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Church plans to build student apartments Off-campus housing will fit 375 students Nicole Stempak
Daily Kent Stater About 375 students will have the choice to live in specifically designated substance-free, off-campus housing on Summit Street in the near future. A revised draft of preliminary plans for the Kent Presbyterian Church’s student housing complex is under review by the Kent Service Depart-
ment. Kent State is not affiliated with the project. Kent Presbyterian, near the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, is building a substance-free housing complex, meaning no alcohol and no illegal drugs will be permitted in the buildings. The goal is to have students living in the apartment-style suites next to the church by August 2011. But if progress falls more than a month behind schedule, the Rev. Aaron Meadows said construction would be postponed until the following year. Substance-free housing is intended for students who have a strong focus on studies and community, he said. See CHURCH, Page 5
A sketch of the new off-campus housing set to be built on Summit Street.
Reporter Kelly Petryszyn joined seven Kent State students over spring break on a trip to rebuild New Orleans. The story is below.
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Left: Victoria Bigler and Phoebe Mason, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major, work to dig out a fence post set in concrete. The two were part of a mission team from Cuyahoga Valley Church that volunteered to help rebuild destruction left by Hurricane Katrina. Right: A message of hope was carved into a board that sat at a community arts building in the lower ninth ward of New Orleans. Greer Mendy bought the building two months before the storm. She has been working to reopen the space for a dance performance, and the mission team helped her clear out the cluttered yard.
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hen Clementine Brown first saw her house after Hurricane Katrina, she was overcome by a state of shock. The feeling didn’t leave for months. “I didn’t react at all,” said Brown, known by the neighborhood as Ms. Clem. “I just looked. For months I just stared into space.” Ms. Clem sat in the same chair in New Iberia, La., one of the many places she relocated, and stared for about four months before recovering. Shock was and still is the reaction to the deconstruction New Orleans experienced. This spring break, Cuyahoga Valley Church sent a mission team including seven Kent State students to rebuild in New Orleans. One of the team members, Natalie Domzalski, a junior deaf education major, experienced shock upon first seeing the destruction still left by the storm. “You would think four and a
half years later it would not be that bad, but you drive around and there are empty lots and houses in shambles,” she said. Progress has occurred over the past four and a half years, but a drive through the lower ninth ward of New Orleans, the area worst hit by the flooding, reveals that much rebuilding is still needed. In town, open businesses are speckled among businesses that remain boarded up — covered in graffiti or marked with a “For Sale” sign — leaving a remnant of what once was. In neighborhoods, houses with ripped off siding and collapsed roofs sit next to rebuilt houses. Interspersed in between the repaired and damaged are empty lots, marked only with the remains of a concrete slab that once sat under a house. People are still living in some destroyed houses and attempting to restore them, while other houses remain abandoned and marked with “Do Not Enter” signs to curb looters from the property. The mission team worked with
the Neighborhood Empowerment Network Association to aid in rebuilding projects. The projects the group worked on included demolishing a decayed garage, clearing out a property let go after the storm and installing a chain link fence.
Wesley Hall was the recipient of the chain-link fence. Hall is still rebuilding after the storm and just moved into his house about four weeks ago. Before that, he was living in a trailer. See NEW ORLEANS, Page 5
Amber Holmes and Jessica Allen hammer nails into siding on Clementine Brown’s house. The team tore the old siding that became decayed from the storm off the house and replaced it with new siding.
Sketch courtesy of FULLER DESIGN GROUP
Miguel Witt, who has instructed bike patrol training for the Kent State Police Department for four years, prefers policing the campus by bike rather than cruiser because of the connection it gives him to the campus. “It’s a more efficient way to patrol, especially in a certain size environment like college campuses,” Witt said. Since the late 1980s, the Kent State Police Department has trained all its police officers for bike patrol. Witt said the bike’s biggest strength is allowing officers to reach a victim, offender or concerned pedestrian in areas motor vehicles can’t. “You’re so limited in a car and where you can go,” Witt said. Sgt. Rick O’Neill, who has 14 years of experience patrolling on bikes, said they allow police presence in areas like walkways and fields that would be impossible for a police car to travel. Areas like the quad field between the Honors College residence halls and Lake and Olson
halls are easy to travel through, O’Neill said. “It allows them to get into campus better because the roads only go so far,” said Whitney Foster, a freshman flight technology major. Foster, an avid bike rider, said although the campus is full of hills, it is easily manageable if the rider is in good shape. Witt said athletics hasn’t caused any issues for the officers, with riding across campus from the Stockdale Building to Twin Towers taking between three to five minutes. A cop car could cut that time by only one to two minutes, he said. Each of the five patrol bicycles is custom made and costs $800. “For the bikes that we have and some of the accessories that are on them like shocks and other components, they are priced fairly average,” Witt said. No ratio is set between bikes and cars for patrol shifts. As long as two cop cars are patrolling, the bikes are divided amongst the officers. Although the bikes are durable, Witt said they aren’t equipped to handle snow, so most officers choose not to pick up a bike until after the snow melts and temperatures warm. See BIKE PATROL, Page 5
Bowman Breakfast features editor of the Record Courier The Spring 2010 Bowman Breakfast will feature Roger Di Paolo, editor of the Record Courier. He will present his speech, entitled “A Plea for Audacity: 100 Years Later,” in the Student Center Ballroom tomorrow. The breakfast is meant “to bring townspeople and university people together,” said Mary Mandalari, senior secretary of University Communications and Marketing. The semi-annual event, sponsored by Kent State and the Kent
