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Dont boo vote, said President Barack Obama during a speech to students at the M.A.C. Center Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012.

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'FIRED UP! READY TO GO!'
U.S. President Barack Obama interacts with students and members of the community after his campaign speech in the M.A.C. Center Wednesday. Obamas speech covered topics like keeping jobs in America and taking
care of veterans.
Kent welcomes first president in 100 years
Leighann McGivern
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lmcgive2@kent.edu
xcitement was palpable all around
the Kent State campus Wednesday as
crowds of people gathered in common
interest to see the first president to
come to visit Kent in 100 years.
The line of Kent State students waiting to see
President Obama in the M.A.C. Center was inter-
spersed with elementary school students playing
hooky and local residents alike. The line stretched
around Olson Hall, past the M.A.C. Annex, all
the way to Prentice Hall, wrapped around the
Commons and ended back at Prentice. Still more
people gathered on downtown sidewalks and in
local establishments hoping to catch a glimpse of
the president or his motorcade.
Rumors began to surface Sept. 20 that Obama
would be stopping in Kent as part of his presi-
dential campaign for re-election on Election Day,
Nov. 6. Tickets were distributed at 9 a.m. Mon-
day to a crowd that stretched down the Espla-
nade from Risman Plaza past the Art Building.
Tickets ran out quickly.
People began gathering outside of the M.A.C.
Center as early as 10 p.m. Tuesday, where they
braved the elements to be the first admitted to
see the presidents speech.
Air Force One landed at the Akron-Canton
Airport at 3:30 p.m. as people continued to wait
in the rain hoping to be admitted into the M.A.C.
Center. Around 4:30 p.m., security began to turn
away ticket holders and directed them to the
Student Center Ballroom to watch a live feed of
the speech.
Around the same time, a 20-plus car motor-
cade, including a limo, vans, a black SWAT truck,
an ambulance, several highway patrol cars, Kent
police cars and motorcycles were spotted on
campus. Police and Secret Service were stationed
atop the Student Center and M.A.C. Center.
Those denied access to the M.A.C. Center
were visibly upset, especially those who had
waited several hours to be turned away.
Graduate economics student Ceola Eastwood
President Obama's motorcade passes Portage County Tea Party Mitt Romney supporters on Route 43 before the President arrived in Kent to speak to students on Wednesday.
Daily Kent Stater
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said she waited two hours in line Monday morn-
ing to get her ticket and joined the line Wednes-
day around 2:30 p.m. She was one of many
ticketholders turned away at the door.
They said doors open at 3:30, but I didnt
know there would be a line, Eastwood said.
Im a swing voter. Im leaning toward Obama,
but I can go either way. Im one of the people he
should be convincing right now.
In actuality, security began admitting peo-
ple into the M.A.C. Center around 2:30 p.m.
in groups of about 50. The M.A.C. Center has
capacity for just over 6,300, though the crowd
let into the M.A.C. Center reached 6,600. Atten-
dance for the presidents speech was the high-
est attendance of any event held in the M.A.C.
Center since 1971.
Jason Mitalski, an AT&T worker, set up audio,
visual and Internet cables in the M.A.C. Center
all day Monday. He received two free tickets
from the Secret Service and was also was turned
away after showing up at 2:30 p.m. One of his
co-workers was able to make it inside and texted
him during the speech.
Im kind of pissed, Mitalski said. Its just
disappointing. I would have liked to see the
president in person. BRIAN SMITH | DAILY KENT STATER
Both Eastwood and Mitalski stood behind the
Peter Shearer a Navy veteran paces back and forth in front of the Kent Obama campaign headquarters on
M.A.C. Center during the speech and watched
Wednesday. Shearer chose to pace in front of the headquarters since he found it an eyesore.
the motorcade leave on Midway Drive afterward.
Inside the M.A.C. Center, Evan Gildenblatt, for as long as I live, and Im definitely never After pleading with his student body to
executive director of Undergraduate Student going to be the same. make a difference in this election, Staul made
Government, was the first speaker to address In between each speaker, throngs of people the announcement that everyone in the audi-
the crowd, who cheered in false hopes follow- awaiting the presidents arrival formed a wave ence was waiting to hear: Obama was coming
ing his speech, thinking the president was about and chanted, Four more years! and Fired up! on stage.
to take the stage. Ready to go! The crowd roared as thousands of cell phones
Gildenblatt was able to meet the president Following a zealous speech by Congress- snapped photos and filmed video of the presi-
backstage and soon after tweeted, President @ man Tim Ryan, Bryan Staul, president of the dent making his way to the podium wearing a
BarackObama just complimented my suit. Im Kent State College Democrats, took the stage to huge grin and waving to admiring fans around
going to be wearing this for a few weeks introduce Obama. Staul said Obama lived up him.
It was pretty remarkable. Ive never expe- to his nickname, No drama Obama, because After nearly a minute of pandemonium and
rienced anything like it in my entire life, Gild- he helped to calm him down before his speech, cheers of I love you, Obama! resonated from
enblatt said. For me, as a person, to be able to which Obama signed a copy of backstage. the crowd, Obama addressed the M.A.C. Center
express my gratitude for doing what he does was Staul got choked up during his introduction in true rock star fashion: Hello, Kent State!
really remarkable, is the only way to put it. For speech and said he was moved by the experience.
the first time in my life, Im at a loss for words. Its just beautiful watching that many peo-
Im definitely never going to forget this moment ple in one room believing in one thing, Staul said.
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President: Dont boo vote
Obama outlines choices in speech at KSU
President Obama speaks at the M.A.C. Center to students and members of the community on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Obama spoke about keeping jobs in
America and taking care of veterans when they come home.
Daniel Moore
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Dmoore63@kent.edu
resident Barack Obama broke it down
for Kent State students Wednesday
about this years presidential election
meant for them.
This is not just a choice between two can-
didates and two political parties, Obama said.
This is a choice between two fundamentally
different visions.
The president told a crowd of 6,600 people
at M.A.C. Center that he is running for a second
term because he will not let Republican presi-
dential candidate Mitt Romney divide the work
ethic of the American people.
We believe in something called opportunity,
where everyone gets a fair shot, where everyone
plays by the same rules, Obama said. You should
feel confident that our problems can be solved,
our challenges can be met. Weve still got the
worlds best businesses, the best scientists, the best
researchers, the best colleges and universities.
He said although the path he is proposing for
the country is not easy, it will lead to a better
place. A major goal of his plan, he emphasized,
is rooted in affordable education for all students,
calling it the gateway for the middle class.
Education was the gateway for opportunity
for me, Obama said. It is the only reason Im
standing here. Same thing for Michelle. Same
thing for many of you in here.
He said he spent his first term as president
taking on the system, eliminating the banks
from the loan process and covering more stu-
dents with Pell Grants and Stafford Loans.
So, again, youve got a choice because Rom-
ney wants to roll back all that, he said. No
child should have her dreams deferred because
of an overcrowded classroom. No family should
have to set aside a college acceptance letter
because they dont have the money.
The president also promised to continue the
controversial exploration of the Utica and Mar-
cellus shale gas reserves in the area that along
with investing in wind, solar and clean coal
has created jobs and put the country on pace to
cut oil imports in half by 2020.
Lets go after the 100-year supply of natural
gas thats right beneath our feet, he said. Im
not going to let oil companies write this coun-
trys energy plan and collect $4 billion every
single year in corporate welfare from our tax-
