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White nationalist Richard Spencer is ready for a fight with Kent State University—a legal one, at least. After KSU rejected a request from his booker to hold a speaking event on May 4, the 48th anniversary of the on-campus shootings of four students by National Guardsmen, Spencer said a lawsuit “might very well be” the next step. On Wednesday, Cameron Padgett, a Georgia State graduate student known for booking spaces on university campuses for Spencer’s college tour, contacted Kent State. He requested use of the Student Multicultural Center for May 4 to hold a speaking event with Spencer and Mike Peinovich, also a white nationalist, to talk about the Kent State shooting and left-wing group Antifa. The next day, Kent State said it was “unable to accommodate” Padgett’s request because the last two weeks of the semester “are always an exceptionally busy time on our campus, with numerous activities marking the end of our academic year.” Spencer believes the university blocked the speech because it is afraid of violent protests by Antifa. Spencer calls it an “obvious case” of “the heckler’s veto,” a term coined by University of Chicago professor Harry Kalven referring to when a speaker is restricted by the government in order to prevent a reacting party’s behavior. “Kent State is not claiming that I am going to engage in violence or that I will do anything other than give a speech like any other guest would give a speech,” Spencer said. “What

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Richard Spencer speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas Dec. 6, 2016. Spencer is taking legal action against Kent State, as he has with countless other universities who have refused him space to speak. AP Photo/ David J. Phillip

they’re worried about is Antifa violence.” Spencer claims Kent State’s actions are unconstitutional, and if his legal team takes the university to court, like it has other universities, it will lose. “If they want to challenge me, it’s like, OK, fine, you’re gonna lose,” Spencer said. “I have absolute confidence because what we are doing is 100 percent above board.” Spencer’s confidence comes from his fruitful legal battle with Michigan State University. After suing MSU for denying him a space to speak, he and the university reached a settlement Thursday allowing him to speak at a campus auditorium March 5.

“If they want to challenge me,” Spencer scoffs at Kent State, “good luck.” What to expect from a speech Spencer has a clear agenda for a speech at Kent State if the university allows him. The white nationalist said he would focus on how white people are being “dispossessed at universities demographically, morally, and intellectually.” Spencer especially disagrees with affirmative action at colleges — the practice of giving minority applicants special consideration to counteract discrimination. “Through affirmative action, whites are being pushed out,” Spencer claimed. “Effectively, if you’re a non-white applicant, you have a tremendous advantage.” Spencer said affirmative action is part of “a larger plan” to “making universities seats of diversity, which effectively means less white people.” Spencer also said he would discuss the Kent State shootings if he were to speak on May 4. “If I’m there on such a symbolic day, I obviously would not let that moment past without discussing it,” Spencer said. Spencer said he draws “some interesting parallels” between the anti-establishment protesters during the Kent State shootings and white people renouncing the establishment currently. “There are some interesting similarities in the sense of this rising movement of white identity—effectively, identitarianism—and the 60's radicals. We are fighting the system.” Policy regarding outside speakers Kent State’s policy register outlines rules and protocols regarding “demonstrations, marches, and speakers.” University policy 4-03.1 states all speakers from outside KSU must be sponsored by a registered student organization or a university department. So far, Spencer and his associates have not obtained an on-campus sponsor. According to the policy, Kent State has the right to cancel an outside speaker’s event if it violates criminal law, “substantially invades the rights of others” (including threatening health or safety) or “disrupts the normal activities of the university.”

The policy states that the “the director of campus life or a designee” is responsible for making the decision after consulting with police, the sponsoring organization and its advisor. Kent State’s scheduling office takes care of the logistics of speaking events, but does not “impose limitations based upon the subjects to be discussed, or the background, or past associations of the speakers,” according to the policy. If the event causes any damages, the campus sponsor is responsible for the costs. According to the university website, the Student Multicultural Center is one of two rentable public spaces on campus. It costs $175 to rent and can accommodate up to 200 people. Controversial on college campuses This is not the first time Spencer and his associates have tried to speak on a college campus. Last year, several schools including Ohio State University and Penn State denied their requests to speak, citing safety concerns. In turn, Spencer and Padgett’s lawyer, Kyle Bristow, sued the universities in federal court for violation of free speech. Some universities have let him speak, though. After originally denying Spencer’s request, the University of Florida allowed Spencer to speak in October at its performing arts center. Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in the county ahead of massive protests and a large police presence. According to the Gainesville Sun, the University of Florida ended up paying $600,000 in additional security costs, while Spencer was on the hook for just over $10,000 in rental fees and some security costs. Along with his scheduled speech at Michigan State, Spencer is expected to speak at the University of Cincinnati on March 14, which is during its spring break. However, his legal team is suing the university over the $11,000 fee it imposed on him for security. He is in talks with the University of Michigan to speak there as well. Contact Ben Orner at borner@kent.edu.

