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Stepping out of the shadows Cameron Gorman Diversity Reporter Editor’s note: To protect the student and his family, The Kent Stater has changed Adriny’s name. Adriny Hordiyenko has a job and a driver’s license. He has a social security number and a circle of friends. When he graduates, he dreams of working at ESPN. He may sit next to you in class. Hordiyenko’s parents are undocumented immigrants, and Hordiyenko, like 238,206 other people in the U.S. as of June 2016, is here under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an executive action enacted under the Obama administration in 2012. It’s a compromised version of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act — something Daniel Hawes, an associate political science professor at Kent State, explained was legislation in Congress introduced in 2001, which could have created a legal pathway for citizenship, but did not pass into law. “President (Barack) Obama has used executive actions to basically make it so that there won’t be deportations, but the long-term path is still uncertain and unclear,” Hawes said. Hawes said that not being in fear — or being in jeopardy of deportation — is different than having permanent legal status, which is needed for employment. “Unless Congress changes the laws in terms of employment, it’s a big question mark moving forward,” Hawes said. On Sept. 22 at the Poynter Media Ethics Workshop, held annually at Kent State’s Franklin Hall, Hordiyenko stood up in front of a packed room to announce his undocumented status. Among those in the room was keynote speaker Jose Vargas, founder of Define American, a nonprofit media organization seeking to increase conversation regarding immigration and citizenship in the U.S. Vargas played a video that was made for Define American showing real people who “came out” as undocumented. “I was just watching the video, I was tearing up and I was just like, ‘I am going to do it,’” Hordiyenko said. “During the Q and A, I just made up my mind.” Vargas, who is also an undocumented immigrant, was sharing his experiences with the crowd when Hordiyenko found it too hard to resist. For almost 18 years, he hadn’t told anyone about his past as a childhood arrival from Ukraine, or his citizenship status. Hordiyenko said his frame of mind in coming out was to say, “Hey, you know, I am also in the same boat as he is, same shoes, that I am ... (as) an undocumented immigrant.” “(I thought) it would drive the point even further

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home, and make people realize — here’s a kid that I go to class with,” Hordiyekno said. Julián Gómez, an activist with Define American, agreed with Hordiyenko’s reasoning. Gómez said stories are powerful tools in helping relate to others, more impactful than just using a statistic. “Telling your story shows people, ‘I am a person just like you, except I happen to be undocumented,’” Gómez said. “It’s a particularly powerful statement for (a) student to make on a college campus. Many

students at Kent State likely do not consider that their fellow classmates might be undocumented.” Like Hordiyenko, Gómez said he had come out as an undocumented immigrant publicly a few years ago to the press and in a YouTube video, and that there are many reasons someone might come forward. Mostly to stop living with the secret. “Living ‘in the shadows’ means not being able to be fully yourself,” Gómez said. But coming out of the shadows isn’t without

its dangers. “For the people who’ve already gone through (it), they’re fine,” said Daniel Chand, a political science assistant professor. “But, DACA is only for two years ... if Trump got elected — if he decided he wanted to issue an executive order discontinuing that program — even the ones that’ve gone through, they could face deportation.”

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Kent State entrepreneur builds business around vape machines Gabrielle Harrison Technology Reporter

Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater North Royalton resident John Rivera displays a Cleveland Indians sign as fans enjoy pre-game festitivites between Progressive Field and Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016.

Cavs, Tribe fans rally in downtown Cleveland

Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater Fans line up outside the gate by the Quicken Loans Arena to get into Progressive Field for the Cleveland Indians’ first game of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Also at home Tuesday evening, the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers hosted their season opener.

When Albert Joseph (A.J.) Morganti’s friend’s electronic vaporizer broke, he thought he could fix it. He then began a business named DnMInnovations LLC, where he builds and sells his own vape machines. “I tinker with electronics,” said Morganti, a senior applied engineering major. “I say that instead of 'engineering' because I do it as a hobby. Even when I’m at home, instead of playing video games, I create things." Morganti's fascination for tinkering began when he was a little kid taking apart and rebuilding his toys. “As I got older, to save my mother money, I would fix the broken appliances to save her from calling a repairman,” Morganti said. "The only way to fix things is to take them apart and see how they work." Morganti said it all started when his friend bought an electronic vaporizer — a machine used to vaporize either liquid or the active ingredient of plant material — at a local head shop. Within a few days, it broke, so Morganti looked up the parts online and found that buying just the parts was cheaper. “I make everything from the ground up,” Morganti said. “The circuit board is what I take pride in.” There are no "off-the-shelf parts,” and he even has his own 3-D printer to make the casing for the machine. There’s also a variety of features within the vaporizers, such as Bluetooth capability. The Bluetooth allows users to set the temperature of the machine and sync it with their alarm on their phone. When the alarm goes off, the machine turns on and heats up. Since the vaporizer isn’t portable, it plugs

