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Graska wins USG executive director, Glowacki takes programming director Anthony Calvaruso USG Reporter
Aaron Self / The Kent Stater Members of Undergraduate Student Government wait for election results Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government announced the results of the 2016-2017 election Tuesday evening, including two of the most contested positions in the race: executive director and director of programming. Samuel Graska, current senator for commuter and off-campus students, defeated Matthew Chernesky, current senator-at-large, for executive director. Graska said the win will take him a few days to process.
“I’m bringing a lot of passion to this, and I want to make sure their (students) voices are heard, I’m gonna make it so one way or another,” Graska said to the students who voted for him. Candidates and students began gathering in and around the USG office at the Student Center when the polls closed at 7 p.m. Candidates talked and took pictures with each other as the final votes were tallied. Clifford Glowacki won director of programming. Of the four candidates who ran for
director of programming, none are current members of USG. The position is responsible for bringing concerts, shows and other events to Kent State. “Thank you so much, and I look forward to a big programming year next year,” Glowacki said. The race for director of community affairs ended in a tie. Brandon Stephens, the election commissioner, said a tie has not happened in many years. “According to the elections rules and the election bill, it will have to be verified for sure by Donna (Carlton), and then
it will actually just be decided by a coin toss,” Stephens said. With two days of voting this year, as opposed to one day in previous years, the voter turnout was higher. Stephens said the candidates’ active participation on social media may have played a role in the high turnout, as many campaigned via Twitter and Instagram. For a complete list of winners and more details on this year ’s USG election, visit www.kentstateusg.com. acalvaru@kent.edu
CANDIDATES RALLY IN CLEVELAND Clinton discusses women’s Kasich highlights growing rights, education in speech jobs, health care at event
Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton rallies supporters at Cuyahoga Community College on Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
Alex Delaney-Gesing General Assignment Reporter In her first Cleveland appearance since Aug., Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton highlighted the significance of the American people reaching for more “love and kindness” rather than the “bluster and bigotry” seen in the GOP candidates in her rally at the Cuyahoga Community College’s Metropolitan campus’ Recreation Center. Congresswoman Marcia Fudge began the night by introducing U.S. Representative Tim Ryan, who expressed his support for the former secretary of state. “This campaign and this candidate is about ordinary people like us doing extraordinary things,” Ryan said. “It’s our turn in Ohio to send her to the White House.” Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish stressed the importance of Clinton taking Ohio during the primary and later in the November election. “If we want to protect women’s health care rights, workers’ rights, voting rights and stop the billionaires from buying elections, then we have to change the Supreme Court in the U.S.,” Budish said. Following her New Hampshire primary loss, Clinton has won 11 of the 17 states’ con-
tests in the last few weeks. With these victories, she has gained a firm lead ahead of her opposition, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson helped kick off the event by announcing his endorsement of Clinton. “I want to welcome Sen. Clinton on coming back here,” Jackson said. “She understands the issues and has the courage to make decisions, the right decisions, for us.” Coming off of the most recent Democratic presidential debate held Sunday evening in Flint, Michigan, and arriving on stage following the announcement of being named the winner of the Mississippi primary, Clinton spoke on the deadly lead poisoning in not just Flint, but other cities across the nation, including Jackson, Mississippi, and — hitting close to home — Cleveland. “More than 14 percent of Cleveland’s kids have been exposed because of lead in paint because (the city) has problems with lead in both the soil and water,” she said. “We’re going to tackle this problem everywhere our children are at risk.” A group of Clinton supporters and volunteers from the newly opened Clinton campaign headquarters in Akron sat front row at the rally, displaying their stickers of support on their hats and suits.
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Brittany Rees / The Kent Stater Ohio Governor John Kasich talks to supporters at Ohio CAT headquarters on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, as part of his campaign for president.
Brittany Rees and Mitch Felan City Reporter and Political Correspondent Governor and presidential hopeful John Kasich addressed a large crowd Tuesday night at the Ohio CAT center in Broadview Heights as part of his “Battleground Ohio” campaign tour. He focused on aiding small businesses and scaling back big government, sentiments echoed by his supporters in attendance. “I get it, we have to fix all this in the country like we fixed it in the state,” Kasich said in his opening thoughts, highlighting his unique situation. With a week left before Ohio voters take to the polls March 15, the state’s governor is making his last stand before the Ohio primary, building his campaign on his moderate conservatism and record as governor. Kasich’s unique position as the state’s governor came up many times throughout the conversation, even to the point where the town hall started with an “O-H-I-O” chant. The choice of placing the town hall in the CAT building also provided a unique opportunity, as the company’s marketing director opened for Kasich, lauding him as a pro-business candidate. He said he hopes to win both his home state and Michigan. “I don’t want to hear anything negative about Michigan tonight,” Kasich said. “We’re going to need them.” Donald Trump’s name came up in the rally, when an unidentified voter to shouted to
Kasich, asking him how he is going “trump Trump.” Kasich responded with a smile, saying the upcoming Ohio primary will be an integral part in him overcoming Trump in the race. Kasich mentioned a recent interview Trump conducted with Cleveland’s WKYC news, where the candidate said he would “certainly” consider Kasich as his running mate if he won the Republican nomination. Kasich declined Trump’s offer on the O’Reilly Factor earlier this week, saying being governor of Ohio is the “second-best” job in country. During his speech, which began at 5 p.m., Kasich addressed his successes as governor, including the budget he balanced during his tenure. “When I came in, they were planning on lowering Ohio’s credit, and I said, ‘Take a chance on me,’” Kasich said. “And now we’re up over 420,000 private sector jobs, and that’s just incredible.” Kasich also devoted much of his speech to a touchy topic for the Republican nominees, healthcare. “We don’t want anybody to just all of a sudden not have health insurance,” Kasich said in response to ending Obamacare. Kasich is known in the GOP for his stance on Obamacare supporting certain measures of the law, including pre-existing conditions and widespread health coverage.