payers. They dont need it.
The president generated one of the most enthu-
siastic responses of the night when he brought up
the issue of womens reproductive rights.
Is [Romney] talking about the inside job
of having politicians control health care choices
women are perfectly capable of making them-
Obama on...
The economy:
Top-down economics doesnt work. This
country doesnt succeed when just the rich are
getting richer. This country succeeds when
the middle class is growing, when there are
ladders of opportunity for all people, when
everybody has the chance to live up to their
God-given potential. Thats when America
grows.
Ohio:
Ive spent a lot of time in Ohio, and I dont
meet a lot of victims. I see a lot of hard-work-
ing Ohioans. I see students who are trying to
work their way through college. I see single
moms, like my mom, putting in overtime to
raise their kids right. I see senior citizens who
can save their entire lives for retirement, vet-
erans who serve this country bravely, soldiers
who defend our freedom today.
Why hes running for a second term:
We believe in a country where hard work
pays off, where responsibilitys rewarded,
where everybody gets a fair shot, and every-
bodys doing their fair share, and everybody
plays by the same rules. We believe in an
America where no matter who you are or
what you look like or where you come from
or who you love, you can make it if you try.
State Representative Tim Ryan spoke at the MAC Center, denouncing Presidential Candidate Mitt Romneys
campaign promises before President Obama took the stage on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012.
selves? Obama said, receiving an ecstatic
ovation of 25 seconds. See, I believe in you. I
believe in your voice.
Obama interacted with the crowd on several
occasions, responding to their boos when he
mentioned Romneys tax policy: Dont boo
vote. A young woman in the crowd expressed
her love for him, he responded: I love you, too.
When an older woman shouted, We believe in
you, Barack! the president responded, Because
weve been working on it, you believe me.
The president misspoke once, saying he
wanted to export more jobs instead of prod-
ucts but recovered well.
Excuse me, I was channeling my opponent
there for a second, Obama said to a rousing cheer.
Obama pointed to Romneys opposition to
the auto industry bailout as evidence that the
former governor is willing to write off those who
rely on government as dependent.
We said, no, this may be hard but were
going to bet on American workers, Obama said.
And you know what? Today, the American auto
industry has come roaring back.
While government cannot solve all of the
problems in the world, Obama told the crowd,
it also is not the cause of all problems.
He acknowledged the federal deficit needs cut,
Thats what I believe. Thats why Im running
for a second term as president of the United
States of America.
Jobs:
I want to see us export more products
and outsource fewer jobs Now youve
got a choice. We can give more tax breaks to
companies who ship jobs overseas or we
can reward companies that are opening new
plants here in Ohio, training new workers
here in America. Creating new jobs here in
America.
I want to help big factories and small
businesses double their exports. I want more
goods stamped with Made in America. I
want to create one million manufacturing jobs
in the next four years. Thats whats at stake
in this election.
Energy:
After 30 years of not doing anything, we
raised fuel standards, so by the next decade
your cars and trucks will go twice as far on a
gallon of gas. That will save you money, and
it will help the environment, and it will help
the economy. Weve doubled the amount of
renewable energy that were generating from
wind and solar.
LAURA FONG | DAILY KENT STATER
MATT HAFLEY | DAILY KENT STATER
but in a way that doesnt stick it to middle class
families, such as taxing families making $250,000 or
more a year. He also said money saved from ending
wars in the Middle East will create jobs in America.
After a decade of war, its time to do some
nation-building right here at home, he said.
Bryan Staul, president of Kent State College Dem-
ocrats, had a similarly unifying tone in his introduc-
tory speech. He said that while growing up in the
Rust Belt, he was taught the value of hard work.
Thats why he originally joined the Obama
campaign, he said, because the president
understands that hard work and showing up
and doing the job is important.
Kent State, the American dream is still alive,
Staul said. A kid from Nowhere, Pennsylvania
can stand here and Im gonna choke up and
introduce the most powerful man in the world.
The president ended his speech on a more
reconciliatory tone, looking into the camera and
repeating his promise he made in 2008 to those 47
percent of Americans who did not vote for him.
I may not have won your vote, but I hear
your voices. I need your help. I will be your
president, too.
Daniel Moore is the news editor
for the Daily Kent Stater.
Higher education:
I want to make sure that everybody in Amer-
ica gets a great education everybody. Educa-
tion was the gateway of opportunity for me. It was
the only reason Im standing here. I wasnt born to
wealth or fame, but I got a great education.
War and the military:
In 2010, I said I would end the war in
Iraq, and I did. I said we would wind down
the war in Afghanistan in a responsible way,
and we are Osama bin Laden is dead. But
we still face serious threats in the world, and
thats why so long as Im commander in chief,
we are going to maintain the strongest mili-
tary the worlds ever known.
LGBT issues:
Youre the reason why some outstanding
soldier wont be kicked out of the military
because of who they are or who they love.
The 47 percent:
I believe in you. I believe in your voices.
From the beginning of this campaign, weve
always said: Change takes more than one
term, one year, one president takes more
than one party. It certainly doesnt happen if
you write off half the nation before you even
take office.
Daily Kent Stater
NOTABLE ATTENDEES
Kathleen Clyde, (D) Ohio
House of Representatives
Portage County is a swing county in
the swing state. This will keep the election
and the president in the minds of the resi-
dents of Portage County. It means a lot that
he came to personally ask for our votes.
I really liked his strong message about how
we are all in this together versus the Republican
strategy that youre all on your own.
Lester Lefton, Kent State
University president
I am proud that Kent State has served
as the location for a presidential visit. We
welcome all politicians to express their
views in an open and collegial way. It is the
free exchange of ideas that makes universi-
ties great and, indeed, our country great.
Our community welcomed the president
warmly and with appropriate respect for
the President of the United States.
Evan Gildenblatt, USG
executive director
What really caught me the most was
the broad appeal of his speech. I was so
impressed and so moved by the president
reaching out to everyone, everyone in the
audience. That says a lot to me. That says
the president cares. He cares about us as stu-
dents and we Ohioans and us Americans.
I cant speak to what effect it will have on
Election Day, but what I can speak to is what
effect it has on the voters of the places he vis-
its. Many of the people who came today had
never seen the president or any other presi-
dent in their whole lives. It changed the presi-
dent more into a person. It showed them, yes
he cares about us. He has ideas for the future
and ideas for us so we can pass along these
legacies on to our children.
Bryan Staul,
president of
the College
Democrats at
Kent State
It was a mass of
humanity in the uni-
form of one cause.
Its really personal
to me what he said
before getting on the
stage. Im going to
take that to my grave. What [Obama] said
to me leaving the stage was, Pull your
pants up!
The President came backstage and tells
me to lose the suit. We also talked football
with some of the Secret Service.
He talked about student issues and
also issues that affect everyone. I was glad
that it was an all-inclusive speech.
Im still expecting to wake up in my
bed and find I have to go through the
whole event again.
It was one incredible dream.
Justin Barasky,
Sherrod Browns
communication
director
Its clear from
the presidents
speech that he will
fight for Ohios
students and the
middle class in his
second term. We stand with President
Obamas vision to create jobs for Ohioans
and look forward to working with him, as
well as Republicans, to move Ohios econ-
omy forward and continue our recovery.
Tim Ryan, Janet Esposito, Ron
Burbick, Karen Barrett and Andrew
Manning were unable to comment.
Daily Kent Stater Thursday, September 27, 2012 | Page 5

