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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015
Students create robot
Hockey wins against Pittsburgh
Volleyball defeats OU and EMU
Students in a robotics course at Kent State are collaborating with the university’s robotics team in preparation for upcoming competitions.
The Kent State Ice Hockey Club battled through penalty troubles to gain the sweep and their eight win of the season over University of Pittsburgh.
Kent State’s Volleyball team continued its winning streak this weekend after defeating MAC confrence opponents Ohio Univesity and Eastern Michigan University.
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STUDENTS DEFY THE ODDS AT THE REAPING
Matthew Merchant and Alex Ledet / The Kent Stater Clockwise starting from top left: Sophomore Caleb Gannelli and other members of the Kent State Hockey team run across the gym floor as participants in The Reaping attempt to stick colored tape to them. A group of participants from District 4 put a puzzle together as a group during The Reaping on November 6, 2015. Freshman biotechnology major Allison Davis rests between waves of “regulators” at The Reaping event put on at the Kent State Recreation and Wellness center. Ryan Kevern, a freshman public health major, and “regulator” patrols the border between two districts. A Rec Center employee explains some of the rules to participants of two districts.
Rachel Duthie General Assignment Reporter Hundreds of students gathered Friday night for The Reaping, an interactive event hosted by the Department of Recreational Services as part of its Late Night Student Events program. Inspired by the upcoming Hunger Games film, students split into eight different districts to fight regulators from eliminating their turf. Volunteers across campus aided the event. “Whenever we do special events at the Student Recreational and Wellness Center... we always want them to be based on something that is really popular,” said Abby Millsaps, marketing coordinator for Recreational Services. “(We thought) basing something off the Hunger Games right when the movie is about to debut ...would be right up our alley and Kent State students would really love it.” In the game, each district was given a different colored roll of tape, which they used to ‘tag’ the white-masked regulators in order to gain points for their team. The district that placed the most amount of tape on the regulators won that round. To make it more difficult, an occasional reaping made by the "Queen," such as freezing districts and other restrictions, threw obstacles in the students' way. Free pizza and custom T-shirts followed the twohour program.
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Body cameras possible for local police Field hockey wins MAC championship Kim Anderson and Melissa Puppo City Reporters After law enforcement agencies around the nation were awarded a recent U.S. Justice Department grant, more police departments could be purchasing body cameras. The Akron Police Department is one of two law enforcement agencies in Ohio who received the grant. They now join other northeast Ohio departments who have body cameras, including Cleveland, Aurora and Twinsburg. Akron was awarded nearly $370,000 to purchase future equipment. More than $23 million in funding for body cameras was awarded to support law enforcement agencies in 32 states as part of its body-worn camera pilot plan — "a law enforcement strategy aimed at improving public safety, reducing crime and improving public trust between police and the citizens they serve." “This grant brings us one step closer to putting this important technology on the street on a significant scale,” said Akron Mayor Jeff Fusco in a press release. While the nation has dealt with recent events including the 2014 Ferguson, Missouri, death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, the local community watched as unfolding investigation into the 2013 shooting death of James Genda, 64, who was killed during a traffic stop for pulling out an apparent handgun on a University of Akron police officer. Officer Stephen Prough of the Akron Police
Department said law enforcement agencies are looking into body cameras because of such recent events across the country and the demand for accountability and transparency due to those events. Akron’s department has been testing body cameras since February. Prough has had a first-hand experience in working with the body cameras that the Akron Police Department is testing and will soon purchase. “We knew that grants were going to be forthcoming based on all the media events and as the technology (has grown). We continuously look for that technology,” Prough said. After testing one of four cameras for 90 days at the department, he has bought one of his own to wear. “I find it extremely useful in my profession,” Prough said. “ If someone wants to complain because they don’t like your decision, I have the video. I can say, ‘Here, sergeant, take a look at the video and you tell me if I was wrong in that situation.’” The Akron Police Department has tested four different camera models, from Taser, VIEVU and Digital Ally. They will have the chance to test another model from Wolfcom and one more brand before making their final decision later this month. Zac Sommer The grant poses the question of whether or Sports Reporter not more agencies will soon look into this new technology. Sophomore Ines Delpech scored in the 96th minute of Saturday’s double overtime MAC championship game, giving the Flashes their second consecutive MAC title. “It is such an honor to just play in a championship game,” coach Kathleen Wiler said. “We were just ready to go out there and keep attacking. That was our goal. We went out there and came out with the result we wanted against a really tough...team.” Following a close 2-1 win over No. 4 seed Ohio University on Friday, the Flashes took the field against No. 2 Miami University on Saturday. Kent State allowed an early RedHawk goal before sophomore Jamie Fries scored her second goal of the season, tying the game at one. Junior Krysti Lober scored at the 20:22 mark of the first half, putting the Flashes up 2-1 before heading into the second. Miami would score the tying goal at 46:36 in the second, sending the game into overtime
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MaKayla Brown / The Kent Stater Midfield Ines Delpech protects the ball against a Virginia Commonwealth University player at Murphy-Mellis Field on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. The Flashes won in double over-time 4-3.
