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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Plane crash victims identified

Bernie Sanders comes to CLE

Basketball home openers

The Summit County Medical Examiner released the names of the seven passengers who died in Tuesday’s plane crash in Akron.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders will be in Cleveland for a rally Monday night.

Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams won their home openers this weekend.

Check out the sports page for more details.

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Muslim students dispel Islamic misconceptions

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France bombs Islamic State HQ

Erin Zaranec Student Life Reporter The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks in Paris that killed at least 132 people Friday night.

Kent State’s Muslim Students’ Association is hosting an Interfaith Prayer Vigil Thursday to honor the victims.

Members said they have seen an increase in discrimination against Islam due to increased media coverage of the Islamic State, especially after the attacks in Paris.

Freshman applied engineering major Ibrahim Albadri said he believes the Islamic State is not a religious group but a political group misrepresenting Islamic ideals to justify its actions.

Albadri said in an interview last week that he struggles with certain aspects of American media that portray the Islamic State as a segment of the Islam religion. “(The Islamic State) has a different way of trying to maintain power,” he said. “They advertise the fact that they have guns, they have weapons, they advertise violence. Say there are 16,000 of them, or even 30,000 (members of the Islamic State). That doesn’t even represent 0.05 percent of those who practice Islam.”

Members of the group said they have increasingly been objected to stereotypes based on their religion over the last few years.

Amanda Lamadanie, a senior psychology major and MSA president, said she does not focus on the discrimination she has experienced as a result of her religion.

“I have definitely encountered (stereotypes) but…there are a lot of stories out there about things people have encountered that are much worse than anything I have encountered in my own life,” Lamadanie said in an interview last week. “I really try not to focus on any of those things and would much rather just talk about what Islam is versus what it isn’t.”

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Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times Women run past French soldiers on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, as panic spread through the streets of Paris when rumors of a car bomb surfaced. It turned out to be a car left running in the street.

Greg Keller, Philippe Sotto Associated Press France launched "massive" air strikes on the Islamic State group's de-facto capital in Syria Sunday night, destroying a jihadi training camp and a munitions dump in the city of Raqqa, where Iraqi intelligence officials say the attacks on Paris were planned.

Twelve aircraft — including 10 fighter jets — dropped a total of 20 bombs in the biggest air strikes since France extended its bombing campaign against the extremist group to Syria in September, a Defense Ministry statement said. The jets launched from sites in Jordan and the Persian Gulf, in coordination with U.S. forces.

Meanwhile, as police announced seven arrests and hunted for more members of the sleeper cell that carried out the Paris attacks that killed 129 people, French officials revealed to The Associated Press that several key suspects had been stopped and released by police after the attack.

The arrest warrant for Salah Abdeslam, a 26-year-old born in Brus-

sels, calls him very dangerous and warns people not to intervene if they see him.

Yet police already had him in their grasp early Saturday when they stopped a car carrying three men near the Belgian border. By then, hours had passed since authorities identified Abdeslam as the renter of a Volkswagen Polo that carried hostage takers to the Paris theater where so many died.

Three French police officials and a top French security official confirmed that officers let Abdeslam go after checking his ID. They spoke on condition of anonymity, lacking authorization to publicly disclose such details.

Tantalizing clues about the extent of the plot have emerged from Baghdad, where senior Iraqi officials told the AP that France and other countries had been warned on Thursday of an imminent attack.

An Iraqi intelligence dispatch warned that Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had ordered his followers to immediately launch gun and bomb attacks and take hostages inside the countries of the coalition

fighting them in Iraq and Syria.

The Iraqi dispatch, which was obtained by the AP, provided no details on when or where the attack would take place, and a senior French security official told the AP that French intelligence gets these kinds of warnings "all the time" and "every day."

However, Iraqi intelligence officials told the AP that they also warned France about specific details: Among them, that the attackers were trained for this operation and sent back to France from Raqqa, the Islamic State's de-facto capital.

The officials also said that a sleeper cell in France then met with the attackers after their training and helped them to execute the plan. There were 24 people involved in the operation, they said: 19 attackers and five others in charge of logistics and planning.

None of these details have been corroborated by officials of France or other Western intelligence agencies.

All these French and Iraqi security and intelligence officials spoke with the AP on condition of anonymity, citing the ongoing investigation.

Abdeslam is one of three brothers believed to be involved: one who crossed with him into Belgium was later arrested, and another blew himself up inside the Bataclan theater after taking the audience hostage and firing on them repeatedly. It was the worst of Friday’s synchronized attacks, leaving 89 fatalities and hundreds of people wounded inside.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility. Its statement mocked France’s air attacks on suspected IS targets in Syria and Iraq, and called Paris “the capital of prostitution and obscenity.”

