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Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame (HOF) opened its doors more than a half century ago. From its humble beginnings in 1963 to today, this impressive institution continues to grow in both size and stature.
Indeed, as we honor exceptional Ohio journalists during the 2017 Ohio SPJ Awards luncheon, exciting progress is being made at the Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village. When finished, this $700 million develop- ment will have added a hotel, holographic theater, youth playing fields, the expanded and modernized Tom Benson Stadium (site of the NFL’s an- nual Hall of Fame game), and much more.
An exhilarating museum and attraction, the HOF pays tribute to the tal- ents and triumphs of pro football’s greatest stars. Chronicled within these Artist rendering of the Tom Benson Hall of Fame walls are the stories and circumstances of play that bring to life words Stadium’s west end zone. such as courage, dedication, vision, fair play, integrity and excellence.
The HOF has welcomed more 10 million fans since opening its doors. Each year, visitors travel from all 50 states, and more than 70 foreign countries to tour the Hall of Fame. Today, the HOF reaches tens of millions of additional fans each year through broad outreach, such as nationally televised events, an in-depth website, educational and youth programs, social media, traveling exhibits, and special events held around the country.
The HOF works collaboratively with the pro football family – the National Football League, the 32 NFL clubs, and other entities. The cooperative efforts of these organizations have contributed greatly to the HOF’s overall suc- cess. In turn, the Hall strives to serve as the best possible historical showplace and repository for the sport of pro football.
Recognized worldwide as one of America’s premier sports hall of fames, it’s doubtful that even the most optimis- tic of those who led the drive to bring the Hall of Fame to Canton, Ohio, could have envisioned the successes it would realize.
So, on behalf of the Society of Professional Journalists chapters in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, congrat- ulations to our attendees – the stars of Ohio journalism – for their winning performances in 2016, and to the Canton Pro Football Hall of Fame for its ongoing success. Thanks for making Ohio proud!
Overview of the Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village now under construction. BEST MINORITYBEST ISSUES MINORITY REPORTING ISSUES REPORTING BESTBEST POLITICAL POLITICAL REPORTING REPORTING First Place: These are no ordinary times First Place: Chrissie Thompson’s Work First Place: These areMark no Curnutte ordinary times ChrissieFirst Thompson Place: Chrissie Thompson’s Work Mark Curnutte Chrissie Thompson BEST HUMAN INTEREST WRITING BEST PUBLIC RECORDS USE First Place: Being Timothy Thomas’ son First Place: The $680 Million Memo Mark Curnutte BEST HUMAN INTEREST WRITING Dan HornBEST PUBLIC RECORDS USE BEST SOCIAL ISSUES REPORTING First Place: Being Timothy Thomas’ son BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING First Place: Fear There, Fear Here First Place: The $680 Million Memo Second Place: The Lack of MSD Oversight on Mark Curnutte Mark Curnutte Spending,Dan Contracts Horn BEST ARTS REPORTING Dan Horn BEST SOCIAL ISSUESFirst Place REPORTING: Fanfare for the Common Man BESTBEST REPORTER INVESTIGATIVE IN OHIO REPORTING First Place: Fear There,Janelle Fear Gelfand Here SecondSecond Place: The Place: Toll of Heroin The Addiction Lack of MSD Oversight on Mark Curnutte BEST BUSINESS REPORTING Terry DeMio Second Place: