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Barker pleads not guilty to murder in Kernich case
1960s was a decade of unrest at Kent State
Adrian Barker pleaded not guilty to all charges in an arraignment yesterday, which lasted eight hours at the Portage County Court House. Barker is accused in the beating death of Kent State student Christopher Kernich. In the early morning hours of Nov. 15, 2009, Kernich was allegedly almost struck by a car driven by Glenn P. Jefferson Jr. Barker and co-defendant Ronald Kelly allegedly got out of the car and assaulted Kernich, who died a week later from his injuries at Akron City Hospital. Yesterday’s hearing also covered additional charges filed against Barker, a bond hearing and pre-trial motions. In addition to the original charges of felonious assault and obstructing official business, Barker was charged and pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one count each of assault, tampering with evidence and obstructing justice. Barker’s defense attorney Scott Lear asked the court to reduce the bond amount for Barker, and his motion was denied.
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1960
Harper Lee publishes “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
1961 March 1 | President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps.
1962 August 5 | Marilyn Monroe is found dead after a sleeping pill overdose.
1963 Nov. 22 | President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
1964 Feb. 9 | The Beatles make their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, sparking “Beatlemania.”
1965 March 8-9 | President Lyndon B. Johnson sends first U.S. troops to Vietnam.
1966 June 13 | The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning.
1967 Oct. 2 | Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first AfricanAmerican justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
1968 April 4 | Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn.
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Daily Kent Stater When William Hildebrand came to Kent State in 1948, he was honored to have professors referring to him as Mr. Hildebrand. Professors did that then; they used proper titles like Mr. and Ms. to address students who had reached a new level of maturity. “It gave us the status of adult,” said the emeritus professor and author of “A Most Noble Enterprise: The story of Kent State University, 1910-2010.” “We liked it. We didn’t challenge it.” But even in his four years as a student on campus, Hildebrand noticed a change in that tradition. “That completely began to be challenged in the 1960s,” he said. “Most professors began calling students by their first names instead of Mr. and Ms. The students seemed to want that. They wanted the more informal, nontraditional campus atmosphere, and they succeeded.” The 1960s marked the age of the baby boomers and would be remembered for the political unrest felt at college campuses across the nation. American society was changing. The Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War draft were in full swing and students picketed and protested against both. And on May 4, 1970, perhaps the most well-known event in Kent State history occurred when National guardsmen shot and killed four students, and wounded nine during a protest of the Cambodia invasion. “Nobody paid attention to any rules at all,” said 1971 graduate Greg Long. “People rebelled against everything.” Long recalled with mixed feel-
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A large anti-war demonstration in the spring of 1969. Photograph appears on page 163 of A Book of Memories. A similar photograph appears on page 15 of the 1970 Chestnut Burr.
Number of students in 1971: 22,000 Number of library volumes: 500,000 Number of campus buildings in 1971: More than 100 Most popular boys’ names in 1960: David, Michael, John Most popular girls’ names in 1960: Mary, Susan, Maria Credit: “The Years of Youth” “A Most Noble Enterprise” Infoplease.com ings the dinks freshmen were required to wear. Those traditions faded in the 1960s along with the social codes and sexual mores that had been in place on campus since the first day of class. “Colleges and universities were in the place of parents for students,” Hildebrand said. “So they established codes of conduct and dorm regulations, but those relaxed in the 1960s.” As Hildebrand’s wife, Ann, put it, there was a huge shift in the way students would relate to the university. In 1968, recruiters from Oakland, Calif., came to campus, and Black United Students and Students for a Democratic Society demonstrated against their presence. Hildebrand wrote, “The Oakland police had become anathema
to African American students following a series of violent clashes with the Black Panthers.” When the Dean of Students threatened to charge protestors with disorderly conduct, 300 black students left campus. They returned when President White promised no charges would be filed. Just a month after coming to Kent State, Alan Canfora joined the SDS. The group was a local chapter of a national group and had replaced the KCEWV, the Kent Committee to End the War in Vietnam. SDS was more militant than the KCEWV, which was a pacifist group. SDS members staged protests and rallies until they were banned from campus in 1969.
Strong second half sends Flashes to semifinals An early demonstration against American involvement in the Vietnam War was held outside Bowman Hall in 1965. Photograph appears on page 157 of A Book of Memories.
LGBTQ center opens at the Student Center Daily Kent Stater Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community of Kent State will have a new place to gather and discuss the issues affecting their community. The LGBTQ center will open today in Room 226M of the Student Center. A grand opening for the center will take place from 4
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May 4 | Four students are shot to death by national Guardsmen during an antiwar protest at Kent State University.
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Junior guard Jamilah Humes pushes against a Central Michigan defender during yesterday afternoon’s game at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Humes had 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists in the Flashes 68-55 victory over the Chippewas.
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July 20 | Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. become the first men on the moon.
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The pretrial motions from Lear took most of the court’s time. He motioned t o s u p p re s s evidence based on the BARKER “show-up” process done by Kent Police on the night of the incident. The show-up process is when an officer brings a witness to look at the suspect and ask if they can “recognize” the person, and if so, where from. Lear and prosecuting attorney Tom Buchanan questioned Kent Police officers who were on the scene during the incident about the show-up process done that night, as well as two witnesses who were involved in the process. The interviews of witnesses were unable to be finished during today’s session and are set to be continued April 8 at 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. today in Room 204 of the Student Center. “We have PRIDE, but we only have so much outreach,” PRIDE!Kent President Max Harrington said. Harrington said bringing together the social and academic aspects of the LGBTQ community at the center will make the community and the issues it faces more visible. “We will be working very hard on making it work, pieceby-piece, day-by-day. We are excited that it is actually here,” Harrington said. President Lester Lefton, Alfre-
da Brown, vice-president for diversity, equity and inclusion, and Sue Doerfer, executive director of Equality Ohio, will attend the opening. Lefton and Brown will grant Dolores Noll, professor emeritus of English, the first Diversity Trailblazer Award. “It makes sense for her to be the first,” said Molly Merryman, LGBT studies co-coordinator. “For her to come out of the closet and then start a student organization and start teaching those classes, that was an amazing act of courage. “I think it really set the stage for Kent. These issues have sustained themselves because of
what she started.” Noll, 79, was the first professor to teach a gay and lesbian issues class at Kent State in 1972. Noll was also the founding adviser of Kent Gay Liberation, now PRIDE!Kent. “I came out to my mother, and that was the hardest thing I ever did,” Noll said. “I couldn’t tell students to come out, and I couldn’t help them if I hadn’t done it myself. It was tough.” Noll said she is very happy and honored to be the first recipient of the Trailblazer Award. See LGBTQ, Page A5
Humes leads team to victory after first-half foul trouble Lance Lysowski
Daily Kent Stater Last season, the Kent State women’s basketball team lost its opening round game in the Mid-American Conference Tournament; falling to the lower-seeded Buffalo 66-54. At halftime of yesterday’s quarterfinal matchup, the Flashes seemed to be heading toward the same fate. But junior guard Jamilah Humes’s 22 second half points led a Kent State rally, as the Flashes defeated Central Michigan 68-55 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The junior sat all but five minutes in the first half because
of foul trouble, but finished the game with 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Humes said sitting on the bench in the first half was tough, but the team rallied together to secure the win. “I felt really bad because I wasn’t able to contribute anything to my team from being out within the first five minutes of the game, so I think we all knew that if we didn’t step our game up we were going home,” Humes said. “I think we just needed to light a fire under us to get us going because we weren’t.” Playing without Humes in the first half, Kent State entered halftime trailing 28-21. After exchanging baskets with the Chippewas in the opening minutes, the Flashes began to narrow the deficit with senior forward Yoshica Spears’s 3-pointer with 17:22 left to play. See BASKETBALL, Page A5
