminate against an individual for refusing services to specific groups because of his or her religious beliefs. Critics have argued that this piece of legislation discriminates against homosexuals. The night began as speaker Ellen Morales, a senior communication studies major, flipped through a PowerPoint presentation to discuss certain aspects of political speech that affects members of the LGBT community. First, she listed off a number of items that the community was still fighting against, such as workplace discrimination, housing discrimination and others. After a comprehensive rundown of anti-LGBT hate groups and an explanation of the current pro-LGBT legislation supported by the Human Rights Campaign, the floor opened for debate. The back and forth was vivacious, with civil opinions being bounced across the room as responses were fired back just as quickly. “It’s the best when people are engaged (and) have questions,” said Anthony Erhardt, president of the College Democrats. “When people come with their differing views, that’s the best environment in my opinion.” The debate quickly turned to the question of the constitutionality of the First Amendment Defense Act. Attendees grappled with this question for about 15 minutes before the debate turned into a solutionfinding exercise at the end. The group asked themselves: What can we do as Democrats to get more LGBT people in office or involved in politics? Erhardt stressed the importance of a level head when speaking to those of opposing ideologies about LGBT issues.
“Once you use the word ‘bigot,’ it’s all over. They’re done listening to you,” he said. Laura Green, a junior digital media production major, said the topics discussed at the event encourage debate amongst people from both sides of the political spectrum. “It makes people feel like they’re being listened to. We all have our own stories,” Green said. “Just because you may not agree with someone’s choices or you may not understand them exactly, as a fellow human, it’s good to hear people out and try to empathize with them on a basic level.” Morales says she feels the need to educate people on LGBT political issues because that is the first step away from ignorance. “A lot of social issues come down to how people are educated about them,” she said. “I’ve had friends in the community who have had friends and family say that they’d never support them, but as soon as they came out and presented them with research, it opened their eyes.” Erhardt, a senior paralegal studies major, continued by reiterating that these issues were important to many people and were not going away soon. “It’s something that is still an issue. It’s something we are still fighting for,” he said. “We need to make sure people are informed about what’s happening and what we can do to stop it.” Morales said the most important thing to remember is that the legislation being presented in Congress doesn’t just affect the LGBT community at Kent State. “This is on a federal level,” she said. “This is an issue across the country and across the world that politicians are making laws for and against and we need to shed some light on that.” Erhardt wanted everyone in attendance to realize that “the fight is not over.” “We can’t rest on our laurels and become complacent,” he said. “We have marriage equality, and that’s great, but there is still a lot more to fight for.” choove14@kent.edu
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Hannah Coleman Parking and Transportation Reporter The beginning of phase two of the Summit Street Improvement Project has commuters in the Campus Center West parking lot struggling to find a place to park. Construction on the lot began during the first week of class. Since then, different areas of the lot have been blocked off for equipment or to be worked on. Students who park in the crowded lot have had to face a loss of parking space. "Recently, I've had a very difficult time getting spots," said Anthony Harris, a senior economics major. "I've actually been late to class a few times." The lot, which is comprised of about 500 spaces on the west side and 350 spaces on the east side, is strictly for
students. Lawrence Emling, manager of parking services, said the university has been working with the contractor’s schedule. “We reduced permit sales. We sold C-Permits but we did not sell any Campus Center West permits for this spring other than the ones already out there from last fall, but we didn’t renew any of those for spring with the anticipation of lost space,” Emling said. The Summit Street Improvement Project is set to start in the beginning of March. The construction in the Campus Center lot is preparation work. “It involves moving West Campus Center Drive over and splitting the R-12 Schwartz lot and the Campus Center West commuter lot,” Emling said. “So right now, this is all prep work, storm lines and anticipation of moving that road
over. Ideally, this will be done late spring, early summer so that it’s in place for the fall semester.” However, when the construction is completed, there will be a loss of parking space in that lot. Commuters can expect to see permanent loss of space come midMarch. The lost space will be made up by a new parking lot in the Science Mall. Parking Services sent out an email warning commuters of the construction. Emling encourages the importance of learning to coexist with the construction workers and their equipment. The only other option would be to shut down the lot. Commuters are advised to show up early and take it slow through the lot. Commuters who are limited to the Campus Center West lot also have the option of parking on the east side of the lot to
avoid the construction. "I normally have to park other places since sometimes the construction blocks the parking lot," said Brooke Mullins, a junior teaching English as a second language major. "One time I had to leave for work, but there was actually a truck blocking my car, so I couldn’t leave." Emling said those holding a C-All permit should explore other options than the Campus Center lot. C-All permit holders can also park in the C-Verder, C-Midway, C-CPA, C-Ice Arena and C-Science lots. “It’s up to both sides to be safe, the contractors and the students who are driving through there," Emling said. "We reminded the contractors that people are in a hurry. Everybody needs to slow down and be careful.” hcolema4@kent.edu
