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KASICH TAKES OHIO Clinton, Trump win big; Rubio suspends campaign 2016 Primary Election Winners U.S. Presidential Primary OHIO Republicans John Kasich Democrats Hillary Clinton FLORIDA Republicans Donald Trump Democrats Hillary Clinton

MISSOURI Republicans Donald Trump* Democrats Hillary Clinton* N. CAROLINA Republicans Donald Trump Democrats Hillary Clinton ILLINOIS Republicans Donald Trump Democrats Hillary Clinton U.S. SENATE Republicans Rob Portman Democrats Ted Strickland OHIO SUPREME COURT

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Republicans Pat Fischer U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 13 Democrats Tim Ryan U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 14 Republicans David P. Joyce Democrats Michael Wager *These were the projected winners with 99% of the votes counted.

A supporter holds a “Kasich For President” sign as confetti falls at the Lou Higgins Recreation Center on Tuesday, March 15, 2016.

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Ohioans vote Kasich in presidential primary Skye McEowen Opinion Editor In the white, brown and gold gym at Baldwin Wallace University, Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s campaign staff, volunteers and attendees gathered to see him celebrate his win in the Ohio primary election.

Kasich notched his first and only victory of the primary season by carrying his home state, but he has the fewest delegates of anyone still in the running.

In order to receive the Republican nomination, a candidate will need 1,237 delegates. Before Tuesday, Kasich stood at 70, compared to candidate Donald Trump’s lead of 460. Following his Ohio win, Kasich's total delegate number rose to 136.

Tuesday’s primaries were especially important not only for Kasich, but Sen. Marco Rubio, who had hoped to secure a win in his home state of Florida. In Berea, people anticipated the results with a sense of hope and urgency.

As the results from various precincts trickled in, Rubio’s campaign met its demise when he lost Florida to Trump. In contrast, Kasich’s supporters only grew more enthralled when the numbers began to turn in his favor.

A line formed outside, filled with patiently waiting attendees of all ages. Inside, rows of neatly aligned chairs were positioned to

see Kasich, who announced his candidacy for the presidential race in July 2015.

Chagrin Falls residents Lee and Linda Miller both expressed their hope for Kasich and his campaign. “(Kasich) is honest and he has run a fantastic business in the state of Ohio,” Lee said. “We have a balanced budget. While I’m not inside of the show, it doesn’t seem to have any corruption.”

Nearly everyone in attendance wore a “Kasich Works” sticker, with some carrying posters. One supporter stood out, wearing a faded Mario hat and cardboard over his chest and back with a variety of phrases, including “Hi Pres. To Be!” and “Thank you pal!”

“Love is love,” said Lakewood resident Pasquale Manno, holding two American flags.

As the night continued, the sense of optimism hung in the air, growing as polls produced better and better results for the governor.

The thunderous cheers echoing throughout the gym escalated as Kasich campaign members relayed the results when they came in. “(Kasich is) a class act, he’s not a Trump,” Miller said. “I can’t imagine being represented by a Trump in the world. I can imagine being represented by Kasich in the world.

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AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during an election night event at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 15, 2016.

Clinton sweeps Ohio, Florida; Trump, Kasich split; Rubio out CLEVELAND (AP) — Hillary Clinton triumphed Tuesday in the Florida, Ohio and North Carolina presidential primaries, putting her in a commanding position to become the first woman in U.S. history to win a major party nomination. Donald Trump strengthened his hand in the Republican race with a big win in Florida but fell in Ohio to that state’s governor, John Kasich.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ended his once-promising campaign after his devastating home-state loss, so the GOP primary is now down to three candidates: Trump, Kasich and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

Trump also picked up wins in North Carolina and Illinois, and was locked in a

close race with Cruz in Missouri.

The billionaire businessman told a victory rally, “This was an amazing night.”

Trump is the only Republican candidate with a realistic path to the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination before the July convention. But his loss in Ohio kept hope alive for mainstream Republicans dismayed by his candidacy and suggesting the real estate mogul can still be stopped in a convention fight.

“The campaign goes on,” Kasich declared at a victory rally.

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Prior to Kasich's appearance, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor came on stage to introduce the governor.