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Museum celebrates 25th anniversary The Higbee Gallery in Rockwell Hall is displaying 25 costume pieces from 1750 to 2006 in celebration of the fashion museum’s 25th anniversary today. Today, the museum features more than 40,000 pieces from the collections of high fashion, historic costume and decorative arts. “In a given calendar year, we have 12 different exhibitions on view,” said Jean Druesedow, director and coordinator of the museum. “We have six different exhibitions now, for example.” The museum staff and several regional companies assemble to host
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Daily Kent Stater Professor Melissa Zullo received the Beginning Investigator Award for her research with metabolic syndrome and cardiac rehabilitation. Zullo, assistant professor of epidemiology, presented her work to the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation at their annual meeting in October, where she received the award. Kent State recently announced her accomplishment. Researchers submitted their work for review and six were selected to present their findings at the meeting. The AACVPR chose Zullo as the winner of the award. “It’s nice to be recognized by the organization that is focused on improving cardiovascular care for persons with cardiovascular disease,” Zullo said. The AACVPR’s mission is to reduce
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Conference to show how to use social networking to get ahead Rabab Al-Sharif
Daily Kent Stater The use of social media in marketing and business communications has gone well beyond e-mails and Web sites, and the third annual YouToo Social Media Conference is geared toward teaching students and professionals to use these mediums to their advantage. The conference, co-sponsored by the Public Relations Student Society of America Kent State chapter and the Akron Area Public Relations Society of America chapter, is open to everyone and will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at Franklin Hall. At the conference, attendees are given the option of three different tracks to follow: a nonprofit track, a business track and a student track. All tracks will include handson sessions with experts on social media strategies and tools including Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Shantae Rollins, a senior public relations major and student chair of the conference, said students can benefit from the conference when it comes time to find a job. “It’s definitely a medium that is growing and it’s a part of many businesses,” Rollins said. “A lot of professionals will expect them
to know how to use those tools effectively to impact effective communication.” At the end of the day, students and professionals will have the opportunity to network with one another at a dessert reception. Rollins said this may be one of the most beneficial parts of the conference. “In this economy when jobs aren’t as abundant as we’d like them to be, it’s really about who you know. You never know who you’re going to meet; You never know where it’s going to lead.” The cost of the conference is $30 for students who register before March 26, and $40 for any registration after that date. For more information on registration and prices, interested students can check out http:// youtoo2010.weebly.com/index. html or find YouToo Social Media conference on Facebook or Twitter. Contact College of Communication and Information reporter Rabab Al-Sharif at ralshari@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
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n Jeffrey D. Hullum, 45, of Akron was charged with driving under suspension at the 1600 block of South Water Street.
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n Christina S. Dabney, 20, of Westlake Village, Calif., was charged with drunken driving at the 200 block of South Water Street. n Megan E. Miller, 26, of Mayfield Heights was charged with disorderly conduct and possession of drugs at the 400 block of East Main Street.
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SUMMARY: Today the university is opening the LGBTQ Center for students on campus. Though it will by no means end sexual discrimination, we hope it cultivates progressive discussion and a sense of inclusion.
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lmost two years ago, Kent State first offered domestic partner benefits to faculty as part of their contract, a significant step in making Kent State more inclusive for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender faculty. Today, the university is taking a step in being more inclusive for students with the opening of the LGBTQ Center in Room 226M of the Student Center. Students will eventually be in charge of directing the center, but for now faculty from the LGBT studies program are volunteering. They’ve said they want students to tell them what they need out of the center and make it a place for inclusion. The center doesn’t have a set agenda quite yet, but some ideas include discussing challenges to transgender students and LGBT students who are black or have a disability. No matter what comes out of the center, it’s important for Kent State, known for being a liberal campus, to be progressive in these
ways. Currently, there are a number of initiatives at Kent State to make it LGBT-inclusive, including PRIDE!Kent and the “Safe Zone” stickers on certain doors, which indicate an openness to sexual orientation. But the new center takes inclusion a step further. It’s difficult enough for any incoming freshman to find his or her niche at the university, but certainly even more difficult for someone in the minority. Having this LGBTQ Center establishes a true commitment to making people of every sexual orientation feel welcome. College should be a place for cultivating new ideas. And with plenty of talk surrounding rights for same-sex couples nationwide, this new LGBTQ Center poses the perfect opportunity for this discussion to happen at Kent State. It’s a chance for everyone who supports the cause — allies included — to convene and discuss issues relevant to the LGBT community. And maybe those discussions can turn into action beyond just the univer-
sity, to a state and national level. The fight for equality for the LGBT community is far from over. And today’s opening of the LGBTQ Center at Kent State certainly doesn’t end the fight on the university level. But as the nation continues to move forward — and backward — we’re glad to see that Kent State is committed to moving forward. A grand opening reception will take place today from 4-6 p.m., and students should make it a point to take an interest. With the input the university is seeking from students, the center can become as much as they want it to become. It’s a chance for members of the Kent State community to move forward in this very worthy cause. 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
NATE BEELER’s VIEW DID YOU KNOW? On this day in 1997, Paul McCartney, a former member of The Beatles, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his “services to music.” — History.com
Poisoned apple: Miseducation of the American student Public education: Every single one of us understands this institution differently. Some of us think education is overrated, some of us go to school to get a diploma, and some still see it as a basic opportunity to better ourselves. I see public education as a necessary institution for social advancement that needs a fundamental reform because it indeed has failed over the years. On the other hand, my expectations of public education should not be too high because public education is a government-run program. And, unfortunately, many programs controlled by our government have failed as well. The other night I was having a conversation with a person who is about to get a master’s degree. Somehow, we started talking about classical music and the person did not know who Johann Sebastian Bach was. Because of this, I decided to do some basic research on American students’ intellectual performance on an international level. I knew we weren’t in a good shape, but my findings blew me away. Today, the United States’ high school graduation rate ranks near the bottom among developed nations belonging to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Students who study in the OECD countries, which make up 90 percent of the global economy, took a Programme for International Student Achievement test. The United States ranks 21st of 30 OECD countries in scientific literacy The United States ranks 25th of 30 OECD countries in mathematics literacy. The United States ranks 24th of 29 OECD countries in problem solving. This means American students do not possess the necessary skills to meet present workforce demands. National surveys corroborate this finding; for example, 46 percent of American manufacturers say that their employees have inadequate problem-solving skills. What does this all mean? It means that with each year we do not progress. We regress. And who do we blame for that? First of all, ourselves for being lazy to fall into such a failing educational system; secondly, our government, for not meeting standards. American students spend about 20,000 hours attending school from elementary school through high school graduation. Yet when it comes to testing, we manage to perform poorer with every year. I have found numerous articles proving that 80 per-
