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Those in charge of streamlining the new Kent Core requirements have revealed a possible solution to soften the feared effects it may have on funding educational departments. Timothy Chandler, Senior Associate Provost, who is heading this project, said he hopes to redesign the core classes within the next three years by placing a higher focus on interdisciplinary classes — courses taught jointly by professors from multiple departments. The shift to Kent Core, approved by Faculty Senate, will significantly reduce the number of classes in the current Liberal Education Requirement system. Since departments receive a portion of the tuition of each
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student enrolled in their courses, removing core classes could potentially cut funding to certain departments. See CORE, Page 4
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Chris Rousos, junior nutrition and dietetics major, works as an assistant guest services employee at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Chris is swiping in Joseph Napier, freshman justice studies major.
Rec Center demo week draws increased interest
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Guest musician Eric Gould watches as student poets perform at the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. at Oscar Ritchie Hall on Thursday. Gould later accompanied Mwatabu Okantah, professor of Pan-African Studies, as he performed poetry.
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Students may notice an increase in the amount of people at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center in the beginning of each semester. The SRWC demo week this semester was the biggest demo week it has ever had, Guest Services Coordinator Maggie McKendry said, with an increase of about 450 participants from last year. Running from Jan. 10 to 15, the week offered free classes ranging from spinning to swing dancing for anyone who wants to participate. “The hope is that students who participate in the demo week want to continue taking (the classes) and ultimately purchase them for the semester,” McKendry said. This semester ’s demo week had 1,250 people participate, as compared to the 800 people who participated last spring. McKendry said that she attributes this to New Year’s resolutions and the holiday weight people want to lose before spring break. “January and February are the busiest
months,” McKendry said. “We typically have about 61,000 to 63,000 people come to the Rec during January and then the attendance drops off in March.” While the SRWC staff doesn’t have new policies to accommodate the increased amount of students, it continues to use the system of waiting lists for machines like treadmills and ellipticals, McKendry said. Some students said they found themselves getting impatient during these busy times.
“It’s annoying in the beginning of the semester to have to wait for a machine,” said Lindsey Petrillo, sophomore integrated language arts major. “But once people get busy they’ll stop going.” For those who don’t, the SRWC has made a few changes to some of its most attended courses and added one new class into its programming. See REC, Page 4
MLK remembered through the arts Ryan Collins
rcolli12@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Martin Luther King Jr.’s story and influence was celebrated Thursday evening at Oscar Ritchie Hall in a free event presented by the Center of Pan-African Culture. The program, called “In Search
of the Real King: Testimony, Poetry and Music,” featured an address from George R. Garrison, Pan-African studies professor, poetry from Mwatabu Okantah, Pan-African studies professor, as well as other poets and music by the Hue People. See MLK, Page 4
New multimedia class combines CS and JMC majors Taylor Titus
ttitus3@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Journalism and computer science majors are collaborating in a newly offered class, Web Programming for Multimedia Journalism. “We wanted to create a course that creates new opportunities for CS and journalism students,” said Paul Wang, computer science professor. The objective of the course isn’t to turn programmers into journalists and journalists into programmers, but for each major to collaborate with the other. “One of the goals is to increase literacy, make it so these groups of people can talk to each other better and also increase knowledge of technological problems facing
news organizations,” said Jacqueline Marino, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. “CS students are going to be a greater value to media organization if they understand the basic value of journalism.” The idea for the class started with buzz in the news about programming journalists. Marino reached out to Wang. Then Marino, Wang and journalism lecturer Sue Zake submitted a grant in March 2010. The University Teaching Council awarded a grant of $6,500 for the class. “We want to instill an appreciation and understanding of journalisma in the CS majors, and in the journalism majors, we want them to have a better understanding of the Web and how computer science
can enhance their journalism,” Marino said. The class currently has 12 journalism students and 12 computer science students. Wang is teaching the journalism students programming in the Math and Computer Science Building, and the computer science students are learning the basics of journalism by Marino and Zake in Franklin Hall. “Since I started the class, I’m starting to see the connection between the programmers, journalists and VCD students,” said Douglas Dzurilla, senior computer science major. The main focus of the class is the final project. The students are divided into teams of both computer science and journalism students. The students have to create original journalistic content tai-
lored to a specific audience and integrate computer science and journalistic elements. The students can develop a multimedia feature, a new website or a game that can be adapted for different media. Professional publications, such as The Plain Dealer, Cleveland Magazine, Akron’s the330.com, as well as KentWired.com and The Burr will be watching the progress of the class. “I feel like this is where journalism is headed,” said Erin Perkins, a graduate student in magazine journalism. “In order for us to keep our jobs, we need to start thinking about technology and how we can use it to benefit our story.” Taylor Titus is the College of Communication and Information reporter.