in and can fit into the palm of your hand. There are also safety features like an automatic shut-off that can be set, so if the user has to run out the door, it’ll turn off within in an hour or two — depending on the settings. Although the building of the machines started off as a hobby, it quickly turned into a business. Morganti said the sale of the first 17 was through referrals. This is Morganti's sixth year at Kent State. He admitted to failing some classes, but — knowing that this is the degree he needs to get the jobs he wants — he’s worked harder and made the dean’s list last semester. Along with the Instagram page, he made a website which helped to make his company look more professional and boosted

Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater Senior applied engineering major A.J. Morganti displays the electronic components of one of his inventions on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in the Kent State Aeronautics and Technology Building.

his business. Now, Morganti is working with a company in the state of Washington called Toolless Plastic Solutions Inc. It does injection molding that’ll make the cases look smoother and glossier, as opposed to the 3-D printed cases that emphasize the graininess in the casing. Morganti was also approached by an Instagram follower, Jeremy Altman, an entrepreneurship major at Temple University. “As soon as I understood what A.J. had made, I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of,” Altman said. “I slid into his DMs, so to speak, and we 'nerd flirted' for a few weeks before I officially joined in with the business.” At first, the two were apprehensive about working with someone that they couldn't get to when physically needed. Most of the initial business was being handled via video chat, text and email. However, this past summer Altman took a bus to Kent to meet A.J,. and they spent the entire week building. Altman described their relationship as a perfect pairing, calling Morganti a “serial inventor” and himself a “serial entrepreneur." “I’m just a nerdy engineer," said Morganti on his partnership with Altman. "I’m not one to push sales. I can make it but I can’t sell it, and that’s what he specializes in.” They are currently in the process of finalizing the design to have it ready for manufacturing, and are also in communication with several distributors that have expressed interest in their product. The team plans to be in every vape shop in the country. Morganti is happy with this success so far, and is proud of his business. Altman is looking toward the future and said that together or apart, they both have bright futures to come. gharri13@kent.edu


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UNDOCUMENTED Stepping out of the shadows... Hordiyenko came to the U.S. with his parents as tourists in 1998 “to pursue the American dream,” he said. As cliché as it sounds, that is why a lot of people come to America, Hordiyenko said. “It’s not perfect by any means, but it’s the greatest country in the world ... There’s more opportunity here,” Hordiyenko said. “I didn’t come here voluntarily — I mean, I wanted to come here ... America’s this great … almost like a fairytale story.” Without a clear plan forward once they arrived, Hordiyenko’s family decided quietly to stay. “We never really had legal advice from anyone (and) didn’t really know many lawyers, so we just kind of stayed quiet, and just went about our business in a quiet manner,” Hordiyenko said. His parents worked to support the family in any jobs they could find, such as in hotels and temp agencies — for less than minimum wage. They would work without any rights or documentation. “It’s basically cheap labor. Anytime you are associated with those agencies, they pretty much control you and what your actions are because they have something to hold against you,” Hordiyenko said. “You just have to suck it up and take the abuse.” His parents, though, cannot be placed on DACA because they did not arrive as children. “It’s unlikely the person’s parents would be deported,” Chand said, “but it’s always a possibility.” Being undocumented within the country is not a criminal offense, but an administrative one. This means that it’s not a crime by itself to be in the country. Most immigrants, including Hordiyenko’s family, entered the country legally and overstayed their provisions. Police can’t enforce interior immigration policy. In order to be deported, they would first have to be arrested for an unrelated crime, at which point they would be turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Even then, they still might not have to leave. “There’s not very many times, once you’re in the country, that you’ll come into contact with administrators … who have the power to enforce immigration policy,” Chand said. “Most of the time, when someone’s caught, they’re caught trying to enter the country.” In addition, Chand explained, the Obama administration has “made a very concerted effort” over the last few years to encourage (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) efforts to focus on immigrants with pre-existing criminal records, not those simply going about their business. Even with the risks, Hordiyenko still felt that he had to open up. “I figured it’s just to lift this weight off my shoulders, and just to feel normal,” Hordiyenko said. “Keeping that a secret from outside my close circle of friends, it was a weight on me, but at the same time ... I’ve never really had the support base that I felt ... in the moments afterwards.” In the past, Hordiyenko said he has felt largely alone in his experiences. “Since (the Poynter Ethics Workshop), I’ve been feeling very, very anxious — this whole experience of being undocumented and trying to live with that, trying to cope with that concept,” Hordiyenko said. He said he has battled with depression and anxiety in the past.

