DAILY KENT STATER Tuesday, February 23, 2010 • The independent student newspaper of Kent State University • Weather: Snow showers HI 33, LO 25 LATEST UPDATES AT KENTWIRED.COM Sign up to receive breaking news updates from Kent State student media at KENTWIRED.COM Is a Facebook profile a suitable memorial? | Page 8 Heroin dealer unrelated to Nov. incidents Simon Husted Daily Kent Stater With three heroin and one ecstasy bust this school year, drug activity is surging in Kent. Commander Pat Burns of the Portage County Drug Task Force said Friday’s heroin bust had no connection with the two Novem- ber heroin busts. Roderick Wheeler, 28, of Raven- na, who was arrested during Fri- day’s bust, has an eight-year-long criminal history related to drugs, Burns said. “I’ve actually arrested him per- sonally on another drug investiga- tion about seven years ago,” Burns said. Burns added Wheeler has also been charged with dealing cocaine before. Burns said Kent campus’ high student population and central position between Cleveland, Youngstown and Akron make it a clear target for drug activity. Wheeler was charged with trafficking in heroin, a 3rd degree felony, possessing heroin, a 4th degree felony, and possessing criminal tools, a 5th degree felo- ny, Burns said. During the arrest, Burns added, Wheeler had $1,600 worth of heroin on him. Burns said the Drug Task Force had 133 open cases in 2009. John Peach, chief of the Kent State Police Department, said the bust was never intended to hap- pen at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. He said that’s just simply where the suspect ended up stopping before his arrest. Burns added that many of the busts occur on campus only out of coincidence. “It’s not that we’re specifically targeting the university, but when we get a call, we don’t discrimi- nate, we go to wherever the call takes us,” Burns said. Some students are not sur- prised by the insurgence of drug activity on campus. Nicholas DePaola, freshmen pre-dental and biology major, said his hometown of Harrison City, Pa., was a quiet, isolated suburb 20 minutes away from Pittsburgh. Although the town was secluded from much violence, DePaola said high school students there experi- mented with drugs all the time. “It was rich kids with too much money and too much time on their hands,” DePaola said. He said the same environment seems to be true here. Cody Francis Daily Kent Stater On Jan. 22, Jon Koch went downtown to a few bars for his friend’s birthday. With Koch, among others, were his girlfriend Heather Weber and his friend John White. Weber and a friend decided to call it a night around 1 a.m. Koch and a few others stayed out until 2 a.m., when they got into a cab to go home. Koch said White decided to walk to his house instead of getting in the cab. Shortly after Koch left, White was assaulted. On Sunday, White died from injuries suffered in that assault at Akron City Hospital’s intensive care unit. Weber, senior art history major, said she and White’s other friends had been receiving updates on his condition from White’s mom and his friend Ted. She said she was startled when she received the news of White’s death. “It’s really shocking,” said Weber. “It’s really hard to wrap your mind around.” Koch, a graduate student in the College of Busi- ness Administration, said he was under the impres- sion that White was on his way to healing from his injuries before he heard about his death on Sunday. “We had heard nothing but good things,” he said. “He was going into physical therapy. He was having some short-term memory issues, but we figured that was normal. I didn’t think anything like this would happen. I was just shocked. We thought he was going to be on his road to recovery.” Koch said he still remembers when he heard about the assault almost a month ago. “I woke up to make some coffee and I found out,” Koch said. “None of us really knew what to think, it just seemed like it wasn’t even real. There’s no way it could have happened, we just saw him six hours ago.” Kelly Byer Daily Kent Stater County Prosecutor Victor Vigluicci said he is awaiting the autopsy report in the case of John T. White, who was assaulted Jan. 23 and died from his injuries Sunday at Akron City Hospital’s intensive care unit at 2:25 p.m. Vigluicci said the report is needed before taking further steps in the case against John H. Ragin Jr. and Hallie E. Nuspl, both 21-year-old Akron natives. “Based on what we find, we can then re-present the case to the grand jury for additional charges,” he said. An autopsy was performed yesterday to determine White’s cause of death, but results are pending, said Gary Guenther, supervisor of the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office. Guenther said hospital records and police reports still need to be reviewed and more testing needs to be done. He said it could take days or weeks to reach a result, depending on the records. “Everything’s pending right now,” Guenther said. Kent City Police said they had no further information to add on the incident and are deferring all inquiries to the prosecutor’s office. White, a 28-year-old Iraq War veteran and graduate student at Kent State, was assaulted in down- town Kent near the intersection of South Water Street and West Main Street at 2:30 a.m. Jan. 23. He received head injuries from the physical altercation and was trans- ported to Akron City Hospital. Healthier choices on the way Ashley Sepanski Daily Kent Stater Changing times and appetites at Kent State have brought healthy food options to the forefront on campus. With the classic college breakfast of cold pizza and beer becoming more of a delicacy than an everyday food option, dining halls are altering their menus to provide healthier choices for students. Dining Services Director Richard Roldan said student feedback has helped create new food options. “Our menus are constantly changing,” Roldan said. “We are offering more vegan and vegetarian options. Food that has no preserves and gluten-free bakery items are available upon request.” Roldan said Prentice Café is also starting Veggie A-Go-Go, a vegetar- ian service where students can call in and order food to be prepared and picked up at a designated time. Jodie Luidhardt, Kent State Nutrition Outreach coordinator, said eat- ing healthy on campus is all about choices. See ROTC, Page 5 NUSPL RAGIN JR BRITTANY ANKROM | DAILY KENT STATER Senior history major Joe Gray and senior justice studies major Brad Taylor stand in the Army ROTC office on campus. See OPTIONS, Page 5 See BUSTS, Page 5 See CHARGES, Page 5 See WHITE, Page 5 ‘It just seemed like it wasn’t even real’ Drug busts just a ‘coincidence’ Students demand options They are healthy and ready ROTC students in good mental health Megan Dunick Daily Kent Stater There is an ongoing trend that many soldiers returning from Afghanistan or Iraq suffer from mental health diseases. But for two Kent State students, that is not the case. Senior criminal justice major Brad Taylor and senior history major Joe Gray are dressed com- fortably in casual clothes as they sit their tall frames down in two oversized plush chairs. The room is dim yet relaxing as they begin to converse about their personal experiences overseas and what it is like mentally to serve in the military. “When I went over, I was ini- tially scared,” said Brad Taylor, senior criminal justice major. “When you see all the coverage about the war on T.V., I thought — you know — you are getting shot at 24/7. But it was a lot dif- ferent than that.” Both Taylor and senior history major Joe Gray served overseas before joining the ROTC Army program at Kent State. Taylor was deployed to Afghanistan in June 2004 where he served in the military. As for Gray, he was in and out of Afghanistan and Iraq for 15 months. Gray and Taylor agree that they had many worries before being deployed overseas. “I was pretty nervous when I first went over,” Gray said. “I was scared shitless on the flight over because I had no idea what to expect.” They both were taught the essential military skills needed in the basic training camps, which are held throughout the United States.
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Heroin dealer unrelated to Nov. incidents Simon Husted Daily Kent Stater
With three heroin and one ecstasy bust this school year, drug activity is surging in Kent.
Commander Pat Burns of the Portage County Drug Task Force said Friday’s heroin bust had no connection with the two Novem-ber heroin busts.
Roderick Wheeler, 28, of Raven-na, who was arrested during Fri-day’s bust, has an eight-year-long criminal history related to drugs, Burns said.
“I’ve actually arrested him per-sonally on another drug investiga-tion about seven years ago,” Burns said.
Burns added Wheeler has also been charged with dealing cocaine before.
Burns said Kent campus’ high student population and central position between Cleveland, Youngstown and Akron make it a clear target for drug activity.
Wheeler was charged with trafficking in heroin, a 3rd degree felony, possessing heroin, a 4th
degree felony, and possessing criminal tools, a 5th degree felo-ny, Burns said. During the arrest, Burns added, Wheeler had $1,600 worth of heroin on him.
Burns said the Drug Task Force had 133 open cases in 2009.
John Peach, chief of the Kent State Police Department, said the bust was never intended to hap-pen at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. He said that’s just simply where the suspect ended up stopping before his arrest.
Burns added that many of the busts occur on campus only out of coincidence.
“It’s not that we’re specifically targeting the university, but when we get a call, we don’t discrimi-nate, we go to wherever the call takes us,” Burns said.
Some students are not sur-prised by the insurgence of drug activity on campus.
Nicholas DePaola, freshmen pre-dental and biology major, said his hometown of Harrison City, Pa., was a quiet, isolated suburb 20 minutes away from Pittsburgh. Although the town was secluded from much violence, DePaola said high school students there experi-mented with drugs all the time.
