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How dangerous is Kent, really? Kent State was recently ranked the safest Ohio campus for 2008, but a number of high-profile cases throughout the past year have some students and parents worried. 19

Simon Husted | Daily Kent Stater

Off campus On campus

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Sex offenses - Forcible

Aggravated assault

Robbery

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Burglary

Motor vehicle theft

ent State was ranked as the safest Ohio public university, according to an annual StateUniversity.com rating. The Web site estimates each university’s safety ranking using crime statistics gathered from FBI Uniform Crime Reports, Bill Richards, from StateUniversity.com, wrote in an e-mail. Out of nine Ohio public universities listed, Kent State’s main campus had the least amount of reported crime per 1,000 students for the year of 2008, according to StateUniversity.com calculations. See SAFETY, Page 6

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0 1 0 0 0 Sex offenses - Forcible

Robbery

Aggravated assault

0 1 0 Burglary

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— Darren D’Altorio

Teon L. Stallworth, of Akron, was arrested on Oct. 13, 2009, by the Portage County Drug Task Force for selling ecstasy in the Student Center. Stallworth pleaded guilty to, and was convicted on, one count of trafficking drugs, a second-degree felony. He was sentenced to one year in Lorain Correctional Institute in Grafton. His trial took place Dec. 8.

— Nick Baker

Aggravated Burglary assault

Felonious assault charges brought against Martin J. Gorbey, 20, were dismissed from the Portage County Municipal Court by motion from the prosecutor. Gorbey was accused of felonious assault for allegedly punching a man in the head outside of the Sheetz at 1762 E. Main St. on Nov. 25, 2009. The case was dismissed Dec. 4, 2009.

Portage County Drug Task Force arrested three men on Nov. 17 on heroin-related charges in the parking lot between Verder and Prentice halls. Michaelas F. King, of Peninsula, was arrested for trafficking in heroin, possession of criminal tools and possession of OxyContin. King pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in heroin, a fourth-degree felony, and one count of aggravated possession of drugs at a hearing on Jan. 25. Sentencing is scheduled for March 22. John A. Reed and Daysha M. Lewis, Jr., both of Akron, were also arrested and charged with complicity to trafficking heroin, but charges against them were dismissed.

Off campus

On campus

These are updates on isolated crimes that have taken place in the city of Kent within the last year:

0 Motor vehicle theft

Jose Lino, of Akron, pleaded guilty last week to robbery, a second-degree felony, at the Portage County Court of Common Pleas. The charge of receiving stolen property was dismissed. He faces a penalty of two to eight years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000. His sentencing hearing will be March 15 in Judge Laurie Pittman’s courtroom. Lino was one of the four suspects arrested in the early morning robbery on Nov. 22 near the common area by the Art Building. The suspects allegedly stole a victim’s FlashCard and used it at Rosie’s Café. Two victims were treated for minor injuries. The other suspects were Daejshon Norton, of Erie, Pa., and Mykel Benson, of Cleveland, both Kent State students, and a 17-year-old Highland Hills juvenile. Benson was charged with receiving stolen property and robbery. He was released on a personal recognizance bond. His trial is set for May 25. Norton was charged with robbery and receiving stolen property. A personal recognizance bond of $5,000 was posted for him. His trial is set for May 25.

No arrests have been made in the Nov. 21, 2009, robbery at 380 Silver Oaks Dr., according to a Kent City Police report. The case is still open. Tyler Conkle and Gabriel Goldstein were robbed at gunpoint.

— Kelly Petryszyn

Source for on-campus incidents: FBI Uniform Crime Report, Crime in the United States, Offenses known to Law Enforcement by State by University by College, 2008. Source for off-campus incidents: 2008 report by the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education

See CRIMES, Page 6

Under 21 lose the privilege of spending freely Council seeks to combat PLAGIARISM ADDRESSED

Reform limits who can get a credit card Courtney Kerrigan Daily Kent Stater

Not only do students have to be 21 to drink, they now have to be 21 to have their own credit cards — a legal spending age, perhaps. As of Feb. 22, people under 21 must meet one of two requirements to get a credit card in their own name: have an adult co-sign to share the financial responsibility, or prove they have employment that can support their

WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU: By having an age limit on credit cards, students will need to show more financial responsibility if they want their parents to co-sign for them. KSU’s accounting department can help students file taxes. The deadline is April 15. payments. Ben Woolsey, director of marketing and consumer research for creditcards.com, said the reforms were enacted by Congress in the Credit CARD Act of 2009. Brett Bursley, junior integrated health science major, has had a credit card since he was 18 and believes the new act shouldn’t hinder parents from co-signing for their children. “If parents feel that their kids

are responsible enough to have a credit card, then they should sign without any hesitation,” Bursley said. The junior uses his card for everything from food to gas and said he hasn’t had any problems paying off his debt every month. “I think this new act will benefit students, but I also think it will frustrate them,” Bursley said. “I don’t see how it’s a bad thing — it’s just the people who are irrespon-

sible getting out of harm’s way.” Split into two parts, last August brought the first reforms of the Credit CARD Act — banks are now required to give better notice if they increase their rates. If banks change their rates, card users can still pay off their debt with the old rate, said assistant finance professor Ron Stolle. The second part, put into effect Monday, includes a number of reforms, such as the new requirements for those under 21. Banks must hold introductory rates on credit cards for a year, whereas before, they could hold card users in a rate for two years and increase the rate. See CREDIT CARDS, Page 6

plagiarism in classrooms Documents to hold students responsible

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Kathryn McGonagle Daily Kent Stater

Whether students don’t understand plagiarism or do and just don’t care, the Student Advisory Council is working to put an end to it. “We want to establish a solid reputation for ourselves as the student body and as a univer-

sity,” said Dan Pratt, president of student advisory council. He said the Student Advisory Council’s purpose is to be an intermediate between the students and the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The SAC gives students a voice in the department. See PLAGIARISM, Page 6

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For the week of March 1-7

M T W R F S

n Clothing drive

Where: Student Center lobby When: 11 a.m.

n Muslim Student

Association prayer meeting Where: Student Center Room 308 When: 12 p.m.

n Orthodox Christian

Fellowship meeting Where: Student Center Room 309 When: 6 p.m.

n Athletes in Action

Where: Student Center Room 304 When: 6:30 p.m.

n Evil Geniuses meeting

Where: Student Center Room 313 When: 7 p.m.

n 8-ball tournament

Where: Cyber Café When: 8 p.m.

n Phone call table

Where: Student Center lobby When: 10 a.m. Clothing drive Where: Student Center lobby When: 11 a.m.

n Women’s Resource Center

scholarship fundraiser Where: Student Center Ballroom balcony When: 5 p.m.

n Silent auction

Where: Student Center Ballroom balcony When: 5 p.m.

n Breast Cancer Survivor

Support Group Where: Women’s Resource Center When: 7 p.m.

n Starhawk: Women Take

Action Where: Kiva When: 7 p.m.