The Kent Stater “I had a period about eight years ago that I was sort of suicidal to an extent, which ... thinking back, it scares me,” he said. According to the American Psychological Association, such mental health issues are relatively common in immigrants. Negative experiences such as family separation and profiling can cause a multitude of problems, especially in youth: anxiety, depression and social isolation, to name a few. Even with the added stress, the timing for Hordiyenko’s revelation is critical. The volatile election season could be the hinging point on his future, as well as countless others —especially with the recent importance placed on the nominees’ immigration policies. “Normally, I would not make normative statements about presidential candidates as a scholarly researcher. But in the case of (Republican presidential nominee) Trump, I’ll make an exception. I don’t really know — I can’t really discern any governing principles from this man,” Chand said. “I wouldn’t even want to pretend to imagine. I mean, can you imagine ripping apart millions of families?” For immigrants like Hordiyenko, the looming possibilities have not been easy. “Certain politicians in this country who are anti-immigration reform have always had the rhetoric that people like me … we’re less than the American,” Hordiyenko said. “We’re not deserving of the same rights, same treatment, everything like that.” Michael Conti, another employee at Define American, bolstered Hordiyenko in an email. “There’s no single way to argue why undocumented immigrants are worthy of citizenship. Why did my ancestors, poor Italian immigrants, deserve to become citizens almost immediately after they landed at Ellis Island,” Conti wrote. Conti said that if citizenship is the reward and responsibility for those who contribute to the American society, citing the fact that his relatives had previously worked in food service and farming jobs, then immigrants have earned the right to it. “The quality of the people who come to the U.S. has not changed over the years. Rather, our immigration laws have become more complex, more restrictive to those coming from the parts of the world who most want to come here,” Conti said. “We should welcome them, not keep them in legal limbo.” For now, though, people living under the DACA have no clear-cut pathway to legal citizenship once they exit college. “DACA is basically a work permit, and an official acknowledgement that you will not be placed in ‘removal proceedings,’ (also known as) deportation,” Conti said. Hordiyenko could marry a U.S. citizen or join the military, but these measures aren’t official or preferred. “These routes are available to anyone here without permission, not just DACA recipients,” Conti said. “DACA provides no path.” With both Trump and (Democratic presidential nominee) Clinton vying for an election win on Nov. 8, the topic of immigration remains. Either way, though, the decisions made will affect all of us, and the way the country values its people, citizen and immigrant alike. Horiyenko doesn’t want people’s pity; he said he wants people to understand that like him, there are others in the same situation. “We just want to feel equal, feel worthy and be on the same level playing field as everyone else,” Hordiyenko said. “We’re all human.” cgorman2@kent.edu

Karl Schneider / The Kent Stater Kent State community attendees at the “Rise Up to Heroin/Opiate Addiciton” vigil in Risman Plaza hold up their “candles” at the end of Community Resource Officer Tricia Knoles’ speech on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016.

‘Rise Up to Heroin’ vigil spreads awareness Madeline Zupko General Assignment Reporter Kent State community members gathered on Risman Plaza Tuesday evening for a “Rise Up to Heroin/Opiate Addiction,”candlelight vigil. Prior to the event, students were invited to chalk the K and bring awareness to the current heroin and opioid epidemic. “Addiction happens because we aren’t connecting,” said Maureen Keating, a chemical dependency counselor at University Health Services. Speaking at the candlelight vigil was one of Keating’s methods of trying to connect students with the proper resources to get help as well as how to use those resources. Keating, along with other Kent State staff and a community member, took the stand and spoke about addiction. Among the speakers were Community Resource Officer Tricia Knoles, Keating and recovering addict and peer support specialist, Sean Cleland. The Kent State University Police Services, Portage County Health Department, Kent State’s Psychological Services and Kent State’s Office of Health Promotions helped organize the event. The main reason for putting on this event was to help in spreading awareness, that (heroin) is “affecting everybody, in every category, in every class,” Knoles said. One of those affected was Cleland, who is still pursuing his degree off and on and Kent State. He is now a recovery coach at Coleman Professional Services, an organization that treats substance use disorders. Stating that his life experience has led him to his current job.