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Paul Wang, a computer science professor, teaches Web Programming for Multimedia Journalism on Wednesday. The course has been funded with the help of a Summer Teaching Development Grant from the Kent State University Teaching Council.
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Professor recipient of Oprah’s favorite things Daily Kent Stater A Kent State professor is still receiving gifts fromOprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things 2010 show. Dianne Kerr, associate professor of health education and promotion, said a matching cashmere sweater and throw are “on their way.” Kerr said she was chosen to be an audience member because of her contribution to her community and the large amount of help she has given to others. “I’ve done a lot of work with AIDS in the community,” Kerr said. “I have a support group for women with breast cancer, and I’ve sponsored an AIDS orphan.” She said none of the audience members knew what Oprah’s show was going to be about that day. Oprah surprised the audience after she opened up the Nov. 19 show with a few thoughts on meditation, Kerr said. Oprah then ripped off her black dress revealing a sparkling red dress underneath while exclaiming that the show was her Ultimate Favorite Things show. “What they told us in the studio was, ‘You were all selected because you’re givers, and we want to do a show about giving,’” she said. This highly anticipated show, an annual event, gives each audience member a few of Oprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things. This year’s gifts ranged from a brownie pan to a 7-day Caribbean cruise, Kerr said. “I think she wanted to give back to givers,” she said. “It’s really amazing that she would
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Dianne Kerr, a professor of health sciences at Kent State, was asked to be a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show in November 2010. “She’s just always trying to help people,” Chilton said. “When we found out that it was Oprah’s Favorite Things Show, we just thought it was so fitting because she obviously works so hard to help other people and for her to get recognition for it. It was really cool.” Since the taping, Kerr has given several loans to women in Ecuador that needed help through Kiva.org, a
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hat are you doing this weekend? Checking out the late-night movie at the Kiva? Cheering on the Kent State men’s basketball team Sunday afternoon? Going home? It is no secret Kent State is a suitcase campus. Most of us are close enough that we can go home on the weekends. After all, laundry is free, and the food is usually better. But why not stick around Kent and get involved in something? One thing we’ve noticed around campus is the lack of pride students have toward Kent State. On any given day, you could count just as many — if not more — Ohio State T-shirts on campus as Kent State
T-shirts. Unless ESPN is in town, student attendance at basketball or football games is sparse. In November, after the men’s basketball team beat Robert Morris on national TV in the M.A.C. Center, Colonials coach the low student turnout. Granted, that game tipped off at 8 a.m., but still, no one could disagree with him. It’s not just about attending sporting events, though. Having pride in Kent State could mean getting involved in Undergraduate Student Government or hall council. You could attend the numerous concerts, speakers, movies or plays on campus. You could choose to enjoy
your time as a student here, instead of just going to classes until you graduate. The university’s done plenty to foster involvement and pride in the last year. The number of weekend and late-night events seems to skyrocket every semester. Sure, we don’t always agree with everything the university does, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be proud to be Kent State students. We’re here for four or five years paying tuition (many of us out of our own pockets) and taking classes. We may as well make the most of it. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Kent Stater editorial board whose members are listed to the left.