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Two Kent State psychology professors have created an automatic pill dispenser that not only reminds people to take their medication by lighting up, but also by sending a reminder to their smartphone.
Being in a band wasn’t cutting it for Alex Deitz. Having a song on iTunes was great, but it wasn’t what she wanted to do with her life. At age 15, Deitz found her calling: pageantry.
Following two subpar games to start the season, Jimmy Hall broke out with an outstanding performance to lead the Kent State men’s basketball team (2-1) over the Marist College Red Foxes (1-2), 79-72.
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What you need to know about a potential professors' strike Matt Merchant Senior Reporter Last Thursday, members of the tenured faculty picketed outside the KIVA during president Beverly Warren’s State of the University Address. Multiple signs read, “A Fair Contract Now!” and “Value the Faculty.” The Stater reported in September that negotiations between the university and the Kent State chapter of the professors’ union, the American Association of University Professors, reached an impasse. Now, members are taking an online vote to potentially authorize a strike. So, what’s going on? The Stater provides an explanation of the common terms used and parties involved, and what could happen if the two sides do not reach an agreement. What is a union? A labor union or academic union, often shortened to just union, is an organization made up of employees with similar, vested interests that works as a single unit to get the most beneficial environment for all members.
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Find more strike coverage on Chelsea Evans / The Kent Stater KSU faculty, staff and supporters silently protest outside of the Kiva center on Friday, Nov. 19th, 2015.
Songfest raises money for local community center US Chipotle E. coli outbreak Kayla Sturm Greek Life Reporter Kent State's Greek community gathered in the M.A.C. Center on Sunday to raise a total of $41,150 for the King Kennedy Community Center. The event, which showcased the acting, singing and dancing of sorority and fraternities, divided the Greek community into different colored teams: red, green, blue, orange, yellow, purple and pink. After the skits came to an end, the
green team, with members from Chi Omega, Phi Delta Theta and Alpha Epsilon Phi, were awarded the people’s choice award for their school of rock skit. As the night came to an end, the teams who raised the most money were announced. In first place, was the orange team with $6,000 raised. Second place went to the green team with a total of $5,000 and third went to the yellow team for raising over $2,000. “It was electrifying (to perform) and going into it we knew we had the best
group and best shot of winning,” said Jacob Thompson, a member of Phi Kappa Psi. Phi Kappa Psi was part of the orange team, performing a Harry Potter-based skit educating the audience on what the King Kennedy Community Center is. The center, a non-profit organization in Ravenna, Ohio, is part of the larger nonprofit called Family and Community Services, said Bailey Oswald.
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Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune The final touches are added to a Burrito Bowl at a Chipotle restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, on September 28, 2011.
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Nate Manley / The Kent Stater Members of Tau Kappe Epsilon do the worm during their performance with Alpha Phi at the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015.
Nate Manley / The Kent Stater Members of Sigma Alpha Epison, Sigma Chi, and Phi Kappa Psi dance to Wiz Khalifa’s “We Dem Boyz” at Songfest in the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. Songfest raised $41,150 for the King Kennedy Center in Ravenna.
Former Kent State professor attempted to flee the country Hannah Armenta Editor Former Kent State University professor, Willie Harrell, 44 — accused of meeting a teenage boy he met on the Internet — was stopped by Canadian authorities on Wednesday while attempting to flee the country. Cleveland.com reported Friday that Harrell told Canadian authorities he want-
ed to flee the country to avoid prosecution in his case in Summit County Pleas Court. Harrell, a former English professor, was charged with importuning and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor in August. He met a 15-year-old boy at Smith Elementary School and told authorities he was attempting to pursue a sexual relationship. His bail, set at $25,000, was posted
two days after his arrest, cleveland.com reported. Although Summit County prosecutors filed a request to revoke his bond. Summit County Common Pleas Judge Amy Corrigall issued a warrant for Harrell's arrest and revoked his bond on Friday. Follow KentWired.com for updates on this story. harmenta@kent.edu
NEW YORK (AP) — An outbreak of E. coli linked to Chipotle that originated in the Pacific Northwest has spread south and east and has now infected people in six states. New cases have been reported in California, New York and Ohio, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. The first cases were discovered late last month in Oregon and Washington, and more recently in Minnesota. Investigators have yet to determine the specific ingredient linked to the illness. So far, 45 people have been infected, with 43 of them saying they ate at Chipotle in the week before they became sick. The CDC said it is aware of illnesses starting on dates ranging from Oct. 19 to Nov. 8. The agency said that illnesses that took place after Oct. 31 may not have been reported yet. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. closed 43 restaurants in Oregon and Washington in late October after health officials discovered most of the people sickened in the outbreak had eaten at its restaurants. The restaurants have since reopened. "At the moment, we do not believe that it is necessary to close any restaurants," said Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold in an email. Arnold said the company has taken measures including deep cleaning in restaurants, replacing ingredients and providing supply chain
data to investigators. Chipotle, based in Denver, has more than 1,900 locations and has gained popularity by touting the freshness and quality of its ingredients. Earlier this year, the company ran into trouble after suspending a pork supplier that violated its animal welfare standards. That led to a shortage of carnitas at hundreds of locations around the country, which the company said dampened its sales growth. On Friday, as news got out that the outbreak had spread, shares of Chipotle plunged more than 12 percent to a new low for the year. Chipotle said affected individuals reported eating at restaurants in Turlock, California; Akron, Ohio; Amherst, New York and Burnsville, Minnesota. The company said it is not aware of any employees who have become ill. Bill Marler, a Seattle attorney representing people who have been sickened, said the spread of the outbreak will make it easier to determine the source. "It helps investigators link up to a perishable item," Marler said. "What they're really focusing on right now is the supply chain. What's the common denominator? Who supplied what product to these stores?" Of those sickened, two have been in California, two in Minnesota, one in New York, one in Ohio, 13 in Oregon and 26 in Washington, according to the CDC. Sixteen people have been hospitalized, but there have been no deaths, the agency said.
