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THE CENTENNIAL SERIES
LOOKING BACK
YEARS
1940
The first McDonald’s opens in Pasadena, California.
1941
May 1 | Cheerios is first produced as CheeriOats by General Mills
1942
The Manhattan Project is developed to aid the United States in its effort to design and build an atomic bomb.
1943
To prevent inflation, President Franklin D. Roosevelt freezes prices, salaries and wages.
1944
Congress passes the GI Bill of Rights, providing benefits for armed-service veterans.
1945
The U.S. drops atomic bombs “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” in Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan on August 6 and 9, respectively.
1946
Nov 12 | The first drive-up bank teller windows are opened at the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, Illinois.
1947
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is formed.
1948
George A. Gamow introduces the “Big Bang” theory to explain the creation of the universe.
1949 Color TV is introduced to mainstream American society.
1950
Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz is first released.
Credit: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life in America Vol. 3 Francis Sicius and Randall Miller
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A bombing and a revolution
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he Sept. 11 attacks stirred something in Josh Collins, then a criminal justice major. “I don’t know what stopped me from enlisting instantly,” he said. “Maybe a little bit of fear.” But three years later, when Collins was a senior, he joined the Army. “I really felt like I had to do my part as an American,” he said. “It was something I was proud to do. I was excited to do it. I wanted to go over and serve.” Such was the sentiment of thousands of students across the nation on Dec. 7, 1941, with the attack on Pearl Harbor. “I remember when the news came that they had attacked the fleet,” Phillip Shriver, author of the Kent State history book called “The Years of Youth,” who was a student at Yale University at the time. “The attitude had changed 180 degrees on campus.” Students went from viewing the war as a foreign concern to feeling they had to defend themselves. “The line from recruiting station on Monday after Peal Harbor was more than a block long of students volunteering to go into the military service,” he said. While the war would mean economic prosperity for the country as it rallied in war production efforts, it would be disastrous for Kent State. “Enrollment was at 2,700 before the war,” Shriver said. “That figure dropped to 600 during the war.” “For the most part college and university attendance went down significantly,” said history professor Bradley Keefer. “The war effort required both men and women power.” Extension classes, which were still being held at the time, suffered more. “Many of them virtually dried up,” Keefer said. “They didn’t disappear, but they were cut back to the point where they were at the bare minimum, bare bones.” If the university escaped a fate as an insane asylum during the Great Depression by the skin of its teeth, it was by an even smaller margin that it escaped a worse fate during World War II. The devastating dive in enrollment made employing faculty and staff difficult. The same
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
KSU war participants: 5,000 KSU spring of 1941 wartime enrollment: 696 US men in war: 16,112,566 US battle deaths: 291,557 US wounded: 670,846
Most popular boy’s names 1940: James, Robert, John Most popular girl’s names 1940: Mary, Barbara, Patricia Credit: Phillip Shriver, The Years of Youth and infoplease.com
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Junior guard Jamilah Humes drives past an Akron defender during the second half of last night’s game in the M.A.C. Center. Humes had 31 points on the night. The Flashes won 67 to 64.
Women’s team flips Zips Lance Lysowski
Daily Kent Stater Before last night’s game, the Kent State women’s basketball team held a firm 33-3 record against Akron in Kent State coach Bob Lindsay’s 20-year tenure. Lindsay and the Flashes continued their success over the rival, defeating the Zips 67-64. Akron led 31-28 at the half, but Kent State (18-8, 11-3 MidAmerican Conference) built a 38-36 lead with 15:39 remaining in the game before the Flashes put together a 12-4 run. A fadeaway jumper by junior guard Jamilah Humes capped the run, and accounted for two of her
Daily Kent Stater Tonight and tomorrow, students can get “down, down, down, down, down” to Jay Sean and the rest of the artists and comedians coming to Kent for Cabin Fever weekend. Cabin Fever Weekend starts tonight with Jay Sean and DJ Scrilla performing in the M.A.C. Center. Tickets are $10 for Kent students, and general admission tickets are available through Ticketmaster. One dollar of each ticket
sold will go to UNICEF. Scott Sherwood, executive director for USG, said this is part of their “ten on ten on ten” campaign, a collective collaboration on campus where the goal is to make $10,000 in 10 weeks in 2010. “It’ll be a good show and contribute to relief efforts,” Sherwood said. Freshman exploratory major Angelia Teseo said she is excited because she has never seen a famous rapper perform, and it will be nice to get out with her friends. “I can’t wait to see Jay Sean per-
See WOMEN’S, Page A6
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An unidentified coed stands in front of a Military Restricted Area sign. “The 336th College Training Detachment (Aircrew) came to Kent from Miami, Florida, in March 1943 to take advantage of Kent’s experience in training civilian pilots.” Photograph appears on Page 101 of the 1944 Chestnut Burr and on Page 73 of “A Book of Memories”. men in uniform who had rushed to the defense of the country after Pearl Harbor would come to rescue the university. “It appears to me that the Army was seeking sites on university and college campuses on which Army air cadets could engage in military training, but also take coursework in the classroom,” said Cara Gilgenbach, head of Special Collections. “KSU seems to have applied to be considered as one such site and in March 1943 was informed
that it had been selected as an army air cadet training site.” The KSU Annual Catalog, dated 1943-1944, said the university’s dorms and classrooms were found in excellent condition for the training of aircrew trainees. The recent development of an aerospace program on campus and the newly acquired Stow airport put Kent State over the top. See REVOLUTION, Page A6
Flashes topple Falcons Cody Erbacher
Daily Kent Stater The Kent State men’s basketball team pulled out its third straight comeback victory yesterday, defeating Bowling Green 75-69. The win secures a first-round bye for the Flashes in the Mid-American Conference tournament. “We showed some heart tonight,” Kent State coach Geno Ford said. “I thought in the first half, guys were into themselves and that’s all we talked about at halftime. We didn’t make any strategic adjustments (in the second half).”
Kent State ‘down’ with entertainment this weekend Michelle Bair
31 points on the night. Humes said the success came with the pace of the game, and she looked to challenge her opponent on every possession. “I guess it was just one of those nights,” Humes said. “Everything just flowed right, and I wanted to challenge their smaller defenders.” With just over a minute to play, Akron (15-12, 9-5 MAC) narrowed the deficit to five and looked to cut it to three, but senior forward Yoshica Spears grabbed a rebound on a Zips’ missed lay-in.
form,” Teseo said. “It will be the highlight of my month.” Tomorrow night, comedians John Caparulo, Chad Zumock and Mike Polk will perform stand-up free for Kent State students, and $10 for the general public. Caparulo has been on the TV show “Chelsea Lately.” Polk, 32, said that he has never met Caparulo, but he thinks he is hilarious. He said that he and Zumock hung out at Kent State together and remain friends. Polk graduated from Kent State in 2001 with a communications and
psychology degree. “I have a full time job writing ads for a series of Web sites,” said Polk. “Comedy is something that I do for fun.” Polk said he spends a lot of time with ladies, “kissing them on their mouths and what-not.” He said that he is also in a motivational rock band called Falconheart, which takes up a lot of time. “I’m not excited about this Friday,” said Polk. “But that’s not a knock on Kent. I don’t get excited about much of anything. I’m kind
of dead inside. I would say that they should probably anticipate me getting uncomfortably intoxicated, like to the point where they sort of pity me, and then they can expect me to try to convince them to let me sleep in their dorm rooms. That’s sort of a little tradition of mine.” Contact on-campus entertainment reporter Michelle Bair at mbair1@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
The beginning of the second half gave the few Kent State fans in Anderson Arena a feeling of displeasure as the Flashes (21-8, 11-3 MAC) trailed the Falcons (14-13, 6-8 MAC) by 12 points. But the Flashes, who have looked like a seasoned comeback team in the team’s previous two games, refused to go away. It took the Flashes nearly half of the game’s second half until they dipped into the Falcons’ double-digit lead, and it wouldn’t take much longer for the momentum to favor Kent State. See MEN’S, Page A6
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Standardized test measures critical thinking Students who take exam receive gift card Suzi Starheim
Daily Kent Stater Just when students thought they were finished with standardized testing after high school, Kent State decided to administer the Collegiate Learning Assessment — a standardized exam measuring students’ critical thinking skills. This exam is administered to freshmen and seniors to see how capable students are of problem-solving skills in daily life when entering college and when leaving college. “What we liked about the CLA was that it’s what we might call authentic assessment,” said associate provost Stephane Booth. “It’s not just fill in the blank or multiple choice. The student is given a problem to solve, they are given sets of materials to work with and then they have to write what their solution is, or could be, to the problem.” The CLA is a two-hour exam taken on a computer. The exam gives students written resources to look at and open-ended prompts to solve their way through. Students who participate are given a $25 gift card for the University Bookstore. A proctor is always present during the exam. Jacob Roope, a teaching fellow in the exploratory advising center, is one of the proctors for the CLA. Roope said overall this exam is much more qualitative than the ACT or SAT. “You don’t need a calculator. All
they need to do is come,” Roope said. “You can’t study for it. It’s about the skills you already have.” It is part of Kent State’s fouryear pilot with the Voluntary System of Accountability, Booth said. The VSA is a movement by public four-year universities to provide basic information on the undergraduate experience through online reports.
past, but with today’s cost of higher education, people want to know if their schooling has paid off . Students taking the exam will receive their scores during the summer and will be able to compare them with other students across the country on the VSA Web site.
Getting enough test takers
Amanda Thomas, graduate assistant in the provost’s office, also played a large role in getting the CLA to Kent State. Thomas found proctors, set up the student registration forms and made sure to get communications out to students. Thomas said a big accomplishment for the program would be to have more students participating. “I see it as a way of giving back and helping Kent State in figuring out what we did right, what we did wrong and where we can improve,” Thomas said. Thomas said she would have wanted to take an assessment like this when she was a business major at Kent State. “As a former business management major, I would be curious where I stand against peers across the nation,” she said. “Business is very competitive.” Students can register for the exam at the CLA registration Web site: https://app-dev.us.kent.edu/ test-web/default.aspx.