“The only person who balanced the budget (in the state and Washington, D.C.) is John Kasich,” Taylor said. “Our guy is going to win.”

Throughout the night, the featured jazz band kept the spirit alive by playing for the audience, Manno keeping rhythm with his flags.

One supporter came all the way from Maryland. Ray Miles sat silently supporting Kasich in his anticipated night, sporting a “Democrats for Kasich” shirt.

“I’m a person who always comes to Ohio because Ohio gets to make the decisions,” Miles said.

In the white noise of conversation and music, an eruption of screams and cheers met the main screen in the front of the room, declaring in all caps: “Kasich wins Ohio.”

Chants of “O-H, I-O” could be heard echoed from one side of the room to the other.

With the news of the Kasich campaign's victory, supporters expressed their belief in his potential to be the good the GOP and and America needs.

“I have two concerns today: one is (to) stop Trump and Cruz because I think they both are a disgrace to this country,” Miles said. “Secondly, I’m really impressed with John Kasich, mainly for ... his warm personality. I think he can be somebody that can promote healing, but the main thing is his concern for healthcare.”

Accompanied by his wife and two daughters, Kasich delivered his victory speech following welcoming chants of “Kasich” from the crowd.

Though one protestor was calmly escorted from the building by security after shouting phrases like “Trump” repeatedly, Kasich continued.

“You want to believe again that we can have jobs, you want to believe again that we can rise,” Kasich said. “I want people around the country to know that I undertsand these tough issues. I grew up in these situations.”

Baldwin Wallace student Mike Harlow attended with a friend to show their support for the Ohio governor.

“I came for the Bernie Sanders rally, but I was more excited to see Kasich,” he said.

Harlow mentioned the difference in crowds the two candidate's rallies drew.

Kasich had more of a mix of people, while Sanders had nearly no media coverage and consisted mostly of teenagers, he said. As the results came in, he was surprised.

“I was pretty stunned, to be honest,” he said “I think it’s good because I know that he’s won because of the success that he’s had here.”

At the end of the victorious night for the once stagnant campaign, Kasich left the audience on a note of pride and humility.

“We’re all part of a giant mosaic, a snapshot in time (of) all of us here," he said. "And it’s our job as Americans, our job as people who want to be decent and live good lives ... to dig down and understand that purpose, and never underestimate our ability to change the world. All I can do is thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

The Associated Press contributed reporting to this story.

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MASCULINITY VS FEMININITY:

LGBTQ Student Center holds roundtable discussion Sierra Allen Student Life Reporter The LGBTQ Student Center held a roundtable Masculinity vs. Femininity discussion about the grips on gender roles, LGBTQ stereotypes and stigmas in the Student Center on Tuesday.

The LGBTQ Student Center represents the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and is dedicated to providing programming that spreads education across the campus. It caters to the sexual and gender minority community as well as its allies, and serves as a safe and educating space for all students and staff.

Irene Altieri, a freshman chemistry major, is one of 10 interns who the LGBTQ Student Center takes each semester. She is in charge of this month’s discussion tables.

“A lot of people can feel shut out when they don’t have that type of connection with other people, so if they have that little community or group of people that they can talk to and relate to, it definitely helps not only their self-esteem, but also their mental well-being," Altieri said. "So having this center is really important.”

Altieri said she thinks it's important to talk about the different social norms taking place, like the different gender roles society has put on people.

“In the discussion, I’m really delving into how feminine gay men and masculine gay men are viewed and comparing them," she said.

"Also, (with) gay men and trans men, trans women and gay women; just comparing how they’re viewed, too because feminine gay men are perfectly accepted for the most part in society, but if you see a trans man show any sort of femininity, people freak out.”

During the discussion, Altieri presented a PowerPoint with the topics she felt were most important to discuss. They ranged from gender roles, gender non-conforming clothing brands, proper etiquette when talking to someone who identifies as LGBTQ and the definitions of masculinity. She further spoke on femininity and androgyny, where she used celebrities like Ruby Rose and David Bowie as examples.

