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Controversial ‘Prince of Pan-Africanism’ to speak at KSU Payton Moore Senior Reporter
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Umar Johnson, a learning disability psychologist, will speak at Kent State on Monday. Johnson works with black youth to determine if they have mental disabilities at a young age, and is often criticized for his anti-LGBTQ and misogynistic views The self-proclaimed blood relative of Frederick Douglass has appeared in several black TV shows and documentaries expos-
ing race injustice. In 2012, Johnson wrote, “Psycho-Academic Holocaust: The Special Education and ADHD Wars Against Black Boys.” He has spoken at several colleges and universities, but is often challenged by members of the LGBTQ community. There are several theories as to whether or not Johnson has an actual doctorate in psychology. On an episode of “Wake Up Afrika,” a black radio show, hosts called Johnson a scam artist and brainwasher. Additionally, YouTube
channel “Getting Down to Business so we can Get things Done” accused Johnson of identity theft and fraud. Johnson’s representatives have declined to speak on the matter. In an interview with KTL radio, Johnson said the gay rights movement was that of conspiracy. He’s also said to have “treated” those who identify as LGBTQ as persons with a mental illness. Johnson currently has a “GoFundMe” page, and hopes to raise five million dollars to acquire
St. Paul’s college in Lawrenceville, Virginia to create an all-black male school. Last semester, John Jones, a junior entrepreneurship major, created the group L.O.C.K.S, or Leaders of Conscious Knowledge Seekers. L.O.C.K.S. holds weekly workshops and discussions. According to Jones, L.O.C.K.S. seemed like a good idea to start because he believed individuals trying to tackle big issues in society should educate themselves as much as possible.
In October, Jones contacted Johnson. Jones resonated with Johnson’s documentaries, and was inspired and motivated to have him come to the university. “It really impacted me, like, the conviction he had in his voice,” Jones said. “I looked him up on YouTube after finding his (documentaries) and found out he had a goal and a dream similar to mine.”
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1 dead in apartment shooting Kent Police investigating death of 18year-old man Karl Schneider Administration Reporter The Kent Police Department responded to a shooting at 1632 E. Main St. Apt. 303 in Ryan Place Apartments around 4:15 p.m. Sunday night. Captain Jim Prusha confirmed one person was shot and killed on the scene but said he could not comment further due to the ongoing investigation. According to a press release from the Kent Police Department, the location of the suspect or suspects is unknown at this time. When police arrived they found a single deceased male. According to Kathy Miller, the apartment property manager, about 99 percent of the tenants at Ryan Place are Kent State students, with about two non-Kent State families also living in the buildings. “I was getting pictures from my tenants and ran right over,” Miller said. Miller lives about eight minutes from the apartments and was unaware of the shooting
Kassi Jackson / The Kent Stater Police respond to reports of a gunshot at Ryan Place, an off-campus apartment complex off East Main Street on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.
sophomore computer science major and resident of Ryan Place, said he lives on the first floor in the building where the police were investigating. “Two officers came to my door and (started) asking if we had heard anything,” Eisenloeffel said. “I heard commotion on the third floor…(and) heard (someone) MAXWELL EISENLOEFFEL running around.” RYAN PLACE RESIDENT Eisenloeffel said he saw when she spoke with the Stater. pictures of police cars on “I love all my residents, so I the mobile app Yik Yak, and hope nothing bad happened,” thought it looked like his apartshe said. ment, he said. Maxwell Eisenloeffel, a A witness who works near-
I heard commotion on the third floor...(and) heard (someone) running around.
by and wished to be identified only as Ashley said she saw police cars swarm the building after a customer said he heard gunshots. “One minute (after he said he heard shots), cop cars swarmed the apartment,” Ashley said. “But before that, some guy in, like, a cap ran out of the building. He looked really scared. He was, like, a witness or something because he was talking to the cops (when they showed up).” Kent Police, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Invesitgation, Portage County Coroner ’s office and Portage County Prosecutors Office are still investigating. kschne21@kent.edu
Kassi Jackson / The Kent Stater Ryan Place property manager Kathy Miller (left, pink jacket) speaks with an officer regarding the police activity in the complex on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. Police responded to reports of a gunshot around 4:15 p.m.