Alex Coolidge’s Work Spending, Contracts Alex Coolidge BESTDan EXPLANATORY Horn JOURNALISM BEST ARTS REPORTING First Place: The Height of Danger First Place: FanfareBEST for FEATUREthe Common REPORTING Man Carrie Blackmore Smith First Place: Finding Home BEST REPORTER IN OHIO Janelle Gelfand Hannah Sparling BEST SPORTS REPORTING First Place:Second The Night Place: It All Went The Wrong Toll of Heroin Addiction BEST POLITICAL REPORTING Paul Dehner BEST BUSINESS FirstREPORTING Place: The 2016 Presidential Election in Ohio Terry DeMio BEST MINORITY ISSUES REPORTINGChrissie Thompson BEST POLITICAL REPORTING Second Place: Alex Coolidge’s Work BEST SPORTS PROFILE First Place: Being Andy Dalton Alex Coolidge BEST CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPORTING BEST EXPLANATORY JOURNALISM First Place: These are no ordinary timesSecond Place: Accused: The Unsolved Jim Owczarski First Place: Chrissie Thompson’s Work Murder of Elizabeth Andes First Place: The Height of Danger BEST DEADLINE REPORTING BEST FEATURE REPORTINGAmber Hunt Carrie Blackmore Smith Mark Curnutte Second Place: TheChrissie Tensing Mistrial Thompson First Place: FindingBEST Home NEWS STORY Enquirer staff Hannah Sparling First Place: Accused: The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Andes BESTBEST GRAPHIC SPORTS DESIGNER REPORTING IN OHIO Amber Hunt SecondFirst Place: Place: Michael TheNyerges’ Night Work It All Went Wrong BEST POLITICAL REPORTING Michael Nyerges BEST HUMAN INTEREST WRITINGBEST REPORTER IN OHIO Paul Dehner First Place: The 2016First Presidential Place: Chrissie Thompson’s Election Work in Ohio BEST PUBLIC RECORDS USE Chrissie Thompson First Place: Being Timothy ChrissieThomas’ Thompson son BEST SPORTSFirst PROFILE Place: The $680 Million Memo Mark Curnutte BEST CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPORTING First Place: Being Andy Dalton Second Place: Accused: The Unsolved Jim OwczarskiDan Horn Murder of Elizabeth Andes Amber Hunt BEST DEADLINE REPORTING BEST SOCIAL ISSUES REPORTING Second Place: The Tensing Mistrial BEST NEWS STORY EnquirerBEST staff INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING First Place: Fear There, FearFirst Here Place: Accused: The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Andes BEST GRAPHICSecond DESIGNER Place: IN OHIO The Lack of MSD Oversight on Mark Curnutte Amber Hunt Second Spending,Place: Michael Nyerges’ Contracts Work Michael Nyerges BEST REPORTER IN OHIO First Place: Chrissie Thompson’s Work Dan Horn BEST ARTS REPORTINGChrissie Thompson First Place: Fanfare for the Common Man Janelle Gelfand BEST REPORTER IN OHIO Second Place: The Toll of Heroin Addiction BEST BUSINESS REPORTING Terry DeMio Second Place: Alex Coolidge’s Work Alex Coolidge BEST EXPLANATORY JOURNALISM First Place: The Height of Danger BEST FEATURE REPORTING Carrie Blackmore Smith First Place: Finding Home Hannah Sparling BEST SPORTS REPORTING First Place: The Night It All Went Wrong BEST POLITICAL REPORTING Paul Dehner First Place: The 2016 Presidential Election in Ohio Chrissie Thompson BEST SPORTS PROFILE BEST CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPORTING First Place: Being Andy Dalton Second Place: Accused: The Unsolved Jim Owczarski Murder of Elizabeth Andes Amber Hunt BEST DEADLINE REPORTING Second Place: The Tensing Mistrial BEST NEWS STORY Enquirer staff First Place: Accused: The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Andes BEST GRAPHIC DESIGNER IN OHIO Amber Hunt Second Place: Michael Nyerges’ Work Michael Nyerges BEST REPORTER IN OHIO First Place: Chrissie Thompson’s Work Chrissie Thompson The Cent SP SP AWA OHIO’SBESTJOURNALIS of theSociet SATURDAY, AUGUST 26,2017 ra l Ohio,CincinnatiandClevelandProChapte J A J AWA RDS CEREMONY presented jointlyby WE y ofProfessionalJournalists 2017 WA LC OM E RD RD M S S WELCOME CONTENTS PRINT rs (75,000+ circulation)
