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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015
‘Licorice Lady’ inspires Flashes football team
Kim Anderson / The Kent Stater T. David Garcia, senior associate vice president for strategic enrollment managment, presents to the Kent State Board of Trustees about enrollment Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015.
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Ian Flickinger Sports Editor College football is teeming with traditions that supposedly add to a team’s good fortune. Folkloric rituals like Clemson’s run down “The Hill”; Ohio State’s recently-axed Mirror Lake jump; visiting the tombstones of departed legends at the University of Michigan; or Virginia’s boozy fourth-year fifth— where seniors down an entire fifth of alcohol and hope to avoid law enforcement, or perhaps death— can be found at nearly every school. Kent State has a tradition too, although it’s unbeknownst to many. It’s the gift of a wise old sage: candy — more specifically licorice — from the hand of the “Licorice Lady.” For the last three years, the 77-year-old Licorice Lady, who prefers to keep her name anonymous for this story but the team now refers to as “Granny,” has distributed candy in the heat, rain or snow to players after practice. “It was because my (great) grandson loving it (football) and we just thought, ‘Well we’ll go to practice,’ Granny said. “And that's how it all started.” In the summer of 2013, Granny said she read about one of then-rookie head coach Paul Haynes’ first practices and decided to take her 6-year-old great-grandson, Ryan, to watch. “Someone before practice had told me that you aren’t allowed to go to practices, that they're closed, that nobody can just go walk in (on a practice),’” she said. “Well, I said, ‘That’s too bad because we’re going.’” A coach came up the stadium stairs afterwards— Granny initially thought to kick them out— but instead he asked Ryan come down
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onto the field and play. While the players headed for the locker room, Granny said she decided to hand out some of the candy she brought for Ryan to snack on. The next day, players were waiting for more. She and Ryan quickly became a fixture at practices. So did her candy. Eventually, passing out post-practice sweets became a full-fledged operation, with Granny doling out pieces to each player when they headed back into the locker room. Her true identity remains anonymous to most members of the coaching staff, athletic department and each crop of new players and yet, she’s become a consistent fixture at Flashes’ practices. “You think it’s just someone who wants to come watch practice,” said senior punter Anthony Melchiori. “But, then periodically she started showing up more and more— with more licorice and more licorice— and it was kind of like, ‘What is Granny going to bring next?’” She said she visits practice two or three times a week and estimates she’s missed only a few home games in her three-year career. Initially, Ryan joined her each time, but she said the times conflict with school this year, disappointing the now 8-year-old. “He thought he was part of that team,” she said. “So when the bus came that morning (first day of school) he said to the bus driver, ‘Just drop me off at Kent State.’” In the beginning, Granny made the trek to practice each day on foot— a little more than a mile walk each way— no easy feat for a woman whose illness recently confined her to a wheelchair.
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“Granny” is presented with a commemorative football signed by coach Paul Haynes on Oct. 7, 2015.
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Kent State’s Board of Trustees approved the Strategic Roadmap for a Distinctive Kent State and a six-year capital spending plan at the Board of Trustees meeting on Dec. 8. The meeting, held at Akron Children’s Hospital because of a previous partnership, ended with the board awarding Warren a $75,000 one-time bonus along with a 2 percent base salary increase for her accomplishments after one year in office. Designed to provide direction for the university during the coming years, the roadmap features five major priorities and more than 15 universitylevel initiatives. A mission statement, list of core values and the priorities were all discussed by President Warren and trustees as part of the university’s ongoing campaign with branding firm 160over90. Warren’s priorities, as outlined in the roadmap, include stressing the university’s “students first” environment, with a focus on the inclusiveness and engagement of the Kent State community. Her other priorities include making Kent State a nationally distinctive university with a globally competitive mindset and having regional educational and community-based impact. Along with the roadmap and capital-spending plan, the board also completed an evaluation of Warren and her performance in her first year as president. The evaluation, conducted by chairman Dennis Eckart through oral reports with the trustees and vice presidents, was presented at the conclusion of the meeting. A performance bonus of $75,000 was awarded per her initial contract for reaching and, as Eckart explained, exceeding her goals. “It’s so clear we have the right person in the right place at the right time, moving us in the right direction,” Eckart said, addressing Warren at the meeting. Eckart said the university’s initial missions to place students first, build a stronger leadership team and become better known regionally and nationally led the search committee to Warren in 2014. “I am very grateful, as I have said on numerous occasions, to be part of this community. It is exceeding everything I had anticipated,” Warren said. “It has been a pleasure every day to come to work, and to work together to advance Kent State University.” Warren’s initial contract allowed for the Board to award her up to a certain amount.
