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‘Our legacy is 90,000 pounds of trash’ Official talks green movements

Melissa Dilley

Daily Kent Stater Whenever William G. Steiner II gives a presentation about recycling, he starts out by putting things into perspective. “I kind of look at my audience, and if it’s an older group, I ask them for a show of hands and say, ‘How many of you have grandchildren? And what about children? Did you put the amount of trash you’ve left them in your will?’ Our legacy for the next generation is about 90,000 pounds of trash,” he said. “I try to

hit them with facts.” Steiner, the director of Portage County Solid Waste Management in Kent, said the highest point in many Ohio counties is at a landfill. Recycling isn’t Steiner’s main concern just because today is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day — it’s his passion all year round. The district recycling center was established in 1989 when Ohio passed a law that required all counties to provide recycling opportunities for residents. Since then, the recycling center has been serving approximately 35,000 Portage County residents through curbside pickup and drop-off centers. Last year, the center recycled more than 11,700 tons of paper, cardboard, aluminum, glass, plastic and tin. See TRASH, Page A5

Witnesses raise doubt on clear identification Witness unsure of her initial account Kelly Byer Kelly Petryszyn

Daily Kent Stater A witness to Christopher Kernich’s beating said initially she was standing on the lawn of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house the morning of Nov. 15 when she saw a white male with dirty blonde hair knock Kernich to the ground. In defense witness Jacquelyne Slicker’s statement to police the day following the assault, which she read aloud in court, the criminal justice studies major still stated the attacker was white. But at Adrian Barker’s trial yesterday, the prosecution focused on her confusion when identifying the attacker.

The life of your trash

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A worker driving a small forklift scoops the waste onto a conveyor belt. It then travels up to another conveyor belt where it is separated by weight. Aluminum goes one way while glass and three different types of plastic are separated in others.

Dresses through the decades TESSA BARGAINNIER| DAILY KENT STATER

The George Stavropoulos exhibit at the Kent State Fashion Museum contains 49 pieces from the designer’s decades of work. The collection, which consists mainly of dresses donated by Stavropoulos’ estate, can be viewed at the museum until Sept. 5. For more information on some of the pieces in the collection, go to page B1.

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More coverage of yesterday’s trial is online. The night of the attack, Slicker had already identified Ronald Kelly and Glen Jefferson Jr. as the suspects before Barker was brought out of a police car. “That could be the guy,” Slicker said was her first thought when she saw Barker. When asked to look at all three mug shots placed on an easel, Slicker said she is unsure of her identification today. “It happened so fast,” she said. Portage County Prosecutor Tom Buchanan estimated she was standing approximately 75 feet away during the attack, and Slicker said she had one shot of vodka around midnight. She called 911 around 2:22 a.m. after witnessing the fight. See BARKER Page A5

Volcanic eruption disturbs student’s spring break abroad Plans canceled because of ash in air Bethany English

Daily Kent Stater Instead of spending the evening in Venice like she had planned, Lindsay Ridinger spent Saturday night sleeping on the floor in Aeropuerto de Barcelona in Spain. The eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull and massive amounts of ash in the air prompted the European Union to ground many flights in Europe, including Ridinger’s. After paying 10 euros for 24-hour Internet, she and the two young women she is traveling with hud-

dled in a corner of the airport, near what she described in an e-mail interview as “what seemed to be the only plug in the terminal.” Ridinger, who is studying abroad in England at the University of Leicester, said the ash couldn’t be seen in the air as far south as she and her friends were. But, the effect of their plans was definitely felt. Though the sophomore public relations major planned to explore Europe during her fiveweek spring break, the travelers decided to cancel the rest of their plans and try to find a way back to England, Ridinger said. “We kept checking the news, and it didn’t seem like the situation would be getting any better,” she said. See VOLCANO, Page A5

After the materials are separated, workers take out any other types of waste that might have fallen in. Some are trash, while some are recyclables that will be sent through again. Dicezni said it’s impossible for the workers to separate 100 percent of other trash out of the recyclables because the conveyor belt has to keep moving. “They get whatever they can and sell the product as it is,” he said. “We don’t ever have a problem selling it.”

Library plays new role as technology takes over University libraries rely on digital service Ryan Stainbrook

Daily Kent Stater As time has passed, the role of the library has expanded to more than a place to just check out books. “Digital content and electronic resources play much larger roles than they did 19 years ago,” said University Library dean Mark Weber. “For most students today, if it’s not digital, then it’s not as much on their radar screens.”

Over the years, the University Library has implemented different services such as the student multimedia studio, the writing commons and the department of special collections and archives to cater to students’ needs. “Technology has been huge,” said Barbara Schloman, associate dean of the library. “It’s really made it possible for people to be more selfefficient.” Media Services Manager Gary Mote helps run the student multimedia studio and thinks services like this bring more traffic to the library. “Today, students are being asked to do more than just do research then type papers,” Mote said. “Using new

technologies that enhance our ability to communicate ideas more effectively and efficiently has become critical in today’s global society. That’s where the student multimedia studio excels, by helping integrate literature and multimedia.” Mote also mentioned that over the years, he has seen how the overall use of the library has changed because of the increased use of the Internet. “Just 15, 20 years ago, the only way to do research was to physically go to a library where they kept books and journals on shelves. The Internet changed all that,” Mote said. “People come to the library because of the personal support they get that

just can’t be duplicated online.” Mote also mentioned that staying on top of the latest technology is key to attracting students. “We not only have to stay on top of the latest technological developments but we have to be leaders in developing and implementing applications critical to students’ needs.” Mote said. Beyond the latest technology, service is something that Schloman and Mote both agree keep students coming back. “I think the library has a very strong service ethic,” Schloman said. “I think that is what separates us from the other entities.” See LIBRARY, Page A5

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Daily Kent Stater Alex Mott is paying back the lessons he learned from his role models by becoming a role model himself and donating anywhere from 15 hours a week to 200 hours a summer of his time to volunteer organizations. “She always knew I could do better,” Mott said of Karen Radke, his high school’s community service club adviser and role model. “And she always knew I would be the one that would step up and be involved and be the one you can count on.” Mott has gone above and beyond those expectations. He volunteers for more than five organizations and has put his volunteer work before class on more than one occasion. “I put work for organizations before school work a lot of the time,” Mott said. “I probably do about 15 hours of volunteer work a week, and I’m taking 15 credit hours this semester, but I’ve taken 18 the past two. Honestly I don’t know how I even make time, I just do.” Because of this dedication to service, Mott was recently awarded the Student Volunteer of the Year award from the university. “I’ve always just wanted to help people, and I love seeing change in people,” he said. “I’m an early childhood (education) major because I want to teach kids to give back to the community and to help get kids involved at a young age, so then maybe they can become future leaders and care for each other and help each other as friends.” Mott, a junior, volunteers and works at the Childhood Development Center on campus where his presence has become influential to the children he interacts with.

“Alex is a great role model for the kids,” said Jodi Moncaco, toddler classroom teacher at the Child Development Center. “These children are so young and impressionable, and Alex really shows them how you should respect one another and how to resolve conflicts.” Mott’s desire to encourage others to get out and volunteer doesn’t end with the children at the CDC. He is also a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, where he is community service chair. “I like that our fraternity does something called adopt-a-school and our philanthropy is ‘Bleed Purple,’ which is based off a brother who was battling cancer. “They’re big reasons why I joined. Last year as part of the adopt-a-school program, we rebuilt the toddler playground at the CDC, and it really meant a lot to me that my brothers came out.” Mott’s fraternity brothers are supportive of the work he does. “One thing about Alex is that he does so much that goes below the radar,” said Phil Wuebold, Mott’s fraternity little and best friend. “He’s one of the most genuinely nice guys I know, and there is nothing too big for him to do, he’s the kind of role model anyone should be looking up to.” Some other organizations Mott is involved in are Relay For Life, Colleges Against Cancer, USG crew supervisor and Cochlear Americas. Mott was responsible for the re-establishment of CAC on campus last year and has some very personal connections to the other organizations he gets involved with. “Both of my grandparents are survivors of cancer,” Mott said. “At first I was just a relayer, then I moved on to team captain and joined the relay committee, and last year and this year I’ve

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Adam Bergh, freshman marketing major, wished Alex Mott a “happy Relay For Life” as he pied him in the face last week at Risman Plaza. The pies were $1 apiece, and the money went to Relay For Life, one of Mott’s many volunteer efforts. been logistics.” Cochlear Americas also has a deeply personal connection for Mott. “I was born profoundly deaf,” he said. “Honestly, without a cochlear implant, I don’t know where I’d be.” Mott’s volunteer work with Cochlear Americas involves him taking time to speak with children and parents about the benefits of cochlear implants and his experience. “He’s very organized,” Wuebold said of Mott. “Most people would be flunking out, and he’s still doing very well.” Mott’s drive earned him the award from the university, and to Mott, it is a big thank you for all he does.