Presidential visits in and around Kent

From Page 2
PRESIDENT
Fired up! Ready to go!
Obamas speech touched on topics from student loans
to veteran benefits and gay rights, and the crowd met his
Record Publishing newspapers
fervent speech with equally enthusiastic cheers.
chronicle trips from times past

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After making his closing remarks, Obama descend-
ed the steps to greet those closest to the stage as Bruce
Springsteens We Take Care of Our Own resounded resident Barack Obamas stop in Kent Wednesday was
through the speakers. The crowd pushed forward and the first time an incumbent president has visited Por-
people reached out, hoping to shake the presidents tage County in almost 40 years the last being Rich-
hand or at least touch his arm. ard Nixon in October 1972 when he went to Windham
Those who were lucky enough to make it inside the and some surrounding communities. Herbert Hoover waved
M.A.C. Center said the experience is one they wont soon from his train window as it slowed through the city in Octo-
forget. ber 1932; former president William Howard Taft visited the
Adeyinka Adesanya, junior exercise science major area in 1912.
and Obama for America volunteer, said she got to shake
Obamas hand following his speech.

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It was very emotional [and] uplifting, Adesanya
said. He highlighted very key points that really touched
me. He compared his plan with Mitt Romneys. He really
was breaking it down. That what hes going to do [if
hes elected for a second term] is continuing to help the
middle class and getting jobs in Ohio.
Jordan Perry, sophomore communication studies
major, said after hearing Obama speak she is completely
confident in the vote she will cast on Nov. 6.
He has my vote 100 percent, Perry said. His view
on the gay community, his views on everyone being
equal my values are aligned with what he has to do
for our country.
Dean Kahler, who was paralyzed in the shootings on
May 4, 1970, was among those in the audience. Kahler
has now shaken hands with three different presidents.
He hit on all the right issues and was able to bring the
crowd to their feet several times, Kahler said. He has
the right message for America so we can move forward.
For Kahler, being able to see the president at his alma
mater was wonderful, in one word.
The presidents go to places like Akron, Canton, Cleve-
land, Youngstown, Kahler said. They dont come to Kent.
It was an honor, being an [alumnus] here. Its an honor the
president came. Im so happy that I had the privilege to see
the president here in my old memorial gym.
Scott Hamilton and his family had the opportunity to
meet privately with the president, who wanted to honor
their son, Adam, for his service in Afghanistan. Adam
Hamilton was killed in action while fighting as an Army
specialist scout sniper in May 2011.
I thanked him from the deepest part of my heart that
he would take the time to recognize our loss and he said, URIER
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Obama in a different light

Two Indian students perspective on Presidential visit

Ohios statewide poll: Women in Ohio:

Obama: 53% Obama: 60%
Romney: 43% Romney: 35%
Dont know: 4% Dont know: 5%

Men in Ohio: People ages 18-34 in Ohio: BRIAN SMITH | DAILY KENT STATER
Mervyn Mathew and Ishita Kinnoo both journalsim students from Amity University work in the Daily

44%
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Obama:
66%
Kent Stater newsroom on the night of Sept. 26.
Obama:
Romney: 52%
rom lining up overnight to sit-
Romney: 31% ting under the rain, the energy of
Kent State students and residents
Dont know: 4% Dont know: 3%
was overwhelming to watch. As
the time came close and the gates of the
M.A.C. Center opened, the excitement of
seeing the 44th president, Barack Obama,
Non-whites in Ohio: coming to Kent reverberated through our
spines and the American people. While
Obama: 88% waiting to enter and face the moment of
pride, there were Obama buttons and
Romney: 9% shirts with pictures of him and his fam-
ily being sold everywhere, promoting the
Dont know: 3% campaign.
On seeing the enthusiasm of students,
Kent State student Lindsey, 21, said, I
am excited that after many decades the
President of the United States of America
is visiting Kent, and it is a very sentimental
moment for all of us. I dont regret standing
under the rain, feeling cold, as I am proud.
The presidential campaign in Kent, Ohio
greatly differs from what we experience in
India. An energetic environment is some-
GRAPHICS BY KELSEY MOULTON
thing that is rare to find in our presidential
speeches. It was more fun with music play-
ing all around.
The camera flashes focusing on the floor
for Barack Obama to walk is something that
came up as a surprise, as we have a rather
formal and strict approach toward such
events. Congressman Tim Ryan addressed
the audience in a way that he was able to
SOURCE: QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY/CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES POLL, CONDUCTED FROM SEPT. 18 24,
enlighten the crowd with positive facts
2012. MARGIN OF ERROR: +/- 3 POINTS. TOTAL NUMBER OF LIKELY VOTERS: 1162. about the Democratic stance with a brilliant
sense of humor, which is very unlikely to be
found in most Indian politicians. The Pledge
of Allegiance and the national anthem recit-
ed just before the president arrived gave us
jitters as the audience clapped in between
the anthem, which was sung expertly by
Nichele Scott.
Bryan Staul, president of Kent States
College Democrats, gave an exceptional
introduction to President Obama, invit-
ing him to the stage. We forgot everything
as our hearts stood still seeing him walk
through the stage toward his podium. We
shouted until our throats went dry, and
clapped until our palms started to ache.
Seeing the president of the most powerful
country, who is known for his warmth and
love for all, right in front of our eyes was the
most mesmerizing experience of our lives,
indeed.
Hearing every word, seeing every smile,
feeling every emotion and believing how he
cares for one and all, yes, we found him to
be the peoples president. He was, in fact,
the perfect example of a man with pride and
honor for his nation, grace and confidence,
keeping no difference between a man and
woman, rich and poor, literate and illiterate
or different religions and ethnicities. He was
not the sort to run away from problems but
had the rationality to deliver perfect sugges-
tions that would create a much better econ-
omy and use the capabilities of his people
to the fullest.
We were deeply moved by his charisma
and will imbibe all that he expressed with
his words and character, which we will car-
ry with us for the rest of our lives.
Ishita Kinnoo and Mervyn Mathew are
students from Amity University in India.
Daily Kent Stater Thursday, September 27, 2012 | Page 7

Remembering a fallen soldier

President Obama meets with Kent family before his speech
Alyssa DeGeorge
adegeor1@kent.edu

P
resident Barack Obamas visit to
Kent Wednesday was a special
experience for all involved. For
Scott Hamilton, owner of Single-
ton Reels in Mantua, it was the opportu-
nity of a lifetime.
Scott Hamilton and his family spent
10 to 15 minutes of one-on-one time with
the president before he gave his speech.
LAURA FONG | DAILY KENT STATER Most of the time was spent talking about
Kent State alumnus Dean Kahler, who was shot on May 4th, 1970, attended Scott Hamiltons son, Adam Hamilton,
Wednesday's campaign rally at Kent State. who was killed in action while fighting

May 4 victim attends

as an Army specialist scout sniper in
Afghanistan in May 2011.
I thanked him from the deepest part
of my heart that he would take the time

Obamas speech to recognize our loss and he said, No sir,

Rex Santus I understand the need to have
good-paying jobs with ben-
its all of our losses, Scott Hamilton said.
The opportunity to meet Obama came
after Hamilton contacted Rep. Tim Ryan
for tickets to the event. Scott Hamilton

