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The Kent State Army ROTC spent Saturday and Sunday at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center, completing their fall LDX: Leadership Development Exercise.

The Kent State Women’s Rugby Football Club team played up to its best Sunday when they cruised past Western Michigan University 139-0, leading to the team’s third consecutive title of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Kent State (3-5, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) was shut out for the first time this season in a loss to Bowling Green (6-2, 4-0) 48-0.

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Fans bring out their cowboy boots for Hunter Hayes Rachel Duthie General Assignment Reporter Hunter Hayes delighted local country fans with his performance at the M.A.C. Center on Friday for the Undergraduate Student Government’s annual fall show.

Performing to a sold-out crowd, Hayes thrilled fans with hit songs like “Wanted,” “I Want Crazy” and “Tattoo.”

“Never be afraid of doing something different. Dare to be something more,” he told the crowd.

When choosing a performer for this fall, USG decided to have Hayes perform due to Kent State’s lack of country performances on campus.

“We chose Hunter Hayes to come to Kent because we have not done a country show before, and it would draw a different crowd of students,” said Kaitlyn Thissen, a junior programmer for USG. “We wanted to show students that we are trying to do a variety of shows.”

Kent is considered one of the most popular locations to stream Haye’s new EP “21” on Spotify, according to a study conducted by Mashable.

His performance was more personal compared to his last Northeast Ohio visit, when he played on Lady Antebellum’s “Wheel’s Up” tour last June.

“I’m a graduate student, and this was my first time seeing a country concert here,” said Naomi Carlson, a graduate public health major. “We love him. Everyone here loves him.”

Hayes attracted hundreds of country fans wearing flannel and cowboy boots to hear his music.

“It’s amazing how someone who won Best New Artist of the year in 2012 performed at Kent State,” said sophomore fashion design major Sophia Siddall. “His performance was absolutely amazing. The energy during the concert was incredible.”

Event organizers also announced that comedian Amy Schumer will be performing stand-up at Kent State on Dec. 6. Tickets will be sold starting Tuesday at 10 a.m. rduthie@kent.edu

Kassi Jackson / The Kent Stater Hunter Hayes performs for the students at the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015.

Amy Schumer comes to Kent State Emily Mills Managing Editor Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) announced actress and comedian Amy Schumer will come to Kent State in December.

“We decided to bring Amy Schumer, because last year with Kevin Hart was a hit, and we really believed that having a comedian come a little before finals really helped everyone feel much better,” said Kevin Otubu, USG’s director of programming. “Students get very stressed, and being able to have some laughs is a great thing that students really liked.”

The announcement was made at country singer Hunter Hayes’ concert Friday night, which was also hosted by USG. Schumer’s performance is Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. with the doors opening at 7 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday at 10 a.m. on USG’s website. emills11@kent.edu Craig Blankenhorn / Tribune News Service In “Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo” Schumer talks about her life, Hollywood, dieting and more.

Ghost Walk unveils Kent's past Bruce Walton Senior Reporter

Clint Datchuk / Kent Stater International students listen to ghost stories told by Kasha Lebeza from the Kent Historical Society as part of the Kent Stage’s annual Ghost Walk on Oct. 24, 2015.

Clint Datchuk / Kent Stater Lourad Savoly and Didem Kepir-Savoly of Hungary and Turkey explore the Historical Kent Museum in downtown Kent as part of the annual Ghost Walk tour on Oct. 24, 2015.

On a cliché dark and stormy Saturday night, a group of international scholars and students took part in the annual Downtown Kent Ghost Walk at the Kent Stage to hear Kent’s spookiest ghost stories.

The ghost tour invited both locals and visitors to learn about the city’s history, beginning in the mid-1800s to modern day, and the legends and stories that connect them together.

Scholars and students from the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, who came to Kent State to learn about America, said they were excited to share in America’s festival of the dead: Halloween.

Didem Kepir-Savoly, a professor from Hacettepe University in Turkey, has been in America for three weeks and said she has always looked forward to Halloween.

“It’s pretty fun for me because I was always interested for this festival from the movies, and I’ve always wanted to be a part of it,” she said. “It’s a reason for people to go out and drink, but this first event is really good because we can be a part of this spiritual thing.”

Kepir-Savoly said her culture’s relationship with ghosts is completely different: ghosts are hardly ever mentioned.

Kepir-Savoly said there are two kinds of ghosts in Turkey: Melek, who are harmless, and Cin, who are bad ghosts.

She said the Cin are so feared that many don’t even say the name and just refer to them as “those-three-letters.” It is believed if the name is mentioned, it invites the Cin to approach people and cause misfortune in their lives.

Kepir-Savoly said because of her culture, she is probably more afraid of

Ghost stories around the world This is what the international scholars who took the tour shared as the equivalent of ghosts in their native lands.

China: Ancestors Because of China’s censorship laws against superstitions, not much is said of actual ghosts, but the scholars said they do celebrate their ancestors, who are believed to be immortal.

Turkey: Melek & Cin There are two ghosts in Turkish culture: Mekel, meaning “angel,” which are harmless, good spirits, and Cin, derived from the Arabic “djinn,” which are evil spirits causing misfortune for anyone who says the name.

