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New worlds emerging from virtual reality Amy Kessler Consumer Technology Reporter Virtual reality, freshman applied engineering major Michael Nelson said, “truly feels like you are in a different world.” “You put the goggles on,” he said, “and you are there. You see a disc, a meteor, anything coming ‘toward you,’ and it seems so real that your body reacts as if you were actually about to be struck by what you see." Virtual reality is hitting its stride, especially with recent releases of headsets like Google Cardboard and Oculus Rift. Many people have experienced virtual reality through either Facebook or YouTube. The sites can now host 360-degree videos or provide the sensation through multiple augmented-reality apps available. There are two ways to use reality devices: virtual reality and augmented reality. Both have become extremely popular. Virtual reality is seeing a virtual world all around you. Essentially, it is a three-dimensional game environment that can be interacted with a person, as well as explored by that person. Augmented reality takes the real world in real time and overlays objects into the real world. Video games and virtual reality; the perfect pair. More and more games are coming out with virtual reality elements. The Kent Stater / Eslah Attar Virtual reality enthusiast Bill Myers displays the Samsung Gear VR on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Myers dedicates much of his time researching and developing new methods in the field of virtual reality.
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Fashion School Store to ‘Big Three’ back together, lead Cavs to 106-101 win over Pistons sell students' designs from 'LBD' project Tom Withers Associated Press
MaKayla Brown / The Kent Stater Emma Peterson (far right), a Kent State graduate student and employee at the Fashion School Store, helps customers at the store on Thursday, July 30, 2015.
Taylor Pierce Fashion Reporter Kent State’s Fashion School Store in downtown Kent will be selling items from four fashion design students’ “Little Black Dress Project” to the public this coming Saturday and Sunday. Each year, Kent State sophomores enrolled in the Fashion School participate in a “Little Black Dress Project” by designing uniquely different black dresses. Maddie Jordan, a junior fashion design major, was one of the students selected to re-create her little black dress to be sold in the Fashion School Store. “Within our flat pattern class, we always create a little black dress,” Jordan said. “It is a project that the sophomores are well-known for.” Bakhita Mukundi, a sophomore fashion design major, volunteered to help recreate classmate Yidan Hu’s design while she studies in New York City this semester. “I helped out with fixing and sizing the patterns for the dress, cutting out different pattern pieces and sewing up the actual dresses,” Mukundi said. Mukundi described the process that the Fashion School Store used when selecting which dresses they wanted to feature. “All of the drawings from the ... project were set out (and then) the Fashion School Store reviewed them and picked designs they felt were able to be recreated easily,” Mukundi said. Bailey Wallace, a junior fashion design major, was another student selected to have her design sold to consumers in the Fashion School Store. “We are each making multiple sizes in the dress to market to consumers in the Fashion School Store,” Wallace said. “For my design, I wanted something simple that could be worn to a variety of different places.” Jordan said her professor and the fashion school worked together in using this project to create awareness for the curriculum being taught at the fashion school. “My professor, (associate lecturer) Paula Dancie, really wanted to get more recognition for all of the work that goes into the project and create awareness for the curriculum that we are doing,” Jordan said. “The Fashion School Store was interested in doing that with us and I ended up being one of the students chosen to recreate two to three of my little black dresses for the store.” Jordan said she put a lot of thought into her design and wanted to make something unique and different than what she normally creates. “For this particular project, I wanted to design a coat dress because it is something that I thought could be super elegant,” Jordan said. “I always try and find something that is more out of the box than what I would normally design.” Jordan said the Fashion School Store liked her original design, but requested some modifications before it could be sold to consumers.
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LeBron James isn't all alone. One year after he carried the Cavaliers as far as he could in the postseason, James once again has Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love by his side. Cleveland's Big 3 is playoff healthy again. Irving scored 31 points in his first playoff game since being injured last year in the NBA Finals and Love, who was knocked out in the first round by an injury a year ago, added 28 to lead the Cavaliers to a 106101 victory over the young and confident Detroit Pistons in the opener of their first-round playoff series Sunday. James added 22 points and 11 assists for the top-seeded Cavs. They are favored to win the Eastern Conference again but got all they could handle from the fearless Pistons. Cleveland's championship
chances were dealt a major blow when Love's shoulder was dislocated in just his fourth playoff game last year at Boston. The Cavs advanced to the Finals without him only to have Irving break his kneecap in Game 1 against Golden State, an injury that left James to fight the Warriors on his own. As he sat between his teammates — who combined with him for 81 points, 24 rebounds and 18 assists — following the game Sunday game, James looked relieved. “For these two guys, they were just excited to get back to this moment,” he said. “These guys have been working hard, Kyrie on his knee, Kevin on his shoulder just to get back to this moment. It was great to be out on the floor with them and for them to put together the performance that they did.”
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Kirthmon F. Dozier / Detroit Free Press Detroit Pistons’ Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond defend against Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James on Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Samantha Karam / The Kent Stater Freshman exploratory major Ben Wegner (left) and hairdresser Claire Cottell (right) lay in the grass near Tri-Towers on Sunday, April 17, 2016.
Samantha Karam / The Kent Stater Sophomore psychology major Christopher Giboney spikes the volleyball during a game with friends on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Samantha Karam / The Kent Stater A group of guys playing basketball in front of Tri-Towers on Sunday, April 17, 2016.
