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The role of Flash ALERTS following the tornado scare

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Basketball tournament raises money for scholarship in honor of Devin Moore

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Teacher shortage bodes well for upcoming educators

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NEWS

Kent State prioritizes Flash ALERTS in wake of tornado warning David Williams Safety Reporter On April 15, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Portage County. Kent State’s Emergency Alert System was quickly activated, and the tornado sirens blared. University Communications and Marketing (UCM) then sent out the advisory email, but the email said May 15 rather than April.

Kent State’s Alert System works like this: A dispatcher with KSUPD receives notification from the National Weather Service that there is a tornado warning in their jurisdiction. They first activate the tornado sirens along with the mass notification system, which sends an audible message through the speakers outside and inside every building and every Cisco phone speaker in every building.

“The main priority is that those (who) are on campus are notified first so that they can take shelter,” said Community Resource Officer Tricia Knoles.

The dispatcher then sends out the Flash ALERT to notify anybody that may be coming toward the area that there is a tornado warning. UCM then sends out the email to allow those not on campus to be aware that the warning had occurred.

“The main priority is the sirens, mass notification system and Flash ALERT to make those in and around campus notified to take shelter,” Knoles said.

More than 50,000 students, staff, faculty, alumni and in some cases, their relatives, are

signed up for Flash ALERTS. “We encourage everyone who is currently connected to the university to sign up,” said Eric Mansfield, the executive director of university media relations. “The benefit is that it’s an immediate message to their phone, which most people keep with them at all times. Still, text messaging is only one platform for emergency messages.

We also replicate those messages on the university home page, via email, Facebook and Twitter.”

On campus, students lucky enough to be in buildings with basements found themselves packed with dozens of other students who didn’t take the alert seriously.

Those without basements were lined on the floors of first-floor hallways.

“I was crammed in the basement of Wright Hall with the entire building, about 50-60 people,” said freshman biology major Gavin Johnson. “There were only two RAs managing it all. We got an email talking about how badly everyone did.”

Dennis Baden, the director of Environmental Health and Safety, said, in recent years, Kent State has developed emergency plans specific to every building, designating tornado safety areas.

While they did not specifically look at which buildings were safer than others, all tornado safety areas are away from exterior windows.

Contact David Williams at dwill191@kent.edu.

Correction: Sports Editor Cameron Hoover was omitted from the list of contributing reporters for the Best of Kent issue.

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Basketball tournament raises money for scholarship in honor of Devin Moore Erica Carter Diversity Reporter The city of Kent, as well as Mayor Jerry Fiala officially proclaimed April 19 “Devin Moore Day”: the same day students decided to raise money for his scholarship.

The Psi Gamma chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. held the Devin C.G. Moore 3-on-3 Basketball Classic at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center Saturday to raise money for the Devin C.G. Moore Memorial Scholarship fund.

Moore’s family started the fund to keep his legacy alive.

“Devin was passionate about pursuing a career in journalism,” said Christa Poole, Moore’s mother. “He was fearless. He didn’t care what people had to say about him doing it. We want to encourage that.

We want other students who have a dream to follow that dream.”

Moore died in December after collapsing while playing basketball at the Rec. Guests stood on the sidelines and benches and watched from the track as 10 teams played basketball in honor of Moore.

Moore played basketball and wanted to be a sports journalist, so his fraternity brothers felt it would only be right to raise money by doing what he loved.

“This (the Rec) is where he died, and this is where he spent a lot of time,” said sophomore construction management major and fraternity member T’Aundre Perkins. “This is really the only place I feel connected to Dev.” The teams registered to compete in the tournament, and all proceeds went toward the scholarship fund in hopes of it being endowed in the future. “Live like Dev” T-shirts and wristbands saying “#DevinTheGoat” were also sold to raise money.

“We’re currently at $19,000, and we need to raise $25,000 to get it endowed so it can be a forever thing,” Poole said. “We just gave away $1,000 at the scholarship dinner, and it was so rewarding to know someone else will be able to live out their dream.”

The scholarship and events dedicated toward Moore ensure that people not only don’t forget Moore’s legacy, but are also aware of healthy practices.

Alexis Hudgins, a senior integrated health studies major and Moore’s former girlfriend, wants Moore’s remembrance to last forever on the Kent State campus.

“Devin was such an important person,” Hudgins said. “It’s been so amazing helping out the brothers of Omega Psi Phi with everything going on. I want this to be an

ongoing way for us to raise money for Devin and keep his presence on this campus. This is hopefully going to be an annual thing along with CPR training.”

Sophomore biology major Caleb Harris’ team took home the winning trophy which included a plaque and a shirt. Each member of the team also received $50.

“It was really dope doing this, and I’m happy to win,” Harris said. “We will always be out here doing it for Dev.” Contact Erica Carter at ecarter8@kent.edu.

Brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and friends at the basketball classic Saturday in honor of Devin Moore.

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Cadets travel to Tennessee for Mountain Man Memorial March Mariah Hicks Military and Veterans Reporter Kent State Army ROTC cadets traveled to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to participate in the 11th annual Mountain Man Memorial March from April 13-14.