where the Flashes would score the game-winning goal and claim their second consecutive MAC title. Junior goalkeeper Andrea Rinehart made nine saves as Miami outshot the Flashes 21-17. Kent State will receive an automatic bid to the the NCAA tournament following Saturday’s championship win. "Moving forward, we need to recover from this tournament,” Wiler said. “We expended a lot of energy this weekend trying to come out on top. We need to get these girls refueled, recovered and look forward to whoever we will be playing in nationals.” zsommer@kent.edu
No Stater Wednesday Due to Veterans Day on Wednesday, The Kent Stater will be publishing Tuesday instead.
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Kent State set to honor veterans Tuesday Lauren Phillips Military and Veterans Reporters An outdoor ceremony to honor military servicemen and women will take place Tuesday at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. All are invited to honor America’s veterans. According to the university calendar, a special invitation is extended to Kent State faculty, staff, students and community members who are veterans, active duty service members or those who have family members in the military. The ceremony will include a joint color guard from Kent State's Army and Air Force ROTC, remarks from President Beverly Warren and Kent State alumni veteran Col. Richard “Rex” Ray. Following the ceremony, attendees are welcome at the Kiva for a reception. All veterans are invited to attend the veteran lunch following the ceremony, which will be held in the Student Center starting at noon. “The lunch is for Kent State veterans, community veterans and alumni veterans,” said Dawn Pugh, associate director of Adult and Veteran Services. In the event of bad weather, the ceremony will be moved into the Kiva. lphill17@kent.edu
One of the robots created by Pourebadi recognizes and feels emotion.
Tess Cottorn Techonogy Reporter Students in a robotics course at Kent State are collaborating with the university’s Robotics Team in preparation for upcoming competitions. Graduate computer science student Mehdi Ghayoumi teaches the course where he guides students in building their robots. “In the class, I try to give ideas to the students and then I try to encourage them to achieve their dream,” Ghayoumi said. “All of these robots can be programmed by the students, but a new idea is important.” The students have three competitions they are competing in this school year, including the NASA Robotic Mining Competition taking place in May. Students in the course work on different projects depending on their interests. Maryam Pourebadi, a computer science graduate student, is working on making the robots in the competitions function by themselves. “We’ve implemented different algorithms and analyzed them in terms of how long the robot takes to get to its goal,” Pourebadi said. “We are trying to get as many autonomous points as we can to win the competition.” Another group of students, including freshman computer science major Kelvin From Page 1
REAPING Students defy the odds... Students from organizations all across the university volunteered as regulators or other members of staff for the program. A surprise appearance from the men’s hockey team during the game highlighted the night. “There is a thrill when you get one
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Mendes Itaboray, are working on making the robots move in a certain direction autonomously. In addition to working on robots for competition, students in the course also develop robots based on their own ideas that will display in the Mathematics and Computer Science Building Dec. 3. “I’m working on a robot that has emotion,” Ghayoumi said. “Going to emotion is very complicated, I understand, but there is a big difference between human emotions and robot emotions.” The robot will be able to recognize people it has seen before, as well as interact and recognize human emotions, Ghayoumi said. Pourebadi is working on implementing emotions into robots as well. “First, we have to understand how humans think, and then we teach robots how to think like them,” Pourebadi said. “We are the ones who create it, and then we teach it how to behave.” Ghayoumi encourages his students to think of their own unique ideas and develop them as they wish. “We want to win, and we will try to achieve it the best we can, but our experience in the class is already worth it,” Itaboray said. tcottom@kent.edu
of the guys. It’s almost like winning the lottery,” said Kathleen Huber, a freshman fashion design major. “I really liked the mystery and surprise of it all.” The event, which adorned videos, re c o rd e d a u d i o , c o s t u m e s a n d promotional materials, took the staff months to produce. Despite resounding attendance, the event produced mixed signals across participants who compared The Reaping to last year’s Outlast the Outbreak, a similar event that involved
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CAMERA Body cameras possible... Kent Police Chief Michelle Lee said there are a few factors as to why the Kent Police Department has yet to look into purchasing cameras. “There’s not a compelling reason or... push for them, e i t h e r b y t h e o ff i c e s o r our department or by the community,” Lee said. “Until we come across a compelling reason to even get them... we’re kind of letting other departments... test the waters for us.” Currently, the Kent Police Department uses in-car cruiser cameras and is looking to install a new Panasonic system once software is available. Lee said factors such as public policy and privacy laws must be taken into consideration when a department decides to p u rc h a s e b o d y c a m e r a s . Other issues involve contact with juveniles or personal information in people’s homes. Lee said the department will look into purchasing body cameras once there is a need from staff and community. “Those are the issues we may have to get some clarification (on) from a law director (and will have to) see how other departments are doing (before reaching) a policy,” Lee said. When to turn on and off the cameras may become a problem with the new technology. Also of concern is determining when footage from an incident involving a police officer and citizen would be deemed ‘public record.’ “It’s just cut down on those false complaints and false claims because when someone (claims something happened, the officer) usually knows that they did or didn’t, so it’s irrefutable when the video evidence is there,” she said. Because not every video can be kept on file, Akron’s police department utilizes a retention schedule. If someone wants access to a video, they must get permission from the law department. “Unfortunately though, a