Freshmen were tested from September through October to get a baseline of critical thinking skills of new students, said Gary Padak, dean of undergraduate studies. “We tried to entice up to 200 students and had to send out information to approximately 700 students to get that number,” Padak said. A total of 139 freshmen took the CLA. Seniors began taking the test Feb. 23 and will continue through March 24. Roope said he also remembers how difficult it was to entice freshmen last fall. The process included advertising by e-mail, going into first-year experience classes and distributing handouts to professors. “A lot of (professors) worked in that if the whole class goes they get extra credit or a pizza party,” he added. Padak said a big part of using this exam at Kent Sate is recent “pressure being put on higher education institutions by legislatures to demonstrate that they can produce results, and this is the way of showing those results.” He said no one ever used to measure this information in the
Getting more students involved
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Goals of the CLA: 1. To see how good students’ problem-solving abilities are when faced with real-life situations. 2. To find out what is needed for us to improve students’ problem-solving skills if they are weak. 3. To make sure every student graduating from Kent State has problem-solving skills for the professional world. Source: Associate Provost Stephane Booth
What is the Voluntary System of Accountability? The VSA is a voluntary initiative developed by the higher education community to: 1. Provide a useful tool for students during the college search process. 2. Assemble information that is transparent, comparable and understandable. 3. Demonstrate accountability and management to the public. 4. Measure educational outcomes to identify and enhance effective educational practices. Source: Voluntary System of Accountability Program
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KSU alumnus to open tonight’s concert Nicole Stempak
Daily Kent Stater As a Kent State freshman, Chris Harris thought the athletic atmosphere needed a spark. “It was more of a thing about school spirit,” he said. “I was just going to the game, enjoying myself, but feeling like something was missing.” Harris asked himself what he could do, what could he bring to the table. “I started out creating songs for the football and volleyball teams just as a way to show my love and respect for what all those teams did,” he said. Today, Harris is known as DJ $crilla and the Kent State alumnus is the opening act for the Jay Sean concert tonight at the M.A.C. Center. The Cleveland Heights native won an award for best album “Me, Myself and I” at the Ohio Hip Hop Awards in September. The album has current hits “So Digital” and “What It Is Tho.” He was the first rapper to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. To show his appreciation for Kent State at tonight’s concert, he will debut a song written especially for the university titled “I Am KSU.” Harris wrote the song based on his own experiences while a student. He is a 2006 electronic media production alumnus. ‘“I Am KSU’ is something I created about a pure love and affection towards Kent State University, the people there, the students, the buildings — everything,” Harris said. “I created something fun and energetic. I just needed to bring it back.”
Soon after Harris crafted his football and volleyball songs, other Kent State teams — including men’s basketball, soccer, softball and gymnastics — started asking for their own personalized songs. Harris continued performing for the athletic teams and at local venues like The Robin Hood and the Rathskeller. He also performed at Midnight Madness and during halftime of the ESPN BracketBuster game. Harris said he catalogued his songs on his Web site. That and word-of-mouth soon landed him other jobs. Universities across the country asked Harris to write songs for their athletic programs after he graduated. Harris has created songs for the University of Southern California, Arizona State University and University of Maryland. He also wrote a personal recruitment song for Les Miles of LSU right after the 2008 National Championship Game. “Some of the other schools saw what I was doing for Kent State University and thought this would be great for (them),” he said. “Kent State, by allowing me to perform at a BracketBuster halftime, really opened me to other opportunities and experiences. I wouldn’t be where I am today without Kent State.” Harris still writes songs for other colleges and universities. He said he does a lot of research to write a song. “Being from Kent State, I know Kent State like the back of my hand,” he said. “I highlight a lot of the good things of the university.
Q: Did you live on campus? A: I lived in Munzenmayer Hall and Tri-Towers. I moved off campus after that. Q: What was your favorite class? A: Intro to Sociology. Just coming in as a freshman, you’re taking these LERs. It just gave me a different perspective on issues in the world. A close second was the History of Jazz, an upper-division course. I learned so much about jazz and everything that goes into the composition. It really helped me learn about what makes jazz music, the improvisation. That was something I didn’t know about before. It has helped me when I’m recording in the studio or jamming with my friends; I can take different elements that I learned. I have a greater appreciation for music as a whole.
The blotter is a record of charges filed by the police. The listings do not represent convictions or reflect guilt. It is the Daily Kent Stater’s policy to publish on-campus and off campus arrests, charges and incidents of interest to the public.
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FRIDAY n Brandon L. Meyers, 28, of Irving, Texas, was charged with public intoxication at the 400 block of South Water Street. n Scott E. Zack, 35, or Ravenna was charged with drunken driving at the 300 block of West Main Street. n Natalie E. Walker, 19, of Dover was charged with underage drinking at the intersection of East Main Street and Midway Drive. n Lamont Holland, 18, of Cheltenham, Md., was charged with driving under suspension at the intersection of East Main Street and Midway Drive. SUNDAY n Richard A. Stonerock, 21, of Barberton was charged with drunken driving at West Main Street along the city limits. n James E. Starks, 23, of Toledo was charged with drunken driving at the 600 block of East Main Street. n Tearle L. Pierce, 20, of Kent was charged with underage drinking at the 600 block of East Main Street. n Andrew R. Martin, 20, of Brook Park was charged with underage drinking at the 100 block of South Water Street. n Kassandra J. Smith, 28, of Streetsboro
DJ $CRILLA When I’m creating a song, I’m out there in the field. I’m talking to people about what makes your school unique and use word play to use what they say in a positive energy.”
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A question and answer session with DJ $crilla Q: How long has it been since you’ve been back at Kent State? A: This is my first time in a couple years. I haven’t had a chance to come back for Homecoming or Halloween due to shows and traveling. I’m pretty excited.
POLICE BLOTTER
Q: Where is your favorite spot on campus? A: The Rathskeller. It’s the kind of spot that you would find me hanging out. I just remember the pizza. There’s a picture of it in my head. I just thought it was a really nice atmosphere in the basement of the Student Center. Also the Music and Speech Center building, considering my major, and Franklin Hall before the remodel, when it was old and cold. You were going to class with a winter jacket on. I definitely remember that as well. Q: What’s a memorable moment you remember at Kent State? A: Overall, it’s hard to pinpoint one memory at Kent State. I remember when the Sept. 11 attacks happened. I remember waking up in my dorm in Munzenmayer. We were still relatively new, still feeling each other out. I remember everyone just coming together and being there for one another in such a tragic time. It just really hit home. We were a hallway of complete strangers, but we were all together as one. Q: Is there any place special you plan to visit while in Kent? A: After the concert, I’ll go downtown to the Water Street Tavern and maybe an after party if there is one. I’ll really enjoy my day in Kent.
was charged with public intoxication at the intersection of South Water and West Erie streets. n Charles E. Mills, 36, of Kent was charged with public intoxication at the 200 block of South Water Street. n Darren P. Horvath, 36, of Aurora was charged with public intoxication at the 200 block of South Water Street. MONDAY n Sharon B. Fisher, 70, of Kent was charged with theft and obstructing official business at the 400 block of Wolcott Avenue. TUESDAY n Christy M. Reinhart, 29, of Ravenna was charged with driving under suspension and possession of drugs at the 1500 block of South Water Street. n Jason D. Tomblin, 26, of Ravenna was charged with drunken driving and driving under suspension at the 200 block of Franklin Avenue. n Brent J. Fuller, 28, of Kent was charged with drunken driving and driving under suspension at the 800 block of North Mantua Street. WEDNESDAY n Jeffrey R. Jones, 40, of Brimfield was charged with public intoxication at the intersection of North Water and Brady street.
CAMPUS
TUESDAY n Theft was reported at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. n Disorderly conduct was reported at Koonce Hall. n Criminal damage was reported at the Music and Speech Center.
Plan to fire all its teachers roils poor Rhode Island city Ray Henry
The Associated Press CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — The blue-and-white banner exclaiming “anticipation” on the front of Central Falls High School seems like a cruel joke for an institution so chronically troubled that its leaders decided to fire every teacher by year’s end. No more than half those instructors would be hired back under a federal option that has enraged the state’s powerful teachers union, earned criticism from students, and brought praise from U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and some parents. T h e m a s s f i r i n g s w e re approved by the school district’s board of trustees Tuesday night after talks failed between Superintendent Frances Gallo and the local teachers union over implementing changes, including offering more tutoring and a longer school day. The teachers say they want more pay for the
additional work. “If it’s only an hour or two a week, I think teachers can afford to do that,” said Robert Rivera, 40, who worries about sending his 13-year-old daughter to the troubled high school next year. He dropped out of school as a teenager and works more than 60 hours a week as an appliance repairman. He’s determined his daughter will go to college, although he sometimes feels her teachers have a nonchalant attitude when he seeks help. “I just feel like maybe they’re not putting in the effort,” he said. The shake-up comes as Rhode Island’s new education commissioner, Deborah Gist, pushes the state to compete for millions of dollars in federal funding to reform the worst 5 percent of its schools, including in Central Falls. State law requires schools to warn teachers by March 1 if their jobs are in jeopardy for the following school year.
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SUMMARY: Earlier this week, it was announced that the May 4 Memorial at Kent State would be added to the National Register of Historic Places, showing the significance of the historic date.
