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The Kent State University Library hosted its “Respect for Sacred Versus Freedom of Speech” event Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. to discuss how different religions can coexist.
The Kent State Hockey Club is looking to rebound from its second loss of the season and get back to its winning ways.
As Kent State women’s rugby club team travels to Maryland this weekend for its season finale, sophomore Colleen Carroll can’t wait for another season.
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College Avenue houses prepped for demolition Emily Mills and Allie Johnson Managing Editor and City Reporter Several properties on East College Avenue, South Depeyster Street and Tonkin Court are being readied for demolition in preparation of the construction of the new home for the Kent Police Department.
Property acquisition
City officials have been working to acquire 16 structures and two parcels of land since 2014. The structures include 15 houses, most of which were former student housing, and one church, the Church of Christ. The city successfully purchased the 15 houses on East College Avenue, South Depeyster Street and Tonkin Court and two parcels of land — one triangle property on the north side owned by the Kent State Board of Trustees and one land-locked on Tonkin Court — but was unable to purchase the church from its trustees. Landlords and owners strongly opposed giving up their properties, hanging up signs in protest, said Kent city service director Gene Roberts. The signs read, "‘Not for sale at any price,’” Roberts said. However, because the city possesses the power of eminent domain, which allows private property to be taken for public use, the owners had no choice but to reluctantly agree to negotiate the sale of their properties. Roberts said the city paid above market value for most of the houses to avoid having to go to court. However, the amounts were not more than it would have cost to litigate to obtain the property through eminent domain. The city took possession of the final four houses on the north side of East College Avenue on Sept. 15. Steve Mileski, the landlord who owned these four properties, denied repeated requests for an interview. The 15 houses have been boarded up and the area was fenced in last week. “There’s been some break-ins to these structures, some damage; we’ve made some arrests for criminal trespassing,” said Lt. Michael Lewis of the Kent Police Department. “It’s a very unsafe area right now.” There will be two access gates for construction crews on Depeyster Street across from the
Alex Ledet / The Kent Stater The city of Kent purchased several houses on College Avenue, which are scheduled to be torn down to make room for a new police station.
fire station and on College Street. “It’s just better for everybody if they can’t get in there and create some problems,” Roberts said. The bid for the demolition of the houses opened Wednesday, and demolition should begin in January, Lewis and Roberts said. Construction on the new police station will start in the spring and finish in the fall of 2017.
Location
Rumors have floated around that the new police station is being built at the end of College Avenue to put a stop to the parties that
frequently take place there. However, Lewis, said this was not the case. “I won’t deny that it works out well, but that wasn’t our plan,” he said. “We can’t really predict where the parties are going to be year after year… they’re always going to move around, so we’re not going to necessarily pick where we’re going to build our new police department as to where the current party spot it. College Avenue was just the best spot for us for a number of reasons.” The city looked at a few potential locations to build, including on Day Street, across the street
Center for the Visual Arts: Under one roof
from where the current Safety Administration Building is. However, several owners and companies refused to sell their properties, including Quick Weld and Tan Spa, to the city. “Some people thought their property was worth more than what was well within our budget,” Roberts said. He said the College Street site was plan B, because of its location on a state route (59), and its close proximity to the fire station.
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Social media connects Warren and Kent State grad Ian Flickinger Administration Reporter
Van Deusen Hall is being converted into the Center for the Visual Arts.
Eric Poston Construction Reporter For the start of the spring semester, the entire School of Art will soon be under one roof for the first time in 50 years.
How it began
In 2009, the university began looking at the Foundation of Excellence program, which helps with fixing up buildings across campus. The art program spread across campus in six different buildings creating a challenge for art students to interact. Michael Bruder, Kent State executive director of facilities, planning and design, said the six different buildings were in need of repair and reaching near the end of their life. Christine Havice, director of the School of Art, said these locations were not ideal to hold classes in for safety reasons. “It was not great for students, especially graduate students. They had very little way to see what their peers were doing in other studios,” Havice said.
The recession caused the budget to be reduced, which raised the question of how the project would be paid for. The project underwent several modifications before the decision to renovate the former heating plant and Van Deusen Hall became finalized. “The solution that we came up with to renovate Van Deusen Hall and the former heating plant and connecting them with an addition fit the best with the overall campus plan goals and financial model,” Bruder said. The coal fired steam plant, built in 1916, turns 100 years old next year and Van Deusen, constructed in 1950, turns 66 years old next year. “The completed building will have three cornerstone dates,” Havice said.
