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BlastOff brings organizations and departments to students with new extended hours McKenna Corson General Assignment Editor

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ent State’s BlastOff ceremonies gave students of all grade levels the opportunity to learn about student organizations and university departments for an extra hour and a half more than in previous years.

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This year’s BlastOff featured about 315 tables representing various organizations and departments, said Rebecca Blaha, the event's head. “(The longer hours) give students more time to interact with the tables and get to know them,” said Blaha, who is the assistant director of the Center for Student Involvement. “We hope it gives students the opportunity to see what the campus has to offer. We hope for each student to get involved with at least one organization.”

Free food samples and entertainment dotted the Student Green as well as the outside of the Student Center. Tables filled with groups stretched down to Manchester Field, providing students with an assortment of refreshments and fun.

The 315 tables appealed to varying interests, ranging from groups with religious and political affiliations to sports clubs and Greek life.

Among the organizations was Kent State graduate Kaitlin Bennett standing at the Liberty Hangout table.

Bennett went viral for her controversial graduation photos in May 2018, in which

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Bennett, who had a hosltered gun and was accompanied by two police officers during the event, took pictures and interacted with students.

The event, combined with the Glow Dance, served as the finale to KSU Kickoff, a four-day event-packed series to introduce freshmen to Kent State.

“It’s so much easier to have people talk to you in person than having to read all about these organizations in a pamphlet,” said Shayla Davis, a freshman public health major.

Davis saw the importance of having BlastOff the day before classes start as means to make new friends.

“Students can meet one another before classes start here and then join a club with these new friends or discover some of them to be in their classes the next day,” Davis said.

While some students see BlastOff as an opportunity to immediately get involved, others see it as a method to observe.

“I came to check out the interesting clubs and events BlastOff has to offer,” said Joey Rini, a freshman computer science major. “I saw a lot of opportunities, but I’m not going to join any yet. I want to establish a routine and work on my grades before I see if I have time for any extracurricular activities.”

Rini did however see another importance BlastOff held beside an opportunity to window shop.

“This event definitely appeals to freshmen," Rini said. "This is our first year, and there are so many different interests covered right here. These organizations can provide us with so many opportunities."

The ability to meet and introduce their clubs was not lost to organization and

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“During my freshman year, BlastOff got rained out, so I didn’t join any new clubs that year,” Fox said. “BlastOff helps you find people who have similar interests and get more members to join whatever it is you’re representing.”

Fox stressed that while BlastOff helps the Environmental Society gain more members,

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“We are here at BlastOff to not only keep the group alive but to educate people on how to improve the environment," Fox said.

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President Warren calls for May 4 remembrance during conference in Chautauqua Valerie Royzman Features Editor May 4, 1970: National Guardsmen fired into a crowd of Kent State protesters at 12:24 p.m. — and altered a nation forever.

Sixty-seven shots. Four dead. Nine wounded.

An overwhelming amount of grief in the years following the shootings — grief that permanently left its grisly mark on Kent State’s identity. Grief it still carries 48 years later.

In a time characterized by social activism nationwide, students treaded campus grounds to protest the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War, specifically its invasion of Cambodia.

Today, as the university continues to bear this history, Kent State needs to “tread the ground between memorializing and moving forward,” said President Beverly Warren during her lecture at Chautauqua Institution at 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 15, 2018.

Her visit to New York marked the first time she publicly addressed the massacre outside of campus.

Standing at the podium, Warren told the audience — Kent State alumni, some of whom witnessed May 4 firsthand — about the “terrible, indelible wound” of Kent State. She discussed the importance of remembrance, reflection and renewal as the 50th anniversary approaches in 2020.

“Since 1970, we have seen every emotion on the spectrum, from rage and despair, to perhaps unaccountably, serenity,” Warren said. “Frankly, we have not always honored all those honest reactions. We have seen the impulse to erase history, to move along.

We have seen the high price of remaining chained forever to one terrible minute.”

As she recounted the vivid details of the shootings, sniffles sounded through the audience, aging hands clutched tissues and a few wiped the slow tears streaming down their cheeks.

Warren shared words from poet Rumi with her listeners, which she referred back to throughout her lecture: “The wound is the place where the light enters you.”

“We live with our wound, but the question we ask today is, ‘What do we do with it?’”

Warren said. “In prior times, we saw it as the atrocity it was, a horror. But today a new generation asks, ‘Can our wound also be, somehow, a gift? What might the experience of May 4 equip us to accomplish?’”

Her lecture, titled “Kent State Beyond the Shootings: Journey of the Wounded Healer,” was part of the institution’s eighth week theme of the summer: “The

President Beverly Warren delivers her lecture "Kent State Beyond the Shootings: Journey of the Wounded Healer" during the Morning Lecture on August 15, 2018, in the Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater. Brian Hayes / The Chautauquan Daily

Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century.” The speech lasted 40 minutes and was followed by a Q-and-A, led by Emily Morris, the vice president of marketing and communications at Chautauqua and the former executive communications director at Kent State.

Remembrance

Warren stressed the value of time, as with its passage, there will be fewer original witnesses to May 4 who can share their memories with younger generations.

“Think about it,” she urged the audience.

“On the 75th anniversary in 2045, there may be few around us who can remember May 4, 1970, as a personal experience. So I may have no more important vision as leader of Kent State University than getting this moment right.”

Warren was a senior at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro when she heard about the tragedy that struck Kent State.

“Even in North Carolina, there was tension and anxiety and fear over what was happening,” she said. “And I thought about those Kent State students, and I realized — that could’ve been me.”

As memories fade, Warren reminded, “We have to keep it relevant, make it mean more, put our wound to work,” but given Kent State’s history in the years and presidencies following the shooting, this hasn’t been the simplest task.

While students, their families and faculty struggled to cope with the physical and emotional pain of May 4, President Glenn Olds halted all official commemorations of the shootings in 1975. Since then, Warren has made it part of her mission to honor everyone affected by the calamity.

Hence was born the May 4th Task Force, a group dedicated to the remembrance she urged. The task force holds an annual candlelight vigil where marchers retrace the steps of protesters and end in the Prentice

Hall parking lot, the place students fell.

Warren brought attention to the May 4 Visitors Center in Taylor Hall, which opened in 2013 while Lester Lefton was still president. This past spring, the U.S. Department of Interior recognized the site of the shootings as a national historic landmark.

