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Ohio Legislature passes collective bargain limits Kent State’s faculty unions face losing bargaining rights Anna Staver

astaver@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Ohio House Republicans passed Senate Bill 5, a bill aimed at severely cutting the collective bargaining rights of public employees, Wednesday.

“This bill is a bill that will give control back to the people who pay the bill,” said Republican Speaker William Batchelder on the house floor before debate began.

The 53 to 44 vote came after more than three hours of tense floor debate that was frequently interrupted by protesters. Batchelder asked the state highway patrol to clear the house gallery after repeatedly requesting for quiet. But jeers could still be heard from outside the chamber where hundreds of union activists gathered in protest.

Despite the bill’s passage and Gov. John Kasich’s promise to sign it into law, Tracy

Laux, Kent State’s non-tenure track union president, said he is confident the bill will never be enacted.

“Given current poles, we will have no problems overturning this legislation in a referendum come November,” Laux said.

A referendum is when a particular piece of legislation is put to the voters of that state to decide whether it will become law. Public-worker unions, including Kent State’s American Association of University Professors chapter, will have 90 days from the time Kasich signs the bill into law to collect 230,000 signatures. If they do, then SB 5 will be put to the voters of Ohio this November.

Laux said he is pretty confident that collecting those signatures will not be a problem.

“Quite of the few of the poles that I’ve seen state that the majority of the people in Ohio, as well as the majority of the people in Wisconsin, are aghast at this attack at middle class people in this country,” Laux said.

Senate Bill 5 will now return to the senate for another vote because the house made a few changes to the bill’s language.

One change that would affect Kent State professors is an amendment removing the right for unions to negotiate “fair-share” clauses in their contracts.

Laux said Kent State’s non-tenure track and

Protesters gather in the rotunda at the Ohio statehouse after Senate Bill 5 passed through the Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. The bill would strip public employees of collective bargaining rights.

Kent State remembers aeronautics professor Richard “Dick” Schwabe, professor in the College of Technology’s Aeronautics Department, died March 23 in his home of natural causes.

Richard Schwabe, 89, was known for establishing the flight program in 1966. He also flew acrobatics in several local air shows and served as a flight instructor and F.A.A. Examiner for 40 years, said Isaac Nettey, associate dean of the College of Technology.

Richard Schwabe was married for 65 years and leaves behind four children.

“The school has definitely lost one of its best,” said his son Ric Schwabe. “He was a very open

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A protester shouts at the broadcast of the Ohio House floor debate on Senate Bill 5 Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. The bill would strip public employees of collective bargaining rights. tenure-track professors’ contracts contain fair share clauses. These mandate that professors must pay union dues even if they aren’t union members because all professors benefit from pay raises and health benefits negotiated by AAUP. The unions are also legally required to represent all professors, regardless of union memberships, in university-related grievances.

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and big-hearted person, and he was always that person who students can go to at any time.”

Ric Schwabe also noted many of his students kept in contact with him even after graduation. Kent State honored Richard Schwabe as Professor Emeritus in the college’s Aerospace department.

Nettey said the college established a scholarship in Richard Schwabe’s name three years ago to help students who want to achieve their dreams of aviation.

A flyover in Richard Schwabe’s honor will take place 3 p.m. Friday at the Kent State Airport.

— Seth Cohen, College of Technology reporter

Senior musical theater twins ready for future

COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio Legislature voted Wednesday to severely limit the collective bargaining rights of 350,000 public workers, sending a bill that sparked weeks of pro-labor protests to Republican Gov. John Kasich, who is expected to sign it by the end of the week.

The full House had passed the measure on a 53-44 vote Wednesday after it cleared committee, and the Senate followed with a 17-16 vote of approval.

The measure affects safety workers, teachers, nurses and a host of other government personnel. It allows unions to negotiate wages but not health care, sick time or pension benefits. It gets rid of automatic pay increases and replaces them with merit raises or performance pay.

Workers would also be banned from striking.

Kasich has said his $55.5 billion, two-year state budget counts on unspecified savings from lifting union protections to fill an $8 billion hole. The firstterm governor and his GOP colleagues argue the bill would help city officials and superintendents better control their costs at a time when they too are feeling budget woes.

Pickerington teacher Patricia Kuhn-Morgan said she is confused by connections being

drawn between the bill and job creation.

“As teachers, the best way we can have to job creation is to educate the public.”

She said she believes Wednesday’s vote will hurt the GOP with voters.

“I’ve spoken to a lot of educators who are typically straightticket Republicans that have said to me that they won’t ever vote for another Republican because of how this bill’s been pushed through and the democratic process has been abused,” she said as she awaited the Senate’s vote.

Contentious debates over restricting collective bargaining have popped up in statehouses across the country, most notably in Wisconsin, where the governor signed into law this month a bill eliminating most of state workers’ collective bargaining rights. That measure exempts police officers and firefighters; Ohio’s does not.

The Ohio bill has drawn thousands of demonstrators, prompted a visit from the Rev. Jesse Jackson and packed hearing rooms in the weeks before the Senate passed the measure.

Its reception in the House has been quieter, though Wednesday’s vote drew several hundred demonstrators to the Statehouse.

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Twins Miriam and Gunther Henkel-Moellmann have been sharing the spotlight since they were children. Now the senior musical theater majors are preparing to graduate and start careers in musical theater. They just returned from presenting their senior showcase in New York, along with nine other Kent State students.

First Steps on Stage

Miriam started dancing when she was 3 or 4 years old with her older sister, Lydia.

At age 6, Gunther joined his sisters when The Cincinnati Ballet needed boys to dance in the “Nutcracker,” and asked Gunther to be in the show. Miriam said Gunther was “heartbroken he didn’t get to audition” like his sisters had.

They had their first musical theater production while in third

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Theatre majors Miriam and Gunther Henkel-Moellmann practice Wednesday. The theater group went to New York City to perform over Spring Break.

or fourth grade in the kid’s choir of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat.”

The twins were involved in chorus in fourth grade until their senior year of high school. Allen Moellmann and Cheryl Henkel, their father and mother, paid for them to have vocal and acting lessons.

Gunther said he got his “big break” in fifth grade while playing a knight in “A Knight’s Tale” In eighth grade the twins auditioned for “Annie.” Miriam was cast as Lily Saint Regis and Gunther as Rooster.

“I said no way,” Miriam said about the character choices.

“They’re kind of dating. It was the only time I had a problem with casting.”

Miriam said she turned down her role, and the directors were willing to recast her as Grace Farrell.

Acting in High School to Prepare for College

In high school they took part in four productions, two musicals and two plays each school year. Henkel said her favorite plays from high school were “Cabaret” and “The Diviners,” while Moellmann liked “The Crucible.”

“I didn’t really get it into my head that I could possibly do this (in college and as a career) until my senior year,” Gunther said. “I wanted to go into special education and double major in history at the University of Kentucky, but my parents said ‘No, don’t do education; you do really well in theater; try that.’”

Miriam said she considered vocal performance but always felt like she should major in musical theater.

Gunther and Miriam traveled to Kent State to watch a friend perform as the witch in “Into the Woods.” Gunther said the twoperson cow costume from the show was the “coolest cow costume ever.” They rented the costume for their high school because they liked it so much. He said after seeing the show, he became “fascinated with everything they did and wanted to go there.”

Mr. Moellmann said “Into the Woods” was the “beginning of their love affair” with Kent State.

When they were looking for colleges, both liked Kent State’s musical theater program and what it had to offer, including the Musical Theater Senior Showcase.

“We both got into Kent,” Miriam said. “We purposely didn’t plan it that way. A lot of people ask us that question; it’s just how it happened.”

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Travis Shaw, junior third baseman, looks up into the sky during the game against The Pennsylvania State University on Wednesday.

PSU was ahead 1-0 when the game was called due to snow and low visibility.