The most common offensive questions that the group agreed on to be offensive was the statement “you’re too pretty to be gay” and the question, “how do you have sex?” Everyone also agreed that the question “how do you identify as?” is better stated, as opposed to asking “what are you?”

Altieri also touched base on the difference between equality and equity, where equality is defined as sameness and equity is defined as fairness.

“I think that all people should be given the sameness,” said Alice Freitas, a freshman psychology major. “Labels are a shorthand; it’s an abbreviation. It gives everybody an easier way to categorize people … that is how humans work … we are most comfortable if we can put people’s traits in boxes."

Freitas said the most effective way to get rid of stereotypes and stigmas is to "sit down and have real conversations about what these mean to us."

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LGBTQ Student Center Director since November 2014.

“It is hugely important,” Ditlevson said. “Feeling like you belong to something, that you have a connection in a place that you can meet friends or potential dates and people just to relate to, (and) that you feel some support and similarities."

After coming out as a gay man following his high school graduation, Ditlevson was connected to an LGBTQ Center in Cleveland, which he credits for saving his life and providing him with a safe, openminded community.

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PRIMARY Clinton sweeps Ohio...

Now thrust into the center of a campaign that has been bitingly personal, Kasich vowed to “not take the low road to the highest office in the land.”

A confident Clinton pivoted quickly to November during her victory rally, assailing Trump’s hardline immigration positions and support for torture. “Our commander-in-chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it,” she declared.

Underscoring Republican concerns about Trump, Rubio focused heavily on an implicit critique of Trump in a speech announcing he was dropping out of the race. The senator urged Americans to “not give in to the fear, do not give in to the frustration.”

A favorite of Republican leaders, Rubio is the latest candidate to fall victim to an unpredictable election cycle and Trump’s unmatched ability to tap into the public’s anger with Washington and frustration with sweeping economic changes.

Clinton’s victories in Ohio and Florida were a blow to rival Bernie Sanders and bolstered her argument that she’s the best Democratic candidate to take on the eventual Republican nominee in the general election. Her win in Ohio was a particular relief for her campaign, which grew anxious after Sanders pulled off a surprising win last week in Michigan, another important Midwestern state.

Clinton kept up her large margins with black voters, a crucial

group for Democrats in the general election. Democratic voters were more likely to describe Sanders as honest, but more likely to describe Clinton’s policies as realistic, according to exit polls.

Campaigning Tuesday in North Carolina, Clinton said “the numbers are adding up in my favor.”

She signaled an eagerness to move on to a possible general election showdown with Trump, saying he’s laid out a “really dangerous path” for the country.

Votes were also being counted Tuesday in Missouri, though races in both parties were too close to call. Sanders and Clinton were locked in a close contest in Illinois.

Trump entered Tuesday’s primaries embroiled in one of the biggest controversies of his contentious campaign. The GOP front-runner has encouraged supporters to confront protesters at his events and is now facing accusations of encouraging violence after skirmishes at a rally last week in Chicago.

The atmosphere at his events has deepened the concern over his candidacy in some Republican circles.

Rubio and Kasich have suggested they might not be able to support Trump if he’s the nominee, an extraordinary stance for intraparty rivals.

His closest competition so far has come from Cruz, who has kept relatively close to the businessman in the delegate count and has been urging other candidates to drop out so he can take Trump on one-on-one.

After another good night for Trump, some Republicans were struggling to come to grips with the prospect of him becoming the nominee and desperate to find long-shot ways to stop him.

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planned to meet Thursday to discuss options including a contested convention or by rallying around a third-party candidate. While such no candidate has been identified, meeting participants planned to discuss ballot access issues, including using an existing third party as a vehicle or securing signatures for an independent bid.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., did not rule out the idea of being drafted by the party at the convention.

“People say, ‘What about the contested convention?’” Ryan said in an interview with CNBC. “I say, well, there are a lot of people running for president. We’ll see. Who knows?”

Despite concerns from party leaders, Republican voters continue to back Trump’s most controversial proposals, with two-thirds of those who participated in GOP primaries Tuesday saying they support temporarily banning Muslims from the United States.

The exit polls were conducted

by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks.