Even as these efforts have evolved through the years, the facts surrounding May 4 paint a “messy narrative,” Warren said. It’s still unclear who gave the order for guardsmen to open fire or why there were live bullets as ammunition.

“Remembering, however fearlessly and conscientiously done, does not resolve all question, nor calm all critics,” she said.

“Whatever you think you know about the Kent State shootings is likely incomplete. …

We still lack one authoritative narrative for the shootings. There are thousands of unique perspectives and voices, and they often conflict. We acknowledge all the shades of gray that color the narrative.”

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Reflection

As part of the reflection process, Warren encouraged spectators to consider what the agony etched into Kent State’s existence means in America’s political climate.

“One way to view the shootings is as a terrible product of missed signals and failed communication,” she said. “That doubles as a fair description of the environment we find ourselves in today, where our leaders talk past one another, where our rhetoric is top volume, … insults and mockery blow away civility and respect.”

Kent State strives for better values, she said, and civil discourse on college campuses. Warren said she sees these same values mirrored in Chautauqua, where people are willing to have a respectful conversation even if their views don’t align — and a place with a strong Kent State presence, where Northeast Ohio roots reach far.

“As a culture, we pay a high price today for angry politics,” Warren said. “If all we do is hunker down in bunkers alongside likeminded people, attacking the opposition, our divisions only grow.”

Warren highlighted some examples of Kent State where the reflection process is happening on campus and beyond: the School of Peace and Conflict Studies; an open-

carry demonstration in April where Second Amendment supporters brought guns to campus, spurring a dialogue where students and community members “listened as hard as they talked”; the Wick Poetry Center, whose Traveling Stanzas Makerspace is on Chautauqua grounds this summer; and later on in the Q-and-A, The Kent Stater studentrun newspaper for “speaking their truth.”

Renewal and the young voices of Kent State

So how does a university nationally defined by a dreadful shooting move past the dark cloud that looms above and reclaim its identity?

The 50th anniversary provides opportunity for true renewal, Warren said, as the university plans to develop interactive, mobile museum installations to send across the country. Middle and high schools will be provided teaching materials about May 4, and the university is arranging a teaching workshop and forum for a wide range of perspectives so that “no one and no one’s pain will be forgotten.”

Warren invited all audience members back to Kent, including those who have history with the university and Chautauquans with a “commitment to civil discourse.”

Warren said she wishes for “noble, inspiring, productive” work to arise from the wound that Kent State has endured, and the young generations of today will help make sense of the “broken politics and vast challenges.”

“In many ways, today’s young people are more likely than the Vietnam protest generation to fight for worthy causes, demand corporate responsibility and to seek change,” she said.

“The youth revolution we anticipated in the 1960s may actually be happening now,” she continued. “Kent State will be there, calling on both the voices in our midst and more powerful voices around the world to rise up and drive change. And Kent State itself intends to lead; that is now our destiny.

To emerge as the wounded healer and to use the wound at our core to help create a brighter future for us all.”

Finding the poetry in tragedy

Morris serves on the Interdepartmental Committee that contributes to plans for the institution’s nine-week summer season, and she suggested Warren as a speaker.

“Clearly, what happened at Kent State and how the university has responded since is a story that had not previously been told from the perspective of the university,” she said.

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“We were honored that President Warren accepted our invitation and the opportunity to share their journey and vision for the future of ‘putting the wound to work.’”

The theater quieted as Warren arrived at the closing moments of her lecture. She borrowed words from poet Mary Oliver: “Doesn’t everything die at last and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” she read from Oliver’s poem, “The Summer Day.” Warren reiterated the responsibility of the university to remember its difficult past, but also said the people of Kent State must no longer live in it.

“We will honor all emotions and perspectives that forever will resound around us but be consumed no more by grief or anger,” she said. “And we will raise our voices using the lessons of May 4th 50 years ago to convene people, heal conflict and create a more inclusive and more peaceful future. If we do that, we and Kent State will be transformed.

So that is our plan for using our history and making it forever meaningful — and making the most out of our wild and precious lives.”

Contact Valerie Royzman at vroyzman@kent.edu.

Kent State alumni recall May 4, give suggestions on moving forward Valerie Royzman Features Editor

Remember and reflect

Kathleen Riley Milford, an alumna of Kent State, attended school in the ‘60s, a time characterized by social unrest across the country.

In the spring of 1969, the year she graduated as a music education major, she saw student protesters marching on the Music and Speech Building. Though she admits the details are fuzzy, watching the “Fire in the Heartland” documentary helped refresh the experience permanently marked in her mind. There were demonstrators from previous events storming the building, and Milford was in the “D wing 2nd floor classroom with Professor Virginia Hoge Mead and a children's music class (maybe 10-12 kids ages 8-11).”

“Demonstrators were able to escape their police lockdown via the elevator in the music end of the D wing halls, but they exited out the east door of the elevator and out of the building via the music loading dock,” she said. “Had they opened the door onto the D-wing hallway, they would have been just a few feet from us.

“When the police came to escort us out of the building we were taken down the north music hall, across the marching band practice field, and across the street to the United Church of Christ where we waited for their parents to find them.”

Reflecting after President Beverly Warren’s lecture about May 4 in Chautauqua, she said: “I remember thinking, ‘This isn’t going to end well,’” she said about the protests happening on campus — and she was right.

A year later, the day prior to the massacre, Milford was on campus with some friends to visit a professor she had while attending Kent

State as a student.

“I remember the National Guard on every corner,” Milford said. “They stopped us just like at the border.”

Remember and renew

Tom Grace, an alumnus of Kent State and one of the injured on May 4, called Warren’s speech “extraordinary.” Grace, a sophomore studying history and political science in 1970, was shot in the left heel, and the bullet exited the right side of his left foot.

Today, Grace teaches history part-time in Buffalo. He is the author of “Kent State: A Legacy of Dissent, 1958-1973.”

Grace expressed he was impressed with Warren and Kent State’s innovative campus outreach as the university drew closer to the 50th anniversary of May 4.

Grace gives this advice to today’s generation of young students: “Each generation makes their own history, but at the same time, we can all learn certain things from the past. I don’t think history is the kind of craft or discipline that gives you a blueprint about how to operate on the present. At the same time, I think there are things that students can learn and absorb that will enable them to make more of an impact in terms of addressing the many social ills the country faces.

“Social change is hard. … The more people who become involved in the effort to bring about change, the more likely people are to achieve it.