Every year, marchers and runners from all over the U.S. join together to march in honor of fallen soldiers.

“It’s a marathon march, a combination of running and walking down in Tennessee to represent Gold Star families, which are families that have lost a family member in the service,” said Isaac Zeigler, a sophomore cadet and political science major.

Zeigler was on one of the winning teams this year. Each team marches in honor of a fallen soldier, and his team marched in honor of Senior Airman Michael David Lusk, who passed away five months ago while serving on active duty in the U.S. Air Force.

“I really enjoyed being on the team,” Zeigler said. “It’s always a group of really good, motivated people that are a lot of fun to be with and do something like this with because we all push each other and motivate each other to do our best.”

The event is split into two categories, a march and a run, which are made up of different requirements. Participants are divided into military and civilian groups upon registration.

The teams completed 26.2 miles in distance carrying a 35-pound ruck sack. It took Zeigler’s team 7.5 hours to complete the course.

“At the start it felt pretty good, but toward the end, your legs — and my back especially — started to really hurt,” Zeigler said. “But just being with a group of people that are all feeling the

same way really motivates you.

As long as they’re going, you want to keep up and don’t want to let anybody down.”

Kent State’s Army ROTC also had a girls’ team compete in the event, which Keirston Spiewak, a freshman cadet and psychology major, was a part of.

It was her entire team’s first time competing in the march.

“It was definitely one of the toughest things I’ve ever done in my life, but the scenery was beautiful,” she said. “The mountains were very hard to get up, but there was a lot of motivation all around.”

One of the fallen soldiers Spiewak’s team marched for was Ashley White, a former Kent State Army ROTC cadet who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2011.

There will be a 5k in honor of White that will take place on April 28. The run is part of the Freedom Run Series, a combination of five races.

At the Mountain Man event, all teams had the opportunity to meet the families of the soldiers they marched for, which Spiewak and Zeigler both described as an emotional interaction, but one they deeply appreciated.

“It meant a lot to me because literally meeting the families the day before and seeing them cheering you on the entire time, it made you not want to stop or give up,” Spiewak said. “One of the guys that we marched for, his mom was saying that he was there and he was going to help us through it, so it was really emotional, but it definitely was a significant impact. The whole community was screaming when you were about to finish, and it just felt good.”

Contact Mariah Hicks at mhicks22@kent.edu.

Isaac Zeigler, second from the right, was part of one of the winning teams. Photo courtesy of Keirston Spiewak

Keirston Spiewak, middle, was part of one of the winning teams. Photo courtesy of Keirston Spiewak

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National teaching shortage affecting students throughout the nation Imani Fields Jobs Reporter Kent State education majors will have a great chance of being employed after graduation. However, with the national teacher shortage, students graduating are leaving the education field.

More than 50 percent of colleges, universities and school districts have shortages, according to The American Association for Employment in Education.

Julie Novotny, a career advisor at Kent State, describes the teacher shortage as an imbalanced ratio of students to teachers.

“It’s really specific to a geographic area and the content areas, so it is not an overall shortage,” Novotny said.

The national shortage has caused a high demand for educators in subjects like sciences, math, special education and foreign language. Novotny mentioned these shortages are affecting Ohio as well.

Reports from the National Council on Teacher Quality show that the shortage began in 2011 during the time of the recession. As a result, to help preserve funding, class sizes increased, employee pay decreased, schools conducted layoffs and, in the worst case, schools closed.

The American Association for Employment in Education reports the national composite score of 3.47 is the highest since the 3.54 score in 2008, right before the Great Recession.

The Northeast and Midwest are not as in dire need compared to other regions, but there is still a need for minority teachers in inner-city school districts, as well as a need for teachers and substitutes in the high-demand subjects all over the nation, Novotny said.

“High-poverty schools are often staffed by rotating cast of substitutes,” reads a headline from the Washington Post.

Learning Policy Institute studies show half of all schools and 90 percent of high-poverty schools are struggling to find qualified special education teachers.

“One of the reasons for the shortage is a decrease in students enrolling into education programs,” Novotny said. “Also, there’s a lot of teachers leaving before retirement.”

Enrollment rates at institutions for educational studies decreased tremendously.

Nationwide enrollment rates have

dropped 35 percent between 2009 and 2014, according to the Learning Policy Institute's most recent reports.

Low compensation, poor preparation and poor teaching conditions also attribute to the high turnover rates, according to reports from the Learning Policy Institute.

Low Compensation

Ohio has some of the top school districts in the country, although research shows the pay is less than average. On average, teachers make about $36,000 in the U.S.; however, in Ohio, the pay starts around $33,000.

“Education is an extremely stressful major,” said Palai Yang, a junior early childhood education major at Kent State.

“I used to be a nursing major, and it’s the same amount of stress, but almost half the pay. It doesn’t make any sense because we work just as hard. Teachers should be paid more.”

