The
Kent Stater
THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
High: 56 Low: 39
@kentwired KentWired.com
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
Life as a cadet and theater studies major
Jewish Studies travels to D.C.
Volleyball rises to top of conference
Devotion, intensity and spirit sum up the word passion. Senior Army ROTC cadet and theater major Keeley Augsburger sees passion in both her Army ROTC and theater life.
Kent State’s Jewish Studies program traveled to Washington, D.C. this past weekend to visit the United States Holocaust Momerial Museum.
It’s Monday afternoon practice, and the best volleyball team in Kent State history is getting ready for its final weekend of the regular season.
Page 2
Casting of white MLK draws outrage
Page 4
Page 6
9 KILLED IN AKRON PLANE CRASH
Itzel Leon / The Kent Stater Cristal Christian (left) and Robert Branch (right) rehearse scenes from the play “The Mountaintop” on Wedneday, Sept. 23, 2015.
Hannah Armenta Editor Controversy over the casting of a white actor to play Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a Kent State production of “The Mountaintop” has ignited in the national media after the playwright spoke out against the selection in an essay for The Root. “The Mountaintop,” put on by the Department of Pan-African Studies, is a fictional retelling of King on the eve of his assassination. The show, set in his hotel room, originally premiered at Kent State on Sept. 25 and ran through Oct. 4 in the African Community Theater located in Oscar Richie Hall. Director Michael Oatman, a part-time theater professor, cast two actors for the role of King: Justin Fraley, an African-American actor, and Robert Branch, a white actor, both of whom are from Cleveland. According to a press release from the Department of Pan-African studies, Oatman said he knew casting Branch was risky, but he felt it would also open up a bigger conversation about race. “I didn’t want this to be a stunt but a true exploration of King’s wish that we all be judged by the content of our character and not the color of our skin,” he said in the press release. Katori Hall, “The Mountaintop” playwright, wrote in her essay that she found out about the casting through a friend on Oct. 4, 2015, through an email and was outraged. Although there wasn’t an original stipulation the role must be played by someone of color, she said she felt it could be assumed the role shouldn’t be played by someone who wasn’t African-American. “Neither the director nor the school consulted me or Dramatists Play Service regarding this experiment,” she said in the essay. Hill has now added a new clause to her licensing agreement, requiring both actors to be played by African-American or black actors unless she gives prior approval. harmenta@kent.edu
Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon Journal Area police and firefighters work at the scene after a passenger jet crashed into a home on Mogadore Rd. while on a short approach to Akron-Fulton Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Akron, Ohio. Nine people died in the crash.
Investigators believe weather may have been factor Allie Johnson and Tyler Singleton City Reporters A private charter plane crashed into an apartment building on Mogadore Road in Akron Tuesday afternoon, killing all nine people aboard a small airplane. The twin-jet charter plane left Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport and planned to land at Akron-Fulton International Airport. The plane carried seven employees from Pebb Enterprises, a real estate company in Boca Raton, Florida, along with the pilot and co-pilot. State Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Haymaker of the Ohio State Highway Patrol 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 on Tuesday. Bella Dinh-Zarr, vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and Jim Silliman, investigator in charge for the accident, would not release any details on potential causes but said the NTSB is looking into several factors, including flight controls, engines, records, weather, air traffic control and operations. The plane left Ft. Lauderdale around 6:30 a.m. on Monday for a flight to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Then, the plane flew to Moline, Illinois before heading to St. Louis, Missouri. The plane arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio at 7:40 p.m. All passengers and pilots stayed overnight in Cincinnati before leaving at 10 a.m. for Dayton. The plane departed Dayton late Tuesday afternoon for Akron-Fulton airport before crashing just before 3 p.m. in Akron. The left wing hit the ground first and left a witness mark, Dinh-Zarr 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 crashed into the 3000-block apartments on Mogadore Road and destroyed one four-family apartment complex while damaging the buildings on the right and left of the crash site, also four-family apartment buildings. Haymaker said 12 families have been affected by the crash. No one was injured on the ground. “Eleven of those families have reached out to the Red Cross,” Haymaker said. “The Red Cross is helping assist with those families, whether
it’s food, clothing and giving them the opportunity to put them up somewhere else here locally until they can get back into their homes.” Sierjie Lash, the public information officer for the Akron Fire Department, said the building struck by the plane was destroyed and nearby buildings sustained only minor damage. “There were some folks in the homes nearby, but we did have to get them out and make sure they were safe,” Lash said. “The home where the plane made contact with is a total loss. They will allow them after the scene is stabilized to return to the home if anything is salvageable, but that is going to take a couple of days.” Christian Bobrowicz, who works for Professional Grinding Inc., a machine shop on Mogadore Road, said he and his co-workers heard a plane approaching, which he said happens often, so they didn’t think anything of it at first. “It kept getting louder and louder, and we thought, ‘OK, that doesn’t seem normal,'” he said. “A substantial bang shook the building pretty hard...We ran out of the front of the building and started heading up the street...It was nothing but a ball of flame, and we thought we could help somebody, but it was pretty obvious that whatever had happened here was pretty final.” Bobrowicz said they approached the crash site, where flames engulfed the apartment building. “We got up as far as we could and took a look around, and that fire was pouring out of there,” he said. “You could hear things in the building starting to pop off. Things were boiling and smashing, and when the firefighters were out there, things just kept exploding behind them — not large explosions, but like car batteries were popping and things of that nature. It was a pretty surreal experience.” Summit County Medical Examiner Lisa Kohler, her team of forensic pathologist and 22 anthropologists from Mercyhurst University are working to recover the remains of the victims. Haymaker said the identities of the victims will need to be confirmed and next of kin notified before their identities are released to the public.