Phone call table Where: Student Center lobby When: 10 a.m.

n Banana Day

Where: Eastway Café When: 4:30 p.m.

n Women’s History Month

Undergraduate Poetry Readings Where: Women’s Resource Center When: 9:15 a.m.

Phone call table Where: Student Center lobby When: 10 a.m.

American Marketing Association meeting Where: Business Administration Building Room 106 When: 4:30 p.m.

n USG public meeting

Where: Student Center Governance Chambers When: 5:30 p.m.

Clothing drive Where: Student Center lobby When: 11 a.m.

Where: Student Center Ballroom When: 8 p.m. n Battle of the Bands

Where: Rathskeller When: 8 p.m.

Where: Student Center lobby When: 11 a.m.

n Resource Fair

Where: Student Center second floor When: 12 p.m.

n Gymnastics vs. Kentucky

Where: M.A.C. Center When: 7 p.m.

PRIDE!Kent meeting Where: Student Center Room 304 When: 7 p.m.

n Fashion Show

Karaoke Where: Eastway When: 9 p.m.

n Men’s basketball

n n Spring Break Bingo

n Clothing drive

Comedy Night Where: Rathskeller When: 9 p.m.

n Greek alumni brunch

Where: Student Center Room 306 ABC When: 11 a.m. n A Knight of Jazz

Where: Student Center Ballroom When: 6:30 p.m.

n “Brothers”

Where: Kiva When: 11 p.m.

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Visuals

Copy desk chief

Photo editor

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Joshua Johnston KentWired editor

Frank Yonkof

Caitlin Sirse

Assistant photo editor

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Social media editor

Design director

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Features

Design supervisors

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Where: James A. Rhodes Arena, Akron When: 8 p.m.

“Brothers” Where: Kiva When: 11 p.m.

News team leader

Pamela Crimbchin

Where: Student Center Ballroom When: 7 p.m.

News

Concert/Symphonic Band Where: Cartwright Hall Room 306 When: 3:30 p.m.

n Kent Anti-Racist Action

meeting Where: Student Center Room 320 When: 8 p.m.

AdvertIsing 330.672.2586 Sales Manager Rachel Polchek 330.672.0888 Account executive

Account executive

Michelle Bair

Katie Kuczek

Korie Culleiton

Daniel Meaney

330.672.2697 Account executive 330.672.2697 Account executive

Bethany English

330.672.2590 Account executive

330.672.2590 Broadcast representative 330.672.2585 Online representative

Kevin Collins 330.672.3251

Schuyler Kasee 330.672.2585

Student media 330.672.2586 Manager Lori Cantor 330.672.0887, lcantor@kent.edu Advertising manager

Tami Bongiorni

330.672.6306, tbongior@kent.edu Production manager

Evan Bailey

330.672.0886, ebailey@kent.edu Business officer Norma Young 330.672.0884, njyoung1@kent.edu

Classifieds ad manager

Kelly Pickerel

330.672.0883, kpickere@kent.edu Stater adviser Carl Schierhorn 330.672.8286, cschierh@kent.edu Newsroom adviser

Susan Kirkman Zake 330.329.5852, szake@kent.edu

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Dinner and Dance Where: Student Center Ballroom When: 2:30 p.m.

n Kent Anti-Racist Action

meeting Where: Student Center Room 320 When: 8 p.m.

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Oxfam banquet simulates world hunger Students, faculty and community members simulated class divisions and learned about worldwide hunger at the Oxfam Hunger Banquet last Friday. The banquet was an effort to give guests a greater understanding of hunger and poverty. “It’s certainly an eye-opener,” said Tina Kandakai, coordinator of the event and the Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement. Kandakai said she hopes the banquet becomes an annual event. According to Oxfam America, an international relief and development organization, more than one billion people suffer from chronic hunger across the world. At the door, guests received tickets that randomly assigned

KentWired.com Check out video of the banquest and see what it’s like to be hungry at KentWired.com.

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THURSDAY ■ Elizabeth A. Reppermund, 22, of Kent, was charged with drunken driving at the intersection of Lake Street and Temple Avenue.

TESSA BARGAINNIER | DAILY KENT STATER

Guests listen to Dr. Tina Kandakai, the coordinator of The Office of Experiential Education & Civic Engagement, talk at the Oxfam America Hunger Banquet about the impact of hunger in America in the Moulton Ball Room Friday.

Income Level

Percent in World

Seat

Meal

High

15%

Table

Bread, salad, lasagna and choice of water or soft drink

Middle

35%

Chair

Rice mixed with beans and water

Low

50%

Floor

White rice with water and no utensils

Traffic light connects Main Street, Fairchild Avenue Expected traffic increase along W. Main Street Nicole Stempak

Daily Kent Stater Stonewater Drive, previously a dead-end road, now connects West Main Street to Fairchild Avenue. A three-way traffic light at the intersection of Stonewater Drive, formerly called Admore Drive, and West Main Street, between the Klaben Ford and the Don Joseph Toyota dealerships, will be operational starting today. The Admore Drive Extension project connects West Main

Street with the Lakes at Franklin Mills houses and condominiums. The project cost $1,060,000 with $353,000 from the Ohio Public Works Commission. City engineer Jim Bowling said the light was evaluated and approved by the state in 2005 before he became city engineer. He said designs for the project began in 2006, about the time money for the project was set aside. Construction began last year. One reason for the time gap is the city is not required to install the traffic light once the state warrants it, he said. “Once you know it’s permissible, it’s a matter of what’s its priority versus the rest of the city and how much money is required to maintain it,” Bowling said.

The blotter is a record of charges filed by the police. The listings do not represent convictions or reflect guilt. It is the Daily Kent Stater’s policy to publish on-campus and off campus arrests, charges and incidents of interest to the public.