lot of times these videos that we’re using in incidents are evidence,” Prough said. “We don’t give out evidence to a crime until after a case has been disposed of and that can take time. Someone may become frustrated with that. We have to keep evidence in our possession until it’s done.”
Benefits of Police Cameras
While Kent’s department has not yet purchased body cameras, Lee feels there are positives. Just as any other department, Kent's gets its own share of officer-initiated complaints, in which evidence is needed to review those situations. The cameras would allow the footage to show exactly what occurred. Prough has seen the use of force and officer complaints go down in Akron’s streets.
Partnership with Kent State University
The Akron Police D e p a r t m e n t i s c u r re n t l y working with Kent State to get valuable data on the benefits of body cameras and the possible impact on police complaints and crime statistics.
Until we come across a compelling reason or... push for them, either by the offices or our department or by the community
students running away from zombies in both an indoor and outdoor playing field. “It wasn’t very organized this year and not as exciting as last year,” said Brennan Cooper, a senior psychology major. “But...I liked how they made it more collaborative with students working together and whatnot.” In case students missed The Reaping, they can look to participate in other events hosted by Recreational Services. As part of Student Affairs,
MICHELLE LEE KENT POLICE “We’re giving (Kent State) the real data for not only tracking (the) use of force and complaints, but also (to look) at (the) satisfaction of the cameras by the users — the ones wearing it and the supervisors who have to deal with the back-end technology to capture that data and save it,” Prough said. kander56@kent.edu and mpuppo@kent.edu
the department hosts Late Night Student Events to provide on-campus entertainment for students. “We are always putting the students first,” Millsaps said. “We want to positively affect student retention (at) Kent State. The idea is, if there are awesome free programs like this going on the weekends, it’ll... motivate them to stay on campus... and go to class and ultimately graduate here.” rduthie@kent.edu
Portage County launches first emergency management app in Northeast Ohio Lily Martis Kent Wired Editor Portage County announced the launch of their emergency management app — the first of its kind in Northeast Ohio — that will connect residents to local information and resources for emergencies. The launch took place during a briefing on Nov. 6 at the Office of Portage County Commissioners in Ravenna, where the app was introduced and a demonstration was provided on how it will work to benefit residents before, during and after emergencies. The app provides the current weather and the ability to connect with the Portage Prepares webpage, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, alerts and messages, daily reports during a disaster, a list of shelters during emergency, traffic reports and links to prepare for disasters and emergencies. Additionally, the app includes links to the Portage County Sheriff’s Office and police and fire stations for every jurisdiction in in the county. Residents can also report any suspicious behavior through a link on the app with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as part of the federal “See Something, Say Something” program. The app is available to download for free on both iPhone and Android phones and tablets. Ryan Shackelford, director of Portage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, headed the project along with input from the Portage County Local Emergency Planning Committee, Portage County Emergency Management Advisory Committee and local first responders. “I don’t think everybody realizes the amount of resources we have and how important it is for each individual to take some level of responsibility for an emergency,” Shackelford said. “Whether that is getting enough water for 72 hours, making sure you have extra medications on standby (or) even as simple as flashlights with batteries.” Other app features include the ability for home and business owners to submit damage reports and photos, which will be used for situational awareness and data collection. Shackelford said these reports could be logged to help provide damage assessment information to the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, which is needed for disaster declaration through the county, state and federal governments. Shackelford plans on sending out push notifications in the case of severe events, such as a tornado. A soft release of the app took place at the Randolph Fair in August, where about 300 people downloaded the app. With a population of about 162,000, Shackelford is