In more than 30 states, mid-career teachers with families of four or more qualify for three or more public benefit programs, such as subsidized children’s health insurance or free or reduced-price school meals, according to the Learning Policy Institute.

“A lot of the teachers in West Virginia that were on strike were on welfare and taking food stamps,” Novotny said.

Poor Preparation

Teachers with little or no preparation are more than twice as likely to leave teaching as those who are fully prepared.

Research from the Learning Policy Institute shows candidates “can’t afford adequate preparation — especially when they may have had to go into debt to prepare to enter a profession that earns less than others.”

Novotny cited a study done by the National Center of Education that said about one-fifth of new teachers leave after one year, and almost half leave before five years.

Currently, there are not enough qualified teachers applying for teaching jobs to meet the demand in all locations and fields, according to the Learning Policy Institute.

Research from the report also shows an estimate that the shortage during the 2015–16 school year was approximately 60,000 teachers.

“This is the rough number of positions that were not filled at all or were filled by people not qualified for that teaching assignment,” the report said.

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Poor Teaching Conditions

“The licensing laws are not what are driving the people out of education,” Novotny said. “Funding is what the main issue is. Think of the people in Oklahoma; their textbooks still say Bill Clinton is president.

“That’s why teachers are on strike now because of funding.”

According to the Learning Policy Institute, 55 percent of people who left teaching did so because of dissatisfaction.

This include teaching conditions like class size and salaries, as well as unhappiness with administrative practices and policy issues like testing and accountability.

“It almost makes you not want to be a teacher,” said Frances Roberts, a freshman human development and family studies major. “It makes me want to start over and choose a new career field.”

The Learning Policy Institute mentions some solutions, including improving teacher retention, creating competitive compensation packages, enhancing the supply of qualified

teachers in high-need fields and developing a supply market that can facilitate putting teachers in places that need it.

What is being done?

Novotny said schools had started to adopt a method of “alternative tracks” that could include hiring teachers while they are still completing their licenses.

“Due to the shortage and low enrollment rates, schools have started to incentivize and provide alternative tracks to licensure,” Novotny said. “Some incentives include compensation for moving and doubling salaries in certain areas.”

Novotny said teachers entering the profession today need a passion for teaching as much as they do a college education.

“I think, right now, we’re looking at the turning point,” Novotny said. “I would never tell anyone not to go into education, but it is something you have to be passionate about, or else you could become a statistic.”

Contact Imani Fields at ifields1@kent.edu.

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SPORTS

Flashes dominate Buffalo in weekend sweep Chad Flannery Sports Reporter The Kent State softball team took the field this weekend with green ribbons in their hair to honor Cara Neumann, a fan of the team, who passed away earlier this year after losing her battle with cancer.

The Flashes credited Neumann with giving them a much-needed boost last season, especially in the Mid-American Confrence Tournament after a loss to Ohio.

Neumann hugged the team as they came off the field and lifted their spirits. The Flashes would go on to win three straight games, including the championship game with Neumann watching from the front row.

On the diamond this weekend, Kent State (23-19, 9-8 Mid-American Conference) had one of its best series of the season against Buffalo (15-26, 6-11). The Flashes scored a total of 33 runs on their way to three straight run-rule victories.

On offense, the Flashes received a lot of production from their two-through-four hitters in the lineup: Emily Dobbin, Holly Speers and Bailey Brownfield.

The three of them went a combined 19-for-27 for the series, scoring nine runs and knocking in 10 RBI. Pitching for the Flashes was phenomenal as well. Sophomore Madi Huck and freshman Brenna Brownfield pitched a combined 15 innings and only allowed three total runs.

Game 1: Kent State 10, Buffalo 0 (5 Innings) Madi Huck (13-7) threw a phenomenal game on the mound for the Flashes, limiting the Bulls to two hits and eight strikeouts.

Kent State exploded for five runs in the first inning thanks to RBI singles by Bailey Brownfield and Maria Cegledy, an RBI double by Brenna Brownfield and a two-run double by catcher Carlee Selle.

In the third, Alexis Taube scored on a fielder’s choice by Kaitlyn Miller. Kennadie Goth also had a sacrifice bunt which scored Allie Luther to give the Flashes a 7-0 lead.

The Flashes would continue their hot offensive day in the fourth when Brenna Brownfield recorded another RBI double.

Cegledy also scored on a fielder’s choice and Luther provided a solo homer to left field to give the Flashes the 10-0 lead and the eventual run-rule victory.

Game 2: Kent State 10, Buffalo 2 (5 Innings) Kent State’s offensive success carried over into the doubleheader on Saturday.

Holly Speers and Emily Dobbin started the Flashes off with back-to back solo home runs in the first inning to the Flashes up, 2-0.

Dobbin stepped to the plate again in the second and laced a single into left

Kent State celebrates its second win of the day against Buffalo on Saturday. The Flashes swept the doubleheader, winning both games, 10-2 and 13-1.

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field to score Miller and Luther. Bailey Brownfield would then go on to hit a tworun double into left field, scoring Goth and Dobbin. All four runs in the second inning went unearned.