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City of Kent checking water quality after main break Skye McEowen Opinion Editor A water main break occurred Saturday night on East Summit Street, near Loop Road and Windchimes Condominiums, releasing over 250,000 gallons of water before being shut down for repairs. As a result of the rapid loss of water, the water appeared stained in the campus water distribution system, according to the City of Kent’s service director ’s press release. The press release also stated that residents whose water may be brown in color should let it run
until it appears clear before use. As a precautionary measure, staff from Kent State Facilities flushed buildings nearby that may have been impacted. According to the press release, the water is still safe for use, and water samples are being taken to ensure there are no health risks. A boil alert has been issued to residents at Windchimes Condominiums until the water is confirmed clear. Anyone with questions regarding the incident or water quality are urged to contact the City of Kent Service Department at 330-678-8105. smceowen@kent.edu
Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune / MCT The final touches are added to a burrito bowl at a Chipotle restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 28, 2011.
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Chipotle is closing all of its establishments from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to hold a meeting with the staff to discuss food safety. The meetings come after recent E. coli outbreaks at Chipotle restaurants across the country. The meeting will allow staff to discuss food safety within the restaurant and test its ingredients to ensure quality and safety. Escherichia coli, more commonly known as E. coli, is a bacterium commonly found in the intestines of humans. It is usually harmless, but some strains can result in severe food poisoning. Since October of last year, Chipotle has been dealing with cases of E. coli associated with its food; approximately 500 individuals have gotten sick from the bacterium. aangel3@kent.edu
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Kent State set minimal retention rates for enrollment this spring semester, with the minority population decreasing by more than 100 students throughout all campuses, according to the university’s official spring 2016 report. Freshman retention fell 8.04 percent since last spring semester, alongside sophomores, whose numbers also decreased by 4.77 percent. The overall preponderant undergraduate headcount across all eight campuses decreased by 0.28 percent, slightly better from last fall. “Spring to spring retention is trending slightly downward,” said T. David Garcia, senior associate vice president for strategic enrollment management. “But this gives us an opportunity to take some action steps now to make sure this trend doesn’t continue for fall to fall.” The university is attempting to increase retention rates, spending more than $100,000 to 160over90, a third-party, Philadelphia-based creative services agency, to create the new marketing brand “Undeniably Kent State.” President Warren said last January that the rebranding is essential “in order to continue to serve our communities around us, as well as reach a strategic vision for our university,” according to a statement to the university. The minority headcount across all campuses fell 1.30 percent, with the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island population falling the most by 16.13 percent since last spring. The minority population has been decreasing since 2014. In addition, all regional campuses exhibited decreasing enrollment. Only Kent’s campus increased; 27,397 to 27,922 students since last spring, a 1.92 percent increase. All 50 states are represented within Kent State’s student body.
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JOHNSON Controversial ‘Prince... Much like Johnson, Jones desires to start a school teaching pan-Africanism to young black males. According to Jones, at Johnson’s planned institution, young black men will be taught the skills necessary to create a self-sufficient society. Kent State worked with Jones to get Johnson’s honorary fees down from $4,500. After he was scheduled to speak at Kent State, the university received a formal letter from Preston Mitchum, a Kent State alum, condemning the college’s agreement to host Johnson. “My goal here is to spread awareness of the person coming, including his often homophobic, sexist, and hate-filled speeches,” Mitchum wrote. “This is not a First Amendment issue, but an inclusion issue and it is necessary that we figure out how to best balance the two at a campus as diverse as Kent State University.” Mitchum first saw Johnson’s promotional flyers on Twitter and Instagram. An active member of Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government when he was enrolled in 2004-2008, he and his colleagues were immediately disappointed in a university as diverse as Kent State.
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Merit pages for Kent State students were created and put into place during the early parts of 2015. Now, about a year later, the university hosts more than 20,000 active merit pages. Senior Associate Vice President for University Relations Justin Hilton said that the merit page acts as a digital resume and highlights achievements students have accomplished during their time at Kent State. This can
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On Student group raises money and water for Flint Austin Farber Social Services Reporter
A group of Kent State students came together to help raise money and water for people affected by the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Student volunteers collected water bottles and raised $750 to contribute to the relief effort. The money raised was used to purchase additional cases of water to send to Flint. “The goal was to get them fresh water,” said senior journalism major Toni Hunt, a volunteer. See the extended article on KentWired.com
Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Kent State students relax with food and drinks on College Street during the 50th Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.