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Green With Envy drag show supports LGBTQ scholarship Angelo Angel Entertainment Reporter Delta Lambda Phi hosted its fifth annual Green With Envy drag show at the Kent State KIVA on Tuesday and raised $2,243 toward an LGBTQ scholarship. The national social fraternity is a traditional Greek organization on Kent's campus but was founded in 1986 by gay men for all men. It was originally created to serve gay, bisexual, transgender and progressive men, although sexual orientation is not a prerequisite to join. The show consisted of drag queens performing for the attendees, who donated “tips” to their favorite drag queen. The drag queen would then donate their tips toward the LGBTQ scholarship Delta Lambda Phi supports. Ticket sales would also went toward the scholarship. “The proceeds from the event all go toward
the event, so the fraternity doesn't pocket any of the profits,” said Simon Foxaol, an alumni member who assisted with the event. Green With Envy was hosted by drag queens Mary-Kate Rockefeller and Jasmyn Labasha and featured dancers Nova Kane, Arista Adams, Khloe Chanel Stratton and Demi Sexton. The event was sponsored by Kent State Fraternity and Sorority Life, Skulls Salon, All Media and Little City Grill. Kyle Dunn, the president of Delta Lambda Phi, explained the event also gives people an opportunity to experience something they might not see every day. “The event consists of drag queens that volunteer their time to perform for the Greek and Kent community,” Dunn said.
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Austin Mariasy / The Kent Stater Khloe Chanel Statton collects tips from audience members during the Green With Envy drag show in the KIVA hosted by Delta Lamda Phi on Tuesday, March 8 2016.
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Transitioning into an International Baccalaureate (IB) school, the Kent State Child Development Center continues to offer a transdisciplinary approach to learning for young students. “We are in the process of becoming an International Baccalaureate World School,” IB Coordinator Rochelle Hostler said. “We’re currently a candidate school. My job is to help us continue to work in ways that we already do, and also transition into using some of the IB framework in our everyday practice.” Created in 1968 as a non-profit education foundation service, the International Baccalaureate, an international educational foundation, has grown to more than 4,000 schools. The curriculum foundation strives to develop innovative new ways of learning through research. “We will follow what’s called the Primary Years Program,” Hostler said. “They have a certain curriculum framework. So we investigate and work with children in the ways that we always have which is through an inquiry approach and social constructivism. Then we use the framework and the components of it to engage in collaborative planning and make our work visible.” “We always look at the population we serve,” Hostler said. “We try to create curriculum that’s meaningful within that context.” As a laboratory school for the College of Education, Health and Human Services, the Child Development Center offers full and part day programs for kids who are 18 months old through kindergarten. “It’s preschool primarily,” Children’s Program Director Pam Hutchins said. “We serve as a laboratory for the college in the sense that we host early childhood field students. Some of those college students complete their field experience here at the school.” The Child Development Center also functions as a research center. “We serve as a site for researchers who are interested in getting more knowledge about young children,” Hutchins said. “If you look around the school you’ll notice that it’s set up as a laboratory in the sense that there’s observation booths in each classroom.” Research at the facility varies semester by semester. While teachers serve as mentors, they also help with some of the research. “There is a life skills survey teachers just filled out as part of a research study,” Hutchins said. “Research varies. We also have a literacy test going on. It really just depends on what the interest level of the researcher is.” At the Child Development Center, learning is not confined to the classroom. An outdoor learning lab offers young children the chance to ride bikes, play on climbers and explore dry river beds. “There are a variety of experiences outdoors,” Hostler said. “We have a huge garden, sand exploration spots and a compost pile.” “I like that they focus on childrens' interest,” early childhood education major Katie Bellian said. “I think that it also provides a chance for college students to see if they really want to be education majors and become teachers by observing during their own classes.” The Center offers children more freedom than a typical preschool, Bellian said. “One of the basic tenets of our philosophy is this idea of play based curriculum, and how we really believe children learn through these experiences,” Hutchins said. “We really try to help our families and the community at large understand how those play based experience contribute to learning.” afarber1@kent.edu