The renovations
The $34.5 million project, broken into two phases, will be completed in December. Phase one, completed in August, consisted of renovating the heating plant. Demolition and abatement of the power plant building took place in late 2013 as three giant boilers were removed along with other hazardous
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materials. The power plant formally housed the center of all of the campus’ utilities, so these utilities had to be rerouted around the building. “The analogy is kind of like open heart surgery,” Bruder said. “You have to keep it all up and running and beating while working on it and relocating some things.” All the windows were removed and the building underwent site work, with the building of a retaining wall. “It’s essentially a new building inside of the old shell,” Bruder said. The power plant and Van Deusen are being connected with new construction outside to join the buildings into one. “Joining two buildings from very different eras and with very different styles also required not only some interesting engineering, but a lot of interesting design decisions,” Havice said. Phase two, currently under construction, consists of connecting the power plant to Van Deusen and renovating the building.
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Rebecca Windover sat on the edge of her seat, waiting for the icecold water to rush over her body, not knowing whether her father-inlaw was still breathing. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge allowed her to not only honor him but also spread awareness for the cause. She saw no better person to call out but her new university president, who still in her early months, had become an active participant on social media. “I was hoping she would respond. Dr. (Beverly) Warren was brand new and so this was like her first time with students really being on campus,” Windover said. “But I also knew she was very student-focused. She wanted to know about students, what they were doing, what they cared about and (she) wanted to help with everything, so I thought it was a great way to find out.” The Ice Bucket Challenge provided a starting point for a relationship that continued to raise awareness for different causes, going beyond Windover ’s graduation last May. Windover brightens up when discussing three things: her passion for education, Kent State’s atmosphere and her social media savvy president — especially because her ultimate aspiration is to follow in Warren’s footsteps and become a university president herself. Neither initially understood the depth of the request: Warren also has a personal connection to the disease — her brother ’s best friend passed away after a battle with ALS — and didn’t think twice about accepting. “I remember it very explicitly: I was in the Listening Tourmonths of my presidency and we were actually traveling back from a regional campus listening tour event and I looked at my (Twitter) account and it was Rebecca’s
tweet inviting me to take on the Ice Bucket Challenge,” Warren said. “I just looked at my team and said ‘You know, we should do this. This is a moment where we can come together and we can kind of share that sense of community.’” However, she initially accepted the challenge without knowing Windover’s story. “Rebecca’s story was very compelling. I didn’t know it when I said yes, because I tweeted ‘You’re on,’ before I knew any of the details,” Warren said. “But then as I got to know Rebecca more than just that simple tweet, it was a special moment.” Windover talks about Warren as if they’re life-long friends, when in fact Windover said their only faceto-face encounter was at the field for the challenge. Their discussions take place on social media, with Windover reaching out to Warren with an idea, and Warren responding accordingly. Warren’s willingness to listen to students’ concerns and then actually help to make a difference are characteristics Windover hopes to embody.