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR On Wednesday, Congress will hold a vote to repeal what many Republicans refer to as Obamacare. House Speaker John Boehner said of this vote, “Repealing the job crushing health care law is critical to boosting small business job creation and growing the economy.” While it’s certainly possible the law may pass the House, there is little chance of this bill becoming law once it goes to the Senate. On the surface, this seems like a symbolic act of defiance by House Republicans, but I believe this is an act of desperation. All of the shenanigans that the right wing of our country has pulled over the past two years point to that. Selecting Sarah Palin without understanding all of her political stances to save a mismanaged and by-that-point-doomed campaign of John McCain was desperate. The core tenant of the Tea Party is fiscal responsibility, which is an obvious obfuscation. Where was the Tea Party when G.W. Bush tripled our National Debt and left Obama with a trillion dollar yearly budget deficit? The answer to this question is simply that the group is doing a solid job of appealing to older people’s racism and fear of “socialism.” The rise of the Tea Party was inherently desperate. Calling the President of the United States a liar during the State of the Union Address was a true mark of desperation. The campaign platform espoused by those on the right
everywhere of “don’t vote for incumbents” of the past election cycle was desperate. The persisting and pervasive cackling from the right about the president’s birth certificate or his religious affiliation is desperate. The political rhetoric from the right suggesting revolution, second amendment remedies, succession and the general “I want the president to fail” attitude is desperate. Nearly everything this Congress will do will be out of desperation. Why do I see all of this as desperation in the face of huge losses during the midterm elections? Historically speaking, if you want citizens in the middle to stop voting, you move your rhetoric and ideology hard right or left. This dissuades people from voting, being interested or even listening at all. All the while you motivate your base to vote. Voters who were ideologically in the middle, Hispanics, AfricanAmericans and the youth rocked the political boat. It’s becoming increasingly difficult for all those groups to identify with social conservatism, the current bedrock of the Republican Party. The clock is ticking and the GOP knows it. Preston Burnham is a freshman exploratory major.
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With his signature last week, President Barack Obama ended the military’s distasteful policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” In doing away with this discriminatory practice, he also ushered the American armed forces back into the mainstream of American life. One salutary consequence is that some of the nation’s most prestigious universities now are willing to host Reserve Officer Training Corps units on their campuses, ending a decades-long standoff between the country’s educational elite and its military. Many campuses dropped ROTC during the 1960s and 1970s as student and faculty objections to the war in Vietnam mounted and protesters viewed the program as offering assistance to a discredited military engagement. The end of that war and of the draft softened objections at some campuses, but they were reignited in recent years over the military’s policy of discriminating against gays and lesbians. Colleges that forbade discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation understandably were reluctant to allow an organization that explicitly engaged in such discrimination to operate on campus. As a result, however, the gap between America’s elite universities and its largely poor and minority military grew ever wid-
er, with unhappy implications for society as a whole. With the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” several leading universities moved quickly to close that gap. Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust called the action historic, saying it affirmed “American ideals of equal opportunity and underscores the importance of the right to military service as a fundamental dimension of citizenship.” Faust added that she was “pleased that more students will now have the opportunity to serve their country.” At Columbia, President Lee C. Bollinger said the repeal “effectively ends what has been a vexing problem for higher education, including at Columbia — given our desire to be open to our military, but not wanting to violate our own core principle against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.” ROTC may not be right for every university campus — indeed, interest at some schools is so low that the military itself may not want to return to them. But it highlights the significance of ending the ban that the nation’s military and social values no longer collide. That alone is progress. The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times. McClatchy-Tribune News Service.