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FIRST: Dan Gearino, The Best Editorial Page Campaign Columbus Dispatch SECOND: Tom Henry, Columbus Dispatch FIRST: Glenn Sheller, The The SECOND: Alex Coolidge, The Columbus Dispatch (Toledo) Blade Cincinnati Enquirer SECOND: Barbara Carmen, The Best Explanatory Journalism Columbus Dispatch Best Children’s Issues FIRST: Carrie Blackmore Smith, Reporting The Cincinnati Enquirer
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NASA PHOTO BEST PHOTOGRAPHER IN OHIO, BEST OF Best Newsmaker Profile BEST SPECIAL SECTION, BEST OF SHOW SHOW FIRST, print over 75,000 – Adam FIRST, print over 75,000 – The Columbus FIRST: Holly R. Zachariah, The Cairns, The Columbus Dispatch Dispatch Columbus Dispatch SECOND: Amanda Garrett, The Best Rock and Roll Best Feature Reporting Akron Beacon Journal Commentary/Best Music FIRST: Hannah Sparling and Review Meg Vogel, The Cincinnati Best Political Commentary FIRST: Julia Oller, The Enquirer FIRST: Michael Douglas, The Columbus Dispatch SECOND: Holly R. Zachariah, Akron Beacon Journal SECOND: No Award The Columbus Dispatch SECOND: Rich Heldenfels, The Akron Beacon Journal Best Rock and Roll Feature Best Government Reporting Writing FIRST: Julie Carr Smyth, Best Political Reporting FIRST: Julia Oller, The Associated Press FIRST: Chrissie Thompson, The Columbus Dispatch SECOND: Jim Siegel, The Cincinnati Enquirer SECOND: Ginny McCabe, Columbus Dispatch SECOND: Kyle Rowland and Journal-News Tom Troy, The (Toledo) Blade Best Headline Writing Best Social Issues Reporting FIRST: Mark J. Price, The Akron Best Public Records Use FIRST: Mark Curnutte, The Beacon Journal FIRST: Dan Horn and Sharon Cincinnati Enquirer SECOND: Joe Kiefer, The Coolidge, The Cincinnati SECOND: Rita Price, The Columbus Dispatch Enquirer Columbus Dispatch SECOND: Staff, The Columbus Best Human Interest Writing Dispatch Best Sports Profile FIRST: Mark Curnutte, The FIRST: Jim Owczarski, The Cincinnati Enquirer Best Public Service Cincinnati Enquirer SECOND: Rita Price, The Journalism SECOND: Mark Bona, Columbus Dispatch FIRST: Nick Glunt, Stephanie Cleveland.com Warsmith, Amanda Garrett Best Investigative Reporting and Cheryl Powell, The Akron Best Sports Reporting FIRST: Katie Wedell, Dayton Beacon Journal FIRST: Paul Dehner, Jim Daily News SECOND: Staff, The Columbus Owczarski, Paul Daugherty and SECOND: Dan Horn and Dispatch Cameron Knight, The Cincinnati Sharon Coolidge, The Cincinnati Enquirer Enquirer Best Religion Reporting SECOND: Thomas Reed, The FIRST: JoAnne Viviano, The Columbus Dispatch Columbus Dispatch 10 SECOND: No Award Best Website FIRST: dispatch.com, staff, The Columbus Dispatch SECOND: daytondailynews.com, staff, Dayton Daily News
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FIRST: Andy Ouriel, Sandusky he walls of John W. Carlson’s studio in the ArtCraft Building in Cleveland pulse with life. There are pic- tures of folks Carlson has extracted from the media. TSome canvases depict people he knows, his vigorous Register artistry transforming them into images more emblematic than realistic. There are haunting blacks-and-whites; there’s color, A too, as Carlson emerges into happiness. There’s a painting in progress in his central work area, its FIRST: Dan Shingler, Crain’s background orange, its foreground four women; one, skirted where the others wear pants, stands off to the side. It evokes a shattered Greek chorus. It strikes memorable, sadly provoca- tive