Barry Wilner Associated Press If this was the final game of his magnificent career, what a Super way to go out for Peyton Manning. He can thank Von Miller and the Broncos’ swarming, big-play defense for his second NFL championship. Adding that ring to his five MVP awards, Manning certainly can be satisfied and comfortable in retirement should Sunday’s 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers be his finale. He wasn’t the star — game MVP Miller seemingly was everywhere on every Carolina play — but Manning really hasn’t been the headliner in this injury-shortened season. Emulating his Broncos boss, John Elway, the 39-yearold Manning can ride off with the Lombardi Trophy after leading Denver to its third NFL title, first since 1999 — when Elway was the quarterback. Denver’s suffocating defense kept Cam Newton jittery all day. Despite wearing gold shoes in the golden Super Bowl, Newton couldn’t finish off a dynamic sea-
“He calls himself a veteran of black people … but he only represents the cisgender black men,” Mitchum said. Mitchum outlined Johnson’s hate speak, including his view that parents should “cure” their children of their homosexuality through conversion therapies. According to Mitchum, Johnson said gays are only gay because their mothers “emotionally castrate” them, and lesbians are only lesbian because they’re “masculine.” Mitchum is not the only person to speak out against bringing Johnson to campus. At L.O.C.K.S.’s weekly meeting Tuesday evening, Austin Mariasy, a freshman journalism major and reporter for Fusion, Kent State’s LGBTQ magazine, asked Jones why Johnson’s visit was necessary for Kent State. “Fusion wasn’t there to participate in the meeting. They wanted to ask me questions about Johnson that if they attended the speech, they could ask him himself,” Jones said. “They came off aggressive and I thought they might try to disrupt the event or hassle (Johnson).” Hassling Johnson, according to Jones, will result in participants being escorted from the event. “In a university, it’s about the free expression of ideas and opinions. If people disrupt something like that, it won’t be conducive to future programs,” Jones said. Jones admits he was aware of Johnson’s
son in which he was the league’s MVP. Miller twice stripped him, once for a touchdown, the second time setting up a clinching TD. Denver’s top-ranked defense, the one that ran roughshod over Tom Brady in the NFC championship, simply wouldn’t let Newton get comfortable. Newton was sacked six times — receiver Ted Ginn Jr., went down once on an aborted trick play — and if Miller wasn’t torturing him, DeMarcus Ware was. Ware had two of the seven sacks, the most ever by one team in the Super Bowl. Carolina’s potent offense that led the league with 500 points was held to its fewest points of the year, and Denver set an ignominious mark with 194 yards gained, the fewest for a Super Bowl winner. So what: The Broncos (15-4) are champions and Manning is the first quarterback to win Super Bowls with two franchises, Indianapolis in 2007 was the other. Manning finished 13 for 23 for 141 yards against a strong Carolina (17-2) defense that just couldn’t match Miller and company.
stance on the LGBTQ community. This did not deter him from bringing Johnson to campus. Shay Little, vice president of student affairs, explained how Kent State wishes for the discussion to reflect the core values of the university while balancing everyone’s First Amendment rights. Little said that if Dr. Johnson were to be canceled, it would represent a breach of contract and would be handled primarily through L.O.C.K.S. She adds that those troubled by the speech are encouraged to reach out to the university’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the LGBT Center and the Women’s Center during or after the program. “If others wish to counter Dr. Johnson’s speech, I’d encourage them to get Photo courtesy of Austin Mariasy together to bring someone on campus John Jones reacts to a video of Dr. Umar and have that dialogue,” Little said. Candace Taylor, a junior crimi- Johnson being shown during a Pride! Kent general meeting. nology and justice studies major and vice president of Focus on the Future, said she will be attending would not attend. Johnson’s program to challenge his “I just really hope people come out to views with her friends. the event and share their ideas freely, and “I do not want Johnson to come. At all. take something from it,” Jones said. He has these hateful views and spiteful Johnson will speak at Kent State on Feb. ways. So why Kent (State)?” Taylor said. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Kiva. Mitchum, now an attorney in Washington D.C., said even if he was in Ohio, he pmoore22@kent.edu
Merit pages highlight student achievements online Jacob Ruffo Student Life Reporter
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include things not defined by established labels, such as research a student has done or co-curriculars. “Anything that really chronicles (student) success is what we ultimately want to be able to put on a merit page,” Hilton said. According to Hilton, all merit pages can be customized by students. “It is a twofold dynamic where you have achievements that are added and verified by the university, and then there is stuff the students can add about their own achievements as well," he said.
Hilton also said that just because a student graduates, does not mean their page goes away. A graduation badge will be added to their page, which will remain active. He was also happy with how the merit pages are being shared via the web. “Off of the 20,000 merit pages, the social media impressions have reached almost one million,” Hilton said. “They are attempting to shine some light on students who go above and beyond.” said Israel Galarza III, a junior communication studies major.