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Significance of historic site was never a question
The site of the May 4 shootings at Kent State was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Tuesday. The site was deemed so significant that the Register ignored the requirement that the historic event had to happen at least 50 years ago. Now the site will be on the Register in time for the 40th anniversary of the event. In 2006, communications professor Carole Barbato, English professor Laura Davis, emeritus sociology professor Jerry Lewis and anthropology professor Mark Seeman wrote a proposal to get the site on the national list. They argued the significance of the shootings overwhelmed any age requirement. “America knows about this. The world knows about this,” Davis told the Daily Kent Stater. “This is a story that marks an important turning point in American history.” We agree, and apparently so did the National Park Service, which administers the Register. Before the announcement, Gov. Ted Strickland, Rep. Tim Ryan and the Kent State Board of Trustees endorsed the group’s efforts to nominate the site. What happened on our campus in 1970
shook the university, the state and the nation. When Ohio National Guardsmen killed four and wounded nine others, the whole world took notice. The rights of citizens to protest the policies of their own government, or even gather peacefully on public property, were being threatened in a way they had never been before. The event led to a major student strike at hundreds of universities and colleges and further weakened public support for the Vietnam War and the Nixon administration’s policies toward protestors. Recognizing how important the site was to American history is important, even if some would rather forget this brutal chapter. The lives of Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder deserve to be remembered. Alumni, professors, students and others gather every year on May 4 to memorialize those who were killed. But the addition of the 17.24 acre site reminds us that the event’s significance can not be expressed in one day. Any time you exercise freedom of speech, freedom of assembly or simply the freedom to
pursue life, liberty and happiness, remember those four individuals were denied that right. It’s almost impossible to determine what actually happened that day, but the basic fact is that four college students were killed by agents of their government seemingly at random. Remember that when you’re walking across campus the next sunny day. Hopefully the addition of this site to the National Register of Historic Places reminds that the event was not just the one fact everyone knows about our university. It should remind us that not so long ago, a tragedy occurred that affected thousands, maybe millions of people worldwide. It’s history, but it’s still alive. We’re living with results of the event still today. It’s hard to imagine a time when Kent State, and the nation itself, won’t still be reflecting on that tragic day. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Kent Stater editorial board whose members are listed to the left. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
DON WRIGHT’s VIEW
DID YOU KNOW? On Feb. 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocked the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. — History.com
We are all made of stars There’s a certain romance to “the college trip to Europe.” Armed with nothing more than a green hiking backpack filled with one change of clothing and a toothbrush, gallivanting around this fabled continent by rail in search of new experiences and to kill, or perhaps maim, familiarity. The romance is in the sensations — tasting new food (and drink!), smelling the freshly fertilized farmland, touching old Gothic cathedrals and being one with history, feeding pigeons pieces of baguettes out of your hand. And I did these things. I had the romance. But the feeling I got out of the experience, the lasting wisdom, is what will be with me forever. Back in Kent, I live at home in an effort to save money and stay connected with my family. The university is within walking distance; my father has been my professor twice. No doubt, walking around town, I will see many people I know. It is warm, it is intimate and it is familiar. I am thankful for it. But at some point, a boy looks beyond his horizons and begins to see gray shapes moving in the background, shapes he never noticed were there. At some point, he begins to reject his upbringing simply because his parents raised him a certain way. I went to Europe because I wished to live for me, to live for new experience and new sensation and just break out of familiarity, to move closer to distinguishing my “gray shape.” As part of my study abroad program, we were given twomonth train passes, which gave us free passage through 20-some countries all around the continent, from Portugal to the Czech Republic to Norway to Greece. Trains were the medium by which I experienced Europe. “Hush-hush,” breathed the train as it eased through crumbling Polish steel yards and sad gray train stations with high grass growing in between the tracks. “Hush-hush” went the train passing French vineyards abound with ripened grapes and with it the toothless men covered in red juice waving goodbye, goodbye. “Hush-hush” it said whisking through the Swiss mountain range, trundling through tiny mountain villages with tiny mountain people seemingly unaware (though this can’t be true) of the beautiful snow-capped peaks around them. “Hush-hush” through Spanish countryside wet with dew, “hush-
Christopher Hook hush” along quaint Belgian canal ways, and “hush-hush” along the Danube River where sunbathers soaked in the first rays of spring. I saw all these things through the dingy windows of train cars. What excited me and frightened me at the same time were how many people the train simply passed, as if their lives were just so insignificant. Loud families bunched together on train platforms waiting for the 12:24 p.m. to Eisenach, or the lone businessman contemplating morning meetings, or the blond-haired child who, escaping her snoozing mother, wanders the aisles and stares unabashedly at other riders. I asked to myself, “What are these people’s lives like? Who are they?” And maybe they were asking the same thing about me. My thirst to get out of my comfortable Midwest American life, this common and natural desire, was quenched by the unassailable observation that everyone lives in Small Town, USA, everyone lives in rural Poland, everyone lives in big city Berlin. Everyone lives everywhere. We are deeply intertwined in each other’s lives through our common humanities. Identifications like nationality, or race or religion are nothing compared to my broad realization. Me, the formerly sheltered kid that said, “Look at all of these random people. Aren’t we all just so random? Just so insignificant?” Yes, we are. But most importantly, we are also interconnected in this common thread. And through this, I found my peace with a lot of things. People they come together People they fall apart No one can stop us now Because we are all made of stars — from “We Are All Made of Stars,” by Moby Christopher Hook is a junior international relations and French major. Contact him at chook@kent.edu. React to this story and more at
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Country first Oh, beautiful America. How much do you give me? You give me everything I need and more. Because of you, I have an opportunity to pursue happiness. Because of you, I have an opportunity to become who I want to be. You give me an opportunity to go as far as I want. You even give me a right to change you for the better. You give my fellow citizens and me something other people won’t have in their lifetime: a chance. You, America, have given us a chance. But is there anything we, as citizens, can do to give back? The people who built America gave their hearts to develop this nation. We can contribute the same. There are so many different ways to give back; however, I believe giving your character is the most priceless gift you can give to America. All of us hold our own political beliefs, and it’s wonderful. But we all need to share common sense to help America to overcome difficulties. And this sense lies within our hearts. I often ask myself, “What makes a good citizen?” And I feel the content of our character is the most important and fundamental aspect of citizenry. There are just very few traits that will help America to become a better country. Yet they are so difficult to develop. Integrity: Where did integrity go? Nowadays people who have no empathy or love for others surround us. We live in a country full of selfishness, and most people will do harm to others to benefit themselves. We live in an “all about me generation.” What we fail to understand is that integrity is not simply about standing for your beliefs and ideals. It is also standing for principles that will benefit this country. You benefited from these values, now please make sure your children will, too. Honor: Honor this country. Stand up when
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Anastasia Spytsya the anthem is playing; take a moment to thank a soldier. Honoring America is like honoring your parents. They gave you life, but America decided for you how you’ll live your life: the way you want to. Not too many citizens of the world have such privilege. Honoring America is important because you show that you value a country you belong to and all the great people who made this country for you. By honoring America, you show your support for its fundamental principles and that you are proud for its accomplishments. Commitment: If you have your stuff unpacked in the U.S., you might as well want to unpack your mind. If you hate this country, I can recommend you move to Canada, where they don’t care about anything because no one cares for them. In America we lack unity, something that I often write about. If all of us commit to build America, it will unite us. Respect: We should respect fellow citizens to the best of our abilities. I get that you might hate Republicans or Democrats. But the lack of respect leads to a lot of hate, which creates more problems. We are facing so many disagreements today because we do not pay attention to what other people say and do — we’re too focused on making our point a priority. Loyalty: I would imagine that most of you have said the Pledge of Allegiance at some point in your lives, which means that you
promised to be loyal to your country. But what does it really mean to be loyal? Being loyal to your country does not mean to be loyal to its government or whoever is running this nation. Sometimes being loyal to your country requires being disloyal to the government. In 2010, we are seeing the exact form of government from what it’s supposed to be. And, if we pledged allegiance, it is our responsibility to keep our word. Being loyal to your country means doing everything it takes to make it better. Duty: It is our duty to be responsible about this country’s future. I hope that all of you support democracy as the most legitimate form of the government; therefore, you are responsible for maintaining the democratic process by voting. I see it an appeal to integrity. Your vote is a vote for democracy. People in the 21st Century lost the true meaning of citizenship. We take advantage of our rights yet ignore our responsibilities. The Declaration of Independence guarantees us three rights, “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.” However, we now don’t care about keeping our country safe, which “life” stands for; we have forgotten about the importance of freedom, which is represented by “liberty,” because we are that damn obsessed with the pursuit of happiness. “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” — President John F. Kennedy 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
Government should handle all student lending
Given a choice, would you use taxpayer money to subsidize banks, or to help students pay for college? It’s rare for a public policy question to be this big a no-brainer. But that’s the right way to describe the Obama administration’s proposal to save an estimated $80 billion over 10 years by making all student loans directly through the government rather than private lenders, and direct that money toward education programs. The House has passed legislation to eliminate the middleman — companies such as Sallie Mae — from the process, but the proposal is stalled in the Senate amid filibuster threats. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants to use the money for programs that help students get to college and succeed there, crucial steps for the country if U.S. companies are to compete globally long-term. The biggest of these programs is a $40 billion increase in Pell Grants, which would improve affordability for students now and reduce indebtedness later. The plan also includes $8 billion for early childhood education, an essential ingredient for success later in life, and more money for community colleges, low-interest Perkins loans
and college-tuition tax credits. In concept, the proposal isn’t that dramatic; the government already makes the majority of student loans. However, a very profitable slice currently goes through private companies that lend out federal money and collect fees and interest, even though taxpayers bear the risk of default. This piece of the market would be eliminated. Lenders, supported by some lawmakers from both parties, are arguing against the plan, trying to protect what Duncan calls their “free ride.” Perhaps sensing that public opinion isn’t on their side, they’ve suggested an alternative that would limit their profits but also save the government far less. One of the primary arguments against the bill is that it represents a government takeover. But this argument is purely political, not substantive, as the government provides virtually all the capital for student loans already. The industry also says the bill will cost jobs. Sallie Mae estimates it would be forced to lay off some 2,500 people, though it doesn’t account for positions that would be regained because the plan calls for private companies to service the loans. Regardless, saving these jobs
isn’t worth $80 billion. The lenders argue they can serve students better, and they’re at least partly right, which is why the government would still contract with them to service the loans. But during the economic collapse, many private lenders stopped offering loans altogether, forcing colleges to turn to the more reliable direct lending programs instead — hardly a shining example of excellent customer support. It’s one thing to lose your car loan when credit markets freeze up. It’s quite another to be unable to attend college. Student lending is too important to be left to market vagaries. This plan eliminates corporate welfare and funds key education programs without adding to the deficit. The Senate should pass it without delay so that colleges will have time to implement it in time for the next school year. The above editorial appeared was originally published Feb. 23 by the San Jose Mercury News. Content was made available by MCTCampus. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
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City enforces sidewalk snow removal code Nicole Stempak
Daily Kent Stater The city of Kent has stepped up its efforts on issuing citations for not clearing plowed snow from sidewalks.