hopeful the number of app downloads will increase upon its official launch. “The whole idea is (that) this is Portage County,” Shackelford said. “Residents who live here, have lived here, who are going to live here, they can get a feel for Portage. It’s all about Portage.” The app cost $6,000 to develop and was funded in part through a $3,000 Special Projects grant from Ohio Emergency Management. It will cost Portage County $2,400 a year to maintain. The idea for the app came from Jeff Baxter, a former Portage County resident. Baxter is a communications strategist for OCV LLC, a custom iPhone and Android app developer. “There are all types of different things that happen in Portage County,” Baxter said. “From funky chemicals to severe weather, even health scares. This app is a way to get information out and let residents know about it.” Now residing in Hoover, Alabama, Baxter still has family living in Portage County, which is one of the reasons the creation of this app was so important to him. “I feel I have a personal mission to help my community,” Baxter said. “I wanted to have a connection back with my hometown.” Baxter has helped create a number of apps of similar nature throughout the country. “An app is a place to consolidate resources, so residents have one place to go to gather information,” Baxter said. “That’s the whole purpose of the app: to gather all of these outlets of information and resources in one trusted source.” This is the third app of its kind in Ohio, with Hamilton County and Wood County being the other two counties in Ohio with emergency management apps. Maureen Frederick, president of the Board of Portage County Commissioners, said Portage County wanted to continue to advance their outreach capabilities as residents’ methods of receiving communication continue to change. “ Wi t h s o m a n y p e o p l e u s i n g smartphones and tablets, Portage County has initiated its own free emergency
management app to provide one place for our residents to find important information at any time including weather reports, daily situational reports and links to emergency information,” Frederick said. “It is a powerful tool (for) staying safe in a disaster.” lmartis@kent.edu
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Kent professor researches urban storm management Kent State Assistant Professor Anne Jefferson and the Cleveland Metroparks teamed up on a research study on urban stormwater management. Jefferson realized a need to effectively manage stormwater in the landscape in order to improve urban streams. “I have been researching urban stormwater issues for six years,” Jefferson said. “I started working on urban stormwater issues when I lived in Charlotte, North Carolina, and I began to notice all of the problems with urban flooding and stream degradation.” Jefferson became involved with the research when water flow data was being collected. She was responsible for making field observations of how the green infrastructure behaved during rain storms, analyzing all of the data collected on water flow and doing the statistical analyses to show the effectiveness of the overall project.
Cheers&Jeers Cheers to the new James Bond movie, Spectre, which pulled in $80.4 million overseas before it screened in America.
Jeers to Politico fabricating an article on Ben Carson and a West Point scholarship.
The college journey is far from easy Ray Strickland Columnist As of right now, I am on track to graduate from Kent State at the end of this semester. If you would have told me this four or five years ago, my response would’ve been “no chance.” I’ve had the privilege to meet several people I aspire to be in the field of journalism: ESPN’s Chris Broussard to ABC’s Byron Pitts, to name a couple. I’ve interned and worked at wellrespected news organizations in ESPN Cleveland, Voice of America and Akron’s 1590 WAKR. I also was among the more than 20 students to have the opportunity to study in Washington, D.C. for a semester, as part of the program Washington Program in National Issues. Many people expect to go to college, but as a young black male growing up in the inner city streets of America, it’s the complete opposite. I was fortunate to have many mentors who took me under their wing and showed me there was more to life than the city of Akron. I worked at Robeks for nearly four years. I was the only black person there at one point. It was uncomfortable, but the owner of the store, Kit Arn, gave me valuable advice: “If you hang around fools, you’ll be a fool. If you hang around successful people, you’ll be successful.” He sparked a fire in me unlike anyone else outside my family could. In fact, I can argue he was the one to light the spark. He essentially became one of the most important people in my life because I would not be in college if it wasn’t for him. I was at a point in my 18-year-old life contemplating what I’m going to do for the rest of my life. The only school I applied to was Kent State and surprisingly, they accepted me. It was one of the best moments in my life. The environment most of my friends and I grew up around was not predicated on your success in school. For me and my family, it was more of just surviving. There were times we couldn’t afford certain things and I certainly didn’t have a college savings fund waiting for me in the bank. Unfortunately, a number of blacks aren’t waiting for a college saving fund. African-American families borrow the most out of any ethic group. Researchers at liberal think tank “Demos” found four out of five black graduates take out loans to attend public colleges, compared to less than two-thirds of whites. To avoid confusion, my childhood was amazing because of my strong mother. If it wasn’t for my stepfather, I wouldn’t know where I would be. But, we continued to have setbacks — financial setbacks — like most black families do. I was able to overcome that and all of the odds stacked against me, and was not influenced by the people in my community. I’m one of the lucky few. I’m one of the three people in my family to get to this point in my college career. I will be the third to graduate college. It’s a blessing, but also a curse. Being a young black man in America comes with a plight heavier than most people can carry. Some people can’t handle it and many succumb to the peer pressure around them. It’s easy to lose yourself in the streets and be something you are not. That’s taking the easy way out. I decided to be against that. I’m here today because of my mother and stepfather and role models who gave me lifechanging advice. I would like to reiterate, not many young black man have done what I’ve done. If most young black kids have role models like I did, they could be college graduates as well. They could be on their way to a bachelor’s degree. Now that I’m a senior journalism major awaiting to cross the stage, people need to understand life is not always about yourself. Yes, one is accountable for their actions, but the environment, people and resources all impact a person’s life success. Fortunately, I’ve had all of the above. Ray Strickland is a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at rstrick4@kent.edu