Area Chamber of Commerce, has been a tradition since 1963. Doors will open at 7 a.m. for registration and check-in. Breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by the program at 8 a.m. Reservations must be made by today. The cost is $9 at the door. Mandalari said anyone wishing to attend can call her at 330672-8664 or make reservations online. — Lydia Coutré React to this story and more at KentWired.com
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n Penny Wars
n Safe sex table
When: 11 a.m. Where: Student Center lobby
When: 10 a.m. Where: Student Center lobby
U.S. Census Bureau Q-and-A session When: 3 p.m. Where: Library Room 18
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When: 11 a.m. Where: Student Center lobby
When: 6 p.m. Where: Student Center Governance Chambers
Kent State Students for Sensible Drug Policy information table When: 11 a.m. Where: Student Center lobby
n 8-ball tournament
n Spades for Haiti
n n Relay for Life meeting
When: 8 p.m. Where: Cyber café
n College Republicans
meeting When: 9 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 309
Recognizing Disruptive Behavior When: 8 a.m. Where: Student Center Room 319
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n Campus Conversations
When: 9 a.m. Where: Student Center Room 312
n Climate change table
When: 10 a.m. Where: Student Center lobby
tournament When: 7 p.m. Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall Room 250
n Penny
n STD Awareness
When: noon Where: Student Center ballroom
When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Student Center Room 315
Wars When: 11 a.m. Where: Student Center lobby n Spring job fair
U.S. Census Bureau Q-and-A When: 9 a.m. Where: Library Room 18
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n Penny
Wars When: 11 a.m. Where: Student Center lobby Speaker, Eva Schloss When: 11:30 a.m. Where: Kiva
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n Karaoke
When: 9 p.m. Where: Eastway
n Comedy night
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n Résumé and interview
When: 10 a.m. Where: Student Center Room 312 n Penny
Wars When: 11 a.m. Where: Student Center lobby n Late Night Programming
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n “The Princess
and the Frog” When: 11 p.m. Where: Kiva
n U.S. Census Bureau
Q-and-A When: 10 a.m. Where: Library Room 18 n STOMPFEST
When: 6 p.m. Where: Student Center ballroom n Late Night Programming
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Student tutors needy Ravenna youth Kathryn McGonagle Daily Kent Stater
Senior psychology major Sarah Shea does homework in Ravenna once a week, but not hers. Shea tutors underprivileged youth, helping them excel in school and realize an alternative to living in poverty. “Some need more help than others. Some need more guidance to help find their passion,” Shea said. “Everybody’s got potential.” Shea volunteers at the Community Action Council’s Youth Center once a week while taking five classes and working as a secretary of the Sociological Collective. The Center provides school-aged kids, anywhere from elementary to high school, a safe place to go after school, where they can get help from tutors like Shea, Youth Center supervisor Kellie King said. “We’re paid to be here, but I think it helps them to see that people care about them and take their time for them,” King said. The center in Ravenna is open from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, but Shea only has one counterpart who comes on a regular basis. Shea said she does this because of passion. Not just her passion, but
POLICE BLOTTER 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.
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FRIDAY n Christopher R. Vonalt, 27, of Cuyahoga Falls was charged with drunken driving at the intersection of West Main Street and Deidrick Road. n Lauren A. Kelly, 22, of Twinsburg was charged with drunken driving at the intersection of East Main and Sherman streets. n Patrick D. Steinheiser, 23, of Cuyahoga Falls was charged with drunken driving at the intersection of North Mantua and Cuyahoga streets.
CAMPUS WEDNESDAY n Criminal Damage was reported at Clark Hall.
the passions of the kids she helps. Be it astronomy, medicine, cooking or even math, she said she does this to help them find their passions and give them hope that they can pursue them. King said she asks for volunteers to be consistent when giving their time because of the stability the children need to be able to find there, which they can’t at home. “The kids do develop an attachment to you. They do start to care about you,” Shea said. “It’s hard because I’m only one person and there’s eight or nine kids all sitting there needing help. I jump back and forth, and what the kids are really looking for is a stable person they like to see each week.” Every Wednesday at 4 p.m. Shea can be found at the center helping young students with anything from math, reading and science to just being an outlet for them to vent the frustrations of their lives. The Community Action Council took over the Boys and Girls Club of Ravenna when its funding fell through, keeping the doors open for struggling youth, King said. The center is open to children and teens of any background or income level, but is mostly used by Ravenna School District students. This gives them
an alternative place to go instead of being home alone, she said. “There are certainly those that are less fortunate than I, and to understand that, I can really just dive into that, dive into their world and see what their lives are like,” Shea said. She said the college student volunteers give the kids a glimpse of what college life is like because most don’t have role models who were able to seek out higher education. “They see the camaraderie between the students, which gives them the opportunity to look forward to college,” King said. Shea said she realized it was worth the time, effort and occasional frustration when a young girl having difficulty with addition and subtraction asked for her help. Using crayons and blocks, Shea taught her how to add, then how to subtract. “You could see the wheels turning,” she said. “I’m not an education major, but seeing her use those skills was pretty neat.” Liz Murray, vice president of the Sociological Collective, said Shea’s work is inspiring because the children don’t have many people willing to help them, and Shea commits her time and loyalty to them, expecting nothing in return.
