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NEWS

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In the midst of Sex Week 2017, Kent Interhall Council hoped to raise awareness on sexual assault with its Clothesline Project. The project displayed shirts with personal messages made by student survivors, or friends and family of survivors, of powerbased personal violence, in the Student Center Wednesday. Power-based personal violence, as defined by Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services, is sexual assault, rape, relationship violence and abuse like aggressive and controlling behavior. Emotional and physical abuse, stalking and sexual harassment also fall under this definition. These issues are what KIC wanted to bring attention to, said Chase Ritchie, a freshman exploratory major and member of the council’s programming board. “The Clothesline Project is a way for victims of sexual abuse of any kind to voice their opinion and get what happened to them, how they overcame it and how they feel out there,” Ritchie said. “It’s all about getting the message out there that this happens, and it’s not taken lightly.” Ryan Markley, a freshman journalism major, member of KIC’s programming board and the social justice advocate for Lake and Olson Hall Council, said this event served as a way to bring people together in battling this issue. “This is a visual representation to other survivors,” Markley said. “Like a ‘Hey, there are people in the world that this happens to, and we can come together through this and through so many other things to put an end to this.’” The display, with nearly 100 T-shirts, had motivational phrases on the shirts such as “You matter” and "#TransLivesMatter.” There were also shirts with accounts from people about their abuse.

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Whether they were passing by or stopping to take a look, students and employees saw the display and some even took pictures. One of the students who made time to read all the shirts was Jennifer Cobb, a senior communication studies major, and a victim herself. “Just reading all of these, every single shirt is so different, and it’s just so crazy,” Cobb said. “There are certain ones that speak out to me a little more, as I am a victim of sexual assault, and it’s a part of my story. It’s who I am. I just hope the person is living and learning and not doing it to other people.” Cobb said the display brought back a lot of memories for her, but said it’s great to keep the discussion moving forward. “I really give these people credit for going through something so horrible and being able to not let it ruin their lives and stepping out and speaking up and protesting,” Cobb said. “It’s so easy to let it tear you down Some of the shirts that were displayed during the clothesline project this year to address the issue of violence against women and men on and break you, but they’re Wednesday. Jon Sepchinski / The Kent Stater out there fighting for what they believe in.” “It’s something that should be taken gender can be assaulted sexually, or Ritchie said they both want people to know seriously, and it needs to be talked about,” in any way,” Markley said. “It’s not that abuse can and does happen to everybody. Ritchie said. “It’s an issue that needs to be discriminatory. It’s important to take those “A big thing we want to stress with sexual people into account.” fixed, I hope this starts the conversation and assault is that it’s not just women,” Ritchie Ritchie hopes this is the start of something extends it forward and continues to spread.” said. “It’s men too.” bigger for the discussion about sexual and Contact Zoe Swartz Markley shared the same sentiments. relationship violence. at zswartz@kent.edu. “Anyone who identifies with any

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Sex Week drag show entertains despite main act's cancellation Rachel Karas General Assignment Reporter Kent State continued its Sex Week festivities Wednesday with its annual drag show. “We had over 850 people, about 875 with staff and volunteers, which is roughly double the number of this past year,” said John McDermott, the director of programming for Kent Interhall Council

and coordinator of Sex Week. With music blaring, lights flashing and performers dancing on the stage, the audience was engaged despite the main guest being unable to make the event. Aja, a drag queen from season nine of "RuPaul’s Drag Race," was scheduled to perform, but due to medical complications, had to cancel. Another queen was able to perform in her place. “Around 4:45 p.m. I received a text

asking if I could perform in the show tonight,” said Anora Andragina, a senior business major and queen from Kent State. “I was originally just planning on volunteering or helping in some way; I had no idea I would be performing.” After only having a few hours to prepare, Andragina performed two different sets along with the other five queens, some from the Akron area. One of the queens invited students to come

down closer to the stage during the first set but were later asked by security to move because it was a possible fire hazard. KIC was pleased with how well the show went this year. “It was unfortunate that Aja couldn’t join us,” McDermott said. “But we were still very happy to host all of the queens and were very happy with the great turnout.”