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‘Tree Campus’ gets new addition KSU officials plant present by Stopher Hall Aaron Kinney

Daily Kent Stater To commemorate Kent State’s second year of winning the Tree Campus USA award, Campus Environment and Operations added one more tree to the grounds. Gregg Floyd, vice president for finance and administration, accepted the Arbor Day Foundation’s award outside Stopher Hall yesterday. Floyd accepted the award, but he said the credit goes to Heather White, the grounds manager of Campus Environment and Operations. White, a self-proclaimed “tree geek,” said she remains committed to maintaining the greenery on campus. Yesterday, her department placed “price tags” on several trees that indicated how much money they saved the campus based on storm water management, heating and cooling. “The back (of the tag) totals up all 14 of the trees over 10 years, and we’re looking at about $15,000,” White said. One particular tree, a red maple by Olson Hall, is projected to save the campus $2,200 over that time. Kent State was one of the original tree campuses recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation. While fewer than 20 colleges were recognized in the program’s first year, around 70 have been certified this year. “I thought that we would eas-

ily make it as one of the tree campuses, and I don’t know if it was easy or not, but we did get certified in our first year,” White said. “The easiest part, I think, for this campus is the expenditures,” White said, citing the campus’s tree-pruning summer program and preservation of trees around construction areas. “We spend a lot taking care of our trees.” Floyd said keeping the greenery on the grounds in good condition has been a priority for him, but it wouldn’t be possible without the grounds crew White leads. White said her department is always looking for ways to get others involved, students in particular. “Last year, we got the Child Development Center involved,” White said. “The year before that it was biology.” Even residence halls are getting involved. Stopher Hall won the campus’s recycling competitions for both this year and last. Because of that, the students won a new tree, which they planted yesterday during the ceremony. White aims to continue maintenance and improvement of the campus’s greenery for as long as she works here. “I hope as long as I’m here that we’re certified,” White said. “I want to fill up the plaque and have them send me a new one.”

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About 100 gravestones sit along the Esplanade to raise awareness for Earth Day. The Biology Club is hosting an event from 4-8 p.m. today in Room 317 of the Student Center.

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Residents of the Honors College help plant a tree outside Stopher and Johnson residence halls yesterday as part of a reward for winning a recycling competition between all the residence halls last fall.

LeBron, Cavs want to bring down Bulls in Chicago Andrew Seligman Associated Press

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Forget the highlight reel dunks and ridiculous jumpers. Never mind that the Cleveland Cavaliers are up 2-0. LeBron James is far from satisfied. The top-seeded Cavaliers are eyeing a championship and have a chance to close out the Bulls in Chicago as their first-round series shifts to the United Center for

Games 3 and 4 tonight and Sunday. Yet, the way the King sees it, that crowning achievement won’t come unless some improvement is made. “We know we can play better,” James said. “We gave them too many transition points and too many paint points. Those are things we can control. If we can crack that down halfway, we may bust the game wide open.” The numbers that stand out to James are these: The Bulls’ 56-38 scoring advantage in the paint

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in Game 2 and 18-15 edge on the break on Monday. Even so, the Cavaliers are in a good spot after taking Game 2, 112-102. James has simply been at his best in this series, torching Chicago the way another No. 23 often terrorized Cleveland in the postseason. He’s averaging 32 points while shooting 59.5 percent after scoring 40 in Game 2, and he’s burying shots — and the Bulls — from all angles. Now, the Cavaliers have a

chance to close out this series in Michael Jordan’s old home. Between the poster-worthy dunks, like that ferocious righthander on James Johnson in the first quarter of Game 2, and those fadeaway jumpers, the Bulls simply have no answer for him. Then again, who does? With Shaquille O’Neal, Antawn Jamison and Mo Williams lurking, the Bulls can’t take their eyes off the rest of the Cavaliers. So they’re looking at a grim picture.

Jerry M. Lewis, a sociology professor at Kent State for 30 years, witnessed the May 4 shooting and will speak about his moving experience this evening at 7 p.m. in room 107 of Merrill Hall. “Because Dr. Lewis was actually there, this isn’t a secondary account, this is a primary source that we can hear,” said Liz Murray, vice president of Sociological Collective. “Not only was he there, he’s been studying it since then and has so much to offer.” Murray said because he was actually there, his first-hand memories, feelings and even photos provide a more powerfully emotional experience than merely hearing an account of what happened from people who weren’t even there. Being from the sociology department, Lewis has a unique view that can enlighten and inspire both students and faculty alike, sociology lecturer Stephen Keto said. “Dr. Lewis wasn’t the student and he wasn’t the guard, but he’s always been a sociologist,” Keto said. If the weather allows, Lewis will take attendees on a tour of the site as he describes what he did and how he felt in the moments before and after the shooting. — Kathryn McGonagle

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SATURDAY ■ Stephen H. Ryder, 19, of Massillon was charged with trafficking in marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of criminal tools near the C-Verder lot and S-35 Verder lot. TUESDAY ■ Criminal damage was reported at Wright Hall and the C-Ice Arena lot. ■ Criminal mischief was reported at Verder Hall.

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SUMMARY: While the green movement continues to grow, it’s important to treat every day like Earth Day. A great way to start is to just clean up (or during) some upcoming street parties

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Holy mother (earth) Do you know what this Saturday is? Besides College Fest? It’s also Portage County’s Earth Day Festival (this year themed “Who’s your mama?”). There will be a festival on Main Street in downtown Kent as well as movie views and other events both on and off campus. And what’s ironic is that many students will likely be standing somewhere on College Avenue, drinking and immediately dropping their beer cans or bottles on the ground. It’s probably the most disrespectful thing to do to the earth — these materials are not compostable. So, may we suggest some options? For starters, we understand that College Fest may sound a little more exciting than Earth Day, but you don’t have the start drinking the moment you wake up on Saturday you can stop by Main Street and see what the vendors have to offer.

If you do plan on drinking on Saturday, try to make a point to recycle and encourage others to recycle as well. We’re sure you can somehow make a drinking game out of recycling; people have made drinking games out of stranger topics. And believe it or not, there are organic options when it comes to alcohol, be it beer, wine or hard liquor. There also exist drinks that come in biodegradable containers — which usually look like juice boxes for adults, but talk about a conversation piece. Or maybe take a walk down College Avenue — or whatever street you live and party on — the following day and pick up cans and bottles that have been strewn about. Not only are these items bad for the environment, but they’re really just a huge eyesore as well. But don’t limit your cleaning to Earth

Day and the few following days. It’s important to make it a habit. If you set the recycling bin next to the trash can, you couldn’t make it easier for you to toss the can in the bin instead of the trash. Start making smarter choices when you go shopping as well. If you are craving a quick snack, hop over to the Kent Food Co-op where they offer organic and locally grown foods — it’s not only a healthier decision than fries from Wendy’s, but it’ll help the economy by avoiding foods that have been sprayed or manufactured. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Kent Stater editorial board whose members are listed to the left. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

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DID YOU KNOW? Earth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world’s environmental problems, was celebrated in the United States for the first time on April 22, 1970. — History.com

Priceless experience through Kent State: WPNI Exactly a year ago I was actually excited to wake up at 6:30 a.m. in Washington, D.C., because I had to dress up to meet Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States in person. In fact, he was willing to spend a whole hour talking about original interpretation of the Constitution to a group of Kent State students and answer our questions. It was yet another exciting day in Washington, D.C. Twentyfour Kent State students were enjoying beautiful weather and sharing unforgettable memories we experienced in the nation’s capital. Our semester spent in Washington, D.C., was coming to an end. By then we became a group of very different, yet very close friends. It was difficult to imagine we were going to be separated from now on. It was weird to realize we wouldn’t have heated political debates on Monday mornings in class anymore. We no longer will have a chance to hike the Arlington cemetery together, to visit museums every weekend together, to explore the Capitol Hill together, to walk at the National Mall in the evening and to freak out about term papers. We didn’t know that we would miss dressing up every morning, taking the metro everywhere, reading The Washington Post and getting lost in the city. We didn’t know back then how much we would miss Dr. Robyn, our professor and mentor, and his favorite word: “professionalism.” The Washington Program in National Issues, offered through Kent State’s political science department, changed our lives and will change yours if you decide to do it. Just imagine leaving sleepy Kent for a whole semester and moving to one of the most influential cities in the world to study issues our nation is facing today. Imagine meeting people like ABC News anchor Sam Donaldson, acting Comptroller Gen. Gene Dodaro, former President Ronald Reagan’s Attorney General Edwin Meese and former White House Communication Director Anita Dunn every Thursday in person. Moreover, you get to ask

Anastasia Spytsya them all the questions you want and learn from them. Trust me, learning from people who shape national politics is way more interesting than learning about it from textbooks in the library. You experience everything firsthand. You become a part of something extremely important. You also get to experience the real world by interning at the sites that fit your career goals and interests. You do not have to be a political science major. One of the students from our group was an art history major and got to intern at the National Museum of American History. As a Russian translation major, I got to translate KGB documents. Whatever your interests are, D.C.’s got it all (in addition, your résumé suddenly becomes attractive). I believe the program adds a lot to personal development. You learn how to become a young professional. You learn how to network, how to communicate effectively, how to be punctual and how to be responsible. You learn how to be a presentable and competitive individual. You learn how to apply theory you learned at Kent State into practice in the real world. If you feel like building lifelong friendships, having an experience of a lifetime in the nation’s capital and earning 15 credit hours doing it, you should contact Dr. Robyn at rrobyn@ kent.edu for further questions. Don’t waste such an opportunity. Think Washington. WPNI ’09, I miss you. Anastasia Spytsya is a senior Russian translation major and political science minor and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at aspytsya@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

Surprise yourself I was crying as I paced the driveway in my purple button-down shirt and orange Keds. I wouldn’t even look at my mom when she told me the black 1997 Chevy Cavalier was ours for good. I wanted a purple car, and I was determined to make her take it back. It was my mom’s first new car and I was ruining the moment for her, but I didn’t care. That was more than 12 years ago. There are moments, people and beliefs in life you think you will never accept and that, at the time, seem like you will never get over. I’m going to be completely honest when I label myself the classic brat. I think I’m always right, and no one’s happy unless I get what I want. I’m the person who you can’t get to budge on a belief or stance in a debate. Or at least I thought I was — until I came to Kent State. The change I went through came my freshman year when I was making a documentary about the death penalty in the United States. I come from a family with very conservative political beliefs and who always believed we should put in an express lane for murderers. But as I learned more about capital punishment, I came to realize my beliefs were com-

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I walked by the M.A.C. Center Tuesday to find that Hillel and Kent Students for Israel were celebrating “Israel Fest,” the student groups’ annual celebration of the creation of the state of Israel. I suppose on some level I can understand their desire to rejoice at the birth of their motherland, but I have to ask myself, do my peers really not know the price that came with it? In 2008, members of Hillel wore shirts that said “Party like it’s 1948,” and although that wasn’t the case this year, they seemed to be following the same theme. Throughout my college career, I’ve come across many people who are uninformed about the background of the PalestinianIsraeli conflict. However, can the members of Hillel and KSI really not know the history of their young nation? I find satisfaction in being able to enlighten others about the conflict. So for those of you who are unaware, not everyone was partying in 1948. Following World War II and the Jewish Diaspora, pressure from Zionists pushed the United Nations to take action. In 1947, U.N. officials thought it was a good idea to partition 55 percent of land from the state of Palestine to these displaced Jews.