CITY

them to a high-, middle- or low-income class, relative to the latest statistics on the number of people living in poverty. All attendees received a meal corresponding to their income level. During the meal, guests listened to speakers and discussed their experience. —Jessica White

POLICE BLOTTER

Bowling said the light has been installed because of the anticipated traffic increase now that Stonewater Drive is no longer a dead-end road. Tom Wysocki, treasurer for Klaben Ford, said sometimes he just sits and waits several minutes to turn out of the parking lot, particularly between 3 and 6 p.m. “When it’s open it’ll be a nice addition, especially with residents on the other side of the Fish Creek Bridge, because they’ll have access to this side of Kent,” Wysocki said. The intersection has video detection to activate the signal as well as a push-button c ro s s w a l k f o r p e d e s t r i a n s . New concrete sidewalks will be installed at the intersection along with curb ramps. The road will have concrete drive-

way entrances for the car dealerships, grass lawn strips and street trees on both sides of the road. Guardrail ends on all four corners over the existing Fish Creek Bridge will also be replaced. Fluorescent orange temporary signs have been placed next to the road to indicate where traffic should stop. The signs will be removed and appropriate stop lines will be marked on the pavement when the weather allows. At that time, work on the sidewalk and seeding will also resume. Contact public affairs reporter Nicole Stempak at nstempak@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

FRIDAY ■ Alex V. Kuchuk, 23, of Aurora was charged with public intoxication at the intersection of East Main Street and North Water Street. ■ Baljeet S. Soor, 20, of Northfield was charged with drunken driving and underage drinking at the intersection of East Main Street and North Water Street. ■ Ashley C. Rinderle, 18, of Erie, PA was charged with underage drinking at the 300 block of East Crain Street. ■ Harry S. Clapp, Jr., 18, of Highland Heights was charged with underage drinking at the 300 block of South Main Street. ■ Amanda L. Calabrese, 18, of Solon was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia at the 300 block of East Main Street. ■ Cody A. Powers, 19, of Wooster was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia at the 300 block of East Main Street.

CAMPUS

TUESDAY ■ Ananya Guhabiswas, 20, of Mentor was charged with theft at the Student Recreational and Wellness Center.

■ Tanya O. Terpylak, 18, of Akron was charged with disorderly conduct at Koonce Hall.

WEDNESDAY ■ Theft was reported at Eastway Center, Satterfield and Rockwell Hall. ■ Burglary was reported at the Music & Speech Center. ■ A miscellaneous drug offense was reported at McDowell Hall. THURSDAY Alcohol violations were reported twice at the M.A.C. Center. ■ Theft was reported at the M.A.C. Center. ■ A miscellaneous drug offense was reported at Koonce Hall. ■ Brandynne A. Boose, 18, of Southington was charged with underage drinking at Koonce Hall. ■ Hayley E. Tessler, 18, of Newton Falls was charged with underage drinking at Koonce Hall. ■ Ryan J. Hall, 19, of Warren was charged with underage drinking at Koonce Hall. ■ Edie J. Sutton, 19, of Newton Falls was charged with underage drinking at Koonce Hall. ■ Dustin K. Dorris, 19, of Newton Falls was charged with underage drinking at Koonce Hall. ■ David A. Pagano, 18, of Newton Falls was charged with underage drinking at Koonce Hall. ■ Gary M. Ifft, 18, of Southington was charged with underage drinking at Koonce Hall. ■ Jonathon D. Bierman, 19, of Broadview Heights was charged with underage drinking at Allyn Hall. ■ Eric Z. Rish, 18, of Brecksville was charged with underage drinking at Allyn Hall. ■

FRIDAY Criminal mischief was reported at Lake and Fletcher Hall.

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OPINION

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FAMOUS QUOTE “It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.” — Andre Gide

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SUMMARY: Kent State wants the public to know it’s one of the safest universities in Ohio. Fair or unfair, with two recent off-campus student deaths following violent assaults, this may be impossible.

It’s safe to say, students are still scared

Kent State is promoting itself as having the safest public university campus in Ohio according to an FBI Uniform Crime Statistics report and information from the Consortium for Campus Crime Research. That’s all well and good, but it’s also important not to be complacent and just assume that nothing bad can happen at Kent State, on and off campus. It’s important to realize students are worried. While we may have seen less crime in 2008, the severity of crimes on and off campus in 2009 and 2010 have surprised even seniors thinking back to their freshman and sophomore years. Students have been robbed with brass knuckles and knives on campus. Two offcampus assaults in the last three months have resulted in deaths. We’re not claiming the university is in any way responsible for what happens off campus, but it’s also naïve to think a student will spend all of their four or more years on campus. Going downtown is part of the Kent State experience. And while we understand why Kent State

is promoting itself heavily on its Web site as a safe campus, we think the idea that fears of the city and campus are unfounded is not fair. “When unfortunate and isolated high-profile incidents happen, as was the case recently, it disrupts our sense of security,” President Lester Lefton said in a press release. “The result, especially with the heightened media attention, is that it creates the false view that Kent State and the city of Kent are unsafe. Nothing could be less true.” Statistically speaking, the number of reported crimes may be down, but is it really fair to say that the city of Kent is safe when two students have been beaten so severely they eventually died of their injuries in the past several months? We are a campus still in mourning. We are a campus full of students who look over their shoulders twice before returning home from a night at the bars. Any school would be foolish not to publish a press release when groups judge their campus as one of the safest in the state, but it’s impossible to fight the recent perception of a dangerous place to go to school. Don’t blame the media for reporting on

very serious crimes that have taken place around Kent. If a Kent State student is killed, his or her fellow students, parents of students and the public at-large deserve to — and want to — know. It’s not the media’s fault if people consider Kent State unsafe based on accurate reporting on crimes. If its students are really so safe on and off campus, we shouldn’t see many more major crimes against students any time soon. We understand the university’s attempt to control the public’s perception of the relative safety of Kent State, but waiting may be the only option. Statistics and press releases are ill comfort to students who have seen peers buried much too soon. The public will wait for reports of high-profile crimes to stop before they declare Kent State safe again. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Kent Stater editorial board whose members are listed to the left. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

DON WRIGHT’s VIEW

On this day in 1932, in a crime that captured the attention of the entire nation, Charles Lindbergh III, the 20-month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the family’s new mansion in Hopewell, N.J. — History.com

How I learned to stop worrying and love America (This column is a response to Anastasia Spytsya’s Feb. 25 column, “Country first.”) I have never been one to call out a fellow columnist on, well, anything. This may be in part because I, perhaps more than anyone on the Forum staff, tend to write mindless dribble and ramblings in this space when I have nothing better to discuss, as evidenced by my last column, which glorified a Dolph Lundgren film. But last Thursday, while working my cash register over at Munchies, I threw up in my mouth a little when I read Spytsya’s column. The column was simple blind adoration. The author sounded like a fawning schoolgirl, praising America as if it were a freely acting entity making all the right decisions for us. Now I do appreciate the freedoms this country allows. My entire future, assuming it has anything to do with journalism, is predicated on the idea that I have certain freedoms, among them my speech and my writings. I could only sneer and shake my head when I started reading the piece, but continued through until I came across this line: “Honoring America is like honoring your parents. They gave you life, but America decided for you how you’ll live your life: The way you want to.” And then… Uh, uh, Kev, get a plate, uh… Barf. The whole cheese pizza. Look what you did you little jerk. After I cleaned myself up, I got back to reading and found another gem: “ I f y o u h a v e y o u r s t u ff unpacked in the U.S., you might as well want to unpack your mind. If you hate this country, I can recommend you move to Canada, where they don’t care about anything because no one cares for them.” What?! Uh. Round two. Ralph. I won’t even begin to delve into questioning what in the hell Spytsya based her incredibly narrow assessment of our northern neighbors on, but I will take issue with the rest of that statement. This nationalist thinking helps mold the target demographic for a convenient, perfectly packaged version of American history. So excuse me while I try to toss in some loose ends for those people. There is, in no particular order, the falsified Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, an illegal war in Iraq (for the second time), the dubious involve-