Contact Rachel Karas at rkaras1@kent.edu.

Ashley Adams Andrews (left) and Alejandra Love address audience members during the Kent State drag show Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. The show is a part of Sex Week, a series of events put on by Kent Interhall Council. Carter Adams / The Kent Stater

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Kent State’s faculty buyout offer receives mixed reactions Nicholas Hunter Academic Affairs Reporter

Kent State will soon find out how many

senior faculty will be retiring through a buyout offer, set to expire Nov. 6. Full-time faculty members who have either accrued at least 15 years of credited time at the university or qualify for pension benefits have been offered the buyout from the university. The offer, officially named the University Early Separation Plan, will give those eligible the option to exit their contracts with the university on May 31, 2018, in exchange for a five-year severance package. Qualifying tenured/tenure-track, College of Podiatric Medicine and non-tenure track faculty can accept the plan. Anyone offered the buyout must notify the university of their decision by the Nov. 6 deadline. The plan will offer, to those who accept, one year's salary, paid out over the next five years. For tenured/ tenure-track and College of Podiatric Medicine faculty, payment caps off at $85,000, while non-tenure track faculty have a payment cap of $45,000. In addition, those who accept the offer will receive either 25 percent or 30 days, whichever totals less, worth of pay to compensate unused sick leave.

Todd Diacon, the provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, said the plan allows more funding for the departments to hire new tenuretrack faculty members. “The primary goal is to recruit and hire more tenure-stream faculty at Kent State University,” Diacon said. “To be eligible for this plan, you have probably been here for many years and have a salary that reflects that experience. We can hire three faculty members for every two that take the plan.” Deborah Smith, the Faculty Senate chair and associate professor of philosophy, said she sees the need for the plan on the university side. “Faculty have a real attachment to their profession,” Smith said. “To them, it’s almost like a calling. … They often stay on 10, 15, 20 years past the time they can actually retire. And on the one hand, that’s good for those faculty members. It’s nice to have people with long, institutional memory, et cetera. But it prevents the university from getting, sort of, new blood.” Kathryn Kerns, the Faculty Senate secretary and professor of psychology, said the plan aides in fixing what she sees as a university-wide issue. “Their hope is that, with people taking the buyout,

“The primary goal is to recruit and hire more tenure-stream faculty at Kent State University.” -Todd Diacon

it will bring in enough of a savings that they can hire more tenure-track faculty because new people are cheaper than those of us who have been around for a while,” Kerns said. “I just hope that that goal works out because I think the erosion of tenure-track faculty is a problem. It’s a problem in higher-ed, but it’s also a problem here at the university.” Kerns accepted the offer after 29 years at Kent State because she was looking for a way to begin slowing down her career, and the buyout offered enough incentive to tip the scale in retirement’s favor. “We don’t have an option for step-down retirement at Kent State; it’s kind of like, you’re either retired or not,” she said. “Some universities have a step-down where you can have a phased out retirement period where you slowly work less.” Kerns will still be an active researcher at the university, but will not be paid for that work. “It won’t (delay payment) because the delay of the payment of the plan is if Kent State is paying you money,” Kerns said. “They aren’t going to pay me anything for this research. It’s free to them. I can do it because I have a pension coming to me. So, while I’m being paid on my pension, I can still work with students here.” Deferment of buyout acceptance can last for up to one academic year, and the university decides either based on departmental need or via request by the faculty member. Kerns expressed concerns with the ambiguity of the plan, not only the expected results, but how the university may handle the aftermath.

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Todd Diacon, provost and vice president of academic affairs, speaks during the Faculty Senate meeting Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Nicholas Hunter / The Kent Stater

“The only thing that was a pause about the contract terms is that, it says in there that the university can decide not to let you retire,” Kerns said of the deferment option. “They indicated that that would be rare, but that was just sort of an ambiguity in there that they said it was our decision, but it turns out it’s not entirely the faculty member’s decision. The university can decide: ‘No, we don’t want to let this person retire because we have certain teaching needs,’ for example.” During the Faculty Senate meeting Oct. 9, Diacon explained, despite the university’s ability to differ buyouts, they want to avoid doing so. “I’m not so concerned about not approving every (deferment) request,” Diacon said. “It’s just that with every request we approve, it just delays the total amount available to make these replacement hires.” He did, however, cite “programmatic need” as a potential reason the university would utilize a deferment. “Maybe it’s in a field where it’s difficult to make a replacement hire,” Diacon said. “I could see that as a reason. Maybe a particular program is undergoing its national accreditation review that year and it would just be too much of a hole.”