OUR VIEW
Missouri football players in the right
Due to an influx of racially-charged incidents at the University of Missouri, 30 black football players publicly backed the resignation of University President Tim Wolfe, citing his inaction to stop these incidents as inexcusable. This announcement was made via the Legion of Black Collegians and came in the form of a tweet. Wolfe hasn’t resigned and later said the administration would take initiative to prevent actions, which reportedly included racial slurs frequently being used by students and a swastika drawn on someone’s door in feces. What’s most notable about the players’ support however, is that they’re saying they’ll sit out games to make their point. It appears as though nobody understands the power behind this statement better than the Tigers’ head coach Gary Pinkel, who played on the Kent State football team around the time of the May 4 shooting. Pinkel could’ve easily decided to say he was staying out of these players’
affairs and next to nobody would’ve blamed him, but he tweeted Sunday that “The Mizzou Family stands as one. We are united. We are behind our players.” The tweet included the hashtag #ConcernedStudent1950, the rallying cry behind the movement, and a photograph of the entire team locking arms together. We applaud the Tigers’ movement and can only say that if anything similar was happening at Kent State, the student athletes here would explore taking similar actions. We thank them wholeheartedly for using their voice in the university and the media in general, as without their decision to protest, the horrible issues at Missouri would’ve gone mostly unrecognized on a national scale. These men understand the magnitude their position as football players carries and serve as great ambassadors for not only the game, but integrity itself. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Kent Stater editorial board, whose names are listed above.
There is nothing funny about climate change St. Louis Post-Dispatch Guest Columnist Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is working overtime to save Americans from the threat of cleaner air. “I will be working with my Senate colleagues in pursuing legislation to protect American taxpayers from (the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s) aggressive regulatory agenda,” Inhofe said in response to new ground-level ozone standards introduced by the Obama administration. The EPA’s “aggressive regulatory agenda” includes lowering the acceptable level of surface ozone from 75 parts per billion to 70 parts per billion, resulting in a lawsuit by Murray Energy Corp., one of the nation’s largest coal companies. Inhofe is also considering a trip to Paris to crash the upcoming United Nations climate change talks as a “one-man truth squad” in an attempt to convince other nations that cleaner air is bad for their citizens, too. Environmentalists also were less than pleased by the new rule, arguing that scientific studies and the EPA’s own independent advisers make a convincing case for a more protective 60-parts-perbillion standard. If energy company executives’ heads are exploding at the 70-parts-per-billion level, can you imagine what might happen with a stricter standard? The goal of all these climate talks has been to hold the increase in global average temperature below two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. This doesn’t mean two degrees is safe, only that it will forestall the most calamitous consequences: rapid sea level rise, global crop failures, the collapse of coral reefs and more as climate systems careen out of balance. To keep us within a safe range, a new scientific paper argues, humanity must
limit how much additional carbon dioxide is pumped into the atmosphere to about 765 gigatons. That may seem like a lot, but even if nations follow through on all their commitments, this “carbon budget” will be used up by 2030 with China, the United States and the European Union accounting for almost all of the emissions. Humanity’s long-term viability as a species demands that we think beyond the fourth-quarter profit statement of any given coal company. The Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which has the coal industry even more up in arms than the ozone regulations, might have been a decent starting place at the beginning of his first term. Seven years later, it is far too little and far too late. But even that effort is too much for the coal industry and its supporters, who seem unable or unwilling to understand the depth of the danger humanity is facing. This unfolding crisis demands serious action by serious people. It will require painful sacrifices that will do real harm to fossil fuel industries, especially coal. That harm flows not from animosity toward coal on the part of President Barack Obama or anyone else, but from pure, simple necessity. The threat from unchecked carbon dioxide emissions is real and is anything but trivial. Humanity’s survival could ultimately be at risk. It is impossible to burn coal without releasing carbon dioxide, which means transitioning from coal is a global imperative. That’s not good for coal companies, but it is essential for everyone else. As amusing as they may seem, there is no room for Inhofe’s antics in this discussion. He cannot be taken seriously, but this debate must be serious. Far too much is at stake.