Melissa Dilley pletely off-base. I met people whose son or daughter had been murdered, and on the flip side, I heard stories of people who were on death row. That’s when I realized you should let yourself explore new ideas. I had always been conservative — and don’t get me wrong, I’m still a registered Republican — but I learned that beliefs can be changed, and, more importantly, that it’s OK. I’ve changed my views about a lot of things since my first year at Kent State. I became best friends with someone I didn’t get along with at first, watched my boyfriend leave for the Air Force against my will and gave up some of my favorite foods to become vegetarian. I always thought it was hypocritical to change your beliefs, especially if they’ve

been long held or you’ve taken a strong stance on them, but I’ve learned it’s just a part of growing up and learning about yourself. You can call me confused or simply indecisive, and that’s fine, because I’m sure I won’t have the same outlook on things next year. Next year at this time, I won’t be in college — I’ll be in Columbus. My friends won’t give me a guilt trip for not going out on a Thursday night because we’ll have to work the next day and that black car will be out of my life for good. I don’t want any of those things right now, but who is to say I won’t be happy with them down the road? Last semester, in my black sweater and black flats, I sat in the Honda showroom, tearing up as the salesman told me he could only give me $200 for my used car. I needed a new one, but I couldn’t bring myself to give up the one that had been passed down to me when I turned 16; the one that had been in my life since I was in elementary school, the black car that if I didn’t get rid of, my life would surely be over. Melissa Dilley is a senior newspaper journalism major and guest columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. React to this story and more at

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Letter to the editor What followed was an Arab-Israeli war in 1948, which resulted in the creation of the Israeli state and the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian Arabs from their homes. Definitely sounds like a reason to party if you are a nationless and severely oppressed Palestinian people. The period is known as al-Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic). Israel occupies Palestinian land and continues to violate human rights. These statements do no justice to this crisis, but for the sake of keeping this letter brief they will suffice. I will spare you the history lesson and get to my point. Hillel is considered a prominent and respectful organization on campus, but for them to overlook the bloodshed that is a major part of their history is unacceptable. While they celebrate, we mourn. The event obviously wasn’t meant to be malicious or one made to spark controversy, but I am saddened by Hillel’s lack of sensitivity. I merely wish that those who partook in the celebration would recognize the reality and cost of this day in history. Last semester, Students for Justice in Palestine and Students for Israel sponsored an

open dialogue to discuss the conflict. I cannot say the event was successful because it ended up being extremely one-sided, as hardly anyone came to represent Hillel/Students for Israel. It is a shame that people wasted an opportunity to contribute to a great discussion because they preferred to shy away from the controversial topic. Hillel and KSI are either uneducated about the conflict or they chose to be tactless. I call on these students to help our generation to be the one to bring about change. Dialogue is important, and the inability to put aside differences and overcome is hindering progress. I strongly believe that it is our responsibility as members of the human race to ask questions, learn everything we possibly can, and stand for what we believe in, whatever that may be. I only hope that Hillel and Students for Israel can come to terms with the history of their nation and help rectify the future. Ola A Hassanein is a senior international relations major. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

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TRASH ‘Our legacy is 90,000 pounds of trash’ Nick Dicezni, the center’s production foreman, said the “simple operation” can push through as much as 60 tons per day, which is picked up by 12 trucks. The plant is a dual stream facility. This means the waste has to be separated into two groups before being placed on the conveyor belt to begin its journey to becoming a recycled good.

The process One side of the center is piled full of magazines, newspapers and cardboard, which are considered fiber materials. These items have the fastest turnover because of newspapers, which Dicezni said are recycled more than any other material each day. The other side is packed with container materials, including aluminum, tin, glass and plastic. Dicezni said the dual stream facility is the reason people are required to separate their recyclables. When materials aren’t separated properly, there are people who have to separate them by hand on the production line. “There’s a lot of people who don’t care what they throw in the bin,” Dicezni said. “We take that trash,

Thursday, April 22, 2010 | Page A5 bale it up ourselves and we have to pay to get rid of it.” Steiner said people used 90 billion aluminum cans last year — 47 billion of which ended up in landfills. Steiner figured people throw away 81.5 cents every time they send a pound of cans to a landfill.

The end result Every week the companies that bid on the products are different. Newspaper can become a new newspaper, tin and metal can be melted down, cardboard typically becomes moving or cereal boxes, aluminum cans are melted down and placed on the shelf as a pop or beer can again. Glass is also melted down and remade into a bottle or jar. The center previously hosted days where residents could drop off hazardous wastes and recycled paints. Steiner said the program had to be canceled because of financial issues. The center doesn’t receive any money from the county’s general fund and instead relies on service fees and a rural recycling grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kent residents pay $9.60 along with their trash bill each month for the curbside recycling service. Steiner said he plans to re-implement the program within the next year and asks anyone who has hazardous materials to keep them in their storage until next year instead

3 Once the aluminum or other material reaches the end of a conveyor belt, it drops into a bin that collects just enough to make a bale. When the bin is full, it is sent over to be crushed and compacted into a large cube that can be placed on a truck and shipped. A worker measures the pressure in the compactor to know when the cans are finished and there are enough cans to pack a bale. Dicezni said the center normally packs two 1,100- to 1,500-pound aluminum bales per day. Each bale can contain as many as 40,000 crushed cans.

of illegally dumping and risking contaminating the city’s groundwater. The center, located at 3588 Mogadore Road, offers other opportunities to recycle. It shreds papers for companies and also serves as a drop-off location for computers, electronics, car batteries, used oil and antifreeze. Residents can stop by between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to recycle these materials. The center is currently undergoing a feasibility study to determine if a new building should be constructed. Dicezni, who has been production foreman for 18 years, said the technology is outdated. He said the center would like to change to curbside pickup only and become a single stream facility. Both he and Steiner said it would make the process more efficient and allow them to recycle more materials and make more money in the process. “The good thing about recycling is it creates jobs,” Steiner said. “It’s an economic benefit as well as environmental.” Contact public affairs reporter Melissa Dilley at mdilley2@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

4 After the optimal pressure is reached, the materials are shoved through a square opening. The machine operator stops the bale’s movement every foot for the machine to strap the contents together.

Next, the bale is moved to make room for another. It will sit in the back lot until it is sold. Once it is sold, it will be packed on a truck and shipped. Dicezni said every Wednesday or Thursday the center gives word of what types and how much of the solid waste materials they have for sale. The highest bidder gets it and it is shipped shortly after. Each truck ships 40,000 pounds of waste that will be recycled. Dicezni said the center ships at least one, but as many as three, loads per day.

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BARKER Witnesses raise doubt on clear identification After the morning proceedings, which focused on Kernich’s autopsy, zoology major Danielle Contrada was the second witness called by the defense to testify about that night. Contrada said she was on the front porch of the fraternity house when she saw a white male run up and punch Kernich in the back of the head. When questioned on her certainty of the male’s race, Contrada said she was positive on the police report completed the following day. At the department, Contrada was shown black-and-white pictures of the suspects. She positively identified Kelly. But even though she initially said the other male was white, after seeing Jefferson’s color photo, she said she would never have identified him as a suspect.

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VOLCANO Volcanic eruption disturbs student’s spring break... Ridinger and her friends left the airport Sunday afternoon and went to a train station where they hoped to purchase tickets to London or Paris. She said after waiting in “another long line,” they heard there had been a rail strike in Paris, which shut down the train system. Finally, they decided to purchase tickets Sunday evening for Monday morning’s six-hour train ride to a Spanish port town called Bilbao, she said. They hoped to catch a ferry there to return to England. Britain reopened airspace late Tuesday, but Ridinger said she and her friends plan on taking the ferry. If they can’t catch one before then, they “definitely” have tickets for Sunday’s ferry. She said if they end up staying a few more days, their family gave them some ideas about i n t e re s t i n g l a n d m a r k s a n d museums to check out while in Bilbao. Ridinger said they have been keeping in touch with family

She said she knew for a fact the male who dealt the punch had darker hair, not reddish hair. Contrada said she possibly misidentified the second person because it was late and she was tired and more focused on the victim. The last two witnesses called to the stand testified about a party Barker attended prior to being arrested. Emily Payne, who held the party at her house in Shaker Heights, said people started punching holes in the walls and ceiling of her attic. Defense attorney Scott Michael Lear showed multiple photos of the damage done by the partiers. During cross-examination, Payne said she never witnessed Barker punching any holes. Dane Tuzon, who took the stand following Payne, said people began “horsing around” since the house was going to be condemned. “We were pretending like we were ninjas, punching holes in the walls,” he said. Tuzon said he saw Barker attempt

and friends through Skype. “I’m sure they might be a little worried about us, but I think by now they trust us to look after each other and stay safe,” Ridinger said of her parents. She will not get to visit Venice, Rome, Santorini, Athens or Dublin as she had planned, but she said she is happy to have already traveled to Prague, Berlin, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Paris and Barcelona. Her early cancellations led to even more disruption than a shortened trip. Because she planned to be traveling across Europe, Ridinger didn’t pay to live in her dorm during this time. Instead, she will be staying with her friend’s British boyfriend and his father until classes resume May 4. Ridinger said she plans to return to the United States on May 16 when her classes at Leicester end, unless the volcano continues to affect transportation. Contact honors and international affairs reporter at benglis3@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

to punch a hole in the wall, and curse in pain, holding his hand, when he hit a stud. Throughout the night, Tuzon said Barker’s hand swelled. Later, Buchanan displayed a photo of Barker’s swollen hand taken after the Nov. 15 assault and asked Tuzon if it looked any different. He said the hand showed fresh blood and broken scabs. But there was disagreement over the date of the party. Payne said it was two to three days before the assault on Kernich, while Tuzon said he was sure the party was held eight days before Barker’s arrest. The defense will continue to call witnesses today as the trial continues at 8:30 a.m. in Judge John Enlow’s courtroom in Ravenna.