“It was rich kids with too much money and too much time on their hands,” DePaola said.
He said the same environment seems to be true here.
Cody FrancisDaily Kent Stater
On Jan. 22, Jon Koch went downtown to a few bars for his friend’s birthday. With Koch, among others, were his girlfriend Heather Weber and his friend John White.
Weber and a friend decided to call it a night around 1 a.m. Koch and a few others stayed out until 2 a.m., when they got into a cab to go home. Koch said White decided to walk to his house instead of getting in the cab.
Shortly after Koch left, White was assaulted. On Sunday, White died from injuries suffered in that assault at Akron City Hospital’s intensive care unit.
Weber, senior art history major, said she and White’s other friends had been receiving updates on his condition from White’s mom and his friend Ted. She said she was startled when she received the news of White’s death.
“It’s really shocking,” said Weber. “It’s really hard
to wrap your mind around.”Koch, a graduate student in the College of Busi-
ness Administration, said he was under the impres-sion that White was on his way to healing from his injuries before he heard about his death on Sunday.
“We had heard nothing but good things,” he said. “He was going into physical therapy. He was having some short-term memory issues, but we figured that was normal. I didn’t think anything like this would happen. I was just shocked. We thought he was going to be on his road to recovery.”
Koch said he still remembers when he heard about the assault almost a month ago.
“I woke up to make some coffee and I found out,” Koch said. “None of us really knew what to think, it just seemed like it wasn’t even real. There’s no way it could have happened, we just saw him six hours ago.”
Kelly ByerDaily Kent Stater
County Prosecutor Victor Vigluicci said he is awaiting the autopsy report in the case of John T. White, who was assaulted Jan. 23 and died from his injuries Sunday at Akron City Hospital’s intensive care unit at 2:25 p.m.
Vigluicci said the report is needed before taking further steps in the case against John H. Ragin Jr. and Hallie E. Nuspl, both 21-year-old Akron natives.
“Based on what we find, we can then re-present the case to the grand jury for additional charges,” he said.
An autopsy was performed yesterday to determine White’s cause of death, but results are pending, said Gary Guenther, supervisor of the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Guenther said hospital records and police reports still need to be reviewed and more testing needs to be
done. He said it could take days or weeks to reach a result, depending on the records.
“Everything’s pending right now,” Guenther said.
Kent City Police said they had no further information to add on the incident and are deferring all inquiries to the prosecutor’s office.
White, a 28-year-old Iraq War veteran and graduate student at Kent State, was assaulted in down-town Kent near the intersection of South Water Street and West Main Street at 2:30 a.m. Jan. 23. He received head injuries from the physical altercation and was trans-ported to Akron City Hospital.
Healthier choices on the way Ashley SepanskiDaily Kent Stater
Changing times and appetites at Kent State have brought healthy food options to the forefront on campus. With the classic college breakfast of cold pizza and beer becoming more of a delicacy than an everyday food option, dining halls are altering their menus to provide healthier choices for students.
Dining Services Director Richard Roldan said student feedback has helped create new food options.
“Our menus are constantly changing,” Roldan said. “We are offering more vegan and vegetarian options. Food that has no preserves and gluten-free bakery items are available upon request.”
Roldan said Prentice Café is also starting Veggie A-Go-Go, a vegetar-ian service where students can call in and order food to be prepared and picked up at a designated time.
Jodie Luidhardt, Kent State Nutrition Outreach coordinator, said eat-ing healthy on campus is all about choices.
See ROTC, Page 5
NUSPL
RAGIN JR
BRITTANY ANKROM | DAILY KENT STATERSenior history major Joe Gray and senior justice studies major Brad Taylor stand in the Army ROTC office on campus.
See OPTIONS, Page 5 See BUSTS, Page 5
See CHARGES, Page 5See WHITE, Page 5
‘It just seemed like it wasn’t even real’
Drug busts just a ‘coincidence’
Students demand options
They are healthy and ready ROTC students in good mental health
Megan Dunick Daily Kent Stater
There is an ongoing trend that many soldiers returning from Afghanistan or Iraq suffer from mental health diseases. But for two Kent State students, that is not the case.
Senior criminal justice major Brad Taylor and senior history major Joe Gray are dressed com-fortably in casual clothes as they
sit their tall frames down in two oversized plush chairs. The room is dim yet relaxing as they begin to converse about their personal experiences overseas and what it is like mentally to serve in the military.
“When I went over, I was ini-tially scared,” said Brad Taylor, senior criminal justice major. “When you see all the coverage about the war on T.V., I thought — you know — you are getting shot at 24/7. But it was a lot dif-ferent than that.”
Both Taylor and senior history major Joe Gray served overseas before joining the ROTC Army program at Kent State. Taylor
was deployed to Afghanistan in June 2004 where he served in the military. As for Gray, he was in and out of Afghanistan and Iraq for 15 months.
Gray and Taylor agree that they had many worries before being deployed overseas.
“I was pretty nervous when I first went over,” Gray said. “I was scared shitless on the flight over because I had no idea what to expect.”
They both were taught the essential military skills needed in the basic training camps, which are held throughout the United States.
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n Speaker, Susan FaludiWhere: KivaWhen: 5 p.m.
n Speaker, Mark Foster GageWhere: Cartwright Hall Room 306When: 7 p.m.
n Speaker, Dr. BerryWhere: Michael Schwartz Center Room 177When: 7 p.m.
n Speaker, Dr. Steve PerryWhere: KivaWhen: 7:30 p.m.
n Kent Political Union meetingWhere: Student Center Room 309When: 7:30 p.m.
n Habitat for Humanity meeting Where: Henderson Hall Room 201
Mariana SilvaDaily Kent Stater
The Kent State Stark Campus’ Diver-sity Chat “I am Woman” is dedicated to women who are students, employees or mothers.
The discussion will be from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Main Hall Auditorium.
Lisa Sewell Givan, pre-college pro-grams coordinator and enrollment man-agement advisor, will be the facilitator of the chat. She said she thought of the event
because she wanted students and her col-leagues to know “they are not alone.”
“In today’s society, I see so many women playing so many roles all at once,” Givan said in an e-mail. “Each responsibil-ity comes with such rigorous requirements and, at times, I think we all feel as if we are the only ones having these experiences.”
Givan said Stark’s faculty, staff and students are the panelists of the event and represent, among others, single mothers, wives in interracial marriages, full-time employees and students. The event will also address issues such as stress, time
management and healthy ways to relax. Dialogue is encouraged at the event
to enable women to help each other, so attendees can learn from others and share their experiences, Givan said.
“Events like this are important,” Givan said, “because it gives us a supportive and encouraging venue, which enables us to freely and honestly discuss strategies and coping mechanisms that got us through the tough times.”
The Educational Policies Council decided to merge the sociology and jus-tice studies programs at their meeting yesterday.
Robert Frank, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, said the merging of the programs was well thought out.
“They had done extensive internal conversations so it was appropriate that would be passed easily because they had done all their homework,” Frank said.
Timothy Moerland, dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences, said this merge will not take anything away from students.
“This will reinforce the experience for students both in sociology and in the justice studies program,” Moerland said. “It provides greater depth of fac-ulty expertise.”
Moerland said this merger is logical because there are many faculty members in sociology and justice studies who have educational backgrounds that overlap.
Another action decided at the meet-ing was the deactivation of the horticul-tural technology major, which is now only available at the Salem campus, and the industrial trades technology major, now
at the Trumbull campus. Tom Janson, Faculty Senate chair and
professor of music, said this merger was decided mostly because of the lack of stu-dents and faculty within the majors.
“If you have two students or three students in a program, it’s not the stu-dents’ problem, it’s the university’s prob-lem to deliver instruction,” Janson said. “Obviously, with only two students in a majorm we don’t have the staff to offer all the courses.”
A dodgeball tournament for Haiti, hosted by the College of Business Administration, will bring students and faculty at Kent State together at 5:30 p.m. March 4 at the Student Rec-reation and Wellness Center.
“We need 2,000 students to partici-pate to reach our goal of $10,000,” said Michael Matousek, president of the Financial Management Association. “As long as people are aware, and they don’t forget the message behind the tournament, I want them to come to the event and have a good time.”
The teams, which will be divided by major, will be able to have an unlim-ited number of people.
“I don’t want to put a limit on the number of kids you can have on a team because it will get students to collabo-rate, and it also brings in more money for Haiti,” Matousek said. “It is going to be really fun because the teams are by majors, and it will help students in the same major get to know each other.”
In addition to registering for the tournament, participants can bring supplies that will benefit the people in Haiti, including masks and bottles of water.
“The scale of this event is going to be huge,” Matousek said. “I got the right people on board who are excited because they see the magnitude that this event can have and how it will benefit the people in Haiti.”