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With the overall rise of voter turnout for USG elections, Papp said he is “happy that we are moving in an overall upward direction.”

Caitlin Restelli is the student politics reporter.

Employers screen social networking sites interests and activities and today, include a wide range of sites from Facebook and Twitter to MySpace and LinkedIn. Salina DuBose, a graduate appointee in Career Services, said she and the department give presentations to students about the benefits and risks of social networking.

“We show terrible pictures. We say, ‘Would you hire this person?’” DuBose said. “We always talk about if you really have something to say, there’s nothing wrong with buying a journal.”

Tori Vaccarelli, sophomore pre-nursing major, said she is cautious of what she posts on her Facebook page.

“I untag myself from any inappropriate pictures, and I’m very careful about what I put on my statuses and wall posts,” Vaccarelli said. “I do not want a stupid night or status to come

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The recent Undergraduate Student Government elections received a slightly higher percentage of student voters, reflecting the increase in young adult turnout in presidential elections.

But turnout in both types of elections remains low.

About 11 percent of the undergraduate student body voted in the recent 2011-2012 election, an increase of three percent from the 2009-2010 election.

“In political science, we assume that people make a kind of rational calculation as to how best to utilize their time,” said Thom Yantek, assistant political science professor. “If they think something has enough of a stake for them, then they’ll take the time to act.”

The percentage of voter turnout in the USG elections is about the same as the percentage of the young American turnout in presidential elections.

Yantek said he assumes students have outside responsibilities that keep them from participating in the election.

“Most students don’t view undergraduate elections as so compellingly important that they will take the time needed to inform themselves about the vote choice and then actually exercise their right to vote,” Yantek said. “If they thought there was something more in it for them, they probably would be more likely to turn out.”

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According the U.S. Census Bureau, in the 2004 presidential election, young adults, ages 18-24, began voting more. They held 9 percent of the total voting population.

“Any political candidate wants to reach out to college students and young people in general. It’s a very important demographic,” said Steven Hook, chairperson of the Department of Political Science.

From 2000 to 2008, the young adult voter turnout in presidential elections rose 12 percent and registration rose 7 percent.

In the 2008 presidential election, young adults were the only age group to show a significant rise in voter turnout. Forty-nine percent of all U.S. young adults voted; whereas, 47 percent voted in 2004.

“It’s possible that Barack Obama appealed to college students and young people in general,” said Hook. “A lot of times it’s the matter of the individual candidate who excites young people.”

Kevin Papp, director of Governmental Affairs, said he thinks student reasoning for not voting for USG is the same as national elections.

“A lot of students just don’t feel like their voice matters,” said Papp, junior international relations major. “I always think we can get more students involved. I’ll never be satisfied until we have 100 percent voter turnout.”

Students are sometimes preoccupied with their classes or with off-campus jobs, which will keep them from getting involved with politics, but “that’s not unusual with American voters,” Hook said.

Young adults often turn to other outlets to express their political views.

“They do participate; they devote a lot of energy to protests, demonstrations, campaigning,” Hook said. “But quite often they don’t make it to the polls on Election Day.”

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back to haunt me later in life.”

DuBose said a good way for students to learn how they appear to employers is to Google their names.

“I have Googled myself and found awards I won in high school and articles from my sports teams,” Vaccarelli said. “But I am very careful about what I put online.”

DuBose said she recommends that students create a LinkedIn profile designed specifically for reaching employers.

“LinkedIn is a great website because it’s a professional networking page and if you complete your page, that’s usually the number one thing that pops up in Google,” DuBose said.

While each of these sites has the option to set private profile settings, unless students take the steps to protect what they post, the primary settings on

most social networking sites are public, which means anyone has access to their information.

“The fun Facebook from 2004, 2005 — it’s not there anymore,” DuBose said. “It’s also a way that employers are recruiting, and it’s seeming like that’s what it’s going to be from now on.”

Although DuBose said using social networking sites can be risky, she doesn’t feel that students should delete their profiles altogether.

“I have people that say ‘It’s not fair.

What I do with my personal life is my personal life, and it shouldn’t affect my employment,’” DuBose said. “Unfortunately it can. Just make the appropriate adjustments.

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HOW TO APPEAR PROFESSIONAL ONLINE n Clean up digital dirt before you begin your job search. Remove any photos, content and links that could jeopardize your image in an employer’s eyes. n Consider creating your own professional group on sites like Facebook and LinkedIn. It’s a great way to establish relationships with others in your field and impress future employers. n Keep complaints offline. Keep the content you post focused on positive things, whether it’s related to professional or personal information. Don’t complain about current jobs online. n Be

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Monitor comments made by others and also comments you make to your friends.

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dmoore63@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Reverberating around Tri Towers rotunda and resonating through Rosie’s Diner, the sound of violins Monday night turned heads and made passersby reach for chairs.

“We get a lot of people that walk by and say good job — or watch for, like, five minutes,” said Varun Nagarajan, freshman premed biology major and viola player.

Nagarajan is one of three students at the core of an improvisation music group who have picked up instruments this semester.

The group was a brainchild of Wael El-Halaby, senior public health major and violinist, who said he feels like the music is helping, motivating and inspiring people.

“We motivate people to go out there and do their own thing and not worry about sounding bad,” El-Halaby said. “A lot of the time when we play, people just jump in and play an instrument they haven’t played in years or play something they’re ashamed about playing.”

He said a Chinese guitarist he regularly plays with was shy to play in front of other Chinese people at first.

“I broke him out of that, and now he will play in front of anybody,” El-Halaby said.

He said the group has played with “random people walking by” who have had trumpets, electric and acoustic guitars, flutes, bass and even a drum made out of

a drawer.

“It’s really fun for us, but it’s also fun for us watching other people have fun,” he said.

One day in the Student Center, El-Halaby said a student approached him and said he had been stressed from school and couldn’t focus on his homework until he heard the group play.

“Immediately his stress was relieved, his headache went away and (he) was able to concentrate just by hearing us play,” he said. “Hearing shit like that — that’s inspiring to us, so we continue doing what we’re doing.”

Reginald Lewis, sophomore electronic media production major, said El-Halaby came to him spontaneously and asked him to join.

“He’s the most spontaneous, random person,” Lewis said. “So (the group) started with him. One night, he said, ‘Let’s go play instruments or something.’ I’m like, ‘Okay.’

I was bored.”

Lewis, a violinist, said he is also a practicing psychic, the first in his family to come out publicly and use his talents professionally.

“I just have a gift for helping people,” he said. “It’s just what I do. It’s my life purpose.”

He said he started right after high school with helping law enforcement in missing person cases but found the job was too stressful.

“Most people who are missing (end up being) murder cases,” he said. “It was too

much. So now I just do regular readings and give people advice.”

However, Lewis said he likes to keep his musical and spiritual talents separate and doesn’t like to advertise his psychic business like his music.

“I like people to find out on their own,” he said.

Nagarajan said the group’s sound is a mixture between structured performance and complete improvisation. They needed to gain a little confidence and familiarization with the music beforehand, he said.

“When we first started improvising, we didn’t even know where to start,” he said.

“You can’t just go out and play random notes, it won’t sound good. Once we had some kind of plan (and) a real beat, I was familiar with how to perform.”

But El-Halaby said improvisation is equally as important to their sound.

“It feels better to improvise because it’s more fun that way,” El-Halaby said.

“Whatever we play, we can’t play again because it’s all over the place. It’s coming from your inner heart because you’re making it up yourself.”

He said the group is not looking for money and turned down an opportunity to play in the library because money was offered. Instead the group performs for personal enjoyment.

“We’re fun,” he said.

Daniel Moore is the diversity reporter.

against sex- related crimes Kelly Tunney

ktunney@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Men should step up and act to prevent sexual crimes, said Alex Leslie, sexual assault prevention lecturer.