I think they have to use all manners of tactics in order to achieve that. It can be a petition campaign; it can be a picket; it can be a mass demonstration; it can be impacting an election — all of those things are important.”

Contact Valerie Royzman at vroyzman@kent.edu.

Kathleen Riley Milford in 1970

Tom Grace in 1970 Photo by Paul Tople

Kathleen Riley Milford in 2018

Tom Grace in 2018 Photo by Christan Bobak

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A tractor driver grooms the field after a horseback riding competition at the Randolph Fair on Aug. 24, 2018. Melanie Nesteruk / The Kent Stater

Sights from the 160th Randolph Fair

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he Randolph Fair brought local businesses, farms, family and friends to Atwater, Ohio, from Aug. 21-26, 2018. In the grandstands, spectators watched demolition derbies, truck and tractor pulls and a rough truck event.

Taking place on 35 acres, the fair hosted competitions that provided an opportunity for residents and 4-H clubs to showcase fine art, woodworking crafts, cooking ability and agricultural pursuits.

People at Portage County’s Randolph Fair enjoy fair rides on Aug. 24, 2018. Nathaniel Bailey / The Kent Stater

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A demolition derby driver inspects his car after it was pushed onto the concrete barrier during the event on Aug. 21, 2018. Multiple classes of cars and trucks participated in both nights of the demolition derby at the Randolph Fair. Nathaniel Bailey / The Kent Stater

Kat Taylor from Suffield competes in the Kids’ Power Wheels Competition at the Randolph Fair on Aug. 21, 2018. Melanie Nesteruk / The Kent Stater

Attendees at the Randolph Fair’s demolition derby watch the event on Aug. 21, 2018. Nathaniel Bailey / The Kent Stater

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Students push back on dining changes; university stands firm Valerie Royzman Features Editor The first night of Kent State’s fall semester ended with many hungry, angry students who took their complaints to social media as the university unveiled its new meal plans.

Students hopped between the three lines that snaked around the Rotunda of TriTowers; a rope cut off access to the entrance of Rosie’s Diner as one employee ran orders from the pickup counter to the mass of annoyed students and back.

Several times last week, students fed up with long wait times at Eastway Fresh Food Co. attempted to sneak inside through the second-floor entrance near the balcony, sending alarms booming through the dining hall as hungry students’ eyes turned to them.

A student posted a video to Twitter showing an overcrowded Rosie’s Diner in TriTowers, which quickly caught the attention of other students. Another student commented below the post: “This is a serious problem. I waited over an hour for a burger and fries, and fries were cold.”

The university explained its decision to adopt the new meal plans, which are comprised of meal swipes and all-you-caneat options.

The new swiping system, along with Declining Balance Dollars, is part of the meal plan changes Kent State implemented this fall. Students living on campus are required to purchase a meal plan, but commuters and students living off campus are exempt.

Three dining halls on campus — Eastway Fresh Food Co., The Market and Prentice Cafe — accept meal swipes. Full details on every meal plan are available at Dining Services’ website.

Shay Little, the vice president of student affairs, said the changes to meal plans came about because of Kent State’s transition into a dining partnership with Aramark LLC, a food and beverage service provider. The Board of Trustees approved the partnership between Dining Services and Aramark in March 2017.

She said the university took into account students’ input last year before making the transition to the all-you-can-eat dining halls and renovations.

Beginning last fall and spanning through the spring, Dining Services and dining hall architects met with students multiple times to discuss an “enhanced dining experience for the future.”

Dining Services hosted information sessions in dining halls for students, where

Students sit at Rosie’s Diner and Market while waiting for their orders Aug. 24, 2018.

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they interacted with staff about their experiences eating on campus, though it’s not clear how many students participated due to a lack of formal documentation.

Dining Services also met with Kent Interhall Council (KIC), the residence hall association at Kent State, and Undergraduate Student Government.

“I would say there were hundreds (of students),” Little said. “I visited with student organizations in the fall and the spring in addition to multiple KIC meetings where there would be anywhere from 50 to 80 students at the KIC meetings. And then we met with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. ... Do I have a complete list with the number total? No.” This past spring, Eastway Fresh Food Co. dedicated a day for students to test out the all-you-can-eat option, which they paid for with Declining Balance Dollars.

Since move-in day on Aug. 19, students have expressed frustration regarding the new meal plans. Some have taken to social media to voice their concerns, and when KentWired asked for comments on the meal plans Thursday morning, it received an outpouring of anger.

KentWired found the majority of students who shared their opinions are displeased with the university.

“The new plan is absolutely terrible,” Emily Jones, a sophomore psychology major, said.

“The portions are a quarter of the size they

were last year, the food tastes worse than last year and it feels like a waste of money because I have no desire to even eat on campus.”

Jones said the old meal plans helped students understand budgeting money for food, but the new meal plans fail to teach this.

“The old meal plan, in my eyes, was more like the real world,” she said. “You have a set amount of money and were given the freedom to pick how and where you spent it. It taught us responsibility and taught us to keep track of our spending. With a swipe, we just swipe in and pay no attention to how much money we are spending because it is not real money.”

In the comments, one student wrote: “The new system sucks. There are 3 places to eat on campus and 2 of them close at 9 (p.m.), making the 3rd packed.”

In a direct message to KentWired, senior communications studies major JaLynn Hairston said she wishes the university took into account students in the Fashion School with “jam-packed schedules” before changing the meal plans.

“As many of our faculty push for this to be a ‘students first’ campus, this is slowly becoming about money and power,” she said.

“This university no longer accepts the way students feel. … As we wish that they will change the meal plan, they won’t because of higher education politics.”

One student — sophomore biology major

Chase Beetler — even created a petition, called “Change Kent State’s New Meal Plan Back,” Thursday afternoon. As of Sunday afternoon, the petition gained more than 1,500 signatures.

Beetler said he was compelled to make the petition because he heard people around him speaking negatively about the meal plans, but nobody taking action.

“I was expecting it to blow over and not gain much attention, but the fact that it has shows how passionate KSU students are about making a change,” Beetler said.

KentWired emailed Mike Mesenbrink, the resident district manager of Aramark. After initially agreeing to a request for an interview, Mesenbrink failed to respond to multiple follow-up emails. Neither Dining Services’ website nor the university directory list a phone number for Mesenbrink.

KentWired also left messages with Dining Services’ main office and Kelly Connelly, the administrative assistant of Aramark, but the calls were not returned.