Neither evangelism nor atheism Anastasia Spytsya cent of the material covered in public education consists of memorization and only 10 to 15 percent is devoted to problem solving. Don’t you guys know from your own experience at Kent State? Critical thinking, problem solving and effective communication skills are needed most in the workforce; yet, they are the ones that are never taught. What we are taught is how to take biased, inaccurate and insufficient standardized tests that I like to call “measure of failure.” I do understand the original politics for establishing such tests. Fairness and equality, which standardized testing was supposed to bring, is something that I cry my heart out for. I know that all of us can perform higher learning skills in a different manner, so “onesize-fits-all” tests lower our intellectual skills. Our professors should have high expectations from us. But narrowing material to only what will be on the test or so he or she can get promoted for “excellent teaching” are not high expectations. Our schools do not teach us what we need to know in order to be competitive at the job market. There is a reason why potential employees look for experience — they know that we are simply not qualified enough to work for them with “just” a bachelor’s degree. Our education is aimed to “fairness,” but not to excellence. The operative rule of thumb today is, “if at first everyone does not succeed, lower the standards for students.” We are willingly accepting poison from the Department of Education, and we are willingly accepting the fact that we are miseducated. How stupid is it of us to willingly admit that we are a nation of not so intelligent people and do nothing about it? P.S. By no means do I mean to ignore the rest of the numerous issues public education is facing. Please, understand that I am limited on the length of the column. 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
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Evangelist Pat Robertson’s recent comments about Haiti should not have surprised most people who have followed his career. More and more, these kinds of comments are losing their shock value. Whether it is the “Are you going to hell?” pamphlets found around campus, the enormous posters depicting aborted fetuses that ring Risman Plaza for a week each spring, the “Jesus Camp” documentary or the protestors at military funerals waving banners that blame each soldier’s death on American support for homosexuals, the public is constantly submerged in Robertson’s brand of radical Christianity. This message has, unfortunately for the majority of Christians, cast quite a negative spell on religion in the United States, and it may be one reason for the incredible decline in religiosity since 1990. On the flip side, according to the American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS), atheism is growing, from 8 percent in 1990 to 15 percent today. More people than ever are being turned away from organized religion and toward pursuing their own paths of understanding. But the atheist movement, like Christianity, also has a bad name — and for good reason, in my opinion. The movement has no reservations about attacking Christians for being irrational, anti-scientific and downright stupid for their beliefs. In an age where science is increasingly butting heads with traditional religious ideas, the battle lines have been drawn: Atheists are assembling in groups, putting out literature, hanging “Reason’s Greetings” holiday billboards around cities and holding conferences in an effort to recruit new members away from religion. “We need to be everywhere, just like religion, (or else) we let religion win by default,”
Christopher Hook said Annie Laurie Gaynor, Freedom From Religion Foundation co-president in 2009. This kind of speech is indicative of my hatred toward organized atheism. Atheism has become a religion of its own. Religious people with whom I’ve talked feel just as attacked and just as afraid to reveal their personal beliefs to the public as non-Christians do. This polarization has pushed the public to one extreme or the other. For example, a liberal Christian might see Christianity represented in popular media as a faith that promotes gay bashing and the idea of a vengeful God who will wreak havoc on sinful countries like Haiti. For a person with less than a strong belief, choosing between this kind of Christianity and the life of a quiet atheist is easy to do. On the other side of the coin, a moderate Christian, observing the attacks made on organized religion by organized atheism, might be pulled more toward evangelism or another form of devout Christianity. ARIS Associate Director Ariela Keysar told USA Today, “There’s more clarity at the two extremes and the mishmash is in the middle.” In a USA Today article from last year, ARIS co-author Barry Kosmin said, “Religion has become more like a fashion statement, not a deep personal commitment for many.” Indeed,
in an age where a person’s sexual, political and religious preference is posted on Facebook for everyone to see, where you are immediately labeled depending on what kind of computer you buy or what newspaper you read, religion (or the lack thereof) is just another identifying factor when making a judgment about someone. What’s more, being identified one way or the other seems to be more important to people than the religion itself. This is my main concern about the state of religion today. I don’t think that people like Pat Robertson honestly believe God reached down from the clouds and into the tectonic plates below Haiti, causing the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that left 200,000 people dead. They say these things because they have an attentive audience. This kind of controversial message obviously attracts listeners. The same holds true for many organized atheists, who enjoy proclaiming from the highest rooftops their superiority over the “ignorant masses” who practice a faith. For people on both extremes, the concern is not so much about religion, but about winning an argument, getting listeners and gaining power, all just selfish reasons. To have religion or not, this should be an intensely personal decision, one that is very important for how you live your life. Don’t let power-hungry, political-minded groups influence you — they almost certainly don’t have your best interest at heart. Christopher Hook is a junior international relations and French major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at chook@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
We the people Many social movements that occur daily across the world are only heard of because of the work of foreign correspondence and reporting. If a country’s current political state is under the tyranny of its government, it makes the people’s movements even more alluring to the international community. We want to witness their battles to establish democracy and encourage them to fight for their individual rights. But when a country is under an extremely oppressive regime, it makes it difficult for outsiders to report the details of ongoing events. Soon after a government puts limitations on the extent of international news reporting, we let the promise for change in that country fade away in the back of our minds. Until the next uprising garners our attention, until we are charmed with the images of the most recent of global crises, we press on for more captivating issues. While the general public might forget that people fight for the most basic civil and human rights every day, the battles continue on. And what is truly amazing to me is that the United States government always thinks that we have a stake in it, especially at times when the nature of the battle is sensitive to ethnic, religious or cultural entities that we don’t fully understand. As a result, we Americans jump on the bandwagon without a thought and convince ourselves that we are doing good to protect these people. Ultimately, our efforts to bring liberty, democracy and freedom to a country go awry, and we abandon the cause. If there is even a sign of a country wistfully dreaming of becoming a democratic state, the
Thisanjali Gangoda United States is on it. The chance to utter the blockbuster phrase, “Mission Accomplished,” is all the motivation we need to stir up that good old American nationalist sentiment and storm a country with our troops. While the United States has had its moments in history of remarkable innovation, philanthropy, inspiration and unity, our true mark in history is that of playing international cop. We monitor, meddle and get messy with every international issue there is, under the guise of being the great protector of democracy. But when you look deeper into the actions of our government, Washington D.C. works in interest of those with money in their pockets and power to move legislation along. Granted we are considered to be a super power with great influence, but why do we convince ourselves that we must always play into conflict and warfare, instead of taking the side of resolve and peace? There are too many ulterior motives that transgress past the American people and work into the international domain of politics. I am tired of turning on the news and hearing about the “success” of Operation Iraqi Free-