Saudi Arabia: Djinns Better known as “genies” in America, these mythical creatures are powerful beings made of smokeless fire and created by Allah. Their invisibility makes them ghost-like, and they are said to be able to possess humans. They can can be good, evil or neutral.

ghosts than most Americans, who she said are brave to talk so openly about ghosts and superstitions.

The Ghost Walk The tour began at the Kent Stage, known for entertaining Kent residents for decades, but where many believe lively spirits reside.

The group visited a supposed haunted house on 131 Columbus St., built in the 1860s by a man for his wife (he went bankrupt building it and never got to live in it). After a while, it was repurposed as a hospital, then a home. Legend has it the guest room has always been a spot where strange phenomena occur late at night.

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Police identify shooting victim Skye McEowen Assigning Editor The Kent Police Department identified the victim of Saturday morning’s downtown shooting as Reco Clinkscales Jr., 24, of Cleveland, who sustained a gunshot wound and is still being treated for his injuries.

Police responded to reports of multiple gunshots outside 176 E. Main St. around 2 a.m. Saturday morning. As Kent Police arrived, one witness reported seeing a car speeding away form the scene. Kent State students were notified through FlashALERT around 2:15 a.m.

According to the new police report released Thursday, Clinkscales was shot near the intersection of East Main Street and Depeyster Street after “some type of altercation.”

A few shots fired went into 176 E. Main St., which is the Buffalo Wild Wings Bar & Grill, according to further investigation with the assistance of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The Kent Fire Department took Clinkscales to a local hospital.

Clinkscales’ name and information wasn’t released immediately so the victim’s family could be notified first, Kent Police Lt. Michael Lewis said.

The incident is still under investigation and no arrests have been made. There are no confirmed suspects.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Kent Police Department at (330) 673-7732. smceowen@kent.edu

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Women's Center combines Halloween and Feminist Friday Shane Beneke Health Reporter The Kent State Women’s Center hosted its monthly Feminist Friday meeting with a Halloween twist. The discussion topic, “Witches, B*tches & Hags,” looked at stereotypes associated with being a feminist.

Erika Gallion, a graduate student studying higher education and student personnel and intern for the Women’s Center, led the discussion.

The group of attendees were encouraged to name words that people negatively associated with feminism, and answers included “man-hating,” “feminazi,” “easily offended” and “victim.” Afterward, the attendees discussed what they can do to combat these stereotypes.

Numerous other topics were discussed in the meeting, from trying to define feminism within a single word, to social media’s impact in the feminism debate and focusing on current women’s issues, such as the wage gap and the controversy surrounding Planned Parenthood.

Gallion said Feminist Friday started as a response from the Women’s Center’s screening of the film, “The Mask You Live In,” which started their Masculinity Mondays. Because

of that, the Women’s Center decided to offer a program that focuses on femininity.

As for feminism’s return back into popular culture, Gallion says she sees a number of factors that contribute to the movement’s popularity.

“I think a lot of it has to with the movement opening up more to different populations,” Gallion said.

She adds that in the past, the movement tended to target white, middle-class Americans, but it is now incorporating new voices such as women of color and even ideas such as ecofeminism.

Gallion hopes that discussions like this help open people’s minds to what feminism is truly about and not just stereotypes.

“I think programs like this help us become aware of stereotypes and figure out ways to demolish those stereotypes. We want to give feminism a new definition and encourage people who do see it as a stereotype to look at it differently,” Gallion said.

The next Feminist Friday meeting will be Nov. 20. The topic will be “Feminisms, Food and Finances” and will look at women, children and poverty in the United States and around the globe. sbeneke@kent.edu

Brooke Forrest / The Kent Stater Students engage in a discussion during the Women's Center Feminist Friday event on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. This month’s meeting was themed “Witches, B*tches & Hags: Confronting feminist stereotypes.” They discussed negative and positive stereotypes of feminists during the event.

New KSUPD officer to patrol for Halloween Dana Miller Safety/Transportation Reporter Thousands of students are expected to attend the annual Kent Halloween celebrations on campus and downtown this weekend.

While most young people go out to have fun on this night, that’s not the case for 23-year-old Brandon Davis of Parma, Ohio. Davis is one of the newer additions to the Kent State Police Department; he joined the force in Sept 2014. He currently works the midnight shift.

“Night shift is a little weird because your body has to get used to not sleeping,” Davis said.

Not only does Davis have the duty of keeping the Kent State community safe, he also has the responsibility of taking care of his young son when he is not at work.

“My free time is spent with my son, who’s three,” he said. “I play rugby, hangout with friends, try to make the most of my time.”

Davis attended The University of Akron, where he received an associate’s degree in criminal justice and will soon obtain a bachelor's degree in emergency management and homeland security. He completed the police academy through Kent State.

At a young age, Davis said he knew he wanted to be a police officer.

“You know when you’re young and someone asks what you want to be, everyone (says) firefighter, doctor, police officer. Mine was (a) cop,” Davis said. “I always just stuck with it.”

This year will be Davis’ first time patrolling Kent Halloween. It’s not uncommon that an event like this would be overwhelming to someone new. However, his calm persona showed otherwise.

“I know it’s a bigger event, but my feelings don’t change when I go to work,” Davis said. “I’m not getting my heart beating fast for any reason, maybe it’s just me being relaxed.”