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A Kent State art professor dedicated her work to textiles for the past 20 years, which paved the way for winning the Governor’s Individual Artists Award. At the start of her college career, Janice Lessman-Moss studied interior design at Endicott College in Massachusetts. “I had been to the Carnegie Museum of Art to admire art, but never really thought of it as a career option,” Lessman-Moss said. Lessman-Moss faced the decision to continue in interior design, go back to school for a bachelor's degree or choose a new direction in life. She decided to go home to Pittsburgh. “I got a job — just very serendipitously — working for a contemporary art gallery called King Pitcher Gallery for Contemporary Art,” Lessman-Moss said. She took classes as a part-time student at the University of Pittsburgh while working at the art museum. “I loved working with the art, I loved working with the artists and I loved seeing the art,” Lessman-Moss said. “ It was quite wonderful and it just opened up a whole new world.” She started taking classes at Tyler School of Art at Temple University. “I took a textile class by chance,” Lessman-Moss said. “Again, my life has been lot of wonderful, serendipitous (and) unexpected opportunities.” She saw a textile course listed and didn’t know much about textile art. She thought the classes sounded interesting, thinking only that textiles are something a person can wear. “I took the course and fell in love,” LessmanMoss said. “And that was that.” After the Tyler School of Art, she continued
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Kent State students create blankets to donate Justin Niedenthal Social Services Reporter A blanket-tying benefit took place for the Ronald McDonald House of Akron downstairs in the Eastway Center lounge on Tuesday. The National Society for Leadership and Success (NSLS) sponsored the benefit, the group’s second semester doing so. “We are hoping for anywhere from 20 to 24 volunteers to show up, and hopefully we can end up with that same number of blankets,” said Amber Titus, a senior biology major who is also president of NSLS. The Ronald McDonald House of Akron has made it its mission to help parents be closer to their sick children while those children are hospitalized. Blankets are provided for the children and their families and in some cases, the Ronald McDonald House of Akron will help relocate the
family closer to their sick child. “Our executive board member, Olivia Hill, has connections with the Ronald McDonald House, so she will probably pick up the blankets and drop them off to the Ronald McDonald House of Akron within the week,” Titus said. The Ronald McDonald House of Akron is a local charity that services members of not just the Akron community but surrounding communities as well. “I believe last semester, we had about fifteen blankets, and this semester, we had enough fleece for about 20. We make blankets of all shapes and sizes, for infants, children and adults” said Nicole Bencie, a Kent State junior nutrition major, who is also the vice president of membership for NSLS. This year’s blanket-tying benefit resulted in the creation of 16 fleece blankets to be donated. jniedent@kent.edu
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LGBTQ Green With Envy drag show... Morgan Hallam, a freshman biology major, is part of Chi Omega and attended the event because it seemed like a fun event to attend. “I was really looking forward to this event,” Hallam s aid. “I didn't re ally kno w what to expect out of it, but I’m happy that I’m here.” Christopher Clevenger, the alumni adviser for Delta Lambda Phi, said he’s also seen the event grown over the years. "The event has changed a lot over the years. Originally it was a dinner with entertainment from the local drag community," Clevenger said. "Today, it has grown to a three-hour event with fourteen performances and participation from the Kent State Greek community."
Mary-Kate Rockafeller, also a founder of the event, was the first drag queen to perform. She opened up to Janet Jackson’s “Escapade.” Rockafeller interacted with the crowd, accepting tips and dancing for a few attendees. “I do drag for this event once a year, and I do it all for you,” Rockafeller said. Jasmyn Labasha took the stage afterward when she danced to Rihanna’s “Disturbia”, cutting up her hair and throwing it around stage. The show continued with the featured drag queens dancing to their own soundtrack with Labasha and Rockafeller providing commentary about the performances. “Five years ago, we had no idea that this event would continue for this long, along with growing this big,” Labasha said. “But,thank you all for helping make this event possible.” Tony Verduce, a junior hospitality management major and a broth-
er of Phi Sigma Kappa, attended the event with seven other of his fraternity brothers and enjoyed the performances. “I’m having a great time, and I think that this is an awesome philanthropy.” Marcy Fara, a junior crafts major, attended the event last year and was excited about attending this year’s event. “The girls look fabulous and I can’t wait to see how much many was raised,” Fara said. After an intermission, Clevenger called all the Delta Lambda Phi members in the KIVA to the main stage, where they awarded Ashton Wade, a junior American sign language major and a sister with Sigma Sigma Sigma, with the Chapter Sweetheart, which is given for outstanding service and support toward the fraternity. The event also highlighted Demi Sexton, one of the drag queens performing, going to on RaPaul’s Drag Race season 10. aangel3@kent.edu
her education at the University of Michigan's graduate school. After graduation in 1981, she came here to Kent State. Recently, Lessman-Moss was nominated for the Governor’s Individual Artist’s Award. The Governor’s Award began in 1971 as the Ohio Arts Council’s Governor’s Awards for the Arts ceremony and Ohio Arts Day. Today, it is known as the Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio and Arts Day Luncheon. Three individuals from the Ohio Arts Council choose the winners. The winners are presented with an original work of art from an Ohio artist. The nomination began with Lessman-Moss’ colleague, Kathryn Browne. Although there are a variety of governor’s awards to receive, Browne nominated her for the Individual Artist’s award. There was a requirement for other people to support the nomination as well. One supporter in particular included the Director of the School of Art, Christine Havice, who wrote her a letter of recommendation. Lessman-Moss expressed her gratitude towards Browne for the nomination. “I worked closely with Browne, I am really grateful for her to have taken initiative to nominate me,” Lessman-Moss said. “ She believed in me and had confidence in my work.” Lauren Mangeri, both an undergraduate and graduate student of Lessman-Moss’ for over the last eight years, is one of her other many supporters of the nomination. “From my perspective her enthusiasm and knowledge of textile art inspires her teaching,” Mangeri said. “Janice has constantly supported and guided me both as an artist and instructor since I have known her.” As Lessman-Moss continues to teach and run the textile program, she works on her art. Currently, she has three pieces in the NEO Geo exhi-