SEE PLANE / PAGE 2
Veterans and service members honored in Veterans Day ceremony Lauren Phillips Military/Veterans Reporter Looking across the Kiva, various branches of the military were represented Tuesday morning as Kent State honored all who serve with a Veterans Day ceremony. “Every year the university takes time to recognize our veterans and pay tribute to the men and women who bravely wear the uniform of the United States,” said Lt. Col. Joe Paydock, Army ROTC training officer. Kent State president Beverly Warren said the university's Veterans Day ceremony is one of the most important and most significant campus traditions as we come together to share our gratitude to our veterans and military service members. “It carries a mixture of emotions but most importantly, it stirs the feeling of being so very thankful for the sacrifices made on so many levels,” Warren said. Warren asked the Kent State faculty, staff and students attending to raise their hands if they have served or are serving in the armed forces today. About 40 hands rose across the Kiva. The Kent State U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force ROTC sat front row. Warren thanked them for their dedication and service to the program and in their future military careers. Warren said in the last seven decades, a Kent State alum has served in every major conflict and during peacetime. “Some of our Kent State family members are among those who have made the ultimate sacrifice including graduates who served in World War II and Vietnam as well as most recently, our members who are serving and have served in Afghanistan and Iraq,” Warren said. “They include stories of young people called to action, a calling to the heart, a true need to give back and a fierce sense of responsibility and competitive spirit that made them the best of the best.” Warren recognized 2009 graduate 1st Lt. Ashley White-Stumpf
who was killed in action in 2011. When Stumpf attended Kent pins, license plates, the list goes on. We all took an oath to support and defend the constitution of the United States. I am truly grateState, she excelled in the ROTC program. Warren also recognized Spc. Adam Hamilton, who never ful for those who came before us and those after us.” The ceremony ended with Kent State’s tradition of playing the attended Kent State but was a local community member. He was killed in action in 2011. Warren said Hamilton’s parents are loyal service songs for each branch of our military. As the songs played, many services members proudly stood during their branch’s song members of the Kent State community. Paydock then welcomed to the stage 1967 Kent State graduate and audience members sang along. “I have to tell you,” Ray said, “it lifts my sprits when I get a smile retired Air Force Col. Richard “Rex” Ray. Ray joined the Kent State U.S. Air Force ROTC program in January 1963. He said he was and a hand shake and the words ‘Thank you for your service.’” well prepared to serve as an Air Force leader once he graduated. lphill17@kent.edu “I stand as a proud veteran knowing I have something in common with the millions of men and women who have served in our armed forces,” Ray said. Ray told the audience about his proudest moments during his Air Force career including when he met the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP). The women in WASP were civilians who flew military aircraft under the supervision of the Army Air Force. Another highlight of Ray’s career was presenting a Master Sgt. with a silver star for his heroics during World War II. The Master Sgt. was a Prisoner of War for four years until his release from the Japanese in 1945. Ray said he has many stories throughout his career of ordinary people achieving extraordinary results in service to our country. “I encourage all of us to show appreciation to veterans every day,” Ray said. “All Max McCarty / The Kent Stater of us veterans are proud patriots. You can Members of the Kent State ROTC program stand at attention and salute the flags while the identify us by our caps, shirts, jackets, lapel national anthem plays at the Veterans Day memorial ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015.
Page 2 | Thursday, November 12, 2015
The Kent
Stater 240 FRANKLIN HALL KENT STATE UNIVERSITY KENT, OHIO 44242 Newsroom 330-672-2584 EDITOR
Hannah Armenta harmenta@kent.edu
MANAGING EDITOR
Emily Mills emills11@kent.edu
DESIGN DIRECTOR
Kelly Travillian ktravill@kent.edu
ASST. DESIGN DIRECTOR
Ray Padilla rpadill2@kent.edu
PHOTO EDITOR
Alex Ledet aledet@kent.edu
SENIOR EDITOR
Jimmy Miller jmill231@kent.edu
SENIOR NEWS EDITOR
Elizabeth Randolph erandolph3@kent.edu
OPINION EDITOR
Neville Hardman nhardma1@kent.edu
ASSIGNING EDITORS
Skye McEowen smceowen@kent.edu Payton Moore pmoore22@kent.edu Alyssa Schmitt aschmit4@kent.edu Jacob Runnels jrunnels@kent.edu
SPORTS EDITOR
Ian Flickinger iflickin@kent.edu
COPY DESK CHIEF
McKenzie Jean-Philippe mjeanphi@kent.edu
Student Media Business Office
330-672-2586
STUDENT MEDIA DIRECTOR
Kevin Dilley kdilley@kent.edu (330) 672 0887
ADVERTISING MANAGER
Tami Bongiorni tbongior@kent.edu (330) 672 6306
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Katie Barnes-Evans kbarnes6@kent.edu (330) 672 0886
OFFICE MANAGER
Lorie Bednar lbednar@kent.edu (330) 672 2572
BUSINESS OFFICER
Norma Young njyoung@kent.edu (330) 672 0884
STATER ADVISER
Mitch McKenney mmckenne@kent.edu (330) 672 3665
STATER ADVISER
David LaBelle dlabelle@kent.edu (330) 672 2572 Advertising
330-672-2586 SALES MANAGER
Spencer Smith
SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Keith Hart Lindsey Foster Ethan Nelson
ads@ksustudentmedia.com
Vera Bradley rep set to visit fashion school Felicia Guadagni Fashion Reporter Kent State’s School of Fashion will showcase its fashion merchandising program during the event “Merchandising Symposium: Building a Brand featuring Vera Bradley” on Nov. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in Rockwell Auditorium. The event’s keynote speaker, Rosemary Ricketts, Vera Bradley’s vice president of merchandising, will discuss what it took to build Vera Bradley into an iconic American brand. The event is invite-only and will host industry professionals from retailers Nordstrom and JCPenney, as well as a select group of students who RSVP’d. Angie Wische, a senior fashion merchandising major and one of the event’s coordinators, said the event is meant to highlight the fashion merchandising program and create an opportunity for students and industry professionals to have a dialogue about the fashion school. “I feel that the merchandising realm doesn’t always get acknowledgement,” Wische said. “Merchandising doesn’t get the spotlight often, but it is the brains behind the beauty.” The event will incorporate local business Gracy Lane by having its CEO, Tom Gober, introduce the keynote speaker. Fashion merchandising students will also create a window display in the second floor atrium of Rockwell Hall for the event. fgaudagn@kent.edu
The Kent Stater