In the third, Speers walked with the bases loaded to bring home Luther. Bailey Brownfield would step up next and deliver another two-RBI double to make the score 9-0.

Buffalo would chip into the lead in the fourth with a two-run home run to cut the lead to seven.

However, in the fifth, Speers ended their hopes of a comeback with a solo homer to center, her second of the game, to invoke the

run-rule.

Madi Huck (14-7) pitched well again and received the victory for the Flashes. She allowed only two runs on three hits and struck out seven Bulls.

Game 3: Kent State 13, Buffalo 1 (5 Innings) Bailey Brownfield provided the Flashes with yet another first inning lead after an RBI single scored Goth.

Speers tacked on her third home run of the day in the third inning to make the score 2-0.

Buffalo cut the lead to one in the top of the fourth on a solo home run, but that was as close as they’d get.

In the bottom half of the fourth, Kent State

exploded, scoring 11 runs to make the score 13-1, which would eventually be enough to invoke the run-rule after a scoreless fifth inning by Buffalo.

Brenna Brownfield (7-7) got the win for the Flashes after pitching four innings and only allowing one run on four hits. Madi Huck relieved Brownfield in the fifth and provided a solid inning of relief, allowing no hits and striking out one.

Kent State returns to the diamond against Saint Francis (PA) for an away doubleheader on Tuesday. First pitch for the first game is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Contact Chad Flannery at cflanne4@kent.edu.

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Robert Zeigler came on in relief to pitch for Kent State on Saturday, during the Flashes' 5-3 loss to Ohio in 12 innings. The Flashes would go on to drop the series against the Bobcats. Kayla McMillen / The Kent Stater

Flashes struggle in late innings, lose series to visiting Ohio Ian Kreider Sports Reporter While early offensive productivity has been a staple for the Kent State baseball team all season long, the Flashes have struggled at times to close games out.

This weekend’s series loss against Ohio (19-20, 7-8 Mid-American Conference) was a prime example.

Game 1: Kent State 5, Ohio 3 Kent State (24-12, 10-5 MAC) came out strong, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take an early 2-0 lead on junior third baseman Pavin Parks’ two-run home run.

The Flashes then added a few insurance runs through the middle innings. The third inning started with two quick outs. Senior center fielder Mason Mamarella was the next up to the plate. His patient at-bat led to a walk. During the next at-bat, he stole second and was able to score from senior catcher Tim Dalporto’s single up the middle.

The Flashes were able to add another run in the fifth after a leadoff triple by Greg Lewandoski. Senior right fielder Nick Kanavas drove him in with a double to right field to make it 4-0 Kent State. The Flashes would add one more run in the sixth to improve their lead to 5-0.

However, the Bobcats would respond in the ninth. A walk and a single put two men on as senior designated hitter Michael Klein came up to bat. He hit a triple and would score on an error to cut the Flashes’ lead to 5-3.

Sophomore pitcher John Matthews came in and recorded the final two outs en route to a nail-biting 5-3 win.

Game 2: Ohio 5, Kent State 3 (12 innings) The Flashes again were able to jump out to an early lead, this time in the third inning on a Lewandoski solo home run. They would cause even more damage during the inning as Mamarella tripled and would later score thanks to a Dalporto double.

It appeared the Flashes were on their way

to their ninth straight victory as they added another run in the sixth inning to make it 3-0.

However, Ohio would respond yet again as they scored one run in the seventh and two in the eighth to tie the game at three.

Neither team was able to score in the ninth, so the game headed to extra innings. It appeared that Ohio was going to take control in the top of the tenth after a leadoff walk, single and sac bunt put runners on second and third with only one out. Senior Zach Spangler came in to pitch for the Flashes and forced the last two outs of the inning via popout and groundout.

Kent State’s offense was not as fortunate, as they had only two hits in the final three innings. The Bobcats offense broke through in the 12th and scored two runs on a Klein double to make it 5-3.

This was Kent State’s first loss of the season after leading through six innings.

Game 3: Ohio 6, Kent State 4 The final game of the series set the tempo

as Kent State was able to get on the board early, but defensive miscues and solid pitching by Ohio had them fall short for the second game in a row.

The Bobcats were down, 4-0, heading into the top of the seventh after six scoreless innings by Kent State senior pitcher Eli Kraus. Kraus struck out seven and appeared to be on the way to his seventh win of the season. Kraus was knocked around during the inning, giving up four runs on three hits.

The seventh inning saw two pitching changes by the Flashes and five runs scored

by Ohio. Kent State’s offense was unable to respond to the late push by the Bobcats, which resulted in their second MAC home series loss of the season.

Kent State continues its season as they take on Canisius at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Demske Sports Complex. The Flashes pulled out a 13-11 win against Canisius the last time the two teams met on April 11.

Contact Ian Kreider at ikreider@kent.edu.

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COVER

Sights from Thursday’s FlashFest performance

Tee Grizzley and Co. perform at the M.A.C. Center on Thursday during FlashFest. Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

On the cover: 2 Chainz performing at the M.A.C. Center Thursday night at FlashFest.