In all, three teams of attackers including seven suicide bombers attacked the national stadium, the concert hall and nearby nightspots.

The attacks wounded 350 people, 99 of them seriously.

Abdeslam rented the black Volkswagen Polo used by the hostagetakers, another French security official said. A Brussels parking ticket found inside led police to at least one of the arrests in Belgium, a French police official said.

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Pan-African Studies supports Stephen A. Smith to discuss adversity casting of white MLK in play Dan Armelli Sports Reporter

Emily Mills Managing Editor Kent State’s Department of PanAfrican Studies said in a statement Friday it supports director Michael Oatman’s decision to cast a white actor to play Martin Luther King, Jr. in a recent production of Katori Hall’s play “The Mountaintop.”

The statement, authored by Amoaba Gooden, chair of the Pan-African Studies’ department, said Oatman, a part-time theater professor who is African-American, has the right to artistic expression as a director.

“The director’s attempt to probe how we hear the national discussion on race ultimately raises questions about the role of theatre, its writers, producers and performers in that conversation,” Gooden said in the statement. “Ultimately, what we envisioned is a conversation with the director ’s use of creative artistic expression, the authenticity of the play expressed and the playwright’s vision.”

The play, which premiered Sept. 25 and ran through Oct. 4, is a fictional retelling of the night before King’s assassination and takes place in his hotel room.

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ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith will be the Center for Student Involvement’s last speaker in its 2015 Leadership Speaker Series.

The columnist will speak at 7 p.m.

Monday in the Kiva.

Smith’s discussion is entitled “Adversity and Keeping Your Head in the Game.”

Smith is currently known for his work on “ESPN First Take” alongside fellow journalist Skip Bayless and host Molly Qerim. The show is known for its lively debate between Smith and Bayless.

Smith got his start with ESPN in 2005 when he hosted “Quite Frank-

ly with Stephen A. Smith,” a daily, hour-long program.

After the show ended in 2007, Smith appeared on various other ESPN shows, including “Jim Rome is Burning” and “Pardon the Interruption.”

After a stint with Fox Sports Radio from 2010 to 2011, he became a columnist for ESPN.com and radio show host featured in various ESPN Radio cities.

Smith eventually earned a permanent spot on “First Take” after making many guest appearances.

Smith has also written for the New York Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer. darmell1@kent.edu

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Volleyball claims share of MAC East title Jesse Runner Sports Reporter

Nate Manley / The Kent Stater The Kent State women’s volleyball team reacts Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, after defeating the University at Buffalo 3-0 to earn its first MAC East title in program history.

Kent State’s women’s volleyball team defeated its last two opponents of the regular season this past weekend to extend its winning streak to five games and claim a share of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division Championship.

The Flashes, who finished the year with a record of 19-9, claimed victory over the University of Akron Friday night before hosting the University at Buffalo and defeating them Saturday afternoon.

After the win against the Bulls Saturday, the Flashes finished tied for first in the MAC East Division, a feat never before achieved by Kent, with a record of 13-3, tied with Ohio University.

“This was the epitome of our sea-

son and our team today, a great team effort,” said coach Don Gromala after the game. “I thought we played really good floor defense. Our offense was really balanced as well.”

The Flashes hosted Akron at the M.A.C. Center Friday as the teams matched up for the second time this season.

Kent started fast and never looked back, posting a score of 25-13 to claim the first set before taking the second set by a similar score of 25-15. The Zips fought back in the third set, but their effort wasn’t enough, as the Flashes held off Akron to achieve the sweep in three sets after wining 25-19 and ending the game in just 76 minutes.

Both senior Kelly Hutchison and sophomore Kelsey Bittinger finished tied for a match-high with nine kills each.

Junior Katarina Kojic added 29

digs while sophomore Challen Geraghty logged 11 digs in the team’s winning effort.

Saturday’s action proved to be much of the same for the Flashes as they hosted the University at Buffalo at the M.A.C. Center in Kent.

Kent found itself on the winning side of a 25-16 first set performance and looked to carry the momentum into the second set. After Buffalo scored the first three points, the Flashes offense, led by Bittinger and Kojic, fired back and eventually found itself with a 15-11 lead before taking the set by a score of 25-17.

The third set proved to be the most difficult of the night for Kent, as the two teams fought back-and-fourth until the Flashes claimed the victory and the sweep, 25-23.