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Kim Anderson / The Kent Stater Trustees Stephen Perry, Margot Copeland and Lawrence Pollock listen to a presentation at the Kent State Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, Dec. 8 2015.
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Students, faculty give perspective on new art building Raeanna Hertz rhertz@kent.edu The School of Art is integrating the separate sections of the arts program under one roof with the new Center for the Visual Arts. It is unifying art students within specialized workrooms and inviting the outside world to take a second glance. Christine Havice, Director of the School of Art, explained there are a lot of physical requirements that go into the studios. “Because we have been scattered, we have not been able to use equipment that would be shared across studios,” Havice said. Havice then explained that the benefits of the new “Fab Lab." “One of the great opportunities that we have is the new fabrication lab,” Havice said. “It will have a digital printer, a scanner, a laser jet cutter and a CNC router.” The new 1,560 square-foot lab will be located on the ground floor. It will first be open to faculty, then open to students. “The Fab Lab is a key part in what we do and it will compliment, not replicate, what happens in fashion and the textile lab,” said Havice. “And we should, in that way, be able to share various kinds of equipment.” The newly renovated Center for the Visual Arts will stay wireless, along with housing a new computer lab, workspaces in the halls and flat screen televisions throughout the building. “Also, in our regular classrooms where we have projection for the Art History courses and Art Education courses, we now have flat screens in those classrooms with various compounds of capacity… They will have access to control the color. So no more discolored sides,” said Havice.
The new technological advances aren’t the only renovations catching the eye of the Kent State community. The architecture allows outsiders the ability to witness the inner workings of the building and studios through an open concept environment. The wide open windows can be found throughout the ceramic, glass and woodshop studios so observers are able to watch what’s going on inside. Fine arts major Casey Engelhart is in one of the few classes that are being taught in the new art building. “That’s the only down side is with the new building not being finished yet, a lot of the other art departments aren’t over here. So there’s kind of a division between the different art types,” Engelhart said. Engelhart is a senior with a focus in printmaking. Because of the new building design, Engelhart now has a collective studio where he can work on projects in one open room. “Everything’s set up accordingly so students can easily move about,” said Engelhart. “And the different departments of printmaking are also divided accordingly.” Engelhart believes the renovation is also helping to bring together new art ideas by centralizing fellow classmates.
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Nate Manley/ The Kent State Van Deusen Hall, seen here on Nov. 4, 2015, will become the new home for the Center of the Visual Arts, bringing the School of Art under one roof.
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Before the skates hit the ice: Hockey club discusses pregame rituals
Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Kent State forward Caleb Gannelli takes the time to write out Psalm 23:4 on his wrist before every game, including on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Gannelli said he likes being able to look down at his wrist during games and be reminded God is with him in his battles on the ice, no matter how big the challenge.
Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Kent State defenseman Bobby Rhue prepares for the game against Duquesne on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015.
Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Kent State forward Johnny Buttitta tapes up his wrist before the game Friday, Oct. 23, 2015.
Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Kent State coach Jim Underwood gives his team a pregame speech Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. After the speech, the Flashes went on to sweep the University of Pittsburgh with a 3-2 win and a 4-3 win in two weekend games.
Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Kent State forward Johnny Buttitta looks onto the ice during warm-ups before the game Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Sometimes during warm-ups, athletes mentally prepare by staring into the corners or toward the net, playing in their head what they need to get done to come out with a win. Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Kent State forward Johnny Buttitta listens to music and closes out the rest of the room with a towel draped over his head before the game Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Buttitta does this ritual before every game to focus in and think about what he needs to get done.