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Kent State community reacts to Spencer’s denied request Addie Gall and David Williams Student Politics Reporter and Safety Reporter Kent State denied white nationalist Richard Spencer’s request to speak on campus May 4, the 48th anniversary of the infamous National Guard shooting that killed four Kent State students. “I think he’s definitely going for a shock value, especially requesting May 4,” said James Krzoska, a sophomore biochemistry major. “If it was any other day other than May 4, or any other place, I don’t think it would be as big of a deal.” Though Spencer’s request has been rejected, some in the Kent State community were still chagrined by the possibility that he might speak. “I feel like he chose the Student Multicultural Center for a reason. There has to be something else going on. There’s so many other venues or buildings he could have spoken at,” Kyra Horton, a sophomore marketing major said. “I don’t know what he’s doing but … I feel like he chose the SMC just to trigger us, or get us angry or upset. Because he knew how we would feel, he knew that coming in here would stir up something or cause attention to the campus or the black community among Kent State.” Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) also prepared a statement on the choice of the Student Multicultural Center for the speaking event. “While we understand that Richard Spencer and Mike Peinovich have their right to freedom of speech, our issue is that his rhetoric is so opposed to what the Student Multicultural Center stands and the university stands for. The SMC is a space that was designed to give a sense of belonging, specifically to students of color,” SALSA’s statement said. “The individuals that were requesting the SMC on May 4, were unacceptable. It goes against our mission statement in providing our community with a

welcoming environment and mocks the efforts of safe spaces on campus.” The choice of May 4 also raised skepticism. “It was a day meant for respect, a day meant to honor those who died protesting what they believed in, it’s not about making a publicity statement,” said Jessica Kukura, the president of the College Democrats and a graduate school psychology major. Jeffrey King, the communications director for the College Republicans and a senior managerial marketing major, said it was right for the university to deny the request, Spencer would not honor the day properly. “We have a serious problem with politics being brought into May 4. It’s about the day itself,” said Jacob Tabler, the president of the College Republicans and senior political science major. In a written statement released last Thursday, the university claimed that the rejection was due to a busy schedule between April 30 and May 12. While Kent State did not name Spencer’s political views as means for rejection, Spencer also accused several other universities, including Ohio State University and Penn State University, of infringing on free speech and oppressing the alt-right. “Kent (State) has every right to not let him speak,” said Cheyenne Brown, a sophomore cellular molecular biology major. “Free speech doesn’t cover hate speech.” Senior studio arts major, Katelyn Evans, felt that the response was not strong enough. “You know how on those academic checklist(s) it’ll say requirement satisfied? That’s how I feel about Kent State’s response to that scumbag,” Evans said.“The university met the most basic good decision, but the way they reasoned their choice is yet another disappointment on how they’ve been handling this political climate.” Safety was another concern for students like Atsuya Suzuki, a senior business management major.

“I think there are some students who support him and who are against him, so there would be conflict and is a little dangerous,” Suzuki said. “I think the school should not let him speak.” Florida governor Rick Scott set a precedent to support students worries by declaring a state of emergency when Spencer spoke at the university this past October, which led to protests and violence. “I’m from Florida, and I have a friend that attends Florida State University where Richard Spencer spoke. She had to stay home from class because of it. I think it’s mainly a safety issue,” Sierra Powers, a junior American Sign Language interpretation major, said. The university utilizes a series of safety precautions when controversial events take place. “The safety of our students and university community is our highest priority, and our campus safety team employs a variety of measures to ensure that safety, specific to

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each situation”, said Eric Mansfield, the executive director of media relations. Still, some students believed Spencer had a right to speak—but perhaps not in the context he had wanted. “All speakers from outside of the university must have a student organization sponsor them: Spencer still has no sponsor,” John Wroblewski a junior digital media production major said. “While, in my book, Spencer is still free to just walk on campus and begin spouting hate, it is clear from student interest that he is not welcome here in any organized fashion. Any speaking engagement he were to have here, especially on a day as sensitive as May 4, would be a waste of everybody’s time and energy.” Contact Addie Gall at agall7@kent.edu. Contact David Williams at dwill191@kent.edu. Tierra Thomas, Cameron Gorman, Taylor Patterson, Lily Nickel, Alissa Reyes, Gershon Harrell contributed to this article.

It was a day meant for respect, a day meant to honor those who died protesting what they believed in; it’s not about making a publicity statement.” – Jessica Kukura President of College Democrats

Richard Spencer spars with college campuses August 17, 2017 Not welcome at LSU August 14, 2017 Canceled by Texas A&M

October 22, 2017 Spencer sues Ohio State

August 22, 2017 Rejected by Penn State

Jan. 17, 2018 Spencer wants to come to Kent State

Jan. 8, 2018 Spencer sues Cincinnati

Jan. 18, 2018 Spencer to speak at Michigan State

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Surviving the sub-zero: Tips for winter on campus Chloe Forbes Feature Writer Fighting against wicked winds and bitter cold temperatures can be a challenge, but the Kent State campus is no stranger to bitter winters. It is important to be prepared when a winter storm is on the horizon, as a small storm can turn into a relentless blizzard at any time. 25 percent of all winter related fatalities are people that are caught off guard out in the storm, according to the National Weather Service. To ensure your safety and well-being, follow these tips to prepare yourself for a winter storm. Clothing, not coffee Start the day with a warm breakfast. Food is what fuels the body to produce its own heat, so it is important to eat and drink regularly to prevent dehydration. Although your morning routine may start with coffee, it is best to avoid caffeine in cold conditions. Drinking caffeine can hasten the symptoms of hypothermia on the body by restricting blood vessels, preventing blood flow to extremities such as fingers and toes. Dress in warm, dry layers to maintain body temperature. Be sure to cover exposed skin as it could lead to frostbite or hypothermia, and cover your mouth so your lungs are not exposed to the