Faculty members have expressed other concerns with the offer, as well. Smith wondered whether the benefits offered through the plan would be enough to encourage those who are targeted by the plan to take it. “I’m not sure that the package was, in some ways, rich enough to encourage faculty to leave early,” Smith said. “Even if you’re eligible to retire, if you’re not at least 65, you’re not going to be eligible for Medicare and so you’re going to have to figure out, ‘How am I going to do health care in the meantime?’ And even $85K may not cover the health care cost for that period of time.” Smith also expressed concern with the perception of the difference in pay caps the plan offers to tenured/tenure-track in comparison to non-tenure track faculty members. “I think it was highly mistaken to treat the full-time, non-tenure eligible faculty in a way different from the tenure-track faculty,” Smith said. “I know that many of the non-tenure track faculty feel disrespected by that.” Tracy Laux, a Faculty Senate member and senior lecturer of mathematical sciences, said he and other non-tenure track faculty felt disrespected by the pay cap structure of the plan. “Although we are certainly happy to be

included as full-time faculty in the separation plan, we were a little disgusted with the disparity in the salary caps paid into the annuity between tenure-track faculty and full-time, non-tenure track faculty,” Laux said. “I’m satisfied in what they are saying in regard to how the numbers were created is true. ... I am not satisfied with the attitude that (the explanation) justifies the disparity in the offer.” Laux believes the existing gap in average salaries between tenured/tenure-track and non-tenure track faculty reflects the university’s attitude toward non-tenured faculty. “This disparity in the cap on the separation plan also illustrates the disparity in salaries between tenure-track and full-time, nontenure track,” Laux said. “That certainly, those eligible in each group do have those average salaries, but that begs the question as to: Why are (non-tenure track) salaries close to 50 percent less than our tenure-track colleagues at a university that claims in their strategic mission that they’re fully committed to undergraduate education?” Contact Nicholas Hunter at nhunter6@kent.edu. Jack Kopanski contributed to the reporting of this story. Contact him at jkopansk@kent.edu.

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OPINION

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How not to be a leader Mica Pflug There are good leaders, and there are bad leaders. A group dynamic depends on the role of your leader and the responses from the group. Perhaps your boss is laid-back, updates you on information you need to know and handles any issues that arise in a private manner. This style of leadership may provide freedom for those within the group, but may also pose a risk to the health and structure of it as a whole. Passive leadership allows members of the group to delegate themselves power, simply because they can. While this can sometimes be beneficial, it also allows power-hungry individuals to create chaos for the group. I’m sure everyone’s had that awful co-worker, the person who is loud, passive-aggressive, the center of attention and, mostly, just a jerk. When this person delegates themselves as a leader in a power vacuum, it is generally heard but ignored by the rest of the group, and their made-up authority lives on. They tend to piggyback off the boss, claiming to be preaching what they would want, when in reality this co-worker has no real authority to do so and often times no idea what they’re talking about. In the end, an absence of discipline can lead to an absence of accountability within the group, making room for an even bigger mess and headache down the road. If you see this type of thing happen, fill the leadership void yourself, as long as you don’t become this jerk. If you already are the jerk of your group: Stop it. It’s just annoying. On the other hand, there are leaders with a strict totalitarian mindset, enjoying their role as a superior far more than the actual work being done. A previous professor of mine comes to mind as someone who made sure everyone knew they were inferior to her both in position and in intelligence. This type of leadership can most definitely become an issue when young adults are so capable of forming and voicing their own opinions. Although it may be easy to sympathize with this type of person simply because they lack

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basic communication skills, this person may very well be creating their own demise by holding the group in strict and constant control. In opposition, this may make for a slightly better group dynamic in terms of partnerships between group members themselves; if everyone hates the same person, it makes for a pretty good bonding experience. While camaraderie within the group may prosper, what is expected from the person in charge may be increasingly unclear, which leads to an overall feeling of frustration and confusion.