Little reiterated the meal plans were “developed with student input” and resources were provided to inform students about the incoming changes, which was “ongoing throughout the year.”

“We had handouts at all those information sessions, and particularly once the Board of Trustees approved the room and board rates for this year, as they do in the spring, we actually handed out more materials after that, which included the prices that were approved,” Little said.

Little added Residence Services shared information about meal plans with students during their discussions covering room sign-ups. During Destination Kent State orientations this summer, incoming students and parents had a chance to eat lunch and dinner in The Market on the second floor of the Student Center due to renovations at Eastway Fresh Food Company.

“The dining staff was there greeting everyone and answering questions and handing out more materials to the first-year students and their families,” Little said. “So those are the key ways that we shared information last year about the choices that students had.”

Some disgruntled students shared with KentWired they were frustrated regarding the new policy on takeout boxes. Students with meal plans have the option of purchasing a reusable to-go container for $5, similar to a deposit. During each visit to Eastway Fresh Food Co., The Market or Prentice Cafe, they are required to return the box to the dining

On the cover: Workers at Rosie’s Diner serve students food on Aug. 24, 2018. Melanie Nesteruk / The Kent Stater

How we reported this story: Valerie Royzman Features Editor

Students wait at Rosie’s Diner for their food orders on Aug. 24, 2018. Melanie Nesteruk / The Kent Stater

hall before they can grab a new, clean one.

Because of food safety issues, Dining Services will properly clean the containers.

Bailey Downin, a sophomore interior design major, called almost every aspect of the meal plans “an overwhelming disappointment.”

“If I want to take food on the go (which most of the time is required), I have to pay the school extra money for the to-go boxes,” Downin said in a direct message. “I can't even use my own.

I’m just very upset about the whole thing.”

Little said she personally saw these containers in use last fall at Clemson University, “and the students love them there.”

“Aramark at other institutions has had very good success at these reusable containers,” Little said. “It reduces waste and it allows students flexibility to take advantage of the allyou-care-to-eat facility while taking a managed portion of food out of the dining hall.”

Little added dining halls will also offer biodegradable, one-time use boxes for $1, which are a better option for students who want takeout “every now and then."

Little, along with the dean of students, said she plans to meet with student organizations and leaders in the coming weeks to gain feedback about the meal plans.

Contact Valerie Royzman at vroyzman@kent.edu.

After social media posts from students characterized the rollout of the new meal plan as "inconvenient," "confusing" and "expensive," KentWired attempted to contact multiple university representatives for their response.

KentWired emailed Mike Mesenbrink, the resident district manager of Aramark. After initially agreeing to a request for an interview, Mesenbrink failed to respond to multiple follow-up emails. Neither Dining Services’ website nor the university directory list a phone number for Mesenbrink.

KentWired also left messages with Dining Services’ main office and Kelly Connelly, the administrative assistant of Aramark, but the calls were not returned.

Shay Little, the vice president of student affairs and one of the university's designated contacts for questions regarding Aramark, granted an interview. Her answers to KentWired's questions appear in the story.

How students can voice their concerns Valerie Royzman Features Editor

Junior business management major Hannah Robinson (left) talks with junior marketing major Kelly Corey (bottom right) about the new dining plan in front of Rosie’s on Aug. 24, 2018.

Melanie Nesteruk / The Kent Stater

Shay Little, the vice president of student affairs, suggested three options for students to utilize if they wish to offer feedback for the university: Students can fill out a survey at www. yourdiningvoice.com. Little said students can share anything from positive experiences with employees of the dining halls to concerns regarding food quality. If students leave their contact info, the dining team will follow up.

Another option to leave comments or concerns is Dining Services’ email, dining@kent. edu, which Little said it responds to routinely.

Dining Services is also available at its Twitter: @KSUDining.

Contact Valerie Royzman at vroyzman@kent.edu.

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COVER

Students push back on dining changes; university stands firm Valerie Royzman Features Editor The first night of Kent State’s fall semester ended with many hungry, angry students who took their complaints to social media as the university unveiled its new meal plans.

Students hopped between the three lines that snaked around the Rotunda of TriTowers; a rope cut off access to the entrance of Rosie’s Diner as one employee ran orders from the pickup counter to the mass of annoyed students and back.

Several times last week, students fed up with long wait times at Eastway Fresh Food Co. attempted to sneak inside through the second-floor entrance near the balcony, sending alarms booming through the dining hall as hungry students’ eyes turned to them.

A student posted a video to Twitter showing an overcrowded Rosie’s Diner in TriTowers, which quickly caught the attention of other students. Another student commented below the post: “This is a serious problem. I waited over an hour for a burger and fries, and fries were cold.”

The university explained its decision to adopt the new meal plans, which are comprised of meal swipes and all-you-caneat options.

The new swiping system, along with Declining Balance Dollars, is part of the meal plan changes Kent State implemented this fall. Students living on campus are required to purchase a meal plan, but commuters and students living off campus are exempt.

Three dining halls on campus — Eastway Fresh Food Co., The Market and Prentice Cafe — accept meal swipes. Full details on every meal plan are available at Dining Services’ website.

Shay Little, the vice president of student affairs, said the changes to meal plans came about because of Kent State’s transition into a dining partnership with Aramark LLC, a food and beverage service provider. The Board of Trustees approved the partnership between Dining Services and Aramark in March 2017.

She said the university took into account students’ input last year before making the transition to the all-you-can-eat dining halls and renovations.

Beginning last fall and spanning through the spring, Dining Services and dining hall architects met with students multiple times to discuss an “enhanced dining experience for the future.”

Dining Services hosted information sessions in dining halls for students, where

Students sit at Rosie’s Diner and Market while waiting for their orders Aug. 24, 2018.

Melanie Nesteruk / The Kent Stater

they interacted with staff about their experiences eating on campus, though it’s not clear how many students participated due to a lack of formal documentation.

Dining Services also met with Kent Interhall Council (KIC), the residence hall association at Kent State, and Undergraduate Student Government.

“I would say there were hundreds (of students),” Little said. “I visited with student organizations in the fall and the spring in addition to multiple KIC meetings where there would be anywhere from 50 to 80 students at the KIC meetings. And then we met with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. ... Do I have a complete list with the number total? No.” This past spring, Eastway Fresh Food Co. dedicated a day for students to test out the all-you-can-eat option, which they paid for with Declining Balance Dollars.

