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Proposed budget better than expected for higher education Anna Staver

astaver@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Tuition increase caps will remain at current levels, but total higher education funding fell in Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal released Tuesday. The total budget is about $55.5 billion, and higher educa-

tion comprises $4.5 billion, or about 8 percent. The proposal covers the next two fiscal years from July 2011 to July 2013. State Share of Instruction funding, the main way Kent State receives money, will increase by 2.7 percent for the next fiscal year, and a little less than one percent for the 2013 fiscal year. “There is $62 million increase in state aid to higher education over

the next two years,” said Timothy Keen, director of Ohio’s Office of Budget and Management, during the budget town hall meeting. But federal stimulus dollars will no longer be coming and the total amount of money for higher education will decrease 11.4 percent in 2012’s fiscal year and 8 percent in 2013’s. “If you look at the way the state treated the stimulus, they are

counting that in Ohio as part of the state share of instruction, and of course that is being zeroed out,” said Rudy Fichtenbaum, economics professor at Wright State University, in a phone interview. During the town hall meeting, Kasich said previous budgets relied too heavily on “one-time revenues” like stimulus dollars. He said this funding created a structural imbalance in the bud-

Senior wrestler aims to win the national championship Dustin Kilgore jokes in practice but works hard for the tournament A.J. Atkinson

aatkins2@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Dustin Kilgore is a bundle of energy. He likes to make people laugh in practice. You might even say he goofs off. His coach calls him bull-headed. He calls himself selfish. And he may be the best wrestler Kent State has ever had. This weekend, he has a legitimate chance at winning Kent State’s first national championship in any sport as he wrestles in the a NCAA Tournament in Philadelphia. “Sometimes he’s just yelling and screaming and trying to be the center of attention,” Kent State coach Jim Andrassy said.

“He wants other guys around him to have fun. His personality is very outgoing. He’s very funhearted. He’s like a sixth grader in a 25-year-old’s body. “Sometimes as a coach, you want him to be more serious,” Andrassy said. “I don’t want to change those things about him because all of a sudden you make him more serious, it could put more pressure on him and make things more nerve-racking for him. You start taking this too seriously, it can wear on you, and it can affect how you perform.” Changing Kilgore’s performance is something Andrassy has obvious reasons to avoid. In his junior season, the 197-pounder has a 31-2 record and is one win away from Danny Mitcheff ’s record for the most career wins in school history.

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Nic Bedelyon (125), freshman Tyler Small (133), senior Matt Cathell (157), senior Ross Tice (165) and senior Brendan Barlow (285) join Dustin Kilgore (197) in the NCAA Tournament in Philadelphia, March 17-19.

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makes his third NCAA Tournament appearance this weekend. Bedelyon is ranked sixth after posting a 20-3 record this season and will face Princeton University’s Garrett Frey on Thursday.

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Small recorded a 16-13 record his freshman season and faces Oklahoma State University’s Jordan Oliver, ranked first in the nation at 133.

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makes his second appearance in the tournament to face West Virginia University’s Donald Jones. Tice posted a 24-11 record this season.

Senior Dustin Kilgore is the first Kent State wrestler to reach 100 career victories during his junior season. He is now in 3rd place among Kent State’s career winners.

Locals rally against Senate Bill 5 crestell@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Nine speakers, some from unions and some not, came to the Kent Stage to encourage an audience of nearly 100 to take action against Senate Bill 5. S tu d e nt s , f a c ul t y, K en t public employees and citizens listened as the speakers

explained how the bill will affect their unions and themselves, as well as how it will affect non-unionized workers. “We need to keep the issue in front of the public so that people will either write, call, e-mail their representatives and this legislation can be stopped,” said Tracy Laux, president of American Association of University Professors, Non-Tenure Track Unit. Kent State’s AAUP chap-

KSU Japanese students, faculty cope with tragic events back home Taylor Titus

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ter organized the rally to hold speakers to inform people of the issue at hand and help everyone understand what is happening, said Laux, a Kent state mathematics teacher. Becky Higgins, president of North Eastern Ohio Education Association, came to Kent from another rally in Akron to speak. See RALLY, Page 4

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Tom Bird, a lawyer from Ravenna, speaks to the crowd gathered at the Kent Stage on Tuesday.