Trump’s Florida victory brought his delegate total to 619. Cruz has 394 and Kasich 136. Rubio left the race with 167 delegates.

Clinton has at least 1,488 delegates, including the superdelegates who are elected officials and party leaders free to support the candidate of their choice. Sanders has at least 704. It takes 2,383 to win the Democratic nomination.

Pace reported from Washington.

AP writers Scott Bauer in Rockford, Illinois, Lisa Lerer in Chicago, Sergio Bustos in Miami, Stephen Ohlemacher and Alan Fram in Washington contributed to this report.

Potential bracketbuster teams Ty Sugick Columnist

A Kent woman is in police custody after breaking into an animal shelter to steal back her two cats.

Kristeen Pascoe was arrested on March 11 after she was linked to a pair of break-ins at adjacent buildings.

The Portage Animal Protective League and Water Resource Department reported on March 11 that a window had been broken in the facility and two cats were missing. The two cats previously belonged to Pascoe in February and were the only animals stolen from the shelter. As of March 15, the cats have not been located.

After reviewing surveillance, Pascoe was clearly identified as the perpetrator of the break-in. She is being charged with breaking and entering, two counts of vandalism and one count of theft.

Pascoe has had previous encounters with the law when she attempted to steal nearly $300 in groceries from a Giant Eagle near Kent Road in June 2013. She was charged with theft and a first-degree misdemeanor.

The NCAA basketball tournament is set to begin on Thursday, as 68 teams will compete to be the 2016 national champions. Millions of people every year fill out brackets, attempting to predict which team will pull off an upset.

This season, more than any before may be more difficult to determine the champion in your bracket due to the inconsistent play of premiere teams. In past years, there usually would be a team that is clearly far more superior than the rest, but not this year. Anyone is able to go down at anytime, even the number one overall seed the Kansas Jayhawks.

The eight teams playing in Dayton on Tuesday and Wednesday competing for the last four spots in the tournament have a combined 11 final four appearances, and a solid opportunity to create more damage than Donald Trump’s campaign.

The most intriguing match ups out of those eight teams are the four teams playing for the 11 seed in the tournament.

The first match up is (19-13) Vanderbilt vs.

(24-8) Wichita State; both teams are strong and have the opportunity to give Arizona a tough challenge in the first round. Wichita State is the team that most people have slated to win this match up and for good reason.

The Shockers have an extensive, recent history of being a pesky tournament team. This team has been a bracket buster for years and I don’t expect this season to be any different.

The only reason the Shockers have to play to get in the tournament is because they lost to Northern Iowa on a buzzer beater in the Missouri Conference semi-finals.

Another game that could break brackets would be the (22-12) Michigan Wolverines vs.

(20-11) Tulsa Golden Hurricanes. This match up will be fun to watch and it very hard to predict which will win the final spot in the tournament, but either team has to ability to knock off the six seed Notre Dame.

The Fighting’ Irish have shown at times that they can be very lack luster and if they bring that attitude into the tournament they will have a very short postseason stint.

The last team to look out for would be Florida Gulf Coast University better known as FGCU who captured the heart of colligate basketball fans three years ago and hopes this team could achieve that goal yet again by defeating North Carolina.

For those who filled brackets out for this tournament, may the odds be ever in your favor.

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Toni J. Hunt and Stephen Means Student Reporter and Sports Editor During Tuesday’s presidential primary election, voters gave their reactions to Portage County’s new voting system, the presidential candidates and whether a certain outspoken candidate persuaded them to change their voting perspective at the polls.

“I switched today,” Kent State professor Courtney Vierstra said. “For the first time in my life I asked for a Republican ballot. I voted for our governor.”

Many voters like Vierstra, including her husband Gary Vierstra, have chosen to vote on the Republican ballot for the primary. The possibility that presidential candidate Donald Trump could win motivates their decisions.

“I didn’t vote for anybody, I voted against somebody,” Gary Vierstra said. “I am a registered Democratic who voted for a Republican.”

Though keeping Trump out of office was a reoccurring theme, it wasn’t the only subject that had mixed reviews throughout the day.

Portage county’s new voting system required that voters fill out a paper ballot that would be scanned following completion.