Other department officers who work with Davis noted the genuine qualities in his character.

“I actually had the privilege of being one of Officer Davis’ training officers when he first started,” said Tricia Knoles, the community resource officer of the university's police department. “Officer Davis has a very strong work ethic and is very dedicated to our department.”

His positive personality is contagious to his co-workers at the station, Knoles said.

“Recently we’ve had to change his shift to midnight shift and he gladly switched his shift to help and cover because of recent retirements,” Knoles said.

Breaking the stigma of students always thinking police are out to ruin the fun is something Davis tries to change. Knoles said his young age is helpful on a college campus when building a good rapport with students.

“I think our biggest thing is talking to people. So, being from the University, we have that special rapport with students,” Davis said. “We are not here to get them in trouble or anything like that, we are just here to make sure they’re not a harm to themselves or others.”

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Although it is important to build a positive association with students, Davis said if they have to arrest someone, it’s because they have to.

“If there is an alternative, we’ll go for that, but sometimes there is not,” Davis said.

Lt. Richard O’Neill, who has been with the department for 20 years and has worked a majority of Kent’s Halloweens, offered advice for Davis.

“I will be working this Halloween and I’ll tell some of the new officers the same thing I’ve been telling them,” O’Neill said. “It’s just to treat people the same way you do any other time. Be fair, be consistent with your treatment and treat them appropriate to the way they’re behaving.”

Knoles, who has been working Halloween for nine years now, said that in years past there is usually about 10 thousand or more people that fill in downtown and in houses surrounding campus.

“To mentally prepare, I would tell a new officer, 'just don’t be overwhelmed,'” Knoles said. “It would easily be overwhelming probably to a new officer to see all of these people out.”

While there was a total of 45 arrests last Halloween in Kent, the main goal is to keep students away from harm. “(We want to) make sure everyone is safe. There has been injuries, significant injuries, so hopefully we can avoid that this year,” Davis said. “Stop anything before it escalates.”

The guides brought them to the Empire State of Thought, where visitors can receive tarot readings, crystals and incense.

Samantha Wilmoth, a medium who lends her services to the shop regularly, gave the tourists words of wisdom and said to open their eyes to things they cannot explain or understand.

She spoke about the origins of her gift of spirituality after witnessing the apparition of her dying grandfather just moments after her family got a call that he had passed. As they began to leave, Wilmoth gave the tour one last piece of advice: Keep your eyes — and your mind — open.

The next stop was the Franklin Avenue Gazebo, where the group heard the tale of a man who died on the train tracks next to the gazebo. But, when death came calling like a train whistle, he didn’t get his ticket to the great beyond, and his restless soul carries on.

Afterward, the group was taken to the Secret Cellar in Acorn Alley, a self-proclaimed speakeasy with the right kind of spirits.

The tour then traveled to the Kent Historical Society, where it heard a tale of another tortured spirit documented in a 1980s edition of The Daily Kent Stater.

Kasha Lebeza, dressed in Victorian garb, told the last ghost story of the night about the family who founded Kent. The house the group found itself in was decked with the knickknacks and possessions of a time forgotten, perhaps even inviting the souls to stay in a home with no negative energy, Lebeza said.

Steven Antalvari, director of university advising, also came with the scholars and said he enjoyed the tour. He said he’s met many international scholars and students who look forward to traditions like pumpkin-carving and haunted houses. He also said this was an excellent opportunity to expose international visitors to American ghost stories and traditions of Halloween, which can have similarities to those in other countries.

“I can only speak from a small handful of western European countries, but all the countries that I’ve been to have their paranormal stories, their mysticism. The different things that kind of guide their culture,” he said. “We certainly don’t over-sensationalize it, but we definitely add our American flare to it.”

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Dana Miller / The Kent Stater Officer Brandon Davis of the Kent State Police Department stands in the University Library. Davis became a police officer with the department in 2014, and this is the first year he will be patrolling Kent Halloween.

Army ROTC practices skills for real-world combat Lauren Phillips Military and Veterans Reporter The Kent State Army ROTC spent Saturday and Sunday at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center completing its fall Leadership Development Exercise, or LDX. “We are doing a number of lanes, which consists of helping out in the motor pool, doing a down pilot lane, a paintball lane and an orienteering lane” said Cadet Adam Barnard, a junior business management major.

As a leadership and military skills training session begins, the Army ROTC focuses each lane on teaching cadets to be tactful and to think critically. Field exercises, like this weekend’s LDX, teaches cadets firsthand what it takes to lead others, motivate groups and conduct missions as an Army Officer.

Many cadets will leave Kent State as second lieutenants in the Army National Guard, the Army Reserves or the U.S. Army.

The motor pool lane consisted of cadets learning from Army mechanics about Humvees and tanks. A group of cadets gathered around an Army mechanic who talked about how to properly fill out paperwork after checking a Humvee.

“We learned how to PMCS (Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services) the Humvees, which was checking to make sure they run, making sure noth-

ing was wrong with the Humvees and we took them out for a test run.” said Cadet Stephanie Dellinger, junior psychology major.

Across the motor pool, a group of cadets stood on top of a tank while a mechanic talked about tank maintenance. They jumped down into the driver’s seat of the tank to learn about maintenance inside. The Army mechanic gave cadets some facts about tanks, including starting the tank up to hear the noise it makes.