THURSDAY n Theft was reported at Engleman and Allyn Hall. n A miscellaneous drug offense was reported outside Henderson Hall. n Criminal damage was reported at Prentice Hall. n Eric Z. Rish, 18, of Brecksville was charged with underage drinking at Allyn Hall. n Adam E. Harder, 19, of Olmsted Falls was charged with underage drinking at Allyn Hall. n Anthony J. Totedo, 20, of Chagrin Falls was charged with underage drinking at Allyn Hall. n Samantha D. Morrow, 19, of Warren was charged with underage drinking at Clark Hall. n Kendra L. Eustache, 18, of Millersburg was charged with underage drinking at Clark Hall. n Rachel G. Sapper, 19, of Columbus was charged with a miscellaneous drug offense at Koonce Hall. n Sierra S. Solomon, 18, of Rosedale, Md., was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia at the Science Research Building. n Erica M. Packard, 18, of Columbus was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia at the Science Research Building.
FRIDAY n Harassment was reported at Koonce Hall. n A miscellaneous drug offense was reported at Manchester Hall. n An alcohol violation was reported at Wright Hall. n Disorderly Conduct was reported at Koonce Hall. n Harry S. Clapp Jr., 18, of Highland Heights was charged with a miscellaneous drug offense at Verder Hall. n David C. Francis, 18, of Tallmadge was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia at Verder Hall. n Derek A. Lapp, 19, of Washington, Pa., was charged with underage drinking at McDowell Hall. n Ian P. Campbell, 20, of Washington, Pa., was charged with underage drinking at McDowell Hall.
See TUTOR, Page 5
MONDAY n Disorderly conduct was reported near the intersection of Terrace and Midway drives. TUESDAY n Theft was reported at the Tri-Towers Rotunda. WEDNESDAY n Theft was reported at Taylor Hall.
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FAMOUS QUOTE “Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.” — Elbert Hubbard
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SUMMARY: Following the sexual assault scandal in the Catholic church that was recently uncovered, many are questioning the way the issue was and is being handled.
VIEW Fix the problem within and throughout C atholicism’s largest religious celebration occurred yesterday, and we hope everyone out there enjoyed the day very much. We also hope it wasn’t overshadowed by the recent sexual abuse scandals. Every religion has its dark points to match its light points. Although plenty of Catholics are very giving individuals, there are bad seeds in every bunch. The problem is, that bad seed was enabled by his superiors. Now this deceased priest and those who brushed his problem aside are giving the rest of the church a bad rap. What the Rev. Lawrence C. Murphy did to possibly more than 200 blind young boys is inexcusable. No one has the right to ignore the scandal and allow him to keep his robes merely because he repented. Oftentimes sexual abusers have serious diseases that will not merely go away just by apologizing.
Those on levels above Murphy, all the way up to those at the Vatican, owe many people a very big apology. Not just the young boys (now grown men) who were abused by Murphy, but also to Catholics across the world and any person who was ever sexually abused by anyone. This is a serious problem in many cultures and one that the church should realize and acknowledge. The Catholic church takes up many causes and tackles plenty of global issues. Perhaps pedophilia should be the next cause the church should take on. Not only would it give the church a good name to help solve a problem some of their own members struggle with, it could also make a big difference in many people’s lives. Maybe allowing priests to marry would help. Maybe changing its stance on homosexuality would help. Maybe allowing nuns to be a part of such conversations would help. No matter
what the solution would become, there needs to be a discussion on the part of the church. And it needs to happen sooner or later. The Catholic church has done many great things, as have other religions. But as with any group of people, religious or otherwise, there will be some that do not give the organization a good name. But it is not too late for the Catholics to make things right not only within the church, but on a more global scale as well.
