Spring Break
The 17-member group, led by Dr. Kazadi wa Mukuna, performed at the Carl F. W. Ludwig Recital Hall in its third performance of the semester. The evening started with the ensemble entering the hall singing an African piece titled "Kamalondo/ Mwa Poleni." After finishing the piece, Mukuna addressed an audience of more than 100 people, saying the night's performance was an event, and everyone in the recital hall should sing. (1) comment
David Irving filed a libel lawsuit against Deborah Lipstadt for naming him a Holocaust denier in her book, Denying the Holocaust. Lipstadt recounted the case in another book, History on Trial: My Day in Court With a Holocaust Denier, which was the topic of her speech last night in the Rockwell Auditorium. (9) comments
The Cleveland chapter of the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network is prepared to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice concerning Kent police conduct during the May 17 booking of a 24-year-old man. After reviewing surveillance video of the incident, Richard Jones, president of the Cleveland chapter, said the Kent Police Department acted unprofessionally when booking Sly E. (9) comments
Since the days of radical ideas and Lesbianism Feminism of the '70s and '80s, the Feminist Movement has begun to encompass different people and different ideas. Sophomore sociology major Kat Rybski led a discussion of lesbianism and feminism at last night's Queer Liberation Front meeting. (1) comment
When Roxane Beth Johnson was younger, someone on the bus called her father the n-word. She bluntly replied, "No, he's a fireman." This was just one of the many memories Johnson referenced as she read poems about her childhood, her life and her ancestry to a crowd of more than 75 people in the Student Center last night. (0) comments
The Kent State Anti-War Committee will hold demonstrations in the Student Center and Risman Plaza to protest the war in Iraq throughout today. Beginning in the Student Center at noon, participants will silently hold signs along the windows in the Hub. Yvette Coil, a member of the committee, said the group will start its silent protest and carry different signs displaying facts, quotes and anti-war slogans. (1) comment
Club English and Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honorary Society, are co-sponsoring a book drive for the Akron Children's Hospital. "It's a good cause," said Nicholas DiSabatino, president of Club English and Sigma Tau Delta Xi Mu Chapter. "Akron Children's Hospital is a good cause, and books never go out of fashion. (1) comment
The Kent State Stark campus will hold a LifeShare Community Blood Drive today from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Campus Center. More than 650 units of blood have been collected since the Stark campus began holding blood drives with LifeShare in September 2005, said Diane Van Tilburg, donor recruitment representative for LifeShare Community Blood Services. (0) comments
"Allow events to change you." "Growth is different than something that happens to you." "Process is more important than outcome." These were just a few of the design principles associate professor Maurizio Sabini read from one of Bruce Mau's books, Incomplete Manifesto. (0) comments
Freshman chemistry major Sharla Allen didn't know Food for Thought isn't affiliated with University Dining Services. "I was surprised that they didn't accept the meal plan," she said. "I thought that all buildings on campus accepted the meal plans." Food for Thought, which is located in Room 213 of White Hall, is run by the College of Education, Health and Human Services. (1) comment
About 40 people tried to answer the question "The New Challenges of American Immigration: What Should We Do?" at the National Issues Forum last night in the Student Center. Participants divided into two groups of about 20 people, one of English-speakers and one of Spanish-speakers, and discussed three perspectives on immigration with the guidance of a facilitator, based on a video they saw at the start of the meeting. (1) comment