Matousek said anyone who wants to register for the tournament can go to www.kentdodgeball4haiti.com up until the day of the tournament. The cost is $5 per person and all proceeds will go to the people in Haiti through UNICEF.
Contact College of Business Adminis-tration reporter Kelly Maile at
Students lunch with LeftonStudents have the chance to meet one-
on-one with President Lester Lefton.Lefton will be meeting students for
lunch on three different occasions through-out the semester, and the invitation is open for all students on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Students can contact Darlene Adel-
man in the president’s office at [email protected] and are asked to provide their academic year, major and contact infor-mation.
The lunches will be held on March 4, April 6 and May 6 in the Student Center.
- Jenna Staul
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POLICE BLOTTERThe blotter is a record of charges
filed by the police. The listings do not represent convictions or reflect guilt. It is the Daily Kent Stater’s policy to publish on-campus and off campus arrests, charges and incidents of interest to the public.
CAMPUSFRIDAYn Criminal mischief was reported at Lake Hall.
n Theft was reported at Michael Schwartz Cen-ter and Lake Hall.
SATURDAYn Criminal damage was reported at Wright Hall.
n Criminal trespassing was reported at the Tri-Towers Rotunda.
n Matthew J. Gladfelter, 20, of North Ridgeville was charged with underage drinking at Kent Drive near Kent Hall.
n Lauren Z. Brenza, 18, of Akron was charged with underage drinking at Allyn Hall.
n Melissa D. Rubenstein, 18, of Beach-wood was charged with underage drinking at Allyn Hall.
n Sarah E. Roche, 18, of Lyndhurst was charged with underage drinking at Allyn Hall.
SATURDAY n Telecommunication harassment was reported at Prentice and Koonce halls.
n Criminal damage was reported at Rockwell R1 lot.
n Criminal mischief was reported at Lake Hall.
n Disorderly conduct was reported at Wright Hall.
n Eric P. Simon, 18, of Ashtabula was charged with underage drinking at the Business Administration Building R2 lot.
n Vincent A. DeCrow, 18, of Concord was charged with underage drinking at the Business Administration Building R2 lot.
n James E. Fohrd, 19, of Parma was charged with underage drinking, a miscel-laneous drug offense and possession of drug paraphernalia at Bowman R7 lot.
n Jacob M. Thrasher, 18, of Bedford Heights was charged with underage drinking at Bowman R7 lot.
City mulls how to fix facilityDenver CollinsDaily Kent Stater
A roof collapse in early February at the Kent police station revealed a serious problem for the Kent Police Department.
The facility, which was built in the 1920s, has had maintenance problems for years, including a leaky ceiling, which contributed to the roof collapse.
A 2008 inspection by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Bureau of Adult Deten-tion found the facility to be in non-compliance with more than one-third of the minimum standards. Out of 14 Ohio Minimum Jail Stan-dards under the facility category, the Kent police station failed to meet five. The station lacks suffi-cient space for prisoners, seating, natural light and interior lighting under the standards.
Kent Safety Director Bill Lillich said the best estimate for having an up-to-code police station in down-town Kent is 18-36 months.
The city has had architectur-al plans commissioned for two options: repairing the current facili-ty or building a new one. However, the city has not yet decided which option it will pursue.
“Both are expensive, but we’re working on figuring out how to
afford one or the other,” City Man-ager Dave Ruller said.
Ruller also said the city has been exploring building a joint facility with Kent State police and Portage County Sherrif’s Department.
“Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to get the timing to work for a combined project, so now it looks like we’ll have to pursue it on our own,” he said.
The $9 million budgeted for a new station was pulled in late 2009 because the city’s finances were “not real great,” Lillich said. Lack of funding is a large issue prevent-ing plans for remodeling or devel-opment from going forward.
“We hope to come to a decision by mid-year,” Lillich said.
But the choice seems black-and-white to Lt. Jayme Cole, who has worked at the station for 22 years.
“It would be a physical impos-sibility to fix this building,” Cole said, adding the cost of bringing the building up to code would be as much, if not more than building a new station.
Cole joked about the situation, noting police officers face enough danger on the job.
“It’d be ironic if I died from hav-ing a beam fall on my head,” he said.
DENVER COLLINS | DAILY KENT STATERThe Kent police department is currently looking for a solution to problems within its building. The ceiling collapsed in early February.
Police station not up to standards
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DON WRIGHT’S VIEW
A ‘performance’ for the ages
It was late Saturday night. I had a column ready to go about Tiger Woods and my refusal to watch his contrived apology and how society should not feel entitled to any information about this man’s personal life, blah blah blah.
Then I watched a film that changed my life and could very well change yours, and I jolted my old column and everything I thought I knew about motion pictures along with it.
As such, I dedicated my col-umn (a dubious honor, no doubt) to the greatest 93 minutes ever committed to celluloid.
The film was called “Com-mand Performance.” It was written, directed by, and starring Dolph Lundgren as Joe (yep, just “Joe,” which I think signifies the character’s disconnect from his past or something).
Joe is an ex-biker human drum machine who — as could be best ascertained by simply watching the movie — lost his brother to Colombian drug lords or gunrunners or anti-abortion nuts or the Parents’ Music Resource Center (they were Colombians with assault rifles, and not much else is known or explained, but, come on, do we care?).
As a result, Joe has an aver-sion to gun violence, or at least he does for about 15 minutes, until he uses a drumstick to impale a terrorist under the chin and forces it out through his eye socket, warning him to “watch the hair, dude,” and realizing that to do so a couple hundred more times would be much more time-consuming than opt-ing for a good old Soviet-surplus assault rifle.
Oh, did I mention what sce-nario would allow a drummer the opportunity to impale a man’s head with his drumstick?
Well Joe’s band, CMF, which we come to find stands for “Cheap Motherfucker,” is an opening act for a concert held in honor of the Russian president, but the concert is overrun by communist holdouts who want to do away with the Russian Fed-eration.
As the terrorists fire into the crowd indiscriminately, Joe sneaks himself a little doobie and plays air drums in the bathroom. A la “Die Hard,” his convenient trip to the pisser allows for him to be on the inside and under the bad guys’ radar.
By the way, the film was inspired by a Madonna perfor-mance in Vladimir Putin’s honor, and Lundgren, a drummer in real life, wanted the opportunity to show off his two most honed
If Orwell could only see London nowLONDON — For the first time in my
life, I had the feeling I was being watched. I knew I was being watched, actually.
I visited the Tate Modern art museum in London a couple weekends ago and was enjoying a Mark Rothko painting. He’s pretty abstract, I know. But I like his philosophy, and he’s less over the top than some of the other “art” on display.
(My friend jokingly told me he lost his wallet in Tate Modern, and when he went back to look for it a crowd had formed around it taking pictures.)
Anyway, Rothko’s work makes nice cell phone backgrounds, so I snapped a picture, being careful to turn off the flash and to make sure the room attendant wasn’t looking.
Ten seconds later, the room attendant tapped me on the shoulder. “You may not take pictures in the gallery, even on mobiles. There are security cameras all around this place, and they saw you.”
They must not have seen the crowd around the wallet.
I was impressed. Someone was watch-ing me and radioed the guy in the corner before I could even leave the room.
For the rest of the weekend, I became more aware of closed-circuit television cameras, CCTV they call it, on light posts, sides of buildings — every public place. It’s creepy.
I was doing some research for class last week and stumbled upon a journal article about the Panopticon, an invention of the
When dreams go up in smoke, should you, too?In the last two weeks, two incidents
took place and stuck in my mind. In both cases the perpetrators of the deeds have taken extreme measures to cope with situ-ations of stress. I refer to Amy Bishop, the woman who went on a shooting rampage at a university departmental faculty meet-ing, leaving three of her colleagues dead and another three injured. Bishop was denied tenure, and this fact is supposed to have contributed to her rampage.
People do strange things when their life’s dreams are thwarted and when their hopes of a bright future die. But this is not acceptable. One simply has no excuse to harm other people even when one’s own life is falling apart.
My life dreams have been thwarted many times. Not having an IQ of 180 like Bishop, I did not resort to extreme vio-lence. Instead, I resorted to finding a way around my obstacles so my life could go on. It is hurtful (especially to one’s ego) when one’s dreams go up in smoke, but
Please keep your promisesIt’s that time of the year again.Last week, students interested in Under-
graduate Student Government had to turn in their applications, and this week, they’ve begun campaigning for their positions. You might’ve seen signs around campus asking for your vote or Facebook groups asking you to invite all your friends to garner support. And by election day — March 9 — it’s very likely that you might be sick of all the cam-paigning.