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DID YOU KNOW? On this day in 1614, Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, married English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Va. — History.com
Why the pope needs to call Vatican III For the past several weeks, we’ve watched as the political commentators on cable news declare that the cover-up scandal in the Vatican is “much worse than it seems.” And for the most part, they are right. The thought of the future Pope Benedict XVI receiving warnings of child-molesting priests and failing to act, if true or untrue, is disturbing to many Catholics around the world. Although these abuses had taken place decades before the standards for young men to enter the seminary became rigid (a whole slew of psychological examinations now take place), the Vatican still has to deal with these issues from the past. The main concern regarding this scandal is the secrecy and the lack of transparency that still affects the church today. To close observers of Rome, it’s no secret that the Vatican has never been PR-savvy. By many accounts, the papal spokesperson, who also runs the Vatican radio station, is overworked and stretched too thin. In this world of 24-hour news and social media, the Vatican doesn’t know how to effectively communicate with today’s media. Instead of bringing in experts on pedophilia or on the church in general, many news networks and Web sites have left the commentary to people who clearly have an agenda against the church, like Sinead O’Connor (the girl who tore up a photo of the late Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live). After remaining irrelevant for years, O’Connor has now stepped back into the spotlight for the sole purpose of speaking out against the church, and she has been featured on the Web sites of legitimate news outlets including as The Washington Post and CNN. Once more, many news channels have pressed their political commentators into service. These people know even less about the workings of the Vatican than O’Connor, as their main expertise is the American political system, not the hierarchy of a church. One of the more comical displays of this came in MSNBC’s interview of Washington Post columnist Sally Quinn, who compared this scandal to Nixon’s Watergate and insisted the Holy Father cannot survive this politically, predicting he would be forced to resign shortly. After being pressed on who would force the pope to resign, Quinn admitted she didn’t know. She then concluded secular authorities would have to start the investigation that would eventually see to the Pope’s resignation, forgetting one minor detail: The Vatican is a sovereign state. To many Catholics, the idea of the pope being forced to resign is laughable. For starters, there have only been “dozens” of Catholic
Back in the USSA Frank Yonkof protesters calling for his resignation (according to The Associated Press) out of a global population of 1 billion Catholics. Plus, most of the critics are not Catholics, which leads one to wonder why they have such a personal stake in this Vatican scandal. But the deeper point that many are missing is the pope doesn’t step down. It is not a political office. It is a religious office that he holds until death. For Catholics, our 2,000-year history holds an important place in our church — and papal succession is a big part of that. Having the successor of St. Peter step down like a common politician is simply out of the question. Still, if these charges are true, it represents a major low point in our church’s history, and as Catholics, we deserve a much more transparent church. It’s a sad day when people lose confidence in their church leadership, and the Vatican needs to prevent that from happening at all costs. Instead of sitting by and letting this whole scandal run its course and let the media scrutiny die down, the church needs to take a proactive position to investigate these claims and prevent this from happening again. As odd as it sounds, the pope has an awesome opportunity here. Because he is not a politician who has to answer to opinion polls, he has the chance to make up for past mistakes and set things right again. In order to show people the Vatican is taking this issue seriously, Pope Benedict needs to call the Third Vatican Council. This meeting of all the world’s bishops can finally give the church an opportunity to resolve this issue of sexual abuse on a global scale. But even more importantly, it will give Catholics worldwide a peace of mind, knowing this will never happen again. Considering church councils of this magnitude only take place every few hundred years and are usually followed by reforms, this would be a major ongoing story in the media. And the Vatican, instead of its critics, would regain control of their message. 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
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Nope. That’s not a typo. And it’s a good thing because words need to be chosen carefully, and any confusion on their meaning can lead to unnecessarily exaggerated consequences. Language has the power to influence our thoughts. When was the last time you had a thought that wasn’t bound by concrete language? When was the last time you persuaded someone without using words? And word choice, well, is complicated. Similar concepts can be relayed with language that does not carry equal weight. For example, I could say that the liberalmajority American government recently passed a bill to socialize health care. Or I could say that a bunch of baby-killing Marxists took one more step toward turning America red. They will raise your taxes, dictate your health services to you and kill the old. Don’t euthanize me, bro. Only one of the above statements is certain to really razz people–even people who could never define Marxism or even be able to say where Karl Marx was born. Hint: Not the Soviet Union, which did not exist until after his death, and not in Russia which, in case you are confused, was part of the Soviet Union. I watched a little reality programming on MTV the other day and, believe me, the previous sentence was not meant as a joke. I spent a few days over break talking to my grandmother about her life in Ukraine before World War II. She is 85 and weary of our generation. We are too lazy. We lack gumption. We take things for granted. And no young people go to Holy Trinity Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church except on the holidays.
Nick Baker She still thinks radical-leftist concepts dominate college campuses. Apparently, she is giving us too much credit, and is not really aware how apathetic our generation is. But it’s not even apathy, it’s just cluelessness. She told me she lived through communist regimes and that I should want no part of that. That being said, she is very much in favor of the health-care resolution. It seems contradictory, but old Baba is sharper than most people think. And she knows that what is going on in the U.S. is not a Marx-based philosophical coup. She’s been there before. From time to time I enjoy watching Fox News Channel. It’s so bad it’s auto-satirical. Television news isn’t really much for news as it is, but Fox News is truly its own brand. And the clown prince of propaganda, having usurped the position previously held by Ann Coulter and Bill O’Reilly for right-wing jackass du jour, is my favorite pundit, Glenn Beck. Well, Glenn Beck, I suppose a day or two after the bill was passed, stood in front of a chalkboard with the word “God” at the top, followed by “Morality” and so forth in a scale of sorts until the list got to the bottom, which was rounded out by the words “Socialism” and concluded with “Marxism.”
Beck was flailing his arms like a lunatic, slapping the chalkboard and pointing and trying to illustrate how America, formerly built on God and morality, was flipping and basing itself on socialism and Marxism. Beck said we need to go back to a time when we focused on God and morals. Is that really what we want to go back to? I’m just curious, when America was standing tall on its moral pedestal, what time period in American history this occurred. We certainly did a fine job rooting out those commies back in Ike’s days, back in the 1950s, which I suppose could be what Beck was pointing to. This was the time when we stood up to the godless communists by showing that God was indeed on our side by putting the word on our money, in our state mottos and the Pledge of Allegiance. This was also the golden era of Jim Crow legislation, McCarthyism and post-World War II colonialism. Is that what you’re advocating, Glenn? Something tells me you don’t know what you’re advocating. What’s worse, you’re advocating whatever it is to people who don’t really get it. But there is the other possibility, the scarier one, in which you would simply answer my question with a “yes,” and that wouldn’t surprise me either. 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 KentWired.com
The socially acceptable addiction A love of music is something that, in this age where people are behaving increasingly like free agents, still ties us together. No one seems to be able to agree on the origin of music, just like the beginning of many other cultural practices where the roots are lost to a time before we felt a need to keep track of such things. Our reaction to music at times almost feels intrinsic to our identity as human beings. These days we are almost never without it, especially since the advent of portable devices. It used to be that music was a community event, one that occurred in a central location and involved everyone. Then people marched to war by the beating of drums and carried it with them as they crossed oceans and explored new lands. I heard bagpipes were once meant to convince the enemy that demons from hell were descending upon them. Music is as much a part of the world’s cultures as language and food. Everyone has a favorite genre, and with the number available that can be just about anything. It’s probably also one of the only socially acceptable addictions out there. If people drank as often as they listened to music there wouldn’t be enough pig livers in the world to replace the ones we‘d pickle with beer and vodka. Let’s hope the highway patrol never starts giving out tickets for listening while driving.