Contact public affairs reporters Kelly Byer at kbyer@kent.edu and Kelly Petryszyn at keptrysz@kent.edu. React to this story and more at

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LIBRARY Library plays new role as technology takes over

Schloman also said she feels the personal one-on-one special services, like the writing commons, are very important in attracting students. Although service is important, Schloman said she agrees overall appearance is important in attracting students. “Altering our physical aspects is important,” Schloman said. “We have to have enough space to serve our students.” Schloman thinks things like the renovations to the first floor coming in the fall will make the library more attractive to students and keep the library “on students’ radar.” As technology advances every day, the library will continue to provide personal service to separate itself from other sources. “In this library, we want to reach students and help them become more information literate,” Schloman said. “I think we can save you time and find you better information than you could get on your own.” Contact library and information sciences reporter Ryan Stainbrook at rstainb1@kent.edu.

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Ladies’ Night at Empire every Thursday 6:30-9 pm Free Henna Body Art Empire 135 E. Main St. Kent www.empirekent.com

Kent Rummage and Bake Sale Presbyterian Church 1456 East Summit - Saturday, April 24 9-2 ($2 per bag at 12 p.m.) KSU Child Development Center Rummage Sale 775 Loop Road Saturday April 24, 9am-3pm Rain or Shine Items from 130 families, bargain bags $2 last hour

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Apartments for Rent: 3 bedroom apartment Half of a home. Living Room, kitchen,bath. No pets. One bedroom available now $330/ month. 330-673-8505 1 bedroom apartment in a house. Kitchen, living room, bath. Separate entrance. No pets. One year lease. Available in August. 330-673-8505 Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath duplex. LR and Family Room, W/D, A/C, $960/ mo, Available July (330)630-9285.

Field Jacket found on campus contact Peggy 330-672-5822. Lost jump drive at main library on a blue rubber key chain. Contact Alexa at 330-853-6946. Reward of $25 if returned.

By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement STUDENTS Go to www.kentcribs.com for more rental listings!

FOUND: Akron, Yellow lab female, approximately 5 years old, call 330798-0249 LOST: ferret around Lake and Miller St. Reward. If found call Brad at 330-388-1157

Rootstown Stable. Matted stalls, daily turnout, complete care, lessons, riding, dressage, jumping, equine massage,local long distance horse transport. Call Jonathan 216-536-0276

NOW LEASING FOR FALL 5,4,2,1 bedroom Houses. Efficiency. Good Location Near KSU. Call (330) 554-8353 Whitehall East Townhomes - 4 or 5 bedroom leases, with 3 bathrooms, great rent options with all inclusive plans. Some newly rennovated, all units washer/dryer and dishwaher included. Call or text today 330-9904019. www.whitehall-east.com 4-BEDROOMS SUMMER OR FALL $1200 includes most utilities and washer/dryer. (330) 714-0819 Now leasing for fall. 2br apt $699750 a month includes gas, water and trash. Many great amenities. Hurry in now, before you get locked out. (330) 673-8887 Now accepting applications for summer and fall! Studios, 1&2 bedrooms still available-Hurry In! 330-678-0746 **Summer and Fall Specials** Furnished/unfurnished studios, 1&2 bedrooms, Call now 330-678-0123 Enjoy spacious 4&5 bedrooms duplexes with 2 full baths. Great condition, great location, A/C, W/D, dishwasher, deck, garage. $350/ bedroom includes all utilities. 330808-4045 GREAT PRICES! GREAT PROPERTIES! 3, 4 & 5 bdrm properties starting at $1000/mo. Call Rich at 330-807-6090 Now Leasing for Summer and Fall. 2 BR Apts. Heat, Trash & Water pd. Pool, Pets welcome, $665-$725. Close to KSU 330-673-5364 Stow: 2 & 3 bed townhomes with one car garage. Pets welcome, 10 min from KSU. Prices $665-$850 call (330)686-2269.

LANDLORDS! Get your rental listed for FREE on www.kentcribs.com. Call 330-6722586! Available Fall 2010. Act now! Looking for 5 responsible students for newly renovated university townhome. Great Price! Call (440) 622-3630.

Today’s birthday (4/22/10) Get creative in your management of family and household this year. Use ideas and inspiration from distant locales to renovate the use of space to suit your inner muse. Feather your nest with comfortable, harmonious elements to create a rejuvenating home base. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

2 bedroom 1.5 bath apartment $585/ month + deposit & electric.Heat, water and trash included (330) 312-0066 or (330) 968-4930

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 6. Love grows today. An older person shares stories that tug at your heartstrings. The morale of the tale can be applied to your work. Take it all in.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8. Be conservative with money now. That doesn’t mean you can’t do something fun and creative. Put extra time into the planning.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7. Challenge yourself to accomplish more than you think you need today. A demand from a distant tyrant requires you to adjust your schedule.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7. Younger people apply pressure for better toys. The group decision can account for their desires without excessively increasing the budget.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 6. Boost your energy level by eating more protein and less fats. Go ahead and splurge on carbs. Diet later, if you must.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 6. Save your demands for a private consultation. You get the changes you want more easily when you avoid embarrassing others.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is an 8. You get grumpy if you don’t get your way at home. You might warn everyone so they know it’s not personal. Healing energy comes from sand and sun.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 5. Plan on giving in to the demands of others. The challenge is to hold out for the one thing you can’t live without. Let everything else go.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 6. You probably can’t ignore a power player today. Adapt to their demands in order to get on with the fun of working with compatible associates.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 6. You feel like a yo-yo in action. Stop and smell the roses. Ask your significant other to pace you. It’s an endurance race, not a sprint. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is an 8. Deadlines have been moved forward. There’s plenty to do, but you bring organization and determination to the situation. It all works out.

Two bedroom, 1.5 bath condo, updated, all appliances, FREE HEAT. One block to KSU. Units available starting in June. No Pets. 330-9573083. Available in Fall! 3 bedroom units close to campus. Well-maintained starting at $800/month. Call today 330-329-2535 Nice 5 Bedroom House, (330) 6975170 1 & 2 bedroom apts. All utilities included except electric AND we have ample parking! Call to schedule your tour today. (330) 678-0972 Available For Fall Huge 4 bedroom units in great condition. Deck, garage, large yard, washer/dryer hook up. $275/bed includes water and trash. (330) 6124057 FALL—1 Bedroom Apartment. $425/ month all utilities included. 1 year lease. NO PETS. 330-678-3489. Special and Spacious! 2 & 3 bedroom apartments. Gas heat paid. Sign up now for fall and receive $35 off a twelve month lease. Ask about a reduced security deposit. 330-6780823 2 bedroom apartment 5 miles from campus. $800 a month gas, cable, internet, and beach pass included. Call Seth, (419)651-1775. Kent Duplex, Two large bedrooms, on bus route , $525 plus utilities plus deposit. Call for appointment 330-329-3029. For information and pictures http://home.rr.com/ sandymei Nice 2 bedroom apartment. Close to downtown. Mature tenants, nonsmoking, no pets. $625 + utilities. 330-688-1187. Renting for fall 2010, Whitehall East Townhome, 4-5 bedrooms, Starting at $285 per room. 440-336-6761

KENT/BRIMFIELD. Newer 3 & 4 Bdrm duplexes. 1 car garage. $900-$1100 per month. 330-338-5841 or 330329-1118 kentarearentals.com

Nice 2 bed condo, one block from campus. $725 with water and heat. 216-570-8131.

Kent near downtown and campus 2 bedroom apartment, all utilities paid except electric, $350/bedroom + security deposit. (330)676-9440

Looking for 1 to rent large house, downtown 1 block from KSU, washer/dryer, $400/mo + half utilities, available asap, Call 330-5543358

All real estate advertised herin is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” State and local laws forbid discrimination based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. If you feel you have been wrongfully denied housing or discriminated against, call the FHAA at 330-253-2450 for more information.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 6. As you accept your powerful role, you also accept your greater good. Enthusiasm goes a long way as you challenge your own endurance. Test your limits.