O
rsantus@kent.edu
n May 4, 1970, Dean
Kahler was left para-
lyzed from the waist
down after a National
Guardsman shot him.
On Sept. 26, 2012, the for-
mer Kent State student sat in the
M.A.C. Center in a crowd of about
6,600 people during a speech by
President Barack Obama.
Ive shaken three presi-
dents hands now, Kahler said.
[Obama] hit on all the right issues
and was able to bring the crowd to
their feet several times. He has the
right message for America so we
can move forward.
Kahler, now in his early
60s, said he believes in Obama
because of the presidents stance
on Medicare. Kahler wants to
make sure he can care for himself
when he gets older.
As a former steel worker,
efits, so we can raise a family and
have a house, he said. Im on
the crutch of my Medicare years
here in another year or so
[Obama] wants to make sure we
have strong Medicare so that
we can actually take care of our-
selves in our elderly years.
Aside from the presidents
speech, Kahler said he was
thrilled simply because Obama
chose Kent of all places to
visit.
The presidents go to places
like Akron, Canton, Cleveland,
Youngstown they dont come
to Kent, Kahler said. It was an
honor. Being an [alumnus] here,
its an honor the president came.
Im so happy that I had the privi-
lege to see the president here in
my old memorial gym.
Rex Santus is a city reporter and
assigning editor for the Daily Kent
Stater.
didnt know hed be having a private
conversation with the president until
Tuesday night. To prepare, he went to the
cemetery to visit Adam Hamilton.
I talked to my son and thanked him
for his sacrifice and told him that he
deserved this recognition and it was
all about him, Scott Hamilton said.
As Scott Hamilton and his family
waited backstage in the M.A.C. Center
to be told where to go, he was surprised
to hear a voice behind them.
A gentleman said, Scott and I
turned around and said, Hello, Mr.
President, Scott Hamilton said.
Obama knew all of their names and
presented Scott Hamilton with a coin
that he said he gives to gold-star par-
ents. Scott Hamilton gave the president a
black, killed-in-action bracelet to remem-
ber Adam Hamilton. Obama told him he
has a special place in the White House for
those kinds of bracelets.
Hamilton said he was impressed by
FILE PHOTO MATT HAFLEY | DAILY KENT STATER
Scott Hamilton holds a picture of his late son, Adam. Scott met with President Obama on
Wednesday before Obama's speech to Kent State students at the M.A.C. Center.
Obamas humbleness and respect for the
military. I talked to my son and
I think that he is more down to earth
and more of a family figure and truly thanked him for his sac-
cares about the average person more
than anybody would ever know, Scott
rifice and told him that
Hamilton said.
When Adam Hamiltons sister,
he deserved this recog-
Shawney Hamilton, a freshman at Mount nition and it was all
Union, told the president she was inter-
ested in working for the Drug Enforce- about him
ment Administration, Obama offered to SCOTT HAMILTON-
SOLDIERS FATHER
help her obtain an internship. He gave
Hamilton his business card and invited With all of the good things going on
the family to visit the White House. in Kent, to put this on top of this is just a
You better believe we will take him cherry on top of everything, Scott Ham-
up on that offer, Scott Hamilton said.
ilton said.
Hamilton said the presidents visit
was a positive experience for their fam- Alyssa DeGeorge is a city reporter for
ily, but also for the city of Kent. the Daily Kent Stater.
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Romney stops in Bedford Heights

to discuss future of manufacturing
Candidate hosts round table discussion with small business owners

Joe Burbank | MCT

Ryan: Obama weak

Romney addresses the crowd during a round table discussion at the American Spring Wire plant in Bedford Heights on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012.
Grant Engle
gengle@kent.edu
Bedford Heights, Ohio While Kent
State was awaiting the arrival of Presi-
dent Barack Obama, the man challenging
Obama for the presidency was 25 miles
away chatting with business owners about
the obstacles they have faced over the past
four years.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney hosted a
round table discussion with seven north-
east Ohio business owners at the Ameri-
can Spring Wire plant in Bedford Heights
Wednesday afternoon.
The Republican presidential nominee
talked about outsourcing, medical benefits
and the ingenuity of Americans in a discus-
sion that lasted nearly an hour.
The business owners on stage and a few
members of the audience expressed con-
cern to Romney over Obamas economic
record during his presidency.
The message youre hearing is what
I hear all over the country from people in
the business world, Romney said. They
dont believe the policies over the last four
years lead them to decide to invest more in
America.
The first three business owners to ask
Romney questions were CEOs or founders
of companies with fewer than 300 employ-
ees each.
Romney pointed to government regu-
lations and the cost of medical insurance
under the presidents health care plan
often referred to as Obamacare as
inhibitors to small businesses.
One thing were going to have to do
if we want to get small businesses hiring
again is repeal Obamacare and replace it
with real reform, Romney said.
The former governor of Massachusetts
also said he plans to reduce tax rates on
small business.
While answering a question from the
audience, Romney said the presidents
policies have stunted the growth of the
economy and pushed more manufacturing
jobs overseas.
What [Obama] has done has made it
harder for entrepreneurs and businesses to
make a decision to create more jobs, Rom-
ney said. Thats why we need to take a dif-
ferent direction.
Diane Champion, the president of a steel
fabrication plant in the Cleveland area, was
one of the business owners who joined
Romney on stage for the discussion.
The manufacturer A.H. Marty Co.
has been in her family for more than 100
years. She said her company was on an
upswing right before the economic down-
turn in 2008.
Champion said the problem lies in a lack
of skilled laborers, such as welders or elec-
tricians. She also said parents need to stress
the spirit of competition to their children.
I dont believe capitalism should be
demonized in todays world, Champion
said. Skilled labor can make the mon-
ey that a college-educated person cant
because of the way of the economy is.
The round table discussion also featured
Mike Rowe, host of the television show
Dirty Jobs. Romney said Rowe was not
there to endorse any particular candidate,
but he was there as a friend and an invited
guest.
Rowe said he wrote a letter to Romney
and other politicians about his concerns
over the economy and blue-collar jobs, and
that prompted the invitation.
The television host said American fami-
lies need to reconnect to the values that
made blue-collar jobs important.
We cant just talk about opportunity,
and we cant just talk about training, Rowe
said. The conversation needs to start at the
kitchen table with moms, dads and kids.
The Romney supporters at the discussion
seemed to have come from all over northeast
Ohio. Mentions of Stark, Lorain, Portage and
Cuyahoga counties each drew loud applause
and cheers from the audience.
Renee Claycomb, a Romney supporter
that traveled from Port Clinton to see the
Grant Engle | Daily Kent Stater
discussion, said she identifies with the
Republican Party because she is a staunch
supporter of the Constitution and free
enterprise.
I believe in self-reliance, Claycomb
said. I dont believe in a government that
gives handouts to people.
When the discussion ended, Romney
told his supporters that his campaign had
work to do, but he left them with words of
encouragement.
Were taking back this country, Rom-
ney said. Were going to make it strong
again, were going to rebuild our economy
and were going to keep our military the
strongest on Earth.
Grant Engle is the sports editor for the
Daily Kent Stater.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BILL BRYAN
Mike Rowe, host of the TV show Dirty Jobs,
speaks at the Romney round table discussion in
Bedford Heights on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012.
on defense in
battleground Ohio
John Seewer
Associated Press
Lima, Ohio (AP)
President Barack Obamas
administrations plan to halt
production of tanks in Ohio
for several years and a weak
response to the crises in the
Middle East are moves that
can put more Americans
at risk overseas, Republi-
can vice presidential nomi-
neePaulRyansaid Monday.
Ryan, kicking off the
GOP tickets three-day tour
of battleground Ohio, said
Obamas gutting of the
military projects weakness
abroad and emboldens ene-
mies overseas. But he didnt
mention that he voted for the
defense cuts hes now criti-
cizing on the campaign trail.
We need peace through
strength,Ryantold sup-
porters in Lima, home to the
nations only tank manu-
facturing plant. We need a
strong military.
The White House has
proposed suspending tank
production because the Pen-
tagon says it will soon have
enough tanks. Some mem-
bers of Congress are attempt-
ing to restore funding for
the tanks and other military
weapons in a defense spend-
ing bill, a move the White
House has threatened to
veto.
The administration says
adding more money to the
budget will trigger deeper
cuts because of an agreement
made during a failed con-
gressional attempt last year
to reduce the deficit.
About 800 workers refur-
bish the Abrams tanks in
Lima, about 80 miles south
of Toledo. Republicans in
the state have been highly
critical of plans affecting the
plant and say they wont
save the government money.
General Dynamics Corp.s
land systems unit, which
operates the government-
owned plant, estimates that
the cost of shutting down
the plant and then restart-
ing it would be $1.6 billion
while keeping it open with
minimal production over
four years would cost $1.4
billion. The Army puts the
price of pausing production
much lower around $400
million.
Were not going to shut
down the only tank plant we
have in America,Ryansaid
Monday.
Recent polls in Ohio show
Obama with a slim lead over
Romney.
Romney andRyanboth
criticized the administra-
tions foreign policy on
Monday, accusing Obama of
minimizing the recent kill-
ing of the U.S. ambassador
to Libya. White House press
secretary Jay Carney called
the accusations desperate
and offensive, an attempt
by Romney and his allies to
gain political advantage in
the latter stages of a political
campaign that seems to be
trending the presidents way.
Ryansaid in Ohio that
Obama failed to take a strong
stand against the attack that
killed four Americans and
the growing unrest overseas.
That projects weakness,
he said. It means our adver-
saries are much more likely
to test us.