A new year, a new you! I’m sure you’ve seen the messages being spread across billboards, television commercials, newspapers, online advertisements, fast-food cups, sidewalks and any other means of getting to you that the advertising agencies can think of. I even recently found an advertisement tucked in between the pages of a book I bought from Borders: “A New Year, A New You!” The message is abundantly clear: “2010 sucked for you right? 2011 is the time to stop sucking and be awesome! Be a thinner, more interesting, sexier, all-together better YOU!” Right? Am I right? Of course I am, but that’s not exactly the point. Every year, I feel bombarded with ads telling me that I need to lose weight, exercise more, that my heaviness is obviously a sign that I’m not an active enough person or that I’m simply lazy or gluttonous, or maybe both. If I am to take the advertisements literally, the only important thing in life is to be thin, sexy and attract similar people. Moreover, according to these ads, diet and exercise aren’t enough. You need to take pills, diet drops, get plastic surgery, gastric bypass, consume ungodly amounts of Tabasco sauce and vinegar, stop eating fruit, stop eating meat, stop eating starches, bread is bad for you now, never mind it’s fine, oh wait it’s bad for you again. Dairy is fattening, but you need that kind of fat. It’s all a
Gregory Porter little too much to take. I’m a big guy, sure, and if I were to dress as Waldo it wouldn’t exactly take long to find me. Still, I am comfortable with my body and how I look. I have always been a large guy. I’m 6 feet 2 inches tall and with weight added to my big frame, I’m by no means what American society considers “sexy.” Does it matter, though? I’ve never had a terribly difficult time procuring dates because what one person considers attractive is so very, very subjective. I don’t try to be heavy, and I’m not exactly trying to be thin either, but my body is wired to be this way. A quick glance at my extended family will support that notion. I could eat the exact same thing as a thin person every day and not lose a single pound. Trust me, I’ve tried. All the South Beach Diet did was leave me lethargic and hungry. I
don’t eat unhealthily on a daily basis, so why change my lifestyle to suit the needs of someone else? My point being, advertisements about weight loss hit a soft spot (no pun intended) with Americans. These ads often promote destructive means of achieving a particular body size that most people are entirely incapable of achieving in the first place. According to recent studies by Marketdata Enterprises, the United States obesity epidemic fuels a $55 billion industry that, for the most part, helps nobody but the weight loss industries themselves. If you’re looking to lose weight in the new year, especially after excessive holiday eating, be smart and don’t fall into dieting fads and, for the love of all that is holy, don’t pay attention to advertisements trying to push society’s image of what’s “hot or not” upon you. My suggestions will always be to learn to love your body the way it is, eat intelligently and workout daily. You can be heavy and healthy; those two are most certainly not mutually exclusive. Gregory Porter is a junior visual communication design major and guest columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at gporter8@kent.edu.
What is it with America and guns? For fear of being ridiculed, I’ve held back. I’ve never been explicit about my opinions of gun laws in America, and frankly, it’s because the entire subject is infuriating. The media, politicians and public overlook the core issues. It’s also a complex issue involving passion, history and culture. We are fixated on the violence that people create with guns, yet we continue to have such open gun laws that allow nearly everyone in town to own one (or more). When America debates about gun laws, the idea of personal responsibility is disregarded and instead we blame political rhetoric and the current state of our country as the cause. For example, as the tragic shooting in Arizona unfolded nearly two weeks ago, every news channel and government official scrambled to make statements about the need for toning down aggressive political speeches. It’s true that many politicians use extremist language and that most Americans are financially strapped, but is that the real reason why this unfortunate event occurred? There was mention of the perpetrator having psychological disorders, which could have added to his sadistic behavior, but what about the bigger picture? We may never know why Jared L. Loughner shot 17 individuals at a political rally. But we do know by what means
Thisanjali Gangoda he destroyed the lives of the victims, their families and their communities. Therefore, it seems obvious that our country should push for more restrictive gun bans, especially after countless violent occurrences. This is not the case. Americans love to cling to their history and pride. We would not be the country that we are today without an established military and our gun-toting identities. We accept structural violence as being the American way, and we only condemn it after mass shootings and “unforeseen” acts of carnage. Rarely do we challenge our love of guns on the basis that they are too accessible and that there are too-limited government mandates on gun education and safety. Why is it a terrible idea to have more extensive gun laws? Does it impede on our civil liberties and the second
amendment, or does it put a dent in the wallets of gun lobbyist profiteers? In an article by the BBC, American history professor Saul Cornell of Fordham University in New York, said, “The threat of French, Spanish and Indian hostility on the frontier meant that from the very beginning America was a society that relied very heavily on a population that is armed.” The notion that we must use guns with vigilance against possible threats is a cultural norm that we accept day to day, with little concern for fostering nurturing, productive and accepting communities devoid of numerous guns. I believe that people do have the right to own a gun for reasons such as hunting or self-protection, but I also think that, as a society, we should challenge ourselves, and our government, to ask a simple question: What are we really afraid of? Before another tragedy occurs, we should encourage gun education and safety for the gun owners of America. Thisanjali Gangoda is a senior political science major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at tgangoda@kent.edu.