Nick Baker ment of the FBI in the lives of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Huey Newton, the pumping of crack and assault weapons into the nation’s ghettos by the CIA through Freeway Ricky Ross, the executions of Sacco and Vanzetti and the Rosenbergs, the United Fruit Company’s stranglehold on banana republics all around South and Central America, the fact that many of our early presidents were slaveholders (victims of circumstance, surely), “free-speech” zones, Rodney King, the Iran-Contra affair, the backing of countless brutal dictatorships in developing nations… Pardon, I still can’t seem to get rid of that vomit taste. OK, back to the list. The internment of Japanese and German Americans during World War II, the lack of public funding in inner-city schools, “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” an economic structure that rewards the world’s Bernie Madoffs, the two atomic bombs we dropped (and the others we simply “tested” in places like Bikini Atoll), the systematic removal of Native Americans from their land (and then subsequently granting autonomy so they could fend for themselves), Jim Crow laws, the election of David Duke, ATF and the Branch Davidians, the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Grenada, Cambodia, Jackson State, Kent State… Whowee. And we could sit here for days. Spytsya’s column concluded with the famous JFK quote, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” In a world of doing, I think Bad Religion said it better: “Mark David did it to John, and maybe Jack did it to Marilyn, but he did it to South Vietnam. For beauty and glory, for money, love and country, now everybody’s doing it. Don’t do that to me.” So keep on doing, not asking, not thinking, and we will achieve that evasive unity. It is the American Way. Nick Baker is a senior magazine journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at nbaker3@kent.edu. React to this story and more at

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Humans always come before animals Whenever I see that Sarah McLachlan American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals commercial on TV, I have to change the channel in protest. It’s not that I have anything against her song “Angel” or animals in general, it’s just the combination of such a beautiful and uplifting song with the abuse footage that makes for a ridiculous ad. Even more offensive was the Christmas version featuring the song “Silent Night.” I guess I have major problems with someone telling me to donate to fight animal abuse when there are children starving throughout the world. Surely no one could dispute that helping a human being is way more important that helping an animal, no matter what the circumstance is. I could never bring myself to donate to an animal shelter, because I know that would be one fewer dollar I could give to a soup kitchen to feed a hungry family. I almost feel like I would be haunted for days by the fact that I chose to help an animal over a person. Now in all fairness, McLachlan has done many other philanthropic works that do not involve animals, and I suppose it is possible to be passionate about helping people and animals. But it just seems like many people today give more respect to animals than to the average person walking down the street. Most all

Frank Yonkof of us stop to pet a dog when it walks by, but how many of us take the time to say a friendly “hello” to a person who passes by? We all know someone who acts like his or her dog is a real person. And from my personal experience, these people tend to treat their pets better than their own children. One person I know openly confessed that she likes her dog better than her child and explained it like this: When she comes home at night, her kid is always complaining, while her dog is always happy to see her. Of course this is the same person who was upset with a friend for getting a new dog three days after the old one died. To her, “you can’t just replace a member of the family” that quickly. It’s easy for some people to forget that their pet is an animal. But analyzing it at a deeper level, these people would rather be absorbed in their pets than to work toward making human relationships stronger with family and friends around them. It is no surprise that this comes at a time

when human trust is on the decline. Over the last 30 years, the General Social Survey has recorded a 10 percent decline in the number of Americans who feel they can generally trust people. Conventional wisdom tells us not to trust each other. The media is always showcasing that rapist or killer who seems to constantly gain the trust of their victim, and that scares us all. It’s just easier to trust animals. Although there are no official statics on the number of people who trust animals more than human beings, I think it’s fair to say that most probably feel safer around strange animals than they do strange people. Still, there is no logical way to justify putting animals before humans. It is just wrong on so many levels. I consider myself to be a huge pet lover, but at the end of the day, I could never swerve to miss an animal in the road at the risk of killing another driver and her or her passengers. I guess my priorities lie in humans first. And I’m not ashamed of that. Frank Yonkof is a sophomore newspaper journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at fyonkof@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

Why we go to college Why do we go to college? Ostensibly it is to get an education in a field we are passionate about and wish to pursue as a career. But in a culture where you practically need a degree to get any job that isn’t flipping burgers, the exact specialization doesn’t matter as much as it used to when our parents were this age. Because, despite assurances that unemployment rates are going down, there is still fierce competition for the jobs that are available. You have to be creative and market the skills you have to your best advantage. True, you still need to go to medical school to become a doctor, and I doubt you would get hired as a pilot without graduating from flight school. But the days where you could enter a company after high school and work your way up to vice president or CEO are pretty much over. To succeed in this economy with a reasonable degree of success you need a college degree and pretty much any one will do. I have heard people argue otherwise, and in some parts of the country the necessity of a degree might not be quite so prevalent. But since coming to Kent State, I have met quite a few people who plan to move into one of the larger cities like New York or Los Angeles after they graduate and in places like that employers will, 99 times out of 100, take the guy with a degree in philosophy over the one who dropped out and decided to wing it. It’s a well-accepted truth, amongst students at least, that the only job you can get

Molly Cahill as an English major is in teaching. And for the most part it’s true if that’s the only field you’re willing to look for a job in anyway. If you ever want to pay off those student loans or move out of your parent’s basement, you have to keep your mind open to alternative possibilities. For most of us our dream job isn’t going to come laid out on a silver platter. Sometimes you have to bide your time and consider that just because The New York Times doesn’t come to you on bended knee, begging you to grace them with your exemplary prose and wit, that another job can’t be just as worthwhile. It helps to try to look at your skill set objectively. What else might your abilities or experiences qualify you to do? I have a friend who is one of the best sports photographers you will ever meet. But because he is relatively young and unknown, he’s only been able to find freelance work. So he also runs a business that does wedding photography. It may not be his first choice of jobs, but it gives him the opportunity to work

toward what he does want to do. One of the favored platforms for politicians is unemployment. They all seem to possess a miracle cure for it. In the real world, however, we know that such a thing is impossible. There will always be people who can’t find work and there will always be someone younger and smarter than you who may also be more qualified or better connected. President Obama can’t reverse that — it’s just the way the world works. What gives you a leg up and one of the reasons going to college is so valuable is not so much being the one to ace microeconomics. The ability to hit the ground running is what will set you apart. People no longer plan to stay at a company for their whole lives, so consequently employers do not have the time to train you how to handle the job world from the ground up. What future employers are expecting you to have when you graduate along with that degree is the ability to stick to schedules, meet deadlines and work together in a group environment effectively. That is what will get you employed and that is why we go to college.