Student combines love for theater and military Lauren Phillips Military/Veterans Reporter Devotion, intensity and spirit sum up the word passion. Senior Army ROTC cadet and theater major Keeley Augsburger sees passion in both her Army ROTC and theater life. “I think the most memorable thing with the similarities of both programs: they are both full of passionate people. The way people lift each other up is memorable,” Augsburger said. Augsburger finds that within both programs she is involved, there will always be people who have a passion for what they are doing. That is what carries her to do her best as a cadet and as an assistant stage manger. Augsburger came to Kent State in 2012 as a business major but quickly changed majors after speaking to her military science instructor, Captain Stephanie Crawford. Crawford asked a simple question, “Why are you making yourself miserable?” That same day Augsburger went to her advisor and changed her major to theater studies. Augsburger fell in the love with the arts when she worked on productions at her high school and at her community. Since she switched majors, Augsburger stands behind the curtain as assistant stage manager. She has helped with four Kent State productions: “Dance,” “You Can’t Take it with You,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and “Bonnie and Clyde.” “‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was my favorite ever. The director was so cool and he had a vision for the production. The duality of man and how he emphasized that was amazing,” Augsburger said. Due to Army ROTC, Augsburger couldn’t be the stage manager this semester, but she’s looking forward to the spring, when she will return to the stage. “It’s basically the same task of taking groups of people in different factions to accomplish a mission,” Augsburger said about using ROTC leadership knowledge while stage-managing. A few weeks before high school gradation, Augsburger received an email from National Guard recruiters about paying college tuition if one joins. She liked the idea of discipline but was terrified to join. The idea of military service kept popping up in her head, and while searching the Kent website she found the ROTC program. “I can try it and if I don’t like it, I’ll join the Navy, even though I can’t swim,” Augsburger thought at the time. She didn’t tell her mom (Vicky Mar-
Cadet Brittney Martin, Cadet Keeley Augsburger (sitting) and Cadet Ashlee Schirripa
tin) about joining. It was kept a secret until about a week before she signed her contract, but then her dad accidentally leaked the news. Her mom was nervous mostly because of the danger that comes with military service. “She’s still nervous. She says she’ll never be able to sleep again,” Augsburger said. “I’m an only child, so she’s super overprotective.” Martin said she was concerned about her daughter because she didn’t really know the details of the ROTC program. She thought Augsburger would be fighting on the front lines of the Army, but now her outlook is more positive. “I couldn’t be more proud of her decision,” Martin said. Augsburger spoke highly about the excitement and challenges she gets to participate in through the Army ROTC. Since joining the ROTC program in 2012, they’ve rappelled off at 75-foot tower, jumped in a swimming pool with gear on and learned how to deploy grenades. “This summer I got to hang out with physiological operations at Fort Bragg, an Army base in Fayetteville, North
Carolina. They are airborne so I got to go up and watch them jump,” Augsburger said. Augsburger wonders what would have been different had she never joined ROTC. She would have never met her fiancé, Brandon Wood. She met Wood through another cadet in the program. He later transferred to the University of Akron to be close to her. Their wedding is set for June 2016. “If I had to explain how I felt about Keeley's military career, I'd say that I find it equal parts nerve-wracking and inspiring,” Wood said. “There's always this looming sense of uncertainty when thinking about the future. What will her role be? Where will they send her? Will she be safe?” Wood said the Army ROTC program has been overly beneficial to Augsburger. She doesn’t get weighed down with pressure or the unknown. Augsburger tries to push everyone to improve in any way they can. “It can be difficult to keep that in mind when she's pushing you to try harder, but I know that for everything she's improved through the ROTC pro-
College of Arts and Sciences to offer LGBTQ spring break trip Kaitlin Walker International Reporter For the first time, the College of Arts and Sciences will be offering students the chance to travel to Greece for spring break. It’s not just any trip though; it’s a class exploring gender and sexuality called Desire and Democracy: Gender and Sexuality in Greek Culture. Nick Vasiloff, Education Abroad advisor, said, “This type of program will deeply impact students for the better. That’s why they’re here, to get a higher education. It’s not just academic and not just intellectual, but it’s personal, it’s spiritual, it’s emotional.” There has already been an overwhelming interest in the one-credit-hour program. Molly Merryman, coordinator and co-founder of LGBTQ Studies at Kent State and the faculty member leading the trip, said they were expecting 12 to 15 students to attend but have already had more than 35 students apply online. Students will be traveling to Athens and the Greek island
of Lesvos, which has had a history of lesbian tourism since the 1960s. Lesvos is located off the Turkish border, so there has been an influx of Syrian refugees, but Vasiloff said students shouldn’t worry about their safety. “With the new refugee crisis, I don’t think it adds any layer of insecurity," Vasiloff said. "It just adds to the importance and relevance for students to go there and study what’s happening geopolitically.” He added that the tourism rate has not declined since the problems in Syria. Tourism in Greece will also be a topic of discussion because it is the biggest industry in the country. Greece was the birthplace of the ideas about gender and sexuality. “You can find things that relate in every country, but when you look at its origins, there’s no better place to explore than Greece,” Merryman said. Students enrolled in this program will be required to keep a blog throughout their
From Page 1
PLANE 9 killed in Akron plane crash Pebb Enterprises’ website features a short message about the crash: “Our hearts are broken this morning with the news of the tragic accident that took the lives of two principals and five employees of Pebb Enterprises. We are shocked and deeply saddened for the families, colleagues and friends of those who perished. Our first priority is to give our fullest support to the family members and loved ones of our co-workers. We ask for the media’s understanding and cooperation at this time of unimaginable loss and mourning and are not responding to media requests at this time.” Kohler and the Ohio State Highway Patrol will receive help from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Association as these two groups continue the investigation of the crash site. Kohler said the goal is a “systematic and organized removal of the victims from the crash.” Dinh-Zarr said the remainder of the aircraft recovery will begin Thursday and the NTSB investigators will be on scene for the next four to five days. The cockpit voice recorder has already been recovered and sent to a lab in Washington D.C. The investigators will begin the recovery of the airplane, which includes sending the engines to
trip. There will be required and optional readings as well. “I want to provide enough of a context so people can really appreciate what they’re seeing,” Merryman said. The trip will cost students about $3,000 and scholarships will be available. There will be a fundraising event featuring Susan Stryker, a leader in the LGBTQ community, Tuesday evening at 8:30 p.m. at Laziza. Half of the proceeds from the $50 entrance fee will go to the Gender and Sexuality Global Education Scholarship Fund, which will directly benefit students attending the Greece spring break program. A three-credit hour course is also offered this spring, called Applied Outreach and Global Understandings in Gender and Sexuality. Students don’t have to go to Greece to take the class. To apply or learn more about the Democracy and Desire: Gender and Sexuality in Greek Culture, visit the Office of Global Education’s website. kwalke27@kent.edu