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FLASHperks rewards students for involvement

Victims of Akron plane crash identified

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MLK Pan-African Studies...

Oatman cast two actors for King’s role: Justin Fraley, an African-American actor, and Robert Branch, a white actor, both from Cleveland.

The casting made national headlines after Hall published an essay with “The Root,” an African-American news, opinion, politics and culture magazine.

“Even in the theater, (African-Americans) are still fighting silencing, erasure,” she said in the essay. "But our experiences and the brown skin that shapes them need to be witnessed. Our stories are worthy of that pedestal we call the stage, and our black bodies must stand unaltered in that spotlight, so that our skin, like King’s, can reflect back our humanity and we can all see ourselves in it.”

Hall added a clause to her licensing agreement requiring King be played by AfricanAmerican actors. emills11@kent.edu

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Weslee Clyde Student Life Reporter The term "FLASHperks" is heard and seen all over Kent State’s campus, but many students don’t know the details of the program.

Kristan Dolan, the manager of FLASHperks, runs the program while working in the Center for Student Involvement.

FLASHperks is a student reward program that started with athletic programing as a way to get students to attend athletic events, Dolan said.

She said after the success of the program in athletics, the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) decided to apply the program to all types of Kent State events.

“FLASHperks is like the Chuck E. Cheese for college,” Dolan said. “Except it’s better because you don’t even lose your points when you collect the prizes.”

Most students on campus know that the program offers free prizes but they don’t know how the point system works or how to actually receive the prizes.

Kevin Heller, a senior conservation major, considers himself an avid FLASHperks participant.

“I think you do have to do a little investigating to find how the points add up and how it works,” Heller said.

When a student attends any event that is a FLASHperks event, they swipe their Flashcard with a FLASHperks event staff member and receive a designated amount of points.

Once a student acquires enough points to reach one of the nine levels, they are eligible to receive that level’s prize.

The amount of points an event is worth is decided by how frequent the event takes place.

“If it is an event that is deemed academic, like supplemental instruction or tutoring we will typically double the point worth,” Dolan said.

Every time a student swipes at any FLASHperks event, they are automatically entered into the year-end random drawings for the big prizes.

The end of year prizes for 2015 include a year of free pizza, a $500 bookstore gift card, a $500 Under Armour gift card, and free tuition for a year.

FLASHperks has given out free tuition for a year to six students so far.

A common problem with the program is that students are unaware they have points in their account. Students swipe and receive points even without creating the account.

The points are not counted in the system for them until they long onto the FLASHperks website and create an account.

Alex Tracy, a freshman aeronautics major, said that he shows up at events and they just happen to be FLASHperks events.

“I mostly just look for the people with the FLASHperks shirts on if go to an event,” said Tracy.

FLASHperks has a Twitter and Facebook account that are used to promote events. Once subscribed, weekly emails are sent out with a schedule of the week’s events.

An event can be designated as a FLASHperks event by going to the website and clicking on the “events” tab. Any event that is open to all students and is on campus is eligible to become a FLASHperks event.

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Allie Johnson City Reporter The Summit County Medical Examiner released the names of the seven passengers who died in Tuesday’s plane crash in Akron.

The victims were Gary Shapiro, 35; Thomas Virgin, 31; Jared Weiner, 35 and Nick Weaver, 34, all of Boca Raton, Florida; Diane Smoot, 50, and Ori Rom, 32, of Delray Beach, Florida; and Diana Suriel, 32, of Wellington, Florida, all of whom were employees at Pebb Enterprises, a real estate company in Boca Raton, Florida.

Officials have not released the names of the pilot and co-pilot. All nine people onboard were killed, but no one on the ground was injured.

Bella Dinh-Zarr, vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, announced Thursday afternoon the agency is analyzing the cockpit voice recorder tape found in the wreckage to determine what happened when the plane went down.

Dinh-Zarr said the pilots discussed

the cloudy weather before the sound of impact can be heard on the recorder. She also said the pilots were certified with the Federal Aviation Administration’s highest airline transport rating and had over 10,000 hours in combined experience.

The plane’s two engines have been sent to the manufacturer, Honeywell, to be checked for defects.

The twin-jet charter plane left DaytonWright Brothers Airport and planned to land at Akron-Fulton International Airport, but crashed just under 3 miles away into an apartment building at 3041 Mogadore Rd. Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Haymaker said the crash occurred at 2:53 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, the visibility at the time of the crash was 1.5 miles, the lowest visibility that day.