Some voters thought this was a quicker and more efficient process.

For local resident Susan Adair, the system was “much easier.” Gary Vierstra felt indifferent about the change.

“It doesn’t matter to me,” Gary Vierstra said.

“It’s always been pretty self-explanatory.”

As a swing state, Ohio plays a major role in this year’s presidential primary election. The candidate who wins Ohio’s vote has a strong chance to represent their respective party in the 2016 presidential election.

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Kasich’s win, Trump’s loss

Gov. John Kasich won the Ohio primary Republican vote Tuesday night, earning the 66 delegates his home state. Kasich’s win helped his own presidential campaign, but the significance behind his victory is really a valiant, last-ditch effort to eliminate GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s candidacy.

Some political pundits believe Ohio voters rallied around Kasich to block Trump, a brash, outspoken candidate who, despite little true qualifications, threatens to become the next president of the United States.

Even then-candidate Marco Rubio urged Ohioans to vote for Kasich in yesterday’s primary. Trump’s already tallied 568 delegates of the 1,237 required to earn the Republican nomination, and Kasich’s tally now stands at a disheartening 129. Ohio was the first state Kasich has won, but it’s also a winner-take-all state, meaning no other candidate will get a fraction of the available delegates.

This remains significant because if Trump doesn’t reach the required amount of delegates by the time the preliminary voting ends, the GOP would run a contested convention. In that case, the GOP Convention in July would

become much more significant, in that top party officials would need to select a nominee.

But Ohio wasn’t the only state to vote on Monday, and for those with a disdain for Trump, not all came out to be good news. While Trump picked up a win in Florida, Rubio subsequently suspended his campaign. Kasich might not be too far off from dropping out either, as he’s earned the least amount of delegates to date.

Even still, Kasich’s win is a blow to Trump’s chances at reaching the White House. Among other criticisms, we believe Trump’s derogatory speech and unsubstantial policies are enough to discount him as a legitimate candidate. His campaign is fueled by anger and he brings out the wrong ideals in the American public.

Kasich’s victory in Ohio on Tuesday isn’t going to be the dagger to the heart of Trump’s candidacy, but for Democrats — and most moderate Republicans alike — Kasich’s win proved to be a good sign. As an editorial board, we also agree: Anything to end Trump’s campaign is a step in the right direction.

The above editorial is the consensus opinion of The Kent Stater editorial board, whose names are listed above.

Helping students find themselves The Baltimore Sun Guest Columnist As the student came into my office, I could see that something was wrong. She was pale and her shoulders sagged. “Are you OK?” I asked. “Not really,” she said. “I’m graduating in two months and I don’t have a job. I’ve been looking everywhere and networking like crazy, but nothing is panning out for me.”

Sadly, many soon-to-be graduates feel anxious about their future. They worry about landing a job, especially one that is fulfilling; finding mentors; networking effectively and paying off their student loans.

Much of this angst derives from the failure of colleges to prepare their students for the real world. Colleges - and professors like me - must do more to help students succeed after they leave college, both in life and in their careers.

We need to help students find out who they really are, what they’re passionate about, and how to articulate their life and career goals.

One of the most important things students can do to succeed in the real world is to create personal mission statements.

I know this from experience. When I was 23, I had completed my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering and was set to pursue a career designing and building warships for the British Royal Navy. But I felt adrift, confused, unhappy.

I realized I needed a plan. I decided to create a mission statement in which I would articulate what I wanted in life.

Doing so was challenging but ultimately transformative. It helped me to find the life I wanted to lead, and that life had nothing to do with engineering or warships.

My mission statement led me to a career in conservation and filmmaking and, eventually, teaching and writing.

Many students struggle with issues of identity, meaning and purpose. Writing a personal mission statement enables them to think deeply about the kind of life they will find fulfilling.

That’s crucial, but it’s not enough.

Students also need the skills to advance.

Technical knowledge and good grades are important. But it is equally important to be professional, hardworking, reliable, trustworthy and collaborative. Employers

want to hire people who have good communication skills, are able to solve problems, and work well with others.