Despite the overload, it’s encouraging to see students enthusiastically thinking of ways to better the campus. However, it’s rather disheartening months later when we don’t see results.
If someone visiting campus during the next few weeks observed all the campaign-ing that’s going on right now, they would probable presume that USG has a large pres-ence on campus. Yet, at any other time of the year, the organization has a rather small presence.
We’ll give credit where it’s due — USG has made some progress in working with the
city of Kent by attending council meetings and going door-to-door during big party weekends, promoting responsible behavior. But there’s still more to be done by people who run such an enthusiastic campaign. It makes us wonder the intentions of many people campaigning: Do you really want to change the campus, or are you trying to win a popularity contest?
Part of the problem comes from being a bit too enthusiastic in campaigning. Instead of promising some earth-shatter-ing results when elected just to get votes, why not do your research and make a few modest promises?
It’s proven to have worked. Last year, USG senators decided they would rather focus on bringing one big musical act to Kent State and forego some of the small-scale acts they’ve brought in the past. This week, Jay Sean, one of the music industry’s bigger artists right now, will be performing in the M.A.C. Center, a result of USG’s work. We haven’t seen the smaller, washed-up acts like OK Go and Third Eye Blind, like we
have in the past — acts that used up much of USG’s budget.
Unfortunately, though, this is the excep-tion rather than the norm. In previous years, we’ve heard USG candidates make some outrageous promises. And this may be why so little gets done. Having an impossible goal to work for is frustrating.
Instead, we encourage USG candidates to talk to students to see what they want done, and then talk to administrators and other Kent State officials about what actually can be done. Form a few mid-point goals that add up to the larger one. Don’t lose sight of your goal as time passes by. That’s how things get done in the real world. And maybe at the end of your term as senator, you’ll find that something has changed.
The above editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Kent Stater editorial board, whose members are listed to the left.
Ben Wolford
British empiricist Jeremy Bentham. It’s a type of prison that asserts total power over the prisoners because everything they do might be watched, but they can’t ever see their observer.
I was surprised to run across the Panopticon again while researching for this column. A story a year ago in The Guardian explored the British surveil-lance methods and alluded to it.
That Guardian story also mentioned that the United Kingdom “has more cam-eras per citizen than anywhere else.” And what I didn’t realize as I milled around Piccadilly Circus with my camera and drank a Heineken in the streets of China-town is that people are actually watching the feed.
“On separate screens,” reports The Guardian, “a mother walked a pushchair in Belgravia, a chef emerged from a Chi-natown basement clutching bin liners and a cyclist tapped the window of a Burger King restaurant.”
An American study-abroad student dodged traffic, trying to read his Tube map.
And apparently those cameras can zoom in on a face from 250 feet to iden-tify a person. Despite this, one official The Guardian interviewed said police only solve about 3 percent of crimes with CCTV.
Toward the end of my visit, I was descending a London Underground escalator and a voice came on the public address speakers. “There is absolutely no smoking in the subway. If you are smok-ing a cigarette right now, put it out imme-diately.”
I’m almost certain someone was spot-ted by CCTV because that’s not a typical announcement. And as much as I hate cigarette smoke, the reality of the incident was a bit alarming: A faceless voice of authority echoed down from above with commands.
I almost fully believed I’d hear another announcement: “There is absolutely no reading in London. If you are reading a book right now, incinerate it immediately.”
Ben Wolford is a junior newspaper journal-ism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected].
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skills: killing and drumming, through cinema.
Though my brother called it “piss poor” and my roommate added that it was “worse than watching an abortion,” it is clear they do not appreciate ground-breaking cinema.
A roommate with a more refined theatrical pallet called it “pure gold” after a moment of stupefied contemplation and head shaking.
Yet another put up the metal devil horns sign, which was exchanged at least half a dozen times by characters laden with bullet holes in dramatic, pre-death rock ‘n’ roll solidarity ges-tures, as he said to me, “Rock and load.”
I don’t want to offer any spoil-ers, but we can safely say that Lundgren’s “rock and load” line at the end of the flick will likely be the “I’ll never let go, Jack,” of this decade.
Lundgren is no stranger to finely tuned dialogue.
Remember “Rocky IV”? If you do, then likely there is an indelible image in your mind of a Soviet steroid superhu-man named Ivan Drago staring blankly after murdering national American hero Apollo Creed. That mechanized Russian bastard was played by Lundgren.
Best we can figure, he had less than a dozen words of dialogue in that movie, but offered jewels like, “If he dies, he dies,” and, “I must break you.”
This is surely a film that will transcend generations and cin-ematic trends, a film so badass that it can ride its own wave of celebrity for decades to come.
As our beloved hero Joe pointed out as he readied himself for the final showdown with the terrorists, “Dying is easy. Rock ‘n’ roll is hard.”
And that is something to which we can all relate.
Nick Baker is a senior magazine journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him
it is in no way a license to ruin and end other people’s lives.
Meanwhile, after leaving behind a note with a rant against the tax system, a man named Andrew Stack, 53, from North Austin, Texas, flew his plane into the local IRS building. Once again, per-haps an example of a desperate act by a person who felt he had no other choice. I cannot condone the actions of those who feel they have no choice. In the depths of depression, I still felt like I had to look for other ways to deal with situations that
seemed grim and desperate.When people feel there is no hope, they
are driven to desperation, which leads to crazy actions. Is that how this cause-and-effect relationship works? Can this truly be an excuse for their behavior?
I want to understand how and why these people felt like they couldn’t deal with their situations and took these extreme measures. Anyone who cares to write in and speculate is most welcome to do so. The human spirit I believe is more resilient than one would like to believe. There are more ways to deal with grim situations than escape.
Sonali Kudva is a journalism graduate stu-dent and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.
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Amanda KlitschDaily Kent Stater
With the Winter Olympics competition in full swing, many students may be inspired by the caliber and excellence of the athletes performing.
“Those athletes push their bodies and their sports beyond normal limits, ” said Eddie Olschansky, junior electronic communications major and avid snowboarder. “Those are the best athletes in the world. Any-one interested in improving can take notes from Olympians, no matter what the sport.”
The workout routines and skill training that goes into reaching an Olympic level can be exhausting and overwhelm-ing, but there are workouts that can help the everyday athlete improve their game even in Olympic sports.
“It’s huge to have a good workout in order to improve at a
sport,” said personal trainer Ben Cope. “When you have someone working to improve at a cer-tain sport, I recommend more sport specific training, which means helping them to mimic and improve at the skills they’re doing when competing.”
Many athletes f ind that simply participating in their sport is enough of a workout to improve.
“Personally, I think just practicing is the way to go,” Olschansky said. “You don’t have to be the strongest person in the world to ride well, and the strength you need in the legs you gain from practicing.”
Cope said he does not neces-sarily disagree with this method but believes training can defi-nitely do more to improve an athlete in most sports than just consistent skill practice.
“I can do a sport over and over and over again and you’re going to get better skill wise,
but when you want to work on something like say your leaping ability, you’re only going to get so much better while playing,” Cope said. “I would take that person and do plyometrics with them over a six-month period and do a lot of band work with them. You take what they do in a game and making them stron-ger, quicker and faster at that specific thing.”
Sometimes workouts used to improve at a specific sport can be out of the ordinary or even out of season.
“I run a lot to improve in ski cross,” said Kevin Stone, sopho-more organizational communi-cation and German translation major. “There are several other drills I know for off-season fit-ness, but I’m not good at going to the gym.”
Even Olympic athletes seek off-season and alternative drills to improve at sports, Cope said, and they have no choice but to
get to the gym. “The skiers that do a lot of
flips and even skiers that do jumps use a lot of gymnastics skills,” Cope said. “They do a lot of trampoline work and indoor training with foam pits to mimic what they are actually doing on skis.”
Many athletes, no matter their training level, just enjoy improving their skills and par-ticipating in their sports, despite how much work it takes.
“My goal is to just have fun, to progress and to never let snowboarding become a chore,” Olschansky said. “To become the best rider you can be that is what progression is all about.”
Multiple scholarship opportunities arepossible for students
Lindsy NeerDaily Kent Stater
It might not be long before studying abroad becomes more affordable for Kent State stu-dents.
Teaming together with orga-nizations like Phi Beta Delta, International Affairs has started providing students with small scholarships to help fund their study abroad trips.
Two to five students receive the $500 Phi Beta Delta scholar-ships each year.
“We realize that for the typi-cal Kent State student, finances can really be an issue for them,” said Ted McKown, associate director of international affairs.
The British American Cham-ber of Commerce gives out two $1000 scholarships a year to students traveling to the United Kingdom.
Some Kent colleges, such as the College of Architecture and the College of Communication and Information, give out schol-arships to help students fund trips to Florence.