dom when there are still bombs being exploded in town squares across the country. I’m tired of listening to U.S. officials chide other country’s leaders about possible nuclear weapons, when we ourselves have 9,960 warheads stocked away. I’m tired of Americans feeling sorry about the war in Darfur, when our own government won’t even declare it genocide. If we want to create international change for the better, we must make honest attempts to change our domestic policies to reflect what we spout to other countries. We must create a balance to juggle domestic and foreign issues without stretching ourselves too thin and misguiding a whole generation of Americans. Recently, the American people and the international community have put a lot of faith in the election of President Obama. Americans thought it would create an instantaneous change in U.S. policy, and oh, surprise — it didn’t. What does it take to revise the entire history of the United States, and in four years? To change the typical actions and reactions of the U.S. government, it will take more than four years and more people committing to being a part of American politics. If we want to set new precedent, we the people must demand it and see it through. Thisanjali Gangoda is a senior political science major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at tgangoda@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
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“In 1969 the SDS issued a list of four demands of the KSU administration to really increase the pressure on the college,” Canfora said. “There was a confrontation at the administration building and eight people were arrested.” Students disrupted the trials of those students at the Music and Speech building in protest later that year. Police barricaded the students on the third floor of the building to arrest them. About 60 students were arrested that day and the leaders of the SDS went to jail. “There were 200 students trapped up there (in the Music and Speech Building),” Canfora said. “But a professor had a key to the elevator and would help students escape. My sister and I escaped down an elevator with 100 other people.” Not all students were politically active on campus in the 1960s. “I was never in any of the protests,” said Greg Long, a 1971 graduate. “I was the guy they were protesting.” Long and 1967 graduate Rex Ray were ROTC students at the time. On the days when they wore their uniforms to campus, they dealt with heckling and name calling from those students who opposed the war. “That never bothered me because I figured they had the sense not to mess with me,” Ray said. Long, then an accounting major, was also a member of Phi Kappa Theta. “Our fraternity house was a lot like Animal House,” he said. “It really was. It was a miracle anyone got out of there and they weren’t brain dead. I loved it -- what I remember of it.” And despite the obvious divide between those students who were against the war and those who were a part of it, Ray remembers the campus as having an accepting atmosphere. “Kent had an all-inclusive culture,” he said. “Once I got there I knew that’s where I should be. I was tempted to leave school and go work in the steel mills, buy myself a car, but I kept coming back to Kent.” Professor Laura Davis remembers that same culture on campus when she began as an English major in 1969. “It was great because part of the values and principles of that time was that you could do your own thing,” she said. “It was a wonder-
LGBTQ The professor said when she taught at Kent State, it was easier for students to sign up for a class that didn’t have the word gay on the title, thus she named the class sexual minorities. Noll said nobody ever told her she could lose her job at the university because of the classes she was teaching or the student organization she was advising. Merryman said there isn’t a set agenda for what the LGBTQ center will offer, but some of the issues to be discussed at the center are the challenges faced by transgender students and other LGBTQ students who are black or have a disability. “We really see the center facilitating that communication between students and adminisFrom Page A1
BASKETBALL Strong second half sends Flashes to semifinals Humes and senior guard Rachel Bennett added baskets, but Central Michigan junior forward Kaihla Szunko kept the Flashes trailing 35-32. Humes began her strong second half with a lay-in, and did not stop there. The Saginaw, Mich. native scored 13 of Kent State’s 15 points that followed. Her scoring output led a Flashes 11-3 run ful atmosphere. People were sensitive to the need for social change and the need to make connections to other people. Kent was a great place to be.” It was the age of the baby boomers, a generation that would define itself by rejecting the traditions of generations before. “They were uncomfortable with tradition. They thought they could do without tradition like they supposed they could do without their parents advice,” Hildebrand said. “They thought their parents had made a lot of mistakes, and they wanted to make their own mistakes. They were idealists, excessive idealists, and they put down the wisdom of the past.” The 1960s saw the first waves of organized student protest against the Vietnam War, the draft and unfair treatment of blacks during
tration,” Merryman said. The center will eventually be student directed, but for now the staff is composed of volunteers from the LGBT studies program, Merryman said. She added that one of the goals for spring is to unite departments that work with LGBTQ issues and make them aware of what each one is working on, which would bring information together. “We are really looking into students coming to talk to us and tell us what they need,” Merryman said. “I think the most important thing is to put across the message that we really want this to be an inclusive and open party, and allies are always welcome.” Contact diversity reporter Mariana Silva at msilva1@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
Math and English classes could become standardized nationwide Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press
SEATTLE — Governors and education leaders yesterday proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking the same tests, replacing a patchwork of state and local systems in an attempt to raise student achievement nationwide. But states must first adopt the new rigorous standards, and implementing the standards on such a large scale won’t be easy. Two states — Texas and Alaska — have already refused to join the project, and everyone from
state legislatures to the nation’s 10,000 local school boards and 3 million teachers could chime in with their opinions. The public is invited to comment on the proposed new standards until April 2, and the developers hope to publish final education goals for K-12 math and English in May. The state-led effort was coordinated by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Experts were called in to do the writing and research, but state education officials and teachers from around the nation were actively involved. After the standards are complete, each state will still have to decide whether to adopt them as
a replacement for their existing education goals. The stakes could be high. President Barack Obama told the nation’s governors last month that he wants to make money from Title I — the federal government’s biggest school aid program — contingent on adoption of college- and career-ready reading and math standards. Already, the federal government has opened bidding for $350 million to work on new national tests that would be given to students in states that adopt the national standards. But some critics worry the federal government, which is enthusiastically watching the project but not directing it, will force them to adopt the results.
over three minutes of play that gave Kent State the 49-40 lead. Although she was disappointed with the result of the first half, Humes said she used her time on the bench as motivation for the second half. “During halftime my teammates were telling me, ‘keep your head up, we need you to come back in for the second half,’” Humes said. “They kept encouraging me so I would come back in there and contribute. I knew we needed some kind of intensity to start the second half. I knew that I had to do something to get my
team going.” Central Michigan came within six with 6:46 left to play, but Humes and Bennett led the Flashes on a 7-0 run, sending Kent State to the semifinals. Kent State coach Bob Lindsay said the team’s play at both ends of the court improved drastically in the second half. “I thought we played great defensively in the second half, I thought we went to the offensive boards with a lot of energy in the second half and that was the difference in the game.” Although the Flashes shot 41
percent from the field on the game, the first half did not show it. Both teams struggled offensively in the first half, turning the ball over a combined 27 times. The first stanza contained eight lead changes, but with 1:55 left, the Chippewas capitalized on Kent State’s defensive lapses. Central Michigan scored six straight points to give them the seven-point advantage going into the half. Lindsay attributed the team’s plus-17 rebound margin as the difference, but was disappointed with his team’s defense in the closing
minutes of the first half. “We basically fell asleep on defense, which is one of the reasons why we had the fire and brimstone in the locker room at half time,” Lindsay said. “If a team is better than you that’s one thing, but you aren’t going to lose a game doing that.” Kent State will advance to the semifinal matchup where they will face Toledo tomorrow at noon.
the Civil Rights Movement. Hildebrand said students wore jeans and mini skirts and listened to Rock ‘n’ Roll music. “All those things were shocking by the standards of my days,” he said. “I was still shocked sometimes as a professor even though I was a young man.” Davis remembers being able to wear jeans to class was a big deal. “I went to public school and they did not allow students to wear jeans,” she said. “And no slacks. We had to wear skirts. At Kent State there were plenty of people who were very traditionally dressed and wore the traditional hairstyle. It was a big place. There was room for everybody to do what they were interested in.” So not all students rallied and picketed. “Most were apathetic, I’d say.