Max McCarty Photographer Hockey is more than just lacing a pair of beatup skates and stepping onto the ice. It’s laying out your suit and tie for the ride to the rink. It’s eating that same pre-game meal or getting that same flavored coffee or energy drink to get pumped up for that night’s game. Many people don’t see the little quirks and intricate details it takes for these athletes to play. To some athletes, a pregame ritual can make or break their game. This isn’t something taken lightly. Max McCarty / The Kent Stater The meals are made, the drinks are savored and the Kent State forward Jake Hainline knocks the pucks off the boards with his hand as he steps onto the ice tunes are turned up to full volume. From something before the game Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. The pucks are stacked on the boards and knocked off before every as simple as grilled chicken to something as specific game.
as the playlist they listen to before games, it all adds up to a fine-tuned focus. Skates are sharpened, tape is applied: Some players tape up their wrists and sticks a certain way before every game. Writing Bible verses, specific initials or other little details give the athletes extra comfort on the ice. When it comes down to it, does this all matter? To the blind eye, probably not. To these athletes, it’s something they must do, something that sets them apart from the competition and brings them to that focus point where all they have on their mind is their role on the ice. From the first puck drop to the final buzzer, the rituals influence it all. mmccar19@kent.edu
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On New KSU Florence building opens to students in January In January 2016 all 181 students travelling to Florence will have classes under one roof. The new building is Palazzo Vettori, an 18th century building located across from Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral in the city center. Previously, classes were split between two buildings; Palazzo dei Cerchi and Palazzo Bartolini Baldelli. Palazzo dei Cerchi, a renovated 13th century building in the center of Florence was home to KSU Florence since it was renovated in 2004. Palazzo Bartolini Bardelli was acquired in 2012 due to the continued growth of the Florence program. See KentWired for the rest of the story.
Cheers&Jeers Cheers to ... the 2016 Grammy nominees, including Kendrick Lamar, Alabama Shakes and Mark Ronson. Jeers to ... a rise in a superbug scientists are calling “the phantom menace” because its antibiotic resistance is lower.
Trump is no longer amusing Matt Poe Columnist Let me first start this column off with a halfhearted apology to you, dear reader. I am tired of reading about Donald Trump. I am tired of hearing about Trump. Quite frankly, I am tired of writing columns about Trump. Nevertheless, too much has happened in the last several weeks and after peeling back the layers, Trump, in some form or another, is at the center of it. Trump recently made the declaration that the U.S. should block all Muslims from entering the country as a precaution and defense to terrorism and ISIS. To incite some credibility, he referenced former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s similar strategy used during World War II toward Japanese, German and Italian immigrants. Trump has come under almost universal criticism from many in Washington, both Democratic and Republican alike. He has remained adamant about those comments for now, refusing to back down in true, Trump-like fashion. This is the only credit I will give Trump and it has nothing to do with what he said; rather, in a time when most politicians willing to backtrack when controversy heats up surrounding their comments, Trump stands by his. There was a time when the idea of Trump running for president felt like a novelty gag. When I first heard of his intentions to run for the Republican nomination, I shrugged them off and chuckled: He’s just another rich person willing to spend mammoth amounts of money to run a campaign which won’t be adopted by many. But this didn’t happen. His supporters grew instead. Trump is the leading poll-getter for the Republican Nomination and it has been like this for quite some time. After all the outlandish comments including the most recent ones against Muslims, he still has the support of many in the GOP party. However, all the blame (or credit) cannot be attributed to Trump. A lot of it can be and should be shouldered by us citizens. Why? Because we have enabled politicians like Trump. A significant part of his campaign has been run under the notion of Americans fearing for security and safety. Make no mistake, we arguably haven’t had this much paranoia or fear about national safety and security since 9/11 and the subsequent PATRIOT Act. Some of that fear is justified. Look no further than the horrific tragedies that recently occurred in Paris and San Bernardino, California. All of these factors accounted for, we as a society and Americans have arrived at a pivotal crossroad. Have we really come to the point where our justification for fear needs rationalized to the extent that we are willing to refuse entrance to this country for an overwhelming majority of a population that does not support ISIS in any way? As aforementioned, many of the folks in Washington damned Trump’s call to block Muslims from entering the U.S. and many Americans will as well. Many non-Trump supporters will dismiss his call as “Trump being Trump.” However, I urge you not to do this because it is granting a hall pass for discrimination and intolerance. But some people will justify his claims and they are only contributing to the state of fear and paranoia that is increasingly shrouding this country. There was a time when Trump’s presidency bid and antics were humorous. We’re long past that point now. It’s not funny. It’s not charming. It’s a problem. mpoe3@kent.edu
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The city of Cleveland is banning the sale of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to people under 21. People between 18 and 20 can still use tobacco products; they just cannot buy it. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has three months to sign city council’s ordinance into law. A portion of tobacco sales goes toward a sin tax that pays for the three Cleveland sports stadiums (Progressive Field, FirstEnergy Stadium and Quicken Loans Arena), as well as several Cleveland-area arts programs. The arts tax brings in thirty cents a pack, and when it began 10 years ago, it brought in $19 million a year. Current projections have the number down to $15 million next year. The central benefit of cigarettes and other
tobacco products is an economic one, and to prevent a segment of the population from contributing to that economic benefit does not make sense. It is not as if the city is trying to stop young people from smoking for health reasons; they are still allowed to smoke. While we appreciate the city’s efforts to try to keep young adults healthy, it is doing so in an ineffective way. The city of Cleveland should either prevent those between 18 to 20 to smoke along with preventing the sale to them or allow them to continue to purchase tobacco products. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of The Kent Stater editorial board, whose names are listed above.