poses. It’s both recessive and in your face; that’s Carlson’s Cleveland Business dynamic. “I think of it as the defi nition of haiku, which is sudden awareness of beauty by the meeting of opposite or incongruous different terms,” he says of his art. “It’s achieved through gesture,” he SECOND: Dan Eaton, John w. Carlson’s art adds, sculpting the air with his hands. Columbus “I’m all about the gesture, and I think within the gesture kind of unveils a uniquely there’s an emotional component. One viewer might look at it as a dangerous gesture and take the emotional content with gestural and that, whereas another person might see it as a more benign Business First gripping world gesture and respond to it with a different emotion.” Carlson talks of “striking a match,” of “breaking a space” Story by Carlo Wolff in his head. He aims to interrupt the viewer’s fl ow, demanding Photography by Michael C. Butz a new kind of engagement. Perhaps that’s why his paintings, dominated by the human shape, pop so strongly despite a pur- poseful lack of defi nition. They have the immediacy of a news tension bulletin, leaving interpretation up to the viewer. “I don’t want them to walk away in the standard three Best Business Reporting seconds; I’d like them to be able to experience an emotion they may never have,” he says. Carlson throttles the viewer through recontextualization, plundering what he sees on the street and what he screens and FIRST: Staff, Crain’s Cleveland reads for images to embed in his paintings. It’s up to the viewer to answer the questions of identity and emotion that he raises. He points to a painting called “In the Afternoon.” The man looks as if he has fallen off a bed or been abandoned on the Business street. His head has no facial features, a regular in Carlson’s work. Is he resting or dead? The somber, black-and-white painting suggests that “ambiguity” could be Carlson’s middle name. SECOND: Alison Matas, The “One of my collectors referred to one of my works as ‘beautifully disturbing,’ and that’s a loaded comment. I loved it,” Carlson says. “To be disturbed doesn’t have to be, ‘Oh, I saw a baby on Canton Repository the railroad tracks.’ It doesn’t have to be this bad thing,” he continues. “A lot of words take on connotations more heavily toward one side than the other; like my poet friend said, ‘If I had to say the one word that encapsulates your work, I’d say tension.’ Ugliness can be beautiful, and tension isn’t always Excedrin headache No. 52. Tension keeps the viewer engaged.”
Garbage and guitars Best Children’s Issues The second oldest of fi ve brothers, Carlson is the son of a former millwright at General Motors and a stay-at-home mother. His parents always encouraged his artistic ambitions, and small books about classical painters that a priest brought Reporting to the Carlson home in Ashtabula kindled young Carlson’s artistic fl ame. “There was one on El Greco, one on Fra Angelico, Rapha- el,” he recalls. “I just pored over those books, visually memo- FIRST: James Bigley II, rized the paintings in them. They just had a huge (impact), like the striking of the match of me really wanting to make things Cleveland Magazine 14 | Canvas | Spring/Summer 2016 CanvasCLE.com @CanvasCle Spring/Summer 2016 | Canvas | 15 SECOND: Ashley Fox, Medina BEST ARTS PROFILE FIRST, printer under 75,000 – Carlo Wolff, Canvas County Gazette Magazine, Cleveland Jewish News