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2 Chainz performing at the M.A.C. Center Thursday night at FlashFest. Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

Tee Grizzley's hype man dancing during FlashFest on Thursday at the M.A.C. Center.

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A crowd full of students watches Tee Grizzley perform at FlashFest on Thursday evening at the M.A.C. Center. Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

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2 Chainz performing at the M.A.C. Center Thursday night at FlashFest.

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2 Chainz performing at the M.A.C. Center Thursday night at FlashFest. Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

Students sprinted into the lower level of the M.A.C. Center Thursday evening, trying to secure a guaranteed view of the stage.

Tee Grizzley and 2 Chainz were the main performers of the evening, as alumna Nicole Radon and Zeds Dead opened.

Radon played in front of a smaller crowd, but her pounding vocals filled the M.A.C. Center. Students danced and sang along as

she performed both original and cover songs.

The crowd grew a little fuller as EDM group Zeds Dead prepared for its set.

Heavy drops and dubstep quivers vibrated throughout the entire M.A.C. Center. Each bass drop could be felt throughout the entire body as they mixed popular songs with their own unique beats.

As the floor cleared out, students had to go back outside because the first two artists were part of the free portion of FlashFest.

FlashFest had been moved indoors, as cold

weather became a concern.

Moments later, the M.A.C. Center floor once again became filled with students. This time, though, a flood of students rushed through the doors. Tee Grizzley kicked the show off with heavy, hard-hitting raps. At one point during the show, Tee Grizzley lost his ring, only to have someone from the crowd find it. The student was pulled on stage as Tee Grizzley counted out $1,000 in cash, giving it to the student.

As Tee Grizzley left, students waited in

anticipation for 2 Chainz. Moments later, 2 Chainz swaggered his way on stage opening with his verse from “No Problem” by Chance the Rapper. He spit through a handful of songs before talking a brief break and bringing his dog, Trappy, on stage, allowing him to bask in the spotlight. Throughout the evening, 2 Chainz continued delivering hit favorites like “I’m Different,” and “Birthday Song,” as students danced and rapped along with him.

Contact Adrian Leuthauser at aleuthau@kent.edu.

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COVER

Sights from Thursday’s FlashFest performance

Tee Grizzley and Co. perform at the M.A.C. Center on Thursday during FlashFest. Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

On the cover: 2 Chainz performing at the M.A.C. Center Thursday night at FlashFest.

Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

2 Chainz performing at the M.A.C. Center Thursday night at FlashFest. Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

Tee Grizzley's hype man dancing during FlashFest on Thursday at the M.A.C. Center.

Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

A crowd full of students watches Tee Grizzley perform at FlashFest on Thursday evening at the M.A.C. Center. Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

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2 Chainz performing at the M.A.C. Center Thursday night at FlashFest.

Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

2 Chainz performing at the M.A.C. Center Thursday night at FlashFest. Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

Students sprinted into the lower level of the M.A.C. Center Thursday evening, trying to secure a guaranteed view of the stage.

Tee Grizzley and 2 Chainz were the main performers of the evening, as alumna Nicole Radon and Zeds Dead opened.

Radon played in front of a smaller crowd, but her pounding vocals filled the M.A.C. Center. Students danced and sang along as

she performed both original and cover songs.

The crowd grew a little fuller as EDM group Zeds Dead prepared for its set.

Heavy drops and dubstep quivers vibrated throughout the entire M.A.C. Center. Each bass drop could be felt throughout the entire body as they mixed popular songs with their own unique beats.

As the floor cleared out, students had to go back outside because the first two artists were part of the free portion of FlashFest.

FlashFest had been moved indoors, as cold

weather became a concern.

Moments later, the M.A.C. Center floor once again became filled with students. This time, though, a flood of students rushed through the doors. Tee Grizzley kicked the show off with heavy, hard-hitting raps. At one point during the show, Tee Grizzley lost his ring, only to have someone from the crowd find it. The student was pulled on stage as Tee Grizzley counted out $1,000 in cash, giving it to the student.

As Tee Grizzley left, students waited in

anticipation for 2 Chainz. Moments later, 2 Chainz swaggered his way on stage opening with his verse from “No Problem” by Chance the Rapper. He spit through a handful of songs before talking a brief break and bringing his dog, Trappy, on stage, allowing him to bask in the spotlight. Throughout the evening, 2 Chainz continued delivering hit favorites like “I’m Different,” and “Birthday Song,” as students danced and rapped along with him.

Contact Adrian Leuthauser at aleuthau@kent.edu.

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OPINION

Part two: Pouring out

JOSEPH McGRELLIS’ VIEW

Andrew Atkins I woke up crying and came howling down the stairs.

“What’s the matter?” my grandma asked. She shut the Bible in her lap and got up from her recliner.

“I want my mom,” I said, sucking snot back into my nose between great rolling sobs.

I had a nightmare. Somehow, my mom had been shrunken down in a van to the size of a toy. I picked it up to play with it. When I set it down and it became normal-sized again, she was dead.