Stopping climate change can begin at breakfast Craig Shapiro, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Guest Columnist Dozens and dozens of world leaders are meeting this month at the critical world climate change conference in Paris, in the hope of reaching a legally binding, universal agreement to curb carbon emissions and keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius. The goal is crucial and long overdue. But it's also in jeopardy. Concerns have already been raised that the summit will not meet its goal. Christiana Figueres, the United Nations climate chief, predicts that it will fall short of the 2-degree target, and there is heated disagreement over which countries among the more than 190 that will be represented should cut greenhouse-gas emissions the most and which ones should pay for it. While diplomats bicker and compromise, the Earth suffers. But we don't have to wait for them to agree—each of us can act right now to protect the environment, starting with our breakfast. Simply eating food derived from plants instead of animals is one of the most effective actions that we can take to limit climate change. Raising and killing billions of cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens and other animals for food every year is responsible for a staggering 51 percent or more of greenhouse-gas emissions worldwide. It's no wonder that the U.N. has said that a global shift toward vegan eating is necessary to combat the worst effects of climate change. Making that shift has never been more urgent. Last month, the World Meteorological Organization reported that concentrations of methane and nitrous oxide, key greenhouse gases, appeared to be increasing rapidly and that average levels of carbon dioxide had risen 43 percent over pre-industrial levels. Researchers at Britain's Univer-
sity of East Anglia followed with another ominous finding—the Earth's average temperature has exceeded historic norms by 1.02 degrees Celsius. According to a 2014 study by researchers at the University of Oxford, just by going vegan, we can reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that our diet contributes to climate change by up to 60 percent. Eating plant-based meals also helps prevent other kinds of environmental damage. Eighty percent of agricultural land— nearly half the landmass of the contiguous United States—is used to raise animals for food and grow crops to feed them. Meat production wastes precious water, too: It takes more than 2,400 gallons to produce a pound of cow flesh, while producing a pound of whole-wheat flour requires only 180 gallons. Runoff from factory farms and livestock grazing pollutes our groundwater, lakes, rivers and oceans. Reducing our reliance on meat, eggs and dairy foods would free up land, water and other resources for growing food for hungry humans instead. Eating vegan doesn't just help the Earth. It has also been tied to lower rates of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer and many other maladies. And of course, leaving animals off our plates prevents horrific cruelty. Piglets raised for meat often have their tails cut off, the ends of their teeth broken off with pliers and notches cut out of their ears without any pain relief. Cows on dairy farms are repeatedly impregnated and their newborn calves are torn away from them almost immediately so that humans can take the milk that was meant for their calves. Going vegan is eco-friendly, healthy and humane, but odds are that it won't be one of the solutions discussed in Paris.