A happy medium between a passive and aggressive leader is something worth striving for. A passive leader may be more fun, but creates issues in terms of discipline and accountability within the group. An aggressive leader may make it easier for themselves, but creates tension and uncertainty within the group. Don’t be this person. Find your happy medium, and watch people rejoice in following you. Mica Pflug is a columnist. Contact her at mpflug2@kent.edu.

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JOSEPH McGRELLIS’ VIEW

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Republicans must denounce Trump with actions, not words Madison Newingham

They have the votes to pass their legislation, as unpopular as it is, but they seem more interested in playing victim and trying to alarm citizens about the dangers of Democrats. After all, it seems to be what they are good at. It is not just politicians, it’s rightwing media as well. Fox News was in great shape when Obama was president, as they hyped up fears of Obama and Democrats every single day. Whether it was Benghazi, health care or gun rights, they were able to hype up fears. Clinton took the place of Obama for about two years, and then they no longer had anyone. I absolutely believe many of them privately wish Trump lost so they could have continued to hype up fears for ratings instead of having to attempt to be a positive outlet for the current administration. None of this is surprising; however, it is disappointing. If Republicans and other right-wing media wanted to prove their complaints for years were for the good of America, they have failed miserably.

Democrats are cheering about Senators Bob Corker and Jeff Flake speaking out against President Donald Trump. We are treating them like heroes, but they haven’t actually done anything. Sen. Flake retired not because he feels as though he is serving under a morally bankrupt administration, but because he likely would lose the primary election in his state. Even if he were to win, he would have a tough race in the general election. So, save your applause; he just didn’t want to go through a campaign process. Despite his recent spat with Trump, guess who voted for every poorly written plan the Republicans shuffled together to overhaul Obamacare, rather than putting their support into a bipartisan plan to improve flaws of Obamacare. Flake still votes in line with their policy. Yes, it is absolutely important for Republicans to pull it together and denounce Trump on his character flaws, but these men are senators with real power. They are acting as though they have no means to fight back against the Trump administration. Senators Flake, Corker and John McCain all have the power to check Trump with better ethics and by demanding investigations that limit executive branch excesses before they leave the Senate. When the president’s own party is fearful their leading party figure has the nuclear codes, that is a problem. Democrats need to reassess how they celebrate Republicans speaking out against Trump because they have not done anything; it is all vain talk. It’s not like Corker and Flake will suddenly feel enlightened and vote in line with the Democrats. They are not the champions of this political climate. While I hope more Republicans speak to Trump’s ethical failures, it is more important they feel the pressure to enact real change in the Senate that can check Trump. I do not have a plan for the Republicans, but they need a new strategy. They are either going far right to the Bannons of the world, which is absolutely terrifying, or they are moving back to the left for various reasons. I will not go so far to say that I would vote for a “normal” Republican, but I certainly would rather be represented by Sen. Rob Portman than someone twice ousted from the Alabama Supreme Court in Roy Moore, who argues for making the “act of being homosexual” illegal. Five years ago, the Republican establishment would denounce this kind of crazy, as it did with David Duke and, to a lesser degree, Sarah Palin. Now, Republicans are endorsing men of the same radical white nationalistic agenda. The party is barely working to save itself. Stand up for your beliefs, state your opinions and fight against racist xenophobes destroying your party. It is not hard to denounce blatant bigotry and actively work against it.

Drew Taylor is a columnist. Contact him at dtaylo78@kent.edu.