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The Kent Stater / Eslah Attar Bill Myers demonstrates how to use the Oculus Rift DK2 headset on Thursday, April 14, 2016. The Oculus Rift allows the viewer to see a 360 aerial panorama while the webcam that sits on top of the computer controls the depth and movement. From Page 1
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“The dress was originally made out of a more satin-like black fabric and it was a solid. I had some details on it in gold and the collar was all gold,” Jordan said. “The Fashion School Store saw it and said ‘we love this but we want you to make it in lace.’” The changes were not required, but Jordan said she felt it was something she was interested in doing in order to accommodate the Fashion School Store. The Fashion School Store provides students with real life opportunities by featuring their designs in store for consumers to purchase. “It is honestly so cool havFrom Page 1
CAVS ‘Big Three’ back... Love made two critical 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and the Cavs overcame a sevenpoint deficit by outscoring the Pistons 30-18 over the final 10:52. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points and Marcus Morris had 20 — but just one after halftime — and Reggie Jackson added 17 for the Pistons, making their first playoff appearance since 2009. Andre Drummond had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, who made 15 3-pointers but missed a couple open ones down the stretch when their playoff inexperience showed. Despite the loss, Jackson and his teammates didn't lose any confidence. "We don't care who you put in front of us," said Jackson, slapped with a technical with 3:24 left. "We fear nobody and experience is going to be our best teacher. We're going to learn on the fly. We think we have a chance." Game 2 is Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena, which was on edge for much of Game 1 as the Pistons, who beat Cleveland three times during the regular season, flirted with an upset. For more than 40 minutes, the Pistons, who have just one starter with playoff experience, matched the Cavaliers shot for shot. Detroit's young squad wasn't intimidated and Jackson's 3-pointer tied it 88-88 with 6:29 left. But that's when Love, who has had two uneven seasons since coming to Cleveland, buried consecutive 3s to put the Cavs ahead by four and finally allow a sellout crowd of more than 20,000 a chance to relax. "My mentality was to be aggressive all night," said Love, who added 13 rebounds. "We have to do that the entire series." The Pistons hung around and were within four at 10096 on a free throw by Morris, but James cut to the basket for
ing my design be selected. It is a little bit surreal because you go into fashion school and the goal is to get something you created out there, whether it’s through a company or under your own name,” Jordan said. “It’s cool that as a sophomore, I am getting the opportunity to get a glimpse of what that feels like.” She added that her experiences working with the store will prepare her for her future in fashion design. “I would say the most beneficial part of working with the store is it gave me that first taste of what it felt like to get something produced and how much work goes into it,” Jordan said. “It gave me the ability to take constructive feedback and put it into my own work.” tpierce9@kent.edu a layup and Jackson missed a 3-pointer before Irving's two free throws gave Cleveland an eight-point lead. Hot start The Pistons, not known for 3-point shooting, made 10 of 16 in the first half and finished 15 of 29. "They didn't catch us off guard," James said. "We did it to ourselves. We were a step slow on some of our coverages and they made us pay for it. In the second half we knew we had to play a little bit more close attention, a little bit more close to our details that our coaching staff told us to do." Opening success James has won 14 consecutive games in the opening round and has never failed to advance past the first round in 10 previous tries. Homeward bound The Pistons headed back to Michigan, making the 26-minute flight to Detroit. They'll return Tuesday following an afternoon practice. Tip-ins Pistons: Before the game, coach Stan Van Gundy faked surprise when asked about his team being an underdog. "Are we?" he cracked. ... Van Gundy's brother Jeff, who is expected to meet with Minnesota about its coaching job, was a TV analyst for the game. ... Jackson appeared in 30 postseason games for Oklahoma City. He was a rookie on the Thunder's 2012 NBA Finals team but did not play in the championship series. Cavaliers: James appeared in his 179th playoff game, tying Michael Jordan for 17th on the career list. ... Cleveland is the No. 1 seed for the third time in franchise history but has never advanced to the finals from that spot. . James is 34-12 in playoff games at the Q. . James and Mo Williams, who is out with a sore left knee, are the only current Cavs players who were on the 2009 team that swept the Pistons. ... Browns coach Hue Jackson was in attendance. Up next Game 2 is Wednesday at 8 p.m. EDT.