Since move-in day on Aug. 19, students have expressed frustration regarding the new meal plans. Some have taken to social media to voice their concerns, and when KentWired asked for comments on the meal plans Thursday morning, it received an outpouring of anger.

KentWired found the majority of students who shared their opinions are displeased with the university.

“The new plan is absolutely terrible,” Emily Jones, a sophomore psychology major, said.

“The portions are a quarter of the size they

were last year, the food tastes worse than last year and it feels like a waste of money because I have no desire to even eat on campus.”

Jones said the old meal plans helped students understand budgeting money for food, but the new meal plans fail to teach this.

“The old meal plan, in my eyes, was more like the real world,” she said. “You have a set amount of money and were given the freedom to pick how and where you spent it. It taught us responsibility and taught us to keep track of our spending. With a swipe, we just swipe in and pay no attention to how much money we are spending because it is not real money.”

In the comments, one student wrote: “The new system sucks. There are 3 places to eat on campus and 2 of them close at 9 (p.m.), making the 3rd packed.”

In a direct message to KentWired, senior communications studies major JaLynn Hairston said she wishes the university took into account students in the Fashion School with “jam-packed schedules” before changing the meal plans.

“As many of our faculty push for this to be a ‘students first’ campus, this is slowly becoming about money and power,” she said.

“This university no longer accepts the way students feel. … As we wish that they will change the meal plan, they won’t because of higher education politics.”

One student — sophomore biology major

Chase Beetler — even created a petition, called “Change Kent State’s New Meal Plan Back,” Thursday afternoon. As of Sunday afternoon, the petition gained more than 1,500 signatures.

Beetler said he was compelled to make the petition because he heard people around him speaking negatively about the meal plans, but nobody taking action.

“I was expecting it to blow over and not gain much attention, but the fact that it has shows how passionate KSU students are about making a change,” Beetler said.

KentWired emailed Mike Mesenbrink, the resident district manager of Aramark. After initially agreeing to a request for an interview, Mesenbrink failed to respond to multiple follow-up emails. Neither Dining Services’ website nor the university directory list a phone number for Mesenbrink.

KentWired also left messages with Dining Services’ main office and Kelly Connelly, the administrative assistant of Aramark, but the calls were not returned.

Little reiterated the meal plans were “developed with student input” and resources were provided to inform students about the incoming changes, which was “ongoing throughout the year.”

“We had handouts at all those information sessions, and particularly once the Board of Trustees approved the room and board rates for this year, as they do in the spring, we actually handed out more materials after that, which included the prices that were approved,” Little said.

Little added Residence Services shared information about meal plans with students during their discussions covering room sign-ups. During Destination Kent State orientations this summer, incoming students and parents had a chance to eat lunch and dinner in The Market on the second floor of the Student Center due to renovations at Eastway Fresh Food Company.

“The dining staff was there greeting everyone and answering questions and handing out more materials to the first-year students and their families,” Little said. “So those are the key ways that we shared information last year about the choices that students had.”

Some disgruntled students shared with KentWired they were frustrated regarding the new policy on takeout boxes. Students with meal plans have the option of purchasing a reusable to-go container for $5, similar to a deposit. During each visit to Eastway Fresh Food Co., The Market or Prentice Cafe, they are required to return the box to the dining

On the cover: Workers at Rosie’s Diner serve students food on Aug. 24, 2018. Melanie Nesteruk / The Kent Stater

How we reported this story: Valerie Royzman Features Editor

Students wait at Rosie’s Diner for their food orders on Aug. 24, 2018. Melanie Nesteruk / The Kent Stater

hall before they can grab a new, clean one.

Because of food safety issues, Dining Services will properly clean the containers.

Bailey Downin, a sophomore interior design major, called almost every aspect of the meal plans “an overwhelming disappointment.”

“If I want to take food on the go (which most of the time is required), I have to pay the school extra money for the to-go boxes,” Downin said in a direct message. “I can't even use my own.

I’m just very upset about the whole thing.”

Little said she personally saw these containers in use last fall at Clemson University, “and the students love them there.”

“Aramark at other institutions has had very good success at these reusable containers,” Little said. “It reduces waste and it allows students flexibility to take advantage of the allyou-care-to-eat facility while taking a managed portion of food out of the dining hall.”

Little added dining halls will also offer biodegradable, one-time use boxes for $1, which are a better option for students who want takeout “every now and then."

Little, along with the dean of students, said she plans to meet with student organizations and leaders in the coming weeks to gain feedback about the meal plans.

Contact Valerie Royzman at vroyzman@kent.edu.

After social media posts from students characterized the rollout of the new meal plan as "inconvenient," "confusing" and "expensive," KentWired attempted to contact multiple university representatives for their response.

KentWired emailed Mike Mesenbrink, the resident district manager of Aramark. After initially agreeing to a request for an interview, Mesenbrink failed to respond to multiple follow-up emails. Neither Dining Services’ website nor the university directory list a phone number for Mesenbrink.

KentWired also left messages with Dining Services’ main office and Kelly Connelly, the administrative assistant of Aramark, but the calls were not returned.

Shay Little, the vice president of student affairs and one of the university's designated contacts for questions regarding Aramark, granted an interview. Her answers to KentWired's questions appear in the story.

How students can voice their concerns Valerie Royzman Features Editor

Junior business management major Hannah Robinson (left) talks with junior marketing major Kelly Corey (bottom right) about the new dining plan in front of Rosie’s on Aug. 24, 2018.

Melanie Nesteruk / The Kent Stater

Shay Little, the vice president of student affairs, suggested three options for students to utilize if they wish to offer feedback for the university: Students can fill out a survey at www. yourdiningvoice.com. Little said students can share anything from positive experiences with employees of the dining halls to concerns regarding food quality. If students leave their contact info, the dining team will follow up.

Another option to leave comments or concerns is Dining Services’ email, dining@kent. edu, which Little said it responds to routinely.

Dining Services is also available at its Twitter: @KSUDining.

Contact Valerie Royzman at vroyzman@kent.edu.

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Bar 145 to be converted to Madison MacArthur Assigning Editor The former Bar 145, which closed in August 2017, is soon set to become Basement Barcade.

“It's a different kind of business than the restaurant that was there before,” Tom Wilke, Kent’s economic development director, said. “It's obviously both a bar and has a lot of retro arcade machines and pinball machines and some of the earlier Atari-type machines.”

Panini’s Franchise Group, the owners of Panini’s Bar and Grill, plans on renovating the former Bar 145 to bring new decor with the machines.