Photo courtesy of Keeley Augsburger
gram, I've improved thanks to her,” Wood said. Augsburger is set to graduate in May 2016. After graduation she will commission as a 2nd Lt. in the Army. She will go to specialized Army training called BOLC, Basic Officer Leadership Course. The location of the course will depend on which Army branch or Army career she will go into. Infantry, intelligence, ordinance, engineering or aviation are just a few of the various Army branches. Augsburger hopes to be assigned to the human resources branch. “I’ve always wanted to help people... I don’t want soldiers worrying about their pay. If someone’s sitting in the middle of the field, you don’t want them to worry if their family is getting paid,” Augsburger said. After BOLC, she will be assigned a duty station. She hopes to make it to Germany at some point during her Army career. “Keeley thrives under pressure. She’s a go-getter. She doesn’t give up,” Martin said. “She’s something, and I’m very proud of her.” lphill17@kent.edu
BUS to host 47th annual Renaissance Ball Daria Gaither Diversity Reporter Black United Students will be hosting its 47th annual Renaissance Ball on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Kent State Center's Ballroom. The theme of this year’s ball is “Redefining Our Royalty.” The Renaissance Ball, originally called “Queen Meuse Ball,” was created by BUS in 1969 after African-American students were not allowed to participate in Kent State’s homecoming. BUS board members over the years have taken pride in its theme each year, said Kyndall Echols, director of programming for BUS. The theme for the ball this year came from junior fashion merchandising major, Quierston Byers. “My idea was that we are a completely different generation and it is time to define our royalty,” Byers said. “Every generation has had to define themselves and now it is our turn.” The Renaissance Ball is pag-
eant-based. Echols said attendees can expect to see talent, formal wear and much more. “It’s a pageant. This is a chance for the community to see different God-given gifts. We are all different, but at the end of the day, we are all the same,” Echols said. Contestants will compete for the title of king, queen, prince and princess. There are a total of nine contestants, five men and four women. This event is free for all Kent State students. Students are encouraged to dress in formal wear. “We encourage people to dress up, look nice and celebrate black excellence,” Echols said. “It’s formal wear so dress to the nine.” The number of attendees to the Renaissance Ball has grown over the years. Last year, the event drew 400 people. BUS is expecting at least that number this year, Echols said. dgaither@kent.edu
Honeywell for examination and checking the cable continuity of the flight controls. The team will also gather information about the crew including experience and training. The plane, a Hawker 125-700A, is owned by Ft. Lauderdale, Florida-based ExecuFlight. “On behalf of the entire NTSB, I’d like to offer our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of the victims of this tragic accident,” Dinh-Zarr said. “Our thoughts are with them during this difficult time. We’d also like to extend our thanks to the local authorities and first responders for all of the assistance that they’ve provided the community and to us.” The NTSB reports a pilot successfully landed a plane right before the plane crashed in Akron. Akron-Fulton International Airport does not have a control tower, so all pilots on approach are controlled by Akron Canton Airport. “There were no communications to the tower,” Silliman said. “The pilot that landed the previous aircraft was on the same frequency and they stated they did not hear any distress calls.” 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 Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon Journal that were made to how many passengers it could Area police and firefighters work at the scene after a passenger jet hold and when it was built. crashed into a home on Mogadore Rd. while on a short approach Stay with KentWired.com for updates. to Akron-Fulton Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Akron, Ohio.
ajohn125@kent.edu and jsingle8@kent.edu Nine people died in the accident.
Thursday, November 12, 2015 | Page 3
The Kent Stater
Opinion
The
Kent Stater
SUBMISSIONS
EDITORIAL BOARD Editor: Hannah Armenta Managing Editor: Emily Mills Senior Editor: Jimmy Miller Opinion Editor: Neville Hardman Sports Editor: Ian Flickinger
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.
THE OPINION PAGE IS AN OUTLET FOR OUR COMMUNITY’S VARIED OPINIONS.
#
DREW SHENEMAN’S VIEW
Throwback Thursday
TUESDAY, NOV. 12, 1957
Cheers&Jeers Cheers to six cast members of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” reuniting on the “Today” show for the film’s 44th anniversary.
Season six of League will be a lot to handle Jacob Ruffo Columnist During season five of the video game League of Legends, bulkier champions like Darius and Mordekaiser became stars as several items were created to make champions even harder to kill. Items like Cinderhulk, Sterak’s Gage and even the new Black Cleaver gave the champions a lot of ways to stay alive and do damage at the same time. Tanks, the front-line champions of the game, dominated competitive play, leaving some thinner, squishier challengers out to dry. With all of these huge, unstoppable brutes lumbering around, the marksmen players were left asking, “What about us?” Well marksmen of the League, season six is your time to shine. Many new and reworked items provide massive offensive numbers to the Jinxes and Kalistas of the world. Several marksmen are receiving huge buffs to their skills and stats, too. Most notably of these are Corki and Graves. Making every champion on a level playing field is fair, but does the the field have to be so extreme? Instead of making the unstoppable force an immovable object, why not just keep it as a force difficult to stop and the stalwart object? This feels like a slippery slope. Once one champion archetype gets a big boost another one has to get one to balance it. Then another archetype gets left out, so they get a boost, but if it’s too big of a boost then they have to re-boost the first one, and on and on. I’m not sure if I can handle all of this hypercarrying. It’s supposed to be a team game, but it seems as though every game is going to come down to a marksman or a tank destroying everyone. I can’t deal with being called a “n00b” and getting “rekt” so much by the other team’s Blitzcrank anymore. While part of me is scared of what Summoner’s Rift could become, part of me is excited for season six. There are more new features involved outside of making marksmen really good. They are reworking ranked play, allowing for larger parties in the ranked queue. Also, the new champion Illaoi looks really interesting. Season five saw the introduction of awesome champions like Kalista, Ekko and Tahm Kench to the Rift. It also saw Bard and Kindred. It also saw Rek’Sai, but she doesn’t fit into either one of those other categories; she’s OK. With this in mind, I am excited to see what new champions, besides Illaoi, Riot Games will introduce. With all of the marksmen support coming soon, it is interesting to see if they will release more support characters to back up their newly overpowered friends. Every patch will be slightly different, yet I feel as though the Dariuses of the world will still dominate games. It is exciting to see if the marksmen buffs will be enough to overcome the juggernauts of the top lane. One thing is for sure: it will definitely be explosive.