Dinh-Zarr and Jim Silliman, investigator-in-charge for the accident, said they will not release an official cause of the crash until they finish the investigation.

Dinh-Zarr said they looking into several

Alain Apaydin / Abaca Press People pay tribute to the victims of Friday’s terrorist attacks outside Le Carillon bar and le Petit Cambodge on rue Bichat in Paris on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015.

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Three Kalashnikovs were found inside another car known to have been used in the attacks that was found in Montreuil, an eastern Parisian suburb, another a French police official said.

As many as three of the seven suicide bombers were French citizens, as was at least one of the men arrested in the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussells, which authorities consider to be a focal point for

extremists and fighters going to Syria from Belgium.

Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon, speaking to The Associated Press by phone, said suspects arrested in Molenbeek had been stopped previously in Cambrai, France, "in a regular roadside check" but that police had had no suspicion about them at the time and they were let go quickly.

One, identified by the print on a recovered finger, was 29-year-old Frenchman Ismael Mostefai, who had a record of petty crime and had been flagged in 2010 for ties to

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ISLAM Muslim students dispel...

Lamadanie said Kent State’s MSA has 15 regular members but Muslim and non-Muslim students are welcome to attend meetings throughout the year. “(Our goal for MSA this year) was to create a culture of devotion, character, knowledge, community and service,” Lamadanie said.

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factors, including flight controls, engines, records, weather, air traffic control and operations.

The left wing hit the ground first and left a witness mark where the wing first made contact with ground, DinhZarr said. The aircraft then hit half of an apartment building, destroying it before running up an embankment behind the building, coming to rest.

The plane destroyed one four-family apartment complex while damaging the buildings on the right and left of the crash site, also four-family apartment buildings.

The plane, a Hawker 125-700A, is owned by Ft. Lauderdale, Florida-based ExecuFlight.

Security footage captured by a nearby business shows the plane flying at a low altitude and banking to the left. Investigators will look at the charter aircraft’s maintenance records, any modifications that were made to how many passengers it could hold and when it was built.

Islamic radicalism, the Paris prosecutor said. A judicial official and lawmaker Jean-Pierre Gorges confirmed his identity.

A judicial official said police have also identified two other of the suicide bombers, both French nationals who'd been living in Belgium: 20-year-old Bilal Hadfi, who detonated himself outside the Stade de France; and 31-year-old Brahim Abdeslam, the brother of fugitive Salah Abdeslam, who blew himself up on the Boulevard Voltaire.

Police detained Mostefai's father, a brother and other relatives Saturday night, and they were still being questioned Sunday, the judicial official said.

These details stoked fears of homegrown terrorism in France, which has exported more jihadis than any other in Europe, and seen many return from the fight. All three gunmen in the January attacks on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper and a kosher supermarket in Paris were French.

The attackers inside the Bataclan seemed quite young, according to one survivor, Julien Pearce, a journalist at Europe 1 radio who escaped by crawling onto the stage, and then out an exit door when the shooters paused to reload. Before making his final dash, he got a good look at one of the assailants, he said.

"He seemed very young.

That's what struck me, his childish face, very determined, cold, calm, frightening," Pearce said.

Struggling to keep his country calm and united after an exceptionally violent year, President Francois Hollande met Sunday with opposition leaders — conservative rival and former President Nicolas Sarkozy as well as increasingly popular far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who has used

Dania Saleh said MSA provides a space to discuss the role of Islam in her life and allows her to stay in touch with her religion.

“Islam is just something that is integrated into my life now,” Saleh said. “It isn’t something I necessarily have to put effort into, but having MSA is also a really good support system, and it allows me to discuss thoughts and ideals that I wouldn’t talk about on a daily basis.”

The majority of MSA members were born into Muslim families and have been practicing Islam their entire lives.

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Refugees fleeing war by the tens of thousands fear the Paris attacks could prompt Europe to close its doors, especially after police said a Syrian passport found next to one attacker's body suggested its owner passed through Greece into the European Union and on through Macedonia and Serbia last month.

Paris remains on edge amid three days of official mourning. French troops have deployed by the thousands and tourist sites remain shuttered in one of the most visited cities on Earth. Panic ensued Sunday night as police abruptly cleared hundreds of mourners from the famed Place de la Republique square, where police said firecrackers sparked a false alarm.

"Whoever starts running starts everyone else running," said Alice Carton, city council member who was at the square. "It's a very weird atmosphere. The sirens and screaming are a source of fear."