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Without Democrats, the right has no scapegoat Drew Taylor Recently, Fox News hosted Corey Lewandowski, the former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, to speak on the network. Lewandowski was invited to defend Trump from recent criticism. and in particular, the latest news in Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged foreign intervention during the election. During this, Lewandowski said instead of focusing on Trump, the American people should be focusing their criticism on “the continued lies of the Clinton administration.” First of all, there is no such thing as the “Clinton administration,” as Clinton did not win, nor is she in any sort of political position at the moment. Second, this is a common view from many on the right. Americans need to be focusing on the problems of Clinton and the rest of the Democrats, which begs the question: Why? Why should people be focusing on

Clinton, who does not hold office at any level, or the Democratic Party? The Republican Party currently holds the presidency, the majority in both houses in Congress, the majority of governorships and the majority of state legislatures. They could easily be passing the laws they have been wanting to implement at the federal and state level now. So, why do Republicans want us to focus on Clinton and other Democrats? Because they need a boogeyman, and right now they no longer have one. When Obama was president, it was great for some Republican politicians. All they had to do was point to the White House and complain to get people in their corner. Whether it was hyping up the fears of the Affordable Care Act or playing the “socialist” card, they used Obama to scare voters onto their side. During the election, they had Clinton do the same. But when she lost, they lost their boogeyman to scare people. We see liberals and left-wing media doing the same now with Trump. MSNBC ratings have risen thanks to having their own scare tactics. But for some reason, it feels especially pathetic the GOP is trying to use someone who isn’t in office, or even running for office, as their boogeyman figure.

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On the cover: Belle, 5, picks up candy from Sugar Rush during the trick-or-treat Family Friendly Halloween event in downtown Kent Friday. Matt Lienemann / The Kent Stater

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An officer looks on during Kent Halloween downtown Saturday. Jenna Kuczkowski / The Kent Stater

Costume-clad partygoers wait in line outside the Water Street Tavern in downtown Kent during Halloween celebrations Saturday. Jenna Kuczkowski / The Kent Stater

Anna, 7, poses for a portrait while trick-or-treating in downtown Kent for Family Friendly Halloween Friday. Matt Lienemann / The Kent Stater

Kent locals descend on downtown for Family Friendly Halloween Dylan Reynolds Business and Neighborhood Reporter

Children sit on a couch in the window display of Sue Nelson Designs in downtown Kent, ranking costumes on the street during Halloween Saturday. Jenna Kuczkowski / The Kent Stater

Two Kent Halloween partygoers stroll down E. Water Street in downtown Kent Saturday. Jenna Kuczkowski / The Kent Stater

The elderly man shouted and recoiled. Standing before him was Death himself, draped in black robes, scythe in hand. But the man’s shout of terror quickly turned to laughter as he looked longer at the young boy in a Grim Reaper costume. The boy broke character and started giggling too, and the elderly man waved to his father as the group separated. During Kent’s annual Family Friendly Halloween trick-or-treat event Friday evening, crowds of costumed children and their parents attended downtown for festivities. The rain held off during the event, but some ominous clouds added to the spirit of the holiday. “As long as we have good weather, the people come out,” said Heather Malarcik, the executive

director of Main Street Kent, who organized the event. “Actually, they come out when it rains too. People really look forward to it.” More than 45 downtown businesses participated, handing out candy and other goodies from their storefronts. Some were stores one would expect to pass out food, such as Sugar Rush and Popped!. Others were more unexpected, but still enthusiastic to become candy distributors this night, such as Defiance Tattoos and One Love Yoga. In Acorn Alley, which was nearly filled to capacity with trick-or-treaters, Anthony Vander Horst from Dr. V & G’s Sauce Shack passed out bite-sized M&Ms, 3 Musketeers and Milky Way candies. “Oh man, (we’ve had) like a thousand kids, easy, just non-stop” Vander Horst said. “It’s nice to do this, be part of the community and do the safe Halloween, trick-or-treating thing.” In the Marvin Kent train car on Franklin