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University library hosts night to unify religious leaders Kelly Powell Religion Reporter The Kent State University Library hosted its “Respect for Sacred vs. Freedom of Speech” event Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. “This talk is like a tango: It always takes two,” said Peter Haas, Abba Silver Hillel professor of jewish studies at Case Western University. The night served to unify believers of Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Moderator Murat Gurer said the goal was to “explore freedom of expression.” The panel consisted of three individuals: Haas; Zeki Saritoprak, director of the Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies at John Carroll University; and David Odell-Scott, associate dean in the College of Arts & Sciences and professor of philosophy at Kent State. The men began the evening with an explanation of their belief systems and then moved to answering questions provided by Gurer. Most of the questions revolved around the topic of civility toward differing religions. “When we attack other
people’s sacred items, we are not only attacking God, but in some ways, we are attacking what we are,” Haas said. Panelists recognized that although Christianity is the predominant faith in America, other faiths are present in the country and even on this campus. In a study done by Pew Research Center in 2014, 70.6 percent of America identified with Christianity and 5.9 percent identified with a nonChristian faith. Odell-Scott, who classifies as a Christian, acknowledged camaraderie with his fellow panelists of different faith traditions. “I’m looking for a greater humanity and I find it with my friends here,” he said. “We enjoy talking and trying to understand one another. Tolerance is not a virtue.” Gurer asked the speakers about offensive statements against certain religions, and Saritoprak cited the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad as being negative depictions of his faith. “Free speech is a gift and it is often really misused,” Haas
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The former power plant building features a mix of old and new, as some industrial characteristics remain present such as many of the pipes and vents are exposed in the ceiling. Havice said archeological moments are present throughout the building, as it is not just an academic building as usual. The four floor building features plenty of lighting, which has been added to the building along with a lot of windows — especially for the studios — so students can look in to see what is going on. The school of art features a wide variety of classes from traditional lectures, art education classes and studio courses. The third floor consists of the print shop with plenty of space for a wide variety of print making projects to be constructed. “We have really made use of all these spaces,” Havice said. The building features high tech classrooms, seminar rooms, studios, places for collaborative work and critiques. There is also an outdoor covered area for students to work, which includes lights too. Bruder is excited for unifying multiple art buildings. “I’m excited about the main lobby space as a place for students to hangout and congregate between classes, which is something the art department really lacked before when they were in six different buildings,” Bruder said. eposton3@kent.edu
said. “There’s Kelly Powell / The Kent Stater no problem with The moderator and panel hosts start the evening off with conversation about religious being critical, but backgrounds at a “Respect for Sacred vs. Freedom of Speech” event on Wednesday, we can be critiNov. 4, 2015. cal in a way that is informed and polite.” He acknowledged that all three men come from complex traditions that are unable to be criticized without proper knowledge. “The psychology of the mob is not necessarily always using the frontal lobe,” said he said. “When we attack other cussion by all three of the panOdell-Scott. The panel was open to ques- peoples’ understanding of the elists,” he said. “The biggest tions for the final 45 minutes, revelation, we are putting our- thing for me was the interest people showed.” where audience members selves too high.” Denise Harrison, a Kent T h e n i g h t e n d e d w i t h asked about topics ranging from a religion’s influence on remarks from panelists and State English lecturer, enjoyed Gurer, urging audience mem- the event. people to a future in unity. “There was wonderful Saritoprak said it is impos- bers to act with civility towards representation from different sible to completely end divi- members of differing faith. communities,” she said. “I like Roman Panchyshyn, catalog sive human behavior. Addithe idea of ‘don’t harm people, tionally, Odell-Scott shared librarian and assistant profesdon’t incite violence, we are his insight on why this behav- sor, was impressed with the human beings.’” turnout of the event. ior is present. “We are so insignificant,” kpowel23@kent.edu “It was an interesting dis-
Current building
The police department is moving from its current 28,000-square-foot building at 319 S. Water St., which was built in 1924 as a fire station and later updated and added on to in the 60s, 70s and 80s. The idea to construct a new building has been discussed for the last 15 to 20 years, Roberts said. “The footprint’s gotten so big, there’s no place to park cars anymore so, and of course it’s a public building, so we have to provide for public parking,” he said. “That’s one of the things that’s challenging: the continued use of the same location. So it’s been a long time coming.” Lewis said the building has a number of issues, mostly space-related. “It’s really outdated,” Lewis said. “We’ve outgrown our building a number of times over. It’s been repurposed so (many) times for a number of different things… It’s far more costly to maintain the current building that we are in rather than constructing a new building to be able to move into.” Specific concerns with the department building include the jail, which is not in compliance with state requirements for jails, and the evidence storage room, which is too small. “It’s too dangerous of a facility at this point,” Lewis said. In addition, the current department does not have any public areas, such as a lobby or restrooms, and does not meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. When the new police station is built, the current building will be demolished. There are no concrete plans for what will be done with the site, but there has been talk of building the new city administration building there, which was torn down this past summer to make way for 345, a new luxury student apartment complex currently being constructed. “Although the footprint’s kind of small, it could still go in there,” Roberts said.