“The stigma around (addiction) is manufactured. There wouldn't be stigma if we didn't manufacture it. Breaking that down … you might not be the person’s savior,” Cleland said. “But you can be the person that helps them walk into a door somewhere that gets them the help they need.” Looking into the crowd, Cleland said, “You all have something important to offer to somebody else that is going through it or will go through it, so the number one thing as far as addiction is, look out for each other.” He said that his main reason behind speaking was to help people to find one of the many pathways available to them, and to spread the message that “recovery is possible.” Students said they felt the event had a positive message. “I wish more people would have been here,” said Edward Baker, a junior biology major. Samantha Melius, a representative from Students for Sensible Drug Policy and a senior conservation biology major, said, “Even if you don’t know someone personally, you know someone who knows someone being affected.” At the end of the vigil, Knoles asked the crowd to raise their candles in honor of spreading awareness and to “rise up against heroin.” “We will rise up and we will find out how to end this crisis that is affecting everyone,” said Randy Davis, a senior chemistry major. For more information on how to get help, visit the Kent State University Health Services website. mzupko1@kent.edu


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Student takes the stage as writer, composer, performer Kellie Nock Arts Reporter In the practice rooms at Kent State’s Center for Performing Arts, Scott Little practices his oboe for hours, perfecting each note and sound. He spends time making oboe reeds and tweaking with a piece he’s been working on for five months in order to prepare for his upcoming junior recital. knock1@kent.edu

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Legendary actor Tom Hanks shook things up last Saturday when he hosted “Saturday Night Live” at New York City’s Studio 8H. Unlike most hosts, Hanks was lucky enough to star in the cold open. His spot-on portrayal of Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, the moderator of the third and final presidential debate, left him unrecognizable. SNL hosts often have a tendency to insert their own personalities into sketches, sometimes even drawing attention to their own music or careers. To me, this is not the point of SNL whatsoever. It’s a show that creates memorable characters and moments and draws attentions to current events and conflicts. Hanks fit in perfectly with this philosophy and was the ideal SNL host. He played a mix of starring and feature roles while seamlessly latching on to the cues and dynamics of a cast of which he is not normally a part. It was refreshing to see a host who fully embraced SNL for what it is, and I’m hopeful that the rest of season 42 is full of stars like Hanks. He was featured in almost every sketch during the course of the night and not a single one fell flat. It’s been months, if not years, since I’ve said that about an episode of SNL and genuinely meant it. A recurring sketch and fan favorite entitled “Black Jeopardy!” starring Kenan Thompson, who has been on the variety show for 14 seasons, cast Hanks as Doug, a white Trump supporter. The host and contestants of “Black Jeopardy!” — all of who are black — are surprised when Doug answers so many questions correctly, indicating that perhaps he experiences similar political problems addressed on the game show. An Oct. 24 article in The Washington Post described the sketch best: “It found common ground between African Americans and rural white conservatives: a sense of disenfranchisement, a distrust of authorities and, more playfully, an appreciation of curvy women.” The sketch — which drew attention to the fact that there will always be commonalities across any political aisle no matter how deep the divides — was refreshing and oddly heartwarming. We’re just two weeks out from the presidential election, and yet it seems that fresh mud is slung almost daily. Of course, we all love the hilarious Kate McKinnon-Alec Baldwin duo, but it’s disturbing when the debate sketches become almost indistinguishable from the real things; can’t we at least agree on that? Tom Hanks and the writers at SNL reminded us that yes, we do indeed have more in common than we think. Perhaps, with all the mud being slung, we’re having trouble seeing this clearly. Keep your heads up, voters, and keep looking for those rare, unifying moments. gseed@kent.edu