They were concerned and aware but generally apathetic,” Canfora said. “A lot of the younger generation now wrongly assume that everybody was a hippie, had long hair, was a radical, but it was really a minority.” George Bowman retired as university president in 1963, and Robert White took up the post the same year, picking up where Bowman had left off in expanding the campus. “He purchased land down by the library, clear out to the road where the last dorms are,” Hildebrand said. “He bought that land and built dorms and the science complex. Some of these were planned in Bowman’s day, but it was under White that they were built.” Campus landmarks, including
the Library, the Student Center and Dix Stadium, were all constructed under White. State money paid for academic buildings and bonds built the dorms. Students would pay those off when they rented the rooms each semester. The campus had expanded so much that the university invested in a new campus bus system in 1967 and gave students an additional five minutes between classes in 1968. White also worked to increase standards on campus by starting a university press, hiring more faculty that would earn Kent State the title as a first-rate research institution, and offering University Professor status to select faculty. “He was a very reflective man, extremely intense and hard driv-
en,” Hildebrand said. “He had very high standards and he was responsible for the whole graduate development. It was his handiwork. It has his fingerprints all over it.” And rather than detract from the progress White sought to make for the university, Hildebrand said student protests and groups like the SDS helped the school. “The tensions undoubtedly did stir up this intellectual atmosphere, and that, on the whole, was very good I think,” he said.
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 5. Let everything roll along at its own pace. Applying pressure will only irritate folks and won’t help get things done.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 5. As you develop travel plans, maintain a balance between education and entertainment. Include time in the sun.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8. Guys are on one side and girls on the other. Either you get to do the Virginia Reel, or you have a problem. Ask everyone to meet in the middle.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 5. Whatever you have going, keep it in motion with the least pressure possible. That way, you keep the enthusiasm alive.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is an 8. Push creativity to the limits today. Use inspiration from romantic tales, but don’t forget simple logic. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 6. You’ve worked to bring everything into balance. A female leader appreciates your private efforts to keep things on track.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 5. Dip into your bag of magic business tricks. You need more than logic to overcome the competition. The packaging matters. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7. When you follow your intuition, you can perform magic at work and in private situations. Use visual images and choose your words carefully.
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Kent’s own Superman
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Take away the red cape, blue tights and the “S” on his chest, and sophomore Justin Greene is the Man of Steel for the team donning blue and gold. The 6-foot-8-inch forward with a wingspan that stretches longer than 7 feet is the dominant presence in the paint that the Kent State offense works with. To his teammates and coach, Greene is the team’s Superman. “He looks like Clark Kent,” Kent State coach Geno Ford said. “You wouldn’t expect him to be much, but he finds a way to deliver when it matters.” By day, Superman disguises himself as the reporter Clark Kent, but is able to change into his alternate persona to save the world at a moment’s notice. Greene, who is a bit smaller than most of his defenders, is able to post team-leading numbers by using his greatest strength, which he claims is his “ability to score on the block.” But the Flashes’ Man of Steel isn’t able to disown the idea of a weakness. Like all superheroes, with superb strength comes a certain vulnerability. Greene’s gameplay is negatively affected by one aspect — outside shooting. “I can shoot it, but not as well as I want to shoot it,” he said about his “kryptonite.” “So I would say my deep outside
shot is my weakness.” Although he has a shot that needs work, Ford said Greene has super soft hands with an incredible touch. These characteristics compensate for what weakens the play of the superhero. “He has a very good feel for how to play,” Ford said. “He’s one of the smartest post players we’ve ever had here.” Just like the real Superman, it took Greene a while to discover what his greatest
Justin Greene did not think he would be playing at the level he is playing at right now, but he thought he had the ability. With the regular season complete, the sophomore forward received two votes for the MidAmerican Conference Player of the Year and was named to the AllMAC Second Team. Before the Flashes play their first MAC Tournament game tomorrow, sports reporter Cody Erbacher sat down with Greene to talk about his thoughts on his sophomore season.
Q: You always
seem to be leading some type of category on the stat sheet following games, how do you manage to do that?
A: I just try
strengths were; he needed time to mature and learn his role on the basketball court. “We saw flashes of it last year,” Ford said about Greene’s abilities. “He’s a guy that’s very hungry to go out and prove that he’s going to be a good player in this league and should be one for a long time.”
to come out every game and play my game. I don’t
really try to get outside of what I do. I just stay on the block, that’s where my bread and butter is at. I just try to score, rebound and play defense; do whatever coach (Geno) Ford tells me to do.
Q: What’s it like being a sophomore posting those types of numbers?
A: It gives me a real big confi-
dence booster, to know that I can be so young and play so well. I’ve got a lot of leadership from Chris (Singletary), Brandon (Parks) and Mike (McKee) telling me a lot about staying humble and just trying to get better.
Q: For your position, you’re
a little small. How are you able to play against the taller defenders?
or not. And this year coach Ford is playing me a lot of minutes so my confidence is high, and I’ve got a lot of confidence in my abilities.
Q: Since the MAC Tournament is coming up soon I have to ask, how much pressure do you feel since you are a sophomore and one of the key components of the team’s success?
Q: No pressure at all.
I’m just going to do what I do: Play basketball. I’ve been doing this since my freshman year of high school now; I’m not going to say I’ve played in anything as big as the MAC Tournament, but I don’t think it’s any pressure. We’re the No. 1 seed, I feel like we’re the best team and now we just got to go out and prove it.
A: Everybody thinks I’m short. A: Are I’m actually kind of tall, and I’ve got really long arms. I think 7-foot2 and 3/4, something like that. So I use that to my advantage. I use my craftiness around the basket a lot to try to get a good shot off against taller defenders.
Q: What’s your biggest change from your freshman season last year?
A: I
would have to say my confidence definitely because I think I could have done a lot of things last year but I didn’t have the confidence to do it. I didn’t think I could do it. I was just going through the motions just wondering if I would get in
y ou look in g at t h e game against Ohio as a tournament game?
Q: Yeah, you’ve got to.
Some people can come out and say it’s just another regular season game, but it is a big game. If we lose, we go home. So we’re not trying to lose. We’re all going to come out there and leave it out there on the floor and try to get the win and move on to the semis.
2 01 0 M A C M en ’ s ba s ketba ll tou r na m e nt March 6
March 10
March 12
March 13
No. 7 Western Michigan 75 No. 7 Western Michigan No. 10 Bowling Green 73
noon No. 2 Central Michigan
No. 6 Eastern Michigan 65
noon No. 6 Eastern Michigan
No. 11 Northern Illinois 59
2 p.m. No. 3 Akron
1 p.m.
