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Kent State considers FlashFleet expansion Alex Tinline Parking and Transportation Reporter
w A FlashFleet bike outside the Rec Center on Saturday. Adriona Murphy / The Kent Stater
As an initiative to help commuters on Kent State’s campus, Parking Services has teamed with Recreational Services to introduce a new way for students to make it to class on time. This past summer, the C-Science parking lot located across from the Student Recreation and Wellness Center was expanded and converted into a spot-counting device lot. As an extra step to assist commuter students, a new FlashFleet station was also installed. “I realize when people park, if they are going to take a bike, the bikes have to be convenient,” said Larry Emling, the Parking Services manager. “It has to be between you and where you are going and people tend to not want to go backwards to get something, even a bus. But if it’s in-between, then they might stop and get it and go.” Parking Services and Recreational Services are looking to install more FlashFleet bikes into strategic locations on campus. These locations would primarily be near C-lots as a means for commuters to get across campus quickly. FlashFleet, which was first introduced to the Kent
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campus in 2010, was rebooted in 2015, including the addition of new locations such as the PARTA stop in downtown Kent, the Student Center and a number of dorms on campus. The reboot also came with new technology, which allows smartphone users to access FlashFleet through its device. “I use to use it daily, but now I stopped,” said Kody Elsayed, a sophomore public relations major. “It’s become a major hassle with multiple glitches and inaccurate charges to my account. Reaching out to customer service was easy, and every claim was resolved.” In the past month, FlashFleet has had around 800 bike rentals. The most popular rental periods for the service include the month of September and late spring. The service takes a brief closure during the winter months between December and early March. FlashFleet is currently under a three-year contract with the public bike-sharing, German based company, nextbike. The service, which is spearheaded under the Department of Recreational Services, is funded through a number of partners on and off campus. They include: the Division
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of Student Affairs, the city of Kent, PARTA, Undergraduate Student Government and some assistance from Parking Services. “We are tied to the support of our partners,” said Chris John, the assistant director of Recreational Services and Administrator for FlashFleet. “We are very thankful for the support of our partners, so we are looking to extend the contract, but only if our partners agree to the terms as well.” The contract, which is set to end in August 2018, is still being discussed before a vote occurs on the renewal of the service, said USG President, Daniel Oswald. “This program has been growing and I think the awareness across campus might not be growing as much,” said Steven Langdon, the Recreational Services marketing coordinator. “Our goal is to push the awareness as we move into next year just so that the students can really show the value behind having a service like this.” Contact Alex Tinline at atinline@kent.edu.
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President Beverly Warren delivers 2017 State of the University Address Michael Nied, Kyleigh Jarosinski, Meghan Costantino and Christina Godfrey Reporters President Beverly Warren gave her annual State of the University Address in the Kiva Tuesday to an auditorium filled with faculty and students. In her address, she highlighted the achievements of the university, as well as the “collective purpose” she hopes to accomplish in the future. “In these challenging times it’s not nearly enough for a university to be big,” she said in reference to the current problems plaguing colleges across the country, including reduced enrollment from international students and less federal funding. In the face of difficult headwinds, she delivered a rallying call for members of the community. “Kent State is called to be different, unique, inspiring,” Warren said. “That requires us to take a journey together. A journey of purpose.” The event opened with a video illustrating notable achievements within the last year by both the university and its students. Themes of collaboration, innovation and preparation for the future of higher education echoed in the introductions made by both Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon and Student Multicultural Center Director Talea Drummer. “We again come together to celebrate our individual and collective achievements,” Warren said. “There’s no better day than a day I can celebrate what you do, and perhaps even more importantly, to really consider our future to frame a shared vision for the university we aspire to be.” Warren featured the accomplishments of the last year, including a grant awarded to Gemma Casadesus-Smith for her research in Alzheimer’s with the Brain Health Research Institute, the May 4 site’s registration as an official National Historic Landmark and national recognition for inclusive excellence among other academic and athletic achievements. “Accomplishments like these don’t just happen,” she said. “They are products of hard work.” Philanthropic donations also reached a new high last year, rising 31 percent from 2015. Warren thanked donors and said she had hopes for even more assistance in 2017. “We need you,” she said to the audience in the Kiva and to those watching via livestream. Although enrollment declined for the first time in 10 years, Warren said the class of 2021 was the most qualified in the university’s history. She expressed a hope the university would continue to “hold firm in our belief that we must be that welcoming university for all students.”