Galarza has made the Dean’s List in the past and has a merit page. “It gives me more incentive to try and do things like make the Dean’s List,” he said. The benefits of having a page, Galarza said, includes added exposure for students and an easier time finding a job. “Traditionally, a breakfast and your name on a plaque may have been enough,” Galarza said, “But in the 21st century, in 2016, the Internet is the way to go.” jruffo@kent.edu
Cheers&Jeers Cheers to ... A GoFundMe account that raised more than $70,000 for a retired Marietta police officer to buy his dog and partner on the force, Ajax, at auction. Jeers to ... A London double-decker bus exploding as part of the Jackie Chan movie “The Foreigner,” frightening some unsuspecting citizens.
Chipotle’s calorie counts are outrageous Jacob Ruffo Columnist Chipotle is known for being bold: from their advertisements, to putting those phrases on their bags and to upping the price of guacamole to $1.95, they are always sticking their neck out to be bold. One unseen way they are being extra bold is with their calorie counts. The calorie counter for burritos is, according to their menu, 450-1050 calories. That seems reasonable, until you look further down the menu and see that the shell alone is 300 calories. Want a 450-calorie burrito? I hope you like beans and salsa and nothing else. Even just the shell and rice is over 450 calories. How on earth are they allowed to post that as a fair calorie count? The rice, chicken, steak, carnitas and guacamole each put the count over 450. The sofritas, the non-meat alternative, puts the count at about 450 calories. So if you want to spend $6.50 on a shell wrapped around only beans - or only tofu you can get a burrito for 450 calories. As for normal human beings, the numbers are still a little iffy. Let’s say that person A goes and gets a chicken burrito with brown rice, black beans, fajitas, corn salsa, sour cream and cheese. Reasonable right? Too bad that’s over the calorie count. According to Chipotle’s calorie counter on their website, that is 1275 calories. That is more calories than the higher end of the calorie counter given on the menu. How exactly does Chipotle think its customers order? Part of Chipotle’s whole image is that they are holistic and organic, and therefore are much healthier than your average fast food. Well, a Big Mac is only 530 calories, according to the McDonald’s website. A Big Mac compares, at least calorie-wise, to a lacking Chipotle burrito. Needless to say, my go-to burrito of barbacoa, both rices, both beans, fajitas, every salsa, double sour cream, cheese and lettuce is way over the count. For those wondering, it’s about 1500 calories. It’s also delicious. Realistically, while I don’t like that the calorie counts basically lies, it doesn’t affect me. Chipotle is also delicious and super filling, so I will still be going as often as I can. jruffo@kent.edu
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Superbowl ad reflects ambitious campaign
Following President Beverly Warren’s initial ideas for rebranding 18 months ago, Kent State officially launched its new branding campaign with an anthem video last Monday. The $2.3 million campaign spreading over three years includes a greater focus on academics, recruiting from South Carolina and a 30-second Superbowl advertisement being run in the Cleveland and Erie market areas. This will be the university’s first time running an ad during the game. As for the University of Akron, this will be their first year in refusing to run an ad in 16 years. The news of Kent State running a Superbowl ad, though not nationally, still indicates an energetic effort in the rebranding campaign, entitled “Undeniably Kent State.” In the two-minute video launching the campaign, “Undeniably Kent State” revealed a plethora of students. Starting with an emphasis on a football game night, featuring
April Goss, the video then focuses on numerous activities and areas of study students pursue. Portions from the two-minute video were included in the Superbowl ad. The rebranding campaign has set a series of strong efforts in motion in changing the way Kent State is perceived by outside audiences. As described by Warren, the purpose of the rebranding is to attract talent to the university through promoting a sense of community and highlighting academics and a sense of purpose. Actually buying a regional ad during the Superbowl reflects a strong desire to attract new groups of students, and shows that Kent State is taking their rebranding seriously. These rebranding efforts seem to show a strong desire to create a new name for the university, and will hopefully pay off. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of The Kent Stater editorial board, whose names are listed above.