No. 8 Ball State 77 No. 9 Ohio No. 9 Ohio 85 (OT) No. 5 Buffalo 72
7 p.m.* No. 1 Kent State 2:30 p.m. No. 5 Buffalo
No. 12 Toledo 54
9 p.m.* No. 4 Miami
mac tournament champion
ARTS. LIFE. LEISURE.
3/11/10
Chiseling, filing and molding an artistic career Allison Smith
Daily Kent Stater
When you walk into the jewelry and metalworking studio in Van Deusen Hall, past the smaller workstations and into “the cage,” you’ll find Annie Schulz working on her senior project. Schulz is a jewelry and metals major. She comes almost every day to work on her final project, which is due to be shown on April 30. “I have to make four pieces for my senior show,” she said. “Everybody’s doing something completely different from each other. I’m finishing up the first of my four pieces right now. It’s very time consuming.” Because she is a senior, she has been given a wood desk in the corner of “the cage.” The desk is made of yellowish wood and has nicks and scratches from previous occupants. She keeps tools handy in drawers and on top of her desk ,so she doesn’t have to search very far when she needs them. Bits and pieces of her first of four projects are strewn about on the desk. “I have hammers, files — you do lots of filing,” she said. “And I have stuff for doing bezels, like how you set stones and everything. Up here I have saw blades. I go through them like crazy. Then you have pliers, tweezers for soldering, you always use safety glasses. A lot of times you want to get a respirator for when you’re enameling.” Schulz is very proud of her work, and it’s obvious she enjoys what she does. As she files down a piece of silver for her project, she explains how a jewelry major has to be patient and a bit of a perfectionist. “If you even get a tiny scratch on the piece you’re working on, and you don’t see it, once you’ve enameled it, it’s there for good,” she said. “So you have to make sure everything’s perfect before you finish it up.” Schulz wasn’t always a jewelry major. In fact, it took three tries and two years before she finally found the right major.
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CLOCKWISE: Senior jewelry/metals major Annie Schulz files down silver into the shape of fingernails for her final project, which she will present on April 30. “It’s fun doing something that not a lot of people know how to do,” she said of jewelry-making. Senior jewelry/metals major Annie Schulz has personalized her workspace in Van Deusen Hall. Jewelry/metals majors use many tools for their work, including pliers, wire cutters and clamps like these. Pieces of silver take the shape of fingernails in part of Schulz’s final project.
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The left and right hemispheres of creativity Cassandra Adams
Daily Kent Stater Senior printmaking major Krista Rickert said she doesn’t work well with schedules. “Everything is on my own time, sometimes I pull all-nighters to get my work done. It’s the time when my creativity comes alive,” Rickert said. Rickert claimed the reason is because she’s right-brained, citing evidence from a quiz she took online. Rickert also said she had to take her psychology minor classes and art courses during different semesters. “It was two totally different types of thinking,” Rickert said. Artists and other creative trades have long been stereotyped as being “right- brained.” Characteristics associated with rightbrained people include being more of a visual learner, intuitive, writing things down for memorization, seeing the whole more than details first, lacking organization, impulsiveness and often tardiness, trouble prioritizing and gestural
hand movements while speaking. “Left-brained” thinkers are generalized as being more logical and sequential, planned and structured, organized and controlled feelings, according to viewzone. com and Funderstanding.com. “I am incredibly disorganized and hate math,“ senior sculpture major Jim Leach said. But students looking to blame their distaste for math, lateness and erratic schedules on their brain wiring may be disappointed. While the right and left hemispheres are responsible for different characteristics, humans must use both sides of the brains to function normally, according to John Gunstad, assistant professor of psychology. Gunstad said the left side is primarily where language resides, and the right is more visualization and spacial. “The whole a person being right or left brain is much more marketing than brain science. Most of the time you use both sides; one side can be more enhanced, though,” Gunstad said.
People displaying a particular talent, such as artists, musicians or athletes, still have the same basic brain make-up, but it can depend on a variety of factors such as experience, background, practice, learned skills and interests — which play a large part, too, and eventually add up over time, Gunstad said. “I think we find beauty in odd things, ” Leach said. “Like being pumped about a pile of scraps, “ senior textiles major Casara Logan added. Logan doesn’t seem to be convinced about the brain debate. “Everyone I work with is different and brings different ideas,” Logan said. “Brains are wired uniquely for everyone. We haven’t figured out exactly how it works yet,” Gunstad said. Contact features correspondent Cassandra Adams at cadams35@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
LEFT BRAIN
Looks at parts Logical
vs.
RIGHT BRAIN
Looks at wholes Random
Sequential
Intuitive
Rational
Holistic
Analytical
Synthesizing
Objective
Subjective
Source: Learningfortomorrow.com
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March
Show of the week: The Wreck Check Every Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m., join DJ Daniel McKenna for the week’s hottest music, juiciest gossip, and of course, the celebrity wreck of the week.
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MONTHLY SPECIALS
Ray’s Place: Draft of the month: Miller Lite — $2.50 pint, $2.95 tall. Special feature Captain Morgan lime bite spiced rum in a pint of either Miller Lite, Bud or Bud Lite— $3.95. 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: Miller Lite—$7 pitcher. $1.50 mug. Labatt Blue pitchers—$8. Cheery and grape bombs—$2.50, Jameson, Apple Pie shots, SoCo and lime—$3. Incredible Hulks—$3.50 Mugs: Irish buck- $4.50. Pabst Blue Ribbon— $2 cans. Miller Lite Draft—$2 16oz, $3 24oz. All bombs—$2.75. BW3s: Beer of the month: Miller— $3 tall. Happy hour is from 3 to 7 p.m. with talls priced as pints and $2 house liquors. Thursdays: margaritas — $2. Fridays: bombs and cosmopolitans — $3. Franklin Square Deli: Monday— Bagel Dog. Tuesday — Enzo. Wednesday — Napoli. Thursday — Louisiana BBQ Pork. Friday — The Whales Tails. Saturday— A1 Ham & Cheese Pita. Water Street Tavern: Happy hour is from open until 9 p.m. with $2 drinks. Bud Light— $7 pitchers. Jack Daniels drinks— $3.25. Sauza tequila shots and Cherry Pie shots— $3; Daily specials: Tuesday— Ladies Night with $1 flavored vodka drink, Miller Lite Mugs and rum drinks. Thursday—Bud Select bottles, $1. Long Island Iced Teas, $2. Cajun Dave’s: Monday— 8-slice, one topping pizza, $6.50. Wednesday— Buttermilk-Fried Chicken dinner, $9. Thursday—Pasta dinner, $4. Friday—Sam, Adams-battered Fish Fry dinner, $7.50.
Events, guests and giveaways Friday: 10 a.m. to noon — Dan Peters from Rocks Bleu will be appearing on Roots of Rock. Saturday: noon to 2 p.m.— Chasing Chariots will be doing an instudio performance on Rubber City Rockhouse. Monday: 6 to 8 p.m — A pair of Ekoostic Hookah and Gabriel Iglasias tickets will be given away on the Stat Sheet. March 22: 10 p.m. to midnight— A pair of Tegan and Sara tickets will be given away on Musical Mayhem.