“When you think about fund-ing your education when you’re studying abroad, there are some great alternatives here at Kent State so that the money you’re paying really isn’t that differ-ent than if you were here on the Kent campus,” McKown said.
Sometimes it’s actually cheap-
er to study abroad than to study at Kent. The first year when stu-dents went to Turkey, the uni-versity paid 10 female students’ housing expenses. Similarly, National Taichung University in Taiwan gave 10 students full-ride scholarships. The next year, they paid for five students to attend the university.
Exchange programs are another way to travel abroad. Instead of paying the host school’s tuition, students pay Kent tuition, plus the host school’s living expenses. Kent students can enjoy exchange programs in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Hong Kong, Japan and Russia.
Ediz Kaykayoglu, special assistant in the Office of Inter-national Affairs, said joining a scholar exchange program such as Fulbright Scholar Program
could also help students get money toward studying abroad. The Institute of International Education acts as a middleman between students, scholar pro-grams and scholarships.
The most important thing for students to do is to get out and search for scholarships on their own, said McKown and Kaykayoglu.
“Kent students find their own (scholarships) all the time,” Kaykayoglu said. “Sometimes it depends on the country or the major, but throughout the Unit-ed States and throughout the world there are so many oppor-tunities for scholarships.”
“The whole Kent State communi-ty is keeping his family and friends in our thoughts and prayers,” Presi-dent Lester Lefton said in a state-ment. “We grieve the loss of this young man who served his country and was a graduate student here.”
It was reported that the alterca-tion occurred outside the bars in Kent after Ragin involved himself in a verbal argument between White and a female.
Akron police, who were assisted by the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Task Force, arrested Ragin without incident at his residence for felonious assault, a second-degree felony, on Jan. 26. He was then transported to the Kent Police Department.
Ragin’s defense attorney, Danny James Weisenburger, said Ragin had made arrangements with Kent Police Lt. Robert Treharn to turn himself in. He pleaded not guilty at his arraign-ment before Judge John A. Enlow at
the Portage County Common Pleas Court and is being held at the Por-tage County Jail on a $250,000 bond. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 25.
Hallie E. Nuspl was arrested on Feb. 8 for one count each of obstruct-ing official business, a fifth-degree felony, and assault, a first-degree misdemeanor. She was booked at the Portage County Sheriff’s Office and released on the same day after posting a $20,000 personal recog-nizance bond. Nuspl pleaded not guilty at her arraignment on Feb. 16 and has a pre-trial hearing sched-uled for 9 a.m. on July 9.
This is the second student death following a physical assault in downtown Kent within the last three months. Christopher M. Ker-nich, 28, died Nov. 21 from injuries sustained in an assault on East Main Street. Adrian A. Barker and Ronald G. Kelly will face trial this spring for Kernich’s murder.
Weber said many of White’s friends would describe him as an intellectual. White, a 28-year-old Kent State graduate student and a veteran of the Iraq War, “had a strong opinion of pretty much everything.”
“He was really, really smart,” Weber said. “He would debate with you about anything and even if you disagreed about something, it didn’t matter. You would argue about something and then two sec-onds later you’d be laughing about how stupid it was.”
Laura Lofgren, junior newspa-per journalism major, was a fellow member of College Libertarians with White last semester. She still has a hard time figuring out why anyone would assault someone like White.
“John was one of the most intel-ligent people I’ve ever met,” Lof-gren said. “For something like this to happen to someone who did not deserve it whatsoever, to me it’s just bullshit.”
Before coming to Kent State, White received a bachelor’s degree in religion from Ohio Wesleyan
University before serving in the military. He completed a master’s degree in Library Science at Kent State and was attempting to earn a second master’s in Instructional Technologies.
Last summer, White volunteered at the Kent Historical Society on a weekly basis. He served the society primarily as a researcher, writing a paper about John Brown for the 150th anniversary of his death.
Sandy Halem, president of the historical society’s board of trust-ees, said she remembers White for his “intense” personality.
“He had a distinctly wicked sense of humor,” Halem said. “He tried to say things in a way that people would react to them. He definitely liked to stir the pot a bit. He really had a very clever wit.”
Koch said the only way to describe White is with one word: “unique.”
“There’s no one I know that’s like him,” he said. “I think it’s this kind of ironic tragedy that he can survive the Iraq war and then come back to Kent and this is what hap-pens to him here.”
“Dining Services does a pretty good job at providing healthy foods, vegetables, fruits,” Luidhardt said. “They also, however, have cheese-burgers and pizza and fried chicken.
“I think a lot of times stu-dents think ‘Oh there’s no healthy food to eat’ because it’s just in the habit of going to that station (for burgers, etc.), but they do have healthy options and now you can get the nutrition information for all the food offered on (Din-ing Service’s) website.”
Now on kentstatedining.com, students need only to look up the location where they want to eat to find the nutritional and ingredient information of all the meals offered that week.
“It’s nice too because you can submit a comment or leave a complaint,” Luidhardt said. “I know a couple years ago we had students com-plain that the salad bars only
had iceberg lettuce. There were a lot of students writing in asking for more greens, spinach, romaines and now (Dining Services) is doing that, so they respond.”
Alyssa Conti, senior biol-ogy major and Centennial A resident assistant, said she has noticed a change in cam-pus food.
“When I first came in, we had the fried food and everything else like that, but throughout the years, I feel like the school has become more conscious of what they are providing,” Conti said. “There’s more vegetarian options, more healthy options instead of just putting every-thing in a fryer.”
Luidhardt said prepack-aged food offered in the din-ing halls can also be a healthy option.
“Lean Cuisines and Smart Ones are great because they’re portioned,” Luidhardt said. “They’re not that expensive. They’re only about 300 calo-ries though, so that’s prob-ably only going to fill you up for an hour so I always rec-ommend to either add fruit or some vegetables so it’s more of a complete meal.”
Luidhardt also recom-mended filling Styrofoam takeout containers with salad and vegetables from the salad bar to have on hand in the dorm rooms.
“Also always have healthy cereals,” Luidhardt said. “Cereal can be a great break-fast, a great snack food, so I always say ‘Hey, keep that cereal around’. It’s better than keeping other things.”
The key to prepackaged success, Luidhardt said, is to check serving sizes and make sure each one has fewer than 800 milligrams of sodium.
With all the food options on campus, Roldan said eat-ing healthy is an individual process.
“Healthy is your own per-sonal thought,” Roldan said. “Whether that’s three meals a day, getting lots of protein, whatever your lifestyle is, we want to offer a balance for all lifestyles.”
Contact health reporter Ashley Sepanski at
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“Maybe people are just looking for new things to do,” DePaola said. “They’re getting sick of the drinking and partying.”
Peach said the upswing in drug activity is nothing all too unusual. He said activity and even the differ-ent types of drugs circulate between years.
“When we have drug enforcement cases going on, and when we wind up arresting eight to 12 drug dealers on campus, it has a pretty strong, chilling effect for a year or so,” Peach said.
Although the number of drug busts has increased from previous years, Peach said law enforcement needs to crackdown on more people before drug activity decreases on campus.
“It’s not going to have any long-term effects until they (drug dealers) or their operations are threatened,” Peach said.
Some of KSUPD’s success with cracking down on crime comes from tips students give through the department’s confidential phone line, Peach said.
“We are really dependent on stu-dents telling us what they are seeing and hearing,” he said.
KSUPD’s confidential phone num-ber is (330) 672-2212.
“Mentally, over there, you just take your mind off of everything during your time off,” Gray said.
From spending time playing basketball and video games to calling or e-mailing loved ones, the military was somewhat of a home away from home.
“The way I saw it was going overseas was kind of like a vaca-tion,” Taylor said. “It was my first time out of the United States, so I was like, ‘Alright I’m going to go to Germany, then to Russia and then to Afghanistan.’”
After graduation, both Gray and Taylor will have to serve in the military again; however, they will have the status of offi-cers. There is a chance of being deployed to serve overseas and the concern of leaving with a mental disease such as Posttrau-matic Stress Disorder — but this does not faze these two cadets.
“It is always a possibility because you never know what you are going to run into,” Gray
said. “I mean, let’s say you just have your regular raid mission and you run into something you were not expecting. That could affect your mental health later on.”
Both Gray and Taylor believe it is hard to tell whether or not the ROTC prepares cadets well enough mentally to fight in the war, mainly because they were in the core first.
“I think the ROTC is more or less training you for the military,” Gray said. “They are not training you for the war per say, but they are preparing you to become an officer instead.”
Most cadets join the ROTC fresh out of high school, and Gray and Taylor can give them some sort of insight on what to expect in the military and the memories that can be made.