By state law, the city can’t force a property owner to clear his sidewalk after a snowfall, but code enforcement officer Troy Loomis said if piled snow makes walking difficult for pedestrians, the owner has to
clear it or faces a fine. A property owner does not have to clear natural snowfall but must clean sidewalks if plowed snow covers the walkways. Loomis has issued 21 snow violations this year to area busi-
HOW THE ORDINANCE WORKS: Code enforcement officer Troy Loomis will issue the business or property owner a written warning that he is in violation. If the violation poses an immediate safety hazard, he will have 24 hours to clear the snow. If the violation doesn’t pose an immediate safety hazard and n
the owner can be directly contacted, he will have three days to clear the snow. n If the owner cannot be contacted directly and the snow poses an immediate safety hazard, the city will have a contractor remove the snow and bill the owner.
n If the violation doesn’t pose an immediate safety hazard, the notice will be sent by mail and the owner will have seven days to remove the snow. n If the owner hasn’t cleared the snow by the deadline, he is fined $100. If the snow is cleared within 24 hours of the citation, the fine can be cut in half.
ness and property owners. Two of the violators were fined. All properties have since taken care of their problems, he said. In January, Kent City Council gave Loomis the authority to issue citations and fine violators himself. Previously, violations had to be filed by the police and processed through the court system. “I guess you could say, whenever it’s observed, that’s when we take action,” Loomis said. “Even if the snow is still falling and someone has made a huge pile, we’re going to take action pretty much right away.” The city has also added a “Snow on Sidewalk” complaint form for residents on its Web
site. — http://www.mygovhelp. com/kentoh/_cs/RequestSelect. aspx?sSessionID= The form can be found on the Make A Request option under the Citizen Center tab. Complaints are automatically sent to Loomis for a follow-up. Sarah Rilling, associate professor and undergraduate studies coordinator for the English Department, lives between East Main Street and Crain Avenue and walks to campus every day. She said the commute can be difficult in the winter because businesses clear parking lots but pile snow along the perimeter, thereby reducing traffic visibility at the crosswalk. Often, side-
walks are not cleared. Ward 4 Councilman John Kuhar has seen the positive impact of Loomis’ efforts during the last snowstorm. “I’ve seen where he’s (Loomis) talking with business owners and then the next day you see where there’s a clear path,” Kuhar said. “That’s a good thing. That’s what we’re trying to accomplish.”
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The Greeks gear Long-term construction disrupts up to go green small-town business in Kent Heather Thomas
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In an effort to become more environmentally aware, members of the Greek community are working together to change individual habits as well as those in the house. “Going green is an important global initiative,” said Matt Cohen, a junior history major and president of Alpha Epsilon Pi. “It seems like a lot of the community outreach programs are to go green.” Cohen, a Greek life intern for the Center of Student Involvement, created Go Greek Go Green, an organization of Greek members encouraging Greek houses and individuals to be more efficient. “I’m hoping at the very least it gets individual members of the different houses thinking about ways they can reduce their own carbon footprint,” he said. “Our ultimate goal would be to push for green housing for Greeks in the future. Cohen said Go Greek Go Green is a complex project that involves four subcommittees. Members of each will be tasked with either producing “Green Baskets” that will be filled with “green” items and sent to all the Greek houses, connecting with Kent parks or forming a press team. One of the subcommittees is planning the organization’s main goal—to launch their “Green Week” events during Greek Week in April. The organization has been brainstorming ideas for “Green Week” events since early February, and is finalizing plans to attract chapters to join their efforts. “It seemed like a project that we could really get people interested and involved in,” he said. “I thought it would be a good idea to involve the community.” Cohen is working on coordinating with parking services to offer free parking to those who can prove they carpooled to a Greek
Week event. Although the project began last fall, representatives from sororities and fraternities did not participate actively until this semester. They are now encouraging their own houses to become environmentally efficient because of it. “(Going green) might save money for the house,” said Rachal Mann, a sophomore special education major. “It’s also important to me that the Greek community is trying to help the environment.” Mann, a member of Alpha Xi Delta, said she’s interested in helping the planet and saving resources, and she thought Go Greek Go Green would be a good way to get involved. She is working on the subcommittee making “Green Baskets,” and will be making a pamphlet about how Greek houses can go green. Cohen said Go Greek Go Green is important because the Greek community is often negatively portrayed, and both he and Mann said they hope this project will change students’ opinions for the better. “I think in part we have a greater responsibility to be the role models and leaders for the campus,” Cohen said. “Hopefully (the project) will make the campus see Greeks in a different light.” If Go Greek Go Green continued from year to year, Cohen said it would be tremendous. He said he wants the project to encourage both Greek and non-Greek individuals to be thinking consciously about the environment. “Hopefully the Green Week itself will generate its own buzz to keep it going,” Cohen said. “I hope individuals get sparked with an interest to go green, and take it up on their own and take it in their own direction.” Contact Greek Life reporter Heather Thomas at Hthoma3@kent.edu. React to this story and more at
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Daily Kent Stater Tim O’Neil is a victim of circumstance. He runs O’Neil’s, a drivethru located near the corner of Lake Street and Second Avenue, right next to the closedoff Lake Street bridge repair project. Since the road closed in January, O’Neil has seen his sales drop dramatically as those coming from Brady Lake into Kent are detoured to state Route 59. “As a small business owner, there’s only so much you can do to keep customers,” he said. “So when something like this happens for a long period of time, businesses can’t survive.” Ironically, O’Neil had firsthand experience with this when he took over the business 15 years ago. His father started the drive-thru in 1988 and ran it himself until that point. But in the mid 1990s, the city started making repairs to Lake Street, and that’s when he left the drive-thru business to his son. “It put him into such debt that he was forced to go find a job somewhere else,” O’Neil said. Now the problem has come full circle. O’Neil is struggling to keep his customers coming back because of the latest construction project on Lake Street. He’s tried a Facebook fan page, putting up signs and selling O’Neil’s T-shirts. “You have to be willing to do everything to serve the customer’s needs. Nowadays that’s what it takes,” he said. “Hopefully you survive. Hopefully you make it through, or if you’re like me, you don’t have a choice, you just have to do it, no matter what it costs and no
matter how it affects your life.” The Lake Street project has been shortened due to phone calls O’Neil made to the County Engineer’s office. Portage County Assistant Engineer Scott Miller said the county is willing to work with small businesses when they have problems, but ultimately these projects must get done. “We actually reduced the amount of time the bridge can be closed from 6 months to 5 months,” he said. So O’Neil had to shift the way he does business, often working from open to close and trying to find avenues for cost reduction in every aspect of his business from phone bills to snow plowing. O’Neil’s was already suffering from the poor economy. Many of its regular customers have lost their jobs in the past year. Also, there are more corporate gas stations coming into town, whose prices are impossible for a small business to compete with. On top of all of that, there are now two bridge projects that will divert traffic away from his business. It’s all begun to weigh very
heavily on O’Neil’s livelihood. “I run a good business, an honest, clean business,” he said. “I didn’t create this problem; it was a problem created for me. I have a hard time dealing with the fact I didn’t do anything wrong, yet my business is suffering tremendously,” he said. Sue Helming, owner of Digger’s Bar & Grille on North Mantua knows all too well about this struggle. She opened the restaurant more than 13 years ago in one of the busiest intersections in all of Portage County. Now, with the construction of the Crain bridge project starting, Helming is worried her business could be seriously affected. “I can tell with just the little bit of construction that they’ve done out here, I’d say my sales have practically dropped by half,” she said. Helming is worried about how accessible her business will be during construction. She has had problems recently with the city putting road closing signs around her business, even as the roads stay open.
“There were many days they were working and they’d have my driveway blocked off, and I’d have to go ask them to open it up for me,” she said. And with a project finish date of December, 2012, Helming will have a long road to recovery. “I wouldn’t be surprised if it closed me, to be honest,” she said. “I’m really concerned about it.” The Crain/Fairchild Bridge Project is budgeted at $23 million, with $3 million coming from federal stimulus money and the rest from public funding sources and project partners. The cost of the Brady Lake bridge repair is about $1.9 million with $1.125 coming from stimulus money, according to Miller. The project is expected to be completed by Memorial Day. The two projects are coordinated so that Crain will not close until Brady Lake reopens.
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REVOLUTION A bombing and a revolution
“Therefore, on April 1, five hundred uniformed men were brought to the campus to study physics, mathematics, English, history, and geography under the civilian university faculty in preparation for their flight training,” the catalog read. The 336th Training Detachment breathed new life into a crippled school. Its doors re m a i n e d o p e n d e s p i t e t h e almost 5,000 students, faculty and staff who had enrolled in the war effort. Meanwhile, William Hildebrand, author of “A Most Noble Enterprise: The story of Kent State University 1910-2010,” said the university had stopped most all student activities. “There was very little activity on campus from 1943 on,” he said. “It was a pretty desolate place.” Football, theater, fraternity and sorority activities ceased. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, students had arranged an annual Rowboat Regatta on the Cuyahoga and began the Sadie Hawkins Day and Dance tradition. Student life may have suffered, but Shriver said the war did much for the school’s reputation. The 336th Training Detachment had become a model for other universities in America, and Kent State found another way to help the war effort. Shriver writes that the university leased the top floor of McGilvrey Hall to the B.F. Goodrich Company for the development and research of synthetic rubber to aid in the shortage. “There, a group of Kent State From Page A1
WOMEN’S Women’s team flips Zips Akron sophomore center Kyle Baumgartner connected on a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession; pulling the Zips within two with 33 seconds left in regulation. Following an Akron timeout, the Flashes drained 11 seconds on the clock before Humes added two free throws to give Kent State a four-point lead with 22 seconds remaining. Humes said the coaches motivated the players to begin taking advantage of Akron’s defensive weakness. “Our coaches were really emphasizing the driving opportunities,” Humes said. “We wanted to exploit their slowness of foot on the defensive end. When they collapse we have to penetrate and pitch.” Baumgartner missed a 3-pointer with eight seconds left, but was fouled by Humes on the shot. After missing the first free throw, Baumgartner brought the Zips within two points by making her second and third attempts. Spears added a free throw to give
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students, most of them chemistry majors, assisted in experiments which led to the development of GRS-10 (Government Rubber, Styrene, Type 10),” he wrote. Amidst the all-encompassing effect of a world war, the university continued to deal with its own problems. James Engleman had retired after 10 years as president of the university, and a new man was in charge. “He finally decided to retire because he stood in the way of rebuilding,” Hildebrand said. “He was tired too.” Karl Leebrick was chosen to replace him. Leebrick had a background in liberal arts and the trustees were confident he could steer the school in its effort to transition from college to university. He did so, but at the expense of his relationship with the faculty. “He was prickly, he was suspicious, he was impatient,” Hildebrand said. “He was abrupt, and he was very rude in his behavior toward the education faculty.” But he had an energy that propelled the school forward. “He was an outstanding orator,” Shriver said. “He liked being on the stage and the focus of public attention.“ Hildebrand writes in his book that at a pep rally during his first fall semester he “surprised the students by leading cheers with the abandon of an undergraduate cheerleader.” Engleman had been a conservative man, a Republican in strong opposition to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his New Deal. So despite the fact that the school was growing and in need of new dormitories and classrooms, nothing was built during his presidency. the Flashes a 67-64 lead, and Akron freshman guard Taylor Ruper’s buzzer-beating attempt hit the rim and sealed a Kent State victory. Lindsay said the team’s play in the second half was impressive, but they failed to close out the opponent. “I wasn’t very happy at the half with the way we competed, and defended the ball,” Lindsay said. “We had a discussion with that at halftime, and I think we responded. We did a good job, especially in the first seven minutes.” The Zips held a firm nine-point lead on the Flashes with 7:05 left in the first half, but Humes led Kent State to a 13-2 run on a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left. Akron ended the half with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, but the Zips’ 12 turnovers turned into 12 Kent State points. “Obviously Humes had a great game and Spears had a great game,” Lindsay said. “They obviously carried us from an offensive perspective. “ The Flashes will tip off against MAC-leading Bowling Green at noon Saturday in Anderson Arena. Contact sports reporter Lance Lysowski at llysowsk@kent.edu