Best Criminal Justice SECOND: Parker Perry Best Human Interest Writing Reporting Springfield News-Sun FIRST: Travis Hoewischer FIRST: Bob Finnan, Ashley Fox and Megan Leigh Barnard, and Elizabeth Dobbins, Medina Best Environment Reporting 614columbus.com County Gazette FIRST: Elizabeth Dobbins and SECOND: Ashley Fox, Medina SECOND: Brad Dicken, The Marina Malenic, Medina County County Gazette Chronicle-Telegram Gazette SECOND: No Award Best Investigative Reporting Best Deadline Reporting FIRST: Sheehan Hannan, FIRST: Ed Richter, Rick Best Explanatory Journalism Cleveland Magazine McCrabb and Lauren Pack, FIRST: Jennifer Wray, Yogesh SECOND: Tom Demeropolis, Journal-News Chaudhary and Tim Johnson, Cincinnati Business Courier SECOND: Brad Dicken, Lisa Columbus CEO Roberson and Jon Wysochanski, SECOND: Andy Ouriel, Best Medical/Science The Chronicle-Telegram Sandusky Register Reporting FIRST: Michelle Tedford, Dayton Best Editorial Page Campaign Best Feature Reporting Jewish Observer FIRST: Rich Desrosiers, FIRST: Rick Noland, Medina SECOND: Jim Vickers, Ohio Matthew Rink and Staff, The County Gazette Magazine Canton Repository SECOND: Chris Kick, Farm and SECOND: No Award Dairy Best Minority Issues Reporting FIRST: Andy Downing, Best Education Issues Best Government Reporting Columbus Alive Reporting, High Ed FIRST: Brad Dicken, The SECOND: Chris Gaitten, FIRST: Kristen Mott, Cleveland Chronicle-Telegram Columbus Monthly Jewish News SECOND: Lisa Roberson, The SECOND: Rachel Abbey Chronicle-Telegram Best Newsmaker Profile McCafferty, Crain’s Cleveland FIRST: Mary Yost, Tim Johnson Business Best Headline Writing and Yogesh Chaudhary, FIRST: Bob Jacob, Cleveland Columbus CEO Best Education Issues Jewish News SECOND: Andy Ouriel, Reporting, K-12 SECOND: Benjamin Nagy, The Sandusky Register FIRST: Pam Willis, ThisWeek Chronicle-Telegram Community News 13 Best Social Issues Reporting FIRST: James Bigley II, Cleveland Magazine SECOND: Andy Downing, Columbus Alive
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Best Sports Reporting BEST PHOTOGRAPHER IN OHIO, SECOND: Kevin Kleps, BEST OF SHOW FIRST, print under Crain’s 75,000 – Corrie Schaffeld, Cincinnati Cleveland Business Business Courier SECOND: Rick Noland, Medina BEST PHOTOGRAPHER IN OHIO, County Gazette BEST OF SHOW FIRST, print under SECOND: Dave Ghose, 75,000 – Corrie Schaffeld, Cincinnati Columbus Monthly Best Website Business Courier FIRST: ThisWeekNews.com, Today’s weather Serving Medina County HIGH: 65 Since 1832 LOW: 49 Best Public Records Use nnn Sunrise 7:41 For home delivery, Sunset 7:33 THHEE GAAZETTEZETTE call (330) 721-4030 Staff, ThisWeek Community MONDAY, March 14 , 2016 75¢ FIRST: Elizabeth Dobbins, MORE ELECTION COVERAGE INSIDE Moms of violence Thousands attend Trump stands by victims back Trump’s rally his campaign News Clinton, A3 at I-X Center, A4 rhetoric, A4 GRIZZLIES Medina County Gazette Candidates, SECOND: cjn.org, Staff, supporters STATE CHAMPS SECOND: No Award DREAM FULFILLED WITH 60-51 WIN, B1 Cleveland Jewish News revving up TRULY A TEAM TO REMEMBER, B1 Kasich talks policy and Trump during Strongsville town hall Elizabeth Dobbins The Gazette epublican presi- Best Public Service dential candidate R Gov. John Kasich rallied the crowd during a town hall meeting in BEST OF SHOW PRINT Strongsville on Sunday, Journalism casting himself as an alternative to front-runner Donald Trump, whose campaign he suggested was damaging America’s Newspapers (Circulation international relations. FIRST: Sheehan Hannan, AP “I will not take the low road Ohio Gov. John Kasich, to the highest office in Amer- Republican presidential ica,” he told a packed gymna- candidate, speaks at sium at Ernfelt Recreation Ernfelt Recreation Center Center. gym at a town hall meeting See KASICH, A3 Sunday in Strongsville. Cleveland Magazine Under 75,000) Crowd welcomes team home after SECOND: Carlo Wolff, its title victory