Slipping in polls, Romney assures voters I care

Ben Feller & Steve Peoples
Associated Press
Westerville, Ohio (AP) Slipping in states
that could sink his presidential bid, Republican
Mitt Romney declared Wednesday that I care
about the people of America and can do more
than President Barack Obama to improve their
lives. In an all-day Ohio duel, Obama scoffed
that a challenger who calls half the nation vic-
tims was unlikely to be of much help.
Romneys approach reflected what he is up
against: a widening Obama lead in polls in key
states such as Ohio, the backlash from a leaked
video in which he disparages Obama supporters
as government-dependent victims, and a cam-
paign imperative to make his policy plans more
plain.
Romney went after working-class voters out-
side Columbus and Cleveland before rolling to
Toledo. Early voting has already begun in more
than two dozen other states.
For Romney, in his appearances and in a new
TV ad in which he appeals straight to the cam-
era, it was time for plain talk to contrast himself
with Obama.
There are so many people in our country
who are hurting right now. I want to help them.
I know what it takes, Romney told the crowd
in Westerville. I care about the people of Amer-
ica, and the difference between me and Barack
Obama is I know what to do.
That message so late in the campaign a
presidential nominee declaring his concern for
all the people of the country was part of his
widening effort to rebound from his caught-on-
video comments at a fundraiser.
In those comments, made last May but only
recently revealed, Romney said 47 percent of
the people pay no federal income tax, will vote
for Obama no matter what, believe they are vic-
tims, think the government must care for them
and do not take personal responsibility and care
for their lives.
New opinion polls, conducted after the video
became public, show Obama opening up appar-
ent leads over Romney in battleground states,
including Ohio and Virginia. And majorities of
voters in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania say
Romneys policies would favor the rich over the
middle class or the poor.
Specifically in Ohio, two surveys show the
president crossing the 50 percent mark among
likely voters. A Washington Post poll found
Obama ahead 52 percent to 44 percent among
those most likely to turn out, and a Quinnipiac
University/CBS News/New York Times poll
showed a 10-point Obama lead among definite
voters.
Romney was showing signs of picking up his
pace.
He scheduled a blizzard of interviews with
ABC, CBS and NBC, his second round of broad-
cast network appearances in three days after
weeks of ignoring their requests. He also did
interviews Tuesday with Fox News and CNN.
The new Romney TV ad, at 60 seconds, is a
longer and softer approach in which he speaks
about people struggling to pay for food and gas
with falling incomes.
Romney also focused Wednesday on inter-
est paid on the national debt, a subject he hasnt
regularly discussed in his standard campaign
speech. His comments came after a Washington
Post poll showed the federal debt and deficit are
the one set of issues where he has an advantage
over Obama with likely voters.
Romneys running mate, PaulRyan, took
a sharper approach. He told radio host Sean
Hannity that Obama was using hollow tactics to
paint his opponents as evil.
Hes basically trying to say If you want any
security in your life stick with me. If you go with
these Republicans theyre going to feed you to
the wolves. Its going to be a dog-eat-dog soci-
ety,Ryansaid.
In recent weeks, Romney has lost his poll-
ing edge on the economy generally, with more
people saying they now trust Obama to fix the
nations economic woes.
Daily Kent Stater
editorial board
Opinion editor: Jody Michael
Editor: Emily Inverso
Managing editor for visuals: Jessica White
City editor: Britni Williams
Sports editor: Grant Engle
Jeers to Obamas speech
writers for not including a
mention of the stimulus-
funded downtown
redevelopment - a missed
opportunity to localize his
remarks.
Obamania
MMXII: Live!
Brian Reimer
Columnist
Its hard to deny Barack Obamas
immense celebrity. When the president
strutted down the walkway toward his
podium Wednesday, the noise level in the
M.A.C. Center made me think the Beatles
had reunited. Obama was in his element.
The president strives on his star power.
Waiting in line for hours during torrential
downpours makes you really consider why
youre not curled up in a warm bed. However,
it seemed like everyone was dead set on the
objective at hand. While it wasnt golf weath-
er, it could have been worsethis is northeast
Ohio, anyway. Over the course of the after-
noon, people began to make friends with the
group around them, which made time go by a
little faster. Overall, waiting in line was a very
positive and very wet experience.
However, one thing I did notice while
standing in line was the throng of iPad and
iPhone users walking along the line, presum-
ably taking video. What possible purpose
could your home videos have? Is your mom
or best friend from home really that interested
in a mundane long line? And another thing:
If youre using your iPad camera in a public
place, sorry, but youre doing it wrong. Not
only is the camera on the iPad absolutely atro-
cious, but you look really silly, too.
I found great humor in the painful buildup
to the presidents speech. It was like the
worlds most disappointing game of musical
chairs that was set to an awful soundtrack.
Every time someone would speak or there
was a pause in the deplorable melodies of the
past decade, the entire crowd leapt to its feet
for the chance to catch the first glimpse of the
commander-in-chief, only to be disappointed
by another terrible song.
When the president finally made his
appearance to the crowd, something very
interesting happened. Nearly every hand
in the crowd held a smartphone or camera
phone with the intent to digitally capture a
lifelong memory. Obama visiting campus
Wednesday highlights the dramatic shift in
the prevailing cultural zeitgeist. From the
first speculations of the visit last week to
extensive Facebook status updates, tweets
and countless Instagram photos, it has
become obvious how much of our lives are
actually lived in two worlds.
It seems that the Obama campaign is
worlds ahead of Mitt Romneys on the
Internet and in social media. While Obama
has masterfully orchestrated a wide-reach-
ing social networking movement, a trickle
of mostly angry, middle-aged trolls repre-
sents the Romney campaign online.
It has become important for any politi-
cian to note the significance things like
smartphones and the Internet have become
in the lives of many. In the 2008 election,
access to smartphones and social media
were limited to mostly youth on the bleed-
ing edge. As a result, both the Obama and
McCain campaigns had very weak online
showings. Now that these technologies
have been widely accepted by nearly all
demographics, politicians should move
their campaigns from traditional media.
The 2016 election could be the first tech-
nocentric one in the history of the United
States. The impact of social media on our
culture and democracy has only recently
become apparent, and it will be interesting
to see the extent of technologys influence
on all other parts of American life.
Brian Reimer is a senior anthropology
major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.
Contact him at breimer1@kent.edu.
The Opinion Page is an outlet for our communitys varied opinions.
Josh MerazS VIEW
Cheers to everyone who
volunteered their time to
make President Obamas
visit a reality.
Josh Meraz is a senior
visual communication
Obamas trip proves worthwhile
Summary: The presidents campaign could not
have asked for a better turnout for his speech.
By the time the M.A.C. Center doors
opened Wednesday, the line to get into
President Barack Obamas speech stretched
down the Esplanade, around Olson Hall,
behind the Gym Annex, onto Midway
Drive, behind Prentice Hall, down past
the tennis courts, bending at Oscar Ritchie
Hall before winding to the edge of the Hon-
ors College nearly back to where the line
began.
This should confirm in everyones
minds that the campaigns decision to have
the president come here was a good one.
As we stated in Mondays Our View,
Portage County seems to always get the
short end of the stick when it comes to
presidential campaign visits. Were just far
enough away from Cleveland, Akron and
Youngstown that candidates are content to
pay no mind to us.
But maybe, just maybe, the outpouring
of interest for Obamas visit to Kent has put
Analyzing Obamas rally
David Brian Cohen
Guest Columnist
When President Barack Obama spoke at
Kent State on Sept. 26, 2012, it was the first time
a president had visited Portage County since
Richard Nixon and the first time a president had
visited the city since 1912 when William How-
ard Taft was running for reelection.
During his speech, the president hit all the
themes he has been hitting regularly on the
stump since he accepted his partys nomination
at the Democratic National Convention on Sept.
6. Those themes included student loans (a topic
near and dear to the hearts of the many Kent
students in the crowd), health care, jobs and the
economy.
In one instance, the president messed up a
line by saying, I want to see us export more
jobs when he meant to say products. Howev-
er, he turned the potential gaffe into an effective
barb against his opponent, Gov. Mitt Romney,
when he joked that he was channeling my
opponent there for a second.
This criticism of Romney for his leadership of
Bain Capital has been used often by the Obama
campaign and Romneys Republican primary
opponents in accusing Romney of encouraging
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design major.
Kent State, the second-largest university in
Ohio, on the map for many election seasons
to come.
After all, its important for students to
get the message that voting is a vital part of
our democracy. Merely becoming of voting
age isnt enough to get them to the polls