Houston just took a step back Carlyle Addy Columnist Houston recently rejected an antidiscrimination ordinance named the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance. The people from Houston probably know it better as “the bathroom bill,” which is funny because only one side of the discussion was talking about bathrooms. My hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, rejected their own “bathroom bill” last year. The main argument against the bill, which was introduced to prohibit “discrimination in city employment and city services, city contracts, public accommodations, private employment and housing based on an individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, familial status, marital status, military status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or pregnancy,” as stated on the November ballot, was that it could let anyone into women’s bathrooms if they claim to be trans. The concern was that men who aren’t trans would lie, saying they are transgender so they can gain access to the women’s bathroom. Even worse, the opponents of the bill seemed to assume that if men were in women’s bathrooms, trans or not, they’d be there to cause trouble and that women naturally wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. An important note to mention is that plenty of men already use women’s bathrooms occasionally. Women use men’s rooms too. If one is closed for cleaning or is occupied, one gender could use the other bathroom. While it might be awkward for a few seconds, it isn’t damaging or emotionally scarring to either party. It’s already a crime in Houston to use public restrooms for “causing a disturbance.” That wouldn’t change. Neither would the amount of people who are called out on this crime. Most businesses don’t have the funds to add a position of bathroom security guard or if they do, they’d prefer not to. It would be much easier for businesses to have one gender neutral bathroom instead of worrying about gender-checking their customers or to forego the hassle of public restrooms altogether. Gender-neutral bathrooms might be the way to go in Houston. It seems that no one targets businesses with just one restroom because it’s not really about sharing bathrooms. There are stalls that separate people from others because it’s already uncomfortable to be there with someone of the same gender. There are single person restrooms segregated by gender. Genuine people don’t care if the person who was there before them was anything like them. Honestly, they just want it to be clean. As mentioned before, Charlotte rejected an anti-discrimination ordinance last year and it failed by a close vote. The catch with the city’s policy though, was that it failed after the ordinance was changed to exempt public restrooms from the bill. It was never about bathrooms at all in the case of Charlotte. It was about nothing but flat-out discrimination. It seems like the LGBT(Q) movement has been divided up: first into LGB and then into T. While the first three have made plenty of progress lately, the fourth group is still working toward basic rights like fearlessly filling out job applications and using public restrooms. Carlyle Addy is a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at caddy@kent.edu.
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Wrestling starts season 2-1 at EMU Hockey comes out
on top against Pitt Chris Yamnitsky Sports Reporter
Graham Smith / The Kent Stater Kent State senior Tyler Buckwalter goes head-to-head with Northern Illinois University’s Shaun'Qae McMurtry during Kent’s final home match of the season and senior night in the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Feb.13, 2015. Buckwalter beat McMurtry 8-5 and the Flashes won 27-6 begining their record to 8-12 overall.