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bition in the Akron Art Museum, running through April 24. T h e re s a B e m b nister, an associate curator at the Akron Art Museum, handpicked the pieces that went into NEO Geo. “I was interested in the combination of physical and intellectual labor,” Bembnister explained. This refers to the digital and physical processes LessmanMoss uses in her medium. Her pieces are digitally designed and eventually sent to a mill to be woven with an industrial jacquard loom. She then creates a felt surround Alex Wadley / The Kent Stater that involves a strenuous process to fuse the Janice Lessman-Moss, textile professor in the School of Art, sits at her loom from Norway while discussing the coming Textile Art Open House on Friday, March 4, dye and felt together. 2016. Lessman-Moss was recently named an “individual artist” category winner “It was a pleasure for the 2016 Governor’s Award for the Arts in Ohio. working with Janice She added that she is grateful to Kent State for on NEO Geo,” Bembnister said. “I believe that since she works in a the support she has received over the years in her medium that has traditionally been considered art and in the textile program. a craft, her work has not received the attention “I love making my art, it brings me great satit deserves.” isfaction,” Lessman-Moss said. “I like sharing Lessman-Moss’ work is gaining notoriety that art, so other people can see it and hopefully through the Individual Artists award. She is rec- enjoy it as well.” ognized for her textile accomplishments as both a professor and artist. hdisch@kent.edu
What to watch for in Browns free agency Ty Sugick Columnist
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Andrews’ verdict sets tone for future cases
On Tuesday, March 8, sportscaster and
television personality Erin Andrews won
The National Football League free agency will officially kick off Wednesday at 4 p.m., which is a very intense scramble for teams to make their bid at potential newcomers to their organizations. For the Cleveland Browns, this day marks the magical date where they’re able to move forward from the Johnny Manziel era and begin a new one under new head coach Hue Jackson. Luckily, for Jackson and the Browns, they have close to $50 million in cap space to work with this offseason to try to improve this roster. Looking at this team, there aren’t as many gaps on this roster as one would expect for a 3-13 team: They still are bringing back a dangerous secondary, a stable offensive line and a few athletic outside linebackers that have the potential to be dangerous in the pass rush under the right scheme. The team will have to re-sign offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz if they want to keep their line stable, especially after Alex Mack decided to opt out of his contract three years early. Mack’s replacement is likely to be free agent veteran Stefen Wisniewski from Jacksonville, that is, if he does not re-sign with the Jaguars. The biggest areas of concern for the Browns are clearly at quarterback, wide receiver and a consistent pass rusher. Draft experts assumes that the Browns are going to draft either Wentz or Goff in the upcoming draft. Josh McCown is still on the roster, so you can forget about a free agent quarterback signing. The only player worth pursuing is Denver’s Brock Osweiler, and with Peyton Manning retiring, there are plenty of reason pointing as to why Osweiler will not be available for suitors. As for the wide receiver position, there is much improvement needed — especially if the team is expected to have a rookie quarterback taking snaps this fall. The team currently only has two receivers who are truly relevant to the league. Andrew Hawkins and Josh Gordon are the only two real threats in the passing game outside of Gary Barnidge. Luckily for the Browns, their new head coach has ties to the two hottest names in the free agent market. Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu, both from Cincinnati. Their addition wouldn’t only solidify the receiving corps, but add a lot of great needed height to them also. If the team is only able to pull off signing Sanu in free agency, look for Texas Christian University’s Josh Doctson or Notre Dame’s Will Fuller to be selected in the early middle rounds of the draft. Also, let’s hope that Josh Gordon will be reinstated for the upcoming season to give the Browns a true No. 1 receiver threat. The Browns’ defense is full of athletic freaks at the outside linebacker position in Barkevious Mingo, Paul Kruger, and Nate Orchard. All who have seemed to be misused since they have arrived to Berea. The new coaching staff already has plans to give those guys better opportunities to get to the quarterback this season. There is still room for improvement and veteran guys such as Nick Perry from the Green Bay Packers, or Stephen Tulloch from the Lions, could be very solid pick-ups; for the right price. Also keep in mind that pass rushers are the staple of the draft, so you can also look to add a rookie to the mix of pass rushers for next year. The Cleveland Browns have $50 million to spend and they should look to cash out this offseason and make them a force to be reckoned with in the NFL. But we must remember it is Cleveland; anything can happen. tsugick@kent.edu
$55 million in a lawsuit against her stalker. The details of this case are alarming.