ured out if enrollment goes up by two percent, then we will basically break even.” He said this would only happen if Wright State imposes the maximum 3.5 percent tuition increase. At the Faculty Senate meeting Monday, President Lester Lefton said an increased number of students have applied to Kent State for next year. See BUDGET, Page 2

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Students raise money to help the efforts in Japan after the quake

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get because it hid the true effects of the recession. “First year of the budget is the toughest; following year it gets a little bit easier,” Kasich said. Fichtenbaum said given the rumors of a potential 20 percent budget cut, the numbers are not as bad as feared. “Wright State is pretty much in the same boat as Kent State,” Fichtenbaum said. “We’ve fig-

Takahiro Sato, assistant professor in physical education, repeatedly called his family in Tokyo after hearing about the earthquake. “This is the first time the phone line disconnected,” Takahiro Sato said. “The phone line never rang; it was just silence.” A 9.0 magnitude earthquake, followed by a tsunami, hit northern Japan on Friday. Floods and fires from the natural disasters caused panic for the people living in Japan and their loved ones abroad. There are 37 students from Japan studying at Kent State. There are no Kent State students studying in Japan, wrote David Di Maria, director of international student recruitment, admissions and advising for the Office of International Affairs, in an e-mail. Takahiro Sato has heard from his family via e-mail. They said all subway transportation was shut down. People evacuated their homes and relocated to school gyms. The grocery stores were completely empty. “My main concern is how long will it take to bring back their normal life,” he said. S h o t a K u r i k i , f re s h m a n business major from Tokyo, talked to his family and friends through Skype after the earthquake. He has experienced smaller earthquakes while growing up. He said every time they go to a new place they have training for earthquakes. “Our training is always hiding under tables, but we don’t do that during a real earthquake,” Kuriki said. “We don’t take training seriously. I never feel scared because we are used to earthquakes.” Kenya Sato, freshman political science major from Chiba,

Japan, has visited the cities that were hit the worst. After hearing about the earthquake, he had to call his family many times before he got through to them. “I want to see my family, it is most important,” Kenya Sato said. Takahiro Sato said he has been watching the news and calling his parents every day to make sure they are OK. “It’s really hard to deal with,” Takahiro Sato said. “I just cannot believe it’s really happening. It looks like a movie to me.” Taylor Titus is the College of Communication and Information reporter.

Student organization efforts to help Japan The Kent State International Mentors is having a table in the Student Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this week. The organization is sending money to the ShelterBox organization, which sends boxes of various care supplies to Japanese families. Its goal is to raise $1,000.

“Our organization is based on family and support,” said Carrie Circosta, assistant director of Student and Recent Graduate Programs. “We try to be a home away from home for our international students. This is the perfect example of when we need to step up and do something.”

The Kent UNICEF Chapter met Tuesday to discuss fundraising plans.

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bbower2@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Sabatino Verlezza used his experience growing up in the dance studio as an inspiration for his choreographed piece, “Muscle Memory.” Seven dancers will perform his dance for the American College Dance Festival Wednesday at E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron. All the movements are pulled and derived from what I remember growing up in the studio,” the junior dance performance and choreography major said. He added that the piece doesn’t have a particular story line; he just wants to make the audience laugh. Verlezza presented “Muscle Memory” last weekend at the School of Dance’s Student Dance Festival with seven student dancers. The piece was chosen by Kent State faculty to represent the school at the college festival. “The entire cast is looking forward to presenting this piece at the American College Dance Festival,” said Jordan Deckert, junior dance performance and choreography major. “We have worked extremely hard on making ‘Muscle Memory’ the best it can be and having

the opportunity to perform it at an event such as this is truly an honor.” Verlezza said both his parents have professional modern dance careers. He said he has done most of his training at the Cleveland School of Dance. He has performed as a company member and choreographed for his father’s company, Verlezza Dance. He said some of the choreography for the piece is derived from “basic exercises that are simplistic for training the body.” He said choreography typically doesn’t feature basic moves but that it worked for a piece about growing up and learning dance. “A lot of my time was spent with my father, so there’s lots of references to him,” Verlezza said. Diane Skerbec, senior dance performance and choreography major, said Verlezza made rehearsals fun with “wacky warm-ups” and that “performing as a crazy character is so thrilling.” Verlezza said his favorite part of the piece is the end where he references the “lizard- face” his father used to make him laugh as a kid by putting his hands behind his ears to make a lizard frill and sticking his tongue out. Deckert said it is the “most hysterical face” and that she never gets tired of seeing the image.