“One thing I learned that I didn’t know is a tank can shoot a target and destroy it 2 miles away while moving,” Dellinger said.

In the middle of the woods at Camp Ravenna a downed pilot — an ROTC cadet leader — waited to be rescued by cadets.

In the downed pilot lane, cadets are taught how to communicate with villagers and civilians. Once cadets find the pilot, they have to successfully and tactically get the pilot to safety all while remembering they are in enemy territory.

“On deployments, the big thing is talking to villagers and civilians and how to communicate with them,” said Kayla Thomas, sophomore criminology and justice studies major.

The paintball lane is set up to teach cadets to think critically during battle.

Two teams enter the woods, and one exits as the winner. After the battle, the cadets regroup and are taught how they

could improve their strategies. After the teaching, the cadets re-enter the woods for a second battle where they are expected to use the advice and tactics given to them.

“Guys, I’ve been to Iraq. I’ve been shot at. I didn’t walk like that, trust me, those aren’t paintballs, you don’t come back,” said Capt. Josh Donecker, Army ROTC instructor.

The orienteering lane, or the critical thinking land navigation lane, teaches cadets how to think before doing. They are given a challenge and they have to solve the problem.

Challenges range from getting all

cadets through a minefield safely, rescuing a bucket from a ravine and finding the buried treasure using clues and navigation tools.

The Army ROTC teaches future Army officers the skills necessary to lead others through the most challenging of circumstances. The fall LDX is an important training aspect to the Army ROTC program.

“We train as we fight,” Donecker said.

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On Artists and friendship Carlyle Addy Columnist

If you’re an artist, you’re probably familiar with a feeling called creative exhaustion; more commonly known as artist block. As an author, this means writer’s block is something that happens equally often when selecting article topics and writing long form stories.

Being an artist means recognizing and seeking out influence, often in the form of other artists. Talking through ideas with your fellow artists is the best way to overcome the inhibitions your creativity is facing.

It makes sense. After all, scientists do science collectively. One study is done and read and evaluated by other experts in the field. Then, if it stands up to peer review, it becomes the basis for more research.

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Cheers to ... the first live brain surgery, which aired last night on the National Geographic channel.

Jeers to ... the remake of “Jumanji,” which will come to theaters Christmas 2016.

Put down the sugar Expectations regarding housing and health complaints skull makeup kit Megan Hornyak Amanda Paniagua Columnist I know it’s tempting to dress up like La Calavera Catrina this weekend because it looks “cool” or is “spooky and edgy,” but I’m here to tell you to please close the tutorial on how to do “sugar skull makeup” and listen for a moment.

What you are doing is appropriating an image that you know nothing about. While I’m flattered you find a cultural element originating from Mexico so beautiful and interesting, it is also important for me that you understand just what it means in its context.

La Calavera Catrina is the human manifestation of the inanimate sculpted sugar skulls given away or used as ofrendas during the Dia de los Muertos celebration. She was made perhaps most famous by Mexican artist José Posada in a satirical print of a skeleton lady wearing a fancy European hat.

Dia de los Muertos coincides with the Catholic All Saints Day which falls on Nov. 1, but represents a mestizaje (mixing) of indigenous belief systems with that of Europe. Remember that under Spanish colonial rule, Christianity was enforced, which eventually led to a fusion (sometimes under great duress and violence) of two cultures.

However, the co-opting of La Calavera as a hip Halloween costume erases an entire context for such extravagant display. Various parts of southern Mexico take their festivities to the graveyards where altars are built and prayers are offered to the ancestors in the hope that it helps them in their journey to the great beyond.

This celebration has its own manifestations in the United States as well as those of Mexican descent who identify in a myriad of ways (Latino, Chicano, Mexican, Mexican-American) create their own versions, sometimes in part with a local Catholic church.

Unlike a wake or funeral, the day is not about mourning and sadness, but rather is a day in which our deceased loved ones are celebrated with lively music, food, dance and of course, colorful outfits and painted faces.

The most iconic is the half-painted Calavera which, for me, visually represents the cycle of life and death and our unyielding connection with our ancestors.

Instead of culturally appropriating this year, I challenge you to familiarize yourself with the complicated and intertwined history of the United States and Mexico. Become informed about the development of the militarized border zone between Mexico and the United States (ask why there isn’t a same militarized zone from Canada to the United States). Listen to those actively in the fight for immigration justice.

Aya de Leon did a fabulous job last year explaining why Dia de los Muertos may resonate with those outside the Latin American community and I want to echo her words in that you cannot just cherry-pick the golden treasures of a culture one day of the year without being in solidarity with that community the other 364 days of the year. azabudsk@kent.edu

Columnist Student housing leaves much to be desired. What does the university plan to do about it?

Student housing around Kent is a crisis, especially for international students.

By the time I realized I was going to Kent, it was late May and I needed to quickly find an apartment. I had one day to find a place and sign my lease or I would be living out of my car. I did not know anyone from the area or how I could find a roommate.

I chose College Towers because it was close to campus and had a room ready for me that day. The paperwork was signed and I thought I was the luckiest person on Earth, but I soon found out I was wrong.