Andrews was followed and watched by a
to the possibility of these events occurring.
However, that seems like a large amount for a stalking case, but sets the tone for the future. This type of verdict could set a stan-
dard for future cases that mirror Andrews’
man while staying in the privacy of her hotel
situation. Stalking is a serious offense and
ville for ESPN. This occurrence brings about
social media only makes things worse. By
emotional toll Andrews faced as a victim can
sends a message; a message saying that the
room. She was covering an event in Nash-
encouraging it by promoting the actions on
concerns for a journalist’s safety, and the
awarding Andrews with such a large sum
be a frightening thing to think about, but the
the judicial system will not tolerate these
fact that she was allotted $55 million dollars send a clear statement.
Journalists at her level are public figures
as well and can, sadly, open themselves up
type of actions.
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are listed above.
Sharapova’s eligibility in question, but not her integrity Jimmy Miller Columnist Amidst all the retirement fanfare for Peyton Manning and the buzz around the start of NFL free agency, the sports world almost forgot about tennis star Maria Sharapova, who announced in a press conference Monday that she failed a drug test at January’s Australian Open. The test, administered by the World AntiDoping Agency, revealed Sharapova was positive for traces of meldonium prior to her match with Serena Williams, another tennis stalwart, in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Sharapova said she’s been taking the drug at the request of a doctor to combat possible heart problems and diabetes symptoms, and she added that she didn’t know the drug was illegal. The press conference isn’t a big deal just because she gathered the press to admit to failing a drug test, a typically unprecedented action for a professional athlete. Rather, this is a big deal because Sharapova is one of the faces of female athletes who often go underrepresented (and underappreciated) by sports media and viewership alike. She’s on the short list of female athletes a common sports fanatic could probably ramble off, and up to this point, her only other real controversies stem from feuds with fellow tennis players and the loud grunt she makes when she strikes a tennis ball. She’s also the highest-earning female athlete in the world, according to BBC.com. “I did fail the test and I take full responsibility for it,” Sharapova said at her presser. “It’s very important for you to understand that I’ve been legally taking the medicine for the past 10 years, but on January 1st, the rules had changed, which I had not known.” I don’t actually know if Sharapova knew
the drug was illegal when she took it prior to her match with Williams, but still, neither does anyone else. Some of Sharapova’s critics are calling this “inexcusable” or a “hammer blow” to the sport, but I’d be so willing as to deem it a victory for the integrity of athletes everywhere. She acknowledged she messed up and is ready to accept any forthcoming ban, which could extend to as many as four years. What else could she have possibly done at this point? Her admission of breaking the rules, then her subsequent explanation in an attempt to clear the air, was really the best thing an athlete could do in this situation. By refusing to address it directly, she would have just cast larger distrust and scrutiny upon herself. Sharapova may not be innocent of unknowingly taking the drug, and we know she’s not innocent entirely because she already failed the drug test and admitted it Monday. There may be a time where we find out she knew this was wrong ahead of time and did it anyway, which would invalidate the point of my column and further destroy the population’s trust of athletes. For now, though, I find Sharapova’s actions admirable. Peyton Manning has always been one of my favorite athletes for how he acts like a true role model, and Monday he really acted no differently. However, Manning wasn’t the only athlete who further proved why it’s easy for people to look up to him Monday. Sharapova’s not perfect, but by admitting she was wrong and doing so with such grace, I believe she’ll continue to be a role model for athletes, male or female.