French film festival free to students Jennifer Shore
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Julie ‘Peggy’ Curry (front) and another coed greet Royal Air Force flyers in Kent for the Defense Day Festivals. Photograph appears on Page 174 of the 1942 Chestnut Burr and Page 73 of “A Book of Memories”. “He hated the New Deal, and he was a man of integrity,” Hildebrand said. “He wasn’t going to be trapped into applying to the New Deal for money.” Under Leebrick, and with federal and state money, the school added a new science building, which they named after John McGilvrey, new baseball and football fields, a dormitory named after Engleman and parking lots for the students who now regularly drove to campus. The new president rearranged From Page A1
MEN’S Flashes topple Falcons Senior guard Mike McKee hit a huge 3-pointer to give the Flashes a 48-47 lead. The shot was answered with a shot clock buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Bowling Green freshman guard James Erger, which was quickly followed by McKee’s third successful attempt from behind the arc, which gave Kent State a 51-50 lead. “I thought that he showed some senior maturity to jump up and have some courage to make some big shots for us,” Ford said. The Falcons would not be able to overcome that lead for the remainder of the game, but they would put pressure on the Flashes as they cut the lead down to four points with 23.3 seconds left in regulation. Senior guard Chris Singletary totaled 12 points and five assists on the night, but fouled out with 2:18 seconds left in regulation. Singletary was in foul trouble
the curriculum, the colleges and the faculty to fit the liberal arts mold. As Hildebrand writes, “He moved always boldly, if seldom tactfully, to reconfigure the basic structures, programs, and academic relationships of the school.” His era was called the “Leebrick Revolution.” Contact enterprise reporter Kristine Gill at kgill2@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com early, as he was whistled for his third personal foul in the first half. “It’s going to hurt us,” Ford said about Singletary’s foul trouble. “He should be player of year in the league if we continue to win. He’s certainly the one guy that you got to game plan the most against to guard.” Kent State struggled in the first half, as the Flashes trailed the Falcons after starting the game 4-0. After the Flashes started with buckets by junior guard Rodriquez Sherman then sophomore guard Justin Greene, Bowling Green went on a 10-0 run that troubled the Flashes for the rest of the half. Kent State followed up with four straight points, but Bowling Green answered by taking a 19-10 lead. From there, the Falcons bullied the Flashes to maintain a large lead until taking a 35-24 lead with under three minutes left in the half. In an attempt to edge closer to Bowling Green before halftime, Singletary hit a wide-open layup. But he followed up with his third foul of the game, which would limit his productivity for the remainder of regulation. Back-to-back scores in the paint by Bowling Green gave the
The third annual Tournées Festival is bringing films from across the ocean to splash Kent State students with something they are familiar with — movies. “The people in those movies are, in a sense, more like themselves, their friends or their families than the Hollywood figures we see,” said Françoise Massardier-Kenney, professor of French translation. The French film festival is a four-day event that will begin today and take place in Room 177 of the Michael Schwartz Center. The films are free and open to the public. With students in mind, cosponsors Kenney and history professor Rebecca Pulju picked five films from a list given to them by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. “There aren’t a lot of opportunities to see foreign films, or French films in particular, very close to campus or to Kent,” Pulju said. “We thought it would be a great chance for them to be introduced.” Kenney said she travels to France quite often and sees a lot of movies, and she picked ones with different genres that would interest students. She said these are different from Hollywood movies, which are made to attract the biggest name and audience possible to generate a large profit. In France and many other countries, grants are given to some filmmakers by the government. “They are able to worry less
about pleasing most people,” Kenney said. Aside from a personal interest in watching movies in other languages, Sarah Cook, freshman French translation major, watches them to gain a better understanding of the French language. Kenneth Bindas, professor and chair of the history department, said experts from the area are partnered with a film and will lead a discussion before and after the viewing. He said that the discussion leaders will lay down a contextual foundation for the people who are watching the film. Kenney said as students are watching, they can relate to the specific characters and what they go through, even though they are French movies with English subtitles. “I think sometimes students are intimidated by watching a film with subtitles or a film in a different language,” Pulju said. “We picked films that were very accessible and would be entertaining to American students so that they, perhaps, will find foreign film less intimidating. They’ll realize when you watch a film with subtitles, you very quickly get used to it, and it’s not intimidating or hard to follow.”
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Sophomore forward Justin Greene jumps for the rebound against two Bowling Green defenders. Greene had 26 points and six rebounds in the Flashes 75-69 victory. Falcons their biggest lead of 38-26 going into halftime Greene scored a game-high 26 points in the game, while adding six rebounds. Kent State returns to the M.A.C. Center on Saturday for the senior
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An awesome job! Spend your summer in a lakefront cabin in Maine. If you’re looking to spend your summer outdoors, have fun while you work, and make lifelong friends, then look no further. Camp Mataponi, a residential girls camp in Maine, has female/male summertime openings for Land Sports, Waterfront (small crafts, skiing, life guarding, WSI, boat drivers), Ropes Course, Tennis, H.B. Riding, Arts & Crafts, Theater, Cooking, Gymnastics, Dance, Videography, Group Leaders & more. Top salaries plus room/ board & travel provided. Call us today toll free at 1-561-748-3684 or apply online at www.campmataponi. com Office assistant needed. Kent area apartment community is looking for an office assistant. Full Time Summer help. General responsibilities include customer service, general office responsibility, phones/computer and some sales. The successful candidate will be organized, selfmotivated, outgoing and possess good communication skills. Fax resume to (330) 677-4651 attention Jeanette. A drug free work place. Mother’s helper needed, 10-15 hour/ week, Angela (330) 425-1615 A & W DRIVE-INS OPENING SOON Now accepting applications for all positions. Apply in person only. M-F between 1 and 5pm at the following locations: 1124 W Main St. Kent OH 769 E Main St. Ravenna OH
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EVENING POSITIONS Dependable people for our Monday - Friday 4pm-9pm positions. Flexible hours. Call 330-650-6011 for Joy. Campus Company Promotions Brimfield Curves looking for part Coordinator time worker for 3-8pm shift,to M-F, just Energetic students needed create 2 evenings/ 968-4966 buzz aboutweek. new (330) college student Web site. Contact: imo@collegiatenation.com Renew Psychological Services. P.C.C. or psychologist to provide counseling in a well-established, Christian, private group practice. Prime location- Hudson. Dr. McMorrow, (330) 655-2674 Brimfield Curves looking for part time worker for 3-8 pm shift, M-F, just 2 evenings/week. (330) 968-4966
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Found money in parking area of Circle K on Main Street in Kent across from Whitehall on Thursday, Feb.4, 2010 at approximately 8:30 am. If you can describe the number of bills, their denominations, how they were folded and the total amount, arrangements will be made to return it to you. Email: vnader@kent.edu Field Jacket found on campus - contact Peggy 330-672-5822.
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horoscope By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement Today’s birthday (2/25/10) Shift your attention toward creativity this year and you can’t go wrong. Your powers of perception steer you to the right possibilities, guided by that creative energy. You could become obsessive about personal relationships. Drop the pressure for best results. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7. You have the power to create whatever you want today. Infuse your actions with excitement. Leave correspondence for another day. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8. Extend your love to others through the tender expression of your feelings. There’s no need for flamboyance, but gifts are always welcome. Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 7. You wake up with an idea that could change the balance or intensity of love in your life. Whatever you do, the outcome feels just right. Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 6. Join a female associate to move your agenda forward. You need visible, satisfying results by day’s end. That’s all.
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7. Accept your role as social butterfly, even if you feel cramped or agitated inside. Once you hit the stage, you relax and begin to enjoy the spotlight.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8. Creative efforts shift toward personal relationships. Stifle any tendency to criticize. Instead, talk about how each person’s contribution enhances the whole.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8. There’s a lot happening inside your head today. Don’t expect other people to know that. You can maintain the secret or share with a special someone.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8. You edge closer to a major goal. Your thoughts take you in multiple directions, so your actions need to focus on the logic of your priorities.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 6. You probably can’t get romance off your mind today. So, plan for the weekend and then refocus on work. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7. This is a good day for filing and organizing. You have a pile of stuff that could be put away (or thrown away). Only you can make these decisions. Don’t leave it for the cleaning crew.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8. The efforts you’ve put in over the last few days pay off now. You’re far more comfortable in your role, and others support you. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is an 8. Find your groove and stay there all day. Everyone contributes to make today memorable. And you thought it was all about work! Silly you.
Shrewsberry Rentals 3, 4, and 6 bedrooms starting at $900. 4 bedrooms $1475. 6 bedrooms $2,000. Trash, sewer, and recycling paid. 330-221-2881 Spacious 2&3 bdrm apts @ Holly Park. Gas heat paid Sign up now for fall and receive $100 off first 6 months based on a twelve-month lease. (330) 678-0823 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 Rent in Kent Enjoy spacious 4&5 bedrooms duplexes with 2 full baths. Great condition, great location, A/C, W/D, dishwasher, deck, garage. $1,2001,750. 330-808-4045 Apartments for Rent: 3 bedroom apartment Half of a home. Living Room, kitchen,bath. No pets. One bedroom available now $230/ 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 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 Great campus condo. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Available August. Call Dr. Miller at (330) 618-7764 NO WATER BILL! NO GAS BILL! 4&5 Bedroom duplex available for fall starting at $330/mo! Each side has 2 bath, W/D. Dishwasher, deck, garage, etc. Close to campus and on bus route. Last one I have available! Call Sweeney (740)317-7294. Remodeled, University Town Home, 5 BR, W/D, Dishwasher, 2.5 Baths, $275 per room, Will go fast, 330-8084045 3 Bedroom house available for Fall. Great condition, full appliances, $350 bedroom 1, $325 per bedroom 2 and 3. Close to Campus 330-673-1225 $100.00 Reward fill units by 2/15/10. AVAILABLE FALL: UNIVERSITY TOWNHOUSE. SUMMIT ST. 5 BDS, 2.5 BATHS, STOVE REFRIG, DISHWASHER, WASHER/DRYER, A/C. $250.00 PER PERSON; 2BD 1BTH TOWNHOME. LAUNDRY, CARPORT. INTRODUCTORY OFFER 1ST 3 MONTHS $495.00. WWW. JLCASTO.COM CALL 688-7040. For 2010-11: One Month Free Close to Campus 2 Large apartments, licensed, private parking, large yard, large front porch. 4 bedroom $1300/$325 each. 4/5 bedroom $1400, $280-$350 each. (330) 6263957 University Townhomes 5 bedroom 2.5 bath. $265/month tahaysmanagement.com, 330-612-0767 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms, near KSU, from $500/month + utilities. www. rentkent.com 812- 655-0777 Stow: 2 & 3 bed townhomes with one car garage. Pets welcome, 10 min from KSU. Prices $665-$850 call (330)686-2269.