New building
The current cost of the entire project is $18.5 million, excluding design and property acquisition, Roberts said. That’s an increase from the previous $17 million budget. City council approved the increase in the summer of 2015. The new Safety Administration Building will be about 32,000 square feet. The budget for the construction of the building itself — the “bricks and sticks” budget — was initially $10.5 million, but the Kent City Council approved a new budget of $14 million over the summer.
Lewis said the budget increased, because the land acquisition cost more than expected, and the schematic design of the building was over the budget. Kent city voters approved a .25 percent tax increase to fund the new building in November 2013, which has generated about $1 million a year, Roberts said. Kent-based architecture firm DS Architecture was selected in July 2014 to design the building. Principal architect Jeff Meyers said there are seven stages of the design: programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding and negotiations, construction administration and closeout. Meyers said the firm is currently in the fourth stage of design: construction documents. When the stage wraps up early next year, they will send out a bid for a general contractor. DS Architecture is working to incorporate the new station into the current fabric of downtown. “It’s not often you get to work for your local community,” he said. “If you take the new architecture building and you compare it to the downtown, they are contemporary and traditional, (so) we’re trying to bridge that gap.” The new station will include a 12-day jail in compliance with state requirements, with visitation rooms and separate cells for men, women and juveniles. “It will be a much safer facility,” Lewis said. The new building will also have a larger evidence storage area, public areas including a lobby, restrooms and community meeting rooms, which do not exist in the current building. It will also be a LEED-certified silver building, meaning 75 percent of the demolished houses will be recycled. (LEED is short for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council.) “It’s really deep in the city of Kent’s roots to be sustainable,” Meyers said. “You’re looking at a building that just not only functions well but will also be energy-efficient (and) will be hopefully less costly in the long run to maintain. The city’s making an investment in the future of the community by doing that.” The 18-month construction of the three-story building should begin in the spring of 2016 and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2017. “I think it’ll be a nice, longterm building that will last the city for 50-plus years,” Roberts said, “(like) the old one did.” emills11@kent.edu, ajohn125@kent.edu
“It meant so much to me because at the time, the reason why I challenged her was not only (because) the ALS Challenge going viral at the time, but my father-in-law was just put on hospice that week for ALS,” Windover said. “So, it was so important because even though I worked here as a graduate student, I was also a student. So, to know that Dr. Warren cared and was a part of that was huge.” She earned her bachelor ’s degree in elementary education (with a psychology concentration) from Alfred University, and her master ’s in higher education administration while at Kent State. Windover’s had the epitome of an active schedule while in college, playing soccer and participating in a Women’s Leadership Program. While at Kent State she worked as an assistant residence hall director. Now 24 and working at the
Cleveland Clinic as a recruiter, Windover recalls how her life changed while at Kent State. “I had more passion, and I identify more as Golden Flash than I do as an Alfred University Saxon. I met my fiancee, my life started here,” she said. Windover didn’t stop after the ALS Challenge. While attending classes and working she used her spare time to help bring the “You Can Play” campaign to campus. She said she helped lay the groundwork, even delivering a 20-page portfolio to Ken Ditlevson, the director of LGBT Center. “The day that I got here — May 18, 2013 — the day after I graduated from undergrad, probably the end of that week I met with Dr. (Alfreda) Brown (vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion) and said ‘We gotta do something. Let’s do it now. I’ve got two years.'” From there she helped set up meetings, provided samples of other other institutions videos and finally, just three months before graduating, sought out Warren once more. Warren, in collaboration with Kent State’s LGBTQ Cen-