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IDEABASE IdeaBase experiments with virtual... “One application we are looking at is bringing virtual reality into the classroom a little bit more,” Hallahan said. Courses that are taught in house at Ideabase include glyphics, responsive web design and an advanced responsive web design class, which introduce students at varying levels to this technology. By introducing this technology into more classes in Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), Visual Communication Design (VCD) and the user experience design minor, students will learn how to directly apply their knowledge from these tools to their coursework and future careers. One of the struggles is how this technology will integrate with media outlets and devices already used by the public. Kristin Dowling, director of IdeaBase, said many businesses are interested but don’t know how virtual reality would specifically benefit them. “The content is the piece that everyone is struggling with,” Dowling said. “What can you do that you can’t do already in two-dimensional media?” Sports marketing firms and businesses like Facebook have shown interest in technology like virtual reality and 360-degree video but haven’t implemented it commercially on a large scale. Companies like Samsung and Google have released their own virtual reality gear, yet Apple hasn’t even entered the market. “I think there is just so many different applications (of virtual reality) and interest level, no one has pulled the trigger on it,” Dowling said. Providing students with this technology early on, with virtual reality still in its early stages, will give CCI room to grow and stay up-to-date on new developments. “We are dipping our toes into it,” Dowling
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SYRIA Simulation raises... The event focused on the day-to-day lives of individuals living in Syria. The participants faced decisions that could alter the rest of their experience. “We want this issue to become important enough to students that it changes how people think about Syrian refugees,” Brodke said. “By increasing awareness, students can relay the message to our government that people
said. “We can’t make this investment and have it be obsolete in a few years.” The technology available at IdeaBase mimics the affordable virtual reality equipment currently available in the real world. This allows students to experiment with different projects and test out new design and developmental perspectives. “We’re providing these things because we think students will have ideas before we do,” Hallahan said. “They’ll be able to go to employers and tell them that they’ve had experience working with this technology.” IdeaBase prides themselves on not only their technological resources, but their collaborative environment and experienced staff. “It’s not just the equipment, it’s the analysis and working under (Hallahan) that is so valuable,” Dowling said. “You get to have experiences in the classroom but get to come here and collaborate with students with different majors.” The proximity of IdeaBase to campus also makes using their resources and taking advantage of their broad expertise easy for CCI students. “It’s cool because it’s right here, and they (students) don’t need to go somewhere special,” Hallahan said. CCI continues their commitment to providing relevant and innovative resources for their students through pushing for new technology, in and out of the classroom. This dedication, Reynolds said, exposes students to new technology and helps them have an edge in the professional world. “Because we live in a technology-rich environment and our students will be forced to adapt to constantly changing technology,” Reynolds said, “we need to provide new tools in CCI so students can not only learn these tools but also understand how to navigate an evershifting landscape.”
in Syria need help. They need it now and they are welcome in the United States.” David Solberg, a senior English major, attended the event to learn more about the reality of life in Syria. “Being at this event is another way of connecting empathetically with the plight of these people,” Solberg said. “The event really helped me to understand the situation and develop compassion.” UNICEF KSU meets every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. in Bow-
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DISORDER Reclaiming life beyond... “The comparison was just mind blowing,” she said. “I looked so much smaller than I thought I was in my mind.” A new look at life By the time Werkin graduated high school and started at Kent State, she said the first semester on campus was “rough.” Attempting to navigate her way around an eating disorder while juggling new friendships, classes and being on her own for the first time, forced Werkin to take a step back and re-evaluate her lifestyle. “I think college actually really helped me because it threw me into a situation that I was forced to come out of my comfort zone and say, ‘What the heck, I’m going to eat pizza with my friends,’” she said. Werkin realized her life didn’t need to be as regimented and restricted as it was. She didn’t have to eat the same amount of food at the same time and follow the same workout schedule to be happy — and healthy. “I still work out five days a week, but I don’t do it to kill myself,” she said. She’s a nutrition major — an irony that’s not lost to her. “When I was in therapy (back in high school) … my therapist (asked), ‘Do you really want to do this? Because you’re going to be around food all the time,’ ” Werkin said. And I was like, ‘No this is absolutely what I want to do,
this is what I love.’ ” Through her major, Werkin’s been able to take the knowledge she’s learned about the importance of fueling the body and apply it to her own lifestyle. Werkin’s weight is now back to the number she began with her junior year of high school. She still works out. She still eats. But the number on the scale doesn’t control how she lives. She goes out on the weekends with friends, has a few drinks, eats food not factored into any type of premeditated plan or schedule. The rules and patterns that once dictated how she lived day-to-day have eased up. “(I realized) it’s not going to derail my progress,” Werkin said. “(I) don’t let it control my life.” She still has her triggers — still has times when a flash of guilt crosses her mind after eating too much sometimes — but Werkin is in a better mental and physical place. Talking about her experience and struggles with others have helped her. Through therapy, her family and her friends, she said no one should be afraid to open up. “Eating disorders thrive in secrecy,” Werkin said. “The more you keep it hidden, the worse it’s going to be. So if you just talk about it (and) you’re open about it, the better off you’re going to be.” Linda Stocum contributed to this story. adelane3@kent.edu
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On OGE launches new scholarship initiative Alec Slovenec University Diversity Reporter Kent State President Beverly Warren’s administration, in conjunction with the Office of Global Education (OGE), has created a new scholarship for students studying abroad. The new program, titled “First Experience Abroad and Diversity Abroad,” will focus on helping students of diversity – as well as students studying abroad for the first time – pay for their education abroad. See the full article on KentWired.com.