“For video games, a key component is taking away some controls from a controller and substituting the VR headset for it,” said Matthew Allen, a Kent State alum who majored in technology. “For example, most games use the right joystick, (the) A and D keys or the mouse to turn the camera in a game. Virtual reality allows game designers to control this through the headset which, if done right, creates a better experience.” Allen explained that when control is given to the virtual reality headset, “it allows the player to turn their head and look around in the real world while the virtual reality headset is on them. This translates into the game world allowing the game camera to turn and look around as well. Allen said that the combination of movements becomes synced, so that when the player turns in the real world, they actually turn in the virtual space. This is displayed at the same time on their headset. To use virtual reality, a person simply has to move around. If they do that, the game will follow. “My team and I have created a virtual DJ game where you are a DJ at (a) venue playing music while a crowd dances. Fog floats around and lights spin and displays text on the walls,” Allen said. “We used the Oculus Rift to view the crowd and a motion controller (a controller you are able to connect to your computer and solely use hand motions to play a game) to allow the player to ‘scratch’ the record while playing.” Nelson said virtual reality is “being completely immersed in a different environment.” “When you put the goggles on and get yourself all situated, a screen appears and you focus in on what it says or what you see,” Nelson said. “After you see the first screen and finish doing what you're doing with the goggles, you take them off and you feel like you've just landed in a different dimension.” Virtual reality and education “I think allowing students a new way to be engaged while providing auditory, visual and haptic (sense of touch) learning will really help people learn better by doing,” Allen said. That is exactly what teachers are now doing in the classroom. Teachers have recently
been using virtual reality to get in tune with their students. One teacher at Stow-Munroe Middle School is doing such. David Ternent, a middle school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) teacher, teaches his students about virtual reality and uses Google Cardboard. “(Students) download virtual reality apps to try them out and get a feel for them,” Ternent said. “Once the students understand focal length, head tracking and the coding involved, they start to use Unity Game Engine to try making some games they could put on their phones. I've had a couple of students that have made games and actually do this.” Stow-Munroe Middle School was just approved by Microsoft to get the developer edition of Microsoft HoloLens, an augmented-reality headset. When asked about the kids’ reactions to using virtual reality to the classroom, Ternent said, “Aside from the initial giddiness, we see that students love working in (virtual reality). So much so, they buy their own Google Cardboard, download Unity for home-coding their own games, and talk, teach and collaborate with their friends on using (virtual reality).” Ternent also said virtual reality will become important to future jobs for the incoming generation. “I really see this as the next big advance in computing and computer use,” he said. “To train astronauts on how to work on the (International Space Station), NASA is using virtual reality and augmented reality to control the Rovers on Mars,” Ternent said. “In building ships, the Navy uses virtual reality to make sure objects (computer consoles, pipes, tubes) fit where they want them; Volvo uses augmented reality to make and design their cars ... So, their jobs when they graduate and move on are going to be way different from what they were 10 years ago.” Not only are middle-school aged kids getting educated on virtual reality, younger children are taught at Kent Statehosted camps. “In the AT&T Classroom, we have explored the use of Quiver with our classes,” said Annette Kratcoski, director of Research Center for Educational Technology (RCET) at Kent State. RCET is a center for research and practice in relation to teaching and technology. Quiver is an app that turns
coloring pages into a 3D-augmented reality experience. The app combines layers of digital content with the actual environment by using the camera feature on the tablet device, creating a virtual reality on the tablet screen. There are many types of themed coloring pages that can be picked up to help a user in this experience. RCET uses this app with children for science lessons related to Earth Day and plants. They also have a creative writing assignment that goes along with this, as well. RCET puts on several camps in the summer months centered around technology, including a camp called “Digital Tools for Coding, Programming & Virtual Reality,” which teaches children to code and program games, animations and 3D printing. Participants will also have the chance to use virtual reality headsets, such as Google Cardboard and Aurasma. This coming summer will be the first summer virtual reality will be used in the camps. Virtual reality in the future Allen is sure that virtual reality will become much bigger in the future. “There are a lot of jobs that can benefit from it,” Allen said. “For example, let’s say a problem happens at a factory, like a cooling system breaks in a hard-to-reach place. Typically, the workplace might have to pull out blueprints and look at dimensions to figure out how they can access it. If (virtual reality) is used, they can have a scale model of the building in a virtual space. They can load it up from any computer and walk around and view the problem area. From here, they can assess the damage and come up with solutions to fix it.” Allen also explained that there was virtual reality in the '70s and '80s, but at that point in time, computers and game consoles didn’t have enough power to handle it. “I consider this to be the revival of virtual reality,” Allen said. “With the Internet spreading awareness and more people programming, contributions to virtual reality are more rapid and are growing to help improve it.” Myers said that the next two to three years will be a trial time for the virtual reality industry. “It is going to be interesting to see who utilizes it and who takes the technology to the next level,” Myers said. akessle7@kent.edu
Kent State Scientista chapter to host Earth Day events Ariel Reid Sciences Reporter This week, Kent State’s Scientista chapter will host various events in honor of Earth Day. These will include panels, crafts and a scavenger hunt. On Monday, the Scientistas will offer a craft day in room 22 of Cunningham Hall from 4-5:30 p.m. Attendees will be able to decorate cupcakes and make bird feeders. Tuesday's event will include a panel called “Climate Change Disaster,” set to be held from 5-7:30 p.m. in room 216 of the Student Center. There will be a second climate change panel from 5:307:30 p.m. on Thursday in room 217 of Bowman Hall. According to the official flyer, the focus will be how students can combat climate change. Students will also have a chance to plant pots. Jaynell Nicholson, president of Kent State Scientista, said that Thursday’s event will be the one she recommends interested students to attend. “I would suggest Plants and Panels on Thursday,” Nicholson said. “(It’s a good way to) get some information on what
Eslah Attar / The Kent Stater Brittany Kasturiarachi attends a zumba session to help raise money for The Scientistas in the Student Center on Wednesday, March 13, 2014.