ter and the athletic department, released the video in September, which promoted acceptance of student-athletes regardless of their sexual orientation. Danielle Mastropierro, who met Windover through Alfred University’s Women’s Leadership Program and eventually became her roommate, said Windover’s hard work was apparent from the very beginning. “She knows what she wants and goes after it in any aspect of her life. ” Mastropierro said. “She wants to stay current and connected with the students. Whatever is going to make an impact for the students.” Warren said Windover's ambition bodes well for her future. “I actually never dreamed or aspired to be a university president, but I was open to opportunity and I think if you stay in the moment you really take advantage of where you are at a moment in time and you really work hard to make a difference where you are and those opportunities are going to come your way,” Warren said. “I would hope that Rebecca is able to experience that one day.” iflickin@kent.edu
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Drake’s popularity is baffling Jacob Ruffo Columnist How many times can the Internet explode defending Drake? He’s a loser; it’s OK to admit it. Let’s just move on without him. He’s personally setting pop culture back because he’s everywhere. He’s like a plague. He infects different things people like and tries to spread his disease. His songs are all about some girl he used to see, or still sees, or wants to see. They usually have a boyfriend at some point who is not him, but then is him at some point. That’s almost OK. You can get away with it if you do it right. He does not. His songs have hooks such as “you used to call me on my cell phone.” Truly riveting. Speaking of that horrible song, the music video is inexcusable. There’s nothing you can say that will defend him for that. What is he doing? He’s wearing a sweater that looks like something a cartoon grandma would wear, while dancing in a way that would put Elaine Benes from “Seinfeld” to shame. He’s not from the streets. He wasn’t raised in the trap house and he wasn’t even always a rapper. He was the kid in the wheelchair from “Degrassi.” That TeenNick history does not bode well for his reputation. He roots for whoever is doing the best in every sport. He’s been seen in Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Kentucky Wildcats, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea sports gear over the years. The Toronto gear is cool because he’s from there. He was even hired as the global ambassador for the Raptors. The Meek Mill “beef” was generally embarrassing for both parties. People somehow still ate it up. Meek Mill called out Drake for not tweeting his album. He also accused him of not writing his own raps. Drake released a diss track no one cares about called “Baby Lotion Soft” on Twitter by Meek Mill. At this point in the story you may notice the lack of any face-to-face interaction in this “beef.” In Drake’s second try at a diss track, he released the actually, OK “Back to Back.” It digs into Mill about how he tours with his insanely successful girlfriend Nicki Minaj. Got him! It also doesn’t mention his name at all. Roasted! Drake could serve a purpose in our pop culture. He could be the niche artist you listen to when bae gets mad at you. That’s fine. Listen to how Drake felt when people used to call him on his cell phone and feel it yourself. What Drake shouldn’t be however, is all over everything like he is. He shouldn’t be all over any one thing. At best, his songs are average. He isn’t cool and is always in some sort of spotlight. Memes about him are pretty funny, so those can stay popular. However, you must note, that he doesn’t make those. jruffo@kent.edu
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Nat Geo’s unfortunate cutbacks
The National Geographic Society of Washington is laying off about 180 of its 2,000 employees, or about 9 percent of its workforce. The announcement comes after the organization sold its magazine, and its stake in the TV channel, for $725 million to a for-profit partnership controlled by 21st Century Fox, Fox is owned by businessman Rupert Murdoch and his family, according to The Washington Post. Employees have been calling October “Choptober” and November “Knivember.” Several of those terminated employees were in the National Geographic Channel’s fact-checking department. Although we understand the budget pressures most media organizations are facing, the fact-checking department is the
last place that should be cut. Journalism’s basis is in truth and credibility and with fewer fact checkers, National Geographic is walking on thin ice. National Geographic is world-famous for its photography and storytelling, but even a media giant like Nat Geo is not immune to the problems facing the media industry. It is unfortunate that these cuts to media have to be made. Real journalism is being sacrificed for clickbait,ww short listicles and stories that lack true reporting. Readers should pay more attention to what they read both online and in print. The above editorial is a consensus opinion of The Kent Stater editorial board, whose names are listed above.