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Wage gap presents a data interpretation problem Lucas Misera Opinion Editor Women get paid 79 cents on the dollar compared to men. The statistic permeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign last year, as she made closing the gender wage gap a crux of her platform. She needed a way to mobilize female voters into action against what many began to deem a patriarchal workplace. The percentage, if true, is certainly damning. Yet, the methodology behind the 79 percent statistic is glaringly shoddy. And it doesn’t take a graduate-level degree in data analytics to see why. Consider the grossly simplified formula used behind calculating the number in question: median women’s annual earnings divided by men’s annual earnings. This calculation doesn’t take into account career choices within the two sexes. As a result, each full-time female worker is wrongly compared to every full-time working male. Yet, the difference in careers that each sex is choosing to pursue may be behind the inflated pay difference. For example — according to data from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce — the top 10 college majors with the highest returns are represented predominantly by men. Take petroleum engineering — the major with the highest remuneration rate. Its job holders are 87 percent male. The only major on this list in which females are most represented is pharmaceutical studies, capturing 52 percent of that field. On the other hand, the 10 lowest-paying fields are comprised primarily by women. While theology is only 34 percent female, making it the only one on this particular list that is most commonly male, women clearly trend toward majors such as psychology (74 percent female), early childhood education (97 percent) and social work (88 percent). If women are more likely to pursue careers in low-paying fields, then comparing their median salaries to those of men is an apples-to-oranges comparison — perhaps underlining the fact that some college degrees are simply more worthwhile investments than others. Beyond economic variables, the 79 percent statistic also fails to take into account social factors that naturally suppress potential earnings for women in the long term. For one, women are inhibited by the role in families that they tend to undertake, particularly with children. According to a USA Today article, women spend nearly twice as much time on household duties than men do, possibly shifting their focus from career advancement to keeping the household intact. The statistic also fails to consider that — particularly early on in a woman’s career — missing considerable time due to childbirth and maternity leave may hamper an important time frame in the development of critical work experience and skills. According to Glenn Kessler of The Washington Post, some “white-collar jobs are less forgiving of workers who desire more flexible hours, such as a woman with family responsibilities.” The same piece by Kessler goes on, arguing, “(u)nless women stop getting married and having children, and start abandoning careers in childhood education for aerospace engineering, the gap in wages will almost certainly persist.” Kessler’s final point — though it sounds crass — is valid; The wage gap has far less to do with how pay scales are structured. Instead, the problems are rooted in persistent social inequities that plague women. Those who care enough to push for real equality must stop exasperating the wage gap statistic. If conservatives are to be closely scrutinized for the dissemination of biased information, then liberals should face the same level of accountability. lmisera@kent.edu
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This past Thursday, President Donald Trump claimed that his 306 electoral college votes lead to the largest electoral college victory since former President Ronald Reagan’s. That is false. Trump’s electoral college total was in fact trumped by former President Barack Obama — twice, actually (who got 365 votes in 2008 and 332 votes in 2012). Trump’s total was also eclipsed by two Bill Clinton victories (370 in 1992 and 379 in 1996) and George H.W. Bush (426 in 1988). The president should be held accountable for such a boldfaced lie, and, at the least, he should apologize for misleading the public. Trump, when asked about the lie by a reporter, instead deflected the question, saying he had “seen the information around” and continued to discuss how substantial his victory was. Trump followed up his disastrous press conference with a rally on Saturday, in which he referenced an apparent terrorist attack that occurred in Sweden. While that normally is all well and good to bring up in a campaign speech, there was no terroristic activity in Sweden. When Trump’s fabrication was highlighted by the media, he sent out an angry
tweet about “FAKE NEWS,” much akin to a middle schooler sending out an angry tweet after an argument with a classmate. Trump has based much of his political banter around the idea of dishonest press, when – in reality – he’s the one who has clearly been dishonest. He’s a man who lies in his press conferences, proceeding to angrily shout into the dark void of the internet when the media sheds light on his dissemination of misled information. Trump attempts to make the press the antagonist in the novel he’s writing, when his biggest enemy is, in reality, simple facts. He has proven on multiple occasions that he is willing to put his own agenda above those simple facts and then blames it on the general establishment of “fakes news.” The Washington Post has put out a fantastic chart that shows he’s spewed at least one falsehood for 22 straight days, averaging four such statements a day. The irony of the whole Trump electoral college situation is that he didn’t even get 306 electoral college votes. He only got 304. But hey, what do we know; We’re just journalists.