“You’re going to miss every-body once you are done serving,” said Gray of those who served with him. “That’s for sure.”
years , F lorence S iege l has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. A crisp copy of The New York Times, if she can wrest it from her husband. Some classical music, preferably Bach. And every night like clockwork, she lifts a pipe to her lips and smokes marijuana.
Long a fixture among young people, use of the country’s most popular illicit drug is now growing among the AARP set, as the massive generation of baby boomers who came of age in the 1960s and ‘70s grows older.
The number of people aged 50 and older reporting marijua-na use in the prior year went up from 1.9 percent to 2.9 percent from 2002 to 2008, according to surveys from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Ser-
vices Administration.The rise was most dramat-
ic among 55- to 59-year-olds, whose reported marijuana use more than tripled from 1.6 per-cent in 2002 to 5.1 percent.
Observers expect further increases as 78 million boomers born between 1945 and 1964 age. For many boomers, the drug never held the stigma it did for previous generations, and they tried it decades ago.
Some have used it ever since,
while others are revisiting the habit in retirement, either for recreation or as a way to cope with the aches and pains of aging.
Siegel walks with a cane and has arthritis in her back and legs. She finds marijuana has helped her sleep better than pills ever did. And she can’t figure out why everyone her age isn’t shar-ing a joint, too.
“They’re missing a lot of fun and a lot of relief,” she said.
More senior citizens decide to try smoking pot before they kick the proverbial bucket
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Julie Carr SmythAssociated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio may be proud of its cows and its cornfields but its Clevelands and its Cincinnatis are the future.
That’s the message in a new report from the Brookings Institu-tion Metropolitan Policy Program and the Greater Ohio Policy Cen-ter. The think tanks paired up for two years to look at how best to establish the hard-hit state as an economic powerhouse after the U.S. regains its financial footing.
The answer: Invest in the cities.The report released Monday
calls metro regions “the key functional units in the glob-al economy today” and sees Ohio as a good national testing ground for its ideas.
“It’s the new spatial geography of the country and of places like Ohio,” said Bruce Katz, co-founder of the Brookings metro program.
“Almost every single Ohioan lives within an hour’s drive of an urban area, and 50 percent live within 10 miles of an urban center.”
The report identifies 16 sepa-rate metropolitan areas in the state, regions that include cities and their suburban, exurban and rural surroundings. The areas range in size from cities like Cin-cinnati, Columbus and Cleveland to the Ohio River towns of Ironton, Marietta and East Liverpool.
Ohio has more metropolitan areas than any state except Cali-fornia, Texas and Florida.
But researchers say it needs a fresh vision for its cities that moves away from the reputation they have for bloated bureaucracy, parochial politics and geographic turf wars. Those often valid per-ceptions have sometimes fueled us-vs.-them battles between rural Ohioans — including state policy-makers from less populous areas — and their urban counterparts.
The repor t recommends rewarding local governments for innovation, explicitly permit-ting local government tax shar-ing, modernizing Ohio’s plan-ning statutes, and changing the funding rules for infrastructure projects so major transit proj-ects, inter-modal hubs and road improvements aren’t caught up in government bickering.
Lavea Brachman, co-director of the Greater Ohio Policy Center, said the trick is keeping local pride and respecting every city’s eco-nomic strengths and unique iden-tity while scrapping the inefficient ways cities, counties, townships and school districts interact.
“We’ve got to look at how to pay for maintenance of state highways that pass through cities instead of stopping maintenance at the city’s edge,” she said.
Independent research commis-sioned as part of the study also found that Ohio ranks 47th among
states for the share of its education dollar that goes to instruction and ninth for the share that goes to administration. Katz said those rankings need to be reversed.
The report recommends tough remedies. It says Ohio should impose new “best practices” stan-dards on school districts through a state-level review commission, push aggressive service sharing arrangements, make administra-tive cost data readily accessible to the public, and ultimately cut the number of school districts state-wide by a third.
The end goal of encourag-ing government to be leaner, less expensive and more innovative is twofold: to make cities more pleasant places to live, work and do business, and to help Ohio business and industry succeed, the authors said.
The idea is that by encouraging walkable waterfronts and neigh-borhood revitalization, cities can
become more attractive places for knowledgeable workers to relo-cate as high-tech industries such as biomedical research or alterna-tive energy development replaces Ohio’s old industrial, manufactur-ing economy.
Among recommendations is renewal of the popular and suc-cessful Third Frontier program and funds investment in innova-tive high-tech projects.
“Even the most imaginative, energized government cannot replace a strong private sector, and policies cannot compensate for fundamental weaknesses in mar-kets,” according to the report. “But if the state government adopts the policies recommended here, it will go far in laying the groundwork for private sector strength, filling holes that the private sector will not, and creating the conditions in which markets, places, and there-fore people can flourish.”
But the Brookings Institu-
tion’s estimates suggest Ohio’s strongest future still lays in the goods it produces.
Ohio is the 7th largest exporter of goods by value in the nation, the report noted, and the value of exports has grown every year for the past 11 — even as overall state productivity has declined.
The report recommends a clos-er, more focused partnership with the federal government in Ohio’s future. It recommends that Ohio work to secure a federally funded Energy Innovation Hub, organize for a National Advanced Manufac-turing Laboratory, develop a list of nationally significant projects potentially eligible for National Infrastructure Innovation and Finance Fund grants, and press federal policymakers to earmark funds for planning and operation of countywide land banks capable of reclaiming vacant land.
Report puts cities at center of Ohio’s new economy
Bruce SmithAssociated Press
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man killed his moth-er with a sword after the two argued late Sunday night in the home they shared in a rural hamlet, police said.
Laura Ferrante, 51, was cut sev-eral times with the sword in her modest one-story home in the rural Brown’s Ferry community about 10 miles northwest of Georgetown on the South Carolina coast. The fatal wound was a large slash to her neck and head, authorities said Monday.
A neighbor called police after Ferrante’s adult daughter found her bleeding on the floor and ran to a neighbor’s home, saying her brother had driven away, said Georgetown County Sheriff ’s spokesman Lt. Neil Johnson.
An officer later saw the car in Georgetown and pulled over 29-year-old Jonathan Maurice White, who was arrested and charged with murder, Johnson said. He would not say what type of sword was used to kill Ferrante and said investigators haven’t determined what the mother and son were arguing about.
White was in jail awaiting a bond hearing, and officials didn’t know if he had a lawyer.
A neighbor said Ferrante had been struggling with her son for years, trying to help him keep a job and helping him out of scrapes with law enforcement.
“He seemed to be in trouble all the time,” said James Vereen, who lives about a quarter mile away. Ver-een said that White had been let go from his job at a local grocery store and his mother had been trying to help him get his job back.
“We’re not sure what happened,” said Terry Prior, the 48-year-old brother of the victim.
“We were together all day yes-terday and everything was fine,” he said. “We had a glorious time. We went to church.”
Asked if White collected swords, he said the sword “was just some-thing that was there.”
Prior, speaking outside Ferrante’s house as light drizzle fell in the com-munity of modest ranch homes and towering pines, said he is mystified by the killing. His sister, he said, “was a beautiful person. She was a helpful person, and he was a good kid.”
Prior said he didn’t know of any previous problems between the mother and son.
Vereen, 80, said he watched Fer-rante grow up in the tight-knit com-munity. She worked as a young woman in the fields and later worked as a housekeeper for a resort hotel in Pawleys Island. He said White didn’t always live with his mother.
“Everybody in this community gets along together and lives togeth-er. We’re church people,” Vereern said. “It’s just hard to see something like this happen.”
South Carolina man killed mother with sword in dispute
Matti FriedmannAssociated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israe-li archaeologist said yesterday that ancient fortifications recently excavated in Jerusalem date back 3,000 years to the time of King Solomon and support the biblical narrative about the era.
If the age of the wall is correct, the finding would be an indica-tion that Jerusalem was home to a strong central government that had the resources and manpower needed to build massive fortifica-tions in the 10th century B.C.
That’s a key point of dispute among scholars, because it would match the Bible’s account that the Hebrew kings David and Solomon ruled from Jerusalem around that time.
While some Holy Land archae-
ologists support that version of history — including the archaeol-ogist behind the dig, Eilat Mazar — others posit that David’s mon-archy was largely mythical and that there was no strong govern-ment to speak of in that era.
Speaking to reporters at the site Monday, Mazar, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, called her find “the most signifi-cant construction we have from First Temple days in Israel.”
“It means that at that time, the 10th century, in Jerusalem there was a regime capable of carrying out such construction,” she said.
Based on what she believes to be the age of the fortifications and their location, she suggested it was built by Solomon, David’s son, and mentioned in the Book of Kings.