Officers also moved in, guns drawn, after mourners panicked near the Carillon bar, where crowds have laid flowers and lit candles in memory of the 15 people killed there.

"Lots of people started running and screaming from the Carillon...tables were overturned, plates shattered. It was a terrible panic," said Jonathan Dogan, who took shelter in a nearby hotel. "I think people are terrified," Dogan said.

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VOLLEYBALL Volleyball claims share of...

Hutchison and Bittinger once again tied for the match-high in kills with 13 each, while senior Bridget Wilhelm added 12.

Kojic and Geraghty each recorded game-highs in their respective stats with 41 total assists and 22 digs. Kojic added a key ace in the second set.

“We knew we were good the last two years and we had some big wins, but our focus has been on managing that high level of play not for just a set or a match, but for an entire season,” Gromala said. “We’ve really done that over the last 13 MAC matches.”

Kent state will begin the MAC Volleyball Championship next weekend as the number three seed in the tournament, which will take place in Athens, Ohio. jrunner1@kent.edu

Other members of the MSA echoed Albadri’s frustration with the misconceptions of Islam.

“The one thing that I honestly wish would happen more is people asking me questions,” said Ruba Abu-Amara, a freshman psychology major. “I would rather have people be curious about Islam and maybe not fully understand it and approach me with those questions. That is much, much better than just assuming the worst and assuming we are associated with violence and terror.” ezaranec@kent.edu

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The Stater hopes to encourage lively debate about the issues of the day on the Opinion Page. Opinions on this page are the authors’ and not necessarily en­dorsed by the Stater or its editors. Readers are encouraged to participate through letters to the editor (email them to harmenta@kent.edu) and guest columns. Submissions become pro­­perty of the Stater and are subject to editing without notice.

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Editor’s Note: Today’s opinion page focuses on the attacks in Paris. We wanted to give our columnists and editorial board a chance to express their thoughts on the tragedy.

Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times Bullet holes can be seen in the windows of Cafe Bonne Biere in Paris on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015.

Can humanity be about life?

Carlyle Addy Columnist Most of the world has the city of Paris on their minds today. Six attacks and several hours of terror shook France Friday. More than 100 people are dead. There’s bound to be a higher estimate somewhere but whatever the current number, it’s almost certain to be rising.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which is absolutely terrifying considering the day before they had claimed responsibility for two other attacks in Lebanon, which resulted in at least 41 people killed. That number will also probably be updated.

The world stands with Paris, but where are they with Lebanon? Where are they in Baghdad, where the same group killed at least 26 people Friday? The Islamic State did not just attack Paris. It attacked the entire world.

The Islamic State is only a part of a larger problem: humanity is as prone to violence as it is to compassion. People care when others care, and people attack when others attack. The Islamic State is a result of groupthink where no one person acts alone and most likely would not act alone. If groups like this did not exist, it would be difficult for these people to justify what they’ve done. However, because they exist and because they affirm the ideology to each other, it creates an environment where this is possible.

People harm others proudly, purposely and with conviction.

We need more of the response to Paris. We need more people calling out violence and shaming those who perpetuate it. It can’t just happen with terrorist attacks. It has to happen with all violence.

It has to happen with the police who kill, whether they think they can justify it or not. It has to happen with people who raise the prices on life-saving medication to make a few extra bucks. Every violent death should be met with as much anger as the world has managed this weekend. Society has to condemn every country that attacks without being attacked, including the U.S. when bombing hospitals.

What happened in Paris is a daily reality in so many places, and it isn’t met with an outcry of this scale. People don’t change their Facebook profile pictures to the respective colors of Israel and Palestine. People don’t use the hashtag “pray for Yemen.” There’s no painting of any Syrian landmark as a peace sign.

I spent the morning in the aftermath looking for something beautiful and, when I found it, it struck me just how sad it was that the first thing that made me smile was something humans had minimum to do with. It was the enhanced photos of Pluto NASA released.

Joann Sfar of Charlie Hebdo asked people to replace their pray for Paris statements with “Paris is about life.” It’s ironic, that a city like Paris or any city could be about life when it seems that humanity is so apathetic when it comes to death. caddy@kent.edu

OUR VIEW Humanity during the inhumane At least 132 people were killed in six coordinated attacks throughout Paris late Friday night. Hundreds more were injured, and thousands were terrified as at least eight attackers with connections to The Islamic State sought to kill as many people as possible.

Although the city was gripped by fear, inspiring moments still shone through.

The city shut down its public transportation that night because of the attacks, leaving people stranded away from their homes in the midst of an incredibly dangerous situation.