Lawrence Pantages ❙ The Gazette photo of the 2015-16 Wadsworth High School state Cleveland Jewish News A champion girls basketball team that was posted on social media Best Columnist in Ohio overnight received more than 29,000 KRISTIN BAUER / GAZETTE visits in about 12 hours, said Tom Despite Sunday morning rain, hundreds gather at Cleveland’s Willard Park to march and show their support Stugmyer of Wadsworth Community for Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Radio. Sanders, I-Vt. See CHAMPS, A3 FIRST: Rini Jeffers, The Clinton fighting to keep lead in MORE RALLY PHOTOS ON A8 delegate race against Sanders ABOVE: The 2015-16 Wadsworth High School Division I Ohio girls state Best Religion Reporting Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas ❙ The Associated Press championship basketball team poses for hen Hillary Clinton dueled with Barack a photo Sunday afternoon. LEFT: Players Chronicle-Telegram Obama for the Democratic nomination in walk through a crowd during a rally 2008, a tough primary slog eventually Sunday downtown. W LAWRENCE PANTAGES / GAZETTE PHOTOS yielded to a largely unified party. The future president said the process ultimately made him a stronger can- FIRST: Marshall Weiss, The didate and he later persuaded Clinton to become his SECOND: Andy Young, The secretary of state. Eight years later, Clinton is don’t want to let them have a yet again engaged in a lengthy head start on the general.” Renacci speaks primary process that seems all- Clinton and her allies had hoped to switch much of their Dayton Jewish Observer but-certain to stretch well into the spring. But how her battle focus to the general election at local GOP event after Tuesday’s primary con- against rival Bernie Sanders Chronicle-Telegram Lawrence Pantages ❙ The Gazette positions her for what’s widely tests, a plan thrown into doubt expected to be an ugly fall elec- after her loss in Michigan last .S. Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Wadsworth, was the tion remains far less clear. week. Democratic strategists featured speaker Saturday night at the Med- While Clinton aides insist wanted to use the spring to set- ina County Republican Party’s annual Lin- SECOND: Kristen Mott, there’s little they will do to tle on early lines of attack U coln Day celebration and fundraiser, and he didn’t push Sanders out of the pri- against Trump, a brash billion- mary race, they are beginning aire who’s successfully surprise the audience with a presidential endorse- to show signs of impatience deflected nearly all Republican ment during his remarks. with the increasingly negative efforts to undermine his candi- nature of his campaign. dacy. And top donors had “I’m a big process person,” Renacci said before his speech to 150 attendees at a banquet at Williams on the Lake in Medina. LAWRENCE PANTAGES / GAZETTE “We would like to wrap it up expected the campaign to Medina County Sheriff Tom Miller, left, and U.S. Rep. Cleveland Jewish News “We have to wait for the system to work itself out.” as soon as possible,” communi- begin raising money for the He was referring to the presidential primaries being held Jim Renacci, R-Wadsworth, are running unopposed in cations director Jen Palmieiri general election beginning in across the nation Tuesday that include Ohio, Florida, North Tuesday’s Republican primary. They attended Best Critic in Ohio said, just hours before Sanders April, a transition they now say Saturday’s Medina County Republican Party Lincoln won the Michigan primary. “You See DEMS, A2 See EVENT, A2 Day event and fundraiser. WWW.MEDINA-GAZETTE.COM CHATTER AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MEDINAGAZETTE FIRST: Andy Downing, INDEX ADVICE ...... B7 COMICS ...... B6-7 LOTTERY...... A2 SPORTS...... B1 CLASSIFIEDS....A7 CROSSWORD ....B7 OPINION ...... A6 WEATHER...... A2 Best Rock and Roll Columbus Alive Commentary/Best Music SECOND: Bob Abelman, Review Cleveland Jewish News BEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN OHIO, FIRST: Joel Oliphint, Columbus BEST OF SHOW FIRST, print under Alive Best Defense of First 75,000 – Medina County Gazette SECOND: Andy Downing, Amendment Best Political Commentary Columbus Alive FIRST: Brad Dicken and Andy FIRST: Andy Young, The Young, The Chronicle-Telegram Chronicle-Telegram Best Rock and Roll Feature SECOND: No Award SECOND: Chris Kick, Farm and Writing Dairy FIRST: Joel Oliphint, Columbus Best Daily Newspaper Alive FIRST: Medina County Gazette Best Political Reporting SECOND: Andy Downing, SECOND: The Canton FIRST: Chrissie Thompson, Columbus Alive Repository Jessie Balmert, and Jeremy Fugleberg, The Cincinnati 14 Enquirer C D
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BEST OF SHOW RATING THE BURBS ISSUE PAGE JUNE/JULY 2016 NKY BOARDS INSIDE THE The College Store Editorial TRADE PUBLICATIONS THE ARK FRINGE FESTIVAL WINNERS SET THE STANDARD YOU ARE YOUR OWN BEST STAFF-TRAINING TOOL.
ver the years, whole forests of paper and acres circle and practice asking open-ended questions
THE MAGAZINE FOR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS by Michael von Glahn of pixels have been devoted to proclaiming the (which don’t have to be store-related). Anyone olatest wisdom on training and developing retail who asks a closed-ended question is out. The staff. However, the best tool for the job may also winner gets a small prize. Best Trade Columnist in Ohio be the easiest to find: Just look in a mirror. Paul Alley, manager, Eagle Educational “It’s one thing to develop a training program Resources, Grantham University, Kansas City, MO, or have employees watch a video,” says Paul has also adopted training methods from Main Takushi, social media and events coordinator, Street retail, specifically from his former life as a FIRST: Michael von Glahn, The UC Davis Stores, University of California, Davis. manager for Bed Bath & Beyond. “The downside to this approach is that you might He conducts small monthly focus training create an army of zombies who all say and do the on different merchandise items, outlining the same thing with every customer. It’s consistent, benefits and selling points of each one. He and his College Store Magazine but not very engaging or intuitive.” staff then roleplay different customer interactions Like many other retail pros, he’s found and learn how to spot varying objections. the most effective teaching tool is simply the “I teach that it is more about developing a example set by practicing good customer service relationship than becoming a salesperson,” “It is more in front of his workers on the sales floor. he says. He also stresses the importance of SECOND: Lois A. Bowers, “If you have a service desk, go behind it becoming an expert, and that if a worker isn’t an about developing and take a turn helping customers while your expert, they should find someone who is. “Never a relationship employees are standing nearby. If you’re out on bluff your way though a sale,” he advises. “You
ARTS • BUSINESS CULTURE than becoming a the floor and an employee and a customer are develop trust in your customers and they will McKnight’s Senior Living nearby, practice good customer service to that come back.” salesperson.” customer and that employee will probably watch Roleplaying is also a tool at Randolph- what you’re doing. You don’t have to turn to the Macon College Campus Store, Ashland, VA.