Leslie is a trainer for Men Can Stop Rape Inc., an educational organization devoted to preventing violence against women. He spoke to a group of roughly 80 students in the Michael Schwartz Center through an interactive presentation, educating them about how they can prevent sexual assault.

Delta Sigma Phi and Vice President Greg Jarvie’s office hosted the event, titled “Turning Boys Into Men,” as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week.

Leslie said women are usually taught the steps to staying safe, but he thinks prevention should instead focus on teaching men to keep assaults from happening.

“We put this burden on women to be protective of themselves,” he said.

Leslie questioned the group, gathering their opinions on the topic of how society says men should express emotion. He asked them how they should feel when talking to a friend who is a victim of a sexual crime.

“We walk this tightrope, balancing between what we are told it means to be a

man by the world at large, what we know it means to be a man in our hearts and the people that are closest to us,” he said.

“And at that point, one of these things can pull us in either direction.”

Leslie encouraged the men to be proactive. He said they should step up and prevent a sexual crime rather than making an excuse for being a bystander.

“If we flip this idea of ‘I can’t intervene because’ and change it to what can we do in order to make a difference, I think there are lots of different ways we can get involved in a situation that looks problematic,” he said.

Kristen Camputaro, senior biotechnology and chemistry major, said it was a topic that applied directly to situations students are involved in on campus.

“They had good applications on what to do in party-type situations,” she said.

“That does actually happen a lot, and I know a lot of my friends are faced with that. It has become so common you don’t even notice it.”

Brady Ruffer, senior integrated social studies major and Delta Sigma Phi president, said he thinks it is important for all Greek life to set an example. He said they should stand against the issue of sexual assault and how it is sometimes connected with Greeks.

“We feel if we lead this and we, as fraternities, stand together and start making this change that we are going to start getting rid of that stereotype,” he said. “We can actually solve the problem, make it better, draw attention to it.”

Kelly Tunney is the College of the Arts and Sciences reporter.

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FAMOUS QUOTE “A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else. “ — Bette Davis

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SUMMARY: Geno Ford, former men’s basketball coach, left the Golden Flashes without previous notice, letting down players and fans. The team, however, lives on with or without Ford.

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eno Ford has left the university through the back door.

Bradley University athletics’ website announced Sunday night that Ford had become the schools’ 13th head coach.

On the surface, it seemed this would be a tough blow only to the Kent State fans, who assumed the team had already been notified.

But as more information was revealed about Ford’s departure, the fans weren’t the only ones hurting.

The athletes learned the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year would no longer sit by their side at the same time that news reports surfaced in Kent – they didn’t hear the news from the man they entrusted with their college basketball careers: Ford.

There was no preliminary meeting between the players and the now former coach. Justin Greene, the MAC Player of the Year, reportedly learned from Twitter that Ford had left.

There was no phone call, e–mail or text from Ford to the players.

His departure alone would have caused

a range of emotions among the team, but it must have been heart-wrenching news to hear from a third party.

Ford has been around the basketball team for the past three seasons as its head coach. He finished his second season with 24 wins. The only season he failed to hit 20 wins was during his first year at the helm of the Golden Flashes. He had two-straight MAC Regular Season Championships on his tab, along with two-straight MAC Coach of the Year awards, which he received in his final two seasons.

At the start the 2010-2011 season, Ford had a team with 10 new faces and three returning ones. He helped transition the players, once strangers, into a basketball family. They’ve been together for countless hours, from pre-season workouts to the quarterfinals of the National Invitational Tournament.

Ford, who led Kent State to a 25-12 record this past season, had also been with these athletes through multiple tough, offthe-court situations.

But when it was his turn to deal with this tough choice, he shied away.

Instead of owning up to his decision with his roster of athletes that have looked to him for guidance throughout the past season, Ford hopped on an airplane to Peoria, Ill. Reports have indicated the players have already voiced their hopes that interim head coach Rob Senderoff be named the Flashes’ next head coach. At the same time, the athletic department has begun a national search to fill Ford’s spot.

Whether a new face or someone familiar leads the team, fans — more than ever before — should strongly support the team. Regardless of who designs the team’s plays, the players are still representing the name on the front of the jersey: Kent State.

We are the Kent State Golden Flashes, not Geno’s Golden Flashes.

The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Kent Stater editorial board whose members are listed to the left.

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Ohio elections now tougher than ever Last week, Ohio House Republicans passed a bill to stop a type of voter fraud that has never been proven to exist. We now have a photo-ID bill in Ohio, passed by an almost completely polarized vote, with only Rep. Kirk Schuring joining a Democratic no-vote.

The law requires voters to have one of four types of government-issued IDs present when casting a vote: an unexpired Ohio driver’s license, a state identification card, a United States military identification card or a U.S. passport. There were talks of adding college IDs to the list, but that didn’t happen. The bill does not affect absentee voting. Prior to this law, Ohioans were able to vote as long as they could present a utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or government document with a name and address.

The largest concern raised over this law is the burden now placed on minority, young and elderly voters. Twenty-five percent of African Americans do not have a photo ID. One fifth of voters between age 18 and 22 do not have a photo ID. Disabled senior citizens now have to use their resources to make their way to the BMV. Could this be the Republican election strategy for 2012? While senior votes could go either way, minority and young person votes tend to go to Democratic candidates. Every presidential election, the nation’s eyes are on Ohio, the most contested battleground state. As we know, nobody wins the presidency without winning this state. Obama only won Ohio by a five-point margin in 2008, and right now, the state is divided evenly on his re-election. Take away a portion of the Democratic vote, and now, Republicans have an edge.

The law was rushed through to prevent voter fraud, but there was no evidence presented

Kyle McDonald of such fraud existing in the first place. As the Plain Dealer reports, Cuyahoga County election officials have never seen evidence of voter fraud at the polls.

Jane Platten, head of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, is quoted in the Plain Dealer saying, “In terms of someone going to polling location and impersonating someone else, I have never seen it. It’s never been brought to my attention that it has ever happened in Cuyahoga County.”

It’s unfortunate that our elected officials continue to create solutions to non-existent problems instead of focusing on actual tangible ones. In the past, Ohio received national attention for notoriously awful lines at polling locations, which kept would-be voters from casting their votes. Instead of working to ensure that everyone casts their vote, it would seem that Republicans are working in other ways to cut down the lines at voting locations.

All this aside, we have what’s being called the most restrictive voter law in the country, with more reforms being devised. Be aware of this come election day.

Even if we believe these laws to be unconstitutional, it will take years for that decision to be made. As voters, we must prepare ourselves properly to have our voice be heard.

Kyle McDonald is a senior magazine journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.

Contact him at kmcdona3@kent.edu.

Islamophobia is on the march One of the easiest targets in politics is Islam. The followers of Islam have come under increasing attack and scorn. Whether it is questioning President Obama’s religious beliefs or the Park51 Community Center, also known as the “Ground Zero Mosque.”

On top of that, Muslims have also been subjected to New York Rep. Peter King’s hearings on Muslim radicalization.

The fact that King is holding a hearing on radicalization is almost tragically ironic.

King is an avid supporter of the Irish Republican Army, known for using violence to achieve a united Ireland. Islam was hijacked by a radical minority who used it to push an insane agenda, and in doing so, they have damned their brothers and sisters to a world of persecution and hatred.

There are many things Americans must learn about Islam before we find it acceptable to throw around hate speech and lies.

Firstly, the idea that Islam has turned its followers into mindless savages who are incapable of progress is historically false.

While Europe suffered in the Dark Ages, the Middle East ushered in a golden age and introduced contributions that still affect civilization today — for example, Algebra.

The Islamic world also pioneered philos-

Bryan Staul ophy. Freedom of speech was actually an important part of Islamic society during that time, as was freedom of religion. This was seen in the Constitution of Medina, which was written by none other than Muhammad himself. This document established policies of peaceful resolution to conflicts, as well as working with the Jews.