Due to the lack of buses and metros, taxi drivers offered free rides to people trying to get home or to a safe area.

Social media, normally fraught with non-inspiring examples of humanity, also inspired hope and help.

Users tweeted the hashtag “#porteouverte,” which translates as “open door,” to provide people on the street who needed a

place to go with shelter, sending out directions to message them for addresses on where they could go.

Some users simply tweeted their addresses with the hashtag, deciding helping others get to safety was more important than not identifying where they live on social media.

In the face of such tragedy and horror, we are proud these people opened their doors and their hearts to terrified victims, concertgoers, diners and soccer fans, among others.

They were selfless and compassionate in the face of attacks from merciless terrorists.

It reminds us that although evil exists in this world, righteousness and positivity will prevail.

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

History repeats itself Samantha Karam Columnist History repeats itself. First we had 9/11, now we have the Paris attacks. What the Islamic State will do in the future is unknown.

What we do know is that the Islamic State has gained a global reputation. Its presence is boundless. The Islamic State defies borders, crosses seas and reaches all corners of the Internet. This organization has become the face of radical Islam and modern-day terrorism.

What happened in Paris is another example of the physical and emotional devastation the Islamic State is capable of, but that devastation goes far beyond what we saw in this weekend’s papers.

The Islamic State is a group that uses three levels of weapons to make it harder and harder to stop. On the surface, they have explosives. Beneath that, they have a huge following. Furthermore they have a presence all over the world. The scariest part about The Islamic State has to be how deep its claws go.

The only way to rid the world of this terrorist group is to wipe it out completely, but IS is like a glacier. For every attacker we know of, there are huge networks of members waiting to be exposed in another act of horror.

The Islamic State has tuned into our online world. It utilizes social media to recruit members from places all over the world with, America included.

People react to terror like the Paris attacks. We show support online, which is great, but we need to figure out a way to stop these attacks before they happen.

Its attacks always seem to catch the world off guard. When The Islamic State hits, it hits hard and that’s why its strategies are so successful.

The Islamic State also succeeds by playing off of the very thing that makes us human: emotions. It uses fear to shut down potential threats. Then it uses anger to gather supporters and spread more hate.

Sure, its militants have guns and bombs too, but if they didn’t manipulate people’s emotions, their physical weapons wouldn’t take them as far as they’ve gotten.

In an optimist’s perfect world, we can sit down after all the fighting is over and come to an agreement on peace, but realistically that’s impossible.

We have a threat that is going to exist even after we manage to take out all Islamic State members. The Islamic State has an entire generation of brainwashed children waiting to step up and join the fight.

They’ve given guns to children and told them where to fire. What The Islamic State will do in the future is unknown and that’s a terrifying thought. skaram3@kent.edu

An uneasy opinion Amanda Paniagua Columnist Since the news broke about Friday’s attack in Paris, I have been searching for the words to articulate my many mixed emotions and overall, cognitive dissonance.

I suppose there are no easy answers, only uneasy opinions. At the very least, perhaps it will open up the possibility for conversations that are critical of nationalism and borders because of their often volatile status. People are willing to kill for their allegiance to them and it is inevitable that innocent people will die as a result of such allegiances. I am working daily to live without borders and national allegiance. It is difficult to not be critical of the global state of the world when you are striving daily to be a global citizen.

I find the loss of life to be atrocious, of course. I do not want to sidestep that position at all. However, the overall reaction garnered from this event is what I have struggled to grapple with.

All last week, campuses across the United States rallied in solidarity with students at the University of Missouri to bring attention to racial inequality at predominantly white institutions. These protests are, in my mind, an extension inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement which seeks to address racial inequality in society as a whole.

Narrowing the focus of racial inequality to a college campus is brilliant because the college experience is a microcosm of the real world. In my personal experience, it has been one that has reminded me that there are still some serious problems a lot of students are not ready to discuss, let alone try to solve.

All last week I attempted to formulate some observations about this ongoing issue but then Friday happened. I opened my Spotify to a music playlist labeled “peace” and saw my Facebook newsfeed flooded with profile pictures adorning blue, white and red alongside memes reading “pray for Paris.”

I suddenly became numb and confused.

Imagine my disgust when I saw there were people who, as Salon has reported, “told Black Lives Matter activists fighting for basic civil and human rights, fast-food workers seeking liveable wages and union rights, and students challenging crippling debts that their problems are insignificant because they are not being held hostage at gunpoint.”