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Ah, the NFL: it dominates our Sundays, side conversations with friends and colleagues, and much of our viewing habits. I’ve always said that baseball may be our pastime, but football — the NFL in particular — has become our unwavering passion, undeniable in its power and draw on the average sports fan. Not even domestic violence can get in the way of the NFL, and it certainly doesn’t care about domestic violence involving its players. It never has and it never will. Domestic violence is once again at the forefront of the NFL. Ex-New York Giants kicker, Josh Brown, had a journal detailing his history of alleged physical, sexual and emotional abuse of his wife come to light this past week. He’s since been put on the commissioner’s exempt list, or as I like to call it, paid timeout. The 37-year-old kicker’s career is likely over, as it should be. Now, surely the NFL handled this situation with more urgency and competence than they handled the disastrous Ray Rice incident a few years back? Wrong. The league instituted a six-game suspension for first-time domestic violence offenders after that incident. Brown, unbelievable to many, was only suspended one game in August for his alleged history of abuse. You would think after all the public relations hits the league took from the Ray Rice scandal, it would finally learn how to properly handle its domestic violence cases. You, of course, would be wrong to think that because the NFL continues to fumble on its own policies and rules. You would be wrong to place that kind of faith in an organization that doesn’t care about its players or the women who have to live with the results of this abuse. And maybe that’s our fault. Maybe we shouldn’t care about how the NFL handles domestic violence. Let’s make something clear: In no way am I advocating for domestic violence or downplaying its severity. It’s a damn epidemic that is often spo-

ken only behind closed doors because of its ugliness. A spotlight needs to be shone upon it to help victims come forward to seek the resources they need. But to continue thinking the NFL is that light or some moral compass on how we should deal with domestic violence is laughable and naive. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and his league have shown this year that they care more about their products rating slip than they do domestic violence, especially in Brown’s case. Look at how they handled similar cases of abuse with future hall of famers (Adrian Peterson, black) and good, midlevel players (Rice, black). Was it because he’s an older, white player who plays a position that many in football feel is not really football at all? I don’t know. But I wouldn’t question you if that’s your line of thinking. The sad part is that the NFL’s power is so great that schlubs like me and millions of other won’t stop watching games because of this. I’ll still be willing to tune in to watch my Bengals choke away another big game, but I’ll do it with a grain of salt because I can differentiate my team on the field and the people they may be off of it. It’s time we stop looking at this league that has shown continual negligence and incompetence as some blueprint to deal with important issues. The NFL doesn’t care about breast cancer when its players don pink gear for the month of October; they want to sell you more merchandise. The NFL doesn’t care about military men and women when they charge the nation’s Department of Defense more than $5 million to honor soldiers during games. And they sure as hell don’t care about domestic violence perpetrators and victims. It’s an ugly reality, but you’d be wrong to think otherwise. mpoe3@kent.edu

When climate-change campaigners miss the point Bloomberg View Guest Columnist Voters in Washington state will be asked next month whether they want to adopt the nation’s first carbon tax - a powerful way to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. You’d think environmental groups would be doing everything they can to back that idea. You’d be wrong. Initiative 732 will be on the ballot on Election Day. It calls for a $25-per-ton carbon tax, and it says how the proceeds should be spent: Trim the state’s sales tax, cut taxes on manufacturers and give tax rebates to lowincome households. Oddly enough, this plan has failed to impress some environmental campaigners. Washington Conservation Voters, an influential local organization, opposes it because none of the revenue will go toward funding clean energy. Climate Solutions, another local group, agrees. The Sierra Club won’t back the plan, saying its help for low-income households and minorities is insufficient. Those groups haven’t put their own proposal on the ballot, so they’re saying it’s better to do nothing than vote for Initiative 732. This position is absurd. Curbing carbon emissions is, or ought to be, the primary goal,

and the plan would do that. In addition, it’s an opportunity to prove the viability of the carbon-tax approach and set a valuable example for the rest of the country. The part of the plan that seems to offend the campaigners - how the carbon-tax revenues ought to be used - is worth debating, but what matters most is to put a price on carbon, reflecting its true cost to the environment. Promising that the revenues from the carbon tax will be used to cut taxes and support low-income working families seems wise, in fact, because it lends the idea bipartisan appeal. But that isn’t the main thing. The main thing is that the measure shouldn’t fail merely because it doesn’t please every group on every point. The latest polling shows 42 percent of respondents supporting the plan, with 37 percent against and 21 percent undecided. In other words, local groups could well decide the outcome, persuading undecided voters to lean one way or the other. It would be bad enough for the measure to be voted down because climate change wasn’t seen as an urgent problem. If it fails for lack of support from climate campaigners, that’s worse - and those groups should be ashamed.