if they dont realize the importance every
election can have on their future.
We cant think of a better way to raise
interest among young voters than to have
the candidates themselves come and speak
directly to them.
Thats why we found it so thrilling to
be the first students in Kent State history to
welcome a sitting president to our campus.
We also hope we wont be the last. Note to
Mitt Romney: Youre welcome here at any
time.
The above editorial is the consensus
opinion of the Daily Kent Stater editorial
board whose names are listed above.
the outsourcing of jobs overseas.
The President also discussed foreign policy
and saluted Americas veterans in his speech.
Obamas visit to Kent is just the latest of
many trips to Ohio that both he and Romney
have made during this election year. Since
becoming president, Obama has visited Ohio
27 separate timesthe most of any state save
for Virginia, which is located just across the
Potomac River from the White House. In 2012,
Obama has made 11 separate trips to Ohio with
more guaranteed to come.
Ohios importance in the 2012 election cannot
be overemphasized it is the most important
battleground state in the country. No Republican
has ever won the White House without carry-
ing Ohio, and only two Democrats have done so
since 1896.
As polarized as the country is this year, there
are few battleground states in play, and Ohios
18 electoral votes are critical for both campaigns.
The way the electoral math works, an Obama
victory in Ohio would likely mean overall vic-
tory, and Northeast Ohio, a Democratic strong-
hold, is key to this.
The Obama campaign is well aware of this.
Its one of the reasons that after 100 long years, a
president decided to return to Kent.
David Cohen is a professor of political science
and Bliss Institute of Applied Politics fellow at the
University of Akron.
Thursday, September 27, 2012 | Page 9
submissions
Motorcade on
Main Street
Jake Crissman
Columnist
On Wednesday, the most important per-
son in the world was in Kent no, not Oprah;
no, not Ben Stiller the President of the
United States, Barack Obama. He addressed
a multitude of students, faculty and plain
citizens from the M.A.C. Center, stressing the
importance of registering and voting in this
election.
Festivities for this event kicked off early
Monday as people lined up as early as 3:30
a.m. to get a ticket to see the president speak.
I was in that massive line in the freezing
temperatures for two and a half hours for my
chance to receive a ticket. Excitement was
high all week on campus in anticipation for
the presidents arrival.
Wednesday morning, the line to the
M.A.C. Center was just absolutely ridiculous,
outrageous, incredulous, unbelievable or any
other adjective youd like to use. I got in line
at around 2:00 (because I had a Spanish test
that apparently just couldnt wait until next
week), and I was back by the Art Building
and the Honors College dorms.
I stood in line for an hour before it seemed
like we were beginning to make any prog-
ress. I stood in the pouring rain as my shoes
were soaked through and my socks were
drenched. My hoodie was thick and heavy
with water, and my jeans stuck to me and
began to stink with the dampness.
Everybody knows that wet jeans are no
fun and that wet socks will ruin your day.
Now imagine being in that state and stand-
ing in a godforsaken behemoth of a queue for
almost four hours to no avail. As I had made
it to the homestretch, the Esplanade, I could
see the M.A.C. Center was within reach. I
was almost there, almost at the finish line,
the mountaintop. Then, all of a sudden, they
tell us, Sorry folks, were at capacity. But if
you have a ticket, you can watch it live on a
screen in the Student Center Ballroom.
Oh, goodie, because thats why Ive
waited so long and gotten drenched, to see
the president on a screen and to not be in the
same room as him. (Whoevers responsible
for the surplus of tickets given out should be
fired and tarred and feathered just saying.)
I was tempted to try to persuade a cop to let
me in by telling him that I write for the paper,
but I doubted it would work. So I broken-
heartedly made my way to the ballroom.
The crowd in the M.A.C. Center was
psyched. They were pumped as Bryan Staul,
president of Kent State College Democrats,
came out and gave a spiel on the American
Dream and introduced Obama. As I watched,
I wondered what it is that makes people
withstand such terrible conditions only to be
denied and yet still want to watch on some
shoddy video screen. We all went in with
high hopes of being present for the speech
and seeing history in the making, but all of us
in the ballroom came up short.
But as I watched, Obamas words became
uplifting, and everything that he was saying
made perfect sense. Suddenly, it didnt matter
to me anymore that I wasnt in there; I already
know who Im voting for this November, and
being denied the opportunity to see him in
person isnt going to change that.
His speech reinforced all my political
beliefs and reminded me why its so impor-
tant to get out there and vote. Barack Obama
is our guy, the leader for my generation. We
must continue to move forward for a better
tomorrow.
Jake Crissman is a sophomore English
major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.
Contact him at jcrissm2@kent.edu.
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Class or Obama?
Professors, students weigh in on Obamas visits affect on class
Alicia Balog
abalog3@kent.edu
Audrey Fletcher
E
aflect12@kent.edu
rik Heidemann, political science assis-
tant professor, was not planning to can-
cel class Wednesday, despite the fact
President Barack Obama was speaking
at the M.A.C. Center.
When he asked his class who had tickets for
the event, he said 32 out of 35 students raised
their hands.
Heidemann is just one of several Kent State
professors who decided to cancel class so stu-
dents could go see the President speak.
JACOB BYK | DAILY KENT STATER Heidemann said he thought about having
The line into the M.A.C.C. to see Obama stretched for about a mile and wound around campus. his students come to the Tuesday and Thursday
section of the same class, but too many students
had conflicting schedules.
I would rather cancel class and have peo-
E Main St E Main St ple excited about a civic event, he said. It is
a teachable moment. If it makes people want to
participate in elections, I am not going to moan
about it.
If by attending the event students get more
excited about voting, Heidemann said, that may
be more useful nevermind teaching politics.
How many times does a president come to
your campus? he said.
Midw
Having previously taught at The Ohio State
ay Dr
May 4th Memorial University, Heidemann said he is almost desen-
sitized to visits like this because they occurred
so frequently at OSU. Here at Kent, he said, stu-
dents seem to be more excited about this type of
E [They should make them] review sessions,
Su event than students at OSU.
m There is a reasonable chance that this is a
m notes or information and those who are strug-
it more activist-oriented student body, Heide-
St
mann said.
Freshman biology major Jessica Mulvany
said she thinks the decision to cancel classes
depends on the individual professor, what type
MACC
of class it is and how many times a class meets
a week.
Ri
sm For instance, Mulvany said a lab should not
an
Dr be cancelled but a class that meets four times a
week can be cancelled without many problems.
E Associate music professor Scott MacPherson
Su
m also cancelled his class, KSU Chorale, a choir
m that meets Monday through Thursday from
it
St 4:20 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. He said he cancelled his
class so his students could have the opportunity
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lifetime event.
MacPherson said he feels students should
be as informed as possible as Election Day is
approaching.
Maybe hearing him speak will be one
of those ways in which they can make more
informed choices if they choose to vote, and I
hope they do choose to vote, MacPherson said.
I would be saying the same thing if the candi-
date Romney were visiting Kent and giving a
similar event where he were to speak.
He said unfortunately this event takes place
during the day and not in the evening, where
more students can attend without the fear of
being penalized in class, so he cancelled class
even though he hates losing rehearsal time.
Im urging them to do more work on their
own outside the class on the music, so that they
are better prepared when they come back on
Thursday, he said. Theres a trade-off.
He said if the visit were closer to their concert
in late October, he would have had a harder time
deciding whether to cancel class or not but that
he would figure something out.
MacPherson planned to attend the presi-
dents visit. He said the only other time he saw
a president speak, he had to travel to Berlin,
Germany.
I saw Bill Clinton speak at the Branden-
burg Gate, he said. There were 90,000 people
crowded there. It was in the heat of the summer.
I think having a sitting president come to Kent
campus, right to us, is just an amazing oppor-
tunity.
Freshman zoology major Colleen Cosgrove
said if professors didnt cancel class, they should
change their lesson plans for that day.
she said. That way no one is missing a lot of
gling can get the extra help they need.
Morgan Hall, freshman fashion merchandis-
ing major, said she thinks if professors had been
more open to cancelling class, students would
have been more open to attending.
My roommate almost didnt go because she
was going to have a chemistry lab that night,
Hall said. But at the last minute the professor
cancelled and she was able to get a ticket.
Hall also said she thinks it was important for
students to attend the event.
Im not even a political person, Hall said.
I just think it is a one-time thing.
Alicia Balog and Audrey Fletcher are the aca-
demics reporters for the Daily Kent Stater.
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Local African American community Why Kent? Why now?