These attributes are sometimes called “soft skills,” but that takes away from their rigor and substance. For example, if you misread social cues, can’t maintain eye contact in an interview, don’t chat comfortably at networking events, or fail to shake hands properly - that is, if you have poor communication skills - you will have a hard time advancing in your career.

“Employers want people who can think critically, work in diverse teams, and who can take complex information, come to a conclusion and make a recommendation,” former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the Wall Street Journal this fall.

He worries that students are not graduating from college “career-ready.”

Two years earlier, the Chronicle of Higher Education stated, “Employers care more about ethics, critical thinking, creative thinking, and common sense ... along with a mindset of lifelong learning and a strong work ethic” than about, for example, an employee’s college major.

Wall Street executive and author Ben Carpenter made an excellent recommendation in the New York Times, saying, “Colleges need to create, and require for graduation, a course in high quality career training that would begin freshman year and end senior year.”

Several colleges, such as Connecticut College, are now doing this with much success.

One of the most important “soft skills” is the ability to take risks in a scary world. A student who is graduating this May told me, “The biggest hurdle I have to overcome is my constant fear of failing.”

I often hear this from students. But failure has a stigma it doesn’t deserve. Failure is an unpleasant, but essential, part of striving and learning. Failing does not mean you are a failure. It means you are trying hard, taking risks and getting out of your comfort zone _ all necessary precursors to success.

Colleges are neglecting to teach real world lessons like these. We must do better.

An NFL official, for the first time, admitted that there is a probable link to the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and playing football long-term.

The NFL’s senior vice president for health and safety, Jeff Miller, flatly said “the answer to that question is yes” when asked about a link between the two during a House of Rep. committee on Energy and Commerce meeting about concussions.

The disease, for those unaware, is the result of repeated blows to the brain that can lead to major long-term effects, such as depression, dementia and memory loss.

The problem is that the disease can only be diagnosed post-mortem, when it’s too late to really help those affected by it.

Scientists and the general public have known this for quite some time now, so what does this “revelation” from the NFL mean?

Probably nothing. But Matt, the NFL says player safety is important to them? Of course they say that, dear reader, but do they truly?

No. Here’s why: Google Jim McMahon, the former Super Bowl winning quarterback of the Chicago Bears and you’ll understand what this disease does to a person. You’ll understand how it affects him and everyone around him.

Google Junior Seau. Read about how badly-injured his brain was when he took his own life by shooting himself in the chest. Go find out about how the NFL tried to edit and withhold parts of his daughter’s speech at her dad’s posthumous hall of fame induction for fear of her mentioning the disease.

Funny how America’s most profitable and powerful sports league subtly mentions this at a government meeting in March when most eyes are not directed on football.

It couldn’t even come from the mouth of Commissioner Roger Goodell, who makes an annual whopping $34 million plus in salary.

Not a peep out of him, except for the fact that last month he compared the risks a player faces in the NFL to be equivalent of the risks one faces when sitting on a couch.

My problem isn’t with football but with the NFL’s negligence. I’m not ready to say the league is at a crossroads; the NFL is more popular than it has ever been and will only grow in size in terms of fans, teams and outreach.

While enrollment in youth football has declined, it’s not going to stop all kids from playing and it won’t stop kids from watching.

So long as guys like Odell Beckham Jr. continue making ungodly catches and hit the whip in the end-zone.

The shield and those who defend it, within the league and media, are stronger than ever.

Where the NFL and football fans go from here will be interesting to see.

Does the NFL make the game safer? I don’t see how you can make football any safer unless you change the helmets back to the old leathery cap that guys wore in the 1920s.

Today’s players use the helmet as a weapon, not a protectant.

Columnist Drew Magary wrote a great take on how the NFL could do this but I don’t see it happening because a vast majority of fans would be outraged. So the only foreseeable solution, other than tweaking the game entirely, is to recognize why former players are dying in such tragic, violent ways.

The answer is CTE and the NFL finally began to peak behind the curtain of brain injuries it kept shrouded for so long.