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tee David Miliband called the initial ban a “propaganda gift for all those who would do harm to the United States.” I am inclined to believe he is right. Because of this ban, people who are in the process of obtaining a visa or green card will see the work they have done be for naught, as immigration paperwork is only valid for a certain period of time. That means, if the ban is in place for too long, many will see their paperwork become nothing but scrap paper. If this happens, among the many who wish to come to the U.S for a better, safer life, are men and women from the countries we have military bases in, who have worked for the U.S. as translators and spies — jobs that mean death if their identities are discovered — with no promise to be given refuge in the U.S. The work they do for the military is vital to their daily operations in those places. Despite risking their lives to help the U.S., many of those brave individuals and their families may be abandoned because of a false narrative propagated by the Trump administration and allowed by the Republican party. These people serve our country to aid and protect our men and women overseas. To allow the president to force the nation to turn our back on not only those people, but the hundreds of thousands who may not see a tomorrow, is despicable – especially for a Republican party that prides itself so confidently on its support of the military and love for freedom.
Kent State’s current consent policy can be summarized colloquially as “No means no,” but it needs to be “Yes means yes.” The distinction is important. The exact phrasing of the current policy is as follows: “Consent is defined as the voluntary, unambiguous agreement to participate in an act, the nature of which is known to and understood by the consenter. Consent may be given verbally or non-verbally and may be withdrawn at any time before completion of the act.” The Affirmative Consent Campaign, founded by a team of Kent State students, has proposed a revised policy: “Consent is a n action defined as the voluntary, unambiguous and uncoerced agreement to participate in an act, the nature and full extent of which is understood by all parties. Silenceor lack of resistance cannot be the sole factor in determining consent. Consent may be given verbally or nonverbally. All parties are responsible for confirming that theircounterpart(s) consent is maintained throughout the act and is present before engaging in a new act.” The first policy does not fully cover the scope of sexual assault. Based on the wording, an individual who is sexually victimized by an aggressor and who does not actively say “no” or fight back against said aggressor may not be protected; this is corrected in the proposed policy by specifically and explicitly stating an individual need not vocally or physically protest the assault, in order to be protected. The original policy also suggests consent is one-sided — “understood by the consenter” — rather than something which needs to be attained by and from all parties involved in the acts. The proposed policy corrects the original language by putting responsibility on all involved parties. Kent State students need and deserve a consent policy that covers all forms of sexual assault. Students also need to be educated on consent, which is quite clearly not happening yet. Although Kent Statedoes have amazing programs like Green Dot bystander training and intimate partner violence escalation workshops through the Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services (SRVSS), they are not utilized widely enough to be effective in changing our campus culture. In order to educate students, we must update our consent policy and require every member of our community to take advantage of the SRVSS Office. I am a survivor, but I did not know I had been sexually assaulted until several years afterward. I did not fight back against my aggressor, and I had no clue that what had happened to me constituted sexual assault. I do not want other students to go through what I went through. Students have a right to their bodily autonomy, whether they are able to react in a situation in which it is breached or not, and it is high time our university recognizes that as well. Knowing the definition of consent and knowing that my university had my back would have made a world of difference for me. I know it will make a world of difference for someone else.
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New ban or old, Republicans must take a stand Nicholas Hunter Columnist On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that placed a travel ban on seven Muslim majority countries. The rollout of the order was, to put it kindly, hasty. It led to mass confusion, deep, focused anger from the political left and the detention of people who held legal green cards and visas. Due to this confusion (as well as a question concerning the power of the president to execute such an order) a federal judge in Washington state struck down the ban. Initially, the Trump administration’s appeal on the judge’s ruling was rejected, and it looks like the case will go to the Supreme Court. Since then, the Trump administration has created a new immigration order. This one, according to a draft obtained by the Associated Press, will keep a focus on the original seven countries as the first order did, but the order will not apply to people who have been to the U.S. previously or hold a legal visa or green card. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said as Trump’s administration works to implement this new ban and prepare for challenges to it, they will continue fighting in court to uphold the first order. As I said two weeks ago and still believe, this ban is targeted at Muslim people, and his persistence to push forward with it will only alienate American Muslims and increase hostilities between the U.S. and our MiddleEastern rivals. CEO of the International Rescue Commit-
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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Q
WITH M.E.N. PRESIDENT EMONTE WIMBUSH
In honor of Black History Month, The Kent Stater is featuring Q&As with black student leaders throughout the month of February. This week we spoke with junior fashion merchandising major Emonte Wimbush. Wimbush, president of the Male Empowerment Network, talked about pursuing a career in fashion and why an organization like M.E.N. is needed on campus.