I think I was in first grade.

Nightmares like this were becoming normal. My parents were separated at this point — my dad was an alcoholic and it was absolutely unsafe for his children to live with him.

The instability was tearing me apart. My family walked two steps behind me, holding their breath for my next tantrum and piecing me back together when I did explode. In turn, I walked behind them, trying my best to help, too.

We were walking in a circle, picking up the pieces of each other.

In one moment, I would be defiant, loud and fighting every word my mom, grandma or sister tried to say to me. In the next, I would crumple into a ball, silent and crying. I didn’t know what was happening — with me or my family.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom highlights these tendencies among physically and emotionally abused or neglected children: tantrums, difficulty trusting and an inability to concentrate, among many more.

My grades were OK — great, actually — but I struggled with self-control.

My dad got to see me every other weekend and Wednesdays, only because my mom permitted it.

While he passed out drunk on the couch, I would proceed to burn myself on the stove and knock myself unconscious falling out of trees. Eventually, my mom stopped letting him watch me.

I wasn’t safe with my own dad.

So things went like this: My parents got divorced, my dad lost the house and then he moved to Arizona. My mom and I moved in with my grandma

and then with her new boyfriend — now fiance. I still wasn’t OK. On one of the first visits over to his house, I must’ve done something wrong. I got in trouble. I couldn’t fit entirely under the bed, so I laid down on the bedroom floor, half under the mattress and the sheer curtains draped over me.

They came to talk to me, and I ran outside and climbed a tree as high as I could in the backyard.

I made them promise not to hit me before I came down, even though neither of these people had ever raised a hand toward me.

I was so conditioned to run and hide for my own safety that it would be years before I could fully comprehend that not every interaction that made me upset was one that jeopardized my safety.

The last time I saw my dad, we went to Geauga Lake. He was about to move to Arizona, but I don’t think anybody told me that. Or maybe he told me one of his lies — he’d see me in a few days.

The phone calls didn’t come.

Next time: Reintroducing myself to my own father.

Andrew Atkins is a columnist.

Contact him at aatkins5@kent.edu.

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We were walking in a circle, picking up the pieces of each other.”

– Andrew Atkins

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Monday, April 23, 2018

OPINION

Dennis Kucinich is Ohio’s progressive choice for governor Joseph Langan

Dennis Kucinich, the former mayor of Cleveland and U.S. congressman, was a progressive populist before Bernie Sanders made it cool. His presidential runs in 2004 and 2008 were arrogantly dismissed, but little did the pundits know Kucinich was the future of American politics. Now, he’s running in the Democratic primary for governor of Ohio.

Kucinich is a man with a vision, a vision that often sees beyond the narrow scope of two- and fouryear election cycles. He’s been a principled underdog throughout his extensive career in government, leaving the Democrats to play catchup with his progressive politics.

While Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton stumbled over their words in 2007, refusing to endorse same-sex marriage, Kucinich openly embraced marriage equality and equal rights for the LGBTQ community.

While less than 15 percent of Americans today think the Iraq War was justified, Kucinich was protesting it in the streets and fighting against it in Congress back in 2003. His courage and moral conviction

were unparalleled when he attempted to impeach thenPresident George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for lying to the American people and for their unprecedented abuses of executive power.

Kucinich’s bold, forwardthinking campaign is embodied by his message, “Power to We the People.” All of his positions are derived from this ethic. Kucinich fights for the rights of workers as a political and moral imperative. As governor, his battle is to restructure Ohioans’ relationship with power, ensuring that all workers have the right to join a union, to strike and to organize. This struggle carries over to the statehouse, as Kucinich is the only Democrat running for governor talking about the need to publicly finance elections and put an end to the suspicious money from special interest groups stealing our democracy with campaign donations.

Ohio needs both a strong progressive and a humble public servant to recover from almost 30 years of insufficient and overwhelmingly conservative governorships, and Kucinich satisfies both of these needs.

His love for Ohio is embodied in his policies, like free twoyear colleges, affordable and comprehensive health care to all Ohioans, massive reinvestments in schools and arts programs, an end to for-profit prisons, criminal justice reform that funds jobs over jails and allocations to rebuild our cities’ infrastructures.

Kucinich has been endorsed by The Plain Dealer and Our Revolution, the progressive and social democratic organization that spawned from Sanders’ 2016 campaign.

For Ohio Democrats, the choice for governor should come down to passion, vision and the ability to inspire Ohioans to incite the change we all so desperately need. Kucinich has been leading this noble and necessary charge his entire career.

He has fought for Ohioans when it was politically inconvenient, when his forward-thinking stances — such as his embrace of gay marriage — were “political suicide.” He has fought for us all his life, and it’s time for Democrats who believe in Ohio’s future to give Kucinich his due on May 8.

Joseph Langan is a columnist.

Contact him at jlangan3@kent.edu.

A suggestion: Let’s not let Puerto Rico be forgotten

Kellie Nock

Seven months ago, Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico. It ravaged the islands, causing major infrastructural damage and a weakened power grid.

