Through a friend that's a manager on the Kent State men's basketball team, I heard some dirt that the O-Zone could use for the basketball game against Kent on Saturday January 15th at 7:00pm. I've been able to find articles that confirm this this information.

Kent State Brawl:
The first story involves a fight that I had not heard about, but apparently was huge. Justine Greene was hosting a party at his apartment when a few members of the basketball team were getting made fun of. Some members of the team then proceeded to break the windows of the man's car which lead to a lot of people at the party to choose sides. News reports say the fight swelled to as many as 30-50 people and received 11 calls to 911 in a 20 minute span. A little side note to all this, a week after the fight happened, the Recordpub.com (something similar to the Athens News for Kent I would assume?)  reported that no KSU student athletes were involved in the fight at all.

www.recordpub.com/news/article/4905024

Then a month later, in November, a security tape surfaced that clearly identified Eric Gaines, Robert Johnson, and Darius Leonard. As a result all three were cited with disorderly conduct and suspended for two games, a scrimmage, and an exhibition.

network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/kent_state_trio_faces_disorderly_conduct_charges/3628984

Grand Theft Auto:
Now for a more complex, and less clear cut story. Carlton Guyton, one of Kent State's best players, has been suspended indefinitely for car theft and allegations of sexual assault.

www.ohio.com/news/break_news/112217289.html

The reason I bring this up is because from what I hear this is a shaky case and the accuser might not be telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The hearing is the 14th, the day before we play Kent so there is a chance Carlton will suit up for play and be next in the long line of Kent players before him to hear it from the O-Zone.

In honor of Kent State's storied criminal history, I will be bringing bars of soap on a rope to the game to commemorate the prison sentences of the Golden Flashes, both past and present. I encourage everyone to do the same.

Careful, they might get taken away.

Optimist is doing them this year.

I consider the Kent State Bulletin much more important than my finance homework.  My only concern is the marketing department printer.  My first significant donation to Ohio athletics will be for a new printer.

It actually ran flawless today, amazingly.  It is just old and has seen a lot of prints/copies.  The thing freezes and jams all the time, with varying treys regularly out-of-use.

edit:
I'm going to start printing ahead of time to prevent any more issues with the bulletin.

We still have "CHEERLEADERS"? All I ever notice at the games are "gymnasts" (and pretty darn good ones), "pom pom clappers" during 110 tunes (hard to not screw up - smile, clap/clap, shake above head at end), "t-shirt/mini ball tossers" (hit the second level occassionally, plenty short soft tosses to the old folks and kids)), and during game play "baseline kneelers" (we're supposed to "Cheer-Lead"??? Make noise when THE OTHER TEAM HAS THE BALL??? NOT WHEN OHIO DOES???)......