Who is someone of color that you consider influential?
A:
I would definitely say (artist) Pharrell (Williams) ... he represents what I am trying to do. He is a black male who takes off in the fashion industry and has that respect level to where he can sit at the table with big-name people in the fashion industry and have conversations with them and they respect the influence that he has in the industry. I am just trying to get to that level. I also look up to (rapper) A$AP Rocky because he is from an inner city area, and he didn’t grow up in the best climate ... (which) is similar to me. However, he is still able to have that influence where he can make things shake in the industry and sit at the table with big names and have that influence just like Pharrell. I definitely try to model the things that I have done after the steps that they have taken.
What is it like being a black male pursuing a major in fashion merchandising?
A:
I’ve struggled with building a comfort level majoring in what I’m majoring in. I feel like the odd person out because it is always hard for me to be in a field that is predominantly female and then it’s predominantly white females at that. I really just try to work to create a platform that a heterosexual male can succeed in the fashion industry and not be judged immediately. I’m also trying to create a platform for black males to succeed in the industry to where it is not an odd norm. I want black males to feel comfortable pursing a fashion degree or a career in fashion.
How does Kent State benefit from having a group like M.E.N. on campus?
A:
I feel like this is a huge necessity for Kent (State) to have (M.E.N.) because the black male retention rate is currently down. I feel like the weight is on our shoulders to provide students with the platform and a space to feel safe and like they belong here so they do not leave after their first or second semester ... (and) the sessions and the work we do as a organization is definitely playing a huge part in giving students a safe place on campus at a predominantly white institute (as well as) giving them the tools to handle the things they go through.
How does the climate where you’re from in Washington, D.C. differ from that of Kent State?
A:
There weren’t very many instances where I faced racism at home, and it was just like a huge culture shock because it is so divided here. When people think of diversity here, they only think of a black and white thing, where in D.C. it is very diverse. There is any and every ethnicity or race that you can think of walking down the street in D.C.
How did you become president of your organization?
I’ve been involved with M.E.N. ever since I got to the Junior fashion merchandising major Emonte Wimbush is the Spring 2017 president of the Male Empowerment Network at Kent State. He moved to Kent from Washington, D.C. to bring his goal to empower men of color to university. The first semester campus climate. Alyssa Keown / The Kent Stater of my sophomore year I became vice president of the organization. They saw the work that I did around campus. The president who was president when I was vice president was graduating and was looking for someone to take over, and they were interested in me. The next semester I was thrown into the role of president ... and we just got the ball rolling from there.
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Olivia Williams is the AfricanAmerican student life reporter. Contact her at owillia8@kent.edu.
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WHEN I GOT HERE, IT WAS JUST LIKE PEOPLE ONLY SEE WHITE AND BLACK, AND THERE IS DEFINITELY A GAP THAT NEEDS TO BE BRIDGED WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. – EMONTE WIMBUSH
College Democrats and Republicans cross party lines in bipartisan dodgeball event Nicholas Hunter General Assignment Reporter
Players rush to gather balls at the beginning of the Kent State College Democrat and Republican dodgeball game at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Monday. Angelo Angel / The Kent Stater
The Kent State College Democrats and College Republicans held a bipartisan dodgeball event at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center Monday night. As both sides of the political spectrum lined up across the gym floor for the start of game one, Anthony Erhardt, president of the College Democrats, sounded skeptical of his team’s chances. “We’re excited,” Erhardt said. “We’ll see what happens.” The five-game series was a back-and-forth affair throughout the night. The first game went to the Republicans with a narrow two-person win. After that shaky start, however, the Democrats picked up some momentum. In a 20-minute blur of foam balls smacking walls —and faces — screams of “you’re out"and dismayed players wearing red heading to the sidelines, the Democrats were up 2-1. The blue team took a break from the action for a quick photoshoot, with the words “we won the popular vote” reverberating among them as they posed for the cameras. Meanwhile,
the Republicans stood to the side, taking note. From that point on, the Republicans didn’t look back and took two decisive victories in a row to walk away as the winners. “We’re really happy to win,” said Jennifer Hutchinson, president of the College Republicans. “We do a lot of joint events with the College Democrats. This is probably one of our more fun ones — something to just kind of relieve the stress of school and just go have fun.” Erhardt said it was a close game in the end. “I was thinking — looking ... at the beginning (and) seeing way more people than us — ‘Oh man, we’re gonna get slaughtered.’ But we only lost by one game, so I’m happy with that.” Hutchinson said bringing the Democrats and Republicans together is important during the nation's current period of political tension. “Because there’s a lot of tension and because people, sometimes, naturally want to have this hostility from one party to another," Hutchinson said. "I think it’s great for us as students on campus to show that we’re really not that different. We’re all students, we’re all here for a lot of the same reasons.” nhunter6@kent.edu
Experience a day-in-the-life abroad through new student blog Eryn Gebacz International Students and Issues Reporter Peer ambassadors from the College of Arts and Sciences launched “Going Global,” a new blog containing peers’ perspectives on studying abroad this semester. The blog portrays what it’s really like to study abroad from a student's point of view, both specifically deal with experiences, food, reflections and personal stories. Alexandra Storey, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore peer ambassador, has written for the blog before. She said she thinks it’s important that students understand what the experience is really like.