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Rec Center demo week draws increased intrest Yoga, Zumba and spinning used to be instructional classes with a set roster but are now group exercise courses. A new class, called bootcamp, debuted during demo week. Its participants meet two days a week and receive a pre- and post-assessment to help track body changes. They also work with a dietician to keep track of nutrition. Jan. 10 was the first day of the spring semester ’s opening, and SRWC swiped 3,602 students and community members into its
facility, McKendry said. Monday, she continued, only 2,362 swipes were recorded. Despite the amount of people who work out this first week, McKendry said she doesn’t usually hear complaints from students or community members. Instead, she said people will usually alter the times they come in and are usually understanding. “I enjoy working out because it keeps me healthy and in shape,” Petrillo said, who has gone to the Rec on a regular basis over the past year. “Just because it’s busy, I won’t stop going.” Erin Vanjo is a Student and Recreational Wellness center reporter.
Chandler said offering courses with multiple professors would promote cooperation among departments and prevent competition for funding. This proposal would mean the professors’ departments would each get a share of the revenue generated by student tuition. For example, the university could offer a course about sustainability taught by professors from the architecture and geology departments, Chandler said. Both departments would receive funding. Chandler said interdisciplinary courses would also have an educational value. “You’d get professors from different departments teaching together,” he said. “And you’d talk about how all of these areas are connected instead of focusing on how they might be separated. Our world is extraordinarily complex, and we need to have an understanding of its problems from a variety of perspectives.” Even though this idea might settle the issue of departmental funding, Chandler said interdisciplinary courses could
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MLK remembered through the arts Garrison spoke about King’s influence and the later years of King’s life. “What most Americans don’t know about Dr. King, or have not thought about sufficiently, is the fact that he lived another five years after that famous speech given in 1963,” Garrison wrote in an e-mail. “Taking time out to commemorate the legacy of Dr. King is a way to remind us of our civic responsibilities and duties, the moral imperatives that should set the parameters of our lives, and to refocus us on the mission, vision and philosophy of education extant at this institution.”
complicate the lives of transfer students, since multi-genre courses might not satisfy the narrow transfer requirements of most traditional universities. “If we fail to fit our classes within the transfer model, students coming into the university would have to take a vast number of courses all over again, and students transferring out would have to do the same,” he said. Chandler said he would be working with the University Requirements Curriculum Committee to discuss this idea in the coming months. Don Williams, co-chair of the URCC, said the committee will be re-evaluating and redefining all of the core classes, regardless of whether the shift toward interdisciplinary courses occurs. “We will be looking at each course in the core and evaluating how well it satisfies desired learning objectives,” said Williams, dean of the Honors College. Chandler said once they have a better idea of what next year’s budget will be, they will have a better idea of how soon they will make the shift. “But there seems to be, at least amongst the deans, some real understanding that this would be a good system to move toward.”
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Students can enjoy free pizza for giving feedback on Kent State’s libraries and services from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The event will take place in the Performing Arts Library in the Music and Speech Center. Students can sign up through the library’s website under the Features section on the left sidebar. James Bracken, dean of University Libraries, will be present to meet with students. “We want to hear what we can do better to fit the needs of the students,” Bracken said. — Cassandra Beck, library reporter.
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Alfreda Brown, the university vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, said she loved the event. She also spoke of King’s impact on her personally. “I’ve been able to progress, and I’ve been able to look at life in a much more positive way than my parents were,” she said, adding she was glad to see so many students. Lauren Glanton, junior prenursing major who attended the event, talked about King’s importance. “Without him, I wouldn’t be able to probably attend college as I am now and have the freedom to become a nurse,” she said. Okantah wrote in an e-mail that he believes education occurs both inside and outside the classroom. “King is one name in a long roll call of heroes and ‘sheroes’ whose legacies must be nurtured and kept alive,” he wrote. Ryan Collins is the ethnic affairs reporter.