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dmoore63@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater LGBTQ students can tell their stories Thursday for a video that will be featured in a fundraiser April 2 to benefit the LGBTQ Student Emergency Scholarship Fund. The recordings will take place from 9:15 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in White Hall Room 404. The video will premiere during a twohour reception event in the Cleveland Ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton followed by a showing of “A Marine Story,” a movie featured in the Cleveland International Film Festival, said Dr. Molly Merryman, associate professor in the Sociology Department. Merryman said the fundraiser has received “incredible support” from The Cleveland International Film Festival and The Ritz-Carlton, the latter of which allowed free access to its ballroom. The 10-minute video of student’s stories will give the attendees a perspective they may not have seen in their college days, she said. “We want people attending the benefit to have a sense of who our students are and what their lives are like,” Merryman said. “A lot of (attendees) have been out of college for years. Things change and stories change.” Proceeds from the fundraiser will feed the new LGBTQ Emergency Scholarship Fund, which helps students facing financial emergency caused by “parental abandonment because of the student’s gender identity and/or sexual orientation,” according to the fund’s website. Merryman said an anonymous faculty member gave $500 in Fall 2010 to start the emergency fund. She said the fund helped one student at the beginning of the semester who was sleeping on his friends’ couches.

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Working with the Bursar’s Office, Residence Services and Financial Aid, Merryman said she was was able to provide the student with a residence hall room in two days. Merryman said if students are cut off from their families, they have to declare themselves financially independent in order to receive a financial aid package, which is a long legal process that involves the Internal Revenue Service. “It’s emotionally devastating,” Merryman said. “It has the potential to completely disrupt a student’s education.” Often a student will withdraw for at least a semester, she said. “You may not even come back to college,” Merryman said. “We want to be able to step in and help them stay. The need is critical.” Merryman said because the fund is still low, another student has been denied help until after the fundraiser, and other students have expressed interest. Because the fund’s policy is first-come, first-served, she said the scholarship needs at least $10,000 to be a sustainable fund. “It’s really important students attend,” she said. “When the money runs out, we can’t help anybody.” Electronic registration to the fundraiser is available to students on the LGBT Studies website. Tickets are $75, and they cover the reception event and the film viewing. Merryman said she encourages the general public to pay an extra $25 for the admission of a Pride! Kent member or LGBT Studies student because the full admission price is outside many students’ budgets. The emergency fund joins two other new scholarships, The Curry and Myers Scholarship and The Akron PFLAG Scholarship, and LGBT students can apply for them for Fall 2011. Daniel Moore is the diversity reporter.

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Seven dancers will perform “Muscle Memory” for the American College Dance festival at the E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron on Wednesday. “I keep laughing, and I’ve watched it a hundred times,” Verlezza said. He said his piece will be presented anonymously to three judges who are professionals in the field, and he will receive feedback on the piece. “It’s a true honor, and I’m thrilled to get feedback from professionals,” Verlez-

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—Double number of scholarships to allow students in underperforming public schools to attend private schools —Lift cap on number of community schools, which receive state funding but are privately operated —Provide bonuses to high-performing teachers, streamline dismissal process for poor-performing ones —Allow teachers or parents to take over troubled, poor-performing schools

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—Transfer the state’s liquor sales business to provide a permanent revenue stream to the new JobsOhio, which will provide grants to fuel business growth. —Retain cut to personal income tax that went into effective in January

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—Create a single point-of-care coordination —Adjust nursing home funding formula —Adjust state reimbursement rates for nursing and home health services, elder day care, assisted living, and other programs

—Establish a maximum pay rate for nutritional products

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—Allow oil and gas leases at state parks

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—Sell five prisons to private operators, requiring 5 percent cost savings —Offer early retirement incentives to employees of two facilities —Close four prison camps adjacent to London, Ross, Toledo and Trumbull —The most volatile or sensitive inmates, including maximum-security prisoners, would continue to be overseen by the state.