severe cold. Layers of lightweight clothes can maintain warmth more than a bulky sweater, so add more layers when feeling cold. Think feet Living on-campus requires students to walk long distances in the cold. Heather White, the grounds manager for university facilities, said students make the same winter mistake every year. “Wrong footwear. Students also make the assumption that all the sidewalks will be bare pavement all winter,” she said. When walking on campus, it is crucial to be careful on icy sidewalks. Slipping and falling can result in serious injuries. Invest in good winter boots that will hide exposed skin. Identify frostbite Students should also be aware of the dangers of frostbite. Frostbite occurs during severe temperatures, and has heightened risk when the windchill is -50 degrees or below. As a result, the body cuts off blood flow to the nose, ears, toes and fingers to conserve heat for vital organs. When encountering frostbite, there will be numbness, and ice crystals may begin to form on skin. It may also feel warm, although not defrosted, and begin to change colors. Once frostbite starts to form, it is vital to get inside and use warm, not hot,

Kent State campus covered in snow Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Miguel Goncalves / The Kent Stater

water or body heat to defrost the wound. If the frostbite is severe, be sure to seek medical attention. Take advantage of your resources Try to stay out of the wind, if possible, to decrease the risk of frostbite. If it is too cold and windy outside, use transportation, such as Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority. PARTA buses stop at various locations around campus, with services running every six to 12 minutes. Stops and schedules can be found using the KSU mobile app. The university has taken extra precautions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of students on campus by starting preparations in the fall. “All of our equipment is inspected and prepped in October for winter use. We order our salt in September to make sure we have enough on hand,” White said. “A lot of our challenges come from when the the weather changes, whether it is dipping even colder, below the effective layer of salt, or from rain, to ice and snow,” White said. “Sometimes if we know we are expecting a lot of snow, we will let staff know to report early, but if we aren’t expecting snow and the weather pattern shifts we can be caught behind the curve. Whenever we can, we plan for snow events.” Contact Chloe Forbes at cforbes1@kent.edu.

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Kent State Stark hosting open auditions for spring production Brynn Pennell Regional Campuses Reporter Kent State Stark is holding open auditions for its final theater production of the school year, "26 Pebbles," Jan. 30 and Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. The play is a docudrama based on verbatim transcriptions of Newtown, Connecticut, residents recounting the tragedy of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The script was written by Eric Ulloa, who traveled to Newtown a year after the shooting to talk to parents of students, shop owners and residents about continuing on with life after the tragedy. Ulloa wanted to do something to create a change about an event that deeply affected him, so he decided to use the power of words to make a difference. “Here is a play that might deal with an issue that is so very important to our country, these mass shootings,” director Brian Newberg said. “But it is about not just the tragedy of the shooting itself, it is about the healing and the aftermath and trying to be a community.” Four women and two men are needed to play the main roles, and each actor will play multiple characters throughout the performance. Auditions are open to the general public, including Kent State students from all campuses and community

members. No children are allowed to audition. Technical production opportunities are also available to the general public including; stage managers, assistants to lighting, set design, sound, costume designers and crew. “I am looking for people who care. We are a university… Our mission here is learning. No experience is ever necessary to work on our shows whether it is a technical area or it is acting because we train…” Newberg says. “It’s hard to say what I hope people will leave with after seeing "26 Pebbles,” Ulloa wrote in a publication for TheatreMania. “It’s tough stuff, I’m not going to lie. But it’s also necessary. We change the channel way too fast in this country and compartmentalize our feelings about a tragedy as soon as we are done seeing with it.” "26 Pebbles" has been performed nationwide and is publicly recognized by American Theatre and The New York Times. Rehearsals are set to begin Feb. 26 and will occur five evenings a week until the show’s opening on April 13 at 7:30 p.m. The play will also be April 14, 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m., and April 15 and 22 at 2 p.m. in the Kent State Stark Theatre. Contact Brynn Pennell at bpennel1@kent.edu.

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OPINION

Academy Award nominations: Should sexual harassment get in the way?