Defining terrorism Lucas Misera Columnist The United States seems to be avoiding looking introspectively in the face of the growing concern over terrorism. This issue seems particularly rampant in Congress, as yet another incident on U.S. soil claimed enough lives to constitute a mass shooting. Recently in California, 14 people were gunned down in an act of terrorism. Officials have announced the attack was planned, and a possible connection to ISIS is being investigated. My problem lies in the fact that it took a tie to ISIS to call the loss of 14 lives a terrorist attack. Are we so ignorant as to ignore growing domestic dangers? By definition, terrorism is “the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.” It is undoubtedly easier, unfortunately, for the government to apply this definition to radicalized Muslims rather than other mass-shooters across the nation. The government’s tendency to only label religiously-fueled attacks is lazy and misguided. The recent attacks in Paris, Mali and California were inarguably acts of terrorism, but we also have to realize that domestic terrorism is just as real; the lives lost in Newtown, Aurora and Umpqua Community College were also victims of terrorist activity, and legislators need to recognize that. Perhaps the label that we put on each attack truly makes a difference. Whenever there’s a link to Islam, Congress is quick to label the attack as terrorism. School shootings are continually referred to as “senseless acts of violence.” Yes, terrorism is comprised of senseless acts of violence, but the difference between the two is that terrorism elicits a nearly instantaneous response from legislators while events like school shootings sadly develop into a series of congressional bickering and unproductivity. It’s time to identify shooters such as Adam Lanza and Christopher Harper-Mercer, the perpetrators at Newtown and Umpqua, respectively, as terrorists, and to match the seriousness of the crimes with an equally stern response. Terrorism stemming from radicalism quickly draws cries from Congress and other politicians for stricter border controls, IDs and revamped security, but a shooting with no affiliation to Islam results in a more divided political system. The problem is summed up by the San Bernardino shooting: Prior to knowing the shooter most likely had ties to ISIS, the nation was ready to erupt into another cyclical debate on gun control. Now that it’s denotatively easier to link it to terrorism due to the possible link to ISIS, the government is acting with urgency because radical Islam is the problem politicians can most easily confront. It’s hard to admit that domestic terrorism is real. It’s impossible to predict when the next shooting in a school, theater or mall might happen, so progress must be made by legislators on minimizing the effects or chances of such heinous acts. Sure, radicalism is an easy scapegoat, but ignoring the subtle problem of domestically-groomed, religiously-unaffiliated acts of violence and refusing to call these acts terrorism is foolish. lmisera@kent.edu
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BUILDING Students and faculty give... “All the seniors who’ll be graduating have one place where they can all stay and work together. We can collaborate with each other and it has helped unify the print department versus it being so separated like it was before,” Engelhart said. Unlike Engelhart, sophomore visual communication design major Georgeina Ornelas has not been able to experience the new building directly. But she is still eager to utilize all of its upcoming opportunities. “I don’t have a class in the new art building right now, but I’m really looking forward to having all of the equipment I need for my projects and homework all in one space,” said Ornelas. With the design concept aimed at additional space, the Center for the Visual Arts will now have a classroom for the long time coming New Media program. “Up until now, we’ve had to figure out where can such a person even teach New Media, let alone do research,” said Havice. “So, we are pushing forward plans to make a hirer so that we will have somebody to work with time based media. That’ll be for not only our students but for students all across the campus.” “Its wonderful that we’ve been able to make use of these separate buildings and adapt them with just a little bit of tweaking for the kinds of things we do,” said Havice. “We are makers and the word for making in Greek is ‘artifice,’ which is where the word ‘art’ comes from. So, the wonderful thing about the realization of the plan has been that the spaces honor that history.” The Center for the Visual Arts has a completion date of Spring 2016.
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Dogs on Campus to return as finals approach Brenna Parker Health Reporter
Kent State University Library will feature a “Stress Free Zone” with the Dogs on Campus pet therapy program on Monday and Tuesday during finals week from 3 - 5 p.m. in the first floor lobby. Professor Kathy Adamle founded Dogs on Campus in 2005 as the first pet therapy program on a university campus in the country. "The Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy program gives students a short reprieve from stress during final exam week, which may raise their endorphin level, and in turn enhance coping mechanisms,” Adamle said. Adamle created the program after walking her own dogs on campus and seeing the reactions students had. She was intrigued by the concept of a pet therapy program that was not necessarily for sick individuals, but for students who have left their pets at home. “Everyone who encounters our visit at the KSU library smiles,” Adamle said. Dogs on Campus also makes frequent visits to residence halls and have also been called to help during stressful situations and campus emergencies. The library will provide free popcorn and beverages to students and will award 100 FlashPerk Points to those who attend the Stress rhertz@kent.edu Free Zone. bparke12@kent.edu Alex Ledet / The Kent Stater Sophomore criminal justice major Christian Rubeis walks his dog, Rosie, down the Esplanade during BlastOff on Aug. 30, 2015. From Page 1
WARREN Board of Trustees approves... “(The $75,000) is a bonus for exceptional performance. This is not a bonus for having shown up for a year, and I believe she has exceeded expectations,” Eckart said in an interview after the meeting. “We have had, and are in, negotiations right now on campus and what we have done in the past in these negotiations and in the fact-finding is agreed to 2 percent, so we felt the president’s compensation would be consistent with what in fact had been offered and what is being considered in current negotiations.” University Spokesman Eric Mansfield said the 2 percent raise will be donated back to the university specifically to be used for student scholarships.