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USG ELECTIONS 2010

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EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s that time of year again: Undergraduate Student Government elections. For the next week, the Daily Kent Stater will be running candidate profiles for the nine director and 16 senator positions. The USG election is Tuesday, March 9. Students can vote then by logging onto their FlashLine accounts.

College of Business Administration

College of Arts and Sciences

Name: Christopher D. Jones Major: Political Science Year: Freshman

Name: Samuel Chambers Major: Political Sciences Year: Junior Chambers said the communication between faculty and students is paramount, and he will work to facilitate that relationship. If elected, he said he would communicate with Timothy Moerland, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, to get students’ ideas taken seriously.

Jones said his goals are to be the connecting piece between students and USG, and he wants to help students understand USG and allow them to get their voices heard. — Kathryn McGonagle

— Kathryn McGonagle

Name: D’Angelo McCornell Major: Business Management Year: Junior

Name: Carl Fejko Major: Marketing Year: Sophomore Fejko is running for senator of the College of Business Administration because he wants to address issues that are important to business students. His goals include creating a student committee to meet regularly to address these issues and others such as the condition of Room 200 in the Business Building and the time that honors college classes are offered. — Amanda Klitsch

College of Communication and Information

McCornell is running for senator of the College of Business Administration because he wants to use his leadership ability to become more involved with his collegiate peers. His goals include getting more conference rooms that are accessible to everyone so that business students will have more space and opportunity to get projects done. — Amanda Klitsch

College of Technology

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Name: Vaughn Stull Major: Electronic Media Production Year: Senior Stull, who is a write-in candidate, said he hopes to facilitate direct communication and transparency between himself and the students he is representing by raising awareness about what is going on with the Undergraduate Student Government. — Rabab Al-Sharif

Name: Margaret Thompson Major: Broadcast journalism and architectural studies major Year: Junior Thompson said she wants students to be aware of what Undergraduate Student Government does. She said she has no personal motives for running and just wants to represent what students want in terms of entertainment and on-campus renovations. — Rabab Al-Sharif

College of Education, Health and Human Services

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

Name: Carolyn Isaacson Major: Architecture Year: Freshman Isaacson said her goals are to make more lectures and presentations that are associated with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design available to the students more often and to get the college involved in some more university-wide activities. — Nicole Aikens

Name: Andrew Carr Year: Junior Major: Integrated Social Studies “Being an R.A. keeps me busy, but I thought I could do more to get involved. You can’t just get an education by going to classes. A degree counts but the experience is what matters.” — Dan Richardson

Name: Somadina Nwaokafor Major: Construction Management Year: Junior

Name: Kenneth Wayne Smith, Jr. Major: Aeronautics Year: Sophomore Smith is running because he believes he can get more attendance for the College of Technology. Smith’s main goal is to promote the aeronautics program so prospective students will consider the program more seriously. — Nicole Aikens

Nwaokafor is the current senator looking for reelection. He said he would like to put emphasis on the construction management program to make it better known and to promote the College of Technology. — Nicole Aikens

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Modista holds first fashion show Students show true colors

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through their original art

Daily Kent Stater Modista premiered its first fashion show, The Dreamland Fashion Show Experience, at 8 p.m. Friday in Rockwell Hall. The production featured designs by professionals and students combined with lyrical dance from members of the dance department. Kori Fields, president of Modista, said the mission of this minority fashion group is to uplift others. “In this show, we wanted to inspire and take our audience members on a journey,” Fields said. “Modista wished to guide the audience into an imaginative world where anything is possible. This place exists somewhere beyond reality.” The event integrated multiple cultures through music selection, clothing designs and runway models. “Modista put together a string of presentations that showed a great range of diversity, both in terms of ethnic background and design,” said J.R. Campbell, professor and director of the fashion school. “The models were confident and energized, giving the show a great From Page 1

SAFETY How dangerous is Kent, really? Every year, universities that receive federal funding for student financial aid programs must submit on-campus crime statistics by Oct. 1 to the FBI. Although he couldn’t disclose how crimes are rated, Richards said violent offenses are weighted more heavily than non-violent crimes for StateUniversity.com’s ranking. The only two colleges whose safety ranked ahead of Kent State were Cuyahoga Community College and Lakeland Community College — neither offer housing on campus. Nationally, the Web site ranked Kent State’s safety 157th among 450 other universities. Although 2009 crime statistics are not mandated until Oct. 1, Kent State made its 2009 crime statistics available earlier this semester. President Lester Lefton said students, faculty and the Kent State Police Department deserve credit for the campus’ high safety ranking. He added that crimes committed recently were the result of non-local actors. “What’s happened has been off-campus, in the city, and I’m not sure if all of the people involved, but most of the people involved, were from Akron and other communities, coming into our community,” Lefton told the Daily Kent From Page 1

PLAGIARISM Council seeks to combat plagiarism in classrooms Combating the growing cheating and plagiarism problem at Kent State and around the country, representatives at the SAC are creating a statement of student academic intent. The proposed statement outlines how students should approach plagiarism situations and take personal responsibility for their work. Pratt said this isn’t just a copy of what all students get in their syllabus at the beginning of the semester. “That is not made by students,” he said about the faculty-created syllabi. “This is more readable, more digestible, and the most important thing is it’s the students who created it.” Rochelle O’Neil, a member of the SAC, said the plagiarism warnings attached to syllabi aren’t effective because of their length. She said they are too long and complicated for students to take seriously. “We wanted our statement to be short, concise and something people will read,” O’Neil said. Pratt said cheating and plagiarism aren’t just limited to undergraduates, but affect graduate and honors students as well. Timothy Moore, the associate

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A model wears a unique outfit designed by “Ashley and Ashley” during the Modista “Dreamland: The Experience” fashion show Friday evening. energy, notably introduced by the dance performers at the start of the event.” After the show, Fields gave thanks to Campbell and Paula Dancie, two faculty members of the fashion school, for encouraging Modista. “I don’t do much other than sign stuff, but I just want to give my sup-

port to the students who get involved,” Dancie said. “There is a need for these students to express themselves and show their creativity.”