THOMAS SONG | DAILY KENT STATER
Bart Ehrman speaks at the Kiva on Thursday. His lecture titled, “Jesus Interrupted ‘Revealing the Hidden Contradictions of the Bible,’” addressed and explained the inconsistencies found in the Bible. More than 400 students, teachers and visitors attended the lecture. Ehrman is a well-known author who has made appearances on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
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horoscope By Nancy Black Today’s birthday (01/21/11) Money may not grow on trees, but this year it seems that way for you. Plant trees -- your grandchildren will be grateful for the shade on a hot day. Plant seeds in the garden and in your career. You and your future generations will all reap the benefits. Water appropriately. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 5. It’s a good day to clean your desk or start that organizational project you’ve been putting off. Persevere and you’ll be grateful for the improvement.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 6. You’d love to be done with a particular project. Don’t push so hard that you break something. Instead, spark someone’s curiosity about how it could all come together.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7. Someone else appears to be in charge, but you pull the strings from backstage. A family member provides unusual costumes and props. Enjoy the show!
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7. To successfully manage today’s goals, you need to pay attention to what others think and allow them to make changes to improve the design.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 6. Unusual new ideas send you back to the drawing board. Take time to think about possible applications, and restructure the group to manage it all.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 5. If someone else feels under the weather, try simple home remedies. It may not take a prescription. Sometimes some chicken soup and kindness go farther.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 6. Imagine that everyone feels loved and respected. Then make it your business to create that atmosphere around you. This may be easier than you thought.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 6. The last of yesterday’s requests gets fulfilled early, through independent action. You may not even know how it actually happened. That’s okay.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7. Although you act independently now, your compassion flows. Personal needs and help for others aren’t mutually exclusive. You can do both.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7. Use your skills to formulate a question. Sensitive feelings require compassionate consideration. Create an atmosphere of trust that values independence.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 7. Decisions could be tricky, as you don’t get a clear picture of what others really want. Ask them to explain, and really listen for hidden gold. Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 7. You’re just about ready to take a vacation, but the choice of destination is still undecided. Compare locations and travel dates for the best price.
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NEW YEAR, NEW MANNS ONE PLAYER’S RESOLUTION TRANSFORMS MORE THAN HIS LOOK Rachel Jones
rjones62@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater New Year’s resolutions are meant to change people for the better. Justin Manns, Kent State basketball player, thought changing his hairstyle would make him feel better, but he had no idea it would turn him into a better person — and player. “I just felt like I needed a change coming into the new year,” Manns said. “I went by new year, new haircut, new me.” The junior wanted to cut his hair in the past but chickened out at the thought of his head being too cold. He kept saying he would do it in the summer instead, which turned into next summer, which turned into the summer after that… But after almost five years since his last haircut, he decided to stop delaying his plans and cut off his shoulder-length dreadlocks. While hanging out at teammate Michael Porrini’s house with a few other players on New Year’s Eve, Manns confessed to his friends the plans for his head. “I said, ‘When we go into the new year, I’m going to cut my hair,’” Manns explained. “They thought it was a joke at first, but I was like, ‘I’m serious.’” Testing his word, his teammates searched the house for scissors and clippers. To prove his seriousness, they made Manns cut the first dread himself. Once the first one hit the floor, his teammates continued to cut and shave Manns’ head until there was nothing left.