SHANNON KOVACHS’ VIEW

ogan Slusser

If you follow Hollywood and the movie industry as a whole, you are probably aware that we are currently in the middle of another long and grueling award season. You will also know that Hollywood is in the thick of a social and political movement, #MeToo. The #MeToo movement has been bred out of decades of power and sexual imbalance based on gender in the entertainment industry. Hollywood mainstays such as Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey have already lost their jobs and reputations due to sexual assault allegations and charges spanning over decades. Kevin Spacey lost out on a role in “All the Money in the World,” one where he was quickly replaced by Christopher Plummer, who went on to be nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. The #MeToo movement has not only caused actors to lose out on roles, but also may have played a deciding factor in one actor not receiving what many considered to be a locked down Academy Award nomination. James Franco, the star and director of “The Disaster Artist,” won a Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice award for his starring role. Many thought that he was a shoe-in for an Academy Award nomination, until recent sexual misconduct allegations surfaced. Franco has been accused by five different women of various sexual improprieties in recent years, and the allegations’ timing and severity are believed to have caused the academy to leave him out of the ceremony. They are completely right to do so. No one accused of such acts should be given any sort of spotlight, and they certainly deserve no honor meant for the best in their craft. I also understand the academy’s desire to distant themselves from the public relations hailstorm that would come from nominating alleged criminals. However, there’s no logic in the academy not nominating James Franco, but instead honoring Gary

Oldman with a nomination for the same award. Gary Oldman played Winston Churchill in “The Darkest Hour,” and has already won a Golden Globe and SAG award for the role. He is the heavy favorite to take home the Academy Award, but he has also had a sorted past in relations to women. In 2001, Oldman was accused by his ex-wife, Donya Fiorentino, of beating her with a telephone in front of their children. Oldman was never charged for the crime, and vehemently denies the allegations. But Franco has yet to be charged, and he also denies allegations of his misconduct. This whole situation leads me to wonder: Who decides which cases are worthy of withholding nominations and which aren’t? What makes Gary Oldman’s case forgivable, while James Franco’s case is punishable? If Hollywood is going to react the way that they are, which they certainly should, there needs to be consistency in the judgments and punishments. Otherwise, it will seem like the only reason Franco wasn’t nominated was because people still remember his sexual harassment case.

Contact Logan Slusser at lslusser@kent.edu.

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If Hollywood is going to react the way that they are, which they certainly should, there needs to be consistency in the judgments and punishments.” –Logan Slusser

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OPINION

Expand your horizons Joseph Langan College campuses are ground zero for the inception of new social movements and the catalyst for societal change. College doesn’t have to be a place where you just take classes. It is your best opportunity to learn about yourself and contextualize your interests within the wider world. Let’s face it: As our most recent government shutdown shows, the world isn’t going to fix itself. If you’re interested in promoting change, there are a number of political organizations on campus where you can make a difference. Black United Students, for example, has a rich legacy with Kent State. Founded in 1968, BUS is the first and oldest organization on campus to serve as a unifying force for the African-American population. BUS was instrumental in the construction of Oscar Ritchie Hall, home of the Department of Pan-African Studies. In 1969, BUS proposed to extend “Negro History Week” to Black History Month at Kent State University, making it the first student organization in the country

to make this proposal. Today, BUS hosts annual events, including the Renaissance Ball and the Ebony Achievement Awards, which acknowledges the talents and accomplishments in the black community. Kent State recently founded a branch of Young Democratic Socialists of America, which — like the national parent organization — is far more than just a movement focused on spreading the ideas of democratic socialism. According to their mission statement, YDSA seeks “social change which extends democracy into all aspects of life -- social, political and economic.” Their vision of socialism is “profoundly democratic, feminist, anti-racist, antiimperialist and intersectional.” From protesting against neo-Nazis and the alt-right, to simply offering free brake light changes to the public, YDSA acts as a vehicle for true democracy, working to foster solidarity between working class people of all races, genders and sexualities. YDSA’s mission is to educate and organize students and to play a helpful role in the movement for social justice. Currently, they are involved in

an educational campaign to raise awareness about Medicare for All and single-payer healthcare systems. YDSA meets on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. in room 316 of the Student Center. Students for Justice in Palestine is a culturally and educationally-focused political group that seeks to educate students and faculty about the history of Palestine and its current situation. Their purpose is to raise awareness within the Kent community on issues pertaining to the Palestinian people. SJP advocates for Palestinian rights, as well as justice and equality for all oppressed people around the world. They host a wide range of educational, cultural and solidarity events. They meet Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in room 315 of the Student Center. This is just a tiny sample of the vast multitude of different organizations on campus. I’d encourage you to keep your eyes open. Search for clubs that expand your horizon and work to make the world a better place. After all, this is why you came to college. Contact Joseph Langan at jlangan3@kent.edu.

When you get your death warrant signed Bruno Beidacki After a long trial, where more than 100 young women testified, former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was convicted and sentenced to spend a minimum of 40 years in prison. Nassar sexually abused at least 150 girls over the course of the last 30 years. In other words, he is a monster. The question being asked by people all over the country, however, is “How?” How could a man abuse so many people for so long? And it’s not like these girls didn’t come forward with their stories. For years, gymnasts abused by Nassar came to coaches, parents and administrators with their concerns. Still, it took the accusation of Olympian Aly Raisman and the surge of the #MeToo movement for something to be done. We live in a society where doubt and

attempts at undermining allegations are prioritized over empathizing with the victims. The false accusations of an insignificant statistical minority are used to justify people’s hesitation. Well, they shouldn’t. I was a competitive gymnast for 10 years and so was my 18-year-old sister. We had tough coaches, some who made us love the sport and some who made us hate it. What if Nassar had been my doctor? Or worse, what if he had been my sister’s doctor? What this case needs to teach us is to create an environment in which children feel comfortable confiding and confident that others will intervene to help. If we keep telling them that they have to “suck it up” and “they just want to help you improve” when mild situations of abuse happen, they might not share their stories when severe cases occur. Sports should be healthy activities that help kids develop values such as teamwork, resilience, work ethic and respect. They are supposed to help your body and mind. Instead, what people like