Another rumor is that America’s historical roots have created a country that is deeply opposed to any Islamic influence.

This is also a distortion. In fact, America has had a long history with Islam before 9/11.

I ask you to think of the first country that recognized America. Many of you may think it was the French or perhaps the Dutch.

Yes, those countries were early supporters, but the first country to officially recognize the United States of America as a sovereign nation was the Kingdom of Morocco. Moroc-

co was at the time led by Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah, who was a Muslim.

Even Thomas Jefferson, America’s third President and author of the Declaration of Independence, was known for being fascinated with Islam. He owned a copy of the Quran and even celebrated Ramadan at the White House. Of course, the Muslim community has internal problems with radical elements and has had difficulty in parts of the world. However, turning on Muslims is unacceptable in the United States as is any level of religious intolerance.

It might be easy for the American people to turn their backs on the millions of Muslim Americans. After all, 78 percent of Americans are Christian. However, I remind you that only 50 years ago, a presidential candidate was facing criticism for being Catholic. Perhaps the Quran says it best: “God does not forbid you to be kind and equitable to those who have neither fought against your faith nor driven you out of your homes. In fact God loves the equitable.” Chapter 60: Verse 8.

Bryan Staul is a political science major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at bstaul@kent.edu.

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THEATER Senior musical theater twins ready for future Pursuing Theater in College

“We’ve been really lucky in college that we’ve been cast every semester,” Miriam said.

Gunther added that most people don’t get cast in every show all four semesters.

Terri Kent, theater professor and director of the showcase, said she has cast Miriam in every main stage show she has worked on the last four years, including productions at Porthouse Theatre and Weathervane Playhouse.

“I don’t know if I’ll be able to direct one without her,” Kent said jokingly.

Kent recalled a time when Miriam was dropped during a scene in “Jane Eyre” and hurt her foot. She said Gunther comforted her and was demanding ice for her foot.

Gunther and Miriam went to New York their junior year to act as stage managers for the senior showcase. Miriam said the juniors would bring seniors water and help them out. This year, they are acting in the showcase.

“Being involved in it last year makes me less nervous,” Miriam said. “I know what’s going to happen and the results.”

Preparing for the Showcase

Miriam said after much debate over what song to sing as a group, the seniors picked Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along.” Gunther said each senior also prepares a song that

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But, Laux said, the Kent State’s fair-share clause is relatively new.

“AAUP-KSU existed for a long time without a fair-share clause,” Laux said. “We survived before without fair share so we could survive again.”

The amended house bill also clarifies that safety forces and nurses can bargain collectively

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is about two minutes long.

Miriam said she sang “Pulled” from “The Addams Family” for a musical theater performance class and decided to use it again for her showcase. She said the piece is vocally demanding and allows her to be very specific with her movements.

“I compare your showcase to your wedding,” Miriam said. “The song you pick is like the song you’d march down the aisle to, and the showcase outfit would be your wedding dress.”

Gunther said he had a lot of trouble selecting his song. Their music director, Jonathan Swoboda, helped him choose. He ended up singing “I Say Hello” from “Destry Rides Again.”

Miriam lost her voice for two weeks, and Gunther had a cold in the final weeks of showcase preparation. Gunther said they had been taking plenty of vitamins and zinc to stay healthy. They said the group tries to eat well and go to the gym before the showcase.

The seniors previewed the showcase at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday March 17 in the EZ Black Box Theatre in the Music and Speech Center.

Miriam said there was a great turn out for the show and that underclassmen and professors showed them a lot of support.

“I remember seeing every single showcase preview since my freshman year,” Miriam said. “It was very surreal to finally be performing in my own showcase.”

Arriving in New York

Miriam said the seniors arrived in New York on March 18, found their hotel and explored the city.

She said Kent pulled her aside with concerns about her fuchsia halter dress being too bright under the lights for the performance. “ M y f i r s t d re s s w a s m y

for equipment, and traffic ticket quotas can no longer be part of merit reviews for police officers.

Kasich said in a press release that he is eager to sign the bill within a week. But Laux said that the fight would continue well beyond the signing.

“Our job is to keep people pissed off until November,” Laux said. “And not just this November, but the following November when a noticeable amount of legislators who voted for SB-5 come up for re-election.”

Anna Staver is the enterprise reporter.

baby,” Miriam said. “I spent much of my savings paying for it and planned my shoes and accessories around it.”

She said Melissa Cotton, a senior musical theater major in the showcase, and her sister Lydia, went on a shopping rampage with her to find a replacement dress. She chose a navy dress with jewels.

“The second dress was a good fit for the showcase because it was more mature and made a good first impression on industry people,” Miriam said.

Saturday, the group of seniors had a final rehearsal.

Miriam said the night before the show, she relaxed with three other seniors in the showcase, and they ordered in Chinese food.

Gunther spent Sunday night thinking about his headshots and resume because he hadn’t finished putting them together.

Senior Showcase

Gunther woke up early March 21 to finish putting together his things. He said he wasn’t as nervous as he thought he would be, just excited.

“It was surreal,” Miriam said.

“It’s something you never think you’re going to get to as a senior.”

They had a tech rehearsal in the morning and were able to meet with Laura Beth Wells, a Kent State alumna, who performed in “Spiderman.” Wells introduced the senior showcase.

Miriam said she was anxious before the shows, but Kent and Swoboda gave them a pep talk that calmed her down.

“They reminded us that it is OK if you do not receive feedback immediately,” Miriam said. “It’s the memories made and the connections gained that count. This put us all at ease.”

Gunther said everything went

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But the overall response by protesters in the Rust Belt state, despite its long union tradition among steel and auto workers, paled in comparison to Wisconsin, where protests peaked at more than 70,000 people. Ohio’s largest Statehouse demonstrations on the measure drew about 8,500 people.

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Twins Miriam and Gunther Henkel-Moellmann pose with other theater majors Wednesday. Miriam and Gunther, actors since they were chidren, traveled with their theater group to perform in New York City over Spring Break. well in the 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. performances. Any anxiety he initially had was quickly dispelled.

The 8 p.m. performance was open to alumni, friends and family, as well as agents. The twins’ parents and sister watched them perform.

“It was a great experience to be there with them and see a culmination of their college careers,” Moellmann said.

Henkel said she saw the agents in the row ahead of them taking notes on the showcase. She kept wondering what they were writing.

Showcase Results and the Future

Gunther said he got callbacks from several agents and met with some while he was still in New

Democrats oppose the measure but have offered no amendments to it. Instead, they delivered boxes containing more than 65,000 opponent signatures to the House labor committee’s chairman.

Many Democrats, along with other opponents, have vowed to lead a ballot-repeal effort if the measure passes.

The vote in the House comes after the committee added GOP-backed revisions Tuesday that would make it more difficult for unions to collect certain fees.

York. The receptionists told him he would only get to meet with the agents for two minutes, but his meetings were 10 to 15 minutes at both places. They told him to contact them when he moves to New York City. He said they will most likely want him to reaudition, or they may want him to sign on with them.

Gunther is working in a rock ‘n’ roll musical show at Cedar Point over the summer and will move to New York City in the fall.

Miriam didn’t get any callbacks, but said an actors internship program talked with the group about moving to the city The group got to meet with some music composers and were given some new songs to check out.

The committee changed the bill to ban automatic deductions from employee paychecks that would go the unions’ political arm. They also altered the measure to prevent nonunion employees affected by contracts from paying so-called “fair share” fees to union organizations.

Unions argue that their contracts cover those nonunion workers and that letting them not pay unfairly spreads the costs to dues-paying members.

“At first I was disappointed I didn’t get any individual callbacks, but at least they’ve seen me,” she said.

Miriam will work at The Barn Theatre in Augusta, Mich., over the summer and plans to move to New York City in the fall.

She said she can’t wait for next year ’s showcase when she will be on the other side watching the seniors perform.