Dan Armelli Sports Reporter Kent State’s wrestling team rolled past its first two opponents Saturday at the Eastern Michigan Duals, but lost to Rider University in its final dual of the day. The Flashes finished with a 33-3 win over Bloomsburg University, a 46-6 win over Olivet College and a 18-14 loss against Rider. “I think, aside from (fifth-year senior) Ian Miller not being able to wrestle, I don’t want to say it went how we expected,” coach Jim Andrassy said. “We had a chance to win (against Rider). It’s hard to win with a fourth string heavyweight.” Miller did not wrestle due to injury. Redshirt freshman Casey Sparkman took his place, going 2-1 on the day with a major decision. As for the heavyweights, junior Mimmo Lytle is out for the year with an injury. Redshirt freshman Devin
Nye had a skin irritation and did not wrestle, which left sophomore Stephen Suglio to take on the starting heavyweight spot. “It’s one of those things where you do have to know how to wrestle differently,” Andrassy said. “Stephen has never wrestled like a heavyweight so he struggles in some situations. But he’s a smart kid. Right now, he’s just undersized. But as soon as he learns, he’ll have a lot more success.” Suglio ended the day with three losses after a close match against Rider that ended 3-2. Four Flashes were able to win all of their matches: senior Mack McGuire, fifth-year senior Mike DePalma, fifthyear senior Cole Baxter, and redshirt freshman Kyle Conel. DePalma finished with a technical fall win in the first period in the dual against Olivet before his match with Rider's Bronc All-American sophomore B.J. Clagon. DePalma came back from a 3-2
deficit after the second period to beat Clagon 4-3. “It’s not the first All-American that (DePalma’s) beaten, but it starts his year off well,” Andrassy said. “I know he has some really high hopes. It puts all the work that he’s done over the summer into perspective. He’s made strides. He’s good enough to be an AllAmerican. Now he just has to work through the rest of the season.” M o s t K e n t S t a t e w re s t l e r s that didn’t compete in the duals competed in the Eastern Michigan Open. Four Flashes were able to place: sophomore Drew Dickson finished fifth; sophomore Anthony Tutolo finished second; sophomore Charlie Keenan finished eighth; and freshman Jared Walker, who wrestled unattached, finished seventh. The Flashes will participate in the Ohio Duals at noon Saturday at Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. darmell1@kent.edu
The Kent State Ice Hockey Club battled through penalty troubles to gain the sweep and their eighth win of the season over University of Pittsburgh. “Our guys overcame a little adversity in the game today,” coach Jim Underwood said. “It was a big team win and, even though our penalty kill wasn’t what it normally is, they killed penalties when they needed to and we were able to come out with a win.” After an uneventful first period, sophomore forward Mike Sullivan scored on the power play in the second period. Sophomore forwards Jake Hainline and Jon Buttitta recording the assists. Pittsburgh Panthers responded with a power play goal of their own with 14:13 remaining in the second period. Sophomore forward Kyle Schaefer scored the Flashes’ second goal with the assist going to senior defenseman Andrew Radosevic. After receiving two penalties one
after another, the Panthers scored another power play goal with just under seven minutes left in the period to make it 2-2. The second period ended with the score tied at two. Junior forward TJ West scored the third goal for the Flashes with 8:40 left in the third period with the assist going to Schaefer. Once again, the Panthers took advantage of another power play and tied to game for the third time with 6:16 remaining in the third period. Buttitta scored the game-winning goal for the Flashes with minutes remaining in the game to gain their eighth win of the season. The assists on the game-winner went to Hainline and sophomore defenseman Caleb Gannelli. The Flashes will take on the Indiana Institute of Technology next weekend at Kent State University Ice Arena. “We need to get to work right away this week, with one of the focuses being our penalty kill,” Underwood said. “It needs to be a blue collar work kind of week as we get ready for two important league games next weekend." cyamnits@kent.edu
Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Kent State forward Jon Buttitta, #14, skates towards the net while defending the puck during 3-2 victory over the University of Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.
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Women's basketball team welcomes nine newcomers Ty Sugick Sports Reporter After a long offseason, the Kent State women’s basketball team will return to action Sunday. The Flashes finished 5-25 last season, as the team faced a multitude of setbacks, from preseason injuries to head coach Danielle O'Banion being diagnosed with cancer during the season. But just like O’Banion’s cancer, the team’s days of sloppy play and losing are behind them as the Flashes look to steadily improve this season with a full bench of 15 players – nine of them being newcomers. Three of these newcomers have come to Kent State as transfer students. The Transfers Forward: Chelsi Watson comes to Kent State from Tyler Junior College in Texas. “She has the tallest vertical leap on the team, standing only at 5’10.” Coach O’Banion said “she relatively could dunk a tennis ball.” Guard: Keziah Lewis, a New Zealand native from Ellsworth Community College in Iowa. Also standing at 5’10,” she is commonly compared to former guard Rachel Mendelsohn in terms of production. Forward: Zenobia Bess is a 6’1” transfer from Illinois State. She brings a 6’5” wingspan to the floor, but will have to sit this season out due to transfer rules. As for the six freshmen, they will fight for playing time through the season, but look for them to make an impact this season. With nine newcomers added to the roster, the Flashes lost a few familiar faces beyond graduation including wing Krista White, guard
Mendelsohn and forward Janae Peterson. White and Peterson transferred to other Division II schools to continue playing basketball. Mendelsohn reportedly left the team on good terms and is still currently enrolled at Kent State. O’Banion only brings back four players with her from last season; two who have yet to see the floor. The Flashes will rely heavily on junior wing Larissa Lurken as she led the team in minutes played and scoring last season. The addition of more shooters to this team will pay off for the Flashes and their up-tempo style of play. Point guard Naddiyah Cross and forward Jordan Korinek – both sophomores – look to take the next step in their maturation. Both started a number of games for the team last season and will be looked upon as leaders for this young team. At Media Day, O’Banion said Cross would be a much more confident and efficient scorer for the Flashes this year. With the roster bolstering in fresh faces, it was very surprising to hear that team chemistry is at an all-time high. O’Banion and Lurken agreed that this is the closest the team has been since either have arrived on campus. Hopefully, the team chemistry will find its way onto the court this season as well, as the Flashes are projected to finish last (sixth) in the MAC East this year. The young Flashes' quest to surprise the league will begin Sunday. Kent State will take on Hiram Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. in the M.A.C. Center. tsugick@kent.edu
Nate Manley / The Kent Stater Freshman forward Merissa Barber-Smith pulls in the rebound over a Hiram College player on Sunday Nov. 8, 2015.