we can personally do to help the environment.” The week culminates on Friday—Earth Day—where the Scientistas will put on a scavenger hunt. In order to participate, students must register for the event by sending an email to ksuscientista@gmail.com. Nicholson said that the group is hoping to have more than just women and science, technology, engineering and math majors (STEM) at these
events. All students are welcome to attend, she said. “This is our first year and we hope to collaborate with other organizations in the future for events like this,” Nicholson said. For anyone who would like to be a part of the board for the events, Nicholson said, they can ask for an officer application. For more event information, Nicholson can be reached at jnicho52@kent.edu. areid17@kent.edu
Kent to host annual reggae festival Study abroad program in Ghana to begin next year Angelo Angel Entertainment Reporter M a i n S t re e t K e n t a n d Crooked River Arts Council will host the Kent Reggae, Island and Jam Band Music Festival this Friday. The festival will take place with over 13 participating venues, including Ray’s Place, Water Street Tavern, Zephyrs Pub, Pufferbelly Ltd. and Tree City Coffee & Pastry. Since it’s conception in 2012, Kent Reggae Jam Festival has provided live music to various venues for free and allows festival-goers to experience a positive atmosphere of music consisting of reggae and island music. Derek Rudy, the public rela-
tions marketer for the event, said that over the years, the festival has grown to be more inclusive of other genres that are similar to reggae music. “Some of the bands that we have performing (put) their own twist on reggae music, whether it be bands that adopt a Jimmy Buffet feel (or other artists)," Rudy said. Rudy also said that though the festival changed its name this year, it is still same festival that the city of Kent has come to love. The event starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. It will take place over various locations around downtown Kent so that festival-goers can choose their preference of locations. aangelo3@kent.edu
Lauren Rathmell Diversity Reporter A new study abroad program through Kent State's Department of Pan African Studies will bring students to Ghana next May. Under the leadership of Mwatabu Okantah, assistant professor of Pan-African Studies, students from all campuses will have the opportunity to take a 10-day trip to Ghana, a country located on the coast of West Africa. “I want to show my students the real Africa,” Okantaha said. “People don’t know this version of Africa.” The last time the university offered a study abroad trip to Ghana was in 2011, under the leadership of Fran Dorsey, a now-retired associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies.
“I want people to realize that it’s the 21st century in Africa too,” Okantah said. “And African people are well aware of that. Some are even deeper into this century than we are.” While this is a newer study abroad option, Okantah hopes the program will be able to extend into a semester-long opportunity in the future. Okantah will host an informational meeting on May 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Oscar Ritchie Hall for students interested in the program. “I want students to have a general idea of the trip,” Okantah said. “This will give them a year to start preparations because they’ll need a passport and time to save up some money.” There will be scholarship money available to help defray some costs of the trip, but Okantah said he is doing everything he can to keep the cost down. lrathmel@kent.edu
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Kasich deserves our attention Lucus Misera Columnist Midway through April, the Republican and Democratic races have seemed to reach a degree of inevitability. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is making a last-ditched effort to keep Trump away from the 1,208 delegate count, while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has an improbable climb to catch former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. However, amidst the heat of the primaries, one piece of the puzzle has been lost in the shuffle: Ohio Gov. John Kasich. It’s disappointing that perhaps the most moderate, least polarizing candidate has been cast aside. Kasich has laid out concrete plans, displayed a willingness to critique and commend both parties on an array of issues and exhibited a level of likability and professionalism that’s been absent on both sides. Unfortunately, moderate tactics fail in primaries, and this may be Kasich’s greatest downfall. In primaries, the goal is simple: appeal strongly to your respective party as a candidate, and solidify your promise to toe the party line. As the general elections approach, however, debates become far less radical in an attempt to appeal both to Republicans and Democrats. Kasich, by all accounts, has the strongest bipartisan appeal: He has criticized Republican talks of mass-deportation, admitted that climate change is taking place and—despite his deep Christian roots—has taken a less radical stance on abortion and similar civil rights issues compared to his Republican counterparts. He also holds true to base Republican values, striving to cut corporate taxes, localize educational systems and expressed his support for Israel its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Kasich is the antithesis to what the political field has become: He’s displayed genuine compassion and a desire to compromise to further the interests of the United States. Despite being the only Republican with carefully carved-out plans and a relatively successful political background, his lack of success in polls is indicative of the growing polarization that festers within the U.S. government. His attempts to appeal to blue collar Americans is drowned out by Donald Trump’s clamorous campaign that gives those disgruntled voters “a voice.” What’s perplexing is that his campaign hasn’t been entirely overlooked; Though the delegate count would indicate otherwise, his performances at debates have been well received by both parties. There were several moments during this primary season during which pundits thought Kasich could gain enough momentum to challenge Trump. But hopes of that are long gone. It’s unfortunate that as the general elections are set and November is fast approaching, Kasich almost certainly will not be on the ballot. President Barack Obama’s administration stalled due to a historically inept Congress, so four years of cooperation would be appreciated. Instead of bipartisan efforts, the U.S. could see a Congress that refuses to work with Clinton or a Trump presidency too radical for most conservatives. Kasich could be the obvious solution that this country is blindly dismissing. lmisera@kent.edu
OUR VIEW Cast appropriately for movies Recently, news of an upcoming liveaction film has emerged and received criticism over the choice for lead role. Scarlett Johansson was selected to play the lead Motoko Kusanagi in “Ghost in the Shell,” also known as a Japanese media franchise that started as a series of shows, movies and more. The manga tells the story of the humancyborg squad leader in Public Security Section 9, a fictional law-enforcement team that takes place in mid-21st century Japan. Following the casting announcement last year, people criticized the choice. The displeasure has resurfaced again after Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation released the first images of Johansson as Kusanagi. The main criticism brought up is the fact that a white woman was cast to be the lead in an adaptation of a Japanese series. Many have instead pointed to possible replace-
ments who would fit the role better, such as Japanese actresses Chiaki Kuriyama and Rinko Kikuchi. This isn’t the first case where a white actor or actress has been cast as non-white character: In “The Martian,” a white actress played the role of Mindy Park, a KoreanAmerican scientist in the book. “Pan” and “The Last Airbender” also serve as some examples. There’s talent everywhere, and the fact that major movie studios have been known to “whitewash” these roles shows there is a large portion of a talented acting community not even having the opportunity to be in the spotlight. That needs to change. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of The Kent Stater editorial board, whose names are listed above.
