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Go to KentWired.com to see the interactive entertainment calendar. the calendar covers entertainment events on campus and in the city of Kent.KeNt wireD.COm

friday

n 2010 Fall Learning institute & Learning Community Kick-Off when: 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.where: Moulton Hall Ballroom

n Art exhibit: Centennial Alumni exhibitionwhen: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

where: School of Art Gallery

n Public Skatingwhen: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.where: Ice Arena

n Art exhibit: Speak Peace: American Voices respond to Vietnamese Children’s Paintingswhen: 12 – 5 p.m.where: Downtown Gallery

n Public Skatingwhen: 7 – 9 p.m.where: Ice Arena

n Faculty and Guest Artist recital: marla Berg / Linda Joneswhen: 7:30 – 9 p.m.where: Ludwig Recital Hall, Music and Speech Center

n Planetarium Show: introduction to the Autumn Sky

when: 8 – 9 p.m.where: Smith Hall Room 108

n Sex and the City 2when: 11 p.m. where: Kiva

saturday

n Clean Up the Cuyahoga when: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. where: Tannery Park n Art exhibit: Speak Peace

Children’s Paintingswhen: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.where: Downtown Gallery n Public Skating When: 1 – 3 p.m. Where: Ice Arena

n Kent State Field Hockey vs. Ball Statewhen: 1 p.m.where: Murphy-Mellis Fieldn Public Skatingwhen: 7 – 9 p.m.

where: Ice Arena

n Sex and the City 2 – Ladies Night with mock-tailswhen: 10 – 11 p.m.where: Student Center Room 204

n Sex and the City 2when: 11 p.m.where: Kiva

sunday

n Kent State Field Hockey vs. miamiwhen: 1 p.m.where: Murphy-Mellis Field

n Public Skatingwhen: 2 – 4 p.m.where: Ice Arena

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Professor Pamela Hickey’s iPad is programmed wi th a c lass ros te r, complete with photos of every student, to take attendence. She also uses the device to show instructional material to her yoga, self defense and Karate classes. “It’s a computer terminal in class,” Hickey says. “What could Be better?”

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The iPad has yet to catch on at Kent State, where laptops and net-books still reign supreme, despite fast-paced sales and a growing fan base nationwide.

“It’s still pretty cutting edge in a lot of ways,” said Robert Walker, a computer science professor. “We’re only on the first generation.”

The iPad first debuted in April and quickly sold 3 million copies within the first 80 days on the market.

“I think it will catch on,” said Walker, who has an iPad sitting on his desk next to a MacBook and desktop computer. “I think there’s still a question of ‘what’s it good for and do I really want to spend $500 on that?’”

Some students are waiting until the next generation is released before jumping aboard the iPad bandwag-on. For now, Walker said the iPad is good for organization.

“I’m teaching a lot of classes this semester,” said Pam Hickey, who teaches basic physical education classes such as yoga, karate and self-defense. “I have over 200 students, and it’s just mind boggling to keep that sorted and to recognize faces.”

To keep herself organized, Hickey bought an app that tracks attendance and grades. She even took a photo of

each student at the beginning of the semester to help remember names.

Beyond basic organization, Hickey also uses the iPad in class. Since physical education class-rooms aren’t equipped with pro-jectors, she finds herself displaying videos on the tablet.

“It’s a movement class, so it’s very helpful to go in and find a You-Tube link,” Hickey said. “I can put videos on here and say, ‘Here’s what I wanted you to do.’”

A common misconception is that the current generation of iPads is meant to replace the lap-top, said Greyson Jones, an Apple Store employee.

“If you just buy the iPad expecting it to be a fully function-al computer,” Jones, a freshman social geography major, said, “the second you turn it on, it’s going to ask you to sync it up with a com-puter with iTunes.”

In the five months the iPad has been on the shelf, a Wall Street Journal report stated laptop sales have fallen by as much as 50 per-cent at Best Buy. Walker said that many instructors in the computer science department don’t even own one yet.

“To be honest, this is the first time I’ve bought something new like this.” Walker said. “For once, is it worth seeing how game changing this could be? And I’m pretty con-vinced that it is.”

iPad making its way to Kent State

SAM VERBULECZ | DAILY KENT STATER

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