Editor’s note: This week The Kent Stater will have a paper Tuesday instead of Wednesday. There will also be no paper Thursday because of Thanksgiving. We will return with a normal paper the following Monday.
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Recent graduates share advice on life after college
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Maggie Wachtel Finance Reporter As the fall semester comes to an end, a number of Kent State students prepare to go into their last semester of being college students. Making the transition from life as a college student to a member of the work force can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be. Lyndsey Fortunato, marketing coordinator for Alliance Solutions Group, graduated from Kent State in 2013 with a degree in public relations. She had some internship advice to offer Kent State students nearing graduation. “A good-paying part-time job is nice, but finding an internship in your field will help you make connections and gain experience,” she said. Fortunato also assured students the process of going from campus life to the real world doesn’t have to be a difficult one. She suggests making small changes over time to make the adjustment easier. “Find ways to start living like an independent adult while you’re still on campus, and the transition to full-on post-grad life will be much smoother,” she said. Ian Cook originally graduated from Kent State in 2013 with a degree in nutrition and is currently in his second year as a graduate student in the same major. He advised students to be conscious of the decisions they make as they near graduation. “Don’t burn bridges with anyone, you never know who you could be working with or for after school is over,” Cook said. According to a survey conducted by Pew Research Center, 62 percent of millennials who are college graduates found their higher institution investment paid off. No matter how stressful classes get, Fortunato urges students not to get too worried about college and the transition into life after graduation. “One mistake, one missed opportunity or one bad grade isn’t the end of the world,” Fortunato said. “You have the rest of your life ahead of you.” mwachte2@kent.edu
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School of Fashion enjoys high enrollment Felicia Guadagni Fashion Reporter Kent State's Fashion School sees a high increase in enrollment this year. According to Kent State's Institutional Research, the College of the Arts, which is largely made up of fashion school students, saw a 4.27 percent increase in undergraduate enrollment from 2014 to 2015. Over the years, the Fashion School has been slowly securing its place as one of the top fashion programs in the nation. Fashionista, a fashion news site, ranked Kent State's Fashion School 22 in its article “The Top 50 Fashion Schools in the World: 2014 Edition.” Another top program, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), ranked 11. According to Kent State and SCAD’s public admissions records, Kent State fashion students make up about 2.7 percent of total university enrollment, while SCAD fashion students make up about 6.2 percent. But, the two programs differ on more than total fashion student enrollment. According to public tuition records for both institutions, the price of enrollment at Kent State’s Fashion School for in-state students is $20,346 and $28,546 for outof-state students. At SCAD, the tuition is held constant at $34,470 for both in-state and out-of-state students. Kent State is a public institution that runs on a semester-term schedule, while SCAD is private and runs on a quarterly term schedule. Kendle Meacham, a sophomore fibers major at SCAD, said that although taking three classes per quarter may not seem like a lot, her coursework still totals 15 credit hours. “I really like this system because the courses are shorter and you get the chance to take all new classes three times a year,” Meacham said. “For me, it just works really well and makes breaks seem more natural.” Contrarily, Makayla Staaf, a Kent State sophomore fashion merchandising major, said she was not aware other schools operated on a quarterly system, but she prefers the semester schedule regardless. “I think semesters work well for me because you can get really in-depth with specific courses the longer you’re in the class,” Staaf said. “I feel like you learn more that way.” Along with differing academic terms, fashion students at each institution might
Two Kent State psychology professors, Dr. Anthony Sterns and Dr. Joel Hughes, have created an automatic pill dispenser that not only reminds people to take their medication by lighting up, but also by sending a reminder to their smartphone. While prescriptions have become a daily part of many lives, many people have trouble taking their medication correctly. According to the US National Library of Medicine, “75 percent of people have trouble taking their medicine as directed.” The pill dispenser is called the iLid Rx and could change the way people take medication in the future. Some medication requires a very strict schedule and dosage. Oftentimes people are prescribed more than one medication at
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STRIKE What you need to know... According to Investopedia.com, unions are industry-specific, but represent the collective interests of a group to determine wages, and working conditions and hours, among other things. What do unions do? According to the AAUP Collective Bargaining Congress, unions provide members (in this case, the professors at Kent State) with information and resources they otherwise might not receive from their employer. This includes information about legal rights, workplace benefits and collective bargaining influence. What is collective bargaining? Collective bargaining is “the process in which working people, through their unions, negotiate contracts with their employers to determine their terms of employment,” according to the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, or AFLCIO, the largest trade union in the U.S. So what is a bargaining unit? A bargaining unit is the group of people represented by the union that an employer recognizes; the group within the union that deals directly with an employer or employer’s representative in order to
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experience different student-to-teacher ratios in the classroom. Meacham said each class at SCAD has no more than 30 students, while Kent State’s Fashion School class size is dependent on class standing. Staaf said her classes are filled with at least 100 people, and only her lab courses have less than 20 students. But, Jaanai Jones, a Kent State junior fashion design major, said large lecture courses happen mostly during freshman year. He said each of his classes now consist of 16 to 17 students. However, whether a student studies at Kent State or SCAD, they will have one thing in common: senior projects. Meacham said each senior fashion major creates a collection in hopes of being picked to be in the SCAD senior fashion show. Kent State fashion seniors have a similar project if they choose to work toward the Fashion Design BFA. A portion of the BFA curriculum involves a senior thesis and a collection of nine to 12 garments that are judged and potentially shown in the annual spring fashion show. “The fashion show is both beneficial and stressful,” Jones said. “It’s a lot of work, but it is good because it showcases
what we can do and what we want to do after school.” Similarly, spending a large amount of time outside of class on homework and projects is comparable for both Kent State and SCAD fashion students. Carly Zesiger, a production design student at SCAD, said she usually spends 60 hours a week on schoolwork outside of class. “Typically, students spend at least 50 hours outside of class on work,” Zesiger said. “SCAD is a challenging school, but that challenge is what makes SCAD alumni so desirable to employers.” Gina Lytz, a Kent State junior fashion deign student, echoed that sentiment and said she spends around 50 hours per week outside of class on work. Lytz said the workload increases from sophomore to junior year due to an increase in projects. “We aren’t sweating bullets every single day, but we are constantly working on our projects,” Lytz said. “It’s a full-time job outside of class.” Whether studying fashion at Kent State or SCAD, one thing is certain: Being a fashion student requires passion. fguadagn@kent.edu