Beyond the four-year degree Los Angeles Times Guest Columnist
The assumption that a college education should take four years is baked into American culture. Colleges in the colonial days were founded on the premise of a four-year degree, a concept imported from Europe. Harvard University experimented with a three-year degree when it was founded in 1636, but the test was short-lived, and the fouryear degree has been the standard ever since. We expect students to enter college at 18 and leave when they turn 22, and we worry about those who take a more circuitous route to graduation. But we need to reconsider that longestablished, one-size-fits all model. For many students, attending college for four consecutive years is no longer the right path. The dynamic economy requires more flexibility, especially in fields outside the traditional liberal arts. Take data science. In the last five years, there has been a sevenfold increase in demand for data scientists, according to Burning Glass, a company that analyzes job ads. But in the same time span, the requirements for the job have changed, requiring greater training in data visualization and less familiarity with deep quantitative reasoning. In this and other areas, the relevant skills are evolving so rapidly that no traditional undergraduate curriculum can keep up. Instead of maintaining the four-year norm, we should reimagine a college education as a platform for lifelong learning, one that would provide students with multiple opportunities to develop soft skills as well as critical technical skills—not just between the ages of 18 and 22 but whenever necessary. Stanford University has provided a model for how a college for life might work. In 2014, its design school developed a proposal for what it called an “open loop university,” which would admit students for six years of study that could be undertaken at any time. Under this new system, students could start college when they were ready – at 16, 18 or 26 years old—and distribute the six years as they saw fit. They could “loop out” after two years to work for a Silicon Valley startup and then “loop in” a few years later if the startup failed or they wanted to try
something else. Students who returned after looping out could use the time that remained on their six-year clock to move toward new careers in their 30s or 50s. Granted, students are rushed through college in part because of ever spiraling tuition prices. But new advances in the delivery of education can assist in lowering the cost of a degree, so that more time won’t necessarily equal higher prices. Online and hybrid classes, which mix virtual and face-to-face learning, are both less expensive to offer and more flexible than a traditional lecture- or seminar-based course. At the University of Central Florida, 60 percent of the university’s 53,000 students take online or hybrid classes, and can mix and match them with traditional classes in the same semester. Students at many colleges already acquire knowledge in a variety of settings— through internships, co-curricular activities and independent research projects —yet most of the credits they earn and pay for in college are based only on the time they spend sitting in a classroom. By giving students credit for experiential learning as well, colleges could help integrate in-class education with the hands-on experiences valued by employers. This change would also help students learn how to take control of directing their professional development. Courses in this new model for education wouldn’t need to be offered solely by traditional universities. College and universities could curate trusted sources outside their campus walls to supplement their offerings, including free open online courses; boot camps that offer short-term skill classes; and online training programs, such as Lynda.com. With an expansion of the ways higher education is provided, students wouldn’t be locked into studying at a particular place and in one set period of time. Instead, a student could move in and out of college, going back when new skills and information are needed, and higher education would become what it needs to be—a lifelong and adjustable acquisition of knowledge.