jruffo@kent.edu
Jeers to clip-on man buns available for purchase through Groupon.
OUR VIEW
Play experiment fails
In late August, Kent State released a press release announcing Pan-African Studies was set to present a play called “The Mountaintop.” The most important aspect of this release was the unveiling of a theatre experiment: director Michael Oatman double-cast the role of Martin Luther King Jr. with both a white and black actor. “I truly wanted to explore the issue of racial ownership and authenticity,” said Oatman in the August press release. “I didn’t want this to be a stunt, but a true exploration of King’s wish that we all be judged by the content of our character and not the color of our skin.” The play premiered on Sept. 25, running until Sept. 27. The second leg ran from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. Both took place in the Department of Pan-African Studies’ African Community Theatre. Despite significant time passing since the play’s reveal, no one seemed to be surprised
about the double-cast. However, a Facebook trend on Wednesday suggested bigger concern, though the campus was quiet. “Brown skin carries with it a certain history and experience,” said Katori Hall, the play’s writer, in an article from The Root. “Those who saw ‘the white version’ of ‘The Mountaintop’ were robbed of that opportunity.” But there was no letter to the editor sent to The Kent Stater. There wasn’t a big reaction from students on social media when the play first debuted. It seemed as if there was a consensus that the double-role was either art, or people just didn’t notice. This is concerning. This play was attempting something unusual, but it didn’t work. An important step was missed. The director didn’t consult the playwright, and we feel this blowout could have been avoided.
Samantha Karam Columnist
gions in the joy of looking at their Starbucks cup while drinking their share of special holiday blend roast coffee or just create a pleasant looking and appealing design, should it really matter? To the people who have posted on social media about their outrage over the new design, I’d like to offer you my condolences for being so bored with nothing to complain about that you would nitpick about coffee cups and post about how you’re not getting your coffee from Starbucks now. I’d also like to thank you for making the line slightly shorter due to your absence, even if it is just for the holidays. Maybe we can focus on bigger and pressing issues instead, such as asking Starbucks where they get the paper to make those cups; which, according to various news sources, including The Guardian, is made from unsustainable sources, such as the Amazon rainforest. In addition to the paper in their cups destroying the rainforest, Starbucks’ use of unsustainable palm oil and soy in their other products may also be linked to deforestation around the world. We also might want to consider asking where those fabled, red coffee cups Starbucks claims to be recycling go after people toss them which, according to new investigations, is likely in the trash because of the costly recycling process used to remove the plastic lining within the four billion disposable cups Starbucks sells each year and the lack of economic incentive for the company. If I was you, I’d be brewing over a little more than cup designs next time I drink my morning latte from Starbucks.
Social media seems to be all anyone talks about, and rightly so. Apps are constantly evolving to give out information at a faster rate than before. With smartphones we have the whole world in our hands. By saying that, I mean we’re able to use social media to instantly access anything from current events to significant others. Apps like Tinder expose us to endless profiles of potential partners. People argue this is an awesome opportunity, but there’s a negative effect to spending so much time looking down. I believe Tinder takes away from genuine compatibility when we do find it. That’s because it allows us to force-feed our appetites for companionship. The majority of today’s mingling happens behind a screen and it’s giving us more quantity, but less quality. We’ve become desensitized to people we find attractive because we’re exposed to so many all in one place. That perfect, one-of-a-kind person isn’t as incredible anymore because on Tinder, we can find all those attractive qualities in at least 20 people. I understand why Tinder has become so popular. It’s exciting and convenient. Distance is no longer an issue because from the comfort of our own beds, we have the chance to build a relationship with someone from hundreds of miles away. It’s an incredible idea. However, when you really think about it, Tinder is exactly like experiencing a place as big as New York City for the first time. There are so many potential connections flying past you that it’s almost impossible to genuinely get to know someone. That can be really lonely, which is what Tinder claims to combat. I think it’s fun initially, but after a while Tinder loses its appeal. I don’t think it allows users to get real with one another. Sure, you can message every day for a month, but there’s something about face-toface conversation that has such substance. You really get to know someone when you see them react to you in person. Online, we can portray ourselves however we want. We let the world see only what we want to share and have time to edit everything about our profiles and revise our lives. In real life dating scenarios, we’re vulnerable. We have to be appealing in our natural forms and put ourselves out there. Sometimes we have to deal with rejection on the spot. Tinder is another element of the 2-D equivalent to this 3-D real world. It’s easy and less painful to sit behind a screen and say yes or no to strangers, but when you’re face-to-face with someone and you have to reject or be rejected, that’s hard. With the advances in technology, we’ve grown to demand the easy way about things. We want to receive and give out information “right now.” We’re like that with companionship, too. Tinder is appealing because we get what we want in the moment: someone whom we share a mutual attraction with. But healthy companionship isn’t supposed to be instantaneous like that. It’s something you need to build. I think Tinder has the potential to be that, but as of right now it’s just another app we’re using to feed our incessant demand for “right now.”
jkuczkow@kent.edu
skaram3@kent.edu
The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Kent Stater editorial board, whose names are listed above.