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Mike Wray (center) prepares for SWAT training with his team on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Paducah, Kentucky. Mike is a deputy sheriff for McCracken County, and is a team leader for the SWAT unit.

Stepping into CrossFit Dig Deep can be intimidating. Rings hang from the ceiling, weights are stacked in the corner, the equipment is bigger than the people in the gym and a giant, muscular clown adorns the wall. And then there is the gym’s owner, Michael Wray, who member Missy Faughn describes as “Mighty Mouse: big man, small package.” “There’s an aura about him ... badass, military man, cop, renegade kind of guy,” Faughn said. “He makes you strive to do the best you can do, or he’ll yell at you — in a good way.” Wray, also a McCracken County deputy sheriff and a SWAT team leader, pours his heart and soul into the success of the members of his gym. He pushes them to push themselves to the next level. The gym “is what it is because of him and all the hard work that he’s put into it,” said JoAnna Harper, a coach at CrossFit Dig Deep. “Everybody respects him so much.” “He’s kind of intimidating to a degree,” Faughn said. “But then you get to know him a little bit, and you realize he’s kind of a soft teddy bear deep down.” The soft, vulnerable side of Wray shines through when he’s with his 1-year-old daughter, Kylee. His wife of four years, Sammy, speaks affectionately about Wray’s “Mini-Me,” who’s a daddy’s girl. When Wray comes home, Kylee runs into his arms, lighting up in admiration of her father. “When you can come home and Kylee looks up, and she’s got her grin ear-to-ear, and she comes running up ... it’s probably the most rewarding thing I get on a day-to-day basis,” Wary said. “For that little bit of time, everything else goes away, and (I) don’t have a lot of problems.” Kylee is constantly drawn to where her father is, even if he’s trying to take a few quick minutes to change out of his uniform when he gets home. A month before Kylee was born, Wray and Sammy bought the gym. With a baby on the way, Wray knew that the success of the gym was more important than ever. “Everyone has that time in their life where they’re like ‘I cannot fail,’” Wray said. “That was mine.” cjacks62@kent.edu

Mike Wray gives immediate attention to his daughter, Kylee, 1, after coming home from a day working both jobs on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Wray is the owner and operator of CrossFit Dig Deep gym in Paducah, Kentucky, where he plays an active role in coaching. He is also an active-duty deputy sheriff for McCracken County.

Mike Wray tells his daughter Kylee goodnight after a full day of work on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 in their Paducah, Kentucky, home. Wray said that time spent with his wife, Sammy, and daughter is precious time that must be held on to due to their hectic schedules.

Mike Wray (left) and his wife, Sammy (center), play with their daughter Kylee (right), 1, at a fall harvest party in Paducah, Kentucky, on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016.

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Mike Wray keeps his daughter, Kylee, 1, close while coaching a morning workout session at CrossFit Dig Deep in Paducah, Kentucky, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016,


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The Kent Stater

SRVSS hosts Clothesline Project Adriona Murphy Education, Health and Human Services Reporter

Kent State's Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services (SRVSS) set up a oneday display called The Clothesline Project that took place upstairs in the Kent State Student Center on Tuesday. The display is part of the national project that takes place all across the country. "It's an artistic way for people to express themselves about sexual assault," said Stephanie Orwick, a coordinator at the Office of SRVSS. "It's really about how people interpret that and what it's like to be a survivor, an ally or an advocate." Each year, T-shirts are decorated with messages from survivors and advocates. The SRVSS office hosts shirt-making sessions, where students can make their own shirts to be a part of the display. This year, the office hosted sessions with the LGBTQ Student Center, some Greek life groups on campus and Sister Circle, a support network for women of color. "Typically with those, we bring statistics related to the group that we're presenting to," Orwick said. "If it's Greek, what are the numbers for Greek (and) are there myths about Greek?" Some of the statistics on the shirts were, "1 in 2 black girls face sexual assault" and "every 9 seconds a woman is assaulted or beaten." In addition to statistics, some choose to share their own story or personal experience, such as a student who wrote "I'm a gay male and a survivor." "It highlights the issue that violence affects all