Can the world’s coral be saved? David Helvarg, Los Angeles Times Guest Columnist Two Steps is a perfect snorkeling spot on the Big Island of Hawaii. Black lava rocks step down twice into the clear waters of a small bay where, on a good day, you’re guaranteed to see brightly colored fish and green sea turtles shoaling through myriad forms of coral in shades of brown, green, yellow, pink and purple. But if you happened to visit last month, you would have found about 30 percent of the corals bleached wedding-cake white. It’s a sure sign that the ocean is heating up. Overly warm water causes living coral polyps to expel the photosynthetic algae, called zooxanthellae, that give them their varied colors and about 70 percent of their nutrients. If the bleaching lasts too long, the corals starve to death. All of Hawaii’s coral reefs are bleaching this year, creating a “really serious problem,” says Sheila McKenna, a marine ecologist at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. And a problem that seems to be accelerating. With the return of a strong El Nino in the Pacific Ocean and the continued effects of global warming, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just declared the third global coral bleaching event in history (the first two took place in 1998 during an earlier El Nino and in 2010.) Ninety-five percent of U.S. corals, which are mostly concentrated off the coasts of Hawaii and Florida, are likely to be exposed to conditions that can cause bleaching. Tropical coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean, but they are home and a nursery to 25 percent of all marine species; billions of fish, mollusks and other creatures rely on reefs for their food and shelter. Their beauty generates tourism dollars, and they act as barriers providing storm protection
for millions of coastal residents. Unfortunately, they are especially fragile in the face of pollution, ocean acidification, overfishing and climate change. Most are not expected to survive this century. There is some hope. Emerging science suggests coral reefs that are fully protected from pollution and overfishing are more resilient to the impact of climate change. That’s one reason a coalition of Hawaiibased groups is calling for an emergency moratorium on the collection of aquariumtrade fish off their reefs. At the same time, those who care about coral are looking at triage; not every reef will survive. Wayne Levin, whose underwater photographs can be found in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, recently sent me a distressed email from the Big Island: “I just returned from a one-month trip to the mainland... When I dove at Keauhou (Bay) I was utterly shocked... There was an enormous amount of bleached coral. At Honaunau (Two Steps), it was even worse. Almost all the beautiful plate coral along the drop-offs was bleached. Yesterday I dove Ho’okena (Beach) and all the cauliflower and antler coral was bleached. I was completely blown away... When I left in midSeptember all seemed fine. When I returned in mid-October, complete devastation.” Come December and the U.N. climate summit in Paris, our choices for the future will become as starkly black and white as Levin’s photographs of Hawaii’s bleached corals. We can stay on our present path of multiplying disasters or adopt that most basic of survival axioms: If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
An open letter to “shamers” Samantha Karam Columnist Shamers, you know who you are. You’re those people who hate on another person’s body type, lifestyle choices, physical appearance or character traits. If I were to describe someone to you, chances are you would have something negative to say about them. You target people for being too big, too small, too confident, too sexually active, too conservative, too ugly and too pretty. The list goes on. You discriminate against people who act or look a certain way. Whether this discrimination takes the form of dirty looks or blatantly rude comments, it exists and that’s a problem. It’s ridiculous how prevalent shaming is in our society. It seems like no matter what someone does or looks like, they can fall victim to your judgment. Your cruelty is everywhere. You shamers make fun of the quiet kid for being too weird. When you criticize celebrities, most of the time it has nothing to do with their talent, but everything to do with how they look. You are relentlessly shallow. You go on and on about how all these characteristics gross you out and how people need to change themselves. Why should someone change who he or she is just to better meet your standards? I don’t understand why you think verbally abusing someone is ever OK. It really bothers me because I think everyone deserves to feel loved for being exactly who they are. I think your shaming is just an extension of your ignorance. We may have become more advanced as a society, but you shamers are holding us back from reaching our full potential. If someone wants to embrace him or herself, what gives you the right to try stopping them? The loudest voices of your community, like YouTuber Nicole Arbour, choose to use the Internet as an outlet for shaming. People are fighting back with positivity, but for every empowerment campaign on social media there are thousands of negative, heartless comments on videos or pictures. That’s the scariest part about this whole shaming issue. There’s a potential shamer in each of us. Of course, I don’t agree with the actions of everyone else who exists on this planet. But I also can’t say that negative thoughts about someone else haven’t crossed my mind. However, it’s not my place to tell that person off and ruin their day. Instead, I choose to live my life how I want to and give others the freedom to do the same. Shamers, you’re just stimulating negativity and that doesn’t lead to effective change. Also, understand a person doesn’t need to change his or her life to meet your approval. It’s not realistic for you to expect that. If you don’t like something about someone, deal with it. Even though I hate having to see your insults clog up my newsfeed, all I have to do is keep scrolling. One day, I hope you find coexisting that easy, too. skaram3@kent.edu
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Flashes football takes on University at Buffalo at Dix Stadium tonight at 7 p.m.
