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New V.P. of Research has big plans for Kent
McGimpseyWilliam Grant McGimpsey imagines Kent State as a single organism. Each department acts as part of the larger being, one whose relevance is tied to a purpose. He believes that purpose should be research with a positive impact on society.
McGimpsey is the new vice president of research for Kent State. He started here in August.
McGimpsey sees problems like an aging population as opportunities for the university to benefit mankind. He believes that various departments can all play a part according to their strengths.
McGimpsey envisions the College of Business studying the financial
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Triple-majoring: Two students share their experiences
Paisley Stovall, senior Music, Anthropology, and Pan-African studies major, sits in Oscar Ritchie Hall on Feb. 6. "The reason I picked three is because I couldn't decide and they all go together," Stovall said. Photo by Nancy Urchak.Many Kent State students come to the university with one or even two majors, but a rare number of students decide to take three majors.
Freshman Paisley Stovall spends time playing her saxophone, participating in extra-curricular activities and studying for class, like any other student.
Unlike other freshman, Stovall said she came to Kent State with 108 credits and
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A closer look at the most popular Kent State majors
1. Exploratory 1,163 students*
“Each year, approximately 700 first-year students choose Exploratory as a major,” said Eboni Pringle, interim director of undergraduate studies.
Exploratory is the most popular major at Kent, offering students a way to transition into university life.
“I wasn’t always an Exploratory major,” said freshman Aaron Evans. “I came in as an Intervention Specialist, which is a type of special education teacher. I quickly found out that it wasn’t for me.” That’s when, Evans said, he decided to switch his major to Exploratory.
“Most students will chose a major by their sophomore year,” Pringle said.
Pringle added that students
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TV2: Students make time to get ashes
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It’s Ash Wednesday, and Graduate Student Amanda Morrison made time today to get and give ashes. Morrison believes Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of Lent, can also be a good start for people to make positive changes in their lives.
"It’s so nice to have a specific period of time set aside to examine your life in some way,” Morrison said. “Anything you might change, or give up, or increase.”
Junior Joe Brown is another student getting ashes today and will definitely be making time to get to church tonight.
“I’ve done
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Strength in numbers
Christine Huey, freshman pre-nursing major, started exercising with a few friends using the P90X DVD workout plan two weeks ago. She said working out as a group motivates her to keep in shape.
“When you look at the person next to you, it pushed you to try to work harder than them; it’s more of a competitive drive,” Huey said. “Then, you can have more fun with it than if you’re home by yourself and it’s like ‘I just really don’t want to do this right now.’”
Research done by Jacob Barkley, health sciences assistant professor, shows that students who aren’t as
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Graduate students researches LGBTQ discrimination
Visual Communication Design graduate student Jason Goupil began a research project on LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) discrimination in January to find what parts of campus are most prone to discrimination.
Since he began the study, Goupil has gathered about 65 participants from the Kent State LGBTQ community.
Goupil said he hopes the university can incorporate his design recommendations to help LGBTQ students through a system of printed pieces, such as posters and websites.
The survey is being conducted to give me an idea of specific places where discrimination happens on campus,” Goupil said. “There’s a map where they can
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Preview: Arizona’s GOP debate
What to expect in tonight's debate
The 20th GOP debate this season begins tonight at 8 p.m. Hosted by CNN and the Arizona Republican Party, candidates Romney, Santorum, Gingrich and Paul will be in attendance.
It’s been almost a month since the last GOP debate, but Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are back for the last debate before Super Tuesday Wednesday at 8 p.m. on CNN.
Hosted by CNN and the Arizona Republican Party, this also marks the first primary in
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Republican Presidential nominees hold debate in Arizona
20th GOP debate in Arizona
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Last day to sign up for Lunch with the Leaders series
The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) launched the new Lunch with the Leaders series this semester to let students lunch with successful leaders in the Northeast Ohio community.
“We talked about doing this last semester, but it’s finally up and running,” said Emily Yoder, Center for Student Involvement intern.
Brenda McKenzie, associate director at CSI, said the lunch series is new this spring at Kent State. She said she based the program off of a similar series offered at the University of Memphis.
“I thought it would be a nice opportunity to provide a small group interaction between students and leaders in the
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New course allows students to learn about public health careers
Taylor Maddy, freshman exploratory major, came to Kent State not sure which career direction she wanted to take.
She originally thought of majoring in nursing with a minor in public health, but after taking a course in public health, she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do.
After speaking to her adviser, she decided to take a new course called Exploring Careers in Public Health.
Maddy said after taking the course, she is now considering a career in health policy and management.
“It’s more of the office and business aspects of the medical field, like working in hospitals and health departments,” she
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Gay Rights Revolutionaries disbands
Gay Rights Revolutionaries, a campus LGBT activism group disbanded last December.
GRR, which became a student organization during the fall semester, was created to spread awareness of LGBT issues on campus with activism. During its short time as a student organization, GRR organized Honk for Love, an event intended to gain LGBT acceptance from rush hour drivers on Main Street and Lincoln, and Bridging the Gap, a debate on religion and homosexuality.