Smart pill dispenser could change the way people take medication Gabrielle Woodard Arts and Sciences Reporter
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a time. Leah Bruno, a junior chemistry major, has seen this firsthand. “My father underwent knee surgery two summers ago and due to the pain and the sedative state from the combination of drugs, he would often forget to take his medication,“ Bruno said. The iLid Rx could remind patients who may not be in a clear state of mind to take their medication. “We would love for (the iLid Rx) to be the cognitive help that people need to stay on track,” said Sterns. Sterns — CEO of iRx Reminder — and Hughes, joined together to create a technology that would improve how people take their prescriptions while also improving clinical trials for new medications. “The typical clinical trial could cost around 70 million dollars and have a 30 percent
negotiate agreements or contracts. What is a collective bargaining agreement? A CBA is accord between the union and the employer. It is negotiated, meaning both sides have a voice in what the contract says, and it sets terms of employment for members of the union. The agreement is a contract that includes wages, hours, vacation and sick days and benefits. The current three-year agreement expired on Aug. 23, 2015. Who is involved in the process? Representatives from both the university and the union meet to discuss the contract. In September, when the two sides failed to reach an agreement, an impasse was reached. On Oct. 13, federal mediation was requested. If mediation does not resolve the issues raised because of the impasse, then a “fact-finding” process will begin. What is “fact-finding?” This is the process in which a neutral, third-party would propose an agreement. According to an article on Cleveland.com, this agreement would need to be approved by the union’s members and the university’s Board of Trustees. What is the difference between tenure and non-tenure track? Tenure, according to the National Education Association, means that a professor cannot be dismissed from
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dropout rate,” Sterns said. “Our technology costs about one percent of that… but if we can change the dropout rate to about five percent, we can save $18 million on that study." The pill dispenser will allow those running the clinical trial to see if the person is taking the medicine as often as and when they are supposed to. Hughes and Sterns have a little more work they would like
their position at the university for unjust cause. It’s a right to due process, meaning the university must present evidence that the individual is “incompetent or behaves unprofessionally.” So, what’s the deal with a strike? The AAUP-KSU and the university are currently involved in negotiating a working contract. According to several members of the union, who voiced their opinions at Thursday’s protest, a fair deal has not been reached and the university representatives will not agree to terms the union is asking for. What is the union asking for? Sticking points in the negotiations boil down to two items for the three-year contract: medical benefits and increased salaries. In the negotiations, the university’s current offer would require spouses of faculty members employed with a company or organization outside of Kent State to receive medical benefits from that employer if offered. This is called coordination of benefits. The university is also offering a salary increase of 2 percent over two years followed by a 1.5 percent increase during year three. With merit award during the third year, another 1.5 percent on average increase would also be added. For documentation of proposals, the AAUP-KSU has provided negotiation proposals and counter-proposals for public view on its website.
to do before selling their product. “First, we would like to get the technology to work as seamlessly as possible,” Hughes said. “Then we would like to license this to pharmaceutical corporations and researchers that are doing a study of whether or not a drug works.” The iLid Rx and the iRx Reminder will be used in its first clinical trial in January of next year. gwoodard@kent.edu
How many professors would be involved if there was a strike? According to a fact sheet on the AAUP-KSU website, Kent State’s AAUP union currently has more than 800 tenure-track faculty members. Members can choose to participate in the strike, but they are not required to do so. What exactly is strike authorization? Strike authorization is the authority of the Executive Board of the AAUPKSU to strike if an agreement is not reached. It is generally approved by a majority of the union members, in this case, through an online vote which ended Sunday. How long would the strike last? The strike would last as long as it took for the representatives of both sides to reach an agreement. Can the professors really go on strike? Article XVI of the current contract bars members of the union from causing, supporting, condoning, or taking part in “any action that would diminish the quantity or quality of work performed by members of the bargaining unit” or that would “interrupt or interfere with the operations of the University.” What would a strike look like? It is unclear what a strike would look like. The university is currently not answering any questions related to the contract negotiations. mmercha1@kent.edu
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SONGFEST Songfest raises money... Oswald is an employee at the center and a senior human development and family studies major at Kent State. “The King Kennedy Community Center also pairs with Kent State students, faculty, and student organizations to provide tutors, volunteers, and program leaders,” she said. “We also host graduate classes who often do research and need assessments to find what is needed in the community.” The center has been beneficial for Portage County by educating and inspiring the community. “The center’s mission statement is: ’We aim to inspire, educate, and empower the community. Your needs, your ideas, your priorities, your center,’” Oswald said. The goal of the event was not only to raise money, but also to show that the Greek communit y h ost s un iq ue events and raise awareness of the King Kennedy Center. “It is important that people know about King Kennedy because it is important to know that the Center is part of Kent State's rich history,” Oswald said. “It was founded and created in the 70s by the McElrath community, Black United Students, Greek Life, various other KSU student organizations and a scattering of other Kent State students, faculty, and staff.” Recognition was given to the top three performing teams. "It is better to raise money for (an) issue (close to home) because it benefits the community as a whole," said Joanna Sullivan, a member of Delta Gamma. The winning team of the night went to the orange team, made up of members from Delta Gamma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, and Phi Kappa Psi. ksturm4@kent.edu
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On Annual Santa Train brings gifts to Appalachian children For 73 years, Appalachian residents have lined up with their families at stops along a 110-mile railway route to see the Santa Train. This year, CSX Transportation, in collaboration with Food City, pulled the Santa Train through the winding mountains, beginning in Pikeville, Kentucky and finally stopping in Kingsport, Tennessee. Volunteers, along with The Voice’s Meghan Linsey, tossed toys, food and school supplies from the train into the hands of hundreds of waiting children at each of the 14 stops. See the full article in tomorrows issue. Alex Ledet / The Kent Stater
Cheers&Jeers Cheers to ... “Scandal” for portraying what an actual abortion is like on screen for its midseason finale.