Even now, so many months later, many parts of the island are without power or working electricity.

Wednesday, Puerto Rico suffered another island-wide blackout. All electrical services on the island were gone, and, according to Associated Press News, it took around 24 to 36 hours to get everything back up and running again. Imagine not having power in your entire city, your entire state or country for more than 24 hours.

It may not seem like one day is that long, but consider hospitals. How does a hospital work without electricity for 24 hours? Without being able to use most of its equipment? What about all the people in critical condition?

Three million U.S. citizens live in

Puerto Rico, and the United States has provided little to no aid to those in need. The argument that “they are not a part of the U.S.” doesn’t make sense here, as Puerto Rico is indeed American territory. And even if it weren’t, we should be willing to help any ally, regardless of citizenship status.

So what’s the holdup?

Why is the American government dragging its feet on this issue, which is clearly important and urgent? These are people in need. Imagine a statewide blackout; imagine if that happened here, in Ohio, and not a single one of us helped after said natural disaster. It’s hard to conceive, right? The U.S. had Hurricane Katrina happen 13 years ago. Surely, we must have learned our lesson by now. The response to Hurricane Irma, which caused damage to several parts of Florida, was vastly different from that of Hurricane Maria. Why don’t we send the National Guard to Puerto Rico? Hurricane season is swiftly approaching, and if these sorts of

power outages are still happening seven months after Maria, then how can Puerto Rico possibly be prepared for another, without any aid from the United States?

As important as President Trump believes his wall to be, or any of the other issues he babbles about on a daily basis, helping the people of Puerto Rico is far more necessary at the moment.

Send the National Guard there. And if you don’t want to do that, provide any other resources that we can muster to help the people of Puerto Rico. As time passes, who knows what natural disasters will come next? How many more Hurricane Irmas do we need before we understand? How bad is it going to get before we actually lend a hand, a hand that we are more than able to lend?

It’s not a matter of if we can; it’s that we should.

Kellie Nock is a columnist.

Contact her at knock1@kent.edu.

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Listen to change SPONSORED CONTENT: Produced by Kent State Student Media | with May 4 Visitors Center

Former entertainment expert gives views on protest music

Words by Madison Baughman

W

hether you’re listening to the radio on your drive home from work or taking control of the aux, you may not realize that the song you’re secretly belting out has a way deeper meaning than you think.

“These songs and their lyrics represented the inequality of America... We went from civil rights to songs about Vietnam and the protest of war,” Shelton said. “Even Kent State inspired Crosby, Still, Nash and Young’s ‘Ohio’.”

When the word ‘protest’ comes to mind, for most of us, we think of people marching down streets while holding clever yet demanding signs to bring attention to a problem.

With his love for music it is no surprise that that he was inspired by certain artists and songs.

However, performers have found another way to protest issues going on in the world. From war, to police brutality, to the government, you have heard about it all through artists' music who use their voice (literally) to speak on a topic they are passionate about.

“I think the song that had the greatest impact on me was ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ because it was released after Sam Cooke died and even though it wasn’t a protest song… I got very emotional listening to Sam Cooke,” Shelton said. “I got very emotional listening to Nina Simone’s ‘Four Women’ or ‘Mississippi Goddamn.’ Songs that talked about inequities in society and segregation and racism.”

Believe it or not, you were most likely taught a protest song growing up- "Yankee Doodle". As a kid you may have thought this song was nothing more than a catchy tune but it is actually a song about war. The song was originally written by British soldiers but Americans started singing it during the Revolutionary War in spite of the Brits. It became a patriotic song for America. There have been a countless number of protest songs throughout the decades that have impacted many generations.

Artists to this day still sing about the same issues Shelton listened to growing up. Protest music has been around for a long time and has shaped peoples thoughts and views. From protesting injustice in the 1960s to protesting it in the 2000s, this form of protest has not gone away.

JMC associate professor Eugene Shelton defined protest music as “the lyrics and music that advocate (for) social change.”

When trying to relate influential artists of our time to artists in the 60s, Kendrick Lamar was the first name that popped into Shelton’s head.

Shelton is famously known in the entertainment industry. He has an impressive background working for Motown Records, Michael Jackson, CBS Records and Warner Bros. Records.

“I remember growing up (listening to) the folk genre - the folk genre is not as strong today but (artists such as) Peter, Paul and Mary, the Kingston trio - they talked about a better society and equality,” he said. “So many artists wrote songs that advocated for change in America.”

Shelton reminisced on what inspired most of the protest music he heard.

“The power of music. Music you can learn through your ears… you can be empowered and learn and increase your knowledge just by listening to the words of a song,” Shelton said.

“He just won a Pulitzer Prize - I’d have to give it to him. As we talk about newer genres of music like rap and hip hop, there became protest songs as well. Talking about again the same subjects and over time, laws might be passed but situations don’t change.”

As we allow artists to use their platform to advocate for issues they are passionate about, we hear more and more protest songs — a form of protest that is not widely acknowledged, but definitely heard, and certainly not going away anytime soon.

