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RAY’S Ray’s Mo-Fo burger to appear on Food Network Symon was born and raised in Cleveland and took classes at Kent State. While in Kent, he said he frequented Ray’s Place. Day manager Mike D’Alessandro said he remembers Symon as “laid-back and personable.” Roberts said Symon couldn’t make it to Ray’s Place this mornFrom Page 1
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Maggie Smith and Hugh Martin, winners of the 2009 Wick Center Chapbook Competition, review their chosen excerpts to read at the Wick Poetry Center Tuesday.
Poets discuss folklore and war Kelly Tunney
ktunney@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Vivid poetry about dark Spanish fairy tales and Iraq War experiences filled a small room in the Student Center Tuesday night. Maggie Smith and Hugh Martin, winners of the 2009 Wick Chapbook competition for Ohio Poets, read from their published poetry chapbooks to a room of about 40 students and faculty members. Smith, whose works include the award-winning “Lamp of the Body” and “Nesting Dolls,” shared poetry based on Spanish folklore and old, English fairytales with dark twists from her chapbook, “The List of Dangers.” Smith said her chapbook centers on these dark themes because she was captivated by the imagery in Spanish folklore. “I was reading old, Hispanic folktales and fell in love with the language because it was so unfamiliar,” she said. “Then I went back to old fairy tales such as the Grimm Brothers and couldn’t stop writing once I started.” One such dark poem included Smith’s “Seven Disappointments,” based off a fairytale called “The Seven Ravens.” Meghan McElroy, freshman graphic design major, said that the different view of fairy tales gave Smith’s poems a unique angle. “It was an interesting twist on fairy tales I think because they’re normally known as happy things,” she said. “And it seems like the Spanish versions are a little dark, so I can see where she was inspired by that.” Martin, an Iraq War veteran,
shared poems from his chapbook, “So How Was The War?” which used intense imagery to explain his experience overseas. One of Martin’s most jarring poems was named “The Burn Pit,” which described a fire pit they used as a garbage can that filled the guard tower with smoke. Martin’s poems set a serious mood in the room, but he joked that not all of his poetry was so dark. “I do have some funny war poems,” he said. “I just didn’t bring them with me.” Robbie Woods, senior English major, said he could relate to Martin’s experience because he also served in the military. “I’m former military, so I’m able to connect with a lot of what he says, and it takes me back to where it was,” he said. “I was in the navy; I was in it around the same time he was so we had a lot of the same experiences.” Smith and Martin also visited Katherine Orr ’s Poetry I classes during the day to share their poetry with students and discuss their lives as poets. David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center, said bringing the winners of the chapbook competition to Kent State to read is an exciting event for both the Wick Center and the poets. “You often sense a kind of freshness in their own reading of these poems that it’s all new for them as writers,” he said. “And that gets translated to the audience; it feels a kind of added excitement.”
Board of Regents chancellor resigns before term ends “It would have made sense to have stayed for five years out of an eight-year administration, but it does not make as much sense to stay here for a year out of a four-year administration,” Fingerhut said. Gov. Kasich said he wishes the chancellor well.
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RALLY Ohio protesters rally against Senate Bill 5 Protestors in Canton weren’t the only ones showing support for the opposition of Senate Bill 5. Members of the KSU chapter of the American Association of University Professors provided fac-
ing because he was a bit fatigued. “We’ve been shooting with him five days this week, so he had to go back to his real life,” she said with a laugh. The crew also filmed in Cleveland, where it featured the pasta primavera at Lucky’s Café and giant hotdogs at Happy Dog. The crew also stopped by Columbus’s Katzinger ’s Delicatessen and Berea’s Buccis for a breakfast of biscuits and gravy. Dalessandro and Paone are both regular viewers of the show. They said they hope the Ray’s
Place feature attracts new customers as well as ones who haven’t been in a while. In the past, Ray’s Place has been featured in Playboy and on WJW Fox 8 for its extensive beer selection. Drew Carey has also been in a few times. But even with these accomplishments, Dalessandro said he was still surprised by Food Network’s recognition. “I was pretty amazed that little old Ray’s Place would be featured on national television,” he said. Dwayne Yates is a public affairs reporter.