Textbook fees
In an effort to reduce classes with high D, F or withdrawal (DFW) rates, Provost Todd Diacon introduced the need to include cost of textbooks in a student’s initial course fee. Diacon said the University of Cincinnati has lowered DFW rate by 25 percent by incorporating their textbooks into the fee, something Kent may begin looking into. “When you roll that textbook into a course fee, [students] will have [an electronic textbook] from day one in the course,” Diacon said. “[The University of] Cincinnati has great
success with students when they register.”
PARTA
Kent State has partnered with PARTA since 2004, a contract that was amended in 2009 and again in 2012. The committee is currently seeking approval of a two-year renewal contract with hopes of signing a new, long-term contract down the road. “This is the key transportation service for the main campus as well as connecting our students to the community,” Stephen Colecchi, the chair of the finance and administration committee said. “It’s truly a partnership.” Students have asked administration to create an app, similar to Uber, that has the ability to track the location of the buses. An app like this would require students to stand out in the cold for shorter amounts of time during the winter months and view exact locations of transportation. This renewal was proactive, beginning July 1, 2015, leaving the board with roughly 18 months to design a new contract with PARTA.
Summit Street
Gas line relocations and other utility movements have already begun at Summit Street, but the construction and road/lane closures seen now are minor compared to what is coming. “Most of the work will really start next spring,” said Tom Euclide, associate vice president for Facilities Planning and Operations. “[They will] start to go to a single lane traffic, one direction.” The project is estimated to need two full construction seasons. The majority of the
work should be complete in the Fall 2017, but some minor work will stretch past that season, including tree planting.
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The committee is also looking for approval from the board on multiple contract renewals. Kent State received three bids for the online math learning and assessment software, but chose to continue partnering with McGraw-Hill Education because it was the best value. If approved, the initial contract of $1.16 million will be for two years that will be paid by University College and an existing fee that students already pay. Committee members said the ALEKS software system is currently being used by Kent State students and has increased success rates in beginning math courses for students who receive a C or above from about 60 percent to 75 percent. “We have about a third of our students utilizing this software system, and it allows the instructors to have a detailed assessment of where their students start with their math knowledge making it easier to tailor their instruction to the level where the students are,” the committee said. University College “fosters student academic success by providing academic advising services as well as coordinating advising support throughout the university,” according to the Kent State website. mmercha1@kent.edu, mpuppo@kent.edu and twill131@kent.edu
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Flashes take down NJIT on the road Stephen Means Sports Reporter In its third straight game away from home, Kent State men's basketball (5-2) took down New Jersey Institute of Technology (5-4), 80-75. “This was a great team win against a tough team with a great home court,” coach Rob Senderoff said. “We showed tremendous heart and toughness in the second half. “In the first half, they took it to us. In the second half, I thought we took the game to them. We blocked shots, got steals, made big shots and got big rebounds. I thought we played Kent State basketball.” Junior guard Kellon Thomas led the way for the Flashes with a career high of 22 points and six assists. This is the second consecutive game that a player has scored a career high. “Kellon made some huge shots and played great,” Senderoff said. “I’m really proud of him. He came up big when we needed him tonight.” Junior forward Jimmy Hall continued to show his all around ability in the game with 17 points, six rebounds, five assist and three
Carrie George / The Kent Stater Marist Kristinn Palsson looks on as senior forward Chris Ortiz attempts to score on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015.
After traveling as far east as Maryland and as far west as Las Vegas, the Kent State wrestling team will finally be able to stay home for a couple weeks as they prepare to start
Mid-American Conference dual play. As many wrestling teams do, the Flashes started the year on the road for the first month. Senior 133-pounder Mack McGuire is glad Kent State will be able to start its home stretch a little bit earlier than last year.