Quiet 2 bedroom; furnished unit with kitchen, living room, bath; on bus route; serious nonsmoking mature student; air conditioning; and internet; Call 8am-8 pm (330) 678-1717 Available for Fall - 4 bedroom on Summit, $375/room, includes ALL UTILITIES. 330-678-3047 or BuckeyeParksMgmt.com Available for Fall - Efficiencies on Lake & Willow, $425/month, includes ALL UTILITIES, 330-678-3047 or BuckeyeParkMgmt.com Available for Fall - Single rooms in a rooming house, starting at $225/ month includes ALL UTILITIES. 330678-3047 or BuckeyeParksMgmt. com Available for Fall - Large 3 bedroom townhomes — Large bedrooms, dining area, lots of storage, washer and dryer in basement. $375/room includes gas & trash. 330-678-3047 or BuckeyeParkMgmt.com

Great campus condo. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Available August. Call Dr. Miller at (330) 618-7764 Available Fall: Triplex, each unit 3 Bedrooms, 1 bath, large yard. $800. (440) 953-8687 www.yourhomerental.com Very Clean, quiet 2 bedroom, 1 bath, gas, heat, water, appliances included. Available May 1. 330-760-1884 Duplexes available for Fall semester beginning August 1. East Summit, across from campus. 3 bedrooms, Washer/Dryer. $335/person plus utilities. 216-407-6703 Room for rent on S. Water Street in Kent. Close to downtown and bus service. $245/month includes utilities and parking. Call 330-678-3536. Tallmadge Pointe Apartments, Spacious 1&2 Bedroom, $530-$670, contact Patience for details at 330416-3934 Female seeking roommates. 4 bedroom 2 bath home across from KSU. Recently remodeled. $1350/ month + utilities. 330-987-4760 Three Bedroom House on Lincoln, Call Josh at 419-357-4897. Very close to campus. Fall. Near KSU, 2 bedroom condo, 1.5 bath, washer/dryer in building, $660 +gas +electric. Call Drew 440-921-3524.

S. Lincoln St. condo, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, no pets, heat included, $725/month. 216-524-0745 Now Leasing for Fall. Kent 4 bedroom house. 330-626-5910 3-4 Bedroom Duplex, Very Clean and efficient. 1 mile from KSU, Quiet location, Available August, $900, Free Water, Brian (330) 802-4000 Starting this summer: 3 males searching for 1 roommate. 4 bdrm house, Newly remodeled, furnished. 1402 FranklinSt. A/C. $400 includes utilities. Off street parking. margiehb59@comcast.net. Available Now Nice two bedroom ranch duplex on KSU Busline. Cable, AC in LR $525/mo.+util. (330)6509536 or (330)808-0288 Downtown 3 bedroom Kent available immediately or for Fall, $600 +utilities. 440-725-3933 1 or 2 bedroom, Kent. 927 S. Water. $500 includes trash & water. Near campus & on bus route. Parking, big yard, & porch. Chris 330-221-4411 1&2 Bedroom Houses One block from campus Available in August (330)673-0650 Now leasing for fall- spacious, partially furnished, 6 bedroom house, holds 8. 4 single rooms at $380/mo, 1 double at $600/mo, 1 double at $560/mo. Includes all utilities, cable, internet, washer and dryer. a must see! Non-smoking/no pets. 330-847-6432 Three bedroom apartment, $325 per room, includes utilities. 8 miles from campus. 330-310-0278.

Roommate needed for August. $350/mo plus utilities. Behind Acme. druff3@kent.edu

GET IN EARLY! 2 subleasers needed for 2 bedroom, 2 bath Pebblebrook apartment. Available May 23. Lease ends August 15, but available for renewal. $974/ month + $487 for month of August. Call Adam 330-524-5430.

Taking Summer Classes? Need a room? One room open in house on College Avenue with two female roommates, available May 17-August 8. $400 + utilities. E-mail kpickere@ kent.edu if interested. $400/month everything included. May 16- August 25. WiFi, Central air, and TiVo. Call 419-202-4859. Close to Franklin Hall.

Available May 1st: College Towers Efficiency $323. Security deposit and first month free. mkkozelka@ sbcglobal.net.

For Sale Sears Kenmore ‘Zig Zag’ Mounted Tabletop 1960s Vintage Sewing Machine (Model 1751)REDUCED TO SELL!! $50 CASH only! GREAT CONDITION! All original attachments, tools and instruction manuals included! Leave a message for Deb at: 330-677-1645 or 330672-8827

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The comeback of vinyl Some students prefer records over MP3s Sarah Spaulding

Daily Kent Stater MP3s, MP4s, lossless or just plain old vinyl; the times may be changing and technology may be advancing, but some students are stuck in the past when it comes to their music medium of choice. Vinyl Underground owner Pete Freeman and SpinMore Records manager Brando Andexler have both seen a spike in record sales lately. They both agree that vinyl still holds its own against today’s technology because of its tangible quality. “There’s a whole kind of revolt against the MP3 world,” Freeman said. “I know records, as a product, are just better. You’re getting something that is kind of an event to sit down and listen to. As to where you just pop in an MP3 but you’re not truly listening to the music.” Andexler also points out that

people don’t just seek out the nostalgic factor of interacting with their music, they like to collect it, too. “Most people like the reissues or the newer vinyl because you still get the MP3s and everything,” he said. “But if you have one Led Zeppelin album, you want all of them. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a reissue or not. Good music is just good music. But most people want to go for the cleaner, newer reissues.” Not everyone can afford the newer vinyl, however. Athena Cocoves, freshman philosophy and art history major, got into vinyl because the music she listens to lends itself to releases on wax, but she’s on a college kid’s budget. “I would guess vintage records (sell better) because they are typically cheaper, à la dollar bin, and everyone is poor,” she said. “My shopping is usually a lot more looking than anything.” There is still a new-wave streak in our generation. Some students like to be ahead of the curve, but some just prefer the convenience digital copies have to offer.

Sophomore advertising major Jade Tyszka said she thinks records are so popular because “it’s collectible, and it’s just kind of cool to have, (but I prefer) MP3s because I can hold more music, and it’s easier to find.” Regardless of what side students take on the issue, everyone can learn more about vinyl and find out if it’s something they would like to invest in. However, Freeman stresses that no one should just walk into Kmart and buy a record player if they want their investment to be worthwhile. “If you take care of your vinyl, your vinyl takes care of you and you’re going to get much more enjoyment out of it,” he said. “People need to do their research and find a turntable that’s both applicable in price and function.” Contact student life reporter Sarah Spaulding at sspauldi@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

Earth Day breakdown

SAM VERBULECZ | DAILY KENT STATER

Arthur Schmidt, junior, archetecture studies major, leaps through the air to properly break down and dispose of the Earth Day displays that a group of architecure studies students set up in Risman Plaza to raise environmental awareness. This group will also be putting up an Earth Day sculpture in front of the M.A.C. Center on Earth Day.

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Behind the gown How curator Sara Hume chose the 49 pieces in Kent State University Fashion Museum’s Stavropoulos exhibit Nicole Stempak | Daily Kent Stater

urator Sara Hume had been on the job a month when she started on her first major exhibit. It was a retrospective on designer George Stavropoulos’ decades of work. The exhibit had already been planned at the Kent State University Fashion Museum when Sara arrived, in part because of guest curator Kasey Bland’s master’s thesis on Stavropoulos. Two weeks after Sara started, a designer came to Kent to look at the museum’s Stavropoulos collection. Sara noted which pieces impressed him. “Some of the things that he really loved I was like, ‘Oh, I really should have that,’” Sara says. After that visit, Sara began searching the museum’s online catalog of Stavropoulos’s work one garment at a time. Then she brought the 49 pieces she chose from the museum’s 150-piece Stavropoulos collection. Then she went to her office and started designing the exhibit. Sara has a plastic foam scale model of the Broadbent Gallery and little discs for the round platforms in her office. She printed out little pictures of the chosen pieces, stood them up on paper clips and arranged and rearranged the dresses. These are the stories of some of the gowns.

he gold lamé dress with red flowers is showier and less practical than most dresses in the exhibit. It’s also a tad smaller. The dress is one of two Stavropoulos garments designed for the museum’s “Modern Masters” exhibit in 1989. Stavropoulos developed a friendship with museum founders Jerry Silverman and Shannon Rodgers in the 1980s. Back then, Silverman and Rodgers ran and designed a clothing line in New York. Stavropoulos also based his self-titled line in New York. Sara says the founders and Stavropoulous would have known each other because they were in fashion and the same social circles. “I think that dress epitomizes that (relationship) the museum had with the design industry, particularly in the early years,” she says. “There was such a sort of give and take between the way our collection was built. It really hinged around Shannon Rodgers’ relationship with designers. That it was a personal relationship with designers that led to the building of our collection. “In that sense, very literally, that dress was a product of that relationship. It wasn’t simply that it came to us because of a friendship, but it was created because of that.” In 1991, a year after Stavropoulos died, his archives — 150 garments, all of his sketches and all the modeled photographs — came to the museum.

hile dressing the mannequin, Sara discovered the crotch of the pants was so high that the ankle straps couldn’t reach the ankles of a mannequin the manufacturer n a m e d C h r i s t y, after 1990s model Christy Turlington. Christy’s proportions are such that she had too long a torso for the pants. “Because of the way it has its hip thrust out, the hips were on the generous side for some of the outfits and the bust was too small,” Sara says. “So the fit model that he used obviously was fuller on top and narrower on the bottom than the mannequins we have, so not all of the dresses fit as they were originally intended. “In general, I think the women who wore the dresses were not as exaggerated — lean, tall and slim — as models now,” Sara says. Sara found seating the mannequin allowed the jumpsuit to fit right and show the pant legs. She says the pants are like harem pants with wide-cut legs that gather at the bottom. Their name says it all: goddess pants. She supposes Stavropoulos used the phrase goddess pants because he imagined it was what goddesses might wear in his homeland of Greece. The pant legs are so voluminous and hang over so much of the ankles that Sara says at a casual glance, the visitor wouldn’t even notice the model was wearing pants.