In my experience at College Towers, I’ve filed a health department complaint about a leaking roof due to thawing ice in the spring and concerns with my electrical outlet.

My experiences in that apartment were not good, but it all comes down to my expectations of my living situation as a resident and the proper sharing of information.

On Oct. 10, the Record-Courier released a story about College Towers having a bed bug infestation. Documented reports of bedbugs at College Towers have been investigated and proven to be true with Kent Health Department records as recent as June 29 of this year. A report was filed and confirmed in a series of visits to the apartment that occurred until Aug. 17.

However, I spoke with Alex Patterson, management representative of the team that owns College Towers, who said, “In a nutshell, there (are) 460 apartments in College Towers (and) there is less than a five percent infestation rate at College Towers. It’s actually four percent if you want to be completely accurate. That’s better than most hotels in the area, or hospitals, or dorm rooms in the area ... I think that College Towers is being pinpointed for something that is really not a problem here.”

She also said in the particular incident reported in the Record-Courier, the tenant had grabbed used furniture from a dumpster, placing their apartment at risk, and added that the issue was taken care of within 24 hours after the report came in.

Patterson said College Towers passed a recent health inspection a couple of weeks

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ago and “it was the best health inspection that College Towers has had in years.”

Beyond bed bugs, other filed and validated health complaint reports of College Towers include problems with mold and heating units. In one instance, last February, Student Legal Services got directly involved. Another complaint was filed last year on Nov. 18, as a mother was concerned about the welfare of her children with the lack of heating in the complex.

Patterson said that College Towers is an old building and, upon taking a tour of the building, one can see the model is reflective of the apartments and there is nothing to hide.

College Towers is not the only local apartment complex with a run-in with a health department official. Between the start of 2014 and now, many other licensed establishments have had their fair share of problems, albeit not all were later verified.

Celeron Suites had two reports, along with The Province and White Hall Terrace had a total of three filed complaints. Silver Meadows, now called the Villages at Franklin Crossing, had a total of six health complaints.

College Towers totaled 10 unverified and some verified complaints that, for the most part, occurred within this year.

“The number of complaints is relative to the size of a property,” said Kathryn Good, the property manager of Villages at Franklin Crossing. “If somebody only owns 12 apartments and nine of them have health complaints you have a problem different than if somebody has 400 apartments and (they have) four complaints. It’s just different.”

Although there’s admittedly a downside to viewing health department complaints because they could be preparing for renovations, as Good said about Villages of Franklin Crossing, shouldn’t students be encouraged to view the facts and make up their own mind?

Every year, apartment complexes go through an inspection with the Kent Health Department and every year they collect health department complaints.

According to the Kent Health Department official Kyle Kelly, the inspection results can be found online at http://www.kentpublichealth.org. However, personal health department complaints can only be accessed through the health department at their local office and by public records request.

This is problematic because the complaints that are filed can truly tell the story of what it is like to live at a complex from the resident’s perspective.

This becomes important because it’s tough

to find housing in Kent, especially to those people who are coming from out of state or from another country.

“People that are familiar with the area lease far in advance so that they get the community that they really prefer,” said Burdette Baker, a resident manager at the traditional housing complex Kent Village, just outside of Kent in Franklin Township. “People who are coming here (with) late acceptances, transfers from other schools, late grad student acceptance … they have to go with what’s available and typically what’s available is the least preferred communities in the area.”

These health complaint records are not made available for students who are new to the area because they are not online. Unintentionally not publicizing these records can protect the complexes from ever needing to change or feel pressured to have better housing conditions except through legal measures.

The good news is the university plans on doing something about the lack of student housing in the area of Kent, which may indirectly increase competition of housing in the area and create better housing choices for residents.

“We’re 100 percent saturated on campus, 100 percent saturated in the city of Kent, so for us to continue to grow we have to come up with those housing options that I’m hoping to see in a partnership with the city,” said President of Kent State Beverly Warren in an interview earlier this month.

Not only do we need the university’s support, but we need apartment complexes to care more about who lives in their buildings. I left College Towers and will never go back for personal reasons.

I really wish I was encouraged to see what residents were complaining about and knew I needed a public records request before signing my lease.

When customers leave, they take their experience at those establishments and share them with friends, coworkers and family members.

Maybe we should start listening to what residents are actually saying and feeling about the places they live and make them available to other residents. The public has the right to more information, not less.

If you would like to make a health department complaint you may do so in person at their office in the Schwartz Center on Kent Campus in Room 207 or go to kentpublichealth.org/complaints/index.php to file a complaint online. mhornya6@kent.edu

Don’t defund Planned Parenthood in Ohio

The Ohio Senate passed a bill 23-10 Wednesday that would eliminate $1.3 million worth of federal and state funding for Planned Parenthood clinics.

Supporters of the bill, which now heads to a vote in the Ohio house, take issue with videos released by anti-abortion group, the Center for Medical Progress, that allegedly show Planned Parenthood executives discussing the illegal sale of aborted fetal tissue.

There is no evidence of this practice taking place in Ohio, and on the national stage, officials said the videos have been deceptively edited.

Abortions make up only three percent

of the services Planned Parenthood provides, according to its annual report, and only three of the 28 clinics in Ohio perform abortions.

Technically, the bill does not target Planned Parenthood because it only prevents funding for HIV screenings and cervical and breast cancer programs from going to organizations that perform abortions.