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Hellstrom and Capehart named to NSCAA Women’s All-Great Lakes Region teams Dan Armelli Sports Reporter The season may be over, but the awards keep coming. Kent State soccer forwards junior Jenna Hellstrom and redshirt sophomore Donavan Capehart earned All-Great Lakes Region honors by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The duo became the second and a third player in Flashes history to receive the honor and first since Kimberly Dimitroff was named to the Second Team in 2004. Hellstrom was named to the First Team and Capehart was named to the Third Team. Hellstrom, who led the Mid-American Conference in scoring with 34 points, adds to her offseason résumé after earning MAC Offensive Player of the Year and being named to the AllMAC First Team. Hellstrom earned MAC Offensive Player of the Week twice after scoring two game-winners versus Butler and Cleveland State and scoring six points in wins over Western Michigan and Northern Illinois. She also led the MAC in assists (12) and game-winning goals (5). Along with Hellstrom, Capehart was also named to the All-MAC First Team. The latter led the Flashes with 12 goals, third in the MAC, and second on the team with 24 points. Capehart earned MAC Offensive Player of the Week after her hat trick against Eastern Michigan. It was her second hat trick of the season, the first coming in a 7-3 win against Northern Illinois. Capehart was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team and earned Academic All-MAC honors. darmell1@kent.edu
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home. So it’ll be nice, especially because your family can come and see you wrestle.” McGuire, who’s coming off a seventh-place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, said he’s just putting that performance behind him and focusing on the next task at hand. "You don’t really look at how you do in one tournament to carry over to the next weekend,” McGuire said. “Anybody can beat anybody any weekend. You kind of take it how it is and go back in the (wrestling) room and start over.” Head coach Jim Andrassy has said he thinks he has a good tournament team. However, with some quest i o n s a t d i ff e re n t w e i g h t classes, he hasn’t been sure how good of a dual meet team the Flashes have. One of those weight divisions he included was at 174 pounds, which has been fifthyear senior Mike Vollant’s starting position this year. After spending some time at 184 pounds last year, Vollant said he’s been working to solidify that spot. “I’ve been going out there and working hard,” he said.
“People really call me a miracle. They do. I was crippled,” LICORICE she said. “I was in a wheelchair and my legs were completely Pull, peel, play... twisted from rheumatoid arthritis… I had surgery and (now) I’m just really good.” Granny originally lived with her husband, Richard, in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Her daughter moved them to Kent when Richard became terminally ill. He passed away one year after their move, but Granny remained in Kent with her daughter’s family. She said her brothers and son both played football, but she didn’t grow up supporting any team. Ryan’s interest in the sport is what drew her to the Flashes. She says following the team gives her something to look forward to each day and keeps her involved, even though her friends and family might think she’s a bit crazy in the process. Members of her family, friends and church began driving her to practice when walking became too strenuous, but she always found a way to get there. One time, when no one was able to take her to practice, she said she called the PARTA bus service at 9:30 a.m. and asked to be dropped off directly at Dix Stadium. Another time her daughter, Ryan’s mother, refused to let her come to a game because it was cold out and raining. She said she told the team she was “grounded” at the next practice. “If they didn’t see me, they would have wondered what happened to me,” Granny said. “I wanted them to know I wasn’t in the hospital or something… When they came through the lines the next practice, they asked ‘What did you do so bad?’” Now, Hank Dunckel and Larry Shaffer, who have both frequently attend practice, help her out: Larry or Hank picks her up for practice most days and Larry runs her to the supermarket for the treats. College sports have become more business-like in recent years, and Granny realizes her circumstances are out of the ordinary. Despite her never officially being invited to practice, she said she never oversteps her role. “This is your field, this is your team,” she said she tells Haynes. “At other schools people like me wouldn't even be allowed to be there.” While Granny may appear as nothing more than a “superfan,” the team treats her like much more than, something that is becoming increasingly uncommon in college sports. “I think a lot of it goes back to the head coach, truthfully,” Shaffer, who’s attended athletic events since 1972, said. “Paul encourages this sort of thing and he’s just a down-to-Earth type person and it’s worked out really well for everybody, you know? It’s a fun thing to do; it’s a win-win deal all around.” Granny has done more than just hand out candy, too. Last year, after lineman Jason Bitsko passed away, Granny From Page 1
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“We traveled more than I ever have (last year),” he said. "When you’re not going on a bus all the time, it makes a big difference. When you’re on the bus, it really kind of takes a toll; being on the bus for eight hours and having to get off and lose weight and then wrestle and go
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blocks and made a multitude of key plays finding Thomas open for three-point shots. Hall and Thomas were two of four players, guards senior Xavier Pollard and freshman Jaylin Walker had 15 each, to score at least 15 points in the game. “When you go on the road, everybody has to contribute,” Senderoff said. “I thought that everybody who got in the game tonight found a way to contribute while they were on the floor.” Junior forward Tim Coleman led the way for the Highlanders with 20 points standout junior guard Damon Lynn was held to just 14 points on 5-of-17 shooting, 4-of-15 from three. “I thought we did a great job, especially in the second half making it difficult for him to get good looks,” Senderoff said. “He’s a very good player and is going to make some shots, but I thought we did a really good job of contesting them.” The Flashes will return home on Thursday, December 10 to take part in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. Their first game will be against the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Tip-off is at 7 pm at the M.A.C.C.