Avenue, the Kent Jaycees hosted a “haunted dance party.” One boy ran from the train car to explain the experience to his mother. "It’s like a rave party in there,” he said. “When they asked how I knew what a rave is, I said: 'Don’t ask.'" It wasn’t just children in the Halloween spirit. Many parents wore costumes equally elaborate as those of their kids. One father was in a Pillsbury Doughboy onesie and another carried a shopping basket with a fake wolf inside. After the businesses were done passing out candy at 7 p.m., a large crowd of families gathered in Hometown Bank Plaza for the prize presentation and costume contest. An inflatable T-Rex costume towered over the onlookers. Members of the Kent State women's basketball team were present to judge costumes. While the judges chose winners, little

dragons played tag with stormtroopers on the pavilion lawn while their parents tried to corral them. A “Beauty and the Beast” costume took the Best Overall award and a family dressed as “Alice in Wonderland” characters won Best Group Costume. The Best Duo award went to a woman dressed as Mario, who carried a baby in a box decorated like a Mario item block. “I love the homemade (costumes),” Malarcik said. “There’s a lot of store-bought stuff, but there’s a lot of creativity out there.” After the costume contest, the crowd dispersed and downtown Kent was left to prepare for the slightly wilder Halloween celebration Saturday. “All these people are here tonight with their kids,” Malarcik said. “And then they’ll come back tomorrow night without their kids.”

Contact Dylan Reynolds at dreyno18@kent.edu.

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On the cover: Belle, 5, picks up candy from Sugar Rush during the trick-or-treat Family Friendly Halloween event in downtown Kent Friday. Matt Lienemann / The Kent Stater

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An officer looks on during Kent Halloween downtown Saturday. Jenna Kuczkowski / The Kent Stater

Costume-clad partygoers wait in line outside the Water Street Tavern in downtown Kent during Halloween celebrations Saturday. Jenna Kuczkowski / The Kent Stater

Anna, 7, poses for a portrait while trick-or-treating in downtown Kent for Family Friendly Halloween Friday. Matt Lienemann / The Kent Stater

Kent locals descend on downtown for Family Friendly Halloween Dylan Reynolds Business and Neighborhood Reporter

Children sit on a couch in the window display of Sue Nelson Designs in downtown Kent, ranking costumes on the street during Halloween Saturday. Jenna Kuczkowski / The Kent Stater

Two Kent Halloween partygoers stroll down E. Water Street in downtown Kent Saturday. Jenna Kuczkowski / The Kent Stater

Contact Dylan Reynolds at dreyno18@kent.edu.

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Kent State sorority tackles downtown cleanup after Halloween takeover Miranda Marinello Greek Life Reporter Half of a gyro, two quarters glued to the sidewalk and three broken glass bottles were the only things members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. didn’t pick up during their Main Street cleanup efforts Sunday morning. Sixty volunteers gathered at the Rock at their seventh annual post-Halloween cleanup event. Volunteers were organized into groups, which converged on Main Street and surrounding areas, armed with black and white garbage bags, black for trash and white for recyclables. The initial meeting at 9:30 a.m. kicked off with bananas, nutrition bars and Delta Sigma Theta sisters passing out latex gloves and mapping out the routes of each group, making sure problem areas, specifically University Drive and the stretch of East Main Street between North Willow Street and North Depeyster Street, got covered. The event began in 2010 in response to the city of Kent not cleaning up on Sundays, and has continued in the spirit of maintaining the area as a clean place to live for students and Kent residents. “Our organization is real big on community service,” said Keshuana Jones, the president of Delta Sigma Theta and senior fashion merchandising major. “So to make sure we all live in a good community, we wanted to pick a time where we can actually be effective in the community.” Veterans of the event voiced their surprise at the meager amount of trash in the area compared to years prior, attributing the decrease in litter to celebrations ending earlier than usual Saturday evening and low temperatures driving people to stay in one place rather than trekking from house to house. The last small team rejoined the group of volunteers around 10:30 a.m. where, after collecting all the bags, volunteers bunched together to take pictures. The crowd then went to find their way to Studio A in Twin Towers for post-clean up refreshments.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority members pose with trash bags after helping to clean up downtown Kent following Halloween festivities Sunday. Miranda Marinello / The Kent Stater

In years past, volunteers have found bits of homemade costumes stuck in bushes and abandoned on sidewalks. Avery McCoy, a Delta Sigma Theta sister and junior communication studies major, chalked the event up as a successful endeavor.