The fortifications, including
a monumental gatehouse and a 77-yard (70-meter) long section of an ancient wall, are located just outside the present-day walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, next to the holy compound known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. According to the Old Testament, it was Solomon who built the first Jewish Temple on the site.
That temple was destroyed by Babylonians, rebuilt, reno-vated by King Herod 2,000 years ago and then destroyed again by Roman legions in 70 A.D. The compound now houses two important Islamic buildings, the golden-capped Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa mosque.
Archaeologists have excavated the fortifications in the past, first in the 1860s and most recently in the 1980s. But Mazar claimed her
dig was the first complete excava-tion and the first to turn up strong evidence for the wall’s age: a large number of pottery shards, which archaeologists often use to figure out the age of findings.
Aren Maeir, an archaeology professor at Bar Ilan University near Tel Aviv, said he has yet to see evidence that the fortifications are as old as Mazar claims. There are remains from the 10th century in Jerusalem, he said, but proof of a strong, centralized kingdom at that time remains “tenuous.”
While some see the bibli-cal account of the kingdom of David and Solomon as accu-rate and others reject it entirely, Maeir said the truth was likely somewhere in the middle.
“There’s a kernel of historic-ity in the story of the kingdom of David,” he said.
Archaeologist sees proof for Bible in ancient wall
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By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement
Today’s birthday (2/23/10)Whatever ails you in the coming year, dreams provide surpris-ing cures. Pay attention to the messages that come to you when you’re sleeping or simply day-dreaming. This powerful source of feelings and symbols helps you deal with family issues. You may shift old ways of thinking, letting go of worn-out attitudes.
To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19)Today is a 5. Share a musical experience with friends. It could be a concert or an e-mail link to a new tune. Relax in the comfort of a familiar venue with people you know.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7. As the Moon enters the sign of Cancer, you find yourself freed up to pursue more than one great opportunity. Power is yours to wield.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 7. If you bring all your powers of persuasion to the table, you’ll find that others defer without objection. Argue angrily and you’ll lose your audience.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 6. Every ache and pain you wake up with can be relieved with a hot shower. Sing your way to relaxation. Then take charge of the day and do as you wish.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 6. Put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and let the ideas flow. Take extra care with medicines and monitor dosages diligently.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 6. It’s time to bring your ideas to the table. Words flow smoothly as you express yourself to team members or family. Wait for the final result. It’s worth it.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7. You need imagina-tion to penetrate a tangled web of concepts and feelings. Free your words, but don’t etch them in stone. There’s room for different points of view.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is 6. Rein in early-morning enthusiasm. Others aren’t quite ready. You’ll convince them later. Celebrate with ethnic food. Try something new.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 6. Uncork all of your persuasive powers. You can use them at home, in social settings or in a confrontation over money. Dial down your opinion.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Today is a 7. Your partner really needs a vacation. If you can’t plan it instantly, at least schedule it. Choose a destination not too far from home.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7. Focus on written work. You make headway on a paper or report. Include unusual tidbits of information to make the material more interesting.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 6. Expect a lot of conver-sation today. A future goal doesn’t require immediate completion. Exercise patience in these early stages. The magic happens in the aging process.
horoscopeNominations for the 2010 Student Leadership Awards are due on March 5 to the CSI office. Nomination forms are online at http://dept.kent.edu/csi Awards Ceremony will be held April 19th at 6:30pm in KSC Ballroom.
DUSTY ARMADILLOThe area’s largest Wednesday night College I.D. party! Check us out on www.dustya.com/ or find us on Facebook!
KSU BATTLE OF THE BANDSARE YOU A KSU STUDENT LOOKING TO SHOW OFF YOUR BANDS TALENT?ENTER THE COMPETITION AND COMPETE TO WIN RECORDING TIME AND A SPOT AT FLASHFEST!!Applications CSI - 226KSCCONTACT- [email protected] USG Programming
SAVE $2.00 On A Full MealCOMBO: Med. Drink, Chips, Cole SlawFor only $1.50 (with sandwich purchase)Franklin Square Deli—Downtown
Recession Buster Specials all week...L@@K... www.franklinsquaredeli.com
Tomorrow FIVE BUCK REUBENSFranklin Square Deli
Mike’s Place Monday nights32 cent wings - $2 margaritas
Mike’s Place Tuesday nights $2.50 gyros - $2 Long
Islands - Bar only
Want to make a difference for Kent State University? Consider working for the PhoneCenter! Applications are being accepted for full-time students who want to gain useful job experience in a professional, fun work environment. We offer flexible scheduling for students, evening and weekend work, and pay $8/hr. For an application and/or further information, contact Nicole at [email protected] or leave a message at 330-672—409 today!
Have fun at work!Kent area’s largest Wednesday night party spot! Looking for servers 19 and up. Apply online at www.dustya.com/ or email [email protected]
Office assistant needed. Kent area apartment community is looking for an office assistant. Full Time Summer help. General responsibilities include customer service, general office responsibility, phones/computer and some sales. The successful candidate will be organized, self-motivated, outgoing and possess good communication skills. Fax resume to (330) 677-4651 attention Jeanette. A drug free work place.
Attendant for female w/ disability. Part time hours available mornings, evenings, and weekends. Able to drive van. 330-678-7747.
A & W DRIVE-INSOPENING SOON
Now accepting applications for all positions. Apply in person only. M-F between 1 and 5pm at the following
locations: 1124 W Main St. Kent OH
769 E Main St. Ravenna OH
Free textbooks! Simply Canvas wants your help!We are looking for creative and hardworking individuals to join our production team. Flexible scheduling (4 hour shifts)- No weekendsLight assembly-No experience necessary email your interests and/or resume to [email protected]
Now Hiring. $12+/hour. Opportunities in Kent and surrounding areas. Not telemarketing. Evening hours. Cuyahoga Falls (330)926-0499.
Wanted: Tutor for 6th grade boy, all subjects in Ravenna home 330-839-8716.
EVENING POSITIONSDependable people for our Monday - Friday 4pm-9pm positions. Flexible
hours. Call 330-650-6011 for Joy.
Ladies’ Night at Empire every Thursday 6:30-9 pmFree Henna Body ArtEmpire 135 E. Main St. Kent
www.empirekent.com
Alpha XI Delta would like to congratulate Lindsey Ryb on an excellent skit for TSNL!
Pregnancy Center of Kent. Here to Help (330) 839-9919
Found money in parking area of Circle K on Main Street in Kent across from Whitehall on Thursday, Feb.4, 2010 at approximately 8:30 am. If you can describe the number of bills, their denominations, how they were folded and the total amount, arrangements will be made to return it to you. Email: [email protected]
Field Jacket found on campus - contact Peggy 330-672-5822.
NOW LEASING FOR FALL5,4,2,1 bedroom Houses.Efficiency. Good Location Near KSU.Call (330) 554-8353
Whitehall East Townhomes - 4 or 5 bedroom leases, with 3 bathrooms, great rent options with all inclusive plans. Some newly rennovated, all units washer/dryer and dishwaher included. Call or text today 330-990-4019. www.whitehall-east.com
Shrewsberry Rentals 3, 4, and 6 bedrooms starting at $900. 4 bedrooms $1475. 6 bedrooms $2,000. Trash, sewer, and recycling paid. 330-221-2881
Spacious 2&3 bdrm apts @ Holly Park. Gas heat paid Sign up now for fall and receive $100 off first 6 months based on a twelve-month lease. (330) 678-0823
Now leasing for fall. 2br apt $699-750 a month includes gas, water and trash. Many great amenities. Hurry in now, before you get locked out. (330) 673-8887
Now accepting applications for summer and fall! Studios, 1&2 bedrooms still available-Hurry In! 330-678-0746
**Summer and Fall Specials** Furnished/unfurnished studios, 1&2 bedrooms, Call now 330-678-0123
Apartments for Rent:3 bedroom apartment Half of a home. Living Room, kitchen,bath. No pets. One bedroom available now $230/month. 330-673-85051 bedroom apartment in a house. Kitchen, living room, bath, . Separate entrance. No pets. One year lease. Available in August. 330-673-8505
Rent in KentEnjoy spacious 4&5 bedrooms duplexes with 2 full baths. Great condition, great location, A/C, W/D, dishwasher, deck, garage. $1,200-1,750. 330-808-4045
GREAT PRICES! GREAT PROPERTIES!3, 4 & 5 bdrm properties starting at $1000/mo. Call Rich at 330-807-6090
Now Leasing for Summer and Fall.2 BR Apts. Heat, Trash & Water pd.Pool, Pets welcome, $665-$725.Close to KSU 330-673-5364
Great campus condo. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Available August. Call Dr. Miller at (330) 618-7764
NO WATER BILL! NO GAS BILL!4&5 Bedroom duplex available for fall starting at $330/mo!Each side has 2 bath, W/D. Dishwasher, deck, garage, etc. Close to campus and on bus route. Last one I have available! Call Sweeney (740)317-7294.