Nassar do to children and teenagers is scar them in a way that might negatively affect the entirety of their lives. More than that, they completely destroy children’s perspectives on mentorship. Trust issues are found in extremely higher rates between victims of sexual abuse. Some can never convince themselves to trust others again. What this creates is not only a social and identity crisis, but it leads to cases of depression and anxiety. Therefore, it is no surprise that Larry Nassar was sentenced up to 175 years in prison. He will spend the rest of his life locked up. Worse punishment than that, though, was him having to hear the testimonies of dozens of his victims. If there is any good in him, listening to those young women describe his abuse probably killed him inside. So, former doctor Larry Nassar, listen up: When you got your death warrant signed, the rest of the world applauded. Contact Bruno Beidacki at bbeidack@kent.edu.

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When voters in Kent turned down a "sanctuary city" ballot issue in the November election, it meant any ties between the city jail and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would remain. But Kent is not where ICE, the federal agency that deals with unauthorized immigrants and most notably deports them, is focused in Portage County. That would be the Portage County Jail in Ravenna. Records released by ICE indicate the agency has asked the Portage County Sheriff’s Office to hand over unauthorized immigrants more than 50 times in the past eight years. And though the sheriff’s office has no official policies, and neither the sheriff nor the jail administrator can remember a single case, the sheriff’s office is compliant with the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration. Statewide data When a local law enforcement agency (LEA), such as a county sheriff’s office, arrests someone, his or her fingerprints and information is sent to three databases: the LEA’s, the FBI’s and ICE’s. If the person’s information matches ICE’s records, he or she is likely an unauthorized immigrant. ICE will then send the LEA an I-247 form, commonly known as a “detainer request.” It asks the LEA to hold the person for an additional 48 hours so ICE can pick them up and begin the deportation process. Even though most LEA’s comply with ICE detainers, it is not required by law. LEAs that do not comply are referred to as sanctuaries. The Transactional Records Access

Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University keeps track of detainer requests nationwide. Through a hard-fought series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and court victories, TRAC has compiled a database of every ICE detainer received by law enforcement agencies across the nation. TRAC’s records for Ohio are current through July 2017 and go back to November 2002. Since then, ICE requested the transfer of 17,696 unauthorized immigrants from county jails in 75 of Ohio’s 88 counties. The top county for detainers, Franklin, is Ohio’s most populous with more than 1.2 million residents. When adjusting for each county's population, Franklin is still first for detainers, but that is where the correlation ends. The Clark County Jail, located in Ohio's 21st most populous county, received the second-most detainers. Fayette County, Ohio’s 74th-most populous county with just 29,000 residents, received the third-most detainers. Some heavily populated counties like Cuyahoga (2nd), Summit (4th), and Lucas (6th) received just the 59th, 55th and 58th most detainers, respectively. Portage County TRAC’s records show the Portage County Jail, which can hold up to 220 people, received 56 detainer requests from May 2009 to January 2017. The busiest year was 2012 when the jail received 27. ICE withheld most information about the detainers and the immigrants named in the detainer. The agency released only limited information, which included the person’s gender and citizenship, and whether some detainers were refused. ICE’s records confirm the sheriff’s office

did not refuse the detainer in at least 30 of the 56 cases. According to TRAC, that does not necessarily mean ICE took custody of those detainees. Fifty-four of the detainees were male and two were female. Thirty-four were originally from Mexico, while the rest hailed from nine other countries. Sheriff unaware Portage County Sheriff David Doak and jail administrator Danny Burns cannot recall the sheriff’s office or jail receiving any detainers from ICE. Burns said he has never seen an ICE detainer request in his more than two years working at the jail. In response to a public records request, Doak responded that he was "not familiar with" the I-247 form. “If I walked back there (to the jail) and laid (an I-247 form) down in front of all of the (corrections officers) back there and said ‘What’s this form?,’” Doak said, “they’d go, ‘I don’t know what that is.’” Doak and Burns said the 56 detainers since 2009 sounded like a lot, but neither disagreed with the number. Doak said if the jail received a detainer from ICE, “we would comply with that.” Burns agreed. KentWired asked to see any ICE detainers the Portage County Jail received, but Doak and Burns said detainee records cannot be pulled up in the jail’s system without entering an individual’s name. To get a sample of detainee names, KentWired filed a FOIA request with ICE for detainers sent to the jail in 2016. ICE told KentWired it could only grant the request for the individuals whose names are on the forms.

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Portage County Justice Center in Ravenna on Sept. 14, 2017. Ben Orner / The Kent Stater

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A concrete sign marks the entrance to the Portage County Justice Center in Ravenna Sept. 14, 2017. Ben Orner / The Kent Stater

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Portage County aids ICE continued Though agencies initiate contact with ICE less frequently than they receive detainers, complying with ICE is standard for sheriff’s offices statewide. Bob Cornwell, the executive director of the Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association, said it is common practice for county jails in Ohio to hand over unauthorized immigrants to ICE. “Policies have remained fairly consistent over the years,” he said.