Climate change causing migration Los Angeles Times Guest Column
In the small town of Newtok, Alaska, a Yupik village of about 350 people, children once played on endless fields of frozen permafrost. Now, they splash in salt water pools and teeter on boardwalks as the permafrost below thaws and the Ninglick River chips away at the community. Soon even the boards will be swallowed by the rising tides. In 2017, it is projected that the highest point in Newtok - the school building - will be underwater. For these Alaskans, climate change is not just a global temperature trend; it is happening under their feet. Shoreline erosion is forcing residents to abandon their community as rising water inundates the lives they once lived. Twenty years ago, the signs were already in place and Newtok made the difficult decision to relocate. Since then, it has been slowly rebuilding its school, homes and lives inland to escape the ever-encroaching waters. Newtok residents will be among our country’s first climate refugees - but not our last. In the decades to come, thousands more from along America’s most fragile shorelines will embark on a great migration inland as their homes disappear beneath the water’s surface. Over the last 10 years, the Isle de Jean Charles community in Louisiana has lost two-thirds of its residents to dislocation. In the Chesapeake Bay, Tangier Island’s shoreline recedes by about 14 feet a year. On Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, the Quinault Indian Nation relies on a 2,000-foot-long sea wall for protection until it can complete its move uphill. For them and the residents of dozens of other American towns and ultimately cities, the question is no longer what will be lost to climate change, but what will be saved. Over the last seven years, President Barack Obama has built a legacy of action on climate change. He negotiated a bilateral agreement with China to reduce greenhouse emissions, lowered tariffs on clean technolo-
gies to encourage their spread and set new rules to cut carbon at home with the Clean Power Plan. With the climate change agreement in Paris successfully negotiated in December, he is set to use his final year in office to continue his commitment to reduce America’s greenhouse gas emissions, to try to “accelerate the transition away from old, dirtier energy sources,” as he said in his State of the Union speech. While it is essential to mitigate the sources of carbon in the United States, it will not help citizens on the front lines of climate change right now. In order to alleviate the most extreme consequences of a shifting climate, the president must give equal attention to helping communities adapt to a rapidly changing homeland. As they stand today, federal programs for disaster assistance are limited and mostly unavailable to towns that require climateinduced relocation. Relief programs focus on sudden natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, and on rebuilding in place, not on financially supporting the relocation of towns facing gradual inundation. Because of this, coastal communities across the country must rely on ad hoc federal and state grants, and attempt to rebuild and relocate in bits and pieces, in the hope that the work will be done before an emergency evacuation is needed. Some steps have been taken to provide support adaptation specific support, but they fall short of any real impact. In September 2015 during the first presidential visit to the Arctic, Obama pledged $2 million to help with voluntary climate-induced relocation efforts in Alaska. This covers less than 2 percent of the cost to relocate one town, estimated at $100 to $200 million.
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Why I don’t want free tuition Lucas Misera Columnist Bernie Sanders is gathering momentum heading into the New Hampshire primary; the Vermont senator is officially a legitimate threat to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. The animated Sanders has attracted a plethora of youthful voters across the U.S., attempting to mobilize a typically politically inactive demographic through promising to tackle Wall Street, fight for social equality and confront the perplexing issue of income inequality. One stance by Sanders is that tuition at public universities should be free; an idealistic vision for any twenty-something-yearold trying to make ends meet due to rising tuition prices. As an out-of-state student paying approximately $8,000 more than in-state students, I understand the fear of taking out loans. By the end of my time at Kent State, I’ve accepted the inevitability of debt and the financial burden it may create in the long-run. Skyrocketing tuition prices serve as a real problem, but Sanders’ plan appears unrealistic and unappealing. Understandably, rising student debt is a major concern. On Sanders’ campaign website, he cited that Germany reduced its $1,300 tuition prices down to nothing, encouraging more students to attend universities. Here’s the problem: in-state tuition in the U.S. is around $10,000 on average, and that figure excludes exorbitant fees for administrative fees, cost of living and textbooks. Sanders plans on covering the cost of his plan by implementing various taxes on Wall Street, but many pundits find that covering tuition at every public university would be too burdensome. If Hillary’s major rival is prepared to back up his plan realistically, he might want to start with capping student loan interest rates so that it’s less financially debilitating in the near future. Beyond gripes with its feasibility, it’s possible that free tuition would devalue a college degree: Being able to put an undergraduate or graduate degree on a resume is a privilege, an indicator of perseverance and work ethic. Tuition is what separates state schools at the secondary and post-secondary levels. In high school, the expectation is that students should graduate. College students, inversely, bury themselves in debt in an effort to prove to employers that they have the cognitive capacity and skills necessary to be a productive member in the work place. A degree from a university is an investment, but it’s one that pays off. According to The Economist, college graduates make about $17,500 more annually on average than students with only high school diplomas. However, under Bernie’s plan for free tuition, wouldn’t attracting more students to four-year universities increase the supply of college graduates, clutter the job market, and subsequently lower wages due to the influx of workers with higher education? Although the plan would improve the overall return on investment, it’s unclear what longterm effect free tuition would have on the job market in the long run. Perhaps we find ourselves so entrenched in such a lucrative system that imagining anything else seems impossible, but an overhaul on the educational system in four years seems more of a dream than reality. lmisera@kent.edu
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Kent State Hockey Club splits weekend against Michigan-Dearborn. See the article on KentWired.com. Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Kent State forward Jared Fielden dives toward the puck to get it out of the zone against the University of Michigan-Dearborn at home on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016.