Nate Manley / The Kent Stater Freshman guard Paige Salisbury goes for a layup knocking down a Hiram defender on Sunday Nov. 8, 2015. Salisbury made the layup and drew a blocking call for an “and one” that she missed.
Volleyball defeats OU, EMU
Women’s rugby blows out Maryland Kyle Samec Sports Reporter By dominating the University of Maryland on Saturday, the Kent State Women’s Rugby Club demonstrated why they deserve to be in the Division I fall playoffs and the Mason-Dixon Conference next fall. “We are trying to make a name for ourselves and I think we’re doing a very good job of that,” senior Hannah Henry said. “It’s a good preview for our younger girls who will be on the team next year.” The Flashes (5-2) went undefeated in conference play this year and 2-0 in games against Mason-Dixon conference opponents. The team beat the University of Pittsburgh 42-19 in week two, and on Saturday they defeated the the
University of Maryland 83-0. After Davenport University shut them out last week, no extra motivation was behind this victory, according to head coach Jeff Horton. The team was just trying to play quality rugby, he said. “We try to focus on the aspects of the game we can control,” Horton said. “We can’t change the past and we don’t know what the future holds. It’s definitely good to know we can compete at a high level in our new conference.” Horton said the Maryland Terrapins were down some of their starters due to injuries, which forced them to play some inexperienced women. The Flashes now prepare for the playoffs. ksamec@kent.edu
Alex Ledet / The Kent Stater Challen Geraghty, sophomore defensive specialist, sets the ball during a game against Eastern Michigan University on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. The Flashes beat Eastern Michigan 3-1.
Jesse Runner Sports Reporter Kent State’s volleyball team continued its winning streak this weekend after defeating MidAmerican Conference (MAC) opponents Ohio University and Eastern Michigan University. The Flashes, who have won 10 of their last 11 games, beat Ohio University 3-1 in Athens Thursday night before hosting Eastern Michigan University Saturday and winning by a final score of 3-1. Kent State improved to 17-9 on the year and moved to 11-3 in the MAC, tying Ohio University for first place. On Thursday night, Kent State traveled to Athens to take on Ohio University. The Flashes didn’t let a loss in straight sets against the Bobcats on Oct. 1 stop them, as coach Don Gromala’s team emerged victorious after four sets. However, it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Early in the game, Kent State was on the wrong side of a 25-13 first set loss. With the possibility of another sweep looming, the Flashes went 25-13 before ending the game 25-20 in the fourth set to win the match. Senior Kelly Hutchison recorded a matchhigh 15 kills and sophomore Kelsey Bittinger added 13. Senior Sarah Mills and sophomores Challen Ger-
aghty and Bittinger all notched double-digit digs. After Thursday night’s victory, the Kent State returned home to host Eastern Michigan at the M.A.C. Center Saturday night. The Flashes started quickly against the Eagles, outscoring the team by 14 points en route to a 25-11 first set victory. Eastern Michigan wasted no time bringing the game back to even as the Eagles posted a 25-19 score to win the second set. Kent State bounced back in the third set to record 18 team kills and win (25-18) before taking the fourth set (25-20). Bittinger finished tied for the match-high in kills with 15 and Bittinger and senior Bridget Wilhelm recorded double-digit kills. Junior Katarina Kojic logged 55 assists and three aces during Saturday night’s win. In addition to the Flashes’ weekend victories, Bittinger received Academic All-District First Team honors for District V earlier in the week from the College Sports Information Directors of America. Kent State will host the University of Akron on Friday night and the University at Buffalo Saturday before heading into the MAC tournament at season’s end. jrunner1@kent.edu
Graham Smith/ The Kent Stater Rachel Laukhart tries to break through a Central Michigan defender’s tackle to score a try during their game at Dix Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Kent State went on to win big against Central Michigan with a final score of 81-10.