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“I keep getting good matches with a lot of the better guys in the country right now, the guys that I need to be competing with. I’m continuing to improve. 174 is definitely the better spot for me.” Vollant, who went 2-2 at the Vegas Invitational, said being at home for the next couple weekends isn’t the only positive about the start of the MAC duals. “Having the starting spot definitely makes you focus more on wrestling and making sure you’re coming in every day and working your hardest at practice to improve to help out your team as much as possible,” Vollant said. Kent State has a big challenge in a couple weeks against three-time defending MAC champion Missouri. But this week the Flashes will take on Buffalo at 2 p.m. Sunday at the M.A.C. Center. “It’s our opening dual,” Vollant said. “Coming out with a MAC win in our conference would be a really big deal to me to kind of set the standard for the rest of the year with all of the other MAC opponents coming up." darmell1@kent.edu
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said Haynes and two players carried her out onto the CORRECTION field where the team was A story on an inter-faith organizations huddled to present her with in the Dec. 3 edition of The Kent Stater a sweatshirt she wears often incorrectly named the Kent Inter-Faith and proudly with the word Alliance for Reconciliation and Justice. In “ G r a n n y ” e m b ro i d e re d addition, Rev. L.A. Gatewood of Spelman across the front and new AME Church did not participate in the cleats for Ryan. march from the First Christian Disciples Granny said she decided Church; he only delivered the message to speak to the team about at the church. Rev. Gatewood began the sticking together and playorganization with Rev. William Meyer ing for Jason. “I said, ‘Hey, you’ve had a of First Christians Disciples Church of difficult year… We’re all here Christ after the Charleston, South Carofor you, we’re behind you, lina, shootings in June 2015. come on, we’re all together in this,’” she said. “I just kept on talking and saying it’s going to get better; we’ll get through this together.” They won the next game at Army. Melchiori, who has “no idea” what her real name is, says it’s a testament to the team’s character and that they enjoy having who he calls “Granny Football” around. “That’s kind of how we are. We’re a welcoming group. It’s just one of things we accept as a team and it doesn't bother us at all. Like I said, we enjoy it,” Melchiori said. “It’s a pretty cool thing that she does for us.” Melchiori says she helps keep things in perspective for players, especially freshman who are adjusting to the grind of college athletics, or out-of-state student-athletes who don’t see their own family often. “All that stuff that comes with playing college football and everything that’s going on on the outside and as soon as you’re done with practice you can just see her and she’s handing you one, or if you’re lucky two, pieces of licorice,” Melchiori said. “It kind of makes you come back to reality a little bit.” Granny said she has no plans to stop attending practices and games, she said she recognizes her age and its eventual limitations. In recent years she’s dealt with more healthrelated issues, her walk gradually getting slower. And while her presence hasn’t paid dividends for the team in terms of wins and losses, the impact both sides have made on one another is sugary-sweet. “I know I’m 77 and time is time and we don’t know. One day I was sitting in the bleachers watching him (Ryan) and it was (former quarterback) David Fisher. (Fisher) threw him a pass and Ryan ran for a touchdown,” Granny said. “I’m sitting in the stands and you know what I said? ‘Maybe I won't be around when Ryan’s at Kent, but I just saw him score his first university touchdown. So what more do you want?” iflickin@kent.edu