“Coming in and talking to a professor, of course they’re going to sell it to you,” Storey said. “Coming in and talking to someone who is paid to tell you about it – of course they’re going to say it’s the best thing in the world – but when you hear from someone who has actually done it and the way they feel and what they did, it gives you a sound feeling.” Students currently overseas and those who have studied abroad in the past are writing blog posts this semester. Senior fashion merchandising major Kelsie Lichtcsien has participated in a study tour of Germany, summer academy in Paris, fall semester in Florence and spring semester in New York City, and is currently writing for the blog.
Lichtcsien also has her own blog, which she updates with her experiences. “I was actually writing the article for my own blog and finished it right when I got the email about this blog. I figured I would participate because I am a huge believer in studying abroad being an integral part of life and learning. I really want to help students make their ways overseas,” Lichtcsien said. Lichtcsien writes about a variety of topics like packing lists, planning weekend trips and becoming acquainted with your home away from home. Junior fashion merchandising major Melissa Darin studied abroad in Florence last semester and decided to blog in order to give potential
study abroad students some insight on what to expect. Darin said she wished she had something like this to read before she went overseas. “I was completely lost and went in with not a lot of help or knowledge about this experience," Darin said. "I had no idea what to expect, and a blog like this would’ve helped a lot.” Storey said she is hopeful that in the future, every student who goes abroad will write a piece for it. She hopes that after reading, students will feel more confident about traveling. “To me, studying abroad shouldn’t be a matter of yes or no. It should be a matter of which country,” Lichtcsien said. gebacz@kent.edu
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SPORTS EDITOR: HENRY PALATTELLA // HPALATTE@KENT.EDU
Hall hits point milestone in win over Bulls
Flashes head to Bowling Green with division lead on the line Henry Palattella Sports Editor
Nick Buzzelli Sports Reporter During his postgame radio show with Ty Linder on 640WHLO, men's assistant basketball coach Eric Haut paused for a moment when asked if he remembered the last time that Kent State won on the road at the University at Buffalo. Although Haut was unable to pinpoint the exact year – until Linder jogged his memory – he remembered that former Flashes Chris Evans and Randal Holt combined for 52 points in that game, an 80-68 win. That was over four years ago and, until Tuesday night, Kent State had been winless in its previous three trips to UB’s Alumni Arena. But, just like it did on Jan. 16, 2013, the Golden Flashes received balanced scoring from their top forward-guard tandem. Redshirt senior Jimmy Hall and sophomore guard Jaylin Walker went off for a combined 46 points, 30 of which came in the second half and Kent State (16-12, 8-7 Mid-American Conference) cruised to a 77-69 win over Buffalo (1513, 9-6 MAC), its third in a row. “Jimmy kind of sets the table for everybody and our guards are doing a really good job playing inside out, which is a big emphasis for us,” Haut said in the postgame radio interview. Hall became the eighth player in program history to eclipse the 1,500 career point plateau in the win by recording a double-double (26 points, 10 rebounds) in 37 minutes of play. Walker contributed 22 points on a 4-12 performance from beyond the arc. Buffalo was paced by Blake Hamilton’s 22 points. Walker gave Kent State the lead for good after he broke a 49-49 tie with a
Kent State senior forward Jimmy Hall walks off the court at Alumni Arena in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday. Kent State won 77-69. Photo courtesy of The Spectrum
three pointer from the wing midway through the second half and hit a midrange jumper on the following possession to extend it to five. The Bulls would get within five with 1:30 remaining on a Hamilton layup, but the Golden Flashes went 8-12 from the free throw line during that stretch to seal the victory. “Jaylin Walker made some huge shots, Jalen Avery made some huge shots, Mitch Peterson made some huge shots. It’s a team deal. Adonis De La Rosa big minutes in the second half,”
head coach Rob Senderoff told ESPN3 following the game. “We just wanted to make this a grind-it-out game. We were able to do that against a really good team who’s incredibly well-coached.” Despite the win, Kent State still sits in fourth in the Mid-American Conference East Division standings, one game behind Buffalo and two back from Ohio University – the team the Flashes take on Saturday night at home – for second place.