1, 2, &3 Bedroom Houses & Duplexes all close to downtown available June and August (330) 678-7901
HOUSE FOR RENT: Well maintained. Close to Campus, W/D, + other amenities. $700/mth. 330-673-6844 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car garage, condo-styled duplex, on two acres, $1100/mo. 330-221-4533 Tired of a roommate? Live in our newly remodeled one bedroom apt for $495, you only pay electric. (330)678-0972. Two bedroom apt near KSU $615 per month all utilities except electric included. Call (330)678-0972. Now Leasing for Fall. Kent 6-8 bedroom houses. 330-626-5910 4-5 bedroom University Townhomes for rent August 2010. Starting at $270/month. Water included. 440336-6761 www.kenttownhomes. com Rooms for Fall 1 block from campus. $350/mo includes ALL utilities, cable and internet. Chris Myers (330) 6786984 HOUSE FOR RENT: Well maintained. Close to campus, W/D, + other amenities. $700/mth. 330-673-6844. 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.
Kent- 3&4 bdrm townhouses for fall, $395 pr rm includes gas & trash 330678-3047 or BuckeyeParksMgmt. com
FALL—Now Renting: 1 bedroom apartment, 7 and 8 person houses. 1 year lease, NO PETS. (330)678-3489.
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For Fall: 3 bedroom apartments $400/month per room, security deposit required. Heat included, laundry room. No pets. Across from KSU. (330) 554-3024
Kent- 2&3 bdrm for fall, starting at $425 pr rm some include ALL UTILITIES 330-678-3047 or BuckeyeParksMgmt.com
KENT/BRIMFIELD. Newer 3 & 4 Bdrm duplexes. 1 car garage. $900-$1100 per month. 330-338-5841 or 330329-1118 Kent - 1,2&3 bedroom. $500, $590 and $750. 330-677-5577 STUDENT RENTALS FOR THE ‘10’11 YEAR Are you looking for a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment, a studio, a duplex, a house, or a student rooming house with 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 bedrooms? Our staff is ready to help you with all your housing needs. Check out the list of available rentals on our website www.jkohlre.com click on Rental Management, Student Rentals, or you can stop in or call our office. Jack Kohl Realty EHO 237 East Main Street Kent, OH 44240 Phone: 330-677-4722 Fax: 330-6774730 Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath duplex. LR and Family Room, W/D, A/C, $960/ mo, Available July (330)630-9285. 4 Bedroom House, 2 bath, S. Lincoln, $335/person/month +utilities. (330)297-0255 Kent—3 bedroom, 1 full bath. 2 levels. Newer carpet+flooring. Paid water w/appliances. $750 a month. 330-815-2869. Fall: 1 bedroom apartment, $435 + utilities, 514 Depeyster, (330) 9030987. Kent near downtown and campus 2 bedroom apartment, all utilities paid except electric, $350/bedroom + security deposit. (330)676-9440 Now Leasing for Fall a beautifully newly redecorated 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath duplex. $275/person, (330)6876122. NOW LEASING FOR FALL 1 block from KSU Beautiful newly redecorated 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath townhouse apartments $325/student 330-687-6122 SAVE $$$ Leasing for Fall, beautiful, newly redecorated, 2 bedroom apartments. FREE gas, water and trash. $275/ student. 330-687-6122.
2 & 5 Bedroom Houses 1 Block from KSU (330)673-0650 Available Fall: Triplex, each unit 3 Bedrooms, 1 bath house, large yard. $800. Also Large Duplex, each unit 2 bedrooms, 1 bath with garage $650; (440)953-8687 info www. yourhomerental.com University Townhomes: 1-2 bedrooms. Available now. $225/ month, Air Conditioning, Washer/ Dryer, clean. On bus route. 330-7600451
University Townhomes: 4-5 bedrooms. Available August. $265/ month, Air Conditioning, Washer/ Dryer, clean. On bus route. 330-7600451
Kent Condo! Very close to campus! (S. Lincoln St.) Now renting for Fall. 2 bedroom,1.5 baths Assigned parking, water, trash & heat paid! $750/month + electric. Accepting Visa/MC (330) 676-0796 AVAILABLE NOW one large bedroom in house 244 East Main $320 utilities included (330) 333-1531
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KSU study reveals trials of black males on campus Mariana Silva
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Graduate student Dametraus Jaggers wasn’t surprised by the results of a study he conducted last fall. Yesterday, alongside his research adviser Susan Iverson, assistant professor of foundation, leadership and administration, Jaggers presented his findings. “Addressing the Crisis: Supporting African American Males at Predominately White Institutions,” an event of the Soup and Substance Dialogue Series, exposed the barriers black students have to overcome when pursuing a college education. The results of the research comes from four focus groups conducted last fall when Jaggers and Iverson interviewed 23 black and three Latino male students about their experiences and perceptions
with staff, faculty and programs at Kent State. Jaggers said he wanted to speak with black, Latino and Native American students, but he wasn’t able to find a large population of Latino and Native American students on campus. “Diversity is the mission statement,” Jaggers said, “but for students, where is diversity?” The researchers believe Kent State is missing out on opportunities to create a more diverse community. Students in the focus groups pointed out the lack of student organizations and programs to get students to interact with other ethnicities. In the focus groups, students talked about how some activities seem to bring only Caucasian, black, Asian or Latino students. They also told the researchers how
they felt “out of the box” in the residence halls, and how sometimes they believed they were perceived differently by professors and staff. Students also said that often when they walk to a classroom they expect to be the only black male there. During a focus group, a student told the researchers a professor told him that, giving his background, he was surprised he was getting an A for the class. “His presentation was extremely powerful in bringing how African American males feel about being on campus and about stereotyping,” said Shana M. Lee, Student Multicultural Center director. Lee said she has heard of students with the same issues pointed out in the presentation. She said college is already a struggle to many students, but stereotyping and different treatment impacts the students’ transition to college even more. Jaggers and Iverson said they believe the solution for the issues black male students face is making connections with other students and learning from other people. Iverson said it is also a challenge to get Caucasian students to realize that making these connections is also their responsibility. “ I think if we start this discussion and if we start talking about it,” Jaggers said, “we will be creating a sense of awareness … and increase the consciousness of these issues.” Contact diversity reporter Mariana Silva at msilva1@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
LAURA BROWN | DAILY KENT STATER
Graduate student Dametraus Jaggers presented the results from his research study on how black males were treated on campus. He addressed the issue of diversity being scarce among students and even faculty.
ARTS. LIFE. LEISURE.
2/25/10
The fashion continuum Sarah James
Daily Kent Stater
F
ive years ago, Sharon Dranko, sophomore fashion merchandising major, wore tutus to school. Junior English major Erin Miller was gothic in high school. As the two bloomed during college, their wardrobes changed, too. Fashion actively expressed or suppressed. Fashion revealed or concealed. Fashion was the symptom and the cause, one’s internal metamorphosis on display for the world to see. From wild to trendy
When Sharon Dranko was 15 years old, her style was far different from what was considered normal. One outfit consisted of a neon blue Lycra top and a black miniskirt with appliquéd stars overtop a purple tutu, a leftover from an old ice skating costume. She wore black tights, black knee socks and homemade sequined shoes. She used fabric glue and more sequins to create a sparkly mosaic on the side of her face. She applied a thick layer of black eyeliner and finished off her look with bright pink lipstick and giant “doorknocker” earrings. She didn’t make it past the front lawn. Her father came running after her. “You have to get back in the house,” he said. “You look ridiculous!” That was five years ago, when the sophomore fashion merchandising major was a freshman in high school. “I thought it looked good,” she said. “It set me apart. I just wanted to show my interest in fashion. I wanted people to know I was different.” These days Dranko can be seen walking through the halls of Rockwell in pencil skirts, cardigans and flats. “I think my style now reflects my personality,” she said. “It’s girly and still kind of quirky.” Karen Dranko recalls her daughter’s former wardrobe less than fondly. She did not approve of Sharon’s heavy makeup or short skirts. She tried throwing away some of her daughter’s tutus, but Sharon just ordered more from dance supply catalogs. “She’s gotten much better,” Karen said. “She still comes out with some crazy outfits, but amazingly, I will see them in a magazine a month later. I guess she knows what’s in style.”
Jessica Kanalas | Daily Kent Stater Courtesy of Sharon Dranko
From goth to classic
Erin Miller used her clothing as a way to rebel against what she called “the mainstream.” When Miller was 16, she wore black from head to toe. When Miller was a freshman in high school, her family moved to Georgia. Miller and her sisters hated it there, and all three of them began dressing in bondage pants, corsets and fishnet stockings. “That’s when I started getting depressed and wearing all black,” she said. “It was a way to be invisible. I was trying to stick out at the same time.” Although she’d been depressed before moving to Georgia, the move did not help her cope. “I couldn’t really relate to many people,” Miller said. “Even though I had a lot of great things in my life, I still thought negatively about everything.” The next year, the family moved back to Ohio, and Miller’s classmates were shocked by her transition. The high school principal pegged her as a troublemaker despite her quiet nature and good grades. “Everyone was kind of shocked that I changed so abruptly,” she said. “I got judged a lot based on how I dressed.” Miller began changing her style during her freshman year at Kent State. She’d broken up with her high school boyfriend and wanted her appearance to reflect her shifting attitudes. As a result, Miller chopped 11 inches of her hair off and let it grow back to her natural brown. “I felt like I needed a drastic change in my life,” she said. “I was pretty depressed in high school. I’m a much happier person now.” Now, Miller embraces color. She can be seen wearing long, brightly colored floral print dresses. Although Miller’s mother did not approve of her daughter’s clothing, she never placed any restrictions upon it. She said she understood her daughter was going through a phase she was likely to grow out of. “I think she was trying to convey that she was unique,” Cindy Miller said. “Because of her being a triplet, she was afraid she blended in.” Cindy is relieved her daughter now embraces color and likes the way she dresses. “She definitely still has her own mind about things,” she said. “I like the way she dresses now.”