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Hockey prepares to take on Pittsburgh Women’s rugby faces Maryland in season finale Kyle Samec Sports Reporter As Kent State women’s rugby club team travels to Maryland this weekend for its season finale, sophomore Colleen Carroll can’t wait for another reason. “I’m excited to face a team from my home state and see familiar faces,” Carroll said. “This gives my friends and family a chance to finally see me play with Kent and I couldn’t be more ready to show Max McCarty / The Kent Stater them how good we are.” Forward Jared Fielden skates toward fellow forward and assistant captain Chad Parise after Parise’s gamewinning goal in the ninth round of a shootout ending a 4-3 victory over Duquesne on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. After the Flashes (4-2) loss last weekend to the number Chris Yamnitsky to the table,” Radosevic said. “We are just going one team in Division II, Davto come out and play our hardest and see where enport University, the team Sports Reporter practiced heavily on basics to the cards fall.” Some of the key techniques in need of get back on track. The Kent State Hockey Club is looking to “This week (has been) rebound from their second loss of the season and improvement before this weekend stem from the more strategy and less conthoughts of the players themselves. get back to their winning ways. Junior forward Casey Barile said zone play is tact,” said head coach Jeff What the team has worked on to improve this Horton. “We have had a very past week will correct the errors from the Buffalo one aspect where some work is needed. "We know we can bury the puck. We have physically demanding schedgame, according to assistant coach Zack Nowak. ule thus far and our players “Monday we worked on a lot of screens, tips no problem with that," Barile said. "(But) our can benefit from the rest.” and getting traffic in front of the net,” Nowak defensive zone has been lacking recently and Don’t let the laid-back pracsaid. "We worked on a lot of transitions and our neutral zone is just awful, so we have to tice style this week fool you, breaking out (on Tuesday), because we had some pick that up." though, as Horton said the The Flashes will face University of Pittsburgh trouble with that against Buffalo.” team needs to get more physiWith the team dropping out of the top 25 in at the Kent State University Ice Arena on Friday cal in its play based on the the national college hockey rankings, they are at 7:30 p.m. results of the Davenport game, “We were really happy with winning, and this looking for a good contest with the University a 47-0 loss. loss kind of fueled the fire. I think they are...ready of Pittsburgh this weekend. Senior forward “Rather than looking to to go this weekend,” Nowak said. “We were rollMiles Radosevic knows what the Flashes can make an offloading pass, we ing (before), then the bus kind of stopped, and do to be successful. will be looking to drive through now we are ready to get rolling again.” “We are looking to come out hard. We really the defense with our ball carricyamnits@kent.edu ers,” Horton said. “There is no can’t control what they do (and) what they bring
Graham Smith/ The Kent Stater Sophomore Holly Chesnick tries breaking free with the ball during the Kent State women’s rugby game against Central Michigan at Dix Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Kent State won against Central Michigan, 81-10.
question, our team plays with a lot of finesse. We need to be able to control the tempo of the match against any opponent.” Besides improving upon aggressiveness, Carroll said the defense needs to be better and
focus on their fundamentals.
“(We need to improve) basic
fundamentals like passing and catching to make sure we limit
the amount of errors in the upcoming game,” Carroll said.
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Today’s Birthday (11/05/15) Benefits come through friends this year. Group participation thrives. Disciplined work pays well. New love sparkles after 3/9. Revise long-term plans after 3/23. A community push wins after 9/1. New games begin after 9/16. Prioritize passion. Enjoy each other. 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 7. Resolve practical work details. Long-term efforts begin to bear fruit. Tend them carefully. Watch your step and avoid risky business. Strengthen your partnerships and teamwork. Find your heart in your work. Feed your passion to advance.
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Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 9. Fantasies prove flimsy. Stick to steady ground, and emphasize fun. Something you try doesn’t work. Be patient with a resister. Don’t make assumptions. Enjoy family and friends. Teamwork is a given. Pool your resources and celebrate. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 6. Home and family draw you in. Imagine what you want, and provide leadership. Create and renovate. Play with color and textures. Inspiration comes from afar. Delegate to specialists. Clean messes, and feed your worker bees. Time outdoors refreshes. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 7. Study, writing and research flow. Prioritize facts over fluff. Welcome contributions from others. Get creative to improve your pitch. Your influence and clout are rising. A change at work puts more coins in your pocket. Upgrade technology. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7. Cash flows in. Avoid spending it all, and avoid distractions and arguments. Discover something about a person you thought you knew. Consider a new view.
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