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—Allow universities, local governments and schools to raise money from online advertising —Give county commissions authority to centralize transportation, maintenance, printing and other services —Encourage municipalities to share fire, police and ambulance services and to pool health care —Allow public notices to be posted on a new statewide web site rather than in newspapers.

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BUDGET Proposed budget better than expected

“Just this morning (Monday) I saw the weekly enrollment report which showed applications to Kent State for next year are up 19 percent,” Lefton said. “Admits are up over nine percent from the same time last year.” Gov. Ted Strickland’s cap on tuition is a plus for students; the most tuition can increase for Fall 2011 and 2012 is 3.5 percent. And a plus for Kent State’s administration is the removal of a construction regulation, known as multiple prime contracting. “From an institutional perspective, this will have a positive impact to our bottom line by reducing costs associated with every major construction project,” Lefton said in an e-mail statement. “The less we spend, the more we get to invest in our students’ education.” Lefton said this could save $30 to $40 million on a bond proposal for campus-wide renovations that fell through last semester. Ohio College Opportunity Grants and Ohio War Orphans Scholarships are being reduced by 5 percent. OCOG scholarships are awarded to students who show financial need and are similar to Federal Pell Grants, said Rob Evans, spokesman for the Ohio Board of Regents. Kasich said, “All of Ohio needs to understand this (budget).” He said he hopes that once they understand it, they will support it. But the budget must win approval from Ohio’s legislature first. Anna Staver is an enterprise reporter.

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SUMMARY:Kasich’s budget for Ohio has been announced. With Ohio in the poorhouse by $8 billion, Kasich is cutting funds down to the bone, but our tuition won’t increase by too much.

Kasich’s reform-oriented budget cuts, cuts, cuts

ith the release of Gov. John Kasich’s 774-page budget for Ohio, all we can think about are the cuts he’s making. This budget proposal is attempting to close an $8 billion budget gap through a combination of program reconstruction, budget cuts and privatization of public assets such as the sale of five prisons. The plan seeks to retain the $800 million, two-year tax cut that went into effect in January. In addition, it will add $34 million in tax incentives designed to create jobs. But how will all of this affect Ohio’s school systems? The total number results in a loss of funding to Ohio’s public universities of about 10.5 percent. The proposed budget cuts spending

on public universities and limits tuition increase to 3.5 percent a year, according to a marionstar.com article. This means President Lester Lefton has capped our tuition at this percentage and won’t raise it any more to make up for the budget cuts. Plenty of programs will have reduced budgets, but students will be protected from double-digit tuition increases. We may see fewer class sections and consolidated academic programs, and staff will continue to see cuts. Ohio is in the poorhouse, ladies and gentlemen. Kasich won’t fill the budget hole with tax increases. But he will cut programs, privatize and consolidate companies and raise user fees. We can expect that the hundreds of mil-

lions in stimulus funds will not be replaced. Essentially, everyone in the loop regarding the new budget was fearful Kasich would cut by a much higher percentage — between 15 and 20 percent. And we were especially terrified since Penn State is seeing cuts of more than 50 percent in their higher education budgets. Let’s take Kasich’s budget plan as an appeasement to faculty of Ohio’s schooling systems. With Senate Bill 5 in the works, at least Kasich’s not totally crushing the hopes of higher education. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Kent Stater editorial board whose members are listed to the left.

DON WRIGHT’S VIEW

“You’re only as good as your last haircut.” — Fran Lebowitz

DID YOU KNOW? On this day in 1802, the United States Military Academy — the first military school in the United States — is founded by Congress for the purpose of educating and training young men in the theory and practice of military science. Located at West Point, N.Y., the U.S. Military Academy known as West Point. — History.com