“I’m lucky I’ve come this far,” Gunther said. “I’m ready to move to New York City with the tools from my education, connections from the school and the confidence in myself to survive out here.”

Brooke Bower is the performing arts reporter.

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TUTORS/SI LEADERS NEEDED! The Academic Success Center is accepting SI Leader, Peer Mentor, and Tutor applications until Thursday, April 14th for Fall Semester 2011.

Tutors are needed for Accounting, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Finance, French, Geology, Italian, Nursing, Philosophy, Psychology, Seven Ideas, Spanish, Study Skills, and Writing.

Tutors must have a 3.0 GPA and be available to work 8-12 hours per week. Starting Pay: $8.50 To apply or for more information, visit 207 Schwartz Center or www. kent.edu/asc/jobs Match Support Specialist Big Brothers & Sisters of Portage County. 19hrs/week. Must be able to work afternoons, evenings and some Saturdays. Must be at least a junior in social service major.

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Taurus (April 20–May 20) Today is a 7 — Get together with friends somewhere gorgeous to consider future goals, dreams and magic wishes. What would it take to make your passions pay you?

Gemini (May 21–June 21) Today is a 6 — You’re well known for your ability to create an atmosphere of elegant tranquility. A new direction provokes emotion. This peacefulness soothes, and all gets resolved.

Cancer (June 22–July 22) Today is a 6 — This adventure holds beauty, peace and tranquility. A new possibility entices. Utilize your professional expertise, and savor the elegance you find.

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Aries (March 21–April 19) Today is a 6 — Art gives you access to strong emotions today. When was the last time you surrounded yourself with art? Close your eyes and visualize beauty. Create some, maybe.

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Leo (July 23–Aug. 22) Today is a 6 — In your core, you crave the simple things in life. Your surroundings may or may not reflect that. If not, make a few changes in that direction.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) Today is an 8 — Use your shrewd business ability to surround yourself with art, simplicity and comfortable settings for nurturing yourself and others.

Virgo (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Today is a 7 — There’s peace in the group today, and excitement to discover. Something new develops that rouses emotion. Use your professional skills.

Libra (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Today is a 7 — You possess a gift for creating an ambiance of serenity and elegance. Apply this in your work for powerful results. Address changes with that same balance.

Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Today is a 9 — Consider learning a new art, something you’ve always been curious about. Surround yourself with an environment that pleases your aesthetic sense.

Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Today is a 9 — You find creative new ways of making money, or you find money hidden in creative places. Did you check the pockets of an old jacket?

Be open to change (not just coins).

Scorpio (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Today is a 6 — In the arena of fun, a creative change beckons. Challenge your artistic skills to make something beautiful that you can enjoy with your friends and family.

Pisces (Feb. 19–March 20) Today is a 9 — Today’s your chance to rule your world. Will you be an authoritarian dictator? A meek public servant?

A magnanimous king or queen, perhaps?

Play by the rules.

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HYPNOTHERAPY: AN ALTERNATIVE TO PHARMACEUTICALS?

Kent State student uses hypnosis to cure migraines Rachel Hagenbaugh rhagenba@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater

For one Kent State student, nothing would make his migraines go away until he tried hypnotherapy.

Mason Smith, senior music education major, said he went to a hypnotherapist when he was in middle school. He used to get migraines, and no other medical technique worked.

Before he tried hypnotherapy, his headaches were so bad that he’d miss school at least once or twice each week.

He said hypnotherapy mostly involves a lot of meditation.

“The idea is to make you relax as much as possible and be open to anything,” Smith said.

In the 1700s, Austrian physician Franz Anton Mesmer believed that illnesses were cause by magnetic fluids in the body that were out of balance, according to the University Maryland Medical Center. He used magnets and other hypnotic techniques to treat people.

Smith went to a therapist once a week for two months, and the migraines slowed down. Eventually, he stopped having migraines and didn’t need to see the therapist anymore, but he still uses the techniques he learned there, he said.

When a person is hypnotized, they are put in a trance. While they are very open to what their therapist is saying, the therapist does not have the ability to control the patient’s mind or alter his or her free will, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.

If the therapist asked Smith to do something he didn’t want to do, he could “snap out of it.” Therapists want to keep you as comfortable as possible, he said.

To make him relax, Smith said his therapist told him to imagine a peaceful place. Smith said the therapist’s main goal was teaching him how to calm himself down. He learned how to control his breathing and heart rate.

“It’s all a mind power game,” Smith said.

Every once in awhile, Smith said he’ll feel a headache coming and start his breathing and relaxing exercises.

Smith also tried hypnotherapy at the Ohio State Fair. He said it started out similar to the treatments he had for his migraines.

He’d completely relax and forget his surroundings.

Smith said he couldn’t remember the therapist talking to the other volunteers. He said he knew where he was and was fully conscious, but couldn’t remember everything the therapist had him do.

He remembered one exercise where he felt like he was underwater. He said he felt very light, like he was floating.

“It made you feel as if you were sleeping,” Smith said.

Rachel Hagenbaugh is a features reporter.

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Senior music education major Mason Smith used hypnotherapy to help cure his migraines.

April Fools’ Day Pranks: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Natalie Moses

nmoses1@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater The first day of April is the best day of the year for those mischievous pranksters who get a kick out of torturing their friends.

After all, who doesn’t love an excuse to laugh at people after setting them up while getting away with it in the name of a holiday? But all laughter aside, not everyone finds it a great day, for it can be a nightmare to those unsuspecting victims who are naive enough to believe that gullible is written on the ceiling. However, there is a fine line between fun and games and just being flat out mean. Covering your friend’s car in sticky notes is funny, while frantically calling your sister at 5 a.m. from a foreign country begging them to bail you out of jail is not. What better place than a college campus to find the best April Fools’ stories?

Before planning out your jokes, read these stories to find out how to pull off the good, the bad and the ugly.

THE GOOD

Two years ago, Matt Bloom, junior justice studies major, was living in Prentice Hall.

When his friends asked him to go play baseball outside, he went down the hall to get a ball from one of his hall mates. He left his door bolted, but while he was gone, someone slipped in his room and hid under his bed while Bloom was grabbing his mitt. “When I came back later, my food, drinks and mattress were gone,” he said. The food was in another room, the drinks were scattered about and the mattress was on another floor. It might seem cruel to send someone searching for their mattress, but it was all in good fun, especially since Bloom got his friends back by tying a few of their doors together.

Joey Sciuva, junior business management major, has an epic April Fools’ tale that dates back to his days at Garfield Heights High School. He was always trying to one up his wrestling coach and gym teacher with pranks.

For instance, if his coach would hide his backpack on top of the basketball hoop, he retaliated by hiding his coach’s truck in the bus garage. In the days leading up to April Fools’ Day, Sciuva and a few friends drove around finding furniture, TVs and tables. “You name

it, we got it,” Sciuva said. “We had a big screen TV, a couch, a recliner, a huge throw rug, end tables, a dining room table and complete set of chairs to go around it, full place settings on the table and to top it off, we had a toilet.” They used a friend’s trailer, packed up the goods and headed out at 4:30 a.m. to set up the “masterpiece” on his coach’s front lawn. “It was perfect. It looked like it could have fit into someone’s home,” Sciuva said.

Around 7 a.m., he got a call from his coach saying, “I’m going to get you Sciuva.” After a day of headlocks, the coach admitted it was a great prank and that he even kept it up in his yard for a few days. The prank war was finished because, as Sciuva said, “I don’t think that could be topped.”

THE BAD

Nothing is worse than finding out you have a test the day before it happens. Scott Brandenstein, sophomore entrepreneurship major, called a friend that was in one of his classes the night before April Fools’ Day one year and casually mentioned that he was studying for the test tomorrow. The friend freaked out and stayed up studying all night for their “test.” When he saw

him the next day, his friend looked exhausted.