President Beverly Warren gestures while during the 2017 State of the University Address in the Kiva Tuesday. Carter Adams / The Kent Stater
Looking toward the future, Warren encouraged the community to “engage in work that makes for a purposeful life.” To achieve this goal, she said it had to start by embracing our humanness, developing empathy and working collaboratively. She highlighted the importance of “T-shaped individuals” who are rooted in a deep expertise in one field but are also willing to branch out beyond their comfort zone to collaborate with others. Doing so will enable the university to reach across boundaries and break down the barriers that often divide us, she said. Innovation will play a key role in her goal of becoming a top university for purposeful learning. Warren expressed a desire to build an innovation center that encourages students and faculty to work outside of their discipline to create projects benefiting the community. Referring to it as an “interdisciplinary mecca,” she said it could
become a gathering space for current and future entrepreneurs and innovators. In a Q&A session after the address, Warren said the center would be a concept that extends across campus, while also expressing a desire to transform the existing Art Building into a hub of sorts. “I actually think there will be donors who will be really interested in this kind of idea,” she said. “So it’s a journey of matching finances with my dream.” The closing elements of the State of the University Address focused on breaking down barriers and working side by side with one another to meet the university's full potential. Warren said the journey toward becoming a collaborative and innovative hub of higher learning has already begun. Citing collaborations between the fashion and podiatric medicine schools, she said the university was working to push boundaries,
but the continued success lies within students’ hands and will require unity. “We can’t get there without locking arms,” Warren said. This academic year will be focused on honing the design of the innovation center and joining to grow collectively in the face of challenges the university may face. “When we are challenged to our core, we respond,” Warren said. “Not only with resilience but with an intensity of effort. Our intensity tells the world Kent State will overcome. We will overcome. And we will move on with purpose. We are truly the architects of our own fate and purpose is essential.”
Contact Michael Nied, Kyleigh Jarosinski, Meghan Costantino, Christina Godfrey at mnied@ kent.edu, kjarosin@kent.edu, mcosta11@kent.edu and cgodfre3@kent.edu.
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KENT STATE’S 2017 BY THE NUMBERS
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Kent State rose 12 spots in the most recent U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings. They are ranked #176.
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Kent State is currently ranked 95th in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of Top Public Schools.
4,000+ For the seventh consecutive year, Kent State had a freshman class of more than 4,000.
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Kent State’s May 4 Memorial earned the designation of a National Historical Landmark Dec. 23, 2016.
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Kent State’s science, technology, health care, business, media, fashion, education, and other high-impact areas attracted 31 percent more research dollars in 2017.
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The Kent State endowment reached its highest level ever, and new gifts and pledges rose 31 percent.
Kent State Athletics is ranked #63 in the Learfield Cup ranking of overall program success, the highest ranking of any Mid-American Confrence school.
Kent State was recognized as a “Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the eighth time it has earned this distinction.
Airport of the Year 2017
11th safest campus
The Kent State University Airport was named the “2017 Airport of the Year” by the Ohio Aviation Association.
Champion Kent State earned five consecutive INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) awards. Kent State was also named a Diversity Champion.
The Council for Home Security ranked Kent State as the 11th safest campus in the nation.
10,000+ In 2017, more than 10,000 degrees and certificates were awarded.