Justin Lagore, a junior public relations major and GRR co-founder, said although the events were successful, the group had significant financial problems as soon as it began.
“There
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Crain Avenue bridge construction causes headaches
The Crain Avenue and Fairchild Avenue bridge construction continues to linger on in the city, creating headaches for motorists.
The Fairchild Avenue bridge construction was recently completed and is now open to through traffic, but the Crain Avenue bridge construction is still ongoing. The projected completion date is December 2012.
“We’re still on path to finish the majority of the work by December, although we have run into a minor setback with the old utility lines. Trying to update the power lines could move us back slightly,” said James Bowling, superintendent of engineering and deputy service director of Kent engineering division.
Even
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Kent resident tired of being underwater
One of the recent issues facing ward one in Kent has been continuous flooding.
Verona Avenue resident Miles Damron has been facing flooding problems since he bought the home in 2002.
“It’s been an ongoing issue; we don’t look forward to the rain or snow,” said Damron.
Garret Ferrara, ward one councilman, is aware of the issue and is working to try and alleviate the problem.
“I’ve been in contact with Mr. Damron and the service department,” Ferrara said. “We need to set a date to get together and negotiate a solution.”
“We need to look at all the viewpoints and see who
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Online courses getting major upgrade
Students are about to see some big differences in their online courses, starting this summer.
Provost Robert Frank said for six to eight months his office has been working to upgrade the undergraduate courses that are core courses and are most popular, not courses high up in a student’s program.
Deborah Huntsman, executive director of continuing studies, said over the next two years the university will develop or update about 50 courses, with 15 courses ready during spring and summer.
“Our strategy, really, is to look at some of the core (Ohio) Transfer Module courses, some of the most popular ones that students
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Get in tune to tune-ups
Jamie Nicely, 42, checks the air filter on a Honda Civic at Tires and More, located at 1556 South Water Street. "Keep an eye on stuff," Nicely said, noting that college students can easily check basics things such as lights, wiper blades and tire pressure to make sure their car is working properly. Nicely has worked at Tires and More for 14 years. Photo by Matt HafleyWe were out of milk. That was my motivation to take my 2001 Mazda 626 out that rainy Wednesday afternoon. That was also how I discovered my car would
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Kent State Residence Services to host sexuality panel
The Department of Residence Services’ Social Justice team will host a sexuality panel as its second Campus Conversation tonight at 7 p.m. in 106 Manchester Hall. Campus Conversations is a series of discussions between students and faculty to discuss social justice issues.
Next Campus Conversations
- Short Fuse – short film followed by discussion
- Themes: classism, trust, national origin, race, gender roles
- Date: March 14
- Short Fuse Short – short film followed by discussion
- Themes: assumptions, beliefs, values, relationships, perception vs. reality, point of view, holding the right
The panel will include different members from Pride!
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Students to be awarded in annual art show
Thursday marks the beginning of the School of Art’s 65th Student Annual, a show to highlight undergraduate and graduate student’s work. The pieces will be displayed in the School of Art gallery.
A juror chose each piece of art from a vast amount of entries.
Amy Craft, executive director of Art House Inc., a Cleveland-based nonprofit arts center, was the juror this year. She chose which pieces will be shown, as well as which ones will receive awards.
“We don’t have corporate sponsorship,” said Anderson Turner, director of galleries. “This year, and in years past, the faculty have given a lot of
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Kent updates campus with redesigned maps
Workers replace a campus map between Franklin and Rockwell halls. The new maps feature LED lighting. Photo by Rachel Kilroy.Look out for the new campus maps that are currently being refurbished around campus. The office of the University Architect is replacing the large, campus map signs – also known as vehicular signs – with a fresh, up-to-date version of Kent’s campus.
The seven replacement maps cost approximately $25,000, said Michael Bruder, director of designing construction of University Architect. The main difference is the LED back lighting that will replace the fluorescent tubes in the current
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Ten percent of degrees must have short-term programs by October
An average of 2 percent of Kent State students graduates in three years. Most students graduate in four or five years, and one of the reasons may be lack of accelerated or shorter-term programs.
The three-year graduation rate average could increase as Kent State works to fulfill Gov. Kasich’s plan to help students save money. Kasich proposed in 2011 that all public Ohio universities offer three-year programs for 10 percent of their degrees by October 2012 and 60 percent by 2014.
Kent State currently offers 15 three-year programs and is working to reach the 10 percent requirement
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Former KSU students fined $3,000 for fake ID operation
Kent State students Antonio Bucca, left, and Drew Patenaude were charged with identity fraud, forgery and telecommunications fraud.Antonio Bucca and Drew Patenaude, both 21, have had their jail sentences revoked by Portage County Common Pleas Judge Laurrie Pittman.
Both men will still have to pay fines of $3,000 each, plus court fees, according to court documents. In addition to fines, they will both serve two years probation and 24 hours of community service.
Pittman also ordered Bucca to either get a full-time job or to become a full-time student in the next three months.
Bucca and Patenaude
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