“I didn’t feel bad though. He should have seen it coming,” Brandenstein said.

THE UGLY

Some tricks aren’t mean; they aren’t nice; they’re just...dirty. Teejay Avans, sophomore physics major, thought it would be funny to put half a bottle of baby powder in his cousin’s hairdryer. He said it was hilarious to see her panic, but she had to deal with the baby powder for an hour before it was all gone. He also did the classic trick of placing plastic wrap under his friend’s toilet seat then putting the seat down, creating an invisible barrier with funny but ugly consequences. The details will be spared, but imagine how messy that could get. As for something he wants to try this year, it seems to be a lot easier and more sanitary, while still being a good joke. “I want to put food dye in someone’s hand soap. I bet that would be a really messy situation,” he said. To the friends of Avans — you’ve been warned!

Natalie Moses is a features correspondent.

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thismonth Cajun Dave’s

Rockin’ Country Festival: The Carter Twins & Tony Rio | The Kent Stage 8 p.m.

Karaoke | Eastway Center Lower Lounge 9 p.m.

Gutser with Jukebox The Ghost | Cleveland House of Blues 7 p.m

Rockin’ Country Festival: Katie O. | Pufferbelly Restaurant 5:30 p.m.

Rob Duskey and The Rounders | Mugs Brewhouse 7 p.m.

Courtney Bergman | 157 Lounge 7:30 p.m.

Derrick McKee | Venice 7:30 p.m.

Laura Fedor | The Loft 10 p.m.

The Flaughers/Curtis Band | Water Street Tavern 10:30 p.m.

The Ryan Humbert Band | Ray’s Place 11 p.m.

Monday: $6.50 1-topping, 8-slice pizza Wednesday: $8 Buttermilk fried chicken dinner with two sides Thursday: $2 tacos Friday: $9 BBQ platter

Franklin Square Deli

Wacky Wednesday: $5.50 Large one-item Pizza (Pick-up only)

Water Street Tavern

$7 Miller Lite pitchers $3 (you keep the shot glass) Jack Daniels shots $3.50 Orange Tootsie Pop bombs $3 Apple Pie and Cherry Pie shots Tuesday: Ladies Night – DJ Donkis and $1 drink specials Thursday: $1 Budweiser select bottles

Monday: Meatball Italia Tuesday: Deluxe Fried Bologna Wednesday: Kent’s Best Reuben Thursday: Louisiana BBQ Pork Friday: Caprese Grilled Cheese The Loft Saturday/Sunday: The Wild Turkey $7 Pitchers of Bud Lite $6 Pitchers of Natural Lite Euro Gyro $8 Pitchers of Labatt Every day specials: $5 Small one- $1.50 Bud Lite mugs topping Pizza $1.25 Natural Lite mugs $5 Philly Steak Sub $3 Rocket Pops, Jack Daniels, $5 Chicken Hoagie Sub Jose Cuervo, Long Beach, Girl $5 Any Pizza Pita Scout Cookies 4-5-6-7 deal: $4 JoJo’s and any $2.50 Pineapple bombs and Pizza Pita Cherry bombs $5 JoJos and Regular Gyro $6 JoJos and Burger Guacamole’s Tuesday 2.75 Margaritas, Wednes$7 JoJos and any Sub

Kent Dance Ensemble: Coming of Age | Stump Theatre 8 p.m.

That 80s Band | Water Street Tavern 10 p.m.

The Sandlot | Kiva 11 p.m.

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Bass in a 16oz Bass glass, keep the glass $5.25, refills are $4.50, After 8pm Budweiser and Bud Bass 16oz pints $4.50, talls are Light pitchers $7 $4.95 Miller Light beer of the month $3 tall Red Stag (shots) $2.95 Sex on draught the Beach (shots) $2.95 Cherry Thursday long islands an and mar- Bombs $2.95 Chilled Shark Water garitas for $2 Shots $3.00 Long Island Ice Tea $3.50 Spiced Rum & Coke $2.95 157 Lounge Tropical Rum & Coke $2.95 $2 Miller Lite bottles Amaretto Sours $2.95 Futher $3 Mango bombs Mucker’s $3.50 Wednesday: $3 All glasses of wine Pinnacle Whipped Shots $2.95 $10 Bottles of wine Every day: 4 to 9 p.m. $5 signature Brewhouse martinis $3 Keystone pitchers $0.75 Keystone mugs Pufferbelly LTD $10 Fishbowls Monday: “BBF Night”- Draft beer, $1.25 Cherry and Grape bombs a burger and fries for $6. Soda can Thursdays 1.00 Long Islands be substituted for beer.

Tuesday: Kid’s Night - Kid’s meal 99 cents with purchase of an adult Guy’s Pizza $20 Two large, 2-topping pizzas meal.

Wednesday: Mexican Night- Half- Monday/Tuesday: $10 Two medium, 1-Topping pizzas price quesadillas and nachos, $2.75 margaritas and $2 Coronas. Order as many as you like.

Thursday: “Wine Down the Week”- Pickup only. $5 off a bottle of wine.

(Additional toppings $1.25)

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Review: ‘And It Was Full of Light!’

Adrienne Savoldi

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asavoldi@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Instances of bullying against homosexuals are still reported today, including the instance last fall when Tyler Clementi committed suicide after his roommate streamed his sexual encounter with another male live online. And Clementi is not the only victim of anti-gay bullying.

Robert W. Littlefield, who is gay himself, is the author of “And It Was Full of Light!” which he wrote to help gays understand that they are not alone and should not feel inferior because of who they are.

The book is about a gay high school boy, Bobby Fowler, who comes out in his sophomore year, only to be harassed and almost killed for being who he is. Beaten in the boys locker room, Bobby’s attackers leave him for dead where he is discovered by Kyle Faulkner, the star football player and best-looking guy in school. Despite the life-threatening injuries Bobby sustains during the beating, he manages

to pick himself up and throw himself into his exceptional music talent, including working as a DJ for a gay club. Supported by his two best friends Chloe and Danny, Bobby makes a name for himself through his music and holding an anti-prom when the school administration will not allow gay couples to attend together.

The book is told in first person, and there is a more realistic interpretation of the events occurring. It helps the reader grasp Bobby’s feelings to Kyle’s discovery and his fear that things will end badly.

Chloe was one of the best characters in the book. It was a shame not to see more of her as the story progressed and focused more on the football guys, who once tormented Bobby but have become friends with him by their senior year of high school. In fact, more focus is put on Kyle, Helen and Josh visiting Bobby when he’s confined to the hospital than on Danny and Chloe visiting, even though they stick with Bobby throughout the book.

The book also has other characters come out during the course of the story, including two 15-year-old boys and a star football play-

er from the rival high school. This helps show Bobby and the other characters that being gay is more common than they imagined.

This book was well-written, but there were a few instances, like in his descriptions of events, in which the book could have been more concise. However, Littlefield’s description of the characters actions is extraordinary vivid and gives the entire book life.

The story was mind-blowing, especially when you think about a young boy, about 15 years old, almost getting killed just because he’s gay. Several parts of this book are tearjerkers, especially since the reader knows Bobby will survive, but has no clue whether or not he can play his drums again or how he will react throughout the rest of the book.

Great job to Mr. Littlefield on this spectacular book. People should read this and learn tolerance for not only gay people but anybody who may seem different from what a certain person may perceive as normal.

Adrienne Savoldi is a features correspondent.

A look at the CMA’s from a country-music fan Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood among nominated Rachel Hagenbaugh rhagenba@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater For all the country fans at Kent State, grab a pair of cowboy boots and a flannel shirt, and get ready for a night of country music hosted by Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton. The 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards airs on CBS April 3.