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On Jan. 28, the women’s basketball team used a redshirt freshman guard Megan Carter game-winner to sneak by Bowling Green State University 80-78. The win not only kept them afloat in the race for second in the Mid-American Conference East DiviKent State senior forward Chelsi Watson comes down with sion, but also gave them the offensive rebound against the Akron Zips at the James A. their 11th win, which Rhodes Arena on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. equaled their win total Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater from the past two years they knocked off rival Akron by a combined. The Flashes will get a chance to score of 72-58 at Akron’s James A. turn the Falcons into their 16th win Rhodes Arena, a win that marked the Wednesday night when they travel first time anyone on the Flashes rosto Bowling Green. The game holds ter had beaten the Zips. The Flashes great significance for both teams, closed out the five-game stretch with as the Flashes (15-11, 9-5 MAC) will an 83-77 win over Ohio University, look to stay at first place in the MAC arguably their biggest win in five East, while the Falcons (7-19, 3-11 years. The win bumped the FlashMAC) hope to secure a win in an es to first in the MAC East and the attempt to possess the eighth seed in fourth overall seed in the MAC. The Falcons beat both Akron and the upcoming MAC Tournament. The Flashes have gone 4-1 since Miami (OH) since their game against Carter’s game-winner, with each win the Flashes, but they’ve also had ugly serving as a tangible milestone for the losses to Ball State, Toledo and Westteam. Their first win was an 84-66 win ern Michigan. One of the major factors that over Miami (OH) that moved them into second place in the MAC East; made the Flashes meeting with the however, their stay in second place Falcons so close was the fact sophowasn’t long. The Flashes dropped more guard Alexa Golden didn’t their next game against Buffalo, 77-62. play in their last meeting. Starkey The Flashes got back on the win- believed this led to the Flashes leaky ning path in their next game when perimeter defense in that game. “She’s probably our best perimethey beat Eastern Michigan 83-65. The win exorcised some demons ter defender. That hurt us a little bit,” for the Flashes, as it not only fin- Starkey said after the first meeting ished off their season sweep of the between the two teams. “Hopefully Eagles, but it also was payback for she’ll be back (on Tuesday) for Miami the Flashes, whose past two seasons (OH). We’re going to see how’s she ended at the hands of the Eagles in doing.” Tip-off for Wednesday’s game is the MAC Tournament. The Flashes continued that theme scheduled for 7 p.m. of revenge in their next contest when hpalatte@kent.edu
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SPORTS EDITOR: HENRY PALATTELLA // HPALATTE@KENT.EDU
Hall hits point milestone in win over Bulls
Flashes head to Bowling Green with division lead on the line Henry Palattella Sports Editor
Nick Buzzelli Sports Reporter During his postgame radio show with Ty Linder on 640WHLO, men's assistant basketball coach Eric Haut paused for a moment when asked if he remembered the last time that Kent State won on the road at the University at Buffalo. Although Haut was unable to pinpoint the exact year – until Linder jogged his memory – he remembered that former Flashes Chris Evans and Randal Holt combined for 52 points in that game, an 80-68 win. That was over four years ago and, until Tuesday night, Kent State had been winless in its previous three trips to UB’s Alumni Arena. But, just like it did on Jan. 16, 2013, the Golden Flashes received balanced scoring from their top forward-guard tandem. Redshirt senior Jimmy Hall and sophomore guard Jaylin Walker went off for a combined 46 points, 30 of which came in the second half and Kent State (16-12, 8-7 Mid-American Conference) cruised to a 77-69 win over Buffalo (1513, 9-6 MAC), its third in a row. “Jimmy kind of sets the table for everybody and our guards are doing a really good job playing inside out, which is a big emphasis for us,” Haut said in the postgame radio interview. Hall became the eighth player in program history to eclipse the 1,500 career point plateau in the win by recording a double-double (26 points, 10 rebounds) in 37 minutes of play. Walker contributed 22 points on a 4-12 performance from beyond the arc. Buffalo was paced by Blake Hamilton’s 22 points. Walker gave Kent State the lead for good after he broke a 49-49 tie with a
Kent State senior forward Jimmy Hall walks off the court at Alumni Arena in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday. Kent State won 77-69. Photo courtesy of The Spectrum
three pointer from the wing midway through the second half and hit a midrange jumper on the following possession to extend it to five. The Bulls would get within five with 1:30 remaining on a Hamilton layup, but the Golden Flashes went 8-12 from the free throw line during that stretch to seal the victory. “Jaylin Walker made some huge shots, Jalen Avery made some huge shots, Mitch Peterson made some huge shots. It’s a team deal. Adonis De La Rosa big minutes in the second half,”
head coach Rob Senderoff told ESPN3 following the game. “We just wanted to make this a grind-it-out game. We were able to do that against a really good team who’s incredibly well-coached.” Despite the win, Kent State still sits in fourth in the Mid-American Conference East Division standings, one game behind Buffalo and two back from Ohio University – the team the Flashes take on Saturday night at home – for second place.