Remodeled, University Town Home, 5 BR, W/D, Dishwasher, 2.5 Baths, $275 per room, Will go fast, 330-808-4045
3 Bedroom house available for Fall. Great condition, full appliances, $350 bedroom 1, $325 per bedroom 2 and 3. Close to Campus 330-673-1225
$100.00 Reward fill units by 2/15/10. AVAILABLE FALL: UNIVERSITY TOWNHOUSE. SUMMIT ST. 5 BDS, 2.5 BATHS, STOVE REFRIG, DISHWASHER, WASHER/DRYER, A/C. $250.00 PER PERSON; 2BD 1BTH TOWNHOME. LAUNDRY, CARPORT. INTRODUCTORY OFFER 1ST 3 MONTHS $495.00. WWW.JLCASTO.COM CALL 688-7040.
For 2010-11: One Month Free Close to Campus 2 Large apartments, licensed, private parking, large yard, large front porch. 4 bedroom $1300/$325 each. 4/5 bedroom $1400, $280-$350 each. (330) 626-3957
University Townhomes 5 bedroom 2.5 bath. $265/month tahays-management.com, 330-612-0767
1, 2 & 3 bedrooms, near KSU, from $500/month + utilities. www.rentkent.com 812- 655-0777
Stow: 2 & 3 bed townhomes with one car garage. Pets welcome, 10 min from KSU. Prices $665-$850 call (330)686-2269.
Kent- 3&4 bdrm townhouses for fall, $395 pr rm includes gas & trash 330-678-3047 or BuckeyeParksMgmt.com
Kent- 1 bdrm & efficiencies for fall, starting at $450 pr mth includes ALL UTILITIES 330-678-3047 or BuckeyeParksMgmt.com
Kent- 2&3 bdrm for fall, starting at $425 pr rm some include ALL UTILITIES 330-678-3047 or BuckeyeParksMgmt.com
SAVE $$$Leasing for Fall, beautiful, newly redecorated, 2 bedroom apartments. FREE gas, water and trash. $275/student. 330-687-6122.
NOW LEASING FOR FALL1 block from KSU Beautiful newly redecorated 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath townhouse apartments $325/student 330-687-6122
3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car garage, condo-styled duplex, on two acres, $1100/mo. 330-221-4533
Tired of a roommate? Live in our newly remodeled one bedroom apt for $495, you only pay electric. (330)678-0972.
Two bedroom apt near KSU $615 per month all utilities except electric included. Call (330)678-0972.
Now Leasing for Fall. Kent 6-8 bedroom houses. 330-626-5910
4-5 bedroom University Townhomes for rent August 2010. Starting at $270/month. Water included. 440-336-6761 www.kenttownhomes.com
Kent Condo! Very close to campus! (S. Lincoln St.) Now renting for Fall. 2 bedroom,1.5 baths Assigned parking, water, trash & heat paid! $750/month + electric. Accepting Visa/MC (330) 676-0796
HOUSE FOR RENT: Well maintained. Close to campus, W/D, + other amenities. $700/mth. 330-673-6844.
All real estate advertised herin is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” State and local laws forbid discrimination based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. If you feel you have been wrongfully denied housing or discriminated against, call the FHAA at 330-253-2450 for more information.
FALL—Now Renting: 1 bedroom apartment, 7 and 8 person houses. 1 year lease, NO PETS. (330)678-3489.
For Fall: 3 bedroom apartments $400/month per room, security deposit required. Heat included, laundry room. No pets. Across from KSU. (330) 554-3024
KENT/BRIMFIELD. Newer 3 & 4 Bdrm duplexes. 1 car garage. $900-$1100 per month. 330-338-5841 or 330-329-1118
Kent - 1,2&3 bedroom. $500, $590 and $750. 330-677-5577
STUDENT RENTALS FOR THE ‘10-’11 YEAR
Are you looking for a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment, a studio, a duplex, a house, or a student
rooming house with 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 bedrooms?
Our staff is ready to help you with all your housing needs.
Check out the list of available rentals on our website
www.jkohlre.comclick on Rental Management,
Student Rentals, or you can stop in or call our office.
Jack Kohl Realty EHO237 East Main Street Kent, OH
44240Phone: 330-677-4722 Fax: 330-677-
4730
Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath duplex. LR and Family Room, W/D, A/C, $960/mo, Available July (330)630-9285.
4 Bedroom House, 2 bath, S. Lincoln, $335/person/month +utilities. (330)297-0255
Kent—3 bedroom, 1 full bath. 2 levels. Newer carpet+flooring. Paid water w/appliances. $750 a month. 330-815-2869.
Kent near downtown and campus 2 bedroom apartment, all utilities paid except electric, $350/bedroom + security deposit. (330)676-9440
Now Leasing for Fall a beautifully newly redecorated 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath duplex. $275/person, (330)687-6122.
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ON THE WEB AT KENTWIRED.COM
Kelley StoklosaDaily Kent Stater
For most people, checking their news feed on Facebook is a com-mon occurrence. But sometimes the experience can be unsettling.
“Every once in a while the side bar will say that I haven’t spoken to Kris in a while,” said Laura Vanzo, sophomore history and political science major.
Kris, who is Vanzo’s cousin, died from cancer more than a year ago.
“I hit ‘don’t show me this again,’ but every once in a while it comes up again,” Vanzo said.
In the first few months after her cousin’s passing, seeing Kris’ profile picture made the grieving process even more difficult.
Facebook has set up a service that will memorialize a deceased person’s page. A friend or family member can request to have a pro-file memorialized.
“We wanted to be able to model people’s relationships on Facebook, but how do you deal with an interaction with some-one who is no longer able to log on? When someone leaves us, they don’t leave our memories or our social network,” Face-book posted on its official blog. “To reflect that reality, we cre-ated the idea of ‘memorialized’ profiles as a place where people can save and share their memo-ries of those who’ve passed.”
To have a profile memorialized, the person submitting the request must give proof of identity and relationship to the deceased. Face-book also requires proof of death, such as a news article or obituary.
Memorialized profiles will not appear in a search and sensitive information will be removed to protect the person’s privacy. Face-book will also not release the per-son’s password.
Once a person’s profile has been memorialized, the profile will no longer appear under sug-gestions, and statuses can no lon-
ger be updated.“My fr iend passed away
and one day her mom updated her status. It was weird,” said Michella Carlisle, junior Pan-African studies major.
Only people added as friends prior to the person’s passing will be able to view the profile. New friends cannot be added.
Essentially, the profile will be there for when friends and family choose to see it.
Vanzo said she would like to see her cousin’s page memorial-ized, but doesn’t feel it is her place to put the request in.
Carlisle also said she thought memorializing profile pages was a good idea, but not everyone agrees.
The group “Facebook DISRE-SPECTS The DEADS ( WeHaveTo-GetThisMessageAcross)” is pro-testing Facebook’s decision to preserve profiles, claiming it is a violation of free speech. The group currently has less than one hundred members and does not actively update.
The link to have a profile memorialized can be found in the Web sites’ help center.
Another popular way to pay trib-ute on Facebook is to create a group in remembrance of the deceased.
Groups can make it easier for family and friends to cope. Friends are st i l l posting in groups created for Shawn Wil-kes, Chris Kernich and Jessie Schenk, Kent State students who have died recently.
Immediate family members can also request to have the profile removed completely.
Vanzo said she wouldn’t want to have her cousin’s page disap-pear because it can be useful when she wants to reminisce.
“Every once in a while I go and look at her photos,” she said.
Facebook Administration“We wanted to be able to model people’s relationships on Facebook, but how do you deal with an inter-action with someone who is no longer able to log on?”
Facebook isn’t the only Web site where people can memorialize the death of loved ones. A number of other sites exist specifically for friends and family to remember their loss. Here are two of the most popu-lar sites.
Valley of LifeValley of Life allows the grieving to create a “Life Story Memorial” for the deceased. An online obituary, photos, videos and audio of the per-son can be added to the story, and a “Memory Bank” holds thoughts from family and friends. Those who created a Valley of Life account may e-mail others so they, too, can read and enjoy the memories posted on the site.www.valleyoflife.com
LegacyIf you’ve ever searched newspaper obituaries online, you’ve likely stumbled across Legacy.com. The site offers the obituary found in the corresponding newspaper, but also has remembrance categories for those who passed away in the armed services, Sept. 11 and celeb-rities to name a few. Friends and family may also leave comments on obituaries.www.legacy.com