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“I feel like we had a really successful event,” McCoy said. “We had a lot of participants. We had a very good turn out. We collected a lot of trash and a lot of recyclables. Community service is one of our founding principles and it means a lot to our

sorority. This was really meaningful to us just to see our environment look better, feel better and also clean up our university.” Contact Miranda Marinello at mmarine7@kent.edu.

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SPORTS

Women’s soccer survives MAC Tournament scare, beats Ohio on penalties Cameron Hoover Sports Reporter Maddie Holmes knew the stakes as she approached the penalty spot in the fourth round of penalty kicks Sunday. If she made her kick, the Kent State women’s soccer team would beat Ohio and move to the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals. “It’s definitely an awesome feeling,” Holmes said. “But it’s also a really scary feeling. I just kind of go up there and remember it’s just another game playing soccer.” Holmes rifled the ball past Ohio goalkeeper Erin Beurket, lifting the Flashes to a 4-2 penalty shootout victory. Holmes whirled around with a smile on her face, and her

Kent State midfielder Vital Kats trips over Ohio midfielder Alivia Milesky during the second half of the MAC Tournament quarterfinals at Dix Stadium Sunday. Carter Adams / The Kent Stater

teammates already beginning to celebrate at midfield. “That’s an awesome feeling,” Holmes said. “Everybody was there. We knew we had that one in the bag. We just needed to finish it out.” The two teams were tied heading into the overtime periods thanks to goals from Kent State’s Vital Kats and Ohio’s Mandy Arnzen. Freshman Kats’ goal was her sixth of the season, two ahead of fellow freshman Isabelle Mihail for the team lead. Sixteen of the Flashes’ 25 goals this season have been scored by freshmen. The Flashes had their hopes momentarily snuffed out

Kent State midfielder Vital Kats runs the ball forward during the second half of the MAC Tournament quarterfinals at Dix Stadium Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. Kent State beat Ohio 4-2 on penalties after the game ended 1-1. “I knew it was a playoff round,” Kats said. “You got to give it all; you leave it on the field.” Carter Adams / The Kent Stater

when senior midfielder Kristen Brots scored directly from a corner kick in the 107th minute. Celebrations were shortlived, however, as the goal was disallowed due to a foul in front of the goal. There was one more shot after that chance, but the game remained tied heading into penalties. “All the adversity that our players overcame today, you’ve got to give them tons of credit for really bouncing through,” said coach Rob Marinaro. “We had a goal that was called back in double overtime. You name it, and they were dealt it today. For them to bounce back and finish it off, you’ve got to give them tons of credit for surviving and advancing.” Marinaro said the obstacles allowed the team’s leadership to shine through. “I have to give tons of credit to our leaders and our captains,” he said. “The seniors really stepped up and kept our mentality going. Even going into the penalty shootout, you could hear the seniors telling them, ‘Whatever it takes, we’re going to win this game.’ I have to give them props on, whatever it took, making sure we advanced.” One of the obstacles the teams had to deal with was the weather: The game time temperature of 36 degrees was the coldest the Flashes endured all year. “You’ve got to be careful of the tempo that you create and the substitutions that you make,” Marinaro said. “Again, that’s even more adversity that they stepped up to and did what they had to do.” Kats said the cold weather wasn’t going to stop the team from getting the win. “It just made me run more,” she said. “We just had the mindset that we weren’t going to lose today, and we were going to fight from whistle to whistle. The result is all we needed right now. It doesn’t really matter how we played. We’re going to learn from our mistakes and grow for the next game.” Marinaro acknowledged that teams are going to have ups and downs throughout a postseason run; he just hopes his team got the upset threat out of the way early. “Hopefully, this was the scare that catapults us to perform even better next time out.” Kent State plays again at 7 p.m. Friday at Dix Stadium against Bowling Green in a MAC Tournament semifinal.

Contact Cameron Hoover at choove14@kent.edu.