How is it that I am supposed to “pray for Paris?” Where were the media’s outcries when churches were set on fire here? Why didn’t Spotify create a playlist for “peace” when Elliot Rodger and Dylann Roof carried out their heinous acts of terror? What about Beirut just the day before?

The truth is that on a global stage, some nations are privileged over others in regards to the tragedies that befall them even when those same nations have been the cause of devastation per their foreign policy. The sudden display of pro-Parisian solidarity in the United States has been a very confusing and strange thing to behold, but I get it when I think about global hierarchies and, to be quite frank, white supremacy. azabudsk@kent.edu

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Bernie Sanders to David Riccio: Kent State's longest-teaching professor rally in Cleveland Megan Hermensky Faculty/Academics Reporter

Olivier Douliery / Abaca Press Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders launched a new climate campaign aimed at fighting global warming by banning new coal, oil and gas mining on public land during a press conference on Capitol Hill on November 4, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Alex Gray Politics Reporter Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders will be in Cleveland for a rally Monday night.

According to a press release, he will speak about criminal justice reform, his college affordability plan, immigration reform, income and wealth inequality and getting big money out of politics.

Sanders will also be joined by former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner.

The rally will be held at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University. The rally starts at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m.

The event is open to the public. Ticket reservations are not required but are strongly suggested because admission is not guaranteed. Tickets will be given on a first come, first served basis. agray27@kent.edu

At Kent State, most professors cannot say what it’s like to teach for more than 50 years. The exception is Kent State's longest-teaching professor, David Riccio.

This year is the psychology professor’s 51st year at Kent State. He began his career at the university as an assistant professor in 1965 and said he has stayed because of his attachment to the psychology department.

“It was at that time the department was very productive but also very collegial, and those are two things that very often do not go together,” Riccio said. “I figured I’d try it (at Kent State) for a few years because in those days, there were a lot of jobs available.

Nate Manley / The Kent Stater It became clear this is a good place to work. Why leave when there’s a place Professor David Riccio holds a photo of himself on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, taken in 1963, two years you can get work done and enjoy your before he started at Kent State. colleagues?”

Currently, Riccio teaches an undergraduate basic learning proHis initial interest in psychology cesses class and an undergraduate special topics class. began as an undergraduate at Middlebury College in Vermont.

Students taking these classes are able to tell their professor has “It was probably the first good grade I got on a test," Riccio said. "I got encouraged by the faculty there, so I’m sure that had extensive experience in the field.

“He’s a knowledgeable professor…You definitely have to read a big influence on me.”

After graduating from Middlebury in 1959, Riccio went on to outside of class, but if you do that, you’ll learn quite a bit,” said pursue a Ph.D. in psychology and became a research associate at Olivia Smith, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major.

Riccio’s work has been published in approximately 200 profesPrinceton University in 1962.

He eventually joined the U.S. Army later that year and trans- sional publications.

“It is satisfying to have publications and peer-reviewed jourferred to the U.S. Navy as a research psychologist in 1963. Riccio nals that go through scrutiny and all of said these positions taught him an importhat,” Riccio said. tant lesson that he incorporates in his classAside from changes in the field of psyroom today.

I liked the nature of academia. chology that he has researched, one change “I did learn one thing in the Army, which is not always easy to follow, but the acroI liked the idea of being able to Riccio has noticed throughout the past 50 at Kent State is the intellectual curiosnym was K.I.S.S.: Keep it simple, stupid,” he exchange ideas, to talk about years ity of students. said. “So I’ve tried to remember that.” ideas, to do research...

“They have changed in ways that I think Riccio’s interest in research was one are somewhat unfortunate,” Riccio said. factor that convinced him to later become DAVID RICCIO “The state subsidy for students has suba professor.

PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR stantially declined…that means students “I liked the nature of academia. I liked or their parents… end up working a lot. the idea of being able to exchange ideas, This distracts from their time to study if they have to work 20 to to talk about ideas, to do research, and that’s what you do in a university," he said. "I got bitten by the research bug when I was a 30 hours a week… That’s been an unfortunate consequence of the state’s lack of support for higher education.” graduate student because that’s a lot of what you do.”

Riccio’s Kent State office is full of eclectic treasures from the Since his start as an assistant professor at Kent State, Riccio’s teaching methods have evolved alongside the evolution of tech- past 50 years, including calendars, pictures, figurines and even a cardboard cutout of cows. nology. The content, though, has stayed the same.