Stater’s administration reporter in an interview. But some students said they found Kent State’s ranking misleading. “This is supposed to be a really safe school and a really safe community, but I don’t believe that for anything,” said Taylor Daugherty, sophomore interpersonal communications major. The Youngstown native said after the robberies last semester and the death of Christopher Kernich, her perception about the safety in the Kent State community has worsened. “The only reason I came here is because I thought it was going to be better and safer than Youngstown,” Daugherty said. Sgt. Rick O’Neill, who has worked for the Kent State Police Department for 15 years, said StateUniversity.com’s rankings still carry weight regardless of crimes that occur in the city of Kent. He said every university police department excludes off-campus crimes in the FBI report regardless of the incident’s proximity. While it may not accurately determine safety, O’Neill said comparing on-campus crime statistics is a fairer method to compare safety between universities. “People are always going to have opinions about safety based on their experiences,” O’Neill said. Daugherty said she plans to transfer to Youngstown State University next semester for more affordable living. She said she has visited the

university countless times to see her brother and other friends who go there. Although the city has a bad reputation for crime, she said, the university does a good job isolating itself from the dangerous activity. “Unless you have night classes (at YSU), I wouldn’t be worried about anything,” she said. Daugherty said she thinks the KSUPD needs to be more visible. “I want to see their faces,” she said. “I want to see them; not their car, not some ticket laying somewhere. I want to just pass some of them when they’re on campus and say hello. I want to know who they are.” But Megan Riley disagrees about the campus’ visibility efforts. She said although authorities are not always present, the campus is well lit at night and there’s always people walking around. “I’ve never felt unsafe in Kent,” the junior integrated mathematics education major said. “Walking around by myself as a young lady, I’ve never worried about that.” Riley said the same applies to her apartment complex, Silver Meadows. “Everyone keeps telling me that it’s not the safest neighborhood, but I’ve never had any problems there,” she said.

dean of undergraduate affairs and advising, said the statement that the SAC has been working on for over a year will be paired with a pamphlet, which will include examples of plagiarism and proper citation practices. Moore said he doesn’t have exact numbers of how many plagiarism cases there have been, but Kent State isn’t immune to the issue. “I think there has been a breakdown in the seriousness of student scholarship on the undergraduate and graduate level,” Moore said. He said the pamphlet and statement would be distributed during freshman orientation as early as this fall. It will also be available to faculty and students in every college, the campus bookstore and residence halls. “Plagiarism is a major problem that we are taking a more serious look at on multiple levels here at the university,” Moore said. “This is one of the byproducts of that look.” Renee Crane, secretary of the SAC and returning student, understands that adult students may not know how to cite properly. She said that targeting not only freshman but also adult and returning students would increase awareness and help discourage students from plagiarizing or cheating because of a sincere ignorance of what it is. “Having this handbook handy to give to them as soon as they walk in will help them,” Crane said.

Pratt said there is a place to sign at the bottom of the form that will act as both an unofficial promise between the students and themselves to not plagiarize or cheat and Moore hopes it will be a deterrent. “You can take that statement that is signed during orientation or whenever its given to a student and keep it on file so in the event of an infraction you have leverage against that student,” Pratt said. “They can’t claim they didn’t know.” Moore said the student’s signature is crucial because it makes it personal and obligates them to hold up their end of the deal. “Without it, it’s just a piece of paper that can be thrown in the trash,” Moore said. Pratt said he think this will help not only curb the plagiarism and cheating problem, but make more of an impact because the students wrote it for students. He said the fact that students are speaking out against it and are striving to commit to integrity hopefully helps. “This is something the students felt needed to be distributed amongst other students, which is a significant reason they’ll pay more attention to this,” Moore said. “It’s a step in the right direction.”

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Instead of a watercolor painting, it was torn bed sheets woven together and painted with acrylics that won first place in FLUX, the Honors College and College of the Arts art show, Friday. Rachel Stadtler, junior crafts major with a concentration on ceramics, said she wanted to use two-dimensional mediums to make a 3-D image by playing with depth and space. She created the winning piece “Slump” for a textiles class last semester and used several different artistic techniques such as acrylic painting, splatter painting and weaving to achieve the final look. Jeffrey Ingram, one of the judges, said the originality of “Slump” really caught his attention. Stadtler’s piece was really “pushing the envelope” and “testing the boundaries,” he added. Stadtler, who also won first place last year for a self-portrait, was junior curator for FLUX. Next year, she will have the full responsibility of the show as senior curator, but she still plans to enter some of her work. Amanda Meeker, senior fine arts major with a concentration in print making, won second place for her painting of a young, starving child. She said her piece “Without” was a gentle reminder of something she felt was important. “I wanted it to be beautiful and sad at the same time,” Meeker said. From Page 1

CREDIT CARDS Under 21 lose the privilege of spending freely Stolle said the act also puts restrictions on how much banks can charge card users for fees and penalties if payments are late; it requires credit card companies to make greater disclosures to card users; and it provides protection on gift cards. With or without the new act, Stolle said students should know whether they could afford a credit card before applying, because if they are late on any payments, it affects their credit scores significantly. In order to build good credit during college, Stolle suggests students get a credit card as freshmen and charge $10 to $20 a month. If they pay it on time every month, after four years they will have an exceptional credit score, which will look good to future employers. “People need to remember that a credit card is a privilege, and you’re asking to use someFrom Page 1

CRIMES How dangerous is Kent, really? Johnathan W. Tinsley, of Richmond Heights, was charged with aggravated burglary, a firstdegree felony, in connection with a burglary at the 400 block From Page 8

GYMNASTICS Gymnasts improve in win at Ball State “Beam was a little better today. We had our usual four through six competitors hit, but we still can’t find six kids to hit,” Sabin said. “As a coach, you never give up on a team. You just keep at it until you find the right combination of people.” On the vault, Abou-Mitri placed first with a 9.825. Tying for second place were fresh-

She added she thought the piece was especially appropriate with the recent disaster in Haiti. Alexandra Nicholis, an Honors College alumna, has acted as a judge for the art show since it began four years ago. She said she really enjoyed the message of Meeker’s work. “I liked the story behind the painting,” Nicholis said. She said that in the past four years, although the show has been “relatively small” with only about nine pieces, it has also been “consistently strong” with really good, original works of art. The first- and second-place winners received gift certificates to All Media Material in differing amounts, but the judges were so pleased with the collection of art work they wanted to award an honorable mention. Carolyn Corrigan, the senior curator for FLUX and art history major, won honorable mention for “Vertebrae,” a metal sculpture made of galvanized wire. She said her interest in anatomy inspired the sculpture. From bed sheets to wool coats, the art in the show offered a lot of variety for viewers. This variety is partially what inspired the theme, FLUX, for the 2010 show, Corrigan said. It represented the constantly fluctuating art world. She said the idea behind the one-word themes is to get people wondering about the show and to spark some interest. FLUX was chosen to express an all-inclusive show with all different types of art. It included portfolios by theater, dance and music majors, as

well as works by fine arts, crafts and fashion majors. For the past four years, the Honors College has hosted an art show that occurs at the same time as the College of the Arts show to allow people to experience a whole night in celebration of students’ art. Freshman architecture major Samuel Bender came to the reception for opening night to see the students’ artwork. He said he liked the variety of the mediums the students used in their art. Corrigan said the show offers students a great opportunity to exhibit their work, and both judges agreed that the best way for artists to develop their skills is to exhibit them and get “feedback” from other artists. Nicholis said it is “a sort of hallmark” of the Honors College to be supportive of the artistic talent of its students, and this yearly show is just another example of that. Corrigan agreed that the show is an important way for students to be creative, but also for others to see what honors students have to offer. “We’re not just smart kids,” Corrigan said. “We’re creative. We’re expressive. We’ve got talent. Come look at it.” The works will be on display in the Honors College located in Stopher Hall until March 24.