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u p e r f i c i a l l y, it seems kind of simple, but then when you look at it, you see the sort of subtle way the shapes are created through the tucks,” Sara says. The mint green dress has diagonal tucks that gather and open into a full skirt. The silk fabric is much heavier than most pieces in the exhibit. On the back wall of the exhibit is the framed sketch of the dress and matching jacket, including fabric swatches in pink, purple and green. Sara says Stavropoulos often made dresses in multiple colors, citing two others and another in storage. Part of the reason he made clothing in more than one color was because customers continued buying the garments. The other reason was because Stavropoulos was a ready-to-wear designer, meaning he designed for a mass audience. His garments would often be available in different colors next to each other in highend department stores like Henri Bendel and Bonwit Teller. “You go to the store and you see a shirt in pink, and you see a shirt in green and you see it in blue,” Sara says. “There’s a lot of handwork and the craftsmanship is really good in his clothes, but it’s not haute couture. They’re not specially made for people.” Stavropoulos developed his fashion label from a tiny Manhattan apartment to runway shows at the Regency Hotel with an elite following of clients. His clientele included Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor and Lady Bird Johnson during the life of his label, from 1961 to 1991.

The Stavropoulos exhibit will be on display through Sept. 5. Meanwhile, Sara will continue to settle in, design exhibits and dress mannequins. To see more behind the scenes of the museum, including a garment storage closet and the dressing room in the basement, go to KentWired.com.

ubtle craftsmanship makes this dress one of Sara’s favorite Stavropoulos dresses. The dress has gathering and draping in all the right places. It’s also layered. A closer inspection reveals the dress is actually black jersey layered over red jersey fabric. Stavropoulos developed a lifelong friendship with layers. Most of the pieces in the exhibit are made out of silk layers. He even used layers of sheer chiffon silk instead of a heavier silk to line his dresses. Over time, Stavropoulos experimented with these layers. With this dress, he layered fabric in different colors to create an entirely new shade. His combinations were a bit unorthodox, such as layering green over red in the dress next to this one. The effect from far away is an olive green. Color choices change a lot with fashion, Sara says. His color palette is very ’70s and ’80s and that has to be appreciated when seeing his clothing. Stavropoulos wasn’t designing for today’s customer. The fact that No. 21 wasn’t designed for today’s customer but is still very flattering and timeless is why Sara likes the dress so much. “Some of the ones look very dated and ’70s,” she says. “To me, that one doesn’t. I could imagine someone wearing it today and not thinking ‘Oh, wow, that looked like it stepped out of the ’70s.’”

hroughout Stavropoulos’ career, he continued to find inspiration in the simplicity of ancient Greek sculpture. He often chose white fabrics to emphasize the classic design. On display, the cream chiffon peplos-style dress looks rather deflated. In the accompanying photograph and sketch, visitors can see how the model’s movement reveals three bubbles of a dress that would gently float on the body. The sketches help show Stavropoulos’ works of art. Sara consulted the museum’s exhibits preparator Jim Williams, and he made blown up vinyl wall stickers of the sketches. The sketches give visitors insight into the craftsmanship and attention to detail of Stavropoulos’ work. Looking at the sketch points out details onlookers might otherwise not see. It makes them look at the dress again because it’s not necessarily easy to see diagonal lines or pleats on the fabric, Sara says. When clothing is put in a museum, they become static. Sara says they no longer have motion, which for some clothing is quite a loss. “It loses a lot of the sort of realm of possibility that dresses have as fundamentally three-dimensional objects,” she says.

ara chose to put the dress in the exhibit because of a photo she found of George, his son Peter and a model wearing the dress. The photo is framed and hung on the back wall of the exhibit. Peter, his wife and their son George came to the grand opening of his late father’s collection. The opening was Jan. 22, 2010, on George’s birthday. At the opening, Sara says she asked Peter about the photo. Peter was 2 or 3 years old at the time. He told Sara that going to shows and talking to models was part of the world he grew up in. “That picture captured that whole time in his life, as did coming and seeing all of the dresses lined up, almost like a fashion show,” Sara says. “It was really emotional for him to see that again. “It was so much a part of his relationship with his father because it was so much a part of who his father was, that he made all of those dresses.” Contact public affairs reporter Nicole Stempak at nstempak@kent.edu.

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to reduce their carbon footprint Walmart joins others buying local produce Ryan Sheridan

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f you’ve flown in an airplane within the last few years, chances are you were given an opportunity to buy a carbon offset. As a voluntary tax-deductible contribution, buying a carbon offset is like paying back the environment for all the carbon dioxide — a harmful greenhouse gas — your plane ride lets out into the atmosphere. The donation is given to an organization like Sustainable Travel International, which uses the money to fund reforestation and renewable energy projects. Carbon offsetting has become a trend among the world’s largest companies, whose services emit unnatural, large amounts of greenhouse gases. “Because these gases are naturally found in the atmosphere and environment, I wouldn’t say they are bad,” assistant geography professor Emariana Taylor said. “The issue is the scale and magnitude of greenhouse gases found in the atmosphere relative to Earth’s ability to absorb and diffuse them.” The end result means higher temperatures on the Earth’s surface, which is harmful to humans, Taylor said. “These warmer temperatures in turn potentially lead to a variety of cascading changes through all Earth systems,” she said, “many of which may not be beneficial to human beings, such as expanding habitats for disease vectors and reducing habitable or arable land areas.” Along with major airline companies reducing their carbon footprint, perhaps most surprisingly is Walmart. In an attempt to compete with Whole Foods, a national grocery chain that sells organic and locally produced food, Walmart has recently changed the way some of its stores receive produce. As part of a program called Heritage

Agriculture, Walmart’s warehouses will take in and sell crops from local farmers who can deliver them within one day. It reduces the need for big semi-trucks, which take several days to deliver crops from California and Florida. “Walmart says it wants to revive local economies and communities that lost out when agriculture became centralized in large states,” wrote Corby Kummer, who reported on the program for The Atlantic. “It’s not something you expect from Walmart, which is better known for destroying local economies than for rebuilding them.” Since the 1980s, the federal government has also stepped up, putting into place steps to reduce a company’s carbon footprint with a mandate called cap and trade. Cap and trade puts “caps,” or limits, on how much a company’s factory is allowed to emit. If the factory exceeds its pollution limit, it buys, or “trades,” with a company that emits less pollution. In short, it’s a reward for the companies with the least emissions. “I think carbon cap and trade is a good idea, in that it represents a win-win solution between development and environmentalism,” Taylor said. “Capping emissions increases both awareness and efficiency, thereby driving innovation and technological progress.” Taylor emphasized the importance for companies and consumers to think about and try to reduce their carbon footprint. “Given the potential negative consequences of warming to humans, it makes sense to find sustainable ways to support development,” she said. “At the same time, we should try to reduce our environmental footprint in an effort to sustain Earth. It is our only home.” Contact features correspondent Ryan Sheridan at rsherid1@kent.edu. React to this story and more at

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REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT Assistant geography professor Emariana Taylor offers some quick and easy ways you can reduce your carbon footprint: ° Increase your use of compact fluorescent light bulbs ° Move away from plastic bags — charging a surcharge for bags ° Try and use a wider variety of “green” consumer goods — from recycled post-consumer goods like toilet paper and greeting cards to hybrid vehicles ° Be aware of the impact of plastic bottles — especially the ubiquitous water bottles — and encourage your friends and family to buy and reuse their own decorative water bottles ° When dining out, use cardboard rather than Styrofoam to-go containers. Bringing your own container is even better. ° Increase your use of digital media (paying bills online and using e-mail) and move away from paper.

Scientists still uncertain about climate change outcome Weather patterns may be affected Allison Smith

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Powerdermill Run flows through the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

For climate change to be stopped, there would have to be a global movement, said Ferenc de Szalay, a conservation professor at Kent State. He said he doesn’t think enough people would cut back on their own, but a national and global policy would have more of an impact. “The bigger polluters have to basically be in on it,” de Szalay said. “Different countries contribute in different ways. We have a lot of automotive inputs, whereas China has a lot of coal inputs.” Scott Sheridan is a geography

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Read the entire story at KentWired.com. professor at Kent State and teaches a class on climate change. He said one of the larger issues is the developing world’s use of fossil fuels has grown substantially and those countries’ population numbers are much larger than ours. “It contributes somewhat,” he said. “It’s liable to be dwarfed by growing amounts of emissions elsewhere unless there’s some larger system in place.” Every year, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere goes up 3.2 gigatons, de Szalay said. That’s 3.2 billion tons a year, or 32,210 Hummer H2, in our atmosphere. “We add 6.9 gigatons through fossil fuel and deforestation,” de

Szalay said. “We know that forests and oceans take up about 3.7 gigatons. Well, that means there’s a net input of about 3.2 gigatons, which is about what we’re seeing the global carbon dioxide levels go up. So it kind of correlates, all these pieces seem to fit together nicely.” De Szalay said scientists dug out a three-kilometer-long ice core from a glacier in Siberia that has air bubbles dating back to 450,000 years ago. The bubbles show carbon dioxide levels much lower than what they are today. This long term pattern hasn’t been seen in half a million years, de Szalay said. “Most importantly, weather patterns are going to change. So where it’s wet now, it might get dry. Where it’s dry now, it might

become wet,” de Szalay said. “Temperatures up in the poles are supposed to really shoot up, whereas temperatures in other areas might not change much. These models are guessing where the temperatures are going to go higher.” De Szalay said the weather pattern changes push wind currents in different directions and changes where rainfall occurs. “We’re expecting storm intensity, like heavy downpours, to occur more up where we are,” he said. “These freaky storms where all of the sudden you’ve got a ton of rain, they’ve always occurred, but they’re going to get more frequent in our part of the country.” Contact features reporter Allison Smith at asmith75@kent.edu.