Jeers to ... A report by Prison Policy Initiative that found America is responsible for nearly 30 percent of the world’s population of incarcerated women.
Refugees have it hard enough Carlyle Addy Columnist Kent State students have a lot of perks. There’s a pool and a huge gym at the Recreation and Wellness Center. We can show our ID cards and get into lots of cool events at no cost. We have a library that any of us can see from practically anywhere on campus and in addition to the incredible amount of information stored in hard copy, there’s a website where we can access more information than we can even comprehend. Refugees aren’t asking for all of that. They’re asking for shelter. They’re asking for a bed or a room they can share with their family. All they want from us is safety. The U.S. State Department’s website outlines three paths for refugees that end up in our country. First, they go back safely to their country of origin. Second, they settle here and become citizens. Third, they relocate to a third country if they are particularly high risk. Our process of taking in refugees is already secure. The threat of the Islamic State or other terrorist groups sending members through the system has been there all along. Either our system has kept them out or there are already non-native terrorists within our borders. If our system wasn’t good, we would have noticed long before now. Even if our system wasn’t secure, there’s not much we can do to improve upon it. It’s a long process where even one mistake made by anyone leaves the person in question analogically stuck at the border. The proposition made to vet refugees based on their religion goes against our American values. If we’re going to tout ourselves as peacekeepers, then we should make a point to be a place where people seeking peace can go. With opponents to accepting refugees Ted Cruz and Donald Trump — being the most prominent people advocating for a religious test for refugees — it also seems relevant to look at the biblical perspective on immigration. In eight different books, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Ezekiel, Zechariah, Malachi, Psalm and Jeremiah, the Bible talks about treating foreigners well and like they were nativeborn citizens. Even if their holy book said nothing about immigration, common human decency ought to be enough to win out over fear. In the wake of the attacks in Paris, French president Francois Hollande has promised to accept 30,000 refugees. This is bravery: this is doing the right thing in spite of fears that something bad could happen. Standing for values in spite of an enemy’s attempt to instill the fear is what Americans claim they are all about. If we stand for our values, then why is it that we have to argue over it before doing the right thing? This attack wasn’t even against the U.S. It was against France, and while I’m sure accepting refugees wasn’t an easy decision, it was a relatively quick one. Americans aren’t even divided down party lines, which would be worth celebrating, if their position and the outcome of it wasn’t so dire. caddy@kent.edu
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Anticipate specifics in Warren’s ideas
President Beverly Warren delivered what she dubbed her first State of the University address last Thursday, outlining the progress the university has made in the last year. The speech — listed in text online — also addressed possibilities for the university in the future, including two proposals to create a healthier campus and to have freshmen write out mission statements for their own collegiate careers. However, a lack of specifics left us with more questions about her visions than answers. Although these ideas intrigue and sound like they could be decent steps in the right direction for Kent State, we are eager to hear the plans to make each dream happen and hope to hear those sooner rather than later. Warren’s address hinted at interesting things in the future, including fitness machines placed in dorms rather than just the Recreation and Wellness Center. Warren implied changes to dining halls on campus,
but how big might those changes be and how immediate? In the case of incoming freshmen writing mission statements, does that include exploratory majors? What kinds of fitness machines would be placed in dorms? We look forward to asking those questions as a student body and we more so look forward to those answers. We encourage Warren and her administration to share more information with us soon, as Warren’s goal is to flesh these ideas out by this time next year. Each proposal in the speech was preceded by the word “imagine” and in her own words, these are dreams that she hopes to report to us at next year’s State of the University address. The above editorial is the consensus opinion of The Kent Stater editorial board, whose names are listed above.