What Peyton Manning left behind Matt Poe Columnist The inevitable has finally arrived, served hot on a silver platter by Father Time. Peyton Manning has finally decided to call it a career, 18 long seasons in the NFL for number 18. Aside from hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for a second and final time this past season, his statistical career limped to the finish line rather than go out with a bang as we’d grown accustomed to seeing. The Sheriff saddles up and rides elsewhere, leaving behind many things cemented in history and others yet to transpire. Make no mistake about it: he doesn’t leave the game as the greatest quarterback of all time. He doesn’t even leave it as the greatest quarterback of his generation. What he does leave behind is a career that was, at times, brilliant, woeful at others and a legacy beyond just the record books. It’s almost blasphemy to say Manning isn’t the greatest quarterback of all-time. My generation never got to see Bradshaw, Montana, Marino and Elway play, so it’s a stretch even just comparing Manning to these guys. However, not seeing those guys play, it’s easy to say he’s the greatest of all-time because of the 24-hour news cycle and highlight upon highlight of him at our disposal. He’s not the greatest because we got to see Tom Brady play for almost as long, doubling up Peyton’s pair of Super Bowls and putting himself rightfully in the conversation of possibly the greatest quarterback ever. If you got Manning behind a closed door or wired to a polygraph test, I’d bet he’d trade his records of most passing yards, most passing touchdowns and most MVPs for those two extra Super Bowls. When you think about all the weapons he had: Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Edgerrin James, Wes Welker, it’s no surprise he was able to put up the numbers he did. We’ll always wonder what could have been had he had better defenses in Indianapolis; but is he one of the best ever? Yes. Is he the best ever? I’ll answer that with a firm no and listen to your rebuttal. Comparing championships as the “be all, end all” for all athletes can be so mundane, and often overshadows how truly great an athlete is or was. This was always the case with Peyton. But for all his numbers, for all his accomplishments, heartbreaks, championships, endorsements and cash money, Peyton Manning leaves behind two major achievements that cannot be measured by any stat. As the great radio host Dan Patrick mentioned earlier this week, Peyton’s preparation was unprecedented; no quarterback has ever consumed as much game film and pre-game preparation. It’s almost to the point of obsessive micromanaging to control all things. He changed not just how quarterbacks prepared, but how athletes in general prepared. The second impact Manning leaves behind is intangible: he inspired an entire generation of kids to play football. I know he was one of the main reasons I wanted to play football as a little kid. As a 7-year-old, I was beyond excited to see him play, but now I can actually grasp how cool it is to say I saw one of the best to ever play. So Manning leaves behind many things: He leaves behind a few scandals in a career largely unmarked by such things. He leaves behind a career that should have produced more. He leaves behind a generation of kids who wanted to wear No. 18 because of him. He leaves behind all these things, more or less, along with the end of an epoch in his life and in sports. mpoe3@kent.edu
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Campaign volunteer and Akron resident Jackie DeBose traveled to Cleveland to “shut it down” for Clinton. She said she’s supporting Clinton because of her belief that it’s time a woman took over the oval office. “I want no stone unturned for Hillary; we either go big or go home,” she said. “She represents not just a better country for the privileged, but for everyone.” Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater DeBose said she has worked every- Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential hopeful day campaigning for the former secretary Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters at Cuyahoga Community of state. Because she doesn’t have extra College on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. money to give, she said she’s giving the “Don’t you think it’s time for equal pay for next best thing: her time. equal work for women?” she asked. “And let’s “It’s the least I can do for her,” DeBose said. Gloria Rookard, also an Akron resident and break down the barriers and stop our children volunteer at the Akron campaign headquarters, from getting the quality education they need. said she believes Clinton has the right credentials Every child should have a good school and and more experience than any other candidate teacher, no matter what zip code they’re from.” Clinton concluded her speech by reiterating the on the ballot to take over as president. “If she remains steadfast in her run, she has point of not being a country divided, but one united. “What’s important is we’ve got to focus on enough political capital to get things done and how we bring back our country. This decisivechange our country for the better,” she said. Rookard feels strongly that Clinton’s proposal ness, the mean-spiritedness. That’s not going to to raise the minimum wage to $11 an hour can move us forward,” she said. “If we lift each other up instead of tearing each other down, there’s only bring good things for the country. “My hope is that Hillary is able to stay true to nothing we can’t do together.” As of Sunday, Clinton has won 673 delegates, the things she’s expressed because people need jobs now more than ever,” she said. “With the while Sanders has received 477, according to way the economy is right now, people can’t live realclearpolitics.com. Clinton will need 2,383 delegates in order to on anything less than $11.” Clinton made a point of mentioning a topic win the Democratic presidential nomination. In contrast, Republican GOP candidate leader many Cleveland residents, and those across Donald Trump has won 384 delegates, with Texas Northeast Ohio, hold close to their heart. “When Tamir Rice was shot, that was pain- Sen. Ted Cruz currently trailing in second with 300 ful for everybody,” she said. “We have to break delegates, according to a 2016 primary results and down all our barriers that are still rooted in big- calendar published by the New York Times. The Republican contenders will face off in a winner-takeotry and prejudice and bias.” A long time advocate for women’s rights, Clin- all election for the 66 available delegates in Ohio. ton spoke on her desire for high-quality education adelane3@kent.edu nationwide.