A shift in policy

The Portage County Sheriff’s Office’s interactions with unauthorized immigrants and ICE are not based in any official policy, because the sheriff’s office has none. Part of the reason why is the rural nature of Portage County and how rarely the sheriff’s office said it interacts with unauthorized immigrants and ICE. Doak expects that to change with

President Trump in the White House. “I can almost assure you if we picked someone up now and called ICE,” Doak said, “they would probably come and get them without delay.” Doak expects ICE to cooperate more with local law enforcement, especially in more rural areas like Portage County. “I think that they know, because of the public opinion and political controversy this has stirred up, they’re going to have to work with the locals,” Doak said. “If they don’t, they’re not going to get anywhere.” Expecting ICE to knock on the door more frequently means the sheriff’s office will look at forming official policies. “Since this crackdown on the national level with it, and a lot of this talk about sanctuary cities,” Doak said, “we are going to take a look at what policies we have and

how we’re going to handle that now.” The sheriff’s office is in the early stages of developing concrete policies, but things it will look at include whether to hand over unauthorized immigrants who are witnesses of crimes and whether jail employees should begin to track the citizenship status of its inmates. “We would be taking a look at specifically the federal sections of the law that cover it. Perhaps spell those out in it,” he said. “Secondly, we would be taking a little bit different view on the booking process, how we interview people when they’re booked in – background information and that sort of thing.” ICE not always cooperative Sheriff Doak only remembers a couple of times his office has dealt with unauthorized immigrants, and neither involved detainers. The first was shortly after he took office in 2009. “We had a deputy that stopped a van,”

Doak said. “They were all immigrants in the van. No paperwork, didn’t speak English. They had to bring an interpreter in to even talk to them.” The sheriff’s office immediately contacted ICE, but the federal agency did not follow through with its promise to pick up the immigrants. “Four or five days went by; we had not charged them with anything except being in the country without paperwork,” Doak said, “We let them go because (ICE) just wouldn’t come and pick them up. In the last conversation we had with them, they said they weren’t that interested in it.” Doak said whenever his deputies arrest someone who they discover is in the country illegally, they immediately contact ICE.

David Doak, Portage County Sheriff since January 2009, sits in his office at the Portage County Justice Center in Ravenna on Sept. 14, 2017. Ben Orner / The Kent Stater

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In Trump’s first six full months in office, TRAC’s data shows ICE sent 38 percent more detainers nationwide and 37 percent more detainers in Ohio, compared to President Barack Obama’s last six months.” –Ben Orner Enterprise producer for TV2

Photo of Portage County Jail. Ben Orner / The Kent Stater

The Trump effect

One byproduct of illegal immigration Doak sees firsthand is drug trafficking, particularly coming across the Mexican border with the United States. “It’s caused jail overcrowding, deaths, the list could go on,” he said. “(Drugs have) been coming across the border for years, and law enforcement has taken a pretty tough stand.” Doak thinks that is a major part of President Trump’s emphasis on illegal immigration. “I suspect that Trump took issue with that politically,” he said. “He made a stand with that, and once he committed to it he was kind of obligated to follow through. And we’re beginning to see the extent of that.” The extent of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration translates into ICE sending more detainers to law enforcement agencies nationwide. In Trump’s first six full months in office, TRAC’s data shows ICE sent 38 percent more detainers nationwide and 37 percent more detainers in Ohio, compared to President

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Barack Obama’s last six months. For Doak, a Democrat, the impact of drug trafficking on law enforcement, opioid addiction and Portage County is enough to justify full cooperation with ICE. “What goes on with border crossing and drugs coming in has been a concern to law enforcement for years,” he said. “And it’s been a big part of us being on the backside of the power curve with the drug trafficking, and certainly the opioids, cocaine, meth and what have you.” Not all unauthorized immigrants are involved in drug trafficking, however, nor did they illegally cross the Mexican border. According to the Center for Migration Studies, since 2007, most unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. overstayed a visa. Just 140,000 unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2013 were people who crossed the southern border, compared to the 250,000 who overstayed visas. Regardless, Doak said people here illegally know what could happen if their citizenship status is discovered.

“If I have a visa and I’m here for whatever reason there is on the visa, I should know that date when the visa expires,” he said. “And I’m taking a chance any time after that when I don’t go and renew that. It’s like a drivers license. If you have a driver’s license and it's expired and you get stopped, is that my fault or is that your fault?”