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one else’s money, so you have to play by their rules,” he said. The act may make it more difficult for students under 21 to get a credit card, but it is still important they know what credit cards are best suitable for them. Woolsey said creditcards.com compares cards from major issuers in one place, such as Visa, Discover and American Express. “A number of issuers have products that kind of take into account the fact that a college student doesn’t have much credit history and may or may not have any income from outside employment,” Woolsey said. Some of the cards compared by the Web site offer students rewards for good GPAs, points for every dollar spent and cashback bonuses. It also has a number of different helpful tools such as a credit score estimator, credit card glossary and videos and blogs that give card advice. “Many of the major card issuers have products designated to student cards, so students have a much better chance of getting approved for that type of offer as opposed to finding a random card on the Internet or responding to a

direct mail offer that may not be designated for a student,” Woolsey said. Freshman biology major Stephanie Ord doesn’t have a credit card, but said she thinks the new act is “ridiculous” and could prevent students from building their own credit. “What if your parents don’t want to co-sign, or what if their credit is bad and could hurt you if you have them co-sign?” Ord said. She said her grandparents recently co-signed for a loan she took out because her parents did not do it. Although she does not agree with the act, Ord admits that it could benefit students in one way. “It might reduce irresponsible spending because parents would be watching what their kids spend more closely, but I just can’t imagine a parent agreeing to co-sign and take on that responsibility.”

of East Main Street that took place April 10, 2009. On Oct. 27, Judge John Enlow, of the Portage County Common Pleas Court, sentenced Tinsley to serve three years at the Portage County Adult Probation Department. Charges were dismissed against Ryan A. Smith and Johnathan Butler, both of Richmond Heights. Portage County Common Pleas Court

officials said they had no records on Christopher Lewis and Joshua M. Henry, both of Richmond Heights, who were originally charged with aggravated burglary along with Smith, Butler and Tinsley.

men Rachel Guida and Lauren Wozniak (9.775) and following closely behind was Kopp (9.725). The floor team once again proved their dominance, and senior Sam Heydlauff placed first with a 9.825. Junior Danielle Durbin placed second with 9.8. “We had some great performances,” Sabin said. “You can be happy because we beat a MAC team; happy to replace a 190 with a 194, but we still didn’t do our job.” Contact sports reporter Katie Corbut at kcorbut@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

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SPORTS Sports editor: Cody Francis • E-mail: cfranci1@kent.edu

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Teams, athletes shine in MAC tournament Women take first, men third Jody Michael

Daily Kent Stater The women’s track and field team won the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship this weekend after taking the top three spots in the triple jump late in the meet. As host school Central Michigan led by 23 points with three events remaining, senior Brenda Baar (41‘0.25”), sophomore Diana Dumitrescu (40’7”) and freshman Keri Dantley (40‘4.25”) finished atop the triple jump results, which earned the Flashes 24 points and

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completely wiped away the Chippewas’ lead. “We had a solid 1-2 with Brenda Baar and Diana Dumitrescu,” Kent State coach Bill Lawson said, “but really, the big performer in the event was freshman Keri Dantley. She went from fifth to third place on her last jump.” Fourth-place finishes by freshman pole vaulter Domenica Rossi and the 4x400 meter relay team

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of seniors Rachel Crafton, Jessica Lhotsky, Juliet Alrich and sophomore Andreea Patrasc allowed the Flashes to hold off Central Michigan for the victory, 107-100. Dumitrescu defended her women’s pentathlon title with 3,949 points. Dumitrescu was named the Women’s Most Valuable Performer. She also finished second in the women’s long jump and fourth in the women’s high jump.

“All my hard work that I did in the past paid off,” Dumitrescu said. “I’m very proud of that.” Lhotsky won the women’s 800-meter run in 2:16.22 to finish her senior indoor season with an individual conference title. The men’s team finished in third place with 113 points, unable to defend its 2009 championship. Even runner-up Akron’s 120 points were a distant second to champion Eastern Michigan’s 171. Junior Destin Heasley defended his title in the men’s 800-meter run with a time of 1:55.26, and sophomore Princeton Bryson won the 200-meter dash in 21.51 seconds. The men’s 4x400 meter relay team of freshman Javon Walker, Bryson, Heasley and junior Matt Moffett also took first place with a time of 3:17.37, the second straight year Kent State finished on top in

that event. Bryson, who also finished second in the 60-meter dash, earned the men’s Most Valuable Performer award for the second straight year. Along with his victory in the 800-meter run, Heasley took home the Men’s Most Outstanding Track Performer award. The MAC named Lawson as the Women’s Coach of the Year after winning the men’s honors last season. “I think this showed strength of this program,” Lawson said. “Those girls, and nobody else, made it happen.” Contact sports reporter Jody Michael at jmicha10@kent.edu. React to this story and more at

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First-place finishers Princeton Bryson — 200-meter dash Diana Dumitrescu — pentathlon Brenda Baar — triple jump Destin Heasley — 800-meter run Men’s 4x400 meter relay (Bryson, Heasley, Javon Walker, Matt Moffett) Second-place finishers Dumitrescu — long jump; triple jump Aiman Scullion — 3,000-meter run; 5,000-meter run Curtis Eaton Jr. — 400-meter dash

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Flashes’ offense goes cold at BG 19-point first half slows Kent State’s offensive effort Lance Lysowski

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TOP LEFT: Senior guard Chris Singletary drives towards the basket against a Miami defender during Saturday night’s game. Singletary scored 11 points in the Flashes’ 66-58 victory. TOP RIGHT: Senior center Brandon Parks shoots over Miami’s Julian Mavunga during the first half of their game. Parks was one of Kent’s six seniors honored on Senior Day. Kent won the game 66-58. BOTTOM RIGHT: Senior center Brandon Parks celebrates on the bench after a play in Saturday night’s game against Miami.