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Dominick’s: Bud light— $2 pints. Pabst Blue Ribbon— $2 pints. Cherry and Grape Bombs— $2.50. Conway Irish ale— $4 pints.
Campus clubs offer Art galleries in and around Kent region artistic options School of Art Gallery
Location: Art Building Open: Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: Free
Allison Smith
Daily Kent Stater
Anime Club Rachel Barnstable, a junior computer design and animation major, is president of the KSU Anime Society on campus. Anime is a Japanese style of animation. Pokémon, Dragonball Z and Digimon are all shows that began in Japan, but gained popularity in the United States. She said they usually watch Japanese anime, but they recently had a game night. “We watched ‘I Survived a Japanese Game Show’ where Americans go over to Japan and play Japanese game shows,” she said. “So we tied that in. We want to do culture nights eventually.” Barnstable said a lot of people in the club are fine arts or animation majors and draw their own anime. Meetings are from 6 to 10 p.m. on Fridays on the second floor in the Math and Computer Science Building.
Art History Club The Kent State University Art History Club’s overall goal is to get students more involved outside of the classroom and more aware of student artists and their shows, Carolyn Corrigan, president of the club and senior art history major, said. “We’re actually a pretty small group now,” she said. “All of our officers are art history majors, but
anyone is welcome to join.” Corrigan said the club meets every other Wednesday at 8 p.m. At meetings, they organize and put out a newsletter with interviews featuring a student artist. “We have movie nights where we watch either documentaries or movies that are slightly based on art,” Corrigan said. “We just had a speaker come in to talk about graduate programs.” The club is also hosting a tableau vivant (French for “living picture”) contest that’s open to anyone. Contestants imitate their favorite work of art and send a picture in for a chance to win two tickets to the movies.
American Institute of Graphic Arts Kent State’s chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, or AIGA, is part of the national organization. According to the Web site, AIGA events include speakers, outings, presentations at high schools and an annual portfolio show and meet and greet. The chapter’s Facebook page states “the purpose of AIGA is the further excellence in communication design as a broadly defined discipline, strategic tool for business, and cultural force.” Contact features reporter Allison Smith at asmith75@kent.edu. React to this story and more at
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The gallery displays the work of both Kent State graduate and undergraduate students from the School of Art. It is currently housing the Student Annual Display,
which consists of all disciplines that have been judged for a best in show award. The gallery will be showing graduate thesis work after spring break.
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Student artwork is on display for the annual Student Juried exhibition in the School Gallery in the Art Building. Many people outside of the School of Art may not be aware that there are free art galleries on campus open to the public.
Why they do what they do Ryan Sheridan
Daily Kent Stater Where does artistic inspiration come from? The Greeks believed it was a gift bestowed upon them by the gods. The Romantics thought it came from the madness of the mind. Freud argued it grew from the subconscious. Andy Hendricks, senior VCD major and drummer for local indie rock band Annabel, said his inspiration is the challenge of piecing songs together. “Being a graphic designer, I love combining ideas together and piecing them together like a puzzle,” he said. “I think there are no limits for songwriting.” Hendricks also said he was
inspired by the local music scene. “There is a goldmine of great bands in the D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself) music scene around the area that are all doing something new,” he said, “and it seems that everyone builds off one another in a way.” Though some musicians despised their strict childhood piano lessons, Hendricks said his lessons at Woodsy’s Music, a musical instrument retailer in downtown Kent, helped him develop as a multiinstrumentalist. “(My brother and I) both took a variety of lessons at Woodsy’s that included drums, vocals, guitar and piano,” he said. The inspiration to express yourself on paper is something that can come from reading books, said Varley O’Connor, assistant pro-
fessor of English and three-time fiction novelist. As a former actress, O’Connor said she always enjoyed storytelling. “I liked to live in a world of imagination,” she said. O’Connor encouraged students to check out the Wick Poetry Center and Writing Club, which are both located in Satterfield Hall. “It’s a great thing to meet real writers,” she said, adding it’s constructive to discuss and share your work with others. The ability to see new visual concepts on the Web inspired John Proppe, a senior graphic design major, to enroll in the School of Art after switching from journalism. “I kept an eye on SmashingMag.com for good examples
of functional and accessible Web design,” he said. In addition to the Web, Proppe said his professors also opened his eyes to what is possible in graphic design. “I really learned (a lot) about motion graphics for television when it was taught by Jim Hurguy,” he said. Wherever one’s artistic inspiration might lie, it must first begin with a passion and enthusiasm to express yourself. So learn the basics, share it with others and from there on out, it’s all up to you.
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Kent’s art scene fights for spot in new city vision Formal galleries and informal markets vie for their place Darren D’Altorio
Daily Kent Stater On a sunny afternoon in early March, a lengthy debate ensued inside the FJKluth Art Gallery. It was between the gallery’s owner, Frederick John Kluth, and Kent artist, Robert Wood. Both men’s voices bounced off the hardwood floors of the gallery space and were absorbed by the framed paintings and racks of antique knick-knacks. The hot-button issue that had the guys so revved was how art, both the business and creative sides, fit into the Kent community landscape. “I wanted to have a place to exhibit paintings,” Kluth said. “I thought people would work with me. But the normal gallery art plan doesn’t work in Kent.” Kluth said he just wants to get decent art into the community, but it’s difficult because many artists aren’t cooperative. “Some artists in Kent want me to clear my gallery, put only their stuff on the walls, have a big party, sell the paintings and give them the money,” Kluth said. “But artists in Kent don’t want to pay a commission. I cannot afford to do that.” The debate picked up steam when Kluth asked Wood how m u c h m o n e y Wo o d w o u l d give him if he sold one of his paintings for $1,000. “Notice, how he avoids the question,” Kluth said. “Well, you have to actually show the painting for at least a month, you have to have a real show” Wood rebutted. “A month, that painting has been here for years,” Kluth replied. “But it’s not on display, it’s covered up,” Wood pointed out. “Well I’m not going to show it to anybody unless you give me a commission,” Kluth said.
The formal side of things Kent’s main artery, Main
Street, is a dichotomy of art. On one side of the street there is McKay Bricker Framing, the Black Squirrel Gallery and Gifts, and Kent State’s Downtown Gallery. These are a part of the formal art scene, where student art, juried art shows and featured artists hold shows and sell their work. Bob Mayfield, owner of McKay Bricker Framing, said the presence of art in Kent is an important part of the city’s identity and uniqueness. “The more art we have in town the better,” he said. “There are certain perceptions of college towns, people expect to see something unique or different, not something that can be seen at the local mall.” City Manager Dave Ruller agreed, calling Kent a “wideangle city.” “Art is a significant piece of the Kent experience,” Ruller said. “There are many degrees of art, from the corporate art to the indie art. It’s exciting and surprising at times.” Ruller said art could be a great traffic generator, especially as Kent continues to expand with its redevelopment efforts. “I always envisioned creating an arts district in downtown Kent,” Ruller said. But Ruller admitted in the presence of Kent’s artistic image, there is still something missing. “In the community conversation, you miss the voice of the arts,” Ruller said. “There is no collective voice. It is case-bycase, project-by-project. It doesn’t have the presence you’d expect because there is a lack of cohesion in the artistic community.”