Protest Music Throughout History Police Brutality: 1966: Buffalo Springfield -”For What It’s Worth” 1971: Marvin Gaye - “What’s Going On” 1991: Rage Against the Machine - “Killing in the Name” 2015: Kendrick Lamar - “Alright” 2016: Beyoncé - “Formation”

War:

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1963: Bob Dylan - “Masters of War” 1965: Barry McGuire - “Eve of Destruction” 1968: The Doors - “The Unknown Soldier” 1971: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - “Ohio” 2005: System Of A Down - “B.Y.O.B.”

Government/Justice System: 1968: Moby Grape - “Murder in My Heart For the Judge” 1985: Tears For Fear - “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” 2017: Eminem - “The Storm” 2017: Logic feat. Black Thought, Chuck D, Big Lenbo, No I.D, - “America” 2017: Kendrick Lamar - “The Heart Part 4”

Photo Courtesy of Atlantic Records

Civil Rights: 1964: Bob Dylan - “Only A Pawn In Their Game” 1964: Sam Cooke - “A Change Is Gonna Come” 1967: Aretha Franklin - “Respect” 1968: James Brown - “Say It Loud - I’m Black and I’m Proud” 1970: Curtis Mayfield - “(Don't Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go” 1985: Nina Simone - “Four Women” 1986: John Farnham - “You’re the Voice” 2011: Lady Gaga - “Born This Way” 2015: Empire Cast - “Powerful” 2016: Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar “Freedom”

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Monday, April 23, 2018

The front of Ciro and Sons restaurant. Photo courtesy of Ciro and Sons website.

KSU alumnus, student rise into gluten-free pizza crust market Taylor Patterson Business and Downtown Reporter Restaurant signs flicker in Florence’s Historic District as evening consumes the city.

Kent State entrepreneurial student Jonathan Kontur entered the small store front draped with flowers at Ciro and Sons Pizzeria.

At the time, he didn't know how fortuitous his visit to Italy would be. Now, he distributes the restaurant's gluten-free pizza crust mix across the United States.

Kontur, now a Kent State alum, is the previous distributor of Pizza Boss, Ciro and Sons’ gluten-free, allergen-friendly pizza crust dry mix in the United States. He took a risk after returning from his studies in Florence, Italy, and purchased 1,500 units of the mix from the small company and gained full distribution rights in the United States.

“I saw an opportunity that I couldn't pass up,” Kontur said. “I knew firsthand that there was, and still is, a huge need for great tasting, convenient and healthy gluten-free options in the United States, and that need isn't being adequately met.”

Multiple members of Kontur’s family have Celiac disease, including his sister, which inspired him to provide a cheap, gluten-free pizza option.

“I have a better understanding than most people about how important good food is for a happy and healthy life and how hard it can be emotionally, mentally and physically to not enjoy food in the way that most people do,” he said.

Kontur knew from the beginning he needed a partner, so he called on his former classmate Mark Styles. He met Styles during his freshman year at Kent, and Kontur thought he’d be an ideal business partner because of his sales skills.

“Once things were set up, I spent most of my time maintaining the company and I didn't have time to go out and get sales. I knew Mark was better with people and with selling than I was so I figured it would be a good fit,” Kontur said.

Kontur sold the company and distribution rights to Styles in August 2017, which the pair had discussed and planned since

starting up. Pizza Boss distributes through their online website and at a handful of local grocery stores and Italian restaurants. The start-up cost for the business was around $4,000, but, with help from Kontur’s family, the two were able to build Pizza Boss into a sustainable venture.

“It sounded fun,” Styles said. “I wanted to own a business, and it was a foot in the door.”

Styles, a senior entrepreneurship major, grew the business with Kontur in their Entrepreneurial Experience Capstone Course with professor Craig Zamary. During the semester, students create a business and learn how to build it from the ground up.

The course pushed them to try to take it to the next level and make it a "real business,” Kontur said.

“As for Jonathan, Mark and our current and past entrepreneurship students, I never underestimate what they are capable of doing,” Zamary said. “We set the bar very high. Jonathan sold his business to Mark, and this is just one of the many examples of how our current and past students work

together, support each other and network.”

The company has a steady flow of revenue with Facebook advertising and media promotion. In January, Cleveland.com wrote an article on Pizza Boss, which created a surge in sales. Despite their recent success, the road to sustainability didn't come easily.

“Trying to keep a high standard can be difficult, there’s a lot of people with deadlines,” Styles said.

Styles runs the company from his home, and he occasionally receives help from Kontur. The two have grown as entrepreneurs from building Pizza Boss, they said.

“I think a lot of students don't realize how hard starting a business is and how much time it takes,” Kontur said. “What many people, myself included, don't realize is that, especially during the beginning stages, the business is your boss and the business chooses your hours. You don't get paid for it at the start. But, it should really be looked at as an investment and like any investment, it takes time to see the payoff.”

Contact Taylor Patterson at tpatte20@kent.edu.

Monday, April 23, 2018

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