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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015
Amy Schumer goes inside Kent State
Obama says terror threat against US has entered 'new phase' Julie Pace White House Correspondent
Clint Datchuk / The Kent Stater People gather in long lines outside the MAC Center on the night of Dec. 6, 2015 awaiting entrance into the Amy Schumer show.
No photos were permitted during the event.
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times Amy Schumer backstage at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.
Sarah Matthews Student Politics and USG Reporter Amy Schumer filled the M.A.C. Center with laughs Sunday night in her sold-out performance. The show opened with fellow comedian Rachel Feinstein, who was a finalist on Season 7 of “Last Comic Standing.” The crowd cheered as Feinstein announced Schumer, who immediately cracked jokes about the age of the crowd. “Is it like parents’ weekend?” Schumer said. “This is not a fun show to see with your parents.” Junior public relations major Hanna Moore said she enjoyed how Schumer made the show feel personal. “I liked that she tailored some jokes to Kent State because she knew our mascot, and made
jokes about the (Kent Stater) and people in the audience,” Moore said. Schumer joked about everything from how she won’t be famous much longer to some of her interactions with celebrities: including Bradley Cooper, Katie Couric and Hillary Clinton. She even told jokes about Kent State and college life. "I hear your mascot is the Golden Flash... That's a sex term," Schumer said. “Hearing about her interacting with other celebrities, she sounds as how anyone else would in those situations, which is very refreshing hearing from someone who is so famous,” Moore said. Nothing was off limits with Schumer, including audience members. During the show, Schumer made a joke to Kevin and Colin Otubu of Undergraduate Student Gov-
ernment (USG) about being twins. "You guys look suspiciously alike," Schumer said. “I mean it was just a little strange because you see that on TV, but when it’s actually you it’s very different,” said Kevin Otubu, who is the director of programming for USG. Schumer took a serious note during the show to share her efforts to push for stricter gun-control laws following the deadly shootings in a Louisiana movie theater that was playing her movie, “Trainwreck.” “I love how she uses her fame and voice to draw attention to real issues that she cares about,” Jordan Kushner, senior accounting major said. “She has the potential to truly make an impact on the world.” smatth11@kent.edu
In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed Sunday night the United States would overcome a new terror threat that seeks to "poison the minds" of people here and around the world, as he sought to reassure Americans shaken by recent attacks in Paris and California. "I know that after so much war, many Americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has no immediate cure," he said, speaking from a lectern in his West Wing office. "The threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it," he declared. The president's speech followed Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people and wounded 21. Authorities say a couple carried out the attack and the wife pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and its leader in a Facebook post. Obama said that while there was no evidence the shooters were directed by a terror network overseas or part of a broader plot, "the two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization." "This was an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people," he said in the 13-minute address. Obama's speech was likely to leave his critics unsatisfied. He announced no significant shift in strategy and offered no new policy prescriptions for defeating IS, underscoring both his confidence in his current approach and the lack of easy options for countering the extremist group. He did call for a review of the visa waiver program for people seeking to come to the U.S. and said he would urge private companies and law enforcement leaders to work together to ensure potential attackers can't use technology to evade detection. He also called on Congress to pass new authorization for military actions underway against IS in Iraq and Syria and to approve legislation to keep people on the "no-fly list" from buying guns. The president reiterated his call for tightening gun laws, saying no matter how effective law enforcement and intelligence are, they can't identify every would-be shooter. He called it a matter of national security to prevent potential killers from getting guns. "What we can do, and must do, is make it harder for them to kill," he said.
Robbery reported in Wright Hall parking lot Matthew Merchant Senior Reporter Two black males wearing red hoodies are suspected of robbing a car in the Wright Hall R6 parking lot at around 7:30 p.m. Saturday. It's reported a cell phone was taken from a vehicle. A FlashAlert message notified students and the Kent State community at about 8:15 p.m. that the two men were seen leaving in a black pickup truck. University spokesman Eric Mansfield said no weapons were involved and no injuries have been reported. Students are encouraged to call Kent State Police or Kent Police with any information. mmercha1@kent.edu
Victoria's Secret PINK holiday bus tour comes to Kent State Danie Minor Alumni Reporter Kent State was chosen as one of the five schools in the country to have the Victoria Secret’s PINK holiday bus make an appearance on its tour. The University Oak’s apartment complex hosted the bus. “The schools were picked up by the home office (in Columbus, Ohio), and then we were surprised to get chosen,” said Christy Lodder, Kent State's PINK Nation Campus Representative and senior fashion merchandising major. The other schools chosen for the bus tour were Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Indiana University and Ohio State University. With a long line of people waiting to enter the holiday bus, the PINK representatives and PINK Campus Ambassadors set up cookies and hot chocolate, supplied by University Oaks inside of the leasing office for those waiting. “Although we waited 40 minutes in line to get on the bus, it was a cool
experience," said Tiffany Hildebrand, a freshman pre-nursing major. "They had the holiday pajamas and the Kent State PINK gear.” In addition to the holiday spirit brought by the bus, customers received a portable charger in the shape of a heart with their purchases. Courtney Miller, a freshman accounting major, said it was a fun experience because it does not happen often. Miller says the only thing that could have made the event better was if it were held on a summer day because it was so cold. On Tuesday, the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show will air on CBS at 10 p.m. “The holiday bus is here as a precursor for the fashion show that is on Tuesday,” Lodder said. The representatives will hold a party for the show at Panini’s Bar & Grill at 9 p.m. One Love Yoga and Boutique will also work with the PINK representatives to give out prizes. dminor4@kent.edu
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