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Top DIY college costumes of 2017

T he month of October may just be

your favorite one yet; saying goodbye to Homecoming means saying hello to Halloween and we couldn’t be more excited! The only problem is, the upcoming holiday doesn’t change your empty bank account. Like most college students, balling on a budget for Halloween will include looking for the best and most inexpensive costume you can rock. Basically… spending $60 on a costume you know you’re going to spill your spiked apple cider all over isn’t worth it. This means that DIY costumes are your best friend. With the recent passing of the legendary Hugh Hefner, many are going to want to celebrate his life and successes this Halloween. And LADIES! You can dress as Hugh too! Things you’ll need: A red robe, any black undergarment to go beneath it, black pantyhose including, but not limited to fishnet thigh highs or pantyhose, your favorite pair of comfortable black heels, and a yacht captain hat. MEN — Your costume requirements aren’t far off from the ladies but remember: If you’re dressing as Hugh you need to get rid of the black undergarment, switch out the pantyhose for black pants, ditch the heels and wear your comfiest black shoes, grab yourself a pipe and you’re ready to go! The “deck of cards” costume is perfect for you and your friends, but it also won’t look weird if you’re away from your group. Just beware of the cheesy pickup lines they may bring: “I may have failed my midterms but that’s ok, as long as I’m ‘ace-ing’ this pickup line” or “I knew one day I’d meet my ‘Queen’” or “You sure are a ‘diamond’ in my eyes.” For this costume you’ll need: a white top, playing card suit iron-on’s such as a diamond, spade, heart, or club iron-on letters; black bottoms or my favorite - a black tutu, tights or thigh highs, and a headband with a black or red mini hat.

Dont have a costume yet? Don’t stress, we have options. This costume requires a little extra time but is definitely worth it! First you’ll have to iron on your suit (diamond, heart, etc.) to the middle of your white top and then iron on your letter (A, K, Q, J, etc.) in the top corner of your top. After that, you put on the rest of your outfit and you’re ready to play! You may have been avoiding sewers ever since you left the theater after seeing the new movie It, but for this Halloween you may just have to embrace your inner Pennywise or Georgie. Pennywise is a well-known character and to pull this DIY off you’ll need to nail a few points. First, you'll need the creepy face paint; second, the eye-catching hair; third, the red balloon. For the face paint you’ll need to cover your face in white and add the red accents over your eyes, nose, and lips. Next you’ll need the red hair. You can do without making your hair stick out to the sides, but having the bright red hair is a must. Last, but of course not least, the red balloon. Carrying around the red balloon is critical to knowing you are Pennywise. Along with these things comes the actual costume. An easy way to replicate the characters costume would be to wear all gray, take some gray tulle (the stuff used to make a tutu) and glue it to the neckline of your shirt. Next, get 3 red pom-pom balls and glue them to your top. Happy clowning! If Pennywise is a little too scary for you … going as Georgie would also be a great character from the movie to go as and easy to nail! Throw on your long yellow rain coat and green boots and you’re all set. If you want to carry around a red balloon as well, this will also help make your costume more recognizable! You see them everywhere, you throw Ping-Pong balls into them, and there is a song made specifically about them. With this costume there are so many creative things you can do with it.

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Red Solo cup: Grab a red tube dress and line the top of it with white fabric and then have the words Solo down the side of it. As an extra accessory, glue a red Solo cup onto the side of a headband and wear it as a hat. Dress up as your favorite cheap college beer: Natty! Get a long gray t-shirt and iron on blue letters that spell out Natural and red ones that spell out Light. Add some white socks with red and blue stripes and you look like the perfect beer can! You can also do this with other beers like Bud Light. Wear a long blue t-shirt, iron on silver letters that spell out Bud Light, and if you want to go all out, cut out a big look-a-like pop tab and glue it to your headband worn around your forehead. Now you’re sporting your favorite beers! What do you get when you mix beer and red Solo cups? Beer pong! To best dress as your favorite drinking game: Wear a long red sweater and iron on white letters spelling out Solo on the side of the sweater or the arm. Next, grab some tall red socks or tights and throw on your white converse. To really sell the pong part of the costume, you’ll need to make a Ping-Pong ball necklace. To do this, buy some clear plastic wire; poke holes on each side of the Ping-Pong balls and fish the wire through the holes. After it’s complete, you’ll look like a beer pong champion! With these DIY costumes you’ll be able to focus more on celebrating Halloween instead of finding and spending on the “perfect” outfit.

BOO! happy halloween

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