“I really do think it is,” Manns “Personally, I think he was trying to look more like me,” said. “I think ever since I cut my said the clean-shaven Kent State hair, there’s been nothing but positive things happening. My numcoach, Geno Ford. Manns looks like a completely bers, my effort at practice, being different person post-haircut, but vocal and my enthusiasm (have all Ford said Manns’ personality is just increased). I think my coaches can as diverse when he is on the court attest that I’m a different player.” The coaches definitely noticed a compared to off it. When he’s playing, the coach- different player walk into the 7 a.m. es beg Manns to talk more and film session on New Year’s Day. demand more from himself and Ford said Manns didn’t make any jokes or negahis teammates. tive comments But once about his new he leaves the He’s really hairdo. court, Ford played harder, Ford said, said Manns “He just said, likes to be the been more ‘Hey, it’s a new center of attenyear, I’m going tion, constantly vocal and had more to have a new c h a t t i n g u p production since he attitude. I’m his teammates cut his hair. going to play and being “the Had I known, I better, and I’m kind of guy going to play that guys will would have held him harder.’ We’re flock toward (21) days into and enjoy being down and shaved it, but I have to around.” him myself a long be honest, he’s While the time ago. really done a coaches have 180. It’s not just tried all seafor show – he is son to get on- GENO FORD | COACH a new person, court Manns and it’s helped to be more like off-court Manns, Ford said some- out our basketball team and made thing clicked after that monu- him a better person,” Ford said. Manns said he feels different mental haircut. “He’s really played harder, on the court because he’s no lonbeen more vocal and had more ger selfish. Even if plays or shots production since he cut his hair,” don’t go his way, he is maintaining Ford said. “Had I known, I would a positive attitude and vocalizing have held him down and shaved encouragement to his teammates. The players and coaches are him myself a long time ago.” But is it really the shaved head proud of his attitude adjustment, that’s made the 6-foot-11-inch cen- but everyone else is still adjusting to his shaved head. ter a better basketball player?
“My mom didn’t believe it,” Manns said. “She said I look all of 12 years old. Everyone keeps saying I look young, I look 16, I have a baby face – all that. A lot of people couldn’t believe it.” A lot of people also don’t believe Manns played only four years of organized basketball before joining the Flashes. “Justin Manns has a lot of potential – that’s just something that jumps out about him at you,” Ford said. “He’s played with much more passion and a much higher, consistent energy level than he was toward the beginning of the year.” Manns said his goal is to be named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year, but most fans know him as the player who executes crazy, effortless dunks. “I feel that my team feeds off the alley-oops, dunks and blocks,” Manns said. “You see that boost in the team and in the crowd when there’s a dunk or alley-oop, and the jungle goes crazy.” Regardless of his hairstyle, Manns will continue to excel offensively and defensively on the court. And while his head is much colder when he’s walking to and from class, the center does not regret the haircut that gave him a better attitude and basketball stats throughout the conference schedule. “I feel better that I cut my hair,” Manns said. “I feel like I was looking like a stereotype (before) because I’m tall with a lot of tattoos and dreads. Now, I look like a man. I’m a new person.” Rachel Jones is the men’s basketball reporter.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
KSU faces Ball State in MAC West series Matt Lofgren
mlofgren@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater After another key victory in MidAmerican Conference East play Wednesday against rival Akron, Kent State women’s basketball (14-3, 5-0) will hit the road to Muncie, Ind. to take on Ball State (7-11, 2-3 MAC) on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Flashes are entering a stretch of six games against MAC West opponents, three games at home and three away. At home, the Flashes hold an impressive 8-0 mark, but on the road the team is 5-3. Entering the thick of MAC play, the Flashes are playing their best basketball. With an impressive 72-55 victory over Akron, where the team had a 21-point lead at one point, the team has shown they can handle themselves in any situation.
“Every game we go in we know it’s going to be a fight,” said senior forward Chenel Harris. “We try not to look at the score and take easy because at any given moment, we could have a lead and next thing lose it.” All time, the Flashes are 35-12 vs. the Cardinals, and split the season series last season with a home win for both teams. Coach Bob Lindsay knows the Cardinals well, with an all-time record of 27-7 against them. “In this league, or any league, you have to defend no matter who you’re playing whether it’s west division or east division, you have to come out and defend at your best level every game if you’re going to have a chance to win,” Lindsay said. “When you play on the road, you almost have to be better than that.” The tough road trip will be a true test of the Flashes’ defense because of Ball State’s potent offense.