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Defense acts as catalyst for women's soccer success Cameron Hoover Sports Reporter The Kent State women’s soccer team has shut out 10 opponents this season. Only one other team in the Mid-American Conference — Bowling Green — has even won 10 games. The Flashes haven’t given up more than one goal in a game since September, and they shut out four straight conference opponents. That defense has made the team the best in the MAC as the Flashes prepare for their final three games of the regular season, all at home. “The way we win games is by keeping goals out of our net,” said Paige Culver, a junior defender and midfielder. “Yeah, we don’t get all the glory the strikers get for scoring goals. But if we’re doing our job, that’s a reward in itself.” Coach Rob Marinaro said the defense meshes so well together because of the attention given to that side of the ball during practice. “It’s something that we always focus in on,” Marinaro said, now in his 17th season as the head coach of the team. “We try to limit what the other team can do
and take away some of their strengths. It’s the commitment of digging in, battling and outworking the other team, especially defensively, that’s crucial.” That back four typically consists of senior Jamie Eiben, Culver and sophomores Sierra Henderson-Muschett and Amanda Reed. Henderson-Muschett said the defense’s chemistry and experience together allows them to be so successful. “Our experience and our communication has been what’s helped us this year,” Henderson-Muschett said. “Every year, just coming back, already knowing what you need to do really helps out. Having Paige and Jaime, who are so experienced, really helps us develop even more quickly.” Culver mentioned the younger players stepping up into bigger defensive roles as a pillar for the defense’s success. “We lost one of our main defenders (due to graduation),” Culver said, speaking of Brittany Maisano, an all-MAC second-team selection in 2016. “But we’ve had a sophomore come fill in: Amanda (Reed), and she’s doing a great job. We get each other. The relationship is a big part of it. We understand where we’re going to be.”
Defender Maddie Lavigna kicks the ball in the second half against the University of Akron Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Carter Adams / The Kent Stater
Kent junior defender Paige Culver battles for the ball against Eastern Michigan Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Austin Mariasy / The Kent Stater
Members of the back line often have joking conversations about how they’re doing the dirty work that doesn’t show up on the stat sheet, often for less credit from a casual fan. “When you’re a defender, you kind of know that’s going to be your role,” Reed said. “You still go out there and get it every game. You know your team appreciates it and recognizes you even if the stats don’t reflect that.” Marinaro said the stingy defense can help give the Flashes a leg up on the competition in a tightly contested MAC. “I think it builds confidence knowing that we defend very well,” he said. “It
gives us an opportunity every time we go out there.” Henderson-Muschett said she thinks having such a strong defense can sometimes take pressure off the rest of the team. “It really helps us,” HendersonMuschett said, “because then all we have to worry about is getting the ball in the net. If we do that, we know we can win that game.” If the Flashes win the remaining three games, they could secure home-field advantage for the conference tournament. The Flashes play Toledo at 7 p.m. Thursday at Dix Stadium. Contact Cameron Hoover at choove14@kent.edu.
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KENT STATE ALUMNA’S SOCIAL MEDIA POST SPARKS COURT ACTION Brandon Bounds Enterprise Reporter A downtown Kent bar co-owner is seeking a restraining order against a Kent State alumna who he said defamed him online. Matthew Guska, one of the co-owners of 157 Lounge on S. Water Street, filed a complaint Sept. 12 in the Portage County Court of Common Pleas against former employee Sarah Andrews. Guska said in court documents that statements Andrews made about him were not true and damaged his personal reputation and business. Guska requested a temporary restraining order against Andrews, who, according to the court filing, published a status on her Facebook page Sept. 2 that included “false statements that were about him, which included allegations of sexual abusive behavior, sexual assault, rape, assault, racial discrimination, and racial and religious profiling.” The complaint states Andrews also posted “false statements” to other online outlets, including a website called The Dirty. Guska’s complaint also states Andrews’ posts caused him emotional distress. He also said he fired Andrews for stealing on the job during her time of employment. In a point-by-point counterclaim filed Oct. 13, Andrews answers the allegations in Guska’s complaint and said she never “embezzled, misappropriated or stole any money or inventory from the business.”