Entertainer of the Year •Jason Aldean •Toby Keith •Miranda Lambert •Brad Paisley •Taylor Swift •Keith Urban

All of these artists have some amazing songs that make me want to get up and dance. However, there’s no artist that makes me feel more like a country girl than Toby Keith. Between “Courtesy of

•Randy Rogers Band •The Band Perry •Zac Brown Band

the Red, White, and Blue,” “How Do You Like Me Now?” “I Wanna Talk About Me” and his various other hits, Toby Keith has been my favorite entertainer for years.

From 2002 to 2009, Rascal Flatts won the award for top vocal group of the year. Last year they were at least nominated. Sadly, this year they didn’t even get a nomination. Like Toby Keith, there are so many of their songs that put me in a great mood.

However, it is time to give some of the other great country bands a chance. I’d like to see the Zac Brown Band get recognition for their talents. Whether their songs are lighthearted or serious, it’s hard not to sing along.

Top Male Vocalist •Jason Aldean •Brad Paisley •Blake Shelton •George Strait •Keith Urban

All of these men are great artists. Any of them deserve the award. My bias falls with Jason Aldean for no other reason than the fact that I love “She’s Country” and “Laughed Until We Cried.”

These songs aren’t any better than the other nominees’ songs. They are just a few of my personal favorites, so I hope Jason Aldean will take this award home.

Top Female Vocalist •Miranda Lambert •Reba McEntire •Taylor Swift •Carrie Underwood •Lee Ann Womack

From her famous hardcore hit, “Gunpowder and Lead,” to her heartwarming “The House That Built Me,” who couldn’t love

Album of the Year

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Miranda Lambert? She’s proven that she can effectively put emotion into a variety of songs.

She’s well-rounded, and that’s something not every artist has the ability to accomplish.

Top Vocal Group •Lady Antebellum •Little Big Town

•“Hemingway’s Whiskey” -Kenny Chesney •“Need You Now”-Lady Antebellum •“The Guitar Song”-Jamey Johnson •“Speak Now”-Taylor Swift •“Up on the Ridge”-Dierks Bentley •“You Get What You Give”-Zac Brown Band

Song of the Year

•“A Little More Country Than That”Easton Corbin •“As She’s Walking Away”-Zac Brown Band •“If I Die Young”-The Band Perry •“Love Like Crazy”-Lee Brice

•“The House That Built Me”Miranda Lambert This one is no competition. “Love Like Crazy” was the first song out of this group on my iPod. The lyrics and beat are so catchy and inspirational but not overbearing.

Video of the Year

•“Hillbilly Bone”-Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins •“Only Prettier”-Miranda Lambert •“Stuck Like Glue”-Sugarland •“The Boys of Fall”-Kenny Chesney •“The House That Built Me”Miranda Lambert

Personally, I’d be happy with any of these nominations winning the award, except “Stuck Like Glue.” The video was funny but not what I wanted to see for that song. Jennifer Nettles stalks this man, kidnaps him and intoxicates him.

I pictured this video to be more heartfelt, cute and funny, not creepy funny.

Rachel Hagenbaugh is a features reporter.

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Breaking the ice with a book full of humor Kent State graduate aims to diminish social awkwardness Alexis Pfeifer

Apfeife3@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater With too many socially awkward people in the world, how can a book shatter the expectations of society in social situations? With humor, of course.

Kent State alumnus Tommy Leonard’s newly released humor book, “How to Talk to Famous People and Make Your Grandma Laugh,” takes readers through random observations of people Leonard has met to help them become less awkward.

“My desire is to wake you up to your dreams, make you smile and help you become socially less awkward,” Leonard said.

The book talks about why people talk about their dreams and passions, but in the end, it seems most people let them go. Humor set aside, the book is set to inspire and motivate readers to pursue their dreams, so people don’t

regret things when they are old, or so they aren’t angry old people with only boring stories to share.

“I think it is sad we are letting our lives slip away from us,” Leonard said in a Skype interview. “Shouldn’t we enjoy our life? I guess that is what motivated me: to grab an audience and share my feeling.”

That feeling dragged Leonard through a journey building relationships, having good friends and observing a lot of people. Creating the book required Leonard to find ways to tell jokes and talk about the interesting people he observed.

“I realized the title ‘How to Talk to Famous People’ because most people couldn’t do it — because they can’t even talk to their peers,” Leonard added.

“Then, after observing some family, friends and strangers, older and younger, they talk about all this stuff they want to do.”

Most of the time, Leonard noted, the next year they seem to be in the same place. With an interesting or humorous observation, he pulls small points to tie the ideas together.

“I can’t do many things seriously without adding in humor,” Leonard said. “That is my specialty or talent, so why go out of my element?”

The humor book idea made sense and was the best way to get Leonard’s point across. The idea of humor writing, however, began

for Leonard in high school with many ideas, often unfocused.

The passion continued through college with the creation of many 5-minute funny videos. Then, after moving to South Korea, he focused on TV scripts and movies. He wanted to try something new, like his move to Korea.

“I was able to write this book last year because I had time teaching in South Korea, and I loved my job,” Leonard said. “It made it easier to come home and get to work; plus, I focused on one of my ideas. That helped a lot.”

After various jobs requiring a far drive to work every day, working too much and waking up too early, Leonard took off to South Korea to teach English.

“I said, ‘This is not why I went to college, and I do not want this life,” Leonard said to himself. “If I continue this path, I will not be a happy person in the future. I want adventure, I want to see what else there is. I want to take a risk.”

A month and a half after applying, Leonard was in South Korea’s capital, Seoul. Each year, he had a different job teaching English to kids.

“I really enjoy using my humor to teach children English,” he said.

“I still enjoy the adventure of being in a different city and being surrounded by mountains.”

His adventure to a new country and to a new job he actually enjoyed influenced certain ideas for his book. After coming home from work, Leonard no longer

‘Kill Shakespeare’ puts new spin on old classics Comic book series assembles characters from various plays Adrienne Savoldi

asavoldi@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater For many, Shakespeare is just another reading assignment for class, but now two men are giving people reason to appreciate Shakespeare again.

Creators Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery have reinvented the Bard with their comic book series “Kill Shakespeare.” The story starts off with Hamlet en route to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, when he is thrown overboard and washes ashore on an island where he encounters other Shakespeare characters from other plays. The first character he meets is Richard III, who asks Hamlet to kill a wizard named Shakespeare. In exchange, Richard promises to bring Hamlet’s deceased father back to life.

“In the end, Hamlet is faced with this question: to kill or not to kill,” said Del Col. The other characters in the

comic include Juliet, a leader of “prodigal rebellious” with whom Hamlet has a romance, Romeo, Othello, who is Juliet’s body guard and right-hand man, and Puck.

The villains include Richard, Lady Macbeth and Iago.

The 10th issue of “Kill Shakespeare” will be released April 20, which is a significant date because it is close to April 23, the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death.

“We feel it is very fitting because this issue is the first time we kill one of our major characters,” Del Col said.

The first graphic novel was released this past November and included issues one through six and a five-page back-story explaining the “Kill Shakespeare” universe.

Del Col said that the language is one of the primary reasons people find Shakespeare a challenge.

The comic uses modern language instead of Shakespeare’s difficult speech, but it does combine some Shakespeare quotes as well. Del Col said that for the most part, wellknown characters were chosen.

“Not only do (the characters) come naturally, but those who have no knowledge of Shakespeare know the characters,” he said, citing it as “natural” that Richard III and Lady Macbeth

would conspire together.

Del Col said that one of the most fulfilling aspects of “Kill Shakespeare” is the people who now want to read Shakespeare on their own thanks to the comic. However, they also have admirers in higher places, including Tom Stoppard of “Shakespeare in Love” fame.

“We’ve been very fortunate in that we’ve been very well received

by Shakespeare critics and scholars and comic book critics,” he said.

Del Col also said that comic books are a great way to experience Shakespeare because when the Bard wrote his plays, he intended them to be performed, not read.

“The comic book medium is fantastic in that it can open up this world,” he said. “We really encourage people not to be afraid of reading a comic book but just to embrace it.”