Molly Cahill This last week, instead of flying home I elected to stay and endure break housing– an experience I will avoid expounding on so as not to give you night terrors. My sole reason for staying local was to attend a concert in Cleveland of a band I’ve loved since high school. I don’t go to many concerts, mostly because I’m not willing to shell out 30 bucks to listen to something that I can play from a collection of MP3s. I have been a fanatical HIM fan for so long, though, that it would have seemed sacrilegious not to go when they were playing at a venue so close to where I would actually be. International groups don’t usually tour as often in the U.S., which makes attending difficult. I did not expect to find so many other avid fans as myself and was surprised to be part of such a packed audience. To the devout fan, attending a concert can be an experience on par with a pilgrimage to the holy land. The energy created by so
many people focused on and thinking about the same thing transcends stereotypes and prejudices that would normally turn them away from each other. I found it wasn’t just the music blasting through the speakers that I enjoyed, it was the experience of being surrounded by people who shared the same purpose that I did. We were connected by a shared love and passion for what we were listening to. I realized while standing there, feet aching and sandwiched between people who I had never met and likely never would again, that this is what music is about. Music has the ability to draw in and connect complete strangers who might otherwise have nothing in common, which is what makes it such a strong unifying force. We live so independent of each other these days that there are few things that really bring us together anymore. The love of music, whether we listen to it together or on our own, is one of the things that still retains that power. Molly Cahill is a senior pre-journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at mcahill2@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
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CHURCH Church plans to build student apartments “We’re not going to micromanage the students’ lives,” Meadows said. “We don’t have the time or interest in doing suite checks or opening the fridge. We will have a code of ethics built in to make sure we don’t have problems.” He said there will be a code for issuing warnings and ultimately removing students who routinely break the code and cause disruptions. A l t h o u g h a P re s b y t e r i a n church is building the complex, Meadows said the church is not concerned with the students’ religion, if they practice one. “There is no priority for Presbyterian or Christian students,” Meadows said of leasing conFrom Page 1
NEW ORLEANS ‘I expect a miracle to occur every time’ Hall had no flood insurance, so he had to use the money he saved up for retirement to rebuild. He did about 90 percent of the work himself and had volunteers help with the rest. Hall didn’t evacuate after the storm because he stayed back with the house while his wife and children left for safer ground. He got in his truck and started to drive away, but the water became so high that it eventually flooded his truck. A Coast Guard boat picked
Monday, April 5, 2010 | Page 5 tracts. “It’s a first-come, firstserved basis.” The church is catering toward upperclassmen and graduate students because the university requires non-commuters to live on campus for two years. The church is still working to secure loans and financial backing, though Meadows said total costs would not exceed $22 million. Current plans have 61 apartment units with most housing six students. Each apartment will have two bedrooms for two students each and two bedrooms for one person each. There will be two bathrooms in each apartment and a sink for each student in his or her bedroom. The apartment will also have a kitchen, dining and living area and a washer and dryer. One resident assistant will be on each of the four floors of suites, and there will be a residence hall director on the main floor. The main floor will include
management offices, student lounges, a restaurant, kitchen, mechanical and maintenance areas, bike storage, multipurpose room and two-level gym. Negotiations are ongoing to determine the restaurant. A terrace garden is planned for the top floor. “It’s nicer than anything I ever lived in,” Meadows said. Talk of housing students resurfaced in the past couple of years, though the idea has been mentioned since the 1970s, he said. In July 2008, the church conducted a study to see if housing students on the property would be feasible. It was, and in December of that year, the idea was proposed to the congregation. The church will host an open house for the community in the upcoming weeks to discuss plans. “If we hit all our targets, we’ll break ground in early June,” Meadows said.
Before construction begins, the designs must have city approval. The church is scheduled to present site plans at the Planning Commission meeting on May 4. Jennifer Barone, development engineer for the Department of Community Development, said the wait until the commission meeting gives the design firm a chance to revise plans. The Department of Community Development has met with the Fuller Design Group multiple times and made suggestions on the first set of plans. Looking at the revised plans, Barone noted the church will add sidewalks to its property along Summit Street and is seeking permission for emergency access to Fraternity Circle. The city is still waiting for traffic and sanitary system study information. Barone said the housing complex is quite big and could put a strain on the current system.