Jessica Kanalas | Daily Kent Stater
Contact features correspondent Sarah James at sjames13@kent.edu. Courtesy of Erin Miller
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A man’s fashion should be reflective of himself Knowing what to wear and when Ryan Sheridan
Daily Kent Stater Men need it and girls want it from them. GQ and Esquire have built magazine empires around it. It’s called style. And Bradley Springfield, senior advertising and fashion merchandising major, has a lot of it. “I have been a featured in (the Daily Kent Stater’s) ‘Style Eye’ and ‘College Fashionistas’ simply based
on what I was wearing to class,” he said. Springfield’s typical outfit consists of worn-in jeans, an oversized wool coat, a cardigan and deep V-neck T-shirt. “I don’t believe fashion is necessarily as important as possessing personal style,” said Springfield, who plans on interning with Calvin Klein’s media relations department before graduating. “Fashion is a subjective term used to sell products.” However, not every man need possess the latest fashion trends. There are only a few bare necessities
every man should have in his closet, explained Noel Palomo-Novinski, an assistant professor at the Fashion School. “A nice fitting blazer and a white button down,” he said. “The primary thing is to feel comfortable. If you don’t look at ease, no one around you feels relaxed either.” Springfield agreed a sense of fashion is an extension of yourself. “Personal style can only be achieved when one is fully comfortable with his or her direction in life and proud of the accomplishments achieved,” he said. Though it can be stressful
picking out the appropriate outfit for certain occasions, Palomo-Novinski said just asking the hosts can clear up a lot of confusion. “It is always appropriate to ask the dress code: formal, casual or semi-formal. If it is a serious occasion, choose formal: tie and dress pants,” he said. The right outfit also depends on how many people are attending the event. “It really is about who you are going with or how many,” said PalomoNovinski. “(Large) numbers suggest a tie.” Springfield offered some advice to those still holding
on to their old T-shirts and baggy jeans. “For the guys that are uncomfortable to throw on a blazer and jeans that fit, I would highly suggest getting over this phobia and wear clothes that complement one’s physique,” he said. “Being dressed appropriately for the occasion is necessary for a confident, collected individual.” Contact features correspondent Ryan Sheridan at rsherid1@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FOURINHAND TIE KNOT It became a British fashion staple in the 1850s. Though the origin of its name is debatable, it either came from carriage drivers who would tie their horse reigns with a four-in-hand knot or from members of an elite London driving club called the Four-in-Hand. ■ Because of its simplicity, it is one of the more popular tie knots. ■ ■
Source: TiesNCuffs.com.au
KentWired.com To learn how to tie a Four-in-Hand knot on yourself or someone else, check out the how-to video on KentWired.com.
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February MONTHLY SPECIALS
Ray’s Place: Draft of the month: Molson — $2.50 pint, $2.99 tall. Guinness — $3.95 pint, $4.50 tall and $4.95 for a tall with a 20-ounce keepsake glass. Sex on the Beach shot — $2.95. Cherry bomb — $2.95. Chilled Shark Water shots — $3. Long Island Ice Tea — $3.50. Spiced rum and coke — $2.95. Tropical rum and coke — $2.95. Amaretto Sour — $2.95. The Loft: Natural Light — $1.25 mugs, $6 pitcher. Bud Light — $1.50 mugs, $7 pitchers. Cherry and Grape bombs — $2.50. All Stoli flavors, Dr. Peppers, Long Beach, Washington Apples and A Starry Nights — $3. Mugs: Soco and Lime shot — $3.25. Jack and Ginger drink — $3.75. Honkers Ale — $3.50 pint, $4.25 tall. Miller Lite — $2 pint, $3 tall. Professor’s Pub: Half off drafts for the first half of every Cavs game. Dominick’s: Free pool on Tuesdays and Thursday. Happy hour is from 3 to 9 p.m. with Bud Light — $2 pints. Cherry and Grape bombs — $2.50. BW3s: Beer of the month: Bud Light — $2.75 tall. Happy hour is from 3 to 9 p.m. with talls priced as pints and $2 house liquors. Thursdays: margaritas — $2. Fridays: bombs and cosmopolitans — $3. 157 Lounge: Miller Lite bottles — $2. Vodka Tonics — $2.50. Cherry and Grape bombs — $3. SoCo and Lime shots — $3. Riverside Wine: Happy hour is from 4 to 7 p.m. with $1 off drafts. Mondays and Tuesday have no corking fee so patrons pay retail price to drink wine in restaurant. Franklin Square Deli: Monday— $3 half subs. Tuesday — combo with chips, slaw and a medium drink for $1.50. Wednesday — $5 Reubens. Thursday — $1 off Louisiana BBQ Pork. Friday — $4 bagel sandwich. Saturdays and Sundays — $1 off any whole sub. Euro Gyro: Small one-topping pizza — $5. Philly Steak sub — $5. Chicken hoagie sub — $5. Gyros — $5. Any pizza pita — $5. Wednesday — $5 large one-item pizza for pick-up only.
Show of the week: Horsey Noises Every Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. join DJs Kyle and Ben for local music with modern rock, classic rock and a little bit of geekiness. Events, guests and giveaways Thursday Feb. 25: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.— Pre-gaming with Brittany and Whitney will have special guest Ashley Brooke Toussant Tuesday March 2 night: 12 a.m. to 2 a.m— A pair of G. Love and Special Sauce tickets will be given away during the Comfort Zone. Wednesday March 3: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m— Bruce Kulick and Andrew W.K. will be calling in to Dr. Phil’s Afternooner 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.— A vinyl listening party will take place in the music listening center on the second floor of the student center. Students can bring their favorite records to enjoy with the BSR DJs. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. —A pair of G. Love and Special Sauce tickets will be given away during D.I.T. Radio. Rozco and Max Stern will also be performing on D.I.T. Radio
To view a full schedule and listen to all of Black Squirrel Radio’s shows visit blacksquirrelradio.com
Former KSU student gets big break Photos will appear in ’11 Sports Illustrated
Fashion students design organic line
ONLINE ORGANIC CLOTHING SITES
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Allison Smith
Daily Kent Stater Nishi Patel just got her big break. A few weeks ago she signed a contract with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2011. “Once I complete the photoshoot for Sports Illustrated, I’ll officially gain supermodel status with my agency,” Patel said. “I’m more pumped about that (than being in Sports Illustrated).” Patel didn’t always want to be a model. She used to be a broadcast journalism major at Kent State before she signed a contract with Elite Model Management. “Actually, I never thought about modeling my entire life,” Patel said. “I was always so focused on broadcast journalism.” Patel got her first gig by working at Abercrombie & Fitch. Nishi and her coworkers had Polaroids taken while working for the store, and a few months later the company contacted her to ask if she would model for it. “I ended up doing some work for them,” Patel said. “But I ended up only on a gift card and one picture on their online catalogue, so they may not have liked me all that much.” While visiting her parents in her hometown of Atlanta in April 2009, a scout from Elite Model Management approached her at the mall. The scout asked if Patel had ever done any modeling and told her she should consider sending in some pictures to the agency. “So my mom took some Polaroids of me and we sent it in
Going green with style
Courtesy of Nishi Patel
to Elite New York,” Patel said. “Before I knew it, I was in New York signing a contract with (the agency), and ever since then, the journey has started.” After leaving Kent State and moving to New York City, Patel’s next step was a go-see, where models go see a designer to try on their clothes, for 3.1 Phillip Lim. She said they approved of her walk and the movement of the clothing on her, but they still thought she needed to lose weight. “Despite that small complaint, I booked his fashion show,” Patel said. “I began doing yoga, cardio and this little thing called Brazilian Butt Lift. I ended up losing
10 pounds right in time for the show.” Patel said her parents were wary, but supportive of her modeling career. She said her mom is proud of her, but worried about her weight loss. Patel’s dad is skeptical about her swimsuit gig because it’s such a well-known Sports Illustrated issue, and Patel will be in a bikini. “It’s just modeling,” Patel said. “Nothing that big.” Patel said her scantily clad modeling deals are not the only thing that worries her parents. “They were very hesitant at first because they didn’t think I could just rely on modeling itself,”
she said. “They thought I needed school, and even I thought I did.” Patel said she decided to move back to Atlanta and continue her career there with Elite Atlanta. She’s taking online classes at Emory University on the side to continue her journalism education. Two weeks ago, she did a charity fashion show for Dolce & Gabbana, and, of course, she has her Sports Illustrated gig coming up. “So I’m trying to balance it out a bit,” Patel said. “In the end, though, my passion is modeling.” Contact features reporter Allison Smith at asmith75@kent.edu.
Organic labels aren’t just for food anymore. Students are looking for a more eco-friendly clothing solution as well. Laura Toomey and Rachel Genderson, both junior fashion merchandising majors, designed their own organic line of clothing for a product development class last semester in Florence. The class taught the students “all the steps to put a line of clothing together,” Genderson said. Genderson, Toomey and three other students decided to make everything in their line either organic or sustainable. Toomey explained that sustainable clothing is made from plants that have either not been harmed by chemicals or are recycled materials. Organic clothing, also called eco-friendly clothing, falls into this category. It is made from hemp, bamboo, cotton and other plants grown without pesticides. The fabric must be tested to meet very specific government standards, Toomey said. She said when the students designed their line, called Allora, they planned to use fabric from an organic certified Web site. The group produced a prototype by altering an organic cotton t-shirt from American Apparel. “The chemicals used for growing cotton affect the soil and pollute the air,” Genderson said. “Organic is beneficial to the environment; beneficial to farmers, their families and their communities and gives added value for retailers,” according to the
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Organic Exchange Web site. Toomey and Genderson also said organic fabric is softer and because it is made without the use of pesticides, it is also better for your skin. Genderson said she tries to wear organic clothing and is “conscious of the fibers” in the clothing she buys but said, “it is hard on a college budget.” Organic clothing can be more expensive than typical clothing. For example, organic t-shirts cost around $20 at Nordstom and American Apparel compared to a non-organic t-shirt for $5 at Old Navy. “The more people use (organic clothing), the less expensive it gets,” said Genderson. Both Toomey and Genderson agree organic clothing is not as readily available in the Midwest, as it is on the coasts where they are from. Some stores, such as Esperanza Threads in Cleveland and Organics Beyond in Poland are committed to only selling organic clothing. Department stores, including Nordstom and Kohls, are also beginning to offer organic lines in their stores. Genderson said when it comes down to it, the impact of buying organic outweighs the increased price. Contact features correspondent Margaret Thompson at mthomp49@kent.edu.