Del Col is astounded by everything that has happened regarding “Kill Shakespeare.”

“It’s amazing to see an idea that was just that months ago and then take a piece of paper and see it come to life,” he said.

Adrienne Savoldi is a features correspondent.

CGI: a double-edged sword Hair color, when meddled with correctly, can have fabulous results. Leaving it to the pros yields a spectacular outcome that often transforms hair into something more than it could be on its own. Conversely, the consequences of overused or misjudged hair color can be disastrous. When done right, a dye job can be a pleasant sight, but a bad one can be an embarrassing eyesore.

The same can be said for computer graphic imagery in movies.

Movies would be dull without it. I love what feats technology has made and how far the industry has come from the cantaloupe stabbing days of Hitchcock.

Thanks to CGI, we can be transported into worlds that we never could have imagined on our own.

From creations that make you wonder how much better animation could possibly get to epic battle scenes and amazingly lifelike characters, I am very glad that I get to feast my eyes on the results of modern technology in

Natalie Moses filmmaking. Some of my favorite examples include Lord Voldemort’s duel with Dumbledore in the fifth installment of the Harry Potter movies and Natalie Portman’s transformation into a bird in “Black Swan.” Also, I’ll never forget when I found out that the world of Pandora in “Avatar” wasn’t real (thanks Cameron).

But too much of a good thing is an overdose. For every great example of CGI lies an awful one.

Hats off to the genius computer graphic imaging, but those bad dye jobs need to end. By that I mean the films that have subpar story lines, a babe or a hero, and

far too much reliance on CGI. The first time I saw the trailer for “Tron,” I actually thought it was a parody. Everything seemed so cheesy, and I thought maybe the creators Googled “cool movie plot” and decided on the “daddy issues” suggestion. We’ve seen it a thousand times, but this time it has a super-duper spaceship and futuristic Frisbee discs added by the CGI department. The general consensus deemed it all tech and no talk. As for the upcoming “Sucker Punch,” I’m still trying to figure out if it is a joke or not (much like the Friday song). I’m guessing not because no one would spend that much time on CGI just for kicks. Maybe the graphics will be appreciated, but people want to appreciate a good movie, too. So go big or go home.

Give us “Avatar,” or leave the CGI to video games.

Natalie Moses is a features correspondent. Contact her at nmoses1@kent.edu.

relied on watching TV or relaxing as much. He could bike ride over the Han River, climb a mountain or explore the city.

“All of that inspired me, in terms of me overall liking my situation and wanting to pursue my talents,” he said.

The inspiration led to the observation of different kinds of people in Leonard’s life. However, not all the writing in the book was about the people he observed. The random observations were gathered to make an overall point: to make people laugh and motivate them to think about their lives.

“Writing and sharing my thoughts and jokes is something I am going to give a try,” he said. “I really enjoyed writing this book.

Slowly, day-by-day, I watched it come together, and it is crazy it is done, and I get to see others enjoy it. Plus, I actually did it.”

Leonard found people enjoyed the book as much as he did. After one year of writing, designing and publishing, “How to Talk to Famous People and Make Your Grandma Laugh” was released Feb. 14.

“Usually I had two to five ideas and worked on one for a little bit and scratched it and went to the next one,” Leonard said. “I think in my mind I have always been holding in ideas from my previous experiences, so I just stirred through that for all my thoughts.”

Alexis Pfeifer is a features correspondent.

Country music festival to rock downtown Kent this weekend Downtown Kent will host the Rockin’ Country Canton Regional Foodbank’s Harvest for Hunger Music Festival March 31 at the Kent Stage and April 1 campaign are encouraged. at various locations around Kent.

The lineup for Thursday, March 31: The music festival is the final project of Jodee •Carter Twins | The Kent Stage 9 p.m.

Hammond, a Kent State graduate student in jour•Tony Rio | The Kent Stage 10:30 p.m. nalism and mass communication. She said she saw The lineup for Friday, April 1: a need for this type of festival in Kent but was still •Katie O. | Pufferbelly Restaurant 5:30 p.m. surprised by the reception.

•Rob Duskey and The Rounders | Mugs “I think everybody is pretty excited about it,” Brewhouse 7 p.m.

Hammond said. “The businesses downtown were •Courtney Bergman | 157 Lounge 7:30 p.m. excited about doing country music. They do a lot of •Derrick McKee | Venice 7:30 p.m. other stuff with other genres, so this is just some•Laura Fedor | The Loft 10 p.m. thing new for them. They like country, but they’ve •The Flaughers/Curtis Band Water Street never had the opportunity.”

Tavern 10:30 p.m.

Tickets to events at The Kent Stage will cost $15 •The Ryan Humbert Band at Ray’s Place 11 p.m. at the door. The other events will be free, although — Alison Ritchie, features correspondent non-perishable food item donations for the Akron-

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Here’s a playlist of Alexis Pfeifer’s choice. Full of some of today’s top hits, including love songs, country life, an old rap star making a comeback and some old favorites. Check these out online and add them to your iPod or Zune to jam on your way to class.

Christina Perri The Ocean Way Sessions | “Jar of Hearts” All the lyrics are full of passion and meaning. It is not the stereotypical song ranting about drinking or breaking up. Perri’s song tells a story and gives women the strength to stand up for themselves.

“You’re gonna catch a cold, from the ice inside your soul.”

Linkin Park A Thousand Suns | “Waiting for the End” Meaningful lyrics help ease the loss of important people in a life. Among many tragedies in the world, this song gives the inspiration to move on and start a new life.

“The hardest part of ending is starting again.”

Katy Perry Teenage Dream | “E.T.” The beat sounds like Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” but adds a futuristic beat as well. Aside from the beats, Perry introduces a song with an unfamiliar tone. At first, it doesn’t sound like her, but it is a song that fits the unique style of Perry.

“Wanna feel your powers, stun me with your lasers, your kiss is cosmic, every move is magic.”

P!nk Greatest Hits...So Far!!! | “F**kin’ Perfect” This self-inspiring song focuses on two major problems in society: cutting and suicide, which affect many people on a daily basis. This thought-provoking song was written to help listeners believe in themselves and change the way they look at themselves.

“Change the voices in your head, make them like you instead.”

Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner Disc-Overy | “Written in the Stars” Following a difficult life, the lyrics describe global and domestic problems. Some things may never change, but Tempah gives the world hope to see a different society free of “massive attacks” and hunger.

“They say the money is the route to the evilest ways.”

Eminem, featuring Rihanna Recovery | “Love the Way You Lie” Released soon after the fight between Rihanna and Chris Brown, Eminem and Rihanna’s duet warns women of the danger of domestic abuse. The inspirational lyrics influence women to get out of situations like that. This is an encouraging piece for everyone in a situation like Rihanna’s situation.

“Maybe that’s what happens when a tornado meets a volcano.”

Shontelle No Gravity | “Say Hello to Goodbye”

Brad Paisley American Saturday Night | “Then”

The emotion in this song focuses on dealing with heartbreak. The lyrics pull on the emotions of the listeners.

This song represents the ideal relationship that every little girl dreams about. This kind of love is hard to find, but when it’s found, it feels right.

“And this is how it has to be, cause it’s a deadly combination, you and me.”

“And now you’re my whole life, now you’re my whole world, I just can’t believe the way I feel about you girl.”

T-Pain featuring Chris Brown RevolveR | “Best Love Song” This song steps out of the average pop song about cheating or hooking up. T-Pain offers a chance for love. His song promotes love, instead of lust.

“Go ahead and kiss your baby, and now we’ve got the whole stadium.”

Nelly 5.0 | “Just a Dream” The lyrics warn about losing a significant other. Sometimes it is not enough to just love. It requires you to open your eyes and realize what you have.

“Trying to get my Usher on but I can’t let it burn, and I just hope she know that she the only one I yearn for.”