However, because Planned Parenthood is an abortion-performing organization, the bill directly targets it.

Planned Parenthood does so much more than just perform abortions; it distributes condoms and birth control, performs cancer screenings, tests for sexually transmitted

diseases and provides health care to women and men alike.

We believe Planned Parenthood should not lose its funding because it is a low-cost medical provider that administers help to people, including students, who would not otherwise be able to afford it. Planned Parenthood is not a synonym for abortion clinic, and it should not lose its funding for a service that makes up only three percent of what it does.

The above editorial is the consensus opinion of The Kent Stater editorial board, whose names are listed above.

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Rugby wins MAC for third straight season Wrestling hosts intrasquad preseason match Dan Armelli Sports Reporter

The Kent State wrestling team held its intrasquad wrestle-offs Saturday at the MACC Annex Gym. The event featured 15 matches in eight different weight classes.

Coach Jim Andrassy said there were multiple important things about the wrestle-offs, including no one getting hurt.

“All of our guys made weight at the weight class they’ll be wrestling in,” Andrassy said.

“And then they were able to go out and perform. Some people will say, ‘That’s what you’re supposed to do.’ But it’s hard to do the first time around, especially when most of our guys haven’t done it in four or five months.”

Andrassy noted earlier in the week that he usually sees some of his wrestlers perform differently out in the public versus in the wrestling room. However, he said he was impressed with the way his wrestlers competed.

“There were some kids in there that, not that I worried about, but this is one step up from being outside the room,” Andrassy said. “Everybody here is comfortable with each other. It’s all Kent State fans. There wasn’t much noise; it was just people watching with no cheering. There was no pressure, except for the pressure that the kids put on themselves. I didn’t put any pressure on anybody.”

There were a few instances where some of the older wrestlers would face one of the younger wrestlers. In the first match, fifth-year senior Del Vinas beat sophomore Drew Dickson in the 125-pound weight class match. Another fifth-year senior, Mike DePalma, beat freshman Jacob Spino Graham Smith/ The Kent Stater A Kent State women’s rugby player tries to break through a Central Michigan defender’s tackle to score a try during their game at Dix Stadium Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Kent State went on to win big against Central Michigan with a final score of 81-10.

Kyle Samec Sports Reporter The Kent State Women’s Rugby Football Club team played up to its best Sunday when they cruised past Western Michigan University 1390, leading to the team’s third consecutive title of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

The Flashes (4-1, 3-0 MAC) beat the Broncos in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sophomore fullback Colleen Carroll said the team meshed well together and communicated effectively. “(We were) constantly in support of each other and did a great job spreading the ball wide to our wings,” Carroll said. “We did a great job of applying pressure on defense.”

The team will play one more season in the MAC during the spring semester, then move to the Mason-Dixon Conference in the fall of 2016.

The Flashes rested several starters against the

Broncos in order to get less-experienced players more playing time, which seemed to be a nonfactor as the team still played extremely well, said coach Jeff Horton.

“It was a total team effort from start to finish,” Horton said. “Every player executed our game plan as it was designed and we were fortunate to walk away with a victory.”

“We are definitely more confident playing MAC teams,” Carroll said. “And, although we were confident, you never know how a team is going to play because it’s a new season and a new team, so we still have to stay focused and play our game.”

The Flashes have their last regular season home game next week against one of the top teams in Division II women’s rugby, Davenport University. ksamec@kent.edu

in the first match of the 149-pound weight class.

Andrassy said, when an experienced wrestler faces a new wrestler, he’s looking for the older guy to prove his dominance.

“I think at the same sense there were some young guys that hung in there that, take away a few mistakes by them being young, and they’re right in the matches,” he said.

But it was far from all bad news for the underclassmen. One of the younger wrestlers that caught Andrassy’s eye was sophomore 141-pounder Chance Driscoll.

“He started at (St. Edward High School), where he was behind some great kids; he was a backup to them,” Andrassy said. “He’s a kid now that has an opportunity, mainly because over the years our 141-pounders have either gone ineligible, not on the team, transferred — just different situations. Not only does he have an opportunity, but he’s probably the hardest working kid on the team, does all the right things and lives the right lifestyle. He’s one of those kids that has a little bit of anxiety, and I think he worked through it pretty well today.”

Andrassy said that, even though the team isn’t where it eventually will be, the wrestle-offs was a good start.

“It’s better than going to that first weekend in Eastern Michigan with a bunch of duals and not knowing how kids are going to react. At least they’ve got a few weeks to work their way into it, which is part of the purpose of having an event like this,” he said.

Kent State will begin the regular season Sunday Nov. 1 at the Clarion Open. darmell1@kent.edu

Field hockey continues streak Zac Sommer Sports Reporter

The Kent State field hockey team (7-8, 4-1) extended its winning streak to four games following this weekend’s wins over Ohio University and University of California.

“I’m really pleased with where we are in the conference standings right now,” coach Kathleen Wiler said. “Every conference game is a must-win.”

The Flashes scored two goals in the first seven minutes of Friday’s 2-1 win over Ohio University.