Personal feelings, professional priorities

While Doak acknowledges his duty to enforce the law, he is sympathetic when he talks about the families of the immigrants handed over to ICE for deportation. “I just morally think that it’s wrong to split families up, take children or parents and deport them and split the family up,” he said. “On the other hand, those folks know that when they cross the border illegally, there’s consequences to that, and they have to take a little bit of ownership in that.” Doak's job as a law enforcement officer does not always abide with his personal perspectives. “I’m not really in favor of deporting these

people,” Doak said, “but oftentimes my personal opinion cannot get in the way of what I’m sworn to do as a sheriff.” “I can’t pick and choose what laws I’m going to enforce,” he stressed. “I’m not in a position as the sheriff where I can say, ‘well, I don’t like that law; I’m going to tell the deputies we don’t need to enforce that.’” Ultimately, Doak’s badge sits above his heart, both literally and figuratively. “I’m very hesitant for a lot of reasons to displace families,” he said. “But at the same time, I’ve taken an oath to enforce the law.” As the Trump administration increases its crackdown on illegal immigration and the Portage County Sheriff’s Office tries to keep up, one thing is clear: If an unauthorized immigrant is taken into custody by a Portage County Sheriff’s deputy or is sitting in a cell at the county jail, their days in the U.S. are likely numbered. “If they were here illegally,” Doak said, “we would probably be contacting ICE.” Contact Ben Orner at borner@kent.edu.

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Kent State University Golf Course fate lies in Master Plan Cameron Gorman Assigning Editor The Kent State University Golf Course, closed since late 2016, remains vacant since that time. Soon, Kent State may consider selling the land it once occupied. The course, which now sits along Kent Ravenna Road, was abandoned due to monetary issues and declining revenue. Currently, the only future plans for the area rest in its inclusion within the Kent Campus Master Plan, an attempt to identify future goals for the university. The Master Plan, according to its webpage, is a “comprehensive facilities master planning process to identify a vision for the Kent Campus.” It includes proposals for new buildings, the removal of other structures, buying and selling land and more. “The campus master plan was initiated in late 2016, and really got started in early 2017,” said Michael Bruder, the executive director of facilities planning and operations. “And the overall idea of a campus master plan is to design what we would call a physical response to the campus planning to take into consideration the next 10 to 20 years of the campus, including enrollment growth, facility conditions …. academic needs, student life needs like housing and dining, and then research goals of the institution as well.” Bruder also explained that the plan is meant to cover “every aspect of the university” — including the land that once housed the golf course. “Currently the campus is undergoing a facilities master plan study, and the completion of that, I believe is later this spring — at least that was the original timeline,” said Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen. “But I know that it’s not complete to date, and I do know that that group along with the campus administration was including the golf course property to look for future options, future uses for that property.” According to Bruder, the golf course would potentially be available as a resource for Kent State if the land was needed — but no such need has yet been found. “There really has not been an identified

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The abandoned Kent State University Golf Course on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

good need for all that property up there, so the Master Plan will likely recommend that the university sell that property and use those funds to help support our core mission on campus,” Bruder said. The Master Plan, however, still needs to be adopted by the Board of Trustees, a requirement that will likely take place during the March board meeting, Bruder said. After this, the recommendation to sell the property would become official.

I would expect that the university would want to use it in a way that provides us the best economic value.” – Thomas Euclide Associative vice president of facilities planning and operations

“Where we are right now is the master plan is in the final stages of being compiled and drafted, and that draft master plan ultimately will go to the Board of Trustees for their review, comments and or acceptance as it is submitted,” said Thomas Euclide, the associate vice president of facilities planning and operations. “And part of that master plan indicates that the existing golf course, we expect that master plan to say the existing golf course is considered surplus and could be used for a variety of uses, either for university uses or to sell to monetize the property.” The sale would not, however, leave the Kent State golf teams without a home. “It’s important to note that the golf training center and some surrounding property, we’re viewing as a separate component from the entire 18 hole golf course,” Bruder said. “So there is no intent to sell the training center, and there is some driving range and some practice holes that will be maintained as part of that for our men’s and women’s golf teams.” As it is currently, The Ferrara and Page Golf Training and Learning Facility, which features a 10,000 square foot putting surface, among other amenities, would remain open

for university use. “The golf course itself was not their home course that they played for NCAA competitions on,” Bruder said. “... We’re not talking about selling every acre of it, just the parts that we don’t really utilize for the NCAA men’s and women’s golf teams.” If the property is sold, the university would need to determine how it would proceed with the sale. “There’s a lot of decisions that go into selling a property,” Euclide said. “From the state, it requires a lot of hoops to be jumped through in order to sell it, and so it might be an outright sale, it might be decided to do a land lease, and have someone build on it but just pay rent for it.” As when the course was shut down, however, the choice will likely come down to what is most financially viable for Kent State. “I would expect that the university would want to use it in a way that provides us the best economic value,” Euclide said. “So if it means selling it because we’re going to get the most economic value, then that’s likely what we would do, but we don’t have any identified use for it, so there’s not a need for it for a particular academic program or use at this point, so it’s likely to be sold or leased.” Contact Cameron Gorman at cgorman2@kent.edu.