Kobe Bryant, arguably one of the greatest players in NBA history and the man many call this generation’s Michael Jordan, played his last game last Wednesday against the Utah Jazz. In that last game of a long, memorable, illustrious career, Bryant went out on the highest of notes, scoring 60 points and leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-96 victory. Not everyone, however, was equally impressed by Bryant’s curtain call. Fox Sports’ Jason Whitlock, who makes regular appearances as a guest on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” ripped Bryant’s final NBA performance, calling Bryant “the most fraudulent superstar celebrity athlete we have ever seen.” Fifty shots for 60 points. That’s how Whitlock summed up the future Hall-of-Famer. “His narcissism and selfishness destroyed a franchise,” Whitlock said a day after the performance. “The Lakers are a laughing stock, and just had the most embarrassing season we’ve pretty much ever seen an NBA team have.” Whitlock isn’t completely wrong by any stretch of the imagination: The Lakers finished dead last in the Western Conference and posted the second worst record in the NBA with an abysmal record of 17-65. But is that really Bryant’s fault? He himself said at the beginning of the season that he was the 200th best player in the NBA. “I freaking suck,” Bryant said. Everyone knew (even before Bryant’s grand announcement) that this season would be Bryant’s last, his swan song. This season was all about finding out if younger talent was ready and prepared to step up and lead this team. Guys like Nick Young and D’Angelo Russell were expected to rise to the occasion and become the new faces of the franchise. To demean Bryant’s distinguished accomplishments isn’t fair to a man who played his entire career for the Lakers. Not many players in this day and age of the game are loyal enough to play for one team their entire career, but Bryant stuck with his team through thick and thin. I know I’m not the only one who has lauded Bryant for his achievements. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called Bryant “one of the greatest players in the history of our game.” In 2008 and again in 2016, ESPN ranked him the second greatest shooting guard of all-time, behind only Jordan. Bryant was an 18-time All-Star (which ranks second behind only Kareem AbdulJabar’s 19), a five-time NBA champion, twotime NBA Finals MVP, the NBA’s MVP in 2008, and a four-time NBA All-Star MVP. The point is if Bryant wanted to go off and score 60 points on a 22-of-50 shooting effort in his last game ever, let him. I think he’s earned that right to do that. Many critics like Whitlock, who have condemned Bryant for being selfish with the basketball throughout his entire career, said Wednesday night summed up his career in a negative way. But I disagree. I think Bryant’s 60 points and getting the W sums up his career in the perfect fashion. It was Bryant’s night, and he seized the moment. His last performance didn’t feed his egotism. It immortalized as one of the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) and cemented his legacy as arguably the best player of my generation. You have to respect the “Black Mamba.” rmulhal1@kent.edu
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Carrie George / The Kent Stater Students celebrate Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors, at Manchester Field on Saturday, April 16 2016. The festival was sponsored by Kent Indian Association.
Carrie George / The Kent Stater Freshman visual communication design major Amrita Datta carries powdered color in her hands during Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors on Saturday, April 16, 2016. This event took place at Manchester Field and was sponsored by the Kent Indian Association.
Carrie George / The Kent Stater Kent State students throw color into the air at the Holi Festival sponsored by Kent Indian Association at Manchester Field on Saturday, April 16, 2016. This festival of colors celebrates the coming of spring and involves friends covering each other with colored powder.
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Carrie George / The Kent Stater Freshman business management major Eden Lau celebrates Holi the Indian Festival of Colors in Manchester Field on Saturday, April 16, 2016. The event was sponsored by Kent Indian Association.
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Rescuers dig out survivors Downtown parking meters after quake kills 238 in Ecuador total $18,000 in March Dolores Ochoa and Allen Panchana Associated Press
Rescuers pulled survivors from rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast. Officials said the quake killed at least 238 people and injured more than 1,500. The magnitude-7.8 quake, the strongest to hit the country since 1979, was centered on Ecuador's sparsely populated fishing ports and tourist beaches, 105 miles (170 kilometers) northwest of Quito, the capital. Vice President Jorge Glas said at a somber news conference that the death toll was likely to rise. Much of the damage occurred in the cities of Manta, Portoviejo and Guayaquil — all several hundred kilometers (miles) from the center of the quake, which struck shortly after nightfall Saturday. In Pedernales, a town of 40,000 near the quake's epicenter, dozens of frightened residents prepared to sleep in the streets for a second straight night as power cables were strewn across streets with no
prospect of electricity being restored soon. "We're trying to do the most we can, but there's almost nothing we can do," said Pedernales Mayor Gabriel Alcivar. Alcivar pleaded for authorities to send earth-moving machines and rescue workers to help find people in the rubble. He said looting had broken out amid the chaos but authorities were too busy trying to save lives to re-establish order. "This wasn't just a house that collapsed. It was an entire town," he said. President Rafael Correa, who cut short a trip to Rome to oversee relief efforts, declared a national emergency and urged Ecuadoreans to stay strong. "Everything can be rebuilt, but what can't be rebuilt are human lives, and that's the most painful," he said in a telephone call to state TV before departing Rome for Manta. More than 14,000 police and soldiers were sent to towns near the epicenter. Searchers scrambled through ruins in the provincial capital Portoviejo, digging with their hands trying to find survivors.
As officials set up shelters and field hospitals, residents said they felt like the entire town had been flattened. "For god's sake help me find my family," pleaded Manuel Quijije, 27. He said his older brother, Junior, was trapped under a pile of twisted steel and concrete with two relatives. "We managed to see his arms and legs. They're his, they're buried, but the police kicked us out because they say there's a risk the rest of the building will collapse," Quijije said angrily. "We're not afraid. We're desperate. We want to pull out our family." More than 3,000 packages of food and nearly 8,000 sleeping kits were being delivered. Electricity mostly remained out in Manabi province, the hardest-hit region, as authorities focused on finding survivors. "Compatriots: Unity, strength and prayer," the vice president told a throng of people in Manta as he instructed them on how to look for survivors. "We need to be quiet so we can hear. We can't use heavy machinery because it can be very tragic for those who are injured."