Renovation plans were submitted earlier this year, laying out space for about 40

arcade games, indoor bar space for around 30 patrons, additional seating inside and an outdoor bar.

“What we like to see is a variety of businesses so that the most number of people can be satisfied, and I think that’s what we appreciate of (Basement Barcade) in that it's different from any other business in downtown Kent,” Wilke said.

Wilke said the owners want the Basement Barcade to be open as soon as possible, but he believes that it may be open between late September to mid-October.

“It's great to get different kinds of businesses coming to downtown that will add to the uniqueness of what the experience is in our downtown,” Wilke said.

'Basement Barcade'

Contact Madison MacArthur at mmacarth@kent.edu.

The outside of Bar 145 Jacob Byk / The Kent Stater

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Review

‘The Happytime Murders’ is raunchy fun, but fails to create intriguing storyline Alex Novak Entertainment Reviewer “The Happytime Murders” is possibly the raunchiest, most outrageous movie of the year that delivers laughs with nearly every other line, yet ultimately lacks a cohesive plot.

The film tells the story of private investigator Phil Philips, a puppet ex-cop attempting to solve a string of murders of multiple characters from “The Happytime Gang,” an ‘80s children’s TV series that included Phil’s brother, Larry, by teaming up with his ex-partner Detective Connie Edwards (Melissa McCarthy).

Unfortunately, the film itself cannot claim much more than its perceived premise. The simple fact remains here that you can plan on having your preconceptions proven correct.

As it trades off double the comedy while simultaneously forfeiting any shot it had of having a solid plot, the film becomes increasingly grueling to invest in because it doesn’t have any of the unexpected twists or intense moments the title suggests.

If you only saw the trailer or a TV commercial for it before taking the trip to the movie theater, you will discover nothing surprising or new that you didn’t already know about its storyline upon seeing the film.

Furthermore, its complete lack of pacing drives it to be nothing more than a run-ofthe-mill comedy, failing to make it enjoyable to follow and wonder what is going to happen next, except to see how juvenile the jokes and debauchery can get.

Frequently, the story loses itself in its script, trying to be as outlandish as it possibly can, and misses the opportunity to make it intriguing and thus supplement its comedic premise with interesting subject matter.

And while its runtime is packed with

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jokes­— adult and uncensored — it houses little if any cinematic accomplishment aside from the creative twist on these characters.

Moreover, its slimy premise earned them a lawsuit from the Sesame Workshop for the unauthorized use of its name in the film’s tagline, “No Sesame, All Street.” While the lawsuit charges were not upheld in the end, the controversy can help shed some light on the type of film this set out to be.

One bright standout from the movie, however, is without question the cast used for the puppeteering and their respective voices. The performance this group delivers is truly impeccable and well-performed, even in a compromised story. It’s a strong showcase of technical achievements of puppeteering that often goes unnoticed.

Additionally, Melissa McCarthy delivers a fresh and undeniably funny performance in her role as Detective Edwards.

This is a movie that had a real opportunity to put a solid adult twist on the recognizable children’s show characters, including most of the over-the-top comedy, if it was really necessary.

Instead of developing its comedy alongside a well-written crime mystery storyline that would actually make for a film of substance and story, screenwriter Todd Berger and director Brian Henson likely chose to focus their efforts on the simple idea of a comedy instead of trying to push the envelope in other aspects of its plot.

In the end, the film doesn’t try to be something it's not, but its raunchiness and blatant disrespect to even have a single moment to honor its ‘80s children’s show inspiration is saddening. The results are underwhelming at best, and truthfully, a waste of creative potential.

Contact Alex Novak at anovak12@kent.edu.

And while its runtime is packed with jokes­— adult and uncensored — it houses little if any cinematic accomplishment aside from the creative twist on these characters.”

– Alex Novak Entertainment Reviewer

Courtesy of STX Entertainment

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Kent State football focused, determined headed into opener Ian Kreider Sports Editor When Kent State football coach Sean Lewis was asked how he was feeling leading up to the Flashes’ season opener against Illinois, he only needed one word to respond: “Great.”

The season opens by facing three “Power-5” conference teams on the road, something the program has not done in recent memory.

The team is a combined 0-15 in games against “Power 5” opponents since 2010, getting outscored by an average of 34.9 points per game in those contests.

The team will look to break that streak when it takes on Illinois on Saturday. The last time the two teams met was in 2015, when the Fighting Illini came away with a 52-3 win.

The major story heading into Saturday’s matchup is the quarterback competition.

Lewis was not giving away any hints about who will be starting between sophomore transfer student Woody Barrett and sophomore Dustin Crum.

“The guy who comes out will be our quarterback, and he will be the guy who leads our team,” Lewis said. “The guy who is the starter, the guy who comes out of the huddle first, is the guy who has the keys to the car to whip it on the weekend.”

This mindset is the same across all the positions. Lewis does not want the offense’s tempo to be bogged down due to constant substitutions.

“A lot of guys had a lot of chances to earn their roles through practice,” Lewis said. “Within games, a lot of people will play, but within drives it’ll be a similar cast of characters.”

The team is more focused on itself and what it can do heading into the tough matchups on the road.

“For us, we control our own destiny,” Lewis said. “We give guys tools, techniques, fundamentals and schemes that if we improve our best on a daily basis we’re going to be just fine.”

The team has had the same mindset all camp: Focus on your role, put yourself in a situation to be successful and execute. That

Kent State football coach Sean Lewis gives a speech to his team following the Spring Game on April 14, 2018. The defense won the scrimmage, meaning the offense had to clean up Dix Stadium. Henry Palattella / The Kent Stater

seems to also be their thinking leading up to the season opener.

“If we approach each day, each rep, each walkthrough and each meeting like it’s a game, regardless of who’s lining up against us, we’re going to give them the respect they deserve, and we’re going to know about them and what their scheme is so that we know the best way to attack them,” Lewis said. “But our destiny is in our own hands, and our guys have a plan to execute so that

they can be successful in those situations.”

The team will also incorporate new uniform combinations for each week, something the program has never done before.

“It’s something that is a big part of recruiting nowadays,” Lewis said of the uniforms. “Kids want to see different combinations; they want to have a lot of different options, so to speak, on gameday.

To be able to have the agreement and the partnership that we have with Under

Armour to where every single week we’re going to have 14 different combinations is a very unique deal to have.”