Social media brewing over Starbucks’ holiday cup design Jenna Kuczkowski Guest Columnist A red cup has never caused so many people to become offended until now. On Oct. 22, Starbucks, the coffee giant, gave a sneak preview of its annual holiday cup design to the public. The actual debut of the cup in U.S. stores was Nov. 3. This year, instead of a red cup decorated with different winter designs, such as snowflakes and pine trees, the design features a cup with a red ombre that starts with a bright poppy color and shades into a darker cranberry. In a press release, Starbucks’ vice president of design and content, Jeffery Fields, said they designed the new cup while keeping in mind the classic holiday red but added the ombre effect to create a design with “distinctive dimension, fluidity and weightedness.” Upon the cup’s design release, many Christian patrons of the coffee shop have responded in outrage, claiming the new cups lack traditional symbols of the Christmas holiday, such as doves and ornaments used in designs of past cups. As someone who is Catholic, celebrates Christmas and loves a hot peppermint mocha from Starbucks, I say, who cares? One would think with this many people offended by a red cup that Starbucks might have openly endorsed communism. All they did was create a design they felt would be trendy and appealing because of the public’s recent obsession with “minimalist” and “ombré.” In the press release for the design, Fields also stated, “In the past, we have told stories with our holiday cups designs. This year we wanted to usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcomes all of our stories.” Whether the cup was secretly intended to include people of all backgrounds and reli-
My issue with Tinder
Page 4 | Thursday, November 12, 2015
Jewish Studies program travels to Holocaust museum
The Kent Stater
David LaBelle Journalism Lecturer Kent State's Jewish Studies program traveled to Washington, D.C. this past weekend to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Chaya Kessler, director of the Jewish Studies program, said this was an annual event and was the first year the program took two full buses for the trip. "Our first bus quickly filled, and a waiting list of about 20 students was created," she said. "This showed a greater interest on the part of the students and also a greater support by the various professors who encouraged their students to take advantage of this opportunity." The trip featured students from many different backgrounds, including international students with little previous knowledge of the Holocaust. dlabelle@kent.edu
Kaity Culp / School of Journalism and Mass Communication The Tower of Faces in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum features hundreds of photographs from the small town of Eishishok, Lithuania, taken between 1890 and 1941. The town’s Jewish community existed for 900 years before the Schutzstaffel, or SS, a mobile killing squad, massacred the entire Jewish population in two days.
Kaity Culp / School of Journalism and Mass Communication The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was created in 1993 as a living memorial to Holocaust victims and has had more than 38 million visitors.
David LaBelle / The Kent Stater Chaya Kessler, Kent State’s Jewish Studies program director, and Sol Factor, an adjunct Jewish Studies professor, meet at 5 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, in preparation for the bus trip to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.
Thursday, November 12, 2015 | Page 5
The Kent Stater
For information about placing a Display ad please call our offices at 330-672-2586 or visit us at 205 Franklin Hall, Kent State University. Our office hours are from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Classified ads can be placed by fax at (330) 672-4880, over the phone at (330) 672-2586 or by e-mail at ads@ksustudentmedia.com. If you fax or e-mail an ad, please be sure to include run dates, payment info and a way for us to contact you.
www.KentWired.com Franklin Square Deli Hands Down, The Finest, The Freshest, The Best Soups & Sandwiches! For Over 32 YEARS! Delivery To Campus After 2:00 Legendary BBQ Pork On Thursday See Us @ Facebook for Daily Updates The “GO TO” Place For Great Soups & Chili! RAY’S PLACE
Build your resume! Young Explorers Aurora and Twinsburg are looking for part-time and full-time teachers. 330-562-5588 Send resume to lissette@youngexplorerschildcare.com Local entertainment company in Hudson looking for DJs. Must have reliable transportation, and able to work weekends. Please contact Dwayne at 330-289-5853 Construction/maintenance position. Flexible hours, close to KSU, pay based upon skill level. 330-547-1212
Free Male & Female yorkie puppies To A Good Home If Interested Contact: markgreg241@aol.com For More Information
All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” State and local laws forbid discrimination based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. If you feel you have been wrongfully denied housing or discriminated against, call the FHAA at 330-253-2450 for more information. Houses for Fall 2016 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 bedrooms 330-547-1212 Available January. 2BR, 1.5BA. No pets, go to www.blacksquirrelrentals.com or call 330-835-7737.
HOROSCOPE By Nancy Black Today’s Birthday (11/12/15). Together, you can work miracles this year. Financial discipline earns a nice return. Your strength lies in your networks and communities. Discover new passion this spring, leading to a shift in priorities. Your team effort peaks next autumn, before changes in a romance. Love guides you. 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 an 8. One door closes as a new one opens in a partnership, with this New Moon in Libra. Begin a new phase in your relationship. Realign your collaboration to new priorities. Support each other. Contribute to a miracle.
BLISS
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 9. With power comes responsibility. Begin a new phase in service, work and health, with tonight’s New Moon in Libra. Listen to your heart. Believe in your own abilities. Invest in your dreams. Expand doing what you love. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 7. Complete one game and begin anew, with this New Moon in Libra. Begin a family, fun and passion phase. Play together. Transform your attitude. Completion fosters creativity. List what you want to be, do, have, and contribute. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 7. Try out an innovation at home. One domestic phase closes as another begins under this Libra New Moon. Complete the past and invent new possibilities. Relocation or renovation blooms. Share love and gratitude. Reaffirm a commitment. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7. You’re learning new tricks. Complete old projects and launch new creative works, with the New Moon in Libra. Begin a new phase in communications, including research, broadcasting, writing, recording and publishing. Begin a new direction.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 9. A profitable new phase expands your finances under the Libra New Moon. A breakthrough in your relationship with money allows for a new level of prosperity. Abundance is available. Complete previous projects as you prepare for what’s next.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8. New opportunities blossom. One professional phase ends as the next begins with this New Moon in Libra. A rise in status is available. Complete old promises and invent new possibilities. Work out terms and contracts.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 9. Try something new. Begin a new personal phase with tonight’s New Moon in your sign. Take advantage of energy and confidence to step into leadership. Use your power for good. Rest to recharge your batteries.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8. Your studies take off. Begin a new phase in education, travels and exploration under this New Moon in Libra. First person experience is most memorable. Go to the source. Follow your fascination and document what you find.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 6. Transitions mark a new phase in your private plans under the New Moon in Libra. Make the changes you’ve been wanting. Ask for what you’ve been promised. One game folds and another begins. Work your magic from backstage. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7. Begin a new phase in friendship, social networks and community with tonight’s New Moon in Libra. A new stage dawns in a group endeavor. Together you can accomplish a goal that would be impossible for an individual.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 9. Set vacation goals. A turning point arises regarding family finances under this New Moon in Libra. Sit down and work it out, to discover new possibilities. Together you’re more powerful. Love finds a way. Take walks with your honey.