people and all communities," said Ken Ditlevson, director of the LGBTQ Student Center. "We felt like (by being involved) ... there would also be representation of statistics and information that reflected the violence within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer community." During the shirt-making session with the LGBTQ Student Center last year, there were eight to 12 students who came. Each student had been affected by sexual assault or domestic violence in some form, Ditlevson said. "I was shocked by that because I really didn't expect people to disclose such personal information, like sexual assault or being raped, with people they barely knew," Ditlevson said. The number of people participating in the project by sharing their stories continues to grow because people are more comfortable talking about it, according to Orwick. "It's safe to talk about this stuff, it's safe to get help now, (and) it's safe to start healing," Orwick said. Emily Grubb, a sophomore geography major and victim of sexual assault, said that being able to tell their story helped their healing process. "Making those shirts is an easy way to get that story out and face it head on," Grubb said. Decorating a shirt not only helped survivors, but also brought personal awareness to those who may have not been directly affected. "Not everyone is going to be a survivor," Orwick said, "but when you get faced with statistics you're like, 'oh my goodness, this is happening. These are my friends. These are my bothers and sisters.'" amurph30@kent.edu

Photo courtesy of Adriona Murphy Bella Adornetto, a Kent State sophomore criminology and justice studies major, looks at shirts at the Clothesline Project display in the Student Center on Tuesday Oct. 25, 2016.

Spring commencement to be outside, university-wide Andrew Atkins Administration Reporter As part of Kent State President Beverly Warren’s vision, students graduating in May 2017 will have a separate commencement ceremony in Dix Stadium. This ceremony will be in addition to the smaller college-specific ceremonies currently held in the M.A.C. Center — where December graduations will remain —according to Lashonda Taylor, director of University Ceremonies, Events and Special Programs. The universitywide ceremony will include all regional campuses and departments. Taylor said the outdoor graduation will be a way to foster a sense of belonging. “I think this is a great opportunity to bring the university community together,” Taylor said. “Everybody’s just on board with doing a great job.”

Zachary Roberts, who graduated in May 2016 with a degree in broadcast journalism, said he wouldn’t want to have a ceremony in the stadium. “It is just too shifty with the weather,” Roberts wrote in a Facebook message. “If it were to rain, which is common in Northeast Ohio, then it could put a damper on plans.” As far as the weather goes, Taylor said the outdoor ceremony would be rain or shine in most cases, with the exception of extreme weather. “You can only control what you can control, and one thing you can’t control is the weather,” she said. “If there’s extreme weather, we want to protect students and families. Even if we had to cancel university-wide ceremonies, individual ceremonies would still go on.” Kent State alumnus Donald Dingman wrote in a Facebook comment that when he graduated in 1991, he didn’t like the outdoor ceremony. “I hated the fact that it was at the stadium," he said. "It was too hot and lacked an atmosphere of

decorum (that) graduation merits." Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Todd Diacon said the institution he previously worked for the University of Massachusetts Amherst — holds outdoor commencements. The goal, he said, is to give students “a very impressive, impactful commencement as a whole with a very important and famous speaker and then ... go to their college ceremony and their name will be called, and they’ll go across the stage ... it will be a much more intimate and meaningful experience as well.” Taylor said part of the planning process was approaching students, faculty and staff with the idea of a university-wide ceremony, and the feedback was positive. Taylor also said the university wants to be conscious of time, and (is) exploring the possibility of holding ceremonies in the ballroom, the Recreation and Wellness Center and the stadium field house.

Jacob De Bellis (CQ), who also graduated in May 2016 with a degree in interpersonal communication studies, said a university-wide ceremony would be too much to handle. “I felt like my graduation day was very full,” he said. “It sounds good in theory but at the same time, it sounds extremely overwhelming, like another thing to add on to the day especially with incorporating family visiting.” De Bellis also said while he doesn’t think he would personally enjoy (a university-wide ceremony), it wasn’t a bad idea. Tickets for guests of students may still be required, but will depend on who the speaker is and how many people RSVP, Taylor said. She estimates that between 2,500 and 3,000 students will participate. The capacity of Dix Stadium is 25,319 people. The graduation committee said it is still taking suggestions and can be reached at graduate@ kent.edu. Students can expect an announcement with finalized plans from the university sometime before Thanksgiving, Taylor said. aatkins5@kent.edu


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