The new uniforms will be on display as the team opens its season at noon Saturday as they take on Illinois at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Contact Ian Kreider at ikreider@kent.edu.

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Kent State sophomore Claire Tulisiak dives for the ball while junior Lexi Mantas watches during the Homecoming match Oct. 14, 2017. Austin Mariasy / The Kent Stater

Flashes open season with two wins at North Texas Invitational Ian Kreider Sports Editor The Kent State volleyball team started its season by winning its first two games of the weekend for an overall record of 2-1, the program’s best start since 2007.

The Flashes swept Grambling State in straight sets to open the tournament.

Freshman Kathryn Ellison led the way with 11 kills and two aces, while the Flashes as a whole combined for eight aces and 38 kills en route to a 25-18, 25-13 and 25-19 sweep.

Later that day, the Flashes had a similar outcome as they swept Nicholls 25-16, 25-19 and

25-18. Senior Sam Jones facilitated well in the win, finishing with 12 of the team’s 24 assists.

Kent State was able to pull away due to its persistent defense and tactical serving. It finished the match with eight blocks and 10 aces.

“I think we came out and handled that situation really well yesterday,” coach Don Gromala said of the team’s effort on Friday.

“We had a couple of really strong matches with some strong serving, good ball control, good offense and blocking.”

The team was unable to pull off the weekend sweep as they fell to North Texas in straight sets.

“Their service pressure really kind of put us on our heels a little bit,” Gromala said.

“We couldn’t really run the offense we were trying to run to counteract their physicality.

We were hoping to get our middles more involved, but it was kind of hard to do with how tough they were serving.”

The team struggled on offense, finishing with only 23 kills. They were outscored, 75-48, over three sets.

“Overall it was a good weekend; we got a lot of real game experience for the younger players on our team,” Gromala said. “(North Texas) would be a top team in the MidAmerican Conference. It’s good for us to face someone like that early in the year.”

Gromala is focused on constant

improvement and growth from game to game.

“We have plenty of time to reflect before and watch some film and see which other things we can improve on outside of offensive stuff,” Gromala said.

Kent State (2-1) will play its home opener at 7 p.m. Tuesday inside the M.A.C. Center.

“A lot of stuff depends on the health of one of our setters if she will be able to return or not, and if we will be moving forward with the current lineup or go back to what we were working on a week ago,” Gromala said of the team’s Tuesday home opener.

Contact Ian Kreider at ikreider@kent.edu.

Monday, August 27, 2018

OPINION

‘Hard Knocks’ shows young Browns team in new light

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JOSEPH McGRELLIS’ VIEW

Jake Adams With the start of the school year and the transition from summer to fall comes another important season: football season.

We get a glimpse into the excitement of football season from the NFL Films-produced show, “Hard Knocks.” This season, Northeast Ohio’s own Cleveland Browns were honored (if that’s the right word) to be followed by the camera crew.

In its first three episodes, the show created buzz beyond just the fans as each episode draws national headlines with the raw and unfiltered essence of the show, giving viewers all the f-bombs and high energy common among all football teams.

There have been many great moments this season from players and coaches. For Browns fans, Todd Haley and Gregg Williams have been great to watch, whether they are interacting with each other or coaching their own players.

Gregg Williams is your standard defensive coach; he speaks in curse words and loses his mind over every little mistake. He goes on a rampage every halftime about how awful the defense is when the team only gives up a touchdown or field goal. His attitude just makes any former defensive player chuckle because anyone who has played football has had a coach like that.

Todd Haley comes fresh off being released by the Steelers, and he brings a similar attitude as Williams. He cites how, “winning teams don’t touch the (expletive) quarterback,” and Williams calmly answers, “block him.” Just a normal exchange between two guys that run their respective sides of the ball with intensity.

The quarterback position is always a subject of conversation in Cleveland, and this year is no different.

Veterans Tyrod Taylor and Drew Stanton are new faces to the team, along with rookies Baker Mayfield (first overall pick) and Brogan Roback (undrafted). The group gained headlines when they brought an RV on the facility lot specifically for quarterbacks. Roback was also given the job of restocking snacks and waters, while Mayfield had to front the bill for the vehicle himself.

Coach Hue Jackson constantly states Taylor is the starter, and Mayfield is the backup. In Taylor’s defense, he played well with the first team, but Mayfield also has moments of brillance..

It is clear this is Taylor’s team, and Mayfield will have to wait for the keys to the offense as it should be. Taylor is so much more proven and comfortable with the game.

Other funny, viral moments from camp include Carl Nassib’s financial lecture on compound interest, which

makes me wonder who manages his funds, because 10 percent annual returns is a steal.

General manager John Dorsey embraced his look of a large white Browns sweatshirt, cargo shorts and Browns-themed Nike sneakers.

Offensive line coach Bob Wiley has been a diamond in the rough.

Wiley sports a heavy-set large belly and long, white mustache to match his Maserati sports car. He inspires his linemen by showing the posture of hogs, gorillas and rhinos. He preaches a low center of gravity, bent knees and arm extension. Any former lineman can recall the importance of these traits.

The series also covered the story of David “Juice” Cajuste, a Stanford graduate tight end, who has been cut by two NFL teams over the last two years. He is more than just that though; he was told at the age of 12 that his father only had five more years to live.

His dad broke this timetable by fighting heart problems and made it to his son’s preseason game against the Giants.

While he is alive today, he has suffered three heart attacks — the most recent one wasn’t revealed to David until their joint interview on Hard Knocks. He had a pacemaker installed to assist his heart. This is a heartfelt story to follow, as Juice battles on and off the field everyday.

Episode 3 gave Browns fans a glimpse of hope as Dez Bryant had a positive visit to the facility. More importantly, Josh Gordon’s return was alluded to and announced a few days before the episode aired.

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In its first three episodes, the show has created buzz beyond just the fans, as each episode draws national headlines, with the raw and unfiltered essence of the show giving viewers all the f-bombs and high energy common among all football teams.”

– Jake Adams

Contact Jake Adams at jadams86@kent.edu.

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Who’s to say when we’re all grown up?

Cameron Gorman

When I started college at age 18, I felt very grown up. I was ready for the world at large — ready to make decisions that would affect me later on in my life. After all, I was legally allowed to make them. Smoking? Sure.

Tattoos? Of course.

Driving, serving in the military, being tried as an adult, drinking? Yes, yes, yes and … well, no.

But still, I felt as if I’d finally outgrown the fogginess of development and entered the solid sureness of adulthood.