However, Kasich did not completely side with the president on his controversial healthcare reform, specifically citing the bureaucracy and complexity of hospitals as a result of the law. He even joked he would have to give his hospital bills to his wife, because “I can’t figure them out, and I’m running for president.” Kasich finished his discussion on healthcare by claiming healthcare costs would be driven down by offering incentives to doctors doing “a good job.” However, the discussion did not completely favor Kasich, with some voters
expressing their uncertainty. One voter in the crowd said, “If I vote for you, I get shot in the foot. If I vote for Trump, I get shot in the other foot.” But most Ohioans at the rally said they agreed with Kasich’s views. “He has the experience,” 54-year-old voter Maryanne Berelli said of Kasich. “He understands how everything works, and he cares about the real issues.” Cleveland native Laura Higelman was also in attendance to support the governor. “He isn’t a businessman,” Higelman said. “I’m here because we need a real politician, not a celebrity.” Kasich is running against Trump and Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz in Ohio’s
primary election. “John just has a better mental state than some of the other candidates out there,” Berelli said. “Some of these other guys running are just crazy...I’m voting because I’m looking for smaller government. I want more power to the states.” Currently, Kasich is in fourth place in the primary election with 37 delegates. Trump is in the lead with 384. “There’s absolutely no reason to lose hope,” Kasich said. “We’re going to win Ohio, Michigan and then the entire thing.” Kasich is continuing his path through Ohio for the rest of this week and visiting Westerville, North Canton and Mansfield. brees3@kent.edu mfelan@kent.edu
Republican front-runner Donald Trump swept to victory in the Mississippi and Michigan presidential primaries Tuesday, deepening his grip on the GOP nominating contest. Democrat Hillary Clinton easily carried Mississippi but was locked in a close race with rival Bernie Sanders in Michigan. The primaries offered Trump and Clinton a chance to pad their leads and start turning toward the general election. But Sanders was hoping to prevent a Clinton coronation with a strong showing in Michigan, the night's biggest prize and the first Midwestern industrial state to vote in the 2016 race. With votes in Michigan still being counted, Clinton glossed over her contest with Sanders and jabbed at the Republicans and their chaotic nomination fight. "Every time you think it can't get any uglier, they find a way," she said. "As the rhetoric keeps sinking lower, the stakes in this election keep rising." Trump, too, turned an eye toward the Democrats and November, emphasizing the importance of helping Republican senators and House members get elected in the fall. Having entered Tuesday's contests facing a barrage of criticism from rival candidates and outside groups, he reveled in overcoming the attacks. "Every single person who has attacked me has gone down," Trump said at one of his Florida resorts. In his typically unorthodox style, the billionaire was flanked by tables packed with his retail products, including steaks, bottled water and wine. While a handful of recent losses to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz have raised questions about Trump's durability, Tuesday's contests marked another lost opportunity for rivals to slow his momentum. Ohio Gov. John Kasich had campaigned furiously in Michigan in recent days. He's yet to win a primary but hoped a good showing in Michigan would give him a boost heading into next week's crucial contest in his home state. Speaking to a crowd in Lansing, Kasich said a strong showing in Michigan would show the country "that it's a new day in this presidential campaign." Republicans were also holding contests Tuesday in Hawaii and Idaho. GOP candidates were fighting for 150 delegates, while 179 Democratic delegates were at stake in the party's two primaries. The economy ranked high on the list of concerns for voters heading to the polls in Michigan and Mississippi. At least 8 in 10 voters in each party's primary said they were worried about where the American economy is heading, according to
exit polls conducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks. Among Democrats, 8 in 10 voters in both states said the country's economic system benefits the wealthy, not all Americans. Sanders has sought to tap into that concern, energizing young people and white, blue-collar voters with his calls for breaking up Wall Street banks and making tuition free at public colleges and universities. Michigan, with big college towns and a sizeable population of workingclass voters, should be a good fit for him. But Clinton has led in polling. Tuesday's contests are a prelude to next week's high-stakes primaries in Florida and Ohio. Like Kasich, Rubio must win his home state in order to remain a viable contender. "It has to happen here, and it has to happen now," Rubio told supporters Tuesday during a rally in Sarasota. Rubio has received endorsements from a steady stream of senators, governors and other high-profile Republican officials. But his backing from voters has lagged, and he entered Tuesday's contests with just a pair of victories in the Minnesota caucuses and Saturday's Puerto Rico primary. If Rubio and Kasich can't win at home, the GOP primary appears set to become a two-person race between Trump and Cruz. The Texas senator is sticking close to Trump in the delegate count and with six states in his win column, he's arguing he's the only candidate standing between the brash billionaire and the GOP nomination. During a campaign stop at a North Carolina church Tuesday, Cruz took on Trump for asking rally attendees to pledge their allegiance to him. He said the move strikes him as "profoundly wrong" and is something "kings and queens demand" of their subjects. "I'm not here asking any of you to pledge your support of me," Cruz said, to thunderous applause and cheers. "I'm pledging my support of you." Some mainstream Republicans have cast both Trump and Cruz as unelectable in a November face-off with the Democratic nominee. But they're quickly running out of options and are increasingly weighing long-shot ideas such as a contested convention or rallying around a yet-tobe-determined third-party candidate. Heading into Tuesday, Trump led the Republican field with 384 delegates, followed by Cruz with 300, Rubio with 151 and Kasich with 37. Winning the GOP nomination requires 1,237 delegates. Among Democrats, Clinton had accumulated 1,134 delegates and Sanders 502, including superdelegates. Democrats need 2,383 delegates to win the nomination.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 9. You’re energized today and tomorrow. Take a stand and make something happen. Get into a six-month contemplative phase, with the Pisces solar eclipse. Flow around obstacles like water. Follow your heart.