Only problem is, they did it 15 years too late; not timely enough to save players like Seau. Recklessness, incompetence and greed is what I call it. Transparency can be a beautiful thing but when you confess what everyone knew all along, it doesn’t mean a damn thing. mpoe3@kent.edu

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Nate Manley / The Kent Stater Redshirt freshman Kyle Conel wrestles against Jackson Lewis of Central Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. Conel will be making his NCAA National Championships debut on Thursday, March 17, 2016.

Dan Armelli Sports Reporter The Kent State wrestling team will have half of its 10 starters wrestling in Madison Square Garden for the Division One NCAA Wrestling Championships.

For the 10th time in 11 years the Flashes will be sending at least five wrestlers to the national tournament, with four earning a seed.

I a n M i l l e r, M i k e D e P a l m a , Mack McGuire, Tyler Buckwalter and Kyle Conel will look to lift some hardware, as well as extend the program’s streak of seven consecutive seasons with an AllAmerican (top-eight finish).

If someone fell asleep at the beginning of the wrestling season and woke up just in time for the national tournament, they would see nothing unusual about Miller as a fourth seed with a 20-1 record, but it hasn’t been a smooth final season for the two-time All-American.

Miller has battled injuries all season, some of which forced him to sit out, but the one that was the biggest thorn in his side was perhaps not a “serious” injury at all.

“They took something from me that I can’t get back,” Miller said, talking about the trainers at the MAC Tournament. “They had no right to do it. It’s upsetting, but I have got to get over it.”

What they took was the chance for Miller to become the third four-time MAC champion in Kent State history (Brent Thompson 1998-2001, Dustin Kilgore 2009-2013).

It’s not the first time Miller has had to deal with an unexpected and devastating blow. In 2015 Miller was stripped of a chance at a national title after a scoring error in the quarterfinals.

“It just seems like everything that can go wrong does,” Miller said. “ But I’m toward the end here. I’m almost done. I’ve just got to focus on one more tournament.”

This season is his last chance to get the title he’s desired since the first day he stepped foot on Kent State’s campus. He admits he’s feeling different than in the past.

“I don’t usually get nervous for matches or for tournaments, but this one’s kind of big,” he said. “I’ve got nerves, but once the adrenaline kicks in, the nerves go away. I’ll be ready to go. Nothing’s going to affect me.”

Even before DePalma became the lone MAC title winner this year, coach Jim Andrassy told ESPN that DePalma had two great weeks of practice before the tournament.

With a little over one week to prepare for the tournament, Andrassy said it’s been more of the same for the three-time NCAA qualifier.

“I think a lot of it is just mentally where he’s at and I think he’s really focused right now,” Andrassy said. “I think he’s right on as far as where he needs to be going into the national tournament. That doesn’t automatically mean success, but I think it gives you a better opportunity to be successful.”

This will be DePalma’s third trip to nationals, but his first time being seeded.

“I realize the severity of the situation I’m in,” DePalma said.

“I’m just focused on me and going day-by-day.”

DePalma will be making the trip to New York City with three of his fellow seniors as well as redshirt freshman Conel.

“It’s business when it needs to be business,” DePalma said. “When we’re not in that atmosphere, it’ll be time to just have fun, walk around and enjoy time with teammates.”

McGuire has been multiple-time national qualifiers and is looking to continue his comeback from the first round loss in the MAC Tournament.

“I think we got a little more out of (McGuire) this week,” Andrassy said.

“I think he pushed himself harder than he had the time before the MAC Tournament.”

McGuire has been dealing with an

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Nate Manley / The Kent Stater Fifth-year senior Tyler Buckwalter wrestles for position against Jordan Atienza of CMU on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. Buckwalter will make his NCAA Championships debut on Thursday, March 17, 2016.

injury he sustained against Northern Illinois University and kept him out of the final three duals of the season.

“I think now, it’s an injury he’s dealt with, and he’s had some really good practices,” Andrassy said. “Until you really push yourself and know your limits, he wouldn’t figure that out. I think we got a little more out of him this week because he was able to find out what his limits were.”

McGuire and Miller became the seventh and eighth four-time qualifiers in school history. After his first round loss, he rallied behind three wins to place third at the MAC Tournament.

Buckwalter is the final senior to round out this group. Like Miller, he received an at-large bid into the tournament. Unlike Miller, he has never made it to this stage, but Andrassy never doubt he’d be selected.