DOT GAME
Drivers: CDL-A Regional: $1500 Sign-on. Flatbed/Hot Shot Division. Start up to .47 cpm + Benefits. Late model Equipment. All Miles Pd. 855-996-0093
UNPLANNED PREGNANCY? Are you looking for a wonderful home and future for your child? We have been looking to share our Drivers: CDL-A 1yr. Guaran- love and lives with a child. Perhaps teed Home Time. Excellent Pay we are looking for each other. Package. Monthly Bonus Pro- Kent State Graduate gram. 100% No-Touch. BCBS/ Please call 1-888-34-ADOPT Dental/Vision. Plenty of miles code: 91704 877-704-3773
BEST IN SHOW
SUDOKU
BREWSTER ROCKIT CROSSWORD
Page 6 | Thursday, November 12, 2015
Sports
The Kent Stater
Check out KentWired.com for a preview of Kent State Hockey Club’s final home game against Indiana Tech this weekend
SPORTS EDITOR: IAN FLICKINGER // IFLICKIN@KENT.EDU
Volleyball rises to top of conference
Women's basketball opens regular season Ty Sugick Women’s Basketball Reporter
Nate Manley / The Kent Stater Sophomore Challen Geraghty reacts after the Flashes score a point against Indiana State University on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015.
Jimmy Miller Senior Editor It’s a Monday afternoon practice, and the best volleyball team in Kent State history is getting ready for its final weekend of the regular season. Kent State coach Don Gromala smiles as he’s walking downstairs with his players. They spent some time watching film and are now stretching before an afternoon workout. Everybody seems relaxed but confident — the most confident the team has ever been in Gromala’s four years at Kent State. The Flashes (17-9, 11-3 MAC) have the opportunity to become the first team to reach 12 conference wins in program history. They’ll have two chances at setting the record: Rival Akron comes to the M.A.C. Center on Friday, and the Flashes will play Buffalo the next day. Together, those teams have combined for 15 wins all season, still two shy of the Flashes’ 17 victories. The Flashes enter the weekend tied with Ohio University for first place in the MidAmerican Conference East Division and just one match out of first place overall. At this time last season, Gromala and his team wondered if they’d even make the conference tournament. This year, there is a chance they are the top overall seed. The Flashes have beaten good teams in the past, but never so many, so often. They have never won the conference title or the regular season title, but this is their best chance yet. Since their home loss to Ohio at the beginning of October, they have won 10 of 11 matches, besting both the Bobcats and MAC West leader Northern Illinois on the road, plus last season’s conference champion Western Michigan. Gromala said the big wins this year stem from the glimpses of unprecedented success in the past. “Previous experience is the biggest factor leading to some results,” he said on Monday, recalling a lesson he learned in his sports psychology class at Iowa State. He says this as if he’s reciting it directly from a textbook, but the reality is, he’s drawing it directly from memory. It’s etched along side the lessons he learned during the 12 years he spent as an assistant coach at three schools. He says it’s why the Flashes are now showing real potential to win the conference. “It’s why it’s taken time for this program to get (to) where it’s at right now,” Gromala said. “It takes time to get some wins in some big moments.” Of course, rebuilding a program requires more than just a tidbit shared in a lecture hall. Getting the Flashes to where they are today needed the right hire, a tireless recruit-
ment process and convincing a locker room of 16 women to buy into a new culture.
Gromala joins Kent State
Kent State volleyball gambled on Gromala — this is his first and only head coaching gig — and Gromala gambled on Kent State volleyball. Prior to his hire, the program consistently finished under .500 and rarely made the conference tournament. The Flashes and every other team in the MAC could not squirm out of Ohio University’s stranglehold on the conference: Since 2003, Ohio has earned eight conference titles, lost in another championship game and reached three semifinals. Gromala knows the Bobcats: From 2004 to 2007, he served as a graduate assistant and assistant coach, joining then-head coach Geoff Carlston in taking the Bobcats to three straight undefeated seasons in the MAC. The Bobcats also went 63-1 in the conference while Gromala was with Ohio. “Don was certainly a piece of that,” Carlston said. Gromala followed Carlston to the Buckeyes in 2007 and spent three more seasons as an assistant with Carlston. In his final two years with Ohio State, the Buckeyes went to two NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 rounds. Then, in April 2012, the Flashes brought in Gromala. The Flashes didn’t instantly start winning. They went 6-22 in his first season and won three games in the conference. A year later, the Flashes finished 12-18 overall. The only real highlight of Gromala’s first two years is the Flashes’ 3-1 victory over nationally ranked Ohio in 2012. But over the span of the last two seasons, the Flashes have finished with winning records and earned their first conference tournament win with Gromala, all of which is primarily due to the young recruits he has brought in.
Picking up the right pieces
A number of the key players attributing to this season’s success come from Gromala’s second recruiting class. The Flashes signed sophomore setter Brittney Jakscht, who was ranked as one of the nation’s top 250 recruits, and then brought in sophomore outside hitter Kelsey Bittinger, also in the top 250 in that class. Then came sophomore libero Challen Geraghty, who visited Kent State on a day that Bittinger, who had already signed, was there. Bittinger spent the trip talking to Geraghty about how much she loved Kent State and Geraghty expressed some uncertainty. She didn’t initially want to go so far from her home in Louisville, and at one point late in her high school career, wasn’t even sure if she wanted to play volleyball in college.