Parking might also be a concern, Barone said. She is waiting to see detailed parking plans explaining the proposed 254 spots for the complex and church. Zoning code requires one car per bedroom. In a letter submitted with the plans, Fuller Design Group said the proposed parking meets the city’s planning and zoning code. As a precaution, the church is seeking permission from the university to park church member ’s cars on Sunday mornings in the parking lots across from the church. This is similar to the university’s agreement with the Newman Center. Meadows said pre-leasing will begin as early as this summer. “We anticipate no problem filling up, given record spring enrollment,” Meadows said, also citing the complex’s community base and closeness to campus. A property management firm
him up and took him to the Superdome for four days, where he endured “nasty” conditions and witnessed multiple instances of rape and arson. Hall said his faith in God helped him through the storm. He has to go back to work because he used almost all of his retirement savings to rebuild. The mission team also was able to help Ms. Clem by demolishing her garage and starting to install new siding on her house. Ms. Clem wasn’t able to move into her house until February 2008. She lost everything to the storm. Ms. Clem said she awoke from her initial state of shock when she realized that she was lucky not to lose her life, family
or her faith in God. Even though Ms. Clem was faced with irreplaceable damage, she returned because she loves New Orleans. She lived in the city her entire life and finds the southern hospitality of the area like no other place. “People take in a stranger here,” she said. “You can walk up and strike up a conversation with people. People don’t have to know you to care.” Ms. Clem said progress had been made since the storm, but the area still lacks some key components, such as enough grocery stores, churches and affordable housing. She attributes part of the progress to volunteer work. “If it wouldn’t be for volun-
teers, a lot of the stuff wouldn’t have been done,” she said. Trip leader Dan Marshall has been coming to help out here since December 2005. He has made 13 trips with Cuyahoga Valley Church. He comes back each time because he wants to help people get their life back to normal, but he also enjoys watching a group of strangers unite to work as one team. “I expect a miracle to occur each time,” he said. “And that means a changed life.” Marshall said he enjoys seeing God work in the hearts of young people. He said students go into this trip with an idea of what they think is important and what their comfort zone is. Then the trip changes them to take on a mindset
of putting others first. The first three years Marshall went, he barely saw any progress in rebuilding. Over the last year and a half, he saw the amount of progress increase exponentially. Domzalski said she is happy to see the progress the team made in one week. She enjoyed the trip so much that she wants to come back. “I’d come back and do it again in a heartbeat,” she said. “There is still rebuilding that is still needed to be done and people who need Jesus.”
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TUTOR Student tutors needy Ravenna youth “These kids are in a stage when their lives are kind of volatile or they don’t have someone at home for them all the time,” Murray said. “I think she’s an excellent role model for students.” Murray said the center needs more volunteers like Shea, who are willing to not only tutor, but listen to the ups and downs in the children’s lives.
will likely handle day-to-day apartment management operations. Meadows said rent would be bundled, meaning students are responsible by the bed, not for finding five roommates. The management firm will conduct extensive surveys to match students. Although the church is off campus, it was zoned in the university district before Kent Presbyterian went to Kent City Council in October 2009. Council approved a change in the zoning code that allows the church and anyone else to build an apartment complex in the university district. Contact public affairs reporter Nicole Stempak at nstempak@kent.edu.
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BIKE PATROL Kent State police break out the bikes
Shea wants to make helping people her life’s work and plans to keep doing what she’s doing after college. “I like the impact and bringing out their potential,” Shea said. “Everyone’s got some kind of passion. Through the horrors and difficulties in life they face, like poverty, I try to bring their passions to light.”
The patrols last through the summer and end in the fall when the weather isn’t as compatible with bikes. But even though the bikes can give officers a more approachable and human presence on campus, O’Neill said they lack the law enforcement recognition cars bring. The Kent State Police Department said officers began patrolling on bikes weeks before spring break started, but this lack of recognition could have an impact on the patrol’s visibility. “I feel like I’ve seen one, but not a lot,” said Mindy Jervis, a sophomore music education major. Another reason for the lack of bike patrol presence has to do with the decrease in officers in recent years. Witt said once the new officers are fully trained and ready for independent police work, they will begin using the bikes more.
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Healthy habits during college can last for a lifetime Amanda Klitsch
Daily Kent Stater Nutrition programs available through the Student Recreation and Wellness Center are important to students now because their habits have a lifelong impact. Bad nutrition habits in college could have lifelong consequences, according to health experts at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. “Nutrition should be important for college students because the diet and exercise habits they instill now are likely to stick with them as they age,” said Jodie Luidhardt, nutrition outreach
program coordinator. “Following unhealthy eating habits as you age increases your risk of becoming overweight or obese, developing diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other autoimmune complications.” With such threatening risks, students may seek to improve their habits while they have the time and resources at Kent State. One option available is individual nutrition counseling at the rec center. “Individual nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian generally includes a detailed discussion about the client’s diet and exercise habits,” Luidhardt said. “The RD gives tips and sugges-
tions on how to eat healthier and maps out a meal plan for clients’ specific health goals.” Another option provided by the rec center is a one- or three-day diet analysis. “With a diet analysis, a client keeps a diet record or journal for one or three days and the RD enters the foods into a sophisticated software program, which will analyze the diet’s energy, vitamin, mineral and nutrient adequacy,” Luidhardt said. Some students have already begun to realize the importance of nutrition in their everyday lifestyle. “I try to watch what I eat on a daily basis,” said Mary-Kate
Garvey, freshman speech-language pathology and audiology major. “If I get snacks, I try to keep away from the fatty foods and stick with food with high fiber. “Good nutrition habits keep a person focused and feeling well. If a student has bad eating habits they could feel sluggish and unmotivated.” Other students feel so strongly about the importance of nutrition that they’ve taken on the subject as their major, such as junior nutrition major Brittany Klein. “Nutrition is very important to me,” Klein said. “Obesity and chronic health diseases are many factors that contribute to the leading causes of death in this coun-
try. Students are at the critical age where watching their dietary intake can have major effects on their health outcomes for their lives after college.” All people are different, but one of the prominent issues among students is they do not consume enough fruits and vegetables, Luidhardt said. Students, including Klein and Garvey, agree this is their biggest fault in trying to keep good habits. “I eat most food groups and a lot of carbs,” Klein said. “But I love sweets and I also hate vegetables almost in any form.” Although Garvey describes fruits and vegetables as a daily need, she says she also does not reach the rec-
ommended number of servings. For students looking to improve these habits, programs offered by the rec center range in price for students from $6 to $19 for the diet analysis programs and from $17 to $74 for nutrition counseling, depending on the number of sessions. There is also counseling available through the Nutrition Outreach Program in Nixson Hall.