“We looked at how it all worked out and we knew he was getting invited just because of how many guys got eliminated and who was left and the process they do,” he said. “I would’ve been shocked if he didn’t get invited.”

Buckwalter will go into the tournament unranked, but it’s hard to question he deserves to be there,

especially after his performances in the latter part of the regular season and the MAC Tournament.

Before Kent State’s tri-meet with Central Michigan University and Edinboro University, Buckwalter ’s best wins had come over the currently ranked No. 28 and 29 wrestlers in the country.

With both McGuire and Miller out for the tri-meet, Buckwalter beat the No. 33 and 24 wrestlers in the country in duals that were decided by three points or less.

Buckwalter followed those performances up with fifth place finish at the MAC Tournament, making it hard for the NCAA to deny him.

Conel’s year began with a win over teammate sophomore Stephen Suglio to become the team’s starting 197-pounder.

Conel proved his worth, going a perfect 17-0 in duals and earning MAC Wrestler of the Week after going 4-0 at the Virginia Duals. This week, he will be facing the biggest stage in his life.

“After those couple losses at MACs, I just talked to (DePalma) and (McGuire) a little bit,” Conel said.

“They just said not to worry about it and when it comes to nationals, just keep my head on straight.”

Andrassy was critical about Conel’s overtime loss to Northern Illinois’s Shawn Scott, calling it “the worst match I’ve seen him wrestle all year. Andrassy said he had Conel go against smaller guys in practice last week to pair him with guys that are more active.

“Regardless of what happens to him this year, he’ll have three more years after this to reflect back on this experience and how he’s going to do better,” Andrassy said.

Conel has had a meteoric rise to success this year, and his goal for nationals is just as high.

“My goal is to be an All-American,” Conel said. “That’s my realistic goal. I really think I can. If I don’t, then it’s a great experience, and I’m going to learn from it.”

At least one person who is in Conel’s corner, DePalma, is ready to see him perform at MSG this weekend. “(Conel) is a gamer,” DePalma said. “He will be ready to go no matter what’s going on. He’s going to put on a show.” darmell1@kent.edu

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Baseball will return to the Kent State campus Wednesday as the Flashes, currently riding a 10-game win streak, will welcome the University of Pittsburgh for the only time this season.

The Flashes have not dropped a home-opener under the reign of Jeff Duncan and have yet to lose an opener since 2010, when they dropped a game to Duquesne University, 3-1.

Kent State faced Pittsburgh once last year, beating the Panthers 1-0. Junior Jared Skolnicki came away with the win, going 6.2 innings and striking out five while keeping it scoreless. Junior Conner Simonetti provided the only run with a dinger to left.

Simonetti hopes he can replicate that effort in this year’s

home-opener, as he has had a rough start managing a .250 average without a home run.

Slated to pitch for the Flashes is freshman Connor Wollersheim. The lefty has started one other game this year, going up against the University of WisconsinM i l w a u k e e . Wo l l e r s h e i m provided a mediocre day on the mound, staying out there for 3.2 innings while allowing three runs on four hits and walking four.

Wednesday’s game will start the Flashes' first game of their four-in-five stretch, where after the one-gamer against the Panthers, they’ll travel down to Virginia to take on Liberty University.

The Flashes have been hot as of late: After dropping their first three games, they haven’t lost one.

Coming in 10-3 and riding a

10-game win streak, the Flashes have averaged 7.5 runs per game which would place them in the Top 50 if it were on a fullseason scale.

Accompanying the offense is the pitching, which, over that same stretch, has provided a 3.8 ERA, slightly higher than their season ERA of 3.42, which ranks 63rd in the nation.

Looking to keep adding to those 7.5 runs per game is senior Zarley Zalewski, who’s riding a .400 average while putting two over the fence and totaling 30 bases this season.

Going forward, the Flashes will lean on what they always have; pitching and base-hits.

They don’t hit home-runs, but they wouldn’t mind a couple more to keep this streak going.

First pitch will be throw at 6 p.m. at Schoonover Stadium. zharley@kent.edu

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