She also said he accused her of stealing with “the intention of damaging her reputation and employment prospects.” On Sept. 5, the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas issued a civil protection order (CPO) to Andrews against Guska. In her request for the CPO, she wrote: “My former boss took a photo of my face to a shooting range and him and another man (unknown) shot at my face and took a video with slander comments and stated, ‘This time, it’s personal.’ He has been violent with me and my boyfriend in the past and am very scared for my safety because he is a heavy drinker and becomes mean and unpredictable.” As part of the request for the CPO, Andrews included a bullet-riddled photograph of her face. In her response to the complaint, she said Guska “posted this video himself and then bragged about it.” Andrews said in her Oct. 5 response to Guska’s complaint he sought the restraining order after she obtained the protective order. “Mr. Guska’s complaint and motion for injunctive relief filed in the case a week later were not filed for a legitimate purpose,” the document states. “They were filed as an act of retaliation and they were filed to further harass Ms. Andrews.” David Nichol, Andrews’ attorney, defended the reasons she made the post about Guska on Facebook: “This is the precise type of conduct by Mr. Guska that prompted Ms. Andrews to write about him on her Facebook account in the first place,” he said in the court document. “By posting the article on Facebook, Ms. Andrews was attempting to bring attention to a pattern of abusive and threatening behavior towards young students on a college campus.”
According to the documents, Guska said Andrews was hired in January 2013 and was fired roughly three months later. He also said in his complaint the two have not communicated since then. Andrews rejected these statements in her counterclaim. Fusion magazine, Kent State’s LGBTQ student publication, and its editor, MJ Eckhouse, were originally included in Guska’s complaint after briefly publishing an account of Andrews’ posts about Guska on Fusion’s website, ohiofusion.com, in early September. Both were later dropped from the case. Guska requested Oct. 4 the case be transferred to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas because Andrews currently resides in Cuyahoga County. If granted, the conditions of the restraining order would require Andrews to stop making and to take down any “defamatory” posts about Guska, including those she already made, and refrain from contacting him or visiting his bar. The complaint states Guska is seeking a judgment “in excess of $25,000” for compulsory and punitive damages. In her counterclaim against Guska, Andrews said she “suffered emotional distress,” asking that the case be dismissed and she be granted compensation for damages. “I can’t comment about anything, but it speaks for itself,” Guska said Tuesday. Andrews said the court case gives her the opportunity to explain her side of the dispute. “My story is 100 percent true and going to court and fighting for the truth sets an example for those who are afraid of speaking the truth because of the consequences,” she said. A status hearing is scheduled Dec. 4 in the Portage County Court of Common Pleas. Contact Brandon Bounds at bbounds@kent.edu.
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157 Lounge on S. Water Street in downtown Kent Wednesday. Austin Mariasy / The Kent Stater
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KENT STATE ALUMNA’S SOCIAL MEDIA POST SPARKS COURT ACTION Brandon Bounds Enterprise Reporter A downtown Kent bar co-owner is seeking a restraining order against a Kent State alumna who he said defamed him online. Matthew Guska, one of the co-owners of 157 Lounge on S. Water Street, filed a complaint Sept. 12 in the Portage County Court of Common Pleas against former employee Sarah Andrews. Guska said in court documents that statements Andrews made about him were not true and damaged his personal reputation and business. Guska requested a temporary restraining order against Andrews, who, according to the court filing, published a status on her Facebook page Sept. 2 that included “false statements that were about him, which included allegations of sexual abusive behavior, sexual assault, rape, assault, racial discrimination, and racial and religious profiling.” The complaint states Andrews also posted “false statements” to other online outlets, including a website called The Dirty. Guska’s complaint also states Andrews’ posts caused him emotional distress. He also said he fired Andrews for stealing on the job during her time of employment. In a point-by-point counterclaim filed Oct. 13, Andrews answers the allegations in Guska’s complaint and said she never “embezzled, misappropriated or stole any money or inventory from the business.”
She also said he accused her of stealing with “the intention of damaging her reputation and employment prospects.” On Sept. 5, the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas issued a civil protection order (CPO) to Andrews against Guska. In her request for the CPO, she wrote: “My former boss took a photo of my face to a shooting range and him and another man (unknown) shot at my face and took a video with slander comments and stated, ‘This time, it’s personal.’ He has been violent with me and my boyfriend in the past and am very scared for my safety because he is a heavy drinker and becomes mean and unpredictable.” As part of the request for the CPO, Andrews included a bullet-riddled photograph of her face. In her response to the complaint, she said Guska “posted this video himself and then bragged about it.” Andrews said in her Oct. 5 response to Guska’s complaint he sought the restraining order after she obtained the protective order. “Mr. Guska’s complaint and motion for injunctive relief filed in the case a week later were not filed for a legitimate purpose,” the document states. “They were filed as an act of retaliation and they were filed to further harass Ms. Andrews.” David Nichol, Andrews’ attorney, defended the reasons she made the post about Guska on Facebook: “This is the precise type of conduct by Mr. Guska that prompted Ms. Andrews to write about him on her Facebook account in the first place,” he said in the court document. “By posting the article on Facebook, Ms. Andrews was attempting to bring attention to a pattern of abusive and threatening behavior towards young students on a college campus.”