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Balanced scoring, strong rebounding lead Flashes over Ball State Cameron Hoover Sports Editor No matter who Ball State puts on the floor, the Cardinals just can’t seem to beat coach Rob Senderoff’s Flashes. Kent State (10-10, 4-3 Mid-American Conference) scored 17 points to Ball State’s nine in the five-minute overtime period to seal the 88-80 win. A vicious slam from junior guard Jaylin Walker with six seconds left put an emphatic exclamation point on the Flashes’ 15th straight win over the Cardinals (12-8, 3-4 MAC). Senderoff is now 8-0 against Ball State during his tenure. “We’ve been fortunate in some of those games,” Senderoff said. “Tonight, we made enough plays. Our guys really competed down the stretch. … We had a lot of guys playing really hard and playing to win. It was great to see.” Senderoff pointed out sophomore forward Danny Pippen as a player who stood out to him. Pippen finished the game with 11 points and 16 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. His 16 boards were the most in a game for a Kent State player this season. “I just based it off of the scouting report,” Pippen said. “I give praise to my coaches because they got us ready for the players we were going against, told us everything about them. I knew their tendencies, so I just kind of went with the flow and took what they were giving to me.” Kent State won the rebounding battle, 42-37. Senderoff said the scoring and rebounding wasn’t exactly what caught his eye about Pippen’s performance. “To me, the biggest thing he was doing was he was flying all over the place today,” Senderoff said. “If you had told me his shooting percentage (27.3 percent) was what it was, I would’ve been shocked because you don’t notice that when he’s getting all these rebounds and blocking shots and diving on the floor for loose balls.” Kevin Zabo led the Flashes with a gamehigh 21 points, his fourth straight game with over 20. After finishing the nonconference schedule averaging 9.5 points per game, the senior guard has averaged 19 points per game through his first seven MAC games. “I give the credit … to my teammates,” Zabo said of the hot streak. “When I have teammates that have so much confidence in me, it’s so much easier for me to make plays.”

Sophomore forward Danny Pippen drives past Ball State sophomore forward Kyle Mallers on Tuesday. Pippen scored 11 points and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds en route to an 88-80 overtime win. Adrian Leuthauser / The Kent Stater

Six Flashes scored in double-digits; the only other time this has happened this season was the season opener, a 111-78 win over Youngstown State in Akron. “That’s the mark of a good team: when multiple guys can step up and make plays,” Senderoff said. “ … We had a lot of guys play well. The more guys that play well, the better our team is going to be.” Walker scored 17 points, while junior center Adonis De La Rosa added 15 points

and eight rebounds. Freshman forward BJ Duling and junior point guard Jalen Avery added 10 points apiece. Junior guard Tayler Persons led the Cardinals with 19 points, while senior guard/forward Sean Sellers added 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting and nine rebounds. Kent State plays again against Central Michigan (13-7, 2-5 MAC) at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at McGuirk Arena. The Flashes are still looking for their first conference road

win and their first road win in general since Nov. 29 at Norfolk State. Despite the poor form away from the M.A.C. Center, Pippen was optimistic. “I feel like we can play with anybody,” he said. “When we lose, we lose because of ourselves. Nobody beats us; we beat ourselves. When we’re all clicking, this is what happens. We stick out hard games, and we win.” Contact Cameron Hoover at choove14@kent.edu.

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Army ROTC cadets prepare for Army Physical Fitness Test Mariah Hicks Military and Veterans Reporter A rainy Tuesday greeted Kent State’s Army ROTC as they prepared to test their physical strengths and abilities. Each semester cadets are required to take the Army Physical Fitness Test to measure their physical performances, and they are graded on a set of skills that can affect their ranking in the ROTC program. “There’s always a minimum to each event, but it really depends on how well you want to do because this test impacts how you’re ranked in the program,” 2nd Lt. Trevor Prindle said. In accordance with the actual test, the practice was divided into three parts. Cadets completed push-ups, sit-ups and a two-mile run, which all contributed to measuring their muscule and overall endurance. Many cadets polished their hard work with an occasional grunt and an exhale of relief once they completed their practice testing. Sweating and redfaced, they continued to pace themselves until they finished the task. Though Tuesday's diagnostic was just a rehearsal, it helped to prepare the cadets for the true drill. Although the bare minimum is needed to pass the practice test, Prindle said, students treat the physical as if it’s the real deal. “I treat it the same as the actual test because I know if I fail now, then I’ll know what I need to work on and I can see my progress from what I need to work on to only do better,” said Amanda Keiser, a senior marketing major and a sophomore cadet. The test is scored based on categories of age and Cadets tackle the second portion of APFT, sit-ups, in the Field House Tuesday. Mariah Hicks / The Kent Stater gender, Keiser said. The older a cadet gets, the lower the minimums and the higher the maximums for a from training on their own through exercises such as going passing rate, Prindle said. Now, among the senior cadets this passing score — and these scores matter. running, doing sit-ups and lifting weights at the gym. semester, a 100 percent passing rate is expected. If the participants don’t pass the real APFT, there is the “Fitness is really like a holistic thing,” Prindle said. “If “Physical fitness is a big portion of the program, and it’s potential to be disenrolled from the program and lose the you’re physically fit then that’s gonna help you with your also a big portion of the Army, so we’re trying to teach the benefits that they receive with it, such as a stipend that they emotional state, your ability to concentrate on things like cadets that you have to be physically fit in order to have a are given twice a month and scholarships that may have successful career here,” Prindle said. even school, or it’s just gonna help to be a big stress reliever been obtained through the program. The cadets trained through workout videos such as as well.” In the beginning of the year, there was a 75 to 80 percent INSANITY or P90X, said Keiser, while they also benefited Contact Mariah Hicks at mhicks22@kent.edu.

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