weighs in on President Obamas term
Madeleine Winer
mwiner@kent.edu

Ephraim Butler, director of political affairs for Black United Students

For the black community, he means hope, said Butler, a soph-
omore communication studies major. Its good to see someone
in that role. A lot of times, the only role we might see people like
ourselves in, as far as in the media, are people that are athletes or
entertainers.

PHOTO BY MATT HAFLEY | DAILY KENT STATER

Amoaba Gooden, interim chair of Pan-African studies Rex Santus Kent State is the second-largest university
People saw him as kind of a balance, a way for people of color in Ohio behind The Ohio State University.

to negotiate their presence in the world, said Gooden, who is
African-Canadian. He represents so much for so many people.
Because of the history of enslavement and internal colonization in
the States, he represents the possibility that there is not a concrete
ceiling to the limits of achieving for African-Americans.
Kayla Ivey, sophomore chemistry major and
member of the College Democrats
He has shown the African-American community, and me par-
ticularly, that nothing is impossible, and with hard work and a
strong mind you can achieve anything, Ivey said.
Sam Bain, chairman of the Ohio College Republican Federation
Hes a cultural icon because he seems more concerned about
being a celebrity and hanging out with Jay-Z and Beyonce, while
our ambassadors are being killed in the Middle East, said Bain, a
senior at Sinclair Community College in Dayton. [The president]
cares more about being a celebrity than he does about doing his
job as president.
Madeleine Winer is the diversity reporter for the Daily Kent Stater.
C
rsantus@kent.edu
ampaign officials are reluctant to
talk specifics about why President
Barack Obama is visiting Kent State,
but politicians and city and county
employees have their theories.
Kent State, one of 13 public universities
in the swing state of Ohio, stands out for two
reasons: Its a large, public university, and it
sits in a city that received $20 million in fed-
eral TIGER grants, the first stimulus money of
its kind awarded by the U.S. Department of
Transportation.
I think that Kent has definitely benefit-
ted from the economic-development policies
and the stimulus funding that came from the
Obama administration, so I think that factored
in, said Rep. Kathleen Clyde (D-Kent). I also
think young people and students are very
important to his reelection efforts[]
Ohio is a battleground state, Clyde said,
and students are critically important to the
presidents reelection. In 2008, Obama cap-
tured the support of the youth vote, and hes
aiming for a repeat this November.
The Center for Information and Research
on Civic Learning and Engagement, a research
group that specializes in youth involvement
in politics, conducted a poll in July that found
Barack Obamas support among young people
had declined since 2008.
Overall, the 18- to 29-year-old demograph-
ic in our poll was supportive of Obama,
said Felicia Sullivan, the chief researcher of the
poll, but still, Romney had a greater support
among this population than McCain did four
years ago.
There are 27,706 students enrolled at Kents
main campus.
Portage County Commissioner Maureen
Frederick said the combination of Kents large
student population and the success of federal
funding in aiding downtown development is
what she believes enticed the president to visit
Kent.
Why wouldnt anyone want to come to
Kent during a campaign or otherwise? Fred-
erick said. Theres tremendous success in
Kent. [] He would see living proof of tre-
mendous growth thats going on in Kent.
Dan Smith, Kents economic development
director, also said the downtown revitalization
project was likely a major factor in the presi-
dents decision to speak at Kent State.
The piece that helped the downtown
project move forward was a $20 million FTA
TIGER grant, Smith said. Basically, that cre-
ated 900 construction jobs over the past 24
months, as well as [eventually creating 700]
permanent, full-time jobs.
Tim Lowry, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Tim
Ryan (D-Ohio), declined to comment on the
issue, saying only campaign officials could
comment on Obamas reasons for visiting
Kent.
Obama is the first president to visit Kent
since President William Howard Taft in 1912,
according to the Record-Courier.
Rex Santus is a city reporter and assigning
editor for the Daily Kent Stater.
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Liquid Crystal Symposium discusses