SPORTS EDITOR: STEPHEN MEANS // SMEANS2@KENT.EDU
Gymnastics team takes second in weekend meet
ski took first on the floor and tied sophomore Ali Marrero for first on the bars. Stypinski also tied for the top spot on beam. She and George Washington’s Alex DeMoura scored 9.900 on the event. Sophomore Brooke Timko also landed in the top three on Elise Kogelnik “Overall, we’re certainly Sports Reporter getting better on every event, beam. Her score of 9.850 earned but we took a step backward her third place in the event. Stypinski did not score The Kent State gymnas- on two floor routines that ... tics team took first in three really (made a) difference in below 9.900 the whole meet, events at Sunday's meet, but the meet,” Biggin said. “We’re going on to score 9.950 on coach Brice Biggin said two still young, and we’re trying the floor exercise. Stypinski mistakes on the floor exercise to figure it out in some spots. said her performance proved But, the disappointing thing is to her that she can overcome cost them the win. George Washington Uni- the seniors not figuring it out. nerves and hit her routines. “Today, when I was about versity edged the Flashes by They have to lead the team to compete, I was telling a quarter of a tenth of a point better than that.” The sophomores stepped myself to stay cool and stay for a final score of 196.075196.050. Northern Illinois up and lead the Flashes on calm because our team needed a good score,” Stypinksi University took third at the the beam, uneven bars and said. “The past couple weeks floor exercise. Rachel Stypinmeet with 193.900 points. have been a little shaky, so I was thinking in my head ‘do well for the team, and do well for me too.’ ” Biggin said the team knows they have the ability to win. “The 196 is a great team score,” Biggin said. “That’s really what we’re hoping this team should be able to continue to do. We’re very talented when we hit on all cylinders.” The Flashes remain undefeated in the Mid-American Conference, but their overall Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater record is 3-2. They will take Sophomore Ali Marrero celebrates with her Kent State gymnastics on three more teams at 1 p.m. teammates after her performance on the bars. The Flashes defeated Sunday in Muncie, Indiana. Northern Illinois University but fell to George Washington at the trimeet on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center.
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Track has recordbreaking weekend Samantha Lough Sports Reporter Three Kent State track athletes earned spots in the Kent State indoor record books this weekend at the Akron Invitational. Senior William Barnes, sophomore Jonathan Grant of the men's team and junior Morgan Estes of the women's team earned personal records, clinching spots in the indoor track record books. Estes beat her own indoor record, securing a number one spot in women’s pole vault, setting a new personal best at 14’-5.25.” This mark placed Estes third at the invitational. Barnes placed first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.13 seconds, placing him third in the record books. Barnes beat out Princeton Bryson by one second to clinch the third spot. Grant placed his name in the record book, coming in first in the 60-meter dash. Grant is now tied for sixth place with a time of 6.73 seconds and is tied with 2004 record holder Otis Jordan. Right behind Grant in the 60 was senior Wayne Gordon in second place with a time of 6.77. Grant also placed fourth in the
Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater The Kent State women’s track and field team competes in the 800-meter race against the University of Akron at the Kent State Field House on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
men’s long jump. On the women’s side, redshirt freshman Jai’Lyn Mosley placed first in the discus and sophomore Gabrielle Figueroa placed first in the weight throw. The women's 4x400-meter relay team of sophomore Tyler Williams, junior Chelsea Laury, senior Taylor Farquhar and junior Jorian Ordway placed first. “I am very happy to see continued improvement from both
men and women’s program's,” assistant coach Phil Rickaby said. “We have two more meets before conference championships and I am expecting to see our athletes turn up a notch at the Spire invitational.” The SPIRE Invitational is the next meet on the Flashes schedule, Feb. 11 and Feb. 12 in Geneva, Ohio. slough@kent.edu