An essay: Examining the mingled worlds of music and fashion Both are tortured, inspired, inseparable Darren D’Altorio
Daily Kent Stater Alexander McQueen, Britain’s prized fashion designer and pop icon, took his own life in his London apartment earlier this month, sending a shiver through the worlds of fashion and music. Less than one week later, Lady GaGa took the stage at the 2010 Brit Awards. Her body was sparsely covered in white lace. Her hair was stacked atop her head in a disheveled beehive of blond. And her face was masked, completing the look of a decadent female phantom. She dedicated both an award and a performance to the late McQueen that night. She had every right to. Both their styles and their lives were intertwined as of late. The most blar-
ing example of their relationship, aside from GaGa’s eccentric style, were the lobster claw shoes, a product of McQueen, marching up and down a white runway in the video for her song “Bad Romance.” This story begins, ends, begins and ends over and over. For many people, it never gets old. It’s been called Victorian, Renaissance, Flapper, Hippie, Mod, Disco, Grunge, Punk, Hip-Hop, Hipster, Indy, Emo. The faces, colors, sounds, moods and attitudes have constantly changed, evolved. But the common thread remains: music and fashion exist in a timeless union, preserving and conquering one another just the same. But which entity of personal expression drew first blood? Which became the muse for the other? Which will hold more beauty and importance in the world when it’s all said and done — the lingering notes of a funeral hymn, or the perfectly dressed body in the casket? Good thing Kent State is a micro-
cosm of fashion in it’s own right. Perhaps there are some people with some answers, or at least some insight, to these pressing questions of popular culture. Enter sophomore fashion design majors Rita Yoder and Margaret Bedell. On a cold Thursday night in Kent’s belly of fashion, Rockwell Hall, they sewed and surged original designs for their “little black dress” project. “I’m going for a 1960s sheath dress,” Yoder said while wrapping her headphone cord around her iPod. “It’s a product of the mod era.” The word “mod” may sound like drivel, a vague description in the absence of the precise words. Enter The Beatles, The Kinks and David Bowie. They are the forefront of mod rock, musically and stylistically. “Mod is an attitude,” Yoder said. “You want to make yourself noticed, but not too noticed. It’s classy, but forward. It is a strong, bold and
independent style, especially for that time.” “It was more futuristic,” Bedell explained. “It was a movement away from the hippie layering and long hair. It was about unity.” Mike DeCarlo, junior electronic media production major and bassist for the band Stiletto, sees music and fashion as a united front. “For musicians, fashion is a promotion tool,” DeCarlo said. “Shirts and bags, people wear the fashions and it gets people into the music.” As united as he perceives the two art forms to be, he admitted styles and genres are replaced and sacrificed by one another. “Things come and go,” he said. “Baggy jeans changed to skinny jeans. And I never saw hip-hop coming in 1999, but now it’s on the top.” Hip-hop is on top of music and style. Lil’ Wayne’s the Carter III sold almost 1.3 million copies it’s first week on the shelves. According to MTV.com, no artist has sold one mil-
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lion records in the first week of an album’s release since 2005, and that honor goes to another rapper—50 Cent for his album “The Massacre.” Enter Rocawear, Sean John and Ecko Unltd. These are three fashion houses fueled by music, each making urban fashion a global trend. In fact, Jay-Z owns Rocawear, and P. Diddy owns Sean John. These artists will most likely be in the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame, and their legacies will be immortalized through music and fashion. Enter sophomore fashion design major Shannon Miller and the inspiration for her newest children’s line of clothes. The song “Magic Wand” by the band Little Wings set her vision in motion. “The song is about a magic wand,” Miller said. “My favorite line is ‘When I walk/The treetops grow.’ When I listened to that song I imagined what a kid would be wearing in it, and I said I want to make those clothes.”
Enter sophomore fashion design major Natalie Manion who thought it would be a good idea to throw a Lady GaGa party for her birthday. “I like throwing parties, and Lady GaGa is crazy,” Manion said. “I wanted to have a crazy party.” Manion said GaGa’s personality is what makes her the icon she has become. “Lady GaGa takes risks,” she said. “She is bold and different and not living up to expectations. She inspires a lot of people.” Madonna inspired. Jimi Hendrix inspired. Kurt Cobain inspired. Yves Saint Laurant inspired. Alexander McQueen inspired. In the quest for understanding, it’s still uncertain how fashion and music affect one another. It seems they are competing to be the fuel and the fire. Contact features reporter Darren D’Altorio at ddaltor@kent.edu.
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Everyday tailoring basics
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How to iron a shirt What you need: iron, spray bottle, ironing board 1.) Plug in iron and let it heat up. Start by laying out the collar, the back of it facing up. Spray it so it’s damp and, once the iron is heated up, iron the back of the collar, working in from the edges. Hold the fabric taught to prevent even more wrinkles.
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Ironing a shirt
2.) Turn shirt over and iron the top side of the collar again, working in from the edges. If the shirt has cuffs, unbutton, spray and iron them.
2.) Fold the thread in half and tie a knot at the end. You’ll have six or seven inches of thread to work with. You might only need four inches, but you always want more thread than you need.
3.) Lay out the sleeves and line up the seams and smooth the fabric flat. You will probably want to do this one sleeve at a time. Try not to make a crease while ironing. You want your sleeve to be a smooth cylinder.
3.) Mark where you’re going to put your button, and make sure it lines up with the corresponding button hole and the other buttons.
4.) Place shirt face down on the ironing board. Spray and iron from the shoulders to the shirt tail.
4.) Hold the button tightly against the fabric as you make your first stitch. Start sewing from the back, where you won’t be able to see the knot. Bring your needle through the right hole in the button. Try to keep as close to the center as you can.
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5.) When finished with the back, spray and iron the right front panel, followed by the left. Be careful when you go in between buttons.
5.) Stick the needle through the left hole in the button. Some people put a toothpick down the center to keep from sewing too tight.
6.) Place the shirt on a hanger to let it cool down.
How to take in pants What you need: sewing machine, tape measure, fabric marker, pins, a small pair of scissors, a bobbin and thread (make it heavy duty when working with denim). 1.) You’ll want to put the darts, or folds in your pants, in the back so they are less noticeable. For example, if you’re taking in two inches, you will make two oneinch darts. Measure the amount you need to take in and mark them on the outside and the inside. 2.) On the first dart, fold the pants so the two outside marks touch. Pin the fold together far enough away from the marks so
6.) Repeat the stitch about 10 times. Make sure you have enough thread to tie a knot and tie it off.
Sewing buttons you can sew. You will be sewing on an angle. This helps round out the pants so it’s made for a human shape and not a square. 3.) Now it’s time to sew. The inside marks you made should be showing. Begin from your first mark. Put the pants under the foot of the sewing machine. Sew forward and then backward and then forward again so you won’t have to tie the thread off at the end. 4.) Repeat step three.
How to sew on a button What you need: Thread to match the color on your garment and a needle. 1.) Measure out about 16 inches of thread and thread the needle. A commonly used technique to make threading the needle easier is wetting the thread with your tongue or water before putting it through the needle. This makes it stick together so it slides easily
7.) Before trimming, thread your needle through the stitches on the back of your piece of clothing, this will keep your thread taught and help prevent it from fraying. 8.) Trim the excess thread. Contact features reporter Allison Smith at asmith75@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
Daily Kent Stater “I’m an easy going person and my hair is easy going. I don’t follow hair trends too often. Since it’s long it acts like an accessory.” — Alli Hess, junior fashion merchandising “My hair has both positive and negative connotations to it. People ask me ridiculous things about drugs and older people look at me like a dirty hippie. The positive connotation is that I sort of bend my gender. White people aren’t supposed to have dreds, so some people see me as more open.” — Beth Vild, senior English major
“I’ve had long hair for six or seven years. I play music in a heavy metal band. My mom likes my hair. The wife doesn’t anymore. She wants me to cut it, but I wont.” — Chris Lorinchack, Dining Services employee
“ I have long hair because I like it. I went to a Catholic high school and they told me long hair was evil.” — Joe Malovasic, freshman computer science major.
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Style Eye on Kent With the death of the legendary designer Alexander McQueen, New York Fashion Week started out with sorrow in the air last week. But despite the loss, fashion week had to go on. Simon Spurr, Marc Jacobs and Thom Browne rocked New York’s Fashion Week with a taste of innovation and creativity. S p u r r ’ s c o l l e c t i o n re p re sents the modern-day Englishman. His collection dominated the runway with a variety of double-breasted everything:
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blazers, topcoats, pea coats and even leather jackets; it was a double-breasted extravaganza. The runway was bombarded by
all different colors: purple, pink, blue, gray, brown. Fall 2010 will be a colorful season. Thom Browne is a rebellious, American designer known for his outside-the-box antics. He exploded on the runway with his exaggerated proportions in hopes of accomplishing a sense of luxury. Browne challenges us as the viewer to decipher his puzzling designs. His collection included an array of overcoats, some with fur and others with raccoon tails (yes, raccoon tails). Other pieces included his signature shrunken three-piece suits and sweater dresses. Thom Browne never fails to deliver a strong, yet interesting, theatrical performance. Marc Jacobs, shall I say more? Marc Jacobs released his menswear line in 1994, but in 2001 he released “Marc by Marc Jacobs,” a line that targets a slightly younger generation. Jacobs, the creative director of Louis Vuitton, mixed a range of earth tones in his fall 2010 line. Ignoring a fitted silhouette, Jacobs revealed a more formal look, derailing from his collegiate look in previous seasons. The runway was filled with oversized cardigans, Goth-inspired trench coats and brilliantly tailored suits. Jacobs continues to be the critics’ favorite. As I wrapped up my journey in New York City, I came across Max Kessler of San Francisco. Kessler is the Style Eye of the week. His outfit is all about the fit; he perfectly highlights his silhouette. RD: What is your interpretation of style? MK: Collecting things that you think you can wear for a long time and that also make you feel good. RD: Where do you believe is the most fashionable city? MK: I would have to say New York, definitely. RD: Explain what you are wearing. MK: Right now, I am wearing a scarf from a thrift store, a coat by Jil Sander, skinny jeans by Number (N)ine and shoes by Prada. Contact Style Eye columnist Remah Doleh at rdoleh@kent.edu. React to this story and more at
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