We should make “going to college” like hiring a contractor Stuart M. Butler, Los Angeles Times Guest Columnist With a bachelor’s degree now being the must-have job credential, pressure is mounting to find ways to make college more affordable. Most proposals to improve access for low-income students focus on tweaking the financial aid system. But what’s required instead is a complete overhaul of what we mean by “college.” It’s time for an entirely different business model, not just to get the cost down, but to fundamentally change the way higher education is delivered. “Going to college” still typically means leaving home to spend a few years at an expensive brick-and-mortar institution and choosing from courses delivered by that institution. Perhaps going to college should be more like hiring a general contractor. The core business function of the contractor-college would be assembly and quality control rather than running an institution and hiring faculty or holding classes. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are already cutting the cost of introductory course material to near zero. Now some tech companies, such as Google and Instagram, are joining with MOOCs like Coursera and Udacity to turn online courses into microdegrees, the equivalent of majors tailored for particular industries. Meanwhile, College for America, an online spinoff of Southern New Hampshire University that charges just $2,500 in annual tuition, is partnering with companies such as Gap, McDonald’s and Dell to design and deliver degrees for company employees. The Starbucks College Achievement Plan has signed up thousands of employees for its online partnership with Arizona State University. Expect such partnerships to spread and contractors to play the middleman between online suppliers and students. They will cobble together one or more online industrycertified majors with a semester abroad, electives and a brief period of residence at
a brick-and-mortar institution, all of which adds up to a full degree. Contractor-colleges would also base progress on completing assignments and examinations rather than credit hours. This approach would allow students to study at the pace that’s best for them, enabling many to cut the time and cost needed to gain a degree. Western Governors University, an online nonprofit with affiliates in several states, is among the colleges already basing progress on demonstrated competence rather than the traditional hours spent in the classroom. The key ingredient needed for contractorcolleges to take off is reform of accreditation. Today, accreditation applies to specific institutions, not courses. And it is no sure guarantee of quality — witness the dismal graduation rates at some accredited institutions. But formal accreditation is needed for students to have access to federal aid. Although that’s not a huge problem for a student enrolling in a low-cost online course, it’s a significant issue for a contractor-college assembling a broad range of educational experiences for modest-income students. There’s reason to believe however, that our accreditation system could soon start to change. For instance, the Obama administration recently announced a pilot program that will grant accreditation to institutions at which more than half the curriculum is provided by non-accredited partners. A contractor intermediary serves clients by bringing components together from various suppliers to create a more cost-effective and customized product. For example, Google’s Android mobile operating system links a vast range of hardware and applications and permits customers to obtain phone services from multiple telecommunication companies. We need the same model in higher education to get quality choices up and costs way down.
Safe space is not segregation Amanda Paniagua Columnist Last Friday, photographs of black tenured professors at Harvard Law School were defaced, with strips of black tape placed across their faces. In the midst of numerous protests across the country, demanding that colleges and universities take seriously the day-to-day racism and discrimination faced by students of color has raised numerous forms of backlash, including the incident at Harvard Law School. This past February, I sat in on a meeting in which various student leaders throughout the university gathered to discuss how student media on campus can better represent diversity and be more inclusive. As the conversation progressed, I heard a white student share they did not feel racially marginalized student groups were articulating (white) inclusiveness in advertising their events on campus. When I taught a class a few semesters back, I had a few of my all white students lament that black students “segregate themselves” from the rest of the campus community. In both of these examples, there seems to be a nervous uncertainty for white students when it comes to the racial dynamics of any university campus. In essence, this is the white millennial dilemma: one wants to be “color-blind” and treat everyone equally, but struggles with what it actually looks like in practice. For starters, we need to address the flippant use of segregation when describing the act of racially marginalized students on any campus creating their own spaces and events. Safe space is not segregation. Historically, segregation was an enforced legal action carried out by the government and reaffirmed by social institutions. It was not a voluntary act. Those distinctions are absolutely necessary to remember. Enforced segregation, historically, came from overt racism that surmised the white race was superior and destined to lead, in all things, more than any other race. As a result, white society closed off public spaces to anyone who didn’t look like them. When any racially marginalized group on a campus hosts an event, they are celebrating and addressing the concerns of their community that are often dismissed or completely erased from a larger, predominately white university. But, they are not closing their spaces off to white students. To perceive it as such is to operate under a gross misunderstanding. And the fact that some students operate under such gross ignorance, means the university is failing our students. Buzzwords like “diversity” and “inclusion” pay lip service to an abstract ideal but many universities refuse to actively put it into practice; in programming, in its hiring practice of full time tenured faculty from racially marginalized backgrounds and in the lack of developing intensive academic curriculum that grapples with social justice issues across all disciplines in a university system. As a result, many students are illequipped to deal with these real-world issues when confronted with them on campus. Unless there is a purposeful attempt to offer understanding of complex social issues by the university structure, it is failing our students in developing social competency skills. azabudsk@kent.edu
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Alumni Association supports students post-graduation Danie Minor Alumni Reporter Students at Kent State pass the Williamson Alumni Center many times, but most do not know the purpose of the Alumni Association. A lot of students think that they are the people who call you immediately after graduation to ask for donations. “It’s all about who you know. So if you can get involved with the Alumni Association, we can introduce you to some fellow alumni who are already out there in the field you want to get into,” said Vince Slomsky, the Alumni Association’s assistant director of new media communications. “You can have the best resume in the world, but... it’s all about who you know.” Although the Alumni Association is geared towards engaging alumni back with Kent State and the Kent community, there are opportunities for current undergraduate students to be involved with the association. “With current students, we have a whole week dedicated to seniors, where each day you... learn a little bit (about post-graduation life)...(or) learn about paying off your student loans,” said Dennis Watson, the Alumni Association’s assistant director of alumni relations. Homecoming is a tradition that the majority of the Kent community knows the Alumni Association plans, but most think it is the only event the organization puts on. However, each year the association presents the Alumni Awards for five alumni and one current student. “The Alumni Awards program is an initiative to try and share alumni success stories,” said Joy Wesoloski, the Alumni Association’s assistant director of outreach. “We want to really recognize what outstanding alumni (and one) current student are doing all over the world to represent Kent State in a great way.” The Alumni Association is a resource for all Kent State students, current or graduated. If someone is looking to move or get a job in a new area, they can connect with the Alumni Associa-