Taylor Kerns Transportation Reporter Parking meter collections in Kent totaled more than $18,000 in March, according to Grants and Neighborhood Coordinator Dan Morganti, in an email. "I think that's on average about what they make," said Bridget Susel, director of Kent's Community Development. According to Susel, $18,000 is in line with collections the city has made since the meters were activated last spring. There are more than 220 parking meters on the streets of Kent. The meters operate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and accept coins and credit cards. Installation of the meters began in 2014, and the meters started requiring payment in May 2015. According to Susel, revenue from the meters is currently allocated strictly to fund the meter program. However, the use of these funds will be reviewed later this year. Susel said the meters have costs associated with them, including salary for an additional parking enforcement officer,
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Today’s Birthday (04/18/16). Discovery is this year’s theme. Make creative moves after 5/9, planning educational trips after 8/13. Partnership especially thrives for two years, beginning 9/9. Professional breakthroughs (after 9/1) lead to a shift in your views, ideals and beliefs (after 9/16). Love’s a requirement, not an option.
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Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 9 -- Get into more interesting assignments. Enjoy scientific research and intellectual study over the next five months, with Pluto retrograde. Plan an educational adventure, like a conference, vacation or class, for later in the year. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 6 -- Review your investments and plan for long-term growth. Finetune shared finances over the next five months, with Pluto retrograde. Reaffirm and revise agreements. Your discipline is admirable. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 6 -- Keep promises with your partner to clear space for a new project. The next five months, with Pluto retrograde, favor retreats, collaborative brainstorming and getaways. Nurture your relationship with extra attention.
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7 -- Review and reaffirm your direction at work over the next five months, with Pluto retrograde. Make plans for action later in the year. Does your work feed your spirit? Is anything missing? Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 -- Refine your winning strategies over the next five months, with Pluto retrograde. Make plans and calculations. Tune your instruments and prepare for a performance later in the year. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 5 -- Stick with tested methods at home over the next five months, with Pluto retrograde. Make an inspiration folder with renovation ideas. Research prices and get bids. Plan projects for later in the year. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 6 -- Focus discussion around short-term projects close to home over the next five months, with Pluto retrograde. Launch a major promotion later in the year. Get your ducks in a row.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8 -- More responsibility leads to more income. Streamline for efficiency over the next five months, with Pluto retrograde. Develop what you have. Review finances to conserve resources. Learn from past successes as well as failures. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 5 -- The next five months are good for healing old wounds, with Pluto retrograde. Let go of worn-out baggage. Review personal desires and alter course to suit. Launch a dream project later this year. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7 -- Refine health and well-being practices over the next five months, with Pluto retrograde. Curtail speculation and risk. Stick with the team you’ve got. Enjoy a spa or retreat. Launch into action later this year. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 6 -- Prepare for a community effort later this year. For the next five months, with Pluto retrograde, secure what’s already been achieved. Keep the current team roster. Do what worked before. Line up the pieces.
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Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater A couple parks their car at one of the pay meters in downtown Kent on Sunday, April 3, 2016.
cellular Internet and processing fees for card payments, which accounted for one-third of meter revenue in March. These expenses are in addition to the original $216,000 installation cost and $37,000 for site prep work. Susel said the meters benefit local businesses more so than the city and were installed to prevent drivers from parking for extended periods in spaces designated for customers of downtown shops. "Meters provide a financial incentive to comply with the two-hour limit," she said.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 9 -- Advancement on long-term projects seems slowed or suspended. Revise professional plans over the next five months, with Pluto retrograde. Explore new workspace options. Imagine a delightful future. Hold yourself to high standards.
Some businesses that still have unmetered street parking have requested additional meters be installed. Susel said that the requests are under consideration, but if new meters are added, the amount will not be significant. "They're a pain," said Ethan Williams, a food delivery driver in Kent. "I'm in and out of places all day and now I have to carry nickels and dimes to drop in these meters," he said.
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Flashes sweep Eastern Michigan Flashes edge RedHawks in road matchup
Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater Junior pitcher Janel Hayes winds up her pitch against the Ohio University Bobcats on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Kent State won in extra innings, 5-4.
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Aaron Self / The Kent Stater Redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Eli Martin tosses a strike against a player from Youngstown State University on Wednesday April 13, 2016. The Flashes would go on to win, 5-2.