The informal market I n a n e ff o r t t o m a k e a r t accessible, some business owners are turning their walls into informal art galleries, offering free space for artists to show their work and possibly make some money. Brad Powell, owner of Professors Pub, is one of those people on the other side of the artistic dichotomy in Kent. “I wanted a way to give artists exposure,” Powell said. “We have the wall space available,
and I prefer local art on the walls. There is no reason for beer banners and neon signs. People know we have beer here.” Powell said his use of wall space for art is a subtle way to strengthen the community ties, make people feel welcome and help the economy. “Everything under $100 always sells,” Powell said. “And if I’m not using some wall space, and someone can make a little money by using it, go for it. It helps with the clientele too, people feel like they are a part of the place.” In order to expand his business and incorporate more artists’ work, Powell made a recent investment. “I just bought a slide p ro je c to r,” he s aid. “N o w, artists can bring in a slide of their work and we can put in the carousel and rotate it. We can offer more exposure now without scratching the walls.” Powell said he charges nothing to show artists’ work and he doesn’t take commission from sales. He just holds the money and calls the artist to let him or her know a sale has been made. Mayfield sees what Powell is doing and respects it. “I think it’s great what Brad is doing over there,” Mayfield said. “He’s looking at it from a community and a retailer perspective.”
A public canvas A Paul McCartney quote spray painted alongside the railroad tracks under the Main Street Bridge greets people coming into the city with this message: “I worry that religions start wars.” Recently, graffiti has been an issue in the city. According to recent Daily Kent Stater reports, Woody’s Music, along with university owned properties throughout the city, have been recent sites of graffiti, causing property damage and costing business owners to clean it up. “It may be good art,” Mayfield said. “But it’s destroying property and that’s wrong. I wish we could catch the bastards doing it.” Under the Haymaker Parkway Bridge and along the River Bend Park pathway, graffiti is the
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A wall of graffiti along the railroad tracks under the Main Street Bridge is a debated issue in the community. Some say it’s art while others argue it’s property destruction and vandalism. preferred décor, making the aged cement pop with color, political and social messages. It begs the question: Does graffiti have a place in Kent? Wo o d s a i d y e s , a n d t h a t the graffiti problem is an exaggerated issue in Kent. “For the record, the graffiti issue is amusing,” Wood said. “The largest amount of graffiti is in an innocuous place, under the bridge. I’d like to see more of it throughout the city.” Ruller agrees with Wood’s sentiment, but he is taking a bipartisan approach to the issue. “I wish the graffiti in Kent was more artistic,” Ruller said. “Look at the big city graffiti, it’s amazing. But we don’t condone damaging property, and you have to keep in mind that Kent is a family community.” Ruller said it’s been talked about to create a spot for graffiti artists to make their own in the city, much like the rock on Kent State’s front campus. He pointed to ways Kent has tried to acknowledge graffiti artists and allow them to express freely.
“Two summers ago there was a graffiti competition at the Heritage Festival,” Ruller said. “If the right opportunity presented itself for a graffiti wall, we’re game for discussion.” Wood said the idea of a public space for graffiti robs the action of its impact. “Graffiti has a semiotic terrorist element,” Wood said. “It’s very symbolic. That’s the way it’s done, on the sly and where it’s not expected. It’s the nature of graffiti to be spontaneous and random. For a space to be administered would kill the spirit.” A space is being considered for a commissioned work of public art in Kent. It happens to
be the other side of the Haymaker Parkway Bridge, where the Farmers’ Market site is located. The Haymakers Farmers’ Market board is trying to secure a grant through the Ohio Arts Council to commission a mural depicting fruits and veggies to add some color to the market site. Mayfield said that use of public space for art is entirely different than people with spray cans at three in the morning. Contact features reporter Darren D’Altorio at ddaltor@kent.edu. React to this story and more at KentWired.com
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JEWELRY Chiseling, filing and molding an artistic career “I kind of just stumbled upon it,” she said. “I wanted to do fashion design, then I went to fashion merchandising, and I didn’t like either of those. Then I wanted to go to cosmetology school after I graduate, so I went
to business. I didn’t like that.” Schulz said her parents and family are proud of her and very supportive of her major. She said they were afraid she didn’t like college enough and was going to drop out. Schulz said she’s not quite sure what she wants to do with her major, but there are a few roads she can take after she graduates. “I can go work in an actual jewelry store where I do a lot of repair work and polishing,” she
Daily Kent Stater said. “Or I could go into jewelry design, where you could open up your own store and sell your work. I think the thing I would want to do most is sell my own work independently.” She said because she is so busy with projects for class, she has never made anything specifically for herself. She did, however, find the time to make gifts for her mom and grandmother. “The first gift I ever made was for my grandma, just a sim-
ple silver pendent,” she said. “The second gift I gave was to my mother, and I made an etching to my other grandmother on it, and I enameled over that.” Schulz said her favorite metal to use is copper because it’s inexpensive and easy to work with. She said the silver sheet she bought for her current project cost her $300 alone, but she wanted this project to be special. “I’m going to combine fake nails and silver fingernails,” she said. “It’s going to be this big, long necklace.” Students who are part of the jewelry and metals major have to take a drawing prerequisite before they can begin Introduction to Jewelry. Schulz said she also had to take glass blowing and other crafts classes as part of her major. Schulz said she’s sort of conflicted when it comes to buying jewelry now. She said sometimes it can look cheap, or other times she knows she can make it herself. “It’s usually expensive, which is worth the price because it took a long time for the artist to make it, but it’s hard for me to buy it, because I know how to make it,” Schulz said. “Maybe one day I’ll make something similar to it, but I usually never end up doing it.” Contact features reporter Allison Smith at asmith75@kent.edu.
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Senior jewelry/metals major Annie Schulz demonstrates one of the many steps in metalworking.
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Crafts for the uncreative mind Mark Wayner
Daily Kent Stater Even those who don’t consider themselves crafty can display their creative side with at-home craft kits and projects. Here are a few simple do-ityourself projects that will help occupy your free time if you’re seeking creative construction.
Birdhouse Materials needed: Only a few small pieces of wood, a hammer and wood glue Estimated price: $3. Kits are available at Pat Catan’s or any home-improvement store Steps: 1. Nail each roof piece to the front of the birdcage, leaving a oneinch space above the entrance. 2. Hammer in the two sides of the birdcage to the front piece. (The wood with a cut-out hole) 3. Insert the back piece into the
roof with wood glue. 4. Glue the bottom piece to the front and back wood planks, making the birdhouse level.
Guitar Stand
Materials needed: Two pieces of wood, a hinge, three pieces of felt and a screwdriver Estimated price: Kits are available for $15-20 at Guitar Center Steps: 1. Screw in the hinge to both pieces of wood, conjoining the back leg and front legs. 2. Screw in each base part to the appropriate front leg. 3. Attach pieces of felt three inches above each leg and directly above where the two front legs meet.
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