tion, who will then put them in contact with an alum who can be of help. “We’re here to answer any questions you might have. We are also here to share what is going on with the university. When you leave, you might not come back (for) a couple years or 20 years, and we’re here to be able to update you on what’s going on with the place you fell in love with," Wesoloski said. "Donations are great for the university, but the Alumni Association is not... calling you for (just for) this reason. Wesoloski said alumni calls are more personal, “We are not the ones calling recent grads asking for donations or anything like that," Watson said. "We are the ones, though, who will be calling just to see how you are doing." Getting involved as an undergraduate student seems like a contradiction, but Wesoloski notes that getting involved before graduation shows what students can take advantage and can offer themselves as an alum. “I think it’s really important for current students to get involved because they are our best ambassadors," said Laura Andrews, the Alumni Association’s assistant director of marketing. "Letting them meet older members is really eyeopening for them to see how engaged you can continue to be with your university even after you graduate.” In order for a student to become a member of the Alumni Association, the costs is $25 for the year for the first two years after their graduation date. After that, the fee is $45. When a Kent State alumni becomes a member of the Alumni Association, they can always expect to stay connected with the university, whether it is through emails, direct mail or specific invitations to events. There are also benefits that come along with a membership, like discounts on car insurance, car rentals and tickets. Andrews said, a membership is “not just a local aspect, it’s global. Wherever you go we can find what you need, help you get there and these connections and benefits will be there for you." dminor4@kent.edu
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Behind the curtain: A student's calling for pageantry Paige Verma Student Life Reporter Being in a band wasn’t cutting it for Alex Deitz. Having a song on iTunes was great, but it wasn’t what she wanted to do with her life. At age 15, Deitz found her calling: pageantry. It was watching shows like the "Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show" and "America's Next Top Model" with her mom and sister that aided in making that lifechanging choice. She realized pageantry was her dream and went for it. Deitz felt each of those girls were the whole package. She described how they were so intelligent, smart and happy and on top of that, were extremely fit when walking across a stage in their swimsuits. “It was a lightbulb moment for me, which was weird because I’ve never really had that feeling about anything else before,” said Deitz, a junior journalism major. “I wanted to be a girl that
was empowering like they were. I looked to them and thought they had it all.” When Deitz competed in her first pageant for Miss Teen USA, she received first runner-up. She explained how she did everything she thought she was supposed to do: She got a coach and listened to what she said, but also did her own thing, she said. “It was the most authentic I think I've ever been because I was kind of clueless about things… I didn’t really know what I was doing,” Alex said. In the following two pageants, she received first runner-up for Miss Teen USA again, having three consecutive first runner-up awards. Deitz’s mom Moncel Deitz was originally apprehensive about her daughter participating in pageants. Now though, she supports her endeavors. “Initially, I did have fear with (Alex) wanting to go into pageantry. I didn’t know if she had thick enough skin to handle the constant criticism,” Moncel said. Moncel said there are so many negative comments directed toward girls in
Freshman long jumper dreams of the Olympics
Photo Courtesy of SOGIPA / The Kent Stater Freshman international relations major Samory Uiki clears a long jump in a SOGIPA race.
Bruno Beidacki Activities Reporter When Samory Uiki first started track, he could not have predicted that the sport would lead him to travel the world and earn a full scholarship to study in the United States. Born in a lower middle class family in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the idea of being a competitive athlete was nothing but a dream. Today, the 18-year-old freshman majors in international relations at Kent State and is a long jumper on the track team. Uiki’s personal best is three inches better than Kent State’s all-time record (Pawel Dutkiewicz, 25’-01.75'' in 2005). The first opportunity he will have to show his talent will be in the second week of December at the Golden Flash Gala. “I am very excited for the season opener and for this year in general,” he said. “I’m already in love with this school and am proud of going here.” Uiki's dream is to go to the Olympics. He said his motivation to keep practicing comes from “the possibility of being a part of the international competition in 2020 in Russia.” Beginning in Brazil Since his youth, Uiki has experienced obstacles throughout his life. When he was eight, he grew frustrated with practicing the martial art of judo; so he decided to change sports. “I used to practice judo in a facility for underprivileged kids, but I was too weak and the quality of the practices was not that great,” he said. Uiki’s parents encouraged him to sign up for a government program that offered scholarships and special placement opportunities in private sports academies to low income students. It was through this that he found the Sociedade Ginástica de Porto Alegre (SOGIPA), his second home for the past ten years. “I was offered the chance to practice there and was amazed by all of the facilities and overall infrastructure,” Uiki said. “It was incredible.” SOGIPA is known for developing some of the most successful Brazilian Olympic athletes and Uiki quickly found the support necessary to become the competitor he is today. The academy was also responsible for giving him a scholarship to study at a private school nearby “I lived and studied (through) SOGIPA, so as soon as I started to compete well they found a way to keep me close and provide me with a high quality education,” he said. At Colégio Pastor Dohms, the high school Uiki attended, he had English classes and