“Vermont has a lot of them," Riccio said. "It’s actually just a “We used to use (a) blackboard, then we used (a) white board, then I used to use overhead slides and now I use PowerPoint,” he joke, but they’re not very bright. They’re not very smart creatures; they’re not like dogs. They’re very peaceful for the most part, so said. “Other than that, same old.” they’re kind of sweet and easygoing.”

During his time at Kent State, Riccio has been able to find a Riccio’s reputation as an experienced professor, contributions mentor who has influenced his own teaching style. to the psychology community and unique preference in office “I suppose my mentor is a role model for me in some ways. I decor have helped him gain notoriety throughout his time at Kent learned from him how to think a little bit about research," he said.

State. As far as the future, however, he is not totally sure what's "I think one of the things I really appreciated, and I try to do this in store for him. with my own students, he would support broad (ideas), as long as “As long as I enjoy what I’m doing and I stay healthy...I’ll conit fell somewhere within his domain. You didn’t have to be a clone tinue on, but there probably is a point where I decide that I... don’t of what he was doing. (Students) aren’t just clones that continue have the energy...” Riccio said. “It’s a little hard to say where I’ll on. They might for a while until they get their own stuff together, be in five years.” but one of the things you’re supposed to learn as a graduate stumhermen2@kent.edu dent or a doctoral student is how to do research.”

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Women’s basketball defeats Colgate Flashes win home opener against YSU Ty Sugick Women’s Basketball Reporter The women’s basketball team started its 201516 season with a 76-71 win against Colgate University Sunday afternoon.

In the first half, the Flashes shot under 30 percent from the field as the team relied heavily on junior guard Larissa Lurken, redshirt freshman Tyra James and freshman guard Alexa Golden for scoring. Despite the poor opening half-shoot performance, Kent State managed to stay in the game, finishing the half with a tie score of 31-31.

Kent State jumped out on a 15-0 run to open the second half, as their defense paid off. Coach Danielle O’Banion referred to the game as “the tale of two presses.” The Flashes' defense forced 25 turnovers during the game with most in the third quarter.

The Flashes would eventually push their lead to 16 points and seemed to have the game in control going into the fourth quarter.

Colgate fought their way back into the game, dwindling the lead down to single digits as the Raiders soared for rebound after rebound, but the Flashes kept the lead throughout the last stretch of the game.

Kent State shot 48.5 percent from the field in the second half.

Lurken led the team, finishing the night with 23 points. Redshirt freshmen Tyra James debuted with 17 points and six rebounds.

Kent State returns Tuesday against the Wright State Raiders at the M.A.C. Center. Tipoff is at 11 a.m. tsugick@kent.edu

Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater Senior guard Xavier Pollard fights with Youngstown State Penguins for the loose ball Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015.

The Flashes won 79-70 in their home opener.

Stephen Means II Men’s Basketball Reporter

Samantha Karam / The Kent Stater Sophomore gaurd Naddiyah Cross protects the ball from a player on Colgate University’s team during the women’s basketball game at the M.A.C.C. on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The Flashes won the game, 76-71.

Kent State men's basketball (1-0) started its season out on a positive note in a 79-70 win over Youngstown State in the first game of the American Cancer Society Coaches vs. Cancer doubleheader.

“It’s important to start the season off the right way, and I thought we did that,” coach Rob Senderoff said. “(I’m) proud of the effort. I thought everybody played hard to help us win the game.”

The Flashes never trailed in the game and led by as many as 13 points.

Overall, the Flashes played 11 players in the game, all of whom had little to no experience playing college basketball in a Kent State jersey.

The game was the season debut for six different players, along with the return of junior guard Kellon Thomas.

“It feels great to be back out there,” Thomas said. “Especially with the group we have out there. I love this team."

Thomas led the way for the Flashes with a career high of 18 points while senior guard Xavier Pollard added 15 points off of the bench.

Kent State's starting front court junior Jimmy Hall, along with seniors Khaliq Spicer and Chris Ortiz, combined for 34 points and 34 rebounds.

“If we’re able to win with (Hall) shooting 4-for-16, to me, it’s almost a good sign,” Senderoff said. “If we were playing last year and he shot 4-for-16, I don’t know if we are winning any games.”

Senior forward Bobby Hain led the Penguins with 20 points. Junior forward Matt Donlan added 15.

In the second game of the doubleheader, Kent State rival Akron (1-0) bested Cleveland State (0-1), 65-53.

The Flashes will return to the court next Saturday, Nov. 21, when they travel to Carbondale, Illinois, to take on Southern Illinois University. Tip-off is at 8 p.m. smeans2@kent.edu