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On Jan. 28, the women’s basketball team used a redshirt freshman guard Megan Carter game-winner to sneak by Bowling Green State University 80-78. The win not only kept them afloat in the race for second in the Mid-American Conference East DiviKent State senior forward Chelsi Watson comes down with sion, but also gave them the offensive rebound against the Akron Zips at the James A. their 11th win, which Rhodes Arena on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. equaled their win total Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater from the past two years they knocked off rival Akron by a combined. The Flashes will get a chance to score of 72-58 at Akron’s James A. turn the Falcons into their 16th win Rhodes Arena, a win that marked the Wednesday night when they travel first time anyone on the Flashes rosto Bowling Green. The game holds ter had beaten the Zips. The Flashes great significance for both teams, closed out the five-game stretch with as the Flashes (15-11, 9-5 MAC) will an 83-77 win over Ohio University, look to stay at first place in the MAC arguably their biggest win in five East, while the Falcons (7-19, 3-11 years. The win bumped the FlashMAC) hope to secure a win in an es to first in the MAC East and the attempt to possess the eighth seed in fourth overall seed in the MAC. The Falcons beat both Akron and the upcoming MAC Tournament. The Flashes have gone 4-1 since Miami (OH) since their game against Carter’s game-winner, with each win the Flashes, but they’ve also had ugly serving as a tangible milestone for the losses to Ball State, Toledo and Westteam. Their first win was an 84-66 win ern Michigan. One of the major factors that over Miami (OH) that moved them into second place in the MAC East; made the Flashes meeting with the however, their stay in second place Falcons so close was the fact sophowasn’t long. The Flashes dropped more guard Alexa Golden didn’t their next game against Buffalo, 77-62. play in their last meeting. Starkey The Flashes got back on the win- believed this led to the Flashes leaky ning path in their next game when perimeter defense in that game. “She’s probably our best perimethey beat Eastern Michigan 83-65. The win exorcised some demons ter defender. That hurt us a little bit,” for the Flashes, as it not only fin- Starkey said after the first meeting ished off their season sweep of the between the two teams. “Hopefully Eagles, but it also was payback for she’ll be back (on Tuesday) for Miami the Flashes, whose past two seasons (OH). We’re going to see how’s she ended at the hands of the Eagles in doing.” Tip-off for Wednesday’s game is the MAC Tournament. The Flashes continued that theme scheduled for 7 p.m. of revenge in their next contest when hpalatte@kent.edu
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Available for Fall Large 4 bedroom $1600 with water, sewer, recycling, and garbage paid. 330-221-2881
Single rooms available August 2017. Prices range from $385 to $415 on our 10 pay plan. Includes ALL utilities except phone & cable. Call 330-678-3047
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Single rooms available NOW. Prices range from $345 to $395 pr month. Call for addresses 330-678-3047
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Beau has a scar on the side of his head from the incident that changed his life.
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Beau bounces a balloon with one hand during physical therapy. He aims to improve the connection between his brain and damaged muscles while regaining mobility with his left leg.
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Beau attends every McCracken County High School football game as an honorary member of the team. While on the sidelines, players greet him as they pass, usually bumping fists and sharing a smile.
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eau money!” and “Yo, Beau!” It’s hard to go two minutes without hearing greetings like this, accompanied by handshakes, high-fives and fist bumps when walking within earshot of Kyler “Beau” Mathis at McCracken County High School. Beau is something of a town legend in Paducah, Kentucky — all because of a tragic accident that happened in his youth. I was given the opporuni-
ty to follow him for a week this past October. Rewind seven years, five brain surgeries and 25 days in a coma, and then you have Mathis, age 10, shooting targets in his backyard on the fateful day he would accidentally discharge a .22 caliber bullet into his own head. Now a senior in high school, Mathis is the “morale manager” of his school’s football and baseball teams,
and doubles as a social butterfly. The disabilities that resulted from his accident include shortterm memory loss, vision problems and some physical impairments — most noticeably, an immobile left arm and a weakened left leg. These disabilities don’t seem to slow him down. Even before he could talk, Mathis was pushing himself.
According to his mother, Anne Wallace, Mathis was an early walker. Now, even with a limp, he’s almost never late to class and has a near perfect-attendance record — missing only for the occasional doctors' appointment. Beau is surrounded by a strong and supportive community. “They’re very protective of Beau,” his mother said. McCracken County High School
took in two other high schools four years ago which meant, there were a large number of people around Mathis who didn’t know his story. Regardless of whether they know his whole story, Mathis always manages to brighten up other people's day, either with a joke, a flirtatious comment or a simple ear-to-ear smile. aledet@kent.edu
Mother Anne Wallace (right) and his father Sheldon Mathis (left) surround Beau during his Senior Night Ceremony.
Even though he can't play most sports, Beau is a big football fan. His bedroom is full of Chicago Bears memorabilia and old jerseys brandishing the number 90, his personal number when he played football in the fifth grade.
Photos and story by Alex Ledet
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