pageantry, including many message boards that call the girls “fat” or “ugly.” She said steps are being made to stop those types of comments and messages, but they will always be there. “I worried about her, but she is the type of kid that can blow those types of things off her back and it just pushes her more and more and drives her to be better,” Moncel said. Deitz's younger sister Gabby never got into the pageant world, but still supports her sister and what she does, even though the start of it was a little rough for her. “When someone says the word ‘pageant,’ people automatically think the stereotype that goes with pageants and, I’m not going to lie, I did too,” Gabby said. Gabby said she never thought her sister would get involved in pageants because she played softball and was a cheerleader. She thought Deitz would end up going down an athletic path instead. “I think pageants are a good thing. I have seen what they can do to a girl: build confidence, promote healthy living and increase knowledge on what’s going on around (people),” Gabby said. When preparing for pageants, Deitz not only had a training coach to help her
learned about all of the places track could take him. He has competed in countries such as Malta, Ukraine, Germany, Colombia and Ecuador. “In Donetsk, Ukraine, I competed in the 2013 World Youth Championships, where I achieved my personal record at the time,” he said. “I got the second best mark in the qualifications, which was good enough for me to finish the year in third place in the world rankings.” His travels, however, were not only important for competition and tourism purposes. They also led him to choose his current major and career path. “After traveling to all of these different countries, I realized I have a real passion for international relations and cultural diversity,” Uiki said. A Trip to America Uiki realized that coming to the United States for college was the perfect opportunity to not only continue training and competing, but also work towards his future. His former coach at SOGIPA, José Haroldo Loureiro Gomes, supported him from the beginning. “Uiki is one of the hardest working and most deserving athletes I’ve worked with,” Gomes said. “It makes me extremely happy to see him succeeding abroad.” Most athletes from Brazil decide to skip college and compete full time, which led scouters to overlook Uiki. This led him to deciding to contact coaches himself. The responses came quickly. “I emailed a bunch of coaches and they were all impressed with my performances,” he said. “I got offers from schools like (University of) Kentucky, (University of) South Carolina and (University of) Texas, but ended up choosing Kent State.” Kent State students are excited to see Uiki in action next month, especially his fellow Brazilians. Freshman computer science major Juliano Lanssarini is one of those who will be present at the Flashes’ first competition of the year. “Samory’s story is incredible and I can’t wait for the whole school to see how good he is,” Lanssarini said. “I do hope he can continue to excel and represent both Kent State and Brazil in the Olympics one day.” It might be too early to talk about the 2020 Olympics, but the international event seems to be the Brazilian’s main goal for the next few years. However, there is one thing more important to him in both his immediate and distant future. “If it was not for my parents, I would not be here,” Uiki said. “Of course I want to go to the Olympics and become a pro athlete, but as long as I make my mom and dad proud, all will be fine.”
get in shape and get on a diet, but she also had an interview coach who helped her with the interview aspect of the pageant competition. Deitz has been working with coach Rian Valentine for almost a year now. She has worked with her through Miss Heart of Ohio USA pageant and Miss Ohio USA. Valentine said the most important part to focus on is to make sure they are 100 percent authentic. Each contestant has different weaknesses and strengths, she said. “We focus on things like grammar and being able to express themselves," Valentine said. "For others, it's about finding past experiences so they can tell their story and not give expected bad pageant answers that ‘sound good.’” As Valentine has worked with Deitz, she is able to see where she has improved and strengthened. “With Alex, she was such a seasoned competitor and it was great to see her still willing to work to become even better," Valentine said. "Her biggest areas of improvement have been her ability to give answers from her heart and telling the story instead of just giving the answer.” pverma1@kent.edu
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Volleyball falls short in the MAC tournament against Ohio University
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Hockey drops weekend games
HALL LEADS FLASHES PAST MARIST COLLEGE
Max McCarty / The Kent Stater The starting line for the Kent State hockey team stands across the blue line while the national anthem is played before their against the University of Pittsburgh Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.
Chris Yamnitsky Hockey Reporter The Kent State Ice Hockey Club came up short in a pair of games over the weekend, falling to Rochester Institute of Technology and Mercyhurst University over the weekend. The Flashes will have a break over Thanksgiving week, with a couple optional practices until their next game on Dec. 4 against Oakland University. Kent State fell one goal short of a victory on Friday, with a very low action game that resulted in a 3-2 win for RIT. “I felt we played down to their level,” coach Jim Underwood said. “ I mean, we outshot them 64 to 27, so we just weren’t strong enough to get the rebounds and jump ahead of them with some early goals.” The Tigers scored with 45 seconds left in the first period to take the momentum into the second. RIT scored their second goal about halfway through the second with 11:45 remaining in the period. Senior forward Chad Parise scored the first goal for the Flashes with the assists going to sophomore forwards Kyle Schaefer and Jake Hainline. The second period ended with the Flashes still down 2-1, but were leading in shots with 39 to the Tiger's 14. RIT scored with 11 minutes remaining in the third to regain the two-goal advantage. Hainline scored in the last few minutes of the third period to make it 3-2, but the push to tie ended and the Flashes lost their third straight game. “When you let a team hang around, they will come up on you really quick,” Underwood said. “The pressure built up and we began to grip our sticks a little tighter and just weren’t able to bare down and bury those rebound goals.” The Flashes weren't able to score on their opportunities and lost their fourth game in a row, 3-1, to the Mercyhurst Lakers on Saturday. Although Underwood doesn’t see the loss as the team playing a bad game. “It was a great game from start to finish. We just have a hard time burying on our chances. I do think we did a phenomenal job with our defense of disrupting passes. Mercyhurst likes to hit the guy streaking up the middle and our defense did a good job of breaking that up,” Underwood said. “As far as our offense goes, we did a great job of getting the puck down low and to the net. Again, we just had trouble burying those opportunities.” With the first period not providing any goals, Hainline scored first for the Flashes on the power play just as one of the two penalties expired against the Lakers. Parise and senior defenseman Andrew Radosevic picked up the assists. With only nine seconds left in the Flashes' penalty, Mercyhurst was able to bounce back with a power play goal of their own to make it 1-1. The Lakers scored their second goal with under a minute to play in the second period. The period ended with a score of 2-1. With about five minutes left in the third period, the Lakers scored their third goal of the game to take a two-goal lead and claim a victory. “We’ll take Thanksgiving week to rest and come back afterwards and get right back to work for the last four games of the semester,” Underwood said. "They are four important league games for us, so hopefully we can get back on track here.” cyamnits@kent.edu
Carrie George / The Kent Stater Senior center Khaliq Spicer (left) and senior forward Chris Ortiz (right) both jump high to make a basket in the game against the Marist Red Foxes on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015.