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Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 6. You find yourself in the comfort zone today. Advertisements suggest clever ways to turn ideas into cash.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8. Magic happens. You’re surprised by how willingly everyone comes together to create what you need. Success blossoms.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8. Take a break from stress. Walking outdoors could really hit the spot. So would a relaxed meal shared with interesting company.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 6. The stars align for people you haven’t seen for a long time. Share their joy, and bring a memento home with you. Leave them with your blessings.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is an 8. Pull out all the stops to inject glamour into an otherwise dull experience. Bring souvenirs and memories for the scrapbook at home.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8. Use all of your powers to make yourself look like the person you most want to be. Appearance matters today. Dress for success.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 6. A close friend or partner does exactly the right thing to make you comfortable. Accept help today and be thankful. Gather strength and recuperate.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 6. Somebody is a bit depressed today. You can help by suggesting a variety of activities to get out of the house and do something physical.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 6. Get up early if you have to in order to meditate in solitude. You need the balance this brings, as today is filled with interesting people and possibilities.
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By Linda Black Today’s birthday (4/5/10) Expect the coming year to allow for more imaginative activities. It’s possible to go down a side track where you apply faulty logic. More likely, you’ll allow for whimsical brainstorming and then sort through ideas to identify what works and what doesn’t.
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8. Think carefully before pulling out your wallet. The money’s there, but is this really how you want to spend it? Reconsider your priorities.
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SPORTS Sports editor: Cody Francis • E-mail: cfranci1@kent.edu
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Spring break holds no timeouts for KSU sports As many students were out of town, out of state or out of the country for spring break, Kent State’s athletic teams were at work trying to bring home victories, break records, achieve championships and even establish new contracts. Here are the highlights of what the Flashes accomplished while you were sipping margaritas on the beach. BASKETBALL
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Kent State coach Geno Ford signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the Flashes through the 2014-2015 season. Ford earned MidAmerican Conference Coach of the Year after leading Kent State to a 24-10 record in his second year with the Flashes.
Geno Ford signs two-year extension After leading the men’s basketball team to a regular-season MidAmerican Conference Championship and earning MAC Coach of the Year honors, Kent State coach Geno Ford signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 20142015 season. The new contract gives Ford a base salary of $300,000 per year. The Flashes finished 24-10 this season, a record that ranks them fourth in Kent State history. Kent State also advanced to the second
round of the National Invitation Tournament with a 75-74 home victory over Tulsa, the team’s first postseason victory in eight years. The NIT win made Ford one of only three Kent State coaches to ever earn a postseason victory. Director of Athletics Laing Kennedy, who is set to retire in June, said in a press release that the decision was made “in consultation with (future Director of Athletics) Joel Nielsen.” — Cody Francis
TRACK AND FIELD
Teams split to start outdoor season Kent State’s track and field teams made their outdoor season debuts by splitting up the runners and throwers in Cincinnati and North Carolina. Not operating on all cylinders yet, the teams did not allow every athlete to travel this weekend. Even without all of its athletes, including no throwers, the women’s runners finished second at the Oliver Nikoloff Invite in Cincinnati. Senior Rachel Crafton and sophomore P a i g e Wr a y took first and second in the CRAFTON
400-meter hurdles, while sophomore Kim Preston and freshman Domenica Rossi took f i r s t a n d PRESTON second in the pole vault. The women’s 4x400 relay team also took first-place honors. For the men, freshman Steve Fischer placed second in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.89. Freshman Kenneth Agee finished third in the high jump with a leap of 6’-7.75”. — Cody Francis
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Flashes finish second at MAC Championships
Flashes sweep Western Michigan to start conference play 4-2
The beam came back to haunt Kent State yet again this season, this time at the conference championships where the Flashes finished in second place with a score of 195.025 as Central Michigan took home the MAC title with 196.000. Entering the tournament as the regular season MAC champions, the Flashes were forced to count a fall on beam with both sophomore Kristina Arcury and junior Christine Abou-Mitri falling in their routines. Kent State was 6-0 in conference meets during the regular season. “You can’t win every year,” Kent State coach Brice Biggin said. “Certainly the kids hearts were there. We lost to a very good team. Central has improved a lot, and they’re going to give teams a run for their money at regionals like we will. We’ve fought all year long, and I’m proud of them.”