Check out KentWired.com and read about the
advancements in liquid technology
KSU volleyball teams next two games Students, faculty and indus- with Kent State University to
try experts gathered Wednesday develop ideas and produce

Demetri Martin likes dog jokes

at the Kiva to discuss the new
advancements in flexible display
device technology during the first
of two days of the Symposium on
Flexible Liquid Crystal Devices.
If there were a theme for
flexible devices in the city of
Kent. It has been successful in
reaching the technology mar-
ket through partnerships with
Brookstone and is working to
put out more advanced Boogie

more often than political jokes

Kelsey Misbrener
kmisbren@kent.edu
Only 39-year-old comedi-
an Demetri Martin can make
a Venn diagram funny. He
employs guitars, harmoni-
cas, diagrams and illustra-
tions to make his dry one-
liners hit harder than your
average spoken-word joke.
His show, Important Things
With Demetri Martin ended
in 2010, but on Saturday at
10 p.m. hes back on Com-
edy Central for a one-hour
stand-up special. In a confer-
ence call with college jour-
nalists, Martin explained
why he likes dog jokes
more than political jokes.
Are politics making their way
into your jokes because of
election season?
Not really. I spent a bunch
of time in California and I lis-
tened to NPR more because
Ive been in a car more than
I was in New York, so I feel
more aware of politics, but I
dont naturally gravitate to
politics as something that I
find funny. I find it kind of
overwhelming and really
frustrating.
I was a White House
intern at the Clinton White
House when I was in law
school the summer of 96.
And that was probably
Comedy Central Presents Demetri Martin at The Skirknall Theater on February 17, 2012 in New York City.
when I knew the most about
politics because I spent the
summer in D.C., and I just
found it overwhelming. I
had friends who can write
tons of material about poli-
tics and get a lot of creative
work out of it. I dont know
why, but I find it really dis-
illusioning and it just kind
of overwhelms me. And I
think irresponsibly Ive often
Photo by Brad Barket | PictureGroup
veered away from it.
Working at The Daily
Show when I did was an inter-
esting experience because
Jon Stewart used to always
talk about relevance and how
important it was to make sure
any piece on the show had rel-
evance; it was relevant to the
larger kind of conversations in
our culture, and often it was,
of course, about politics. So
that was cool. That was a good
kind of course in that for me,
but I think my natural state
is kind of more irresponsible
and kind of disconnected from
topical stuff as we call it, you
know.
Kelsey Misbrener is a
features correspondent
and city reporter for the
Daily Kent Stater.
this conference today it would
be: just do it, symposium chair
John West said, because these
are the companies that are going
out and actually putting prod-
ucts in the marketplace today.
Michael McCreary, keynote
speaker and vice president of
research and development of
E-Ink Corp., talked about the
potential of flexible electronics,
such as fully functional digital
newspapers and magazines.
Albert Green, CEO of Kent
Displays, most famously
known for the Boogie Board,
told of their groundbreaking
and innovative advancements
in the eWriter industry.
Kent Displays partners
Fire drills kick off Kent campus fire safety week
Kent State will conduct its
annual campus fire safety drills
Thursday as part of Campus
Fire Safety Week.
The Department of Public
Safety will initiate testing of
its emergency mass notifica-
tion system by holding two
fire drills, one at 11:10 a.m.
and another at 5:50 p.m. Both
should last about 10 minutes,
said Lt. Bill Buckbee, coordina-
tor of emergency preparedness.
A Kent State Police dispatch-
er will alert students and faculty
by activating a broadcasted mes-
sage over the universitys public
speakers in each building.
We do this to test the tech-
nology and the procedures
that are required to implement
emergency plans on campus.
Buckbee said. It also gives
Boards, which are digital note-
taking devices that use liquid
crystal technology.
Additional speakers are
scheduled to talk more on bio-
sensors and the medical indus-
try of liquid crystals during
Thursdays session in the Kiva.
Following the speakers, a tour
of the Liquid Crystal Institute will
take place at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Live streaming of the sym-
posium will continue through-
out the day and the footage
will be archived and posted
onto the LCI website.
Brittney Trojanowski,
College of Arts and Sciences
reporter for the Daily Kent Stater
us the opportunity to educate
the public a little bit and make
them more conscious of being
prepared in an emergency.
Academic buildings will
not actually be evacuated, but
instead, all classroom instructors
and unit supervisors are asked
to review the guidelines with
students and employees. This
will include reviewing what to
do in the case of an actual cam-
pus emergency, Buckbee said.
Members of law enforce-
ment will be patrolling university
grounds during the drills to moni-
tor the sound level of the broad-
cast. Buckbee encouraged students
and faculty to report areas where
the broadcast is not heard.
Amanda Crumm,
safety reporter for the
Daily Kent Stater

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(RIGHT) People clad in

anything from ponchos
to trash bags waited
in line to see President
Barack Obama speak.
(FAR RIGHT) Air
Force One taxis down a
runway at the Akron-
Canton Regional Airport
Wednesday afternoon.
The plane had to
navigate a rainstorm
that delayed its earlier
arrival in Toledo.
HANNAH POTES | DAILY KENT STATER BRIAN SMITH | DAILY KENT STATER

Hannah Potes | Daily Kent Stater

(LEFT) Ava Baucco, 7, of Kent, cries quietly after she and her mother were turned away from
seeing President Barack Obamas speech.

BRIAN SMITH | DAILY KENT STATER

(BELOW) Air Force One taxis down the runway as it lands on an Akron-Canton regional
airport runway on Wednesday. The plane had to navigate a rainstorm that delayed its earlier
arrival in Toledo for a presidential visit to Bowling Green State University.

SHANE FLANIGAN | DAILY KENT STATER

President Obama speaks before an estimated crowd of 6,600 inside the M.A.C. Center. Obama is the rst U.S. President to visit Kent State since President William Howard Taft in 1912.

PHOTOS BY HANNAH POTES | DAILY KENT STATER

(ABOVE) A member of the Secret Service stood watch on a hill behind the Student Center after
President Barack Obamas arrival at Kent State. (LEFT) Ava Baucco, 7, of Kent, cried quietly
after she and her mother were turned away from seeing President Barack Obamas speech.