“I was just really scared...but I gave it a chance and I absolutely loved everything about it,” Geraghty said. “I really didn’t know anything about the program before. I just really liked the team and that’s all I really cared about.” Now, Geraghty leads the team on defense and Bittinger leads the team on offense. Geraghty, who set the record for most digs as a freshman last season, leads the team in digs this season and has already won three MAC East Defensive Player of the Week awards. Bittinger leads the team in kills with 371 and already has 34 matches with 10 or more kills. Both were a part of a top 100, nationally-ranked recruiting class. This year’s class features freshmen Amy Kober, Lexi Mantas and Sam Jones in the rankings. Gromala also brought in transfer junior setter Katarina Kojic, who already has 14 matches of 40 or more assists. “He was a great, tremendous recruiter,” Carlston said. “It’s not rocket science. He’s kind of a hip guy. When we were recruiting (as coaches at Ohio State), we weren’t going to talk a lot about volleyball. We were going to talk a lot about movies and music.” Gromala sells players on the philosophy of making every point difficult for the opponent. He also said he is "real" with players, telling them what his staff needs them to fix before they arrive on campus, and he sells them on the university itself by calling it the “complete collegiate experience.” He also said he always been himself on recruiting trips, including an arsenal of corny jokes. “(The players) know that relationships are important for us,” he said. “To achieve things you’ve never done before, you have to have a special connection and we try to build that with the recruits.” “The recruiting process in general was stressful, so finding people you felt comfortable with was pretty comfortable,” Bittinger said. “When I came here (and met) the girls and the coaching staff, I felt like I fit right in with them.” The seniors also feel the team’s connection. Senior middle blocker Bridget Wilhelm said that while they’re advising the underclassmen, their experience and maturity speaks for itself. “The younger girls, we don’t even see as younger. They jumped right in,” Wilhelm said. “I think that’s a testament to how (our program) has grown.” jmill231@kent.edu
Read an extended version of this story on
The Kent State women’s basketball team will begin their season this Sunday against Colgate University. During Media Day, Coach Danielle O’Banion said the Flashes are on a mission to surprise everyone. A win in game one of the season would be a great way to send that message out to future opponents. Colgate ended last season with a record far south of .500, only totaling nine wins last season, finishing the year at (9-22). The Raiders also struggled on the road last year, having failed to get a non-conference road victory all year. The Raiders rely heavily on their post play and will look to senior forward Josie Stockill. Stockill was the team’s second leading scorer last season with an average of 10.3 points along with 5.8 rebounds per game. Stockill will provide a challenge to the Flashes as they look to outrun teams, rather than compete down low in the post. Forwards Jordan Korinek and Merissa Barber-Smith will be well tested in this match-up. This game will be huge for the maturation of Barber-Smith, as she will get her first look at Division 1 basketball. Along with Barber-Smith there will be six other freshmen that will make their debut for Kent State. Unlike Colgate, which has four freshmen on their roster, it is clear that the Flashes are the far less experienced team in this game. The Flashes will be successful as long as they follow three key strategies: controlling game pace, rebounds an limit turnovers. Controlling the game pace is critical, for an up-tempo team must always set pace of game from tip to be successful. In rebounds, both teams have a lot to prove this year as both finished in the bottom half of their leagues last season. The team who wins the rebound and loose ball battle will probably leave victorious. With limit turnovers, both teams are very similar in the backcourt and had high turnover rates last year. Like the rebound situation, the team that limits their mistakes will win. The Flashes seek their first win against the Raiders this Sunday. Tip-off is at 2 p.m. in the M.A.C. Center. tsugick@kent.edu
Nate Manley / The Kent Stater Sophomore guard Naddiyah Cross steals the ball from a Hiram College player on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015.
Field hockey loses NCAA playoff game to UMass Zac Sommer Field Hockey Reporter After defeating Miami University in double overtime to claim the MAC championship, the Kent State field hockey team ended their season with a 1-0 loss to the University of Massachusetts on Wednesday. “I’m really proud of this team and all we’ve accomplished this season,” coach Kathleen Wiler said during a press conference. “We had a lot of opportunities in the second half and just came up short.” A UMass goal at 23:35 mark in the first half would prove to
be the winner as the Minutewomen held the Flashes scoreless in the NCAA playoff game. After being out shot 8-0 in the first half, the Flashes turned it around in the second, outshooting UMass 8-6. Junior goalkeeper Andrea Rinehart faced nine shots over the duration of the game, making eight saves. This loss concludes the 2015 season for the Kent State field hockey team as they earned their second consecutive MAC title and made a second straight NCAA post-season appearance. zsommer@kent.edu
Ohio shuts out Flashes Stephen Means II Football Reporter
Nate Manley / The Kent Stater Fifth-year running back Trayion Durham runs downfield during the game at Dix Stadium against the University at Buffalo on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015.
Kent State's football team (3-7, 2-4 Mid-American Conference) was held to only 191 yards of total offense in a 27-0 shutout loss to Ohio University (6-4, 3-3 MAC). "We have to be able to put points on the board,” coach Paul Haynes said. “That’s the one thing we are not doing, and we have to figure out why.” It’s the second game this season that the Flashes have been held scoreless.
The loss also gives Kent State its third straight losing season under Haynes and second consecutive loss to the Bobcats. “It’s tough,” Haynes said. “It’s the end of the year and you’re not doing very well and it’s tough to keep the motivation. Our guys will fight to the end and we’ll go back and figure out...what we need to do to fix things.” The Bobcats were lead by fifthyear senior quarterback Derrius Vick with 180 total yards and two touchdowns. Freshman quarterback George
Bollas lead the way for the Flashes with 111 passing yards and two interceptions. Junior safety Nate Holley lead the way defensively with 13 tackles while junior safety Elcee Refuge added two sacks. The Flashes have two games remaining in the season against Central Michigan University and University of Akron. The game against Central Michigan will be Kent State’s final home game of the year. Kick-off is Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. at Dix Stadium. smeans2@kent.edu