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WOMEN’S GOLF
Gavier provides bright side for Kent State While her team finished 17th out of 23 teams at the Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic last weekend, Kent State junior Martina Gavier was one of only seven golfers to shoot a subpar round on the final day of the tournament, moving from 14th to fourth place after shooting a 1-under 71. The Flashes went into the final day of the tournament ranked 11th of a 23-team field, but fell six spots despite Gavier’s career-best performance. Eleven of the nation’s top 20 teams played in the tournament, with No. 6 Duke cruising to win the tournament by 21 strokes. GAVIER
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FOOTBALL
Spring practices begin today The Kent State football team will have the first of its 15 spring practices today at 9 a.m. The Flashes are scheduled to hold their practices in the next few weeks, culminating in the annual spring game on April 30. After going 5-7 overall and 4-4 in the MAC last season, the Flashes welcome back sixth-year running back Eugene Jarvis. Jarvis, the second-leading returning rusher in the nation, was awarded a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA after he was sidelined in Kent State’s second game last year with a lacerated kidney against Boston College. Kent State coach Doug Martin said Jarvis will be eased into full-contact drills. — Cody Francis
The Kent State baseball team (14-15) went 1-2 on a road trip last weekend to Toledo, opening conference play in sloppy form. However, the Flashes were able to bounce back this weekend to sweep Western Michigan in a three-game homestand to boost its MAC record to 4-2. The sweep of Western Michigan included a 16-15 victory on Saturday where the Flashes
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Good road play at invitational lifts Flashes to .500 record The Kent State softball team (15-15, 2-1 MAC) traveled to Coastal Carolina last weekend with a record of 8-11. Before the trip, Kent State had not been above .500 all season. That all changed as the Flashes went 5-1 in the Coastal Carolina Invitational, including an 11-inning victory against the host Chanticleers.
Sophomore Clare Sullivan came in to pinch hit in the 11th and h i t a t h re e run home run to vault Kent SULLIVAN State over Coastal Carolina and the .500 mark. It was Sullivan’s first home
run of her career. The Flashes returned home to drop two games to Penn State on March 31, then split two with Northern Illinois on April 2 and defeated Western Michigan on April 4. The Flashes’ second game with the Broncos was postponed by rain.
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MEN’S GOLF
Hughes sets records, wins title; Hahn plays big round for Flashes Sophomore Mackenzie Hughes shined with a first-place finish at the Firel i n e To w s o n I n v i t a t i o n a l last weekend, shooting a course and tournament record 6-under-par 66 as the Flashes finished runner-up in a 19-team field. Hughes’ career-best performance led to him being named the MAC’s Golfer of the Week and Male Scholar Athlete of the Week for the second time this season.
Junior Brett Cairns and freshman Kevin Miller tied for sixth, while junior John Hahn and freshman Isaac Charette tied for 16th place at the invitational. In the team’s most recent action at the Augusta State Invitational that concluded yesterday, the Flashes placed 11th of 18 teams who teed off at Forest Hills Golf Club. Hahn set the bar high on day one by shooting a 7-under-par 65, which is the lowest round for a Kent State golfer since Ryan
Yip’s 63 in 2005. Hahn rounded out the tournament tying Minnesota’s Ben Pisani for 24th place with a 213. Cairns, alongside fellow junior J.P. Paiement tied for 35th with Coastal Carolina’s Sam Lyons with 216 strokes. Hughes tied for 65th with 222 strokes and Miller tied for 73rd place with 224. — Rachel Jones
WRESTLING
Danny Mitcheff earns MAC Wrestler of the Year honors As if he did not have enough titles and awards in his career, Danny Mitcheff can add Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Year to his collection. The coaches of the MAC voted Tuesday, capping off a memorable senior season for Mitcheff (34-6), who also set the record for most career victories in program history (131). Mitcheff said his coach broke the news subtly. “(Kent State coach Jim Andrassy) texted me, and he said ‘Take a look at the Web site,” Mitcheff said, laughing. Mitcheff earned AllAmerican status at the NCAA Championships with a sixth place finish in March. At the MAC Championships, he won the 133-pound weight class and earned the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler for the second year in a row.
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Hindel lined a walk-off home run over the left field wall to seal the victory for the Flashes. S o p h o m o re J i m m y R i d e r leads Kent State’s offense with a .370 batting average and 47 hits in 29 games. Senior Anthony Gallas has seven home runs and 33 RBIs to lead the Flashes, who also split a two-game series with Penn State March 30-31.
SOFTBALL
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Senior running back Eugene Jarvis cuts through Coastal Carolina’s defense in the Flashes’ season opener Sept. 3. The NCAA granted Jarvis a sixth year of eligibility after he suffered a season-ending kidney laceration last season.
had to overcome a ninerun comeback by the Broncos in the ninth inning. Kent State was leading HINDEL 15-6 heading into the ninth when Western Michigan scored nine runs on seven walks to tie the game. But Kent State senior catcher Cory
Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher presents senior Danny Mitcheff with the MAC Championships’ Most Outstanding Wrestler award on March 7. Mitcheff was voted MAC Wrestler of the Year last Tuesday.