The collapse of the American dream Few little girls daydream of growing up to become a spoiled rich man’s mistress. I hope that very few little boys dream of becoming the rich, spoiled men who exploit the mistresses in the name of living the “good life.” Sadly, these young lives are being shaped by the poisonous new American dream: a religion of gluttony and idolatry. The American dream has shaped the lives of untold billions, and it’s nothing new. Perhaps it was once considered a mark of personal accomplishment that an average citizen could defy the odds stacked against him and pave his own way in society by building a career from the ground up. Today, the American dream has taken a new form. Anyone can become a star if they have enough money, not so much talent. Anyone can gain 15 minutes of undeserved fame by making fools of themselves in front of their computers. Why have our expectations for success sunk so low? It makes me wonder why I’m wasting so much of my time and money on a college degree when so many are cashing in on millions based on attention-whoring antics and sex tapes. We hear about people who do these things all the time, and we amuse ourselves by giving them attention, but deep down, do we really respect them? Do we really believe they are doing anything meaningful with their lives? The so-called “good life” may seem enviable, but in reality, it is a sham. I don’t believe that all the rich men who live in mansions, squander their earnings on drugs and hang out with porn stars are truly happy. I certainly don’t believe that the women who allow themselves to be used by them have a healthy sense of self-worth. The simultane-

Sarahbeth Caplin ous craving for money and fame has turned the so-called American dream into something selfish and wasteful. The worst part is, the entertainment these “stars” provide has exposed where our priorities truly lie. A few days ago, while watching CNN, the fact that Charlie Sheen got fired was the biggest headline, and the less significant notification that there have been more civilian deaths in Iraq was scrolling underneath it. Priorities for the win! We cannot wrap our identities in tangible things and expect to find success. Money doesn’t last forever, drugs fry your brain and our bodies won’t always be as fit as they are now. These things are merely smoke screens to mask a bigger problem: the emptiness and depravity that is the natural side effect of living in a fallen world. The truth is, we all are worth something, and money has nothing to do with that worth. We have the ability to live our lives for a greater good, for more than just ourselves. To quote Russell Crowe in Gladiator, I believe that “what we do in life echoes in eternity.” One day we will have to answer for all the choices we made while living on this earth. Sarahbeth Caplin is a senior English major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at scaplin@kent.edu.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hates Cleveland

Do Clevelanders love having the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I ask because the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame definitely hates Cleveland. History provides ample evidence. The Hall of Fame originated in 1983 before even finding a home. A search committee looked at several cities including Memphis, Cincinnati and New York. Cleveland went full throttle in its campaign to get the museum. It ultimately won because it offered the most money — $65 million — though everyone prefers saying it was because Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed coined the term “rock and roll.” Please. Money talks. Having visited the museum, it disappointed me. Whoever designed it wasted way too much time and money on fancy architecture; it needs to be much bigger. The cafeteria is a joke for a museum that sells two-day passes and encourages visitors to spend entire days there. Also, Greater Cleveland residents get just a $4 admission discount, and it has nowhere near enough temporary exhibits to give locals a reason to return. This is plenty to justify disappointment in the museum. But were Hall of Fame officials happy about choosing Cleveland

Jody Michael in the first place? They seem bitter New York never offered similar funding. Organizers still hold the annual induction ceremony in New York. It’s like if LeBron James were still a Cavalier but had season tickets to Yankee Stadium. Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson worked tirelessly just to get the induction here for one year, in 2009. Still, Rock Hall President Terry Stewart only promised it would return to Cleveland again in 2012 if the 2009 ceremony was a success, and it was. The first one was open to the public, and it drew 5,000 raucous fans to Public Hall. Nonetheless, 2010’s and Monday night’s ceremonies stayed in New York. At least the ceremony rehearsal was open to the public this year — if you had $3,500 to buy a ticket.

Too steep? Access to just the pre-ceremony cocktail party and awards dinner only cost $2,000. The Rock Hall even opened a New York annex in 2008. At this announcement, co-founder Jann Wenner showed his true colors by stating, “One of the small sad things is we didn’t do it in New York in the first place.” It’s like if your spouse openly regretted not marrying a high school sweetheart. The New York annex lasted 13 months before closing. A $26 admission price (compared to $22 for the actual museum) was one reason. What the Rock Hall fails to realize, though, is that in New York it will never be a big attraction. It cannot compare to the hundreds of historical landmarks already in that city. In Cleveland, the Rock Hall can be the face of the city. Much like Detroit is the Motor City, we can have a City of Rock and Roll. But to be successful in Cleveland, put both feet in. Since you are here, you might as well get along with us. Jody Michael is a sophomore broadcast journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at jmicha10@kent.edu.

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A twin engine Cessna sits in a ditch on the north side of North River Road in Stow on Tuesday. According to David Poluga, the KSU Airport’s operation coordinator, the accident resulted in no injuries.