—Paul Alley, employee and say, ‘OK, now watch how I engage Last year, a few weeks before the fall semester Eagle Educational
this customer.’ They will get it.” began, Terri Church Briest, inventory control Resources, Takushi acknowledges that such an approach specialist, walked a select group of returning Grantham University‘‘ may seem rather passive, but he’s found that most student workers through the store to explain how student employees learn by watching, especially new customers would view the different areas Best Trade Publication in Ohio since they’re often new to customer service. and what she wanted the focal point of their Samantha Burr, manager, Cardinal Tech, interest to be. Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, who “I gave them examples of conversation- ‘‘ previously worked in retail for Apple, notes that starters and we did a little roleplaying,” she when you walk into an Apple Store, you’ll never says. “This helped boost their confidence about FIRST: Corinne Minard, Guy be asked a closed-ended question. Instead of approaching customers and created a core group yes/no queries such as “Do you need help finding of student workers who model good customer JUNE/JULY 2016 anything?” or “Can I help you?”, associates are interactions for the new hires.” trained to ask questions that engage customers And that sets in motion a circle of life of good VOLUME 13 ISSUE 4 $3.99 Kelly, Mike Boyer, Eric Spangler, celebrating an industry proactively, such as “What brings you in today?” examples in your store. nCS VOLUME 13 ISSUE 4 or “What can I help you find?” that continues to shape In meetings with her staff of five students, Michael von Glahn is editor of The College Store Keith Ohmer and Katy Rucker, Burr plays a game where they go around the magazine. www. magazine.com our economy 88 The College Store Magazine | NACS JULY | AUGUST 2016 Cincy Magazine SECOND: Staff, Canvas BEST TRADE PUBLICATION IN BEST TRADE COLUMNIST IN OHIO, Magazine, Cleveland Jewish OHIO, BEST OF SHOW FIRST, Cincy BEST OF SHOW FIRST – Michael von Magazine Glahn, The College Store Magazine News SECOND: Tom McKee, WCPO- Best Investigative Reporting TELEVISION WINNERS TV FIRST: Nathan Baca, Joel Chow, Chris Kettler, Dorian Best Consumer Reporting Best Enterprise Reporting DiBartolomeo and Shawn Hoder, FIRST: Brooks Jarosz and Ben FIRST: Mary Fecteau and WBNS-10TV John Cummings, SECOND: Brooks Jarosz and Frecker, WSYX ABC 6 News WVIZ/PBS SECOND: No Award ideastream Ben Frecker, WSYX ABC 6 SECOND: Nathan Baca, Joel Best Continuing Coverage Chow, Chris Kettler, Jodi Andes Best Medical/HealthReport FIRST: Bryant Somerville, Kevin and Kelly Frank, WBNS-10TV FIRST: Jerry Revish, Joel Chow, Landers, Evan Anderson, Marcus Dorian DiBartolomeo and Shawn Nichols, Jeff Sheerer and Craig Best Feature Reporting Hoder, WBNS-10TV FIRST: James Brown and Byron SECOND: Kay Colby, Pollock, WBNS-10TV WVIZ / SECOND: Tom McKee and Ron Stirsman, WHIO-TV PBS ideastream SECOND: David C. Barnett, Fischer, WCPO-TV WVIZ/PBS ideastream Best Minority Issues Coverage Best Criminal Justice FIRST: No Award Reporting Best General Assignment SECOND: Marlene Harris-Taylor, FIRST: Glenn McEntyre and Reporting WVIZ / PBS ideastream FIRST: Tom McKee, Scott Doelling, WBNS-10TV WCPO-TV SECOND: Tom McKee and SECOND: No Award Best Sports Reporting FIRST: Tom McKee and Terry Ramsey Fulbright, WCPO-TV Best Government Reporting Helmer, WCPO-TV Best Documentary FIRST: Jo Ingles, Andy SECOND: David Holmes, FIRST: Lance Shultz and Chow and Daniel Konik, WBNS-10TV statehousenews.org Mark Rosenberger, WVIZ/PBS SECOND: Tom McKee, Best Website ideasteam WCPO- SECOND: Eric Elwell, McCall TV FIRST: Mike Shafarenko Vrydaghs, Kirstie Zontini, Brett and Joseph Sheppa, wviz. Collar and Carrieann Marit, Best Health Care Feature ideastream