“Ball State is a good offensive team and they’ve played well recently so every time we get out there we have a tough game with them and I expect the same thing with them on Saturday,” Lindsay said. Ball State is coming off a tough loss to Northern Illinois, 73-62, on Wednesday, and has conference wins over Western Michigan and Central Michigan this season. Senior forwards Emily Maggert and Ty’Ronda Benning for the Cardinals average double-digit points and both are strong on the boards. The Flashes will look to continue their hot shooting from beyond the arc to add another element to an already strong offense. Against Akron, the Flashes shot 50 percent from three that accounted for 21 points. Matt Lofgren is the women’s basketball reporter.
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Aaron Rodgers: It’s his time “With the first pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers select Alex Smith, quarterback, from the University of Utah.” This was supposed to be Aaron Rodgers, the superstar quarterback from California. The kid who was barely recruited by Division-I programs. The same kid who went to a community college his freshman year. Every NFL draft analyst agreed that the first quarterback taken, obviously by the struggling 49ers, would be him or Alex Smith. But nobody thought the remaining of the two would drop so far. The Green Bay Packers eventually selected him at the No. 24 spot. The pick was somewhat surprising, but then again, it made sense. He would sit one year behind the legendary Brett Favre, learn the tricks of the trade, be finely crafted into a Pro Bowl quarterback and take over Lambeau Field once Favre decided to hang up his No. 4 jersey. Smith went on to sign a six-year, $49.5 million deal with the 49ers as the NFL’s top draft pick. Rodgers, on the other hand, signed a five-year, $7.7 million contract. The drop-off was significant, not only in numerical order, but also financially. During his rookie season, Rodgers did what everyone expected: held a clipboard as a Reebok NFL Equipment model on the sidelines. Rodgers played in just two games during the Packers 4-12 season. At the end of the year, Favre decided to return for “one more season.” Back to the bench for Rodgers. But, you know, just one more year. This old guy can’t take the punishment for much longer, right? It turned out the person who would take the worse punishment in 2006 was Rodgers, in mop-up duty. The backup filled in for Favre in a blowout loss and broke his left leg, ending his second season before it even really started. To make matters worse, a gray-haired, tearyeyed Favre announced he was coming back for 2007. For the third straight year, Rodgers was still a backup quarterback. But this time, it was the last preseason he would spend as the No. 2 quarterback. Following the 2007 season, Favre played his first game of “maybe, umm, I don’t know if I can return, but…” The Packers organization, surprisingly, was not about to sit around and wait. They named Rodgers their starter for the 2008 campaign. Favre eventually went on to play for the
Michael Moses New York Jets. During the three years that Rodgers spent behind Favre, Smith did not live up to the hype in San Francisco. He played in 32 games over three years, passing for just 31 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. Nobody knew if the 49ers made the right choice with their 2005 first overall pick, given that Rodgers attempted just 35 passes over that same time span. Little did they (and the rest of the world) know that it would take all of one season to see that the 49ers pulled an Al Davis for the ages. In his first season as a starter, Rodgers passed for 4,038 yards and 28 touchdowns. As for Favre and Smith? Favre had as many interceptions as touchdowns (22) for the Jets, and Smith missed the whole season due to injury. Rodgers ended that year with a lot more than jawdropping statistics, too. He signed a six-year, $65 million extension. In 2009, Rodgers became the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for over 4,000 yards in each of his first two seasons as a starter. He made the Pro Bowl. His jersey sold. People started to know Rodgers’ name as most forgot Smith’s. With the trade to Green Bay rival Minnesota and ongoing drama, Favre became less and less of a hero in Packer nation. All signs pointed up for the kid from California. This past week, Favre filed his retirement papers to the NFL. Smith is about to be cut from the organization that drafted him first overall. This weekend, Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers will face the Chicago Bears for a chance to win their first NFC title since Favre did so in 1997. A trip to the Super Bowl is just one game away. I think it’s safe to say that it was worth the wait. Rodgers is here to stay, and the Packers aren’t going to have to draft a quarterback for a long time. Michael Moses is a sports columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at mmoses3@kent.edu.