Stephen Means Basketball Reporter Following two subpar games to start the season, Jimmy Hall broke out with an outstanding performance to lead the Kent State men's basketball team (2-1) over the Marist College Red Foxes (1-2), 79-72. “It’s about time,” coach Rob Senderoff said jokingly of Hall’s performance. “He’s been in the gym the last couple of days nonstop after practice — to me, that’s how you get out of a funk.” The junior forward led the Flashes with 27 points and 10 rebounds, including 13 points in the first half. Hall is coming off two games where he had a combined 21 points and 16 rebounds. “It just felt good to come out here and play hard and play for my teammates,” Hall said. “It’s a process for me to try to see the double-teams and try to make plays, and I just did a great job today.” Junior guard Kellon Thomas added 16 points while senior center Khaliq Spicer added nine points and 11 rebounds. This is the third straight game that Thomas has scored 15 or more points. “He’s playing very well,” Senderoff said. “He’s playing with a ton of confidence. I think that’s’ probably the most important thing.”
The Flashes shot a surprising 14-for-19 from the free-throw line, which was a huge turnaround from Wednesday’s contest against Southern Illinois. “That’s what won us the game — we shot 80 percent from the line,” Senderoff said. “(Hall and Spicer) combined for 12-for-15; that’s a good number, and we have to keep shooting them like that. There are going to be games where we don’t make them, and then there are going to be games where we do what we did today.” Freshman guard Brian Parker led the Red Foxes with 30 points but was unable to play in the second half down the stretch after cramping up on multiple occasions. Junior Khallid Hart added 27 points and shot 7-of-11 from the three-point line. “We have to do a better job defensively,” Senderoff said. “That’s on everyone, not just the guy guarding the ball. We have to do a much better job guarding the ball if we expect to win games." The Flashes will return to the court Tuesday with a doubleheader, along with the women’s basketball team. The women will take on Minnesota while the men will follow against St. Francis. The first game tips off at 6:30 p.m. smeans2@kent.edu
Three Flashes take home titles at Navy Classic
Dan Armelli Wrestling Reporter
There has been a tendency in the NBA to gather three superstars on one team and throw out the label “Big Three” (see the 2008 Boston Celtics and 2012 Miami Heat). But perhaps this theory has made its way into Kent State’s wrestling team with fifth-year seniors Mack McGuire, Mike DePalma and Ian Miller, who all walked away with first place finishes at the Navy Classic. “I think Ian’s doing pretty much what we expect. (He's) in a class of his own,” said coach Jim Andrassy. “Mike and Mack, they’re in their senior years, and I think they’ve actually stepped it up a little bit. I was really encouraged by how both of them wrestled. They just have to keep being consistent and keep it up. In two weeks, we’ll find out a lot more about both of these guys.” McGuire, DePalma and Miller are all multiple-time NCAA qualifiers and remain undefeated for the year. The Flashes finished second as a team with 130 points, nine points behind Princeton University and 28.5 points in front of No. 12 University of Wisconsin-Madison, who finished third. “I thought we wrestled pretty well as a team,” Andrassy said. “I was pretty happy with the performance (and) how we competed. Like any team, it’s early in the year and we have got to get better.” Ten wrestlers were able to place for the Flashes in their respective weight classes, with eight of them scoring double digit points: Miller (first place, 20 points); DePalma (first, 19.50); McGuire (first, 16); fifth-year senior Cole Baxter (3rd, 18); sophomore Anthony Tutolo (3rd, 15.50); fifth-year senior Tyler Buckwalter (3rd, 14.50); sophomore Stephen Suglio (fifth, 13) and senior Del Vinas (5th, 11). Sophomore Chance Driscoll and redshirt freshman Kyle Conel were also
able to get sixth place finishes for Kent State. The Flashes had two of their wrestlers face off against each other twice during the event. McGuire beat Tutolo via tiebreaker 2-1 in the 133 semifinals, and Suglio won by technical fall over redshirt freshman Devin Nye 16-0 in the third round of the heavyweight consolation. Andrassy said these matches proved that they made the right decision as far as who they will send to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational. “With heavyweight, I think going into the weekend we thought Devin just might be bigger (and) more able to handle the weight,” Andrassy said. “Suglio ended up emerging as the guy. One of the biggest things is Devin Nye beat (Ohio University’s) starter (sophomore Jesse Webb).” As far as the other match with two Flashes, Tutolo has been able to string together successful performances, but won’t be able to crack the starting lineup at 133. “Mack doesn’t do a whole lot of flashy stuff. He just wins,” Andrassy said. “At this stage in his career, I think he knows how to win more than Tutolo. It doesn’t mean Tutolo isn’t a great wrestler. It just means that Tutolo isn’t a great matchup for some people. It’s just one of those things where we just have to figure it out and Tutolo has to figure out where he wants to go from here.” While the Flashes try to find a way to get Tutolo into the lineup, Andrassy did note that Tutolo isn’t far off from McGuire, which bodes well for the future of the program. “The question is how do we get Tutolo in the lineup?” Andrassy said. “He’s a good enough guy and he needs to be there.” Kent State will be back in action at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational, a two-day tournament that runs from Dec. 4-5. darmell1@kent.edu