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Eric Conway Sports Reporter One Kent State sophomore came to Kent with the hope of joining a community in which he and his peers could grow within the video game realm. There wasn’t one until he started his own. Sophomore computer science major Cody Minnick is the founder and current president of Electronic Sports — E- Sports for short — because he said there was a need to have a place where gamers can do what they love together. “I had some experience in an E-Sports type of club in high school,” Minnick said. “I wanted to join a similar group in college. Kent ended up not having one,so I decided to start one. I saw other schools starting E-Sports groups, so I brought it here.” He immediately got two of his campus security co-workers involved. One is a supervisor for campus security, and the other is the coordinator of safety and security. The first is the group’s vice president, and the latter is the adviser. “We found ourselves talking about all sorts of video games,” vice president Daniel Rodenburgh said. “It kinda sparked. Even though I graduate soon, it’s definitely an emerging sport here on campus.” Minnick approached Rodenburgh and adviser Carlo Mojica with the idea, and the two were immediately enthusiastic about the idea. “Our generation and after grew up with video games,” Mojica said. “This created a competitive nature in video games, so there’s an obvious need for a club like KSU E-Sports.” KSU E-Sports meets Fridays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and at the meetings, members discuss upcoming tournaments and play dates. These play dates are times when the club will open
up community play to whoever is interested in playing a certain game. The club tweets the time and game, and those interested direct message the Kent State E-Sports Twitter handle to gain access to the game. Minnick held the first meeting on Friday, Feb. 26, and went over the guidelines of the club. He went over the games Kent State E-Sports would play and opened the floor for members to suggest new games the group could add. One of Minnick’s most stressed guidelines was sportsmanship during playdates. “We’ve all made nasty comments when playing,” Minnick said. “But when you’re a member of this club, you will be respectful to all players, especially teammates. This club is supposed to get you to come together and play together and help each other, not bring each other down.” The floor opened up to add video games to the set list, and Minnick asked about adding Call of Duty. “Call of Duty games are weak in my mind,” said member Kevin O’Neill, a freshman aeronautics major. “Arma is the Michael Bay version (of) any military simulation game. This better not go to a gaming magazine or anything.” Other video games on the group’s list are Rocket League, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros and Smite. Minnick tightened the group's ties to the Kent State gaming community by partnering with the KSU Smash Community. “I decided that would give KSU E-Sports a larger reach,” Minnick said. “Partnering with KSU Smash Community would bring experienced members in and help in giving us solidity as a group.” econway8@kent.edu
Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater Junior guard Jon Fleming consoles senior Chris Ortiz after Kent State was eliminated by Bowling Green from the MAC Tournament, 70-69, on Monday, March 7, 2016 in the M.A.C. Center.
Opinion: Kent State men's basketball disappoints Ty Sugick Columnist The Kent State men’s basketball team’s dreams of dancing in the NCAA tournament came to a shocking end on Monday night, as they lost 69-70 to No. 12 seed Bowling Green at home in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament. At the beginning of the season, the Flashes had mild rumors circulating of being the MAC East dark horse. The backcourt had its doubts due to lack of chemistry with most of the guards being in their first year on the court in a Kent State uniform. The only guard with real experience under coach Rob Senderoff was redshirt junior Kellon Thomas, who was fresh off a season-ending injury a year prior. But even with the inexperience of the backcourt, the team still had the potential to be very explosive and make games very interesting to watch. The front court is where the team bolstered its strength with redshirt junior Jimmy Hall and senior Khaliq Spicer. Hall is the team's leading scorer, averaging 16.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Hall went on to be named to the first-team All-MAC. Spicer averaged 1.75 blocks per contest on the way to being named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year. Even with the dynamic duo of Hall and Spicer
leading, the team struggled to find a dependable second scoring option and seemed as if it wouldn’t be in the ball game unless Hall scored 15-plus points. Thomas would be Kent State’s second leading scorer, averaging 12.3 points. It is difficult to be successful in Division I basketball if your second leading scorer in the paint is under six feet. No offense to Thomas who did a superb job at finishing at the rim all year but the team relied on his scoring too often. The team also failed to sit down and defend at the perimeter all season, which became overwhelming at times. The best defender for the Flashes was senior guard Xavier Pollard whom the team lost to a foot injury halfway through the year. The Flashes weaknesses were exposed in Monday’s game, as the Falcons outscored Kent State 30-18 in the paint. Bowling Green also managed to keep the very dangerous Jimmy Hall to fewer than ten points for the night, as he went 2-of-10 from the field and ending with six points. The team missed a golden opportunity to showcase how good it could actually be. Kent State fans could live with not winning the MAC tournament, but a first round loss is a tough pill to swallow, and the team must improve if they want to be successful in postseason play if they get invited to another tournament. tsugick@kent.edu