Zach Harley Sports Reporter This past weekend in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Kent State's baseball team pitching staff taught Eastern Michigan University's batters what pitching should look like. In Friday’s match-up it was junior Eric Lauer who kept the Eagles scoreless into six while working in seven strike outs and one walk. Two hits and an unearned run were the only things keeping this from being special in this one where Lauer had everything working. The run-support wasn’t anything to look past either in this 13-3 victory. Six of the runs either came from the feet or the bat of junior first-baseman Connor Simonetti, who raked together a three for five day by driving in five and going yard as well. At Simonetti’s side were redshirt-junior Luke Burch and sophomore Dylan Rosa, who both continued to stay hot by combining to go five-for-nine, with four runs scored and two runs batted in. Saturday’s star pitcher was from junior Andy Ravel, who has now put together back-to-back starts. Ravel lasted to the seventh inning in the second day's 4-2 winner of the Eagles. In the process of pitching six scoreless innings— with both runs coming in the second— Ravel sat down eight batters on strikes while allowing while allowing eight hits. The
majority of the damage came in the second inning. But, despite the outburst of bats the day before, the Flashes only managed two runs going into the eight inning. This left Ravel open to a no-decision. The tie was broken from a clutch hit from redshirt-senior Alex Miklos, who came off of the bench only to smack a two RBI single into right to break the time and eventually win the game. On Sunday, the Flashes continued to victory, marking their fourth weekend sweep of the season and first since March. Sunday’s victory came from the arm of sophomore Eli Kraus, who managed eight strike outs over six and two-thirds innings. Kraus’ two-run ball game marked the fifth consecutive start that the sophomore lefty allowed two or less runs. It was Simonetti who put together a three-for-five day, tacking on two more home runs to his now nine-home runs on the season. He contributed to the Flashes putting together a 7-3 victory and completing the series sweep of the Eastern Michigan Eagles. The weekend sweep now puts the Flashes’ record at 26-10 on the year and makes it five-straight victories. Kent State will come home for one game against Penn State University before they travel to Athens for a three-game set with the 16-19 Ohio University Bobcats, who sit four conference games back of the Flashes. zharley@kent.edu
The first two games of the Kent State softball team’s weekend doubleheader at Miami University nearly mirrored each other. In both instances, the Flashes jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first, but couldn’t sustain the offensive production. This enabled the RedHawks to tally seven unanswered runs in the first contest and eight in the second. But things were different in the series finale—specifically, the final score. The Flashes scored four runs in the first en route to a 9-6 win against Mid-American Conference East Division leader Miami Saturday at the MU Softball Stadium in Oxford. “The MAC continues to be very balanced and every game matters,” said Eric Oakley, interim head coach, following the game. “Getting the win in game two today was big in terms of keeping us in contention. We finally got the timely hits we needed, and that made the difference.” The Flashes struck first in game three, scoring senior Arika Roush on a sophomore Holly Speers walk and freshman Hunter Brancifort on a senior Shelbi Tilton sacrifice fly to right. Kent State infielder junior Maddy Grimm extended the lead in the third when she smacked a homer—the 45th of her career—over the center field wall, giving her sole possession of fifth place on the MAC softball career-home run list. Junior pitcher Janel Hayes kept the red-hot Redhawks at bay until the bottom of the fourth, when two runners scored because of senior Michele Duffy's error at second base. However, Kent State responded in the following inning by scoring five runs, including three from a Tilton bases-clearing double. “Shelbi swung the bat well all weekend, and it's great to see a senior step up this time of the season,” Oakley said. Miami slowly began chipping away at the lead, adding three in the fifth and one in the sixth to cut the deficit to three. But by that time, junior Ronnie Ladines had entered the game in relief and secured the victory. The Flashes open a seven-game home stand at the Diamond at Dix Wednesday afternoon against the University of Pittsburgh. nbuzzel1@kent.edu
Track competes in Northeast Ohio Quad Samantha Lough Sports Reporter The Kent State track team garnered a lot of attention on the track over the weekend at the Northeast Ohio Quad in Akron. In the sprint events on the women's side, sophomore Tyler Williams placed second in the 400-meter run and junior Jorian Ordway placed third. In the 800-meter race, senior Taylor Wickey placed third. Sophomore Cayla Carey took fourth place in the 200-meter dash. In the 400-meter hurdles, senior Taylor Farquhar placed second. In the distance events, the women Flashes ran just as well. Redshirt-freshman Morgan Manual placed first in the steeplechase with a time of 11.43.70 and junior Olivia Gaus placed first in the 1500-meter run. In the field events, redshirt-freshman Jai’Lyn Mosley took first in the discus, junior Ada Nicholson-Burley placed second, junior Rebecca Leppelmeier placed third and redshirt-freshman Victoria Ross placed fourth. Sophomore Gabrielle Figueroa took first in the hammer throw and senior Jackie Leppelmeier placed second. Senior Dior Delophont placed second in the high jump and junior Lauren Pannell placed third. Junior
Morgan Estes took second in the pole-vault and sophomore Samantha Tollerud took fifth. Senior Roseanne Erickson also took fifth in the triple jump. In the men’s field events, senior Jesse Oxley placed first in the pole vault, sophomore Abdul-Nasser Seidu took second in the triple jump and senior Michael King placed first in the shot put and sophomore David Paliscak placed third. Senior Reginald Jagers took second in the discus. In the 110-meter hurdles senior William Barnes placed second and junior Richard Dahome placed third. Dahome also placed third in the 400-meter hurdles and freshman Kyle Storm placed fourth. Senior Jacob Swords captured first in the 800-meter run. Senior Wayne Gordon placed first in the 100-meter dash and junior Brian Smith placed second. "I feel the team is moving in the right direction at the midpoint in the season,” said Phil Rickaby, assistant coach of the horizontal jumps and women's short sprints. “I am really excited to see people take that next step at the Jesse Owens Invitational.” The Jesse Owens Invitational is the team's next meet, set for this Friday in Columbus. slough@kent.edu
Nate Manley / The Kent Stater Junior Chelsea Laury clears a hurdle during the 60m hurdles portion of the Pentathlon during the MAC Indoor Track and Field at Stile Athletics Field House on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016.