A proper send-off Greene, seniors help pave way for Flashes Doug Gulasy Daily Kent Stater

or much of the Kent State men’s basketball team’s Senior Night game against Miami, sophomore forward Justin Greene was the star of the show. But with the game in jeopardy late in the second half, the Flashes’ senior class took over. Greene had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds, but the senior trio of Anthony Simpson, Chris Singletary and Frank Henry-Ala scored 21 second-half points to lead the Flashes (22-8, 12-3 Mid-American Conference) to a 66-58 win in front of 5,781 fans at the M.A.C. Center. “You don’t want to see (these seniors) go,” Kent State coach Geno Ford said. “We’ve had a fun ride with them. You have to choke all that back and do your job. I thought there were times where we weren’t as sharp, but I was proud of those kids — I thought they really tried hard.” The Flashes’ six seniors — Simpson, Singletary and Henry-Ala, along with Tyree Evans, Mike McKee and Brandon Parks — were honored before the game.

Adding to the festivities were the halftime ceremonies. NFL stars James Harrison and Antonio Gates were inducted into the Kent State Hall of Fame with six other former Kent State athletes, and Gates’ No. 44 basketball jersey was retired. But Miami almost spoiled the show. The RedHawks (12-17, 8-7 MAC) overcame a nine-point halftime deficit by opening the second half on a 15-6 run, tying the game at 41 with 14 minutes to play. The Flashes responded with an 8-0 run, holding Miami without a field goal for more than seven minutes, to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. “When I saw we had the Antonio jersey retiring (and) Hall of Fame day — you don’t invite (Miami coach) Charlie Coles (and his team),” Ford said. “That’s not what you do. I have a lot of other teams in mind that I would rather see. You always get a little uptight for games; I’ve been sick for 48 hours.” Simpson played a key role in the 8-0 run. The 6-foot-8 forward pinned a Miami shot to the backboard for a block, assisted on a HenryAla layup and brought the home crowd to its feet with a tip dunk off a missed shot by junior guard Rodriquez Sherman. After Miami cut the lead to four with 4:27 remaining, Simpson scored seven straight Kent State points, knocking down two jump shots and a 3-pointer to give the Flashes an insurmountable 59-50 lead with 2:19 left in the game. “(I) don’t want to lose,” Simpson said. “(That’s) all I’ve been saying all year. We

don’t lose, we go to the (NCAA) Tournament. That’s our goal.” Earlier in the game, the RedHawks couldn’t stop Greene. The sophomore went 9-for-12 from the field, scoring all 18 of his points in the game’s first 28 minutes. His last basket gave the Flashes a 45-41 lead with 12:36 left. “That guy may be the MVP of the entire league,” Coles said. “I mean, who’s better? That kid, I think he’s the secret to their team because he’s so efficient. Wow, he’s a good player.” At the game’s final buzzer, Singletary dropped to the ground and kissed the Flashes’ logo at center court. Later, a choked-up Singletary said he wouldn’t forget his time at Kent State. “You guys have been here with me for four years; you guys have seen the bad, (and) you guys have seen the good,” Singletary said. “Through it all, Kent State has stuck with me. It means a lot to me, and it means a lot to my family. It’s something I’ll never forget. Whether I go play in the NBA or play overseas, these last four years will be something I’ll always cherish.” Contact editor Doug Gulasy at dgulasy@kent.edu. React to this story and more at

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Senior pitcher Kylie Reynolds pitches fifth career no-hitter to give the Kent State softball team its first win of the season.

Saturday’s women’s basketball game between Kent State and Bowling Green held tournament implications as both teams were in contention for a top seed in the MidAmerican Conference. The Flashes found themselves on the losing end; falling to the Falcons, 69-55. Bowling Green’s first-half performance, in which the team shot 46 percent from the field, led to a 33-19 lead at the half. Kent State (18-9, 11-4 MAC) responded with the first four points in the second half’s opening minutes, but the Falcons put a stop to the Flashes’ rally attempt with a pair of 3-pointers by junior forward Jen Uhl and senior guard Tamika Nurse. Nurse finished the game with a team-high 24 points on 6-for-11 shooting. The Flashes shot 45 percent from the field in the second stanza but failed to narrow the deficit to less than 12 points after Bowling Green’s back-to-back 3s. Kent State coach Bob Lindsay said the team’s intensity in the second half was better, but its performance on offense was not up to par. “Our effort in the second half was good, especially the last 10 minutes of the game when we were in desperation mode,” Lindsay said. “We

didn’t shoot the ball very well, which has been something that has happened to us pretty much the whole season.” Junior guard Jamilah Humes scored a team-high 17 points, while also adding four steals and three assists. The score was tied at 12 with 8:19 left in the first half, but Bowling Green (23-6, 13-2 MAC) went on a 15-0 run that was led by three straight 3-pointers. Nurse led the run with seven points, while Kent State sophomore guard Jena Stutzman’s three baskets from behind the arc aided the Flashes’ offense in the first half. Kent State went more than five minutes without recording a field goal, missing seven shots during that span, but Lindsay said the team’s defensive effort prevented the Falcons from sealing the game early on. “We missed a lot of shots,” Lindsay said. “Defensively, we gave them some problems, but we just weren’t good enough offensively today to win the game.” The Flashes will wrap up the regular season tomorrow when the team travels to Buffalo to take on the Bulls at 7 p.m. Kent State failed to take over first place in the MAC East Division, but with a win over Buffalo, the Flashes will secure a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Contact sports reporter Lance Lysowski at llysowsk@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com.

Gymnasts improve in win at Ball State Katie Corbut

Daily Kent Stater The Kent State gymnastics team held to its goal of hitting five out of six routines, but fell short yet again on the beam yesterday against Ball State. But with a win over the Cardinals (194.5-193.150), the Flashes earned a new team high score. Kent State coach Brice Biggin said he was pleased overall with the gymnasts’ performance. “It was obviously better,” he said. “But still not good enough.” The Flashes also took this meet as an opportunity to make some adjustments to the lineup. “It was a different lineup because we needed to give (junior Christina) Lenny a break,” Biggin said. “Her shins have been hurting so I think considering we had to make changes, it was a good meet from the girls.” Junior Christine Abou-Mitri was the team’s only all-around competitor and won the meet with a score

of 39.10, leaving her unbeaten by a gymnast in the Mid-American Conference. Freshman Lindsay Runyan placed first on the bars with a 9.825, and senior Lydia Barrett’s 9.775 tied her with two Ball State gymnasts for second. Abou-Mitri’s score of 9.725 was not enough to place her in the top three on bars, but she made up for it by winning the beam with a 9.875. Placing second was senior Brittany Kopp (9.75), who, according to Biggin, continues to be a great beam competitor. “BK (Kopp) had a good meet. She had a couple checks on beam, but it was after two kids that fell,” Biggin said. “She did what she needed to do and stepped up as a senior.” The team only counted one fall on the beam, but assistant coach Sharon Sabin said she still feels the team is capable of going six for six. See GYMNASTICS, Page 6