By the time I was 19 turning 20, I looked back on 18 as a misty memory.

Now I was sure I was a real adult, and I wondered why I couldn’t see that I was so inexperienced back in those far-off, 18-year-old days. Ah, to be young again.

Now I’m 21, and by all laws in the United States, finally a full-fledged grown-up. There’s nothing I can’t do! (Well, maybe I still can’t rent a car without a young driver surcharge or get the National Living Wage in the United Kingdom. But you get the point.) I feel, finally, like the way I think is reflective of a more fully

developed sense of self. I’m told I’m finally done growing.

But truthfully, I’m not sure that’s true.

Your sense of self, people with more life experience than I have told me, changes throughout your life. There may never be a moment when you crystallize into the final, static form of who you are. Perhaps how you see yourself is constantly in flux, even if just by a little bit. After all, the truth of most things isn’t one thing or another, but a bit of both. Naturally, things aren’t really black and white, but gray. But what does that mean for the newsprint way we see societal problems?

Being able to smoke at 18 and drink at 21 has been part of our cultural memory for quite a long time. It seems like a given for most people.

Maybe that’s why there’s been quite a shakeup recently over things like the Tobacco 21 ordinance in Kent.

Our city’s following a rather large trend of raising the smoking age to 21 — KentWired reported that Kent is taking a hint from 290 other cities that have already passed it.

We’re protecting people from the known health dangers of smoking, sure. But does that mean that we only care to enforce a smoking ban for three years? Once we hit 21, we can destroy our lungs as much as we want to. Why protect (or, if you prefer, withhold the rights of) some adults, but not others?

Why 18? Why 21? What’s so special

NUMBERS TO KNOW: about these two magic numbers?

Well, a Slate article said it might be pretty “arbitrary” indeed. Adolescence now might reach into one’s early 20s.

Fortune Magazine said scientists in the UK are calling for “adolescence” to extend from ages 10 to 24. If the magic number was originally 18, then it seems more and more as if we’re changing our minds until 21. And with lifespans lengthening, marriage and kids put off until later and moving out postponed, who’s to say that won’t eventually change to 24 — or even later?

Good for brain development, maybe, but I wouldn’t want to withhold the vote from college students. Unfortunately, maturity is ultimately person-by-person. One 18-year-old can certainly be more mature than another. So how do you know when you’re really and truly a full-fledged adult? How do you know when you’re to be trusted to smoke?

Reader, I wish I knew. After all, some scientists might say I haven’t figured adulthood out yet myself. But until we have some better method of determining maturity, we’ll have to settle with what we’ve got.

And in Kent, that means no more freshman hookah.

Contact Cameron Gorman at cgorman2@kent.edu

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CLASSIFIEDS For Sale The Pan‑African Theatre Ensemble ‑ Will hold auditions for volunteer actors in its 2018‑ 2019 season on Saturday, August 25 from 4‑8pm and August 27, 28, 29 from 6‑8pm for Dennis Scott’s An Echo in the Bone (fall 2018 mainstage), Derek Walcotts Malcauchon, or Six in the Rain (reading), and Digital Masks to Africa ‑ Cheikh Anta Diop by Mwatabu Okantah (spring 2019 mainstage). Auditions will take place at the Kent State University’s African Community Theatre (Room ORH 230). Auditions are by appointment only. To schedule an appointment please call Dr. Amy‑Rose Forbes‑Erickson at (330)802‑4055 or email at dforbese@kent.edu

Hiring cooks/delivery drivers.

We have openings for days, evenings or a combination for both. Full/part‑time positions available. Apply in person at 120 S. Water St. in Kent or online at www.steak‑eez.com

Looking for a part‑time job to balance with classes? Venture Data, a national research firm, is hiring part‑time Telephone Interviewers to conduct public opinion and market research surveys over the phone. ‑Pick the days you work each week ‑Evening and weekend hours ‑Flexible Scheduling We are expanding and looking to grow our team! ‑Starting at $10.25‑$11.00/hour Apply online today at www.venturedata.com

Barrington Golf Club is looking for Front of the House Wait staff for the Fall & Winter Season. *Competitive Wages *Flexible Hours Apply Online http://www.barringtongolf.org/ About-Us/Employment.aspx or In Person 350 N. Aurora Rd Aurora, OH 44202

an equal opportunity basis.

If you feel you have been wrongfully denied housing or discriminated against, call the FHAA at 330-253-2450 for more information.

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HOME FOR SALE SOON. We will be selling our University Heights home soon. It is a large home that has been updated.

Located at 1224 Fairview Drive (Kent) in a very desirable, mature, quiet neighborhood.

Please email lauraless@att.net

The Kent State University Police Department is currently disposing of evidentiary and found property.

Persons who can properly identify any items as theirs may claim it by personally appearing at the Kent State University Police Department, Stockdale Safety Building, Kent, Ohio, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The property will be held until August 31st, 2018 until 4 p.m.

Property not claimed during this time will be disposed pursuant to the provisions set forth in the Ohio Revised Code.

For Sale All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” State and local laws forbid discrimination based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on

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HOW TO ADVERTISE For information about placing a Display ad please call our offices at (330)-672-2586 or visit us at 205 Franklin Hall, Kent State University. Our office hours are from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Classified ads can be placed at bit.ly/kwclassified, over the phone at (330) 672-2586 or by email at ads@ksustudentmedia.com. If you email an ad, please be sure to include run dates, payment info and a way for us to contact you.

Limited spaces remaining for Fall 2018.

Apply today!

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The Kent Stater as seen around campus Henry Palattella Editor On Aug. 20, members of Kent State Student Media spent their mornings transporting the Everything Kent issues to “First Year Experience” classrooms across campus, with one request: take a picture with the issue. We recieved countless pictures from “FYE” classes, ranging from students reading the paper in creative positions to wearing it as a hat. We’ve picked out the best four submissions, as shown here.

“FYE” Section 177 tried to connect the ‘K’ with their Kent Staters. Photo courtesy of Lexie Pozega.

“FYE” Section 126 couldn’t seem to follow the laws of gravity while they read their Kent Staters.

Photo courtesy of Kaleb LePage.

“FYE” Section 133 is here to take in all information and sights that Kent State has to offer. Photo courtesy of Andrea Specht.

A college of Education, Health and Human Services “FYE” course used Kent Staters to make the letter ‘K’.

Photo courtesy of Clare Franciscus.