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Items stay in landfill Buyers beware of green washing for hundreds of years Kelley Stoklosa

Daily Kent Stater Green washing is when companies, knowingly or unknowingly, mislead consumers regarding the environmental-friendliness of their products. Companies wise to rising environmental trends market their products to unsuspecting consumers. Admirers of Mother Earth are not taking this phenomena lying down. Below is a brief history about anti-greenwash activism: 1986: Environmentalist Jay Westerveld is credited with coining the term in an article he wrote about the hotel industry initiative to reuse towels. Westerveld found that the only thing hotels were saving by asking guests to reuse towels was money. 1998: The Federal Trade Commission defines terms used in environmental marketing, called

green guidelines. 1999: Greenwashing officially becomes part of the English language when the Oxford English Dictionary adds it. 2002: The first Greenwash Academy Awards are held at Earth Summit. The Earth Summit council honors greenwash offenders like Exxon Mobile, British Petroleum and the United States government. 2007: The environmental marketing company, TerraChoice, released a list of six deadly sins of green wash. TerraChoice claimed 99 percent of the 1,018 products they reviewed were guilty of green washing. A seventh sin was added in 2009. Contact features correspondent Kelley Stoklosa at kstoklos@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

GREEN WASHING DEADLY SINS: 1. Sin of the Hidden Trade-Off: Energy-efficient electronics that contain hazardous materials. This is the most common offense. 2. Sin of No Proof: Products making claims with no verifiable certification from either the FDA or reliable third party. Paper products claiming to be made from a certain percentage of recycled material are an example.

Time capsules of trash will outlive average human Nicole Hennessy

Daily Kent Stater If you throw this newspaper away when you’re finished reading it, it will eventually decompose in a landfill. By eventually, I mean in 20 years the words printed on this page will still be legible. This is confirmed by William Rathje’s various landfill excavations, which revealed that garbage is being preserved rather than rotting. In order to avoid contamination, landfills are designed to be impervious to air and water, the elements that help items break down. Many sources speculate on the rate at which items decompose within them, but these estimations are often disputed. The following is a list of items and their rates of degradation in a landfill, according to the Environmental Protection Agency:  Banana peel: 2 months

4. Sin of Irrelevance: Claims that make little or no impact. Products claiming to be CFC free, despite the government banning chlorofluorocarbon more than 20 years ago, fall into this category. 5. Sin of Fibbing: Products falsely claiming to be certified by an internationally recognized environmental standard like EcoLogo, Energy Star or Green Seal, when no such endorsement exists. 6. Sin of Lesser of Two Evils: Organic cigarettes or “environmentally friendly” pesticides. 7. Sin of Worshipping False Labels: Alluding to endorsement by a third party when no endorsement exists. Educate yourself about your favorite products by visiting websites that investigate products and companies, such as ecologo.org, greenchoices.org, energystar.gov, ams.usda.gov and fda.gov. Source: TerraChoice

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Events, guests and giveaways Saturday, April 24 10 a.m. — Join BSR at the Liquid Crystal Track for Relay for Life until Sunday at 10 a.m. Noon to 2 p.m. — The Lime Lights will be appearing on Rubber City Rockhouse. Friday, April 30 — Applications for BSR Board of Directors are due to the general manager no later than 5 p.m. Stop in to the station to pick one up. Wednesday, May 5 — 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.— Stop in at Risman Plaza for BSR’s Spring into Summerfest. There will be live music, DJ sets, poetry and stand-up comedy! To view a full schedule and listen to all of Black Squirrel Radio’s shows visit blacksquirrelradio.com

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‘Total animal liberation’ for PETA Student describes involvement with national group Margaret Thompson

3. Sin of Vagueness: Products claiming to be 100 percent natural when many naturally occurring substances are harmful. Arsenic and formaldehyde, commonly found in cigarettes, are natural but linked to cancer.

 Cardboard milk carton: 5 years  Plastic sandwich bags: 400 years  Foam cups, car tires and glass bottles: maybe never Another list on HUEE.org presents a more diverse range of items, which includes:  Cigarette butt: 2-5 years Tin can: 80-100 years  Plastic bottle: 450 years  Plastic grocery bag: 500-1,000 years  Aluminum can: 200-500 years The estimation of the decomposition rate of an item is based on the chemicals and components it is made up of. Also, the temperature and location of the landfill plays a factor. Recycling is one solution to avoid creating more giant time capsules of trash, but you can also take these rates into consideration prior to purchasing products such as bottled water and canned beverages that come in one container.

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, is the largest animal rights organization in the world. It is known for being extreme in its fight to end animal “suffering.” “PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade and in the entertainment industry,” according to the PETA website. PETA is known for its “I’d rather go naked than wear fur” campaign, which features naked celebrities refusing to wear fur, and for its protests against fast food chains, but members of PETA aren’t all extreme all the time. Vince Siciliano, sophomore philosophy major, is a member of PETA and has been vegan for

two years. Siciliano joined PETA earlier in the school year after “petitioning for more vegetarian and vegan food options” on campus and working with PETA’s youth outreach. “It started out with becoming vegan and meeting lots of others with the same philosophy,” Siciliano said. “I wanted to take what I practice on a daily basis and promote it.” PETA is an “organization for total animal liberation,” Siciliano said. They fight for animals to have “basically complete freedom,” and promote animal “equality through fundamental rights.” PETA uses celebrity spokespersons, flyers, letters, and protests to create awareness for their cause. PETA “can be extreme at times,” Siciliano said. He said this is because PETA “only has so much money and needs to make a dollar go as far as possible.” “It is so easy for mainstream media to make fun of PETA,” Siciliano said. For people with negative views of PETA, he suggests to “look at

the mainstream and try to understand the meaning behind it.” Siciliano said being a member of PETA is “not very hard because it’s things I do anyway.” For Siciliano, this includes being vegan, not wearing clothing made from animal products and not using animal-tested products. Siciliano says living within PETA’s standards becomes “secondhand knowledge.” He will be joining PETA as an “activist” this summer to help PETA raise awareness through protests, e-mailing, leafleting and visiting local schools. “It started with wishful thinking for a more peaceful future free from suffering,” Siciliano said. He said people should “use our power to show respect and compassion.” Contact features correspondent Margaret Thompson at mthomp49@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

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Vince Siciliano, sophomore philosophy major, is an active member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. He is planning to follow the Warped Tour this summer to protest the unethical treatment of animals.

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The last call for trash Late-night team takes care of empty bottles

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Ever wonder what a bar does with all the empty beer bottles and cans at the end of the night? You’d like to think that they are recycled to keep our planet green — sadly, that’s not always the case. Many bars can only do what their waste removal service provider offers. But if you frequent Ray’s Place, Water Street Tavern, The Loft, The Zephyr or 157 Lounge, don’t worry — they have James Floyd. Floyd is not a part of Solid Waste Management, which collects trash for other businesses downtown, but a local man with his own company that is hired by word of mouth, or in the case of 157 Lounge, flagging down while collecting other’s trash. Floyd and his team collect the trash from the five bars and recycle the bottles, cans and cardboard. Floyd inherited his trash removal service from his father and has been gathering and recycling for 40 years. “I’ve been here almost 32 years and he was doing it before I got here, so I’ve stuck with him all this time,” said Charlie Thomas, owner of Ray’s Place. The bars separate bottles, cans and cardboard from the trash to make it easier for Floyd and his team to collect the bags every morning. Floyd then drives the bottles and cardboard out to the Portage County Recycling

Plant on Mogadore Road. He thinks it’s important to recycle because “the landfill will fill up if we don’t.” Thomas said that at Ray’s Place, “on a weekly basis, bottles and cans for instance, we probably go through two or three thousand.” Gathering this many recycling products to take to a plant would be no big deal for any large company, but Floyd and his team travel in one white van with red and blue stripes on the side. After busier nights like Halloween, it can take Floyd and his team multiple trips to collect all of the trash and recycling. “We got to bust ass and do twice the job,” Floyd said. “It can’t stay down there, so one way or another we’ve got to get it out. That’s part of the job.” Thompson, along with Brian Perek, owner of 157 Lounge, and Mike Beder, owner of Water Street Tavern, are all pleased with Floyd and his team’s work. “He does a really great job,” Perek said. “The trash is gone every day.” So, if you happen to be downtown one morning and catch a glimpse of Floyd and his team in their van, tell him thanks. Thank you Floyd for recycling our bottles from our night of bad decisions and good times so they can go on to become something better in this world than just trash. Contact assistant features editor Pamela Crimbchin at pcrimbch@kent.edu.

Save some green while going green n Electronic devices still use electricity when they are plugged in. Televisions actually use power when they are switched off. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, you could reduce your monthly electricity bill by unplugging. n Stop buying plastic water bottles and invest in a reusable water bottle. Kent State recently installed a water bottle refilling station in the Student Center to make it even easier to go green. You could save $10.50 a week by not buying plastic water bottles. n Ride your bike. Using your bicycle instead of your car will save you about $25 a week and help cut down on pollution. If you have to travel far distances, take advantage of the student-rate PARTA offers to Cleveland and Akron. n Second-hand clothes have less impact on the environment and are usually a lot cheaper. Head down to Goodwill or your favorite vintage shop and see what you can find.