According to the documents, Guska said Andrews was hired in January 2013 and was fired roughly three months later. He also said in his complaint the two have not communicated since then. Andrews rejected these statements in her counterclaim. Fusion magazine, Kent State’s LGBTQ student publication, and its editor, MJ Eckhouse, were originally included in Guska’s complaint after briefly publishing an account of Andrews’ posts about Guska on Fusion’s website, ohiofusion.com, in early September. Both were later dropped from the case. Guska requested Oct. 4 the case be transferred to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas because Andrews currently resides in Cuyahoga County. If granted, the conditions of the restraining order would require Andrews to stop making and to take down any “defamatory” posts about Guska, including those she already made, and refrain from contacting him or visiting his bar. The complaint states Guska is seeking a judgment “in excess of $25,000” for compulsory and punitive damages. In her counterclaim against Guska, Andrews said she “suffered emotional distress,” asking that the case be dismissed and she be granted compensation for damages. “I can’t comment about anything, but it speaks for itself,” Guska said Tuesday. Andrews said the court case gives her the opportunity to explain her side of the dispute. “My story is 100 percent true and going to court and fighting for the truth sets an example for those who are afraid of speaking the truth because of the consequences,” she said. A status hearing is scheduled Dec. 4 in the Portage County Court of Common Pleas. Contact Brandon Bounds at bbounds@kent.edu.
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157 Lounge on S. Water Street in downtown Kent Wednesday. Austin Mariasy / The Kent Stater
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More needs done to combat sexual assault Matthew Olienechak How many sexual harassment scandals are we going to have to suffer through? How many people will we ostracize and offer up as a sacrifice, then go back to business as usual? Every time the people in power give the least amount of effort needed to prevent their carefully constructed establishment from being torn down. One by one, they snip away those ugly men who make their presence known. Why don’t we go farther? Instead of waiting for the sexual perverts to incriminate themselves, why don’t we go after them just like any other suspected criminal? Why don’t we listen to women when they speak up? Why do we create an environment where they fear doing so? Shockingly, less than half of rape cases are reported to police. Through our ignorance and dismissal, we have created a society that allows men to commit one of the most horrific crimes and get away with it. Can you imagine if we were that lenient with any other law, like over 50 percent of murderers walking free or half of thieves slipping through the cracks. But those crimes are different. Even if men are the majority of perpetrators, these crimes aren’t seen as being part of masculinity’s domain. Sexual harassment is. Men even deny it being called as such, preferring “Boys will be boys” or deluding themselves into believing “She asked for it.” Toxic masculinity has taken hold of our justice system, allowing men like Brock Turner to walk free. It allows men like President Donald Trump to win elections, a man who admitted to harassing women. A man who said you can do anything if you’re a star sits in the White House. The issue has reached levels previously seen only in satire and parody. And yet, those in charge still push the issue to the side with even individuals sympathetic to those wronged preferring not to touch the topic. Even when efforts are made to combat sexual
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Toxic masculinity has taken hold of our justice system, allowing men like Brock Turner to walk free.”
Cheers&Jeers Cheers to ... winning by a hair. A naval officer from Lacey, Washington, won “Jeopardy!” Tuesday with a whopping total of $1.
Jeers to ... identifying yourself. After a car was broken into in Missouri, police said the thief may have left behind damning evidence: his wallet, including his driver’s license.