Junior Madison Thompson moved the ball down the right side of the field, beating a defender and connecting with senior Caroline Corthouts, who would score the first goal of the game. Then only five minutes later, redshirt sophomore Alison Harmatz put one past the Bobcat goalkeeper, giving Kent State a 2-0 lead in the first half.

The Flashes’ defense held the Bobcats scoreless for 68 minutes Friday, only allowing one goal in the last two minutes.

“We were disciplined on the field,” senior Alayna Harris said. “We want to keep our game plan in place and maintain our structure.”

Following Friday’s win over the Flashes traveled to Columbus, Ohio, Saturday morning to take on the Golden Bears.

Kent State took a 1-0 lead at 21:33 in the first half after freshman Jessica Apelt scored her first career goal off of a rebound.

After allowing two goals in the second half, the Flashes answered by scoring four straight goals to

Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Senior midfielder Jessica Nesbitt chases down the ball against Ohio University Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. The Flashes won 2-1.

regain the lead and win 5-2 over California.

“We are in a really good spot right now conference-wise,” Wiler said. “All of our goals are still alive and we are just looking to finish strong.”

The Flashes return to Murphy-Mellis Field Tuesday at 2 p.m. where they will host Ohio State for their last home game of the season. zsommer@kent.edu

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Flashes lose to BGSU 48-0 Stephen Means II Sports Reporter Kent State (3-5, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) was shut out for the first time this season in a loss to Bowling Green (6-2, 4-0) 48-0.

“Their guys made plays and we didn’t,” coach Paul Haynes said. “We can analyze it all we want, but they’re back-to-back champs for a reason. They’re a good football team, and we didn’t play our best. This is what happens when you play a really good football team and you don’t play your best.”

The loss is the second-largest point differential of the season behind the Flashes 52-3 loss to Illinois the first week of the season.

Bowling Green did the majority of its damage in the first half, scoring 31 points behind the arm of senior quarterback Matt Johnson. Johnson completed 27-of-40 passes for 430 yards and five touchdowns.

“His ability to escape pressure is huge,” said junior safety Nate Holley, who led the game with 16 tackles. “In some instances, we were getting good coverage, and he would just escape pressure. Any (quarterback) that can buy their receivers extra time to scramble and get open is hard to cover.”

The trio of wide receivers — senior Ryan

Burbrink (89 yards), junior Ronnie Moore (151 yards) and sophomore Roger Lewis (102 yards) — combined for 19 receptions and 342 yards.

In his second career start, redshirt freshman quarterback George Bollas was not as impressive as he was in the win over UMass last week. Bollas was 12-of-25 for 111 yards but threw two interceptions.

“Everyone wanted to give our quarterback a lot of praise, but this is game two for him,” Haynes said. “We still have to have guys around him that can make plays.”

Freshman wide receiver Antwan Dixon added 52 yards receiving in his first game back from injury.

The Flashes remain second in the MAC East standings with four games left in the regular season. The team feels there is still a chance to qualify for a bowl game this season.

“There's still fight in the team," Holley said.

"We don't quit, and we won't quit. There are leaders on this team that won't allow us to quit.

Me, personally, I won't allow us to quit. There are a lot of positives to build off for the rest of the season. We can win out and hope for the best."

The Flashes return to the field Thursday night to take on Buffalo. Kickoff at Dix Stadium is at 7:30 p.m.

Nate Manley / The Kent Stater

smeans2@kent.edu Freshman wide receiver P.J. Simmons cuts up the field against BGSU on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015.

Hockey wins tight game in shootout Soccer splits weekend matches on road Dan Armelli Sports Reporter

Max McCarty / The Kent Stater Forward Jake Haneline celebrates after scoring a goal in Kent State’s 4-3 victory over Duquesne that ended in a shoot out Friday, Oct. 23, 2015.

Chris Yamnitsky Sports Reporter The Kent State ice hockey club defeated Duquesne University Friday night after a nine-round shootout, with senior forward Chad Parise scoring the game-winning goal.

“It feels good. I mean, it wasn’t just me; it was a team effort,” Parise said. “We battled back and Sebastian (Ragno) held it strong in the shootout. It feels good to come back from injury and help the team get a win, but it was a good team effort.”

Although the team came out victorious, coach Jim Underwood said he felt the team didn’t perform to the best of its abilities.

“It’s always good to get wins, but to be quite honest, that was a very soft performance on our end. We didn’t play like a team. We didn’t have any work ethic out there,” Underwood said. “(Duquesne worked) hard every single shift, and we just got outworked every single shift tonight. We are lucky to come out with that win tonight.”

The Flashes started out scoring with a goal by senior forward Jared Fielden, assisted by junior forward Curtis Swan at 6:37 of the first period. The first period ended with shots favoring Kent State 11-8.

The Flashes' second goal came off the stick of sophomore forward Casey Barile from sophomore forward Kyle Schaefer at 9:10 of the second period.

Duquesne responded late in the period with a goal at 17:34 to make it a 2-1 game.

But under a minute later, sophomore forward Jake Haneline buried the team’s third goal of the night with the assist coming from freshman forward Xavier Sudlow.

At the end of the second period, shots still favored Kent State 25-18.

Duquesne came out ready for a rally in the third period. The Dukes buried two goals in the third period, one at 11:29 and the second coming at 13:42.