“Eric is a good man, I think he moved the ball forward as the chancellor,” Kasich said. The two men spoke yesterday morning before Kasich and Fingerhut went public with the announcement. “In this job, you kind of have to have your person that is going to buy into your agenda,” Kasich said. “I’ll have an announcement at some point here about how we are going to operate going forward.” Last fall, Kent State failed to come to an agreement with ulty members the opportunity to write Ohio senators about the bill. “We provided all the labels, pre-made all the envelopes, we stuffed the envelopes, we made copies of the letters and we mailed them out personally,” said Coleen Casey, chapter coordinator of AAUP-KSU. “We’re very pleased with the number of faculty members who came in.” Casey said the chapter mailed out two “fairly large” boxes of faculty letters so far.
Fingerhut about the bonds for university-wide renovations. Frank said the university is not rushing to submit a new proposal once the new chancellor is named. “Well, not in the immediate future we wouldn’t propose it,” Frank said. “Not until we understand the implications of the budget and the considerations of the budget that are coming forward.” Anna Staver is an administration reporter. Provost Robert Frank said the university has no official position on Senate Bill 5. “It certainly is a complicated piece of legislation that would have a lot of implications for us as an institution,” Frank said. “We haven’t done any analysis to know whether it would save or cost the university money.” Julie Sickel is the administration reporter.
POLICE BLOTTER The 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.
CITY
FRIDAY n Jerome D. Calvano, of Alliance, was
arrested for theft and possession of criminal tools at Plum Creek Park.
SUNDAY n Bruce E. Sherbert, 41, of Copley, was arrested for physical control at the Bob Evans restaurant at 400 Devon Place.
Tyrone J. Barboza, 24, of Kent, was arrested for domestic violence at the 800 block of Silver Meadows Blvd. n
Jose E. Quinones, 52, of Cleveland, was arrested for drunken driving at the intersection of S. Water Street and Haymaker Street.
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CAMPUS
MONDAY n Reuben M. Hively, 21, of Windsor,
Pa., was cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at Fletcher Hall. n Joshua W. Thompson, 18, of E. Aurora, N.Y., was cited for possession of marijuana at Fletcher Hall and Manchester Hall Courtyard. n Frank J. Calovini, 19, of Parma, was cited for possession of marijuana at Fletcher Hall and Manchester Hall Courtyard.
Kelly Tunney is a College of Arts and Sciences reporter.
President Obama recognizes Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute during his speach in Cleveland.
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Pierce brings back positive feedback from Obama’s forum in Cleveland American youth viewed as vital for economic recovery Caitlin Restelli
crestell@kent.edu Daily Kent Stater Kent State was the only higher education institution discussed in President Obama’s closing remarks at his “Winning the Future Forum on Small Business” on Tuesday in Cleveland. O b a m a re c o g n i z e d K e n t State’s Liquid Crystal Institute. Justin Pierce, Undergraduate Student Government - executive director, was selected to be one of about a dozen young leaders in the Cleveland area to serve on a panel to discuss youth issues.
About half of the young leaders were student government presidents from Case Western Reserve University, University of Akron, AshPIERCE land University, College of Wooster and Tri-C. The other half were executive directors of non-profit organizations such as the Power Network, Cleveland Clinic and a few Cleveland State Organizations. “It was just phenomenal. It was an unbelievable experience,” said Pierce, a senior finance major. “I walked out of there more confident in our administration than I ever was.” The White House public engagement and Obama held a roundabout table to have exten-
sive conversations with the students. “Not only did he come in and slowly shake all of our hands, but he spoke to us,” Pierce said. “I was very impressed with how comfortable he was to be around and how easy it was to talk to him.” After Obama spoke about some of his priorities and issues, he opened the table for questions and a few of the young leaders — including Pierce — spoke. “The Office of Public Engagement and the president gave us a lot of information,” Pierce said. “But they were primarily there to listen to us, so we sparked most of the conversation.” Pierce said Obama said the American youth is intelligent and is vital to help the economy recover. “Two out of three jobs are created out of small businesses, and the American youth is what is
going to drive the economy and really lead us into a prosperous one,” Pierce said. Obama’s administration plans to hold about 100 more of these roundabout tables throughout the country to reach out to local communities. “We need to understand that our opinions really matter because the state policies are going to affect us more and more as we grow older,” Pierce said. The White House plans to continue the conversations with the panel participants through e-mail. “I was excited and I was ready to talk about these issues and provide value to the conversation,” Pierce said. “I was there for business.” Caitlin Restelli is the student politics reporter.