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assault, it is treated like a force of nature. Classes teach how to prevent, how to watch their drinks and how to fight back against aggressors, which, at this point in time, is necessary. But, there has yet to be a widespread movement to attack its source. When will we try to teach how not to rape? When will we try to reverse the normalization of sexual assault, to make it truly taboo, and not just something you shouldn’t get caught doing? I’m not sure if I will ever see this change in my
lifetime, but I have hope. Although the current situation is still disgusting and warrants change, we have made progress through the decades. More and more women come out every day, and men do suffer for the crimes they commit. But if we ever want to see a real change, we are going to have to make an effort. Men will have to find the courage to finally admit we are part of the problem. Contact Matthew Olienechak at molienec@kent.edu.
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Eliminating Iran nuclear deal a dangerous route Jessica Kukura Member of the College Democrats The 2015 Iran nuclear deal is a pact between seven countries and the European Union: Iran, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Germany and China. Former President Barack Obama officiated the agreement on behalf of the United States. He stated then that through the deal, “Every pathway to a nuclear weapon is cut off. ... The deal is not built on trust; it is built on verification.”
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Backing out of the deal could equate to unforeseen consequences. – Jessica Kukura College Democrats representative
It is valid the deal is constructed on a founding notion of monitoring. Other specifics of the deal are built on sanctions and enrichment (Iran has agreed to lessen their nuclear stockpile by 98 percent). The EU agreed to terminate nuclear economic
sanctions, and the U.S. is ceasing secondary nuclear economic sanctions. President Donald Trump has expressed his distaste for the agreement and has expressed his wishes to back out of the deal. Although the deal is not a perfect solution, deals are built on compromise and collaboration. Wishes of each party must be considered, and agreements must be made on the ground of the greater good. Backing out of the deal could equate to unforeseen consequences. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said, “If the United States violates (the nuclear deal), the entire world will condemn America, not Iran.” Federica Mogherini, the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said the deal cannot be renegotiated. There is no such thing as a flawless collaboration — the best should always be strived for in terms of conditions and relations. If the U.S. backs out of the Iran nuclear deal, relations will greatly be severed and decided upon conditions will be ambiguous. Jessica Kukura is a member of the College Democrats. Contact her at jkukura2@kent.edu.
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Lack of Iranian cooperation justifies Trump’s concerns River Kale Member of the College Republicans One of the major hot button topics circling mainstream media last week is President Donald Trump’s views on the Iranian deal. This deal, put into place by the Obama administration in 2015, was agreed to by Iran, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Germany and China. The terms of the deal allowed economic sanctions imposed on Iran to be dissolved if they agreed to limit their nuclear energy program, which would eventually result in Iran being able to create nuclear missiles. It was the hope of the Obama administration that, by creating this deal, Iran would cease its efforts in creating nuclear weapons. Many members of the Democratic Party applauded the deal, and even some Republicans have agreed. However, now that the Obama presidency has ended, the Trump administration is attempting to head in a new direction with the Iranian deal. President Trump has hinted at the notion of eliminating the entire deal if Congress cannot make it more difficult for Iran to create nuclear weapons. "In the event we are not able to reach a solution working with Congress and our allies, then the agreement will be terminated,” Trump said. The president has even taken matters further by suggesting the Iranian government is violating “the letter and the spirit of the deal.” Trump is now requesting new sanctions be implemented on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is one of the most powerful military and security organizations in the country. Doing so will result in a change to the Iranian deal, but will not eliminate it entirely. This completely justifies why President
Trump wishes to see a stricter form of sanctions in regard to the Iranian deal; Iran has a difficult time following the sanctions that were set into place by the Obama administration. A lot has changed since 2015, and people from the Obama administration are starting to acknowledge this deal isn’t the best thing since sliced bread. An official who worked for President Obama by the name of Robert Einhorn has said, “Everyone recognizes that the deal is not ideal. I think President Obama would say the deal is not ideal.”
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The Iranian deal has been in place for more than one year, but Iran continues to test ballistic missiles and will not allow anyone to inspect their military bases. This is deeply concerning for the fact that, if the United States is not allowed to inspect a military base for materials such as uranium and Iran is testing other types of missiles, this could result in nuclear proliferation. This would, in turn, break the agreements of the Iranian deal, heightening tensions between Iran and the U.S.
River Kale is a member of the College Republicans. Contact him at rkale3@kent.edu.
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