Although the Flashes had many opportunities in the third, they couldn’t put one past the Duquesne goalkeeper. The period ended with a 3-3 score.

Overtime brought much back and forth play, but no one could seem to find the back of the net. With the score still tied at 3-3 after the five-minute overtime, the Flashes headed to a shootout, taking nine shooters before Parise finished the goal on a backhand move.

Ragno, a freshman goaltender, stopped all nine of Duquesne’s shooters and ended the game with 25 saves and recorded his first win as a Flash.

“I think our guys need to figure out that no matter who you are playing, if you don’t work hard every shift, there’s going to be enough skill out there to beat you,” Underwood said. “They need to think about tonight and definitely have more energy from start to finish tomorrow.”

The Flashes take on the Dukes Saturday at 3 p.m. at Duquesne for a rematch of Friday night’s game. cyamnits@kent.edu

The Kent State women’s soccer team felt how tough it is to face two teams late in the season, vying for conference points.

The Flashes came out on both sides of the results: a win at Central Michigan and a loss at Toledo puts Kent State at an overall record of 10-6-2 and 6-4 in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

“The team knows it very well,” coach Rob Marinaro said. “That’s something that we constantly talked about. Today, we didn’t take it to heart. Unfortunately, that put us on the short end of the stick.”

Kent State’s first game against Central Michigan started out as an evenly matched affair after sophomore midfielder Kristen Brots’ third goal of the season in the eighth minute.

With a 1-1 tie after the first 45 minutes, the Flashes and Chippewas had the same number of shots on goal (five) and saves (four).

The stalemate was broken when junior midfielder Abbie Lawson scored her first goal of the season in the 65th minute. “(Junior forward Jenna Hellstrom) dribbled the ball down the sideline and had a beautiful cross in,” Lawson said. “From there, it was kind of a battle in the box. It just fell in front, and we capitalized on it.”

A minute later, sophomore forward Hayden Pascoe followed up with her fourth goal of the season after assisting on Brots’ goal in the first half. Pascoe’s three points tied her season high.

“They were crucial goals, obviously, because (Central Michigan) ended up coming back and getting one,” Marinaro said. “The third proved to be the sealer … We had the opportunities and, fortunately, we battled inside the box to make sure that they found the back of the net.”

A late, long goal with three minutes left in the contest by the Chippewas gave the game a final score of 3-2.

“I wouldn’t say panic and I wouldn’t say we felt like we had the win in hand,” she said.

“We knew we still had to work hard for the last however many minutes were left. We kind of buckled down and just once again played as a unit and got the job done.”

The Flashes allowed nine shots on goal and six corners, both totaling their most given up since their loss to Ball State. But freshman goalkeeper Ashleah McDonald was able to save six shots, her most in a win since Kent State faced Bryant in late August.

Even though it wasn’t the Flashes’ cleanest win of the season, senior defender Madison Helterbran was satisfied with getting the road victory.

“When we’re on the road, when we get a win, it’s obviously a great win because it’s not the easiest thing to get a road win,” she said.

“But any win we get, we get confidence off of it and just look towards the next game, going out and winning that one too.”

Sunday, against Toledo, proved to be a much different game. For the fourth time this season, Kent State went into halftime with a scoreless tie.

The score remained 0-0 until Toledo starting piling up shots on goal.

“I tipped (the first shot), and it hit the post,” McDonald said. “Then it hit the post again and it came flying up. I went up for the ball and when I had it in my hands a Toledo player came right into my body. My whole body just table-topped. Then the ball came loose, and that’s when the goal happened.”

As has been commonplace for this Kent State team, it was able to respond positively after going down 1-0.

“I always believed that we were going to be able to come back,” said redshirt sophomore Donavan Capehart. “We never lost faith. We never lost hope.”

In the 76th minute, Hellstrom crossed the ball into the box from the left side of the field to Capehart, who knocked it in for the equalizer.

It was the last time the Flashes were able to get something going on the attack.

“We were caught defending too much,” Marinaro said. “But I don’t think it was something where we were caught defending the entire game. We’re just very disappointed on our opportunities, on creating the offense. We really didn’t get it going today.”

McDonald spent the rest of the half making high-difficulty saves that tested her 5’10” frame. She collected five saves on the day.

“She played well, our defense played very well,” Marinaro said. “But we just can’t rely too much on them, and today I think we did. They had a very good game, and everybody in front of them has got to give us a little bit more.”

Five minutes into overtime, after a long free kick, Toledo drew a penalty in the box on a jump ball. The Rockets capitalized on the call in question, giving them the 2-1 win. The Flashes are now 1-2-2 in overtimes.

Marinaro said a little bit of everything contributed to the Flashes not being able to get much going on the attack.

“We didn’t really focus in,” he said. “We didn’t play our game. If we don’t play our game, we get caught just trying to mix it up with the other team instead of just coming back to our game: playing with speed and space, and keeping the ball moving forward in combinations.

We did that when we scored our goal, but really it was a little bit more of a disappointment in us getting forward.”

Kent State will face Ohio University at 3 p.m. Friday at Zoeller Field for the regular season finale. darmell1@kent.edu

Cassaundra Jackson / The Kent Stater Sophomore Karli Paracca controls the ball in the game against the Akron Zips at Cub Cadet Field on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. The Flashes won, 3-1.