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Earth Day display promotes conservation Club plans series of presentations Kathryn McGonagle Daily Kent Stater

One hundred gravestones lining the Esplanade today will turn Kent State into a cemetery for extinct animals the Earth will never see again. “Earth Day isn’t once a year, it’s all year long,” said Christa Hansen, Zoology-Conservation Club president and senior zoology major, about their first campuswide event. “We want people to be more aware of what you’re doing to harm your environment.” The Zoology-Conservation Club decided to erect the gravestones, with funding from Undergraduate Student Government, for Earth Day in recognition of the animals that have been wiped out because of human interference. “Living things have an inherent worth to them,” said senior zoology major Matt Eggert, the animal committee head, which is part of the Zoology-Conservation Club. “In environmental ethics, you take care of the environment because it affects everybody.” In hopes Kent State students will be spurred to action, Hansen

said the club has planned a series of lectures by Kent State professors and a Toledo zookeeper and a presentation by students from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Student Center. The topics range from conservation to extinction and global warming. Oscar Rocha, associate professor of biological sciences, will be lecturing on the dwindling number of species that exist, also called the biodiversity crisis, and he hopes students who aren’t majoring in biology will attend and learn about how their actions have global repercussions. Coming from Costa Rica, he said there is a sense of pride in conservation and biological diversity in his native country, but he doesn’t believe that same dedication to nature exists on Kent State’s campus. “I feel that most people think that biological diversity that is something that is not going to affect us in any way,” Rocha said. “I’m going to try to bring some ideas to convince them that that may not be the case. We are all together in the same boat, and when the water starts getting in the boat, we’re all going to sink.” He said all students could benefit from the lectures, even if they believe creatures like amphibians or spiders are too insignificant to

impact people’s everyday lives. Ecologic systems and biodiversity all contribute to many things we take for granted, he said, like filtering water, protecting groundwater and aiding in the pollination of crops. “We only now know like a tenth or so of the known species of animals,” Eggert said. “A lot of them are going extinct before we even discover them.” Eggert said he doesn’t want people to be depressed by this or think that the animals are already dead and there’s nothing anyone can do. He said people can make several lifestyle choices that will save animals’ lives, the environment and ultimately humans. “With global processes going on,” Rocha said, “our quality of life is going to be threatened in the next 80 years if we don’t do anything about it, our food production is going to go down, our water quality and the amount of water available is going to change, and if we don’t do something soon, we might be following the same path that other species are already experiencing. But the difference is that we are aware of what we are doing to other species.” Senior biology major Steven Robbins, also a member of the Zoology-Conservation Club, said people can do simple, everyday

things to stop this trend. Paying attention to what items can be recycled and recycling them is a major step, he said, that everyone can take. Palm oil, which is contained in many products like chips, cosmetics and soaps, is a large contributor to deforestation of the rainforest. Eliminating palm oil from personal consumption can make a major impact, he said. Eggert, who stopped eating Cheez-Its when he realized there was palm oil in them, was able to find a recipe for his favorite snack that didn’t contain the harmful ingredient. Little things like that, he said, can help save the planet. “Hopefully after (students) graduate, we have a generation of people that don’t make the bad decisions our parents, grandp are nts a n d greatgrandparents made,” Eggert said. “Hopefully people are changing their habits.” Contact the College of Arts and Sciences reporter Kathryn McGonagle at kmcgonag@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

Good for nature and good for you A breakdown of what organic really means Cassandra Adams

Daily Kent Stater Farming season has begun in many communities across Ohio, and the first day of the Haymakers Farmers’ Market is on the horizon. Both commercial farmers and those who take part in farmer’s markets are at the crux of a rising trend — organic foods. What is the real difference between the $1.59 head of lettuce and the one that costs $3.79? It’s all about how it’s made.

What’s the difference? In simple terms, organic is defined as a substance of animal or vegetable origin. While conventional farmers use pesticides and herbicides that cause damage to the earth, organic farming use several different methods that differ. These include using natural fertilizer, insects to get rid of pests, rotating crops, and giving animals organic feed and more humane conditions. “My perspective and why I only distribute organic products is because the consistent use of pesticide is ruining the land,” said Jeff Ingram, produce and bulk buyer for Kent Natural Foods Co-op. Ingram said the second reason for his all-organic usage is the sickness created from the residual pesticides that end up in the food — and in your body. These chemicals result in a lower immune system and make it easier to contract diseases, he said. And the evidence isn’t buried. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council Web site, every year farmers and locals close to conventional farms “suffer from poisonings and serious health

effects from pesticide spraying.”

A grain of history

Agriculture for most of human history has been organic. It changed in the 20th century. “When they started building more farms 50 years ago, the smaller, family owned farms went larger and had to spray with chemicals, creating a larger volume of pesticides and herbicides, less farmers and bigger farms,” Ingram said.

Cost

When all routes fail, follow the money. The biggest criticism organic food gets is its price compared to non-organic foods. Several factors as to why organic tends to be more expensive include the higher price for organic animal feed, more labor intensive farming, more expensive shipping for bulkier compost and animal manure. Also, the crop yield, the amount of plant crop harvested per unit in an amount of time, is often lower compared to conventional farming. Conventional farming uses every acre of farmland while organic farmers rotate their crops often enough to keep the soil healthy.

Your body, your life, your decision

Essentially, being educated is the first step to a more aware lifestyle, contributing to a more environmentally friendly change and making the decision of what to do with your body and life.

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An omnivore’s vegetarian journey I hate hamburgers. I hate the way they taste, I hate the way they smell, I hate the way people look when eating them and I hate the way people judge me for not liking them. Not wanting to sink my teeth into an 800-calorie Big Mac doesn’t mean I don’t eat meat, though. I usually eat some sort of chicken almost every day and I have never been known to turn down a ballpark hot dog. But I do have a few good friends that are vegetarians. I used to enjoy teasing my herbivore friends at restaurants while stuffing my face with barbecue wings or ribs. I never really thought anything of it; I figured it’s their choice not to eat meat so they can just deal with it. In February, I decided to try being a vegetarian for a month. Being a journalism major had taken its toll on my body — I was always tired, I felt unhealthy, I ate unhealthy, I drank with all the other journalists on the weekends (our profession requires it) — and I was looking for a way to improve my lifestyle. Why not vegetarianism? I kept a personal blog of some of my feelings during the 30 days, so here are some entries:

Feb. 28 Well, I haven’t eaten meat for around a week now, probably the

Cody Francis first time since I was an infant. I was at a comedy show in the Student Center Friday night and I hadn’t eaten all day, so I walked around and tried to find something, but all I could find was a bottle of milk from Einstein’s. I could literally find nothing vegetarian-friendly at that time of day. It was frustrating, but I never really thought of eating meat.

March 7 It’s good to be home to a fridge full of food I’m allowed to eat! I was at Central Michigan over the weekend covering the MAC wrestling tournament and I honestly almost broke. Here was the media spread on Saturday: KFC in the morning, BW3’s at lunch and Jimmy John’s turkey and ham subs and more BW3 for dinner. In the morning, I could deal. I ate an apple. But lunch was a different story. BW3’s wings might be my favorite things to eat, and there they were — for free! Instead, I

ate some chips and salsa. OK, an entire BW3 order of chips and salsa. When I walked back in the media room for dinner and saw Jimmy John’s, I figured I was in for a treat with some sort of vegetarian option. Nope. I ate an orange and a bag of chips. Although it may have been the toughest day so far and I don’t see any day tougher, I’m proud of myself. I was even by myself in the media room and I could have had a wing without anyone knowing, but I held out. I think it was worth it, because Saturday could have been one of the unhealthiest (but enjoyable) days of my life.

March 19 Two days left. It’s funny, but I’ve actually grown accustomed to this lifestyle — kind of. I still crave BW3’s, but I feel pretty good. I’ve only eaten out a few times in the past month and I’ve lost eight pounds. I don’t know, maybe I’ll keep this going for more than a month…

Today …I didn’t. On March 21, I went to BW3 and got 12 boneless parmesan garlic wings. It felt like a good decision at the time, but I was a bit sick from not eating meat for 30 days.

Overall, though, the experience was not only healthy — I did lose eight pounds — but it was eye opening. I realized the hassle vegetarians have to go through to live their lifestyle. With the food spread at the wrestling tournament, I realized how ignorant people are to assume everyone eats meat. I have a newfound respect for vegetarians. Not that I think people should all do what I did, but people really should reassess their eating habits. Instead of a junior bacon cheeseburger two or three times a week because it’s convenient, why not just once a week? I found out that planning out an eating schedule helps me eat healthier. If I know what I’m eating and when, I’m less likely to break down and grab a burrito. So next time, before you bite down into that bacon and cheese sandwich with fried chicken for buns, think about what you’re about to eat and what you look like eating it. Cody Francis is a senior newspaper journalism major and sports editor for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at cfranci1@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com

Tips from a seasoned vegetarian Types of Vegetarians Lacto-ovo vegetarian Eats both dairy products and eggs. This is the most common type of vegetarian diet.

Lacto vegetarian Eats dairy products but not eggs.

Vegan Does not eat dairy products, eggs, or any other animal product.

Helpful tips for beginners Always read labels Some foods can contain animal fats or gelatin which is made from animal bones, fat or tendons.

Ask questions When eating out, make sure to ask for a vegetarian menu. If not, don’t be afraid to make substitutions.

Be picky At restaurants or at dinner with friends, check cooking surfaces and utensils to make sure nothing is getting mixed in with your meat-free meal.

Get your nutrients It’s easy at first to be wary of trying meat substitutes, but there are still ways to get your vitamins. Make sure your diet is balanced by adding in nuts and beans for protein and fiber.

Don’t give in Others may question and tease you for your choices. At

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first, you may even be pressured to go back to your unhealthy eating style, but once you show how much you are committed, you will be taken seriously.

Try something new

Buy some vegetarian cookbooks, check out a local natural foods store or farmer’s market or buy meatless products at almost any grocery store.

The vegetarian kitchen Cupboard •fresh fruits and vegetables •vegetable oil •olive oil •peanut butter •canned beans and pulses •canned soups •Dried pasta •Rice •Dried herbs and spices

Fridge •Free-range eggs •Milk •Vegetarian cheese •Butter or margarine •Natural yogurt •Tofu •Tortilla wraps •Ready rolled pastry

Freezer

•Frozen meatless products such as veggie burgers and soy crumbles •Pizza sauce and ready-made crust •A variety of frozen vegetables •Ready-made meals — Melissa Dilley