Pilot overshoots runway at KSU Airport

A commercial aircraft overran the runway at the Kent State University Airport on Tuesday, university spokeswoman Emily Vincent said. None of the five passengers on the plane were injured during the landing, she said. The plane, a twin engine Cessna, is not a Kent State aircraft.

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RALLY Locals rally against Senate Bill 5 Higgins, an elementary school teacher, said that the police, firefighters, teachers, support staff and public employees “make up the very fabric of the communities we live and work in.” Cheers, whistling and clapping erupted in the audience when Higgins quoted one of her favorite

Vincent said although there were no injuries, emergency crews were called to respond to follow the airport’s standard procedure.

English statesman philosophers, Edmund Burke. ‘“He who wrestles with us, strengthens and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.’ Well governor, you woke a sleeping giant and we are not going to be moved,” Higgins said. David Schukert, president of Kent State’s chapter of American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees said he feels like he will be letting down his grandfather if he does not rally. Schukert said his grandfather

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participated in the first sit-down strike for Goodyear in Akron. Elizabeth Richardson, assistant professor in the University Libraries, said this was the first rally she attended for Senate Bill 5, and if passed, the results could have an effect on her. “It’s my duty to stand up for myself and all other working families in Ohio,” Richardson said. Caitlin Restelli is the student politics reporter.

“It’s a good feeling being able to almost have the most wins at the school, especially because the program has existed for so long,” Kilgore said. “But until I get a national title, I’m always going to feel that emptiness inside. You keep working harder and harder until you achieve it.” Kilgore said his high energy and goofiness helps him deal with the stress of wrestling. “A lot of people deal with stress in their own way,” Kilgore said. “For me, I’m happy all the time, and I don’t pile all this stress on myself all the time. If something is going wrong with school, it’s only going to hurt your wrestling. The best way to go about that is to be an energetic person.” And energetic he is. One day last week as the wrestlers ran laps around the room, dripping in sweat and trying to catch their breath, Kilgore bounded along, smiling and yelling as he teased teammates about them still having to cut weight. Kilgore is enjoying the extra energy he has from bumping up to 197 this year, a natural weight for him. “He’s always teasing me about cutting weight because he doesn’t have to,” said Nic Bedelyon, a senior in the 125-weight class. “He picks on the little guys, so we gang up on him.” Andrassy said he has never seen anyone like Kilgore before, and Andrassy has coached seven of the top 10 wrestlers in Kent State history. “His talent level is way above anyone I’ve ever coached,” Andrassy said. “His will to win is one I have never seen. His work ethic is far beyond.” But unlike other top athletes who lead the rest of the team, Kilgore does not feel responsible for anyone but himself. “He’s very selfish,” Andrassy said. “In the sport of wrestling, you have to be selfish to win. He

knows what he wants to accomplish. He’s just really, really focused on accomplishing what his goals are: to become a national champ.” Kilgore said being a leader has never concerned him. “I’ve always looked at wrestling as being an individual sport,” Kilgore said. “It may sound selfish at times, but it’s you putting in the time and doing everything. No one else is doing it for you. I’m too much of a funny guy to be a leader. I like to mess around. That’s just how I am. I’ve always had a lot of energy my whole life.” But Andrassy says Kilgore shows a different kind of leadership. “His work ethic alone is leadership because the guys will look over and see how hard he is working and relate one to the other,” Andrassy said. “Hard work is enough to being a leader, and that’s what we get out of him as far as what Kilgore brings to this team… even to the point where he’s at college more to be a national champ than to earn a degree.” Kilgore said he strongly believes wrestling is a lifestyle. He remembers this by an illustration assistant coach Matt Hill gives to the wrestlers. “Everything you do you’re putting money in the bank,” Kilgore remembers Hill saying. “Every time you’re doing something wrong, say eating something bad, you’re taking money out of the bank. In the end, it’s how much money you’ve saved up that’s going to determine how well you do at the national tournament.” Thus, Kilgore stays in wrestling form year round. “I don’t drink,” Kilgore said. “I can honestly say all the wrestlers in the offseason drink. I’m not going to change though. It’s working.” Instead, Kilgore trains. He does not take a break from wrestling form or wrestling itself. “As soon as nationals are over, he’ll go to the U.S. Open,” Andrassy said. “After the U.S. Open he’ll go to the University Nationals. After the

University Nationals he’ll go to the World Team Trials. “After that’s over he’ll go to Alaska and train for the summer. “He’s very dedicated, where the majority of college students after the season is over go on ‘spring break mode.’ He’s never touched a drink in his life. How many college kids can say they’ve never touched an alcoholic beverage their entire life? Who can say that?” AJ Atkinson is a sports reporter.

OTHER WRESTLERS CONTINUED n Matt

Cathell (14-5) makes his first appearance in the national tournament representing Kent State, his third appearance overall. He matches up against No. 5 Jesse Dong of Virginia Tech in the opening round.

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(31-2) enters the tournament ranked fourth in the nation. In his third NCAA tournament, Kilgore begins against the University of Missouri’s Brent Haynes. On the same bracket as Kilgore is the No. 1 seed Cam Simaz of Cornell University. Kilgore defeated Simaz 10-9 in the finals of the Body Bar Invitational in November.

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Barlow makes his second NCAA appearance and opens against the University of Pittsburgh’s Ryan Tomei. Tomei defeated Barlow in December in the two’s only match against one another, 6-5.

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Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia hosts the NCAA Tournament, beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday with the finals scheduled to begin Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday’s action will be broadcasted on ESPNU, while ESPN will cover Saturday’s finals.

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FEELING CRAFTY? March is National Craft Month Kent Free Library group hosts knitting meeting for all-ages Rachel Hagenbaugh rhagenba@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater

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Associate professor Kirk Mangus demonstrates how to make various dining pieces in the ceramics lab on Monday. Mangus is the head of the ceramics department at Kent State.

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shusband@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The term “ceramics” is defined as the practice of decorating and creating pottery; here at Kent State, it goes far beyond that. The major covers various types of ceramics such as pottery, sculptures and functional wear. “I immediately fell in love with clay creation and the art of making itself,” said Nick Froehlich, senior crafts major with a concentration in ceramics. Froehlich plans on pursuing a master ’s degree after the semester ends. Each clay piece is made and constructed with use of fire and glazing. “It’s so much fun to come to class and play with mud everyday, although it requires much dedication, it’s entirely worth it,” said Rachel Stadtler, senior crafts major with a concentration in ceramics. Commitment is exactly what the major requires. Nick Froehlich, senior crafts “Sometimes things don’t go major with a concentration in as planned and sometimes your ceramics, finishes the base of work falls through, but you have to a bowl for his senior collection keep trying until you end up with in the ceramics lab on Monday. Froehlich said he is “super a proud, well crafted, functional pumped to graduate in May.” piece,” Stadtler said. The ceramics students also have a certain freedom that many majors don’t. Each week the students meet

up with Kirk Mangus, head of the Ceramics Department, to discuss the next project. As long as each student fulfills the requirements of the lesson, they have an abundance of flexibility on each project. Along with flexibility, Mangus pushes his students to explore all different types of crafting. “Kirk pushes you to help you reach your fullest potential; he wants you to discover all different types of art, and he helps you develop into a true artist. He would never want you to become a copy of himself,” Stadtler said. “He’s awesome in this way.” Mangus has influenced some of the students so tremendously that they plan on becoming teachers after college. With more and more public schools adding fine arts to the curriculum, visual arts teachers are becoming more essential. Caty Petersilge, senior crafts major with a concentration in ceramics, hopes of emerging into a Montessori teacher after college. “The major is not just for those who want their art displayed in galleries,” Petersilge said. Although all ceramic majors have at least 12 credit hours of studio classes, students working toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts tend to have more specific requirements in their curriculum, where students headed for a Bachelor of Arts have more flexibility and search work in Art Education. Many students are not aware of the opportunities that you are able to obtain through a ceramics degree. In today’s society, ceramics is one of those crafts that is often overlooked. “It’s not a 1950s housewife skill; it’s an entire culture that has been existing for tens of thousands of years. The idea that it is like a hidden art completely fascinates me,” Froehlich said. Ceramics classes give students not only a certain kind of freedom that they can’t acquire through other courses but a chance to express themselves through an environment that is not always accessible to the public. The creativity shown through each ceramic major is not ability but a way of life.

On the first Thursday of each month, a knitting group for all ages and skill levels meets at the Kent Free Library. Carmen Zampini, Kent Free Library director, said the Cultured Purls Knitting Group has been meeting at the library for nearly three years. At the beginning of the meeting, Rayna Shilling-McCallum, the reference librarian at the Kent Free Library, features new knitting books that can be found in the library. Zampini said the library has many knitting books and is always getting new ones in. There are books for everyone from beginners to proficient knitters, she said. Beginner knitters are invited to come to the meeting and talk to other members to get started. Zampini said the members are always willing to help beginners become better at knitting. If a beginner runs into a problem while knitting, she said it’s convenient to have someone there to help them

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through the difficulties. “People who come will find it a very friendly and welcoming group,” Zampini said. She said it’s important to start knitting small, simple patterns first. Even a simple sweater is not difficult to make, as long as it doesn’t have a lot of colors and fancy stitching, she said. Members work at their own paces and make any pattern they feel comfortable with. Zampini said the books in the library always have new ideas for the members to aspire to. The knitting group also participates in charity projects. The group made knit hats and donated them to Robinson Memorial Hospital, Zampini said. Members of the group also made face clothes and sent them to help support the Haiti relief effort. The Cultured Purls Knitting Group meets every first Thursday of each month at 6:45 p.m. at the Kent Free Library, located at 312 W. Main St. Rachel Hagenbaugh is a features reporter.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PICTURE FRAME Things you’ll need: 4x6 wooden picture frame 2 fl oz. tube of green and white acrylic paint Standard paintbrush Stencil brushes Stickers (can be found in the scrapbooking section) Super glue Instructions: 1. Mix a small amount of green paint with a significantly larger amount of white paint to make a pastel green color (or your desired shade). Using the standard paintbrush, paint the picture frame. Don’t forget to paint the sides of the frame as well. Let dry. 2. Dab the stencil brush in the standard green paint — don’t get too much on the brush. Lightly dab the brush onto the picture frame. 3. Cover the picture frame until the pastel green and standard green paint mixes well. Do the same thing with the white paint. 4. After the paint dries, add stickers in desired locations with super glue. — Rachel Hagenbaugh, features reporter

COLORFUL KNITTED POT HOLDER Things you’ll need: Colorful nylon loops Loom Instructions: 1. After picking up the loom and nylon loops at a craft store, decide the colors and the design that will match the kitchen or add some flair to it. 2. Take the first color and attach it to the first peg. Stretch it until it reaches the peg directly below it. Continue this until the last peg is completed. 3. Next, place a loop on the bottom peg on the side of the loom. Weave the loop through the base created in step two. Use the underover method by going under the first loop and over the second and continuing until the end. 4. For the second loop on the side, use the over-under method, which is opposite of what was just done. Continue this alternating pattern until every peg is completed. 5. To fasten the pot holder, begin in one corner of the loom by taking off a corner loop. Place the loop on the peg directly below it. Pull the loop on the bottom through the first loop. Then take the second loop and place it on the third peg. Pull the third loop through the second loop and continue this patter until there is one loop left. 6. Take the last loop and tie a basic slipknot to hold the pattern together. This loop can be used to hang the pot holder after it is completed. Tip: Use an assortment of colors to create bright or festive pot holders for the kitchen. Looms come in various sizes, but the standard that comes in a kit is usually about 6 inches across. — Alexis Pfeifer, features correspondent

TEA LIGHT CANDLE COVER Things you’ll need: Paper (thick — the type used for scrapbooking) Tissue paper (any color) Craft knife or box cutter Cutting board Glue stick Tea light candleholder Tea light Ruler Instructions: 1. Take a ruler and measure the height of the candleholder. Cut a strip of thick paper that is long enough to wrap around the candleholder and tall enough to cover its top. 2. Outline a design or trace a stencil on the paper. Place the paper on top of the cutting board. Use an X-ACTO knife to cut out the image. 3. Cut the tissue paper to fit the size of the other paper. 4. Use the glue stick to glue together the two pieces of paper. 5. Wrap the paper around the candleholder, and glue the two ends together Warning: Make sure the candleholder is heat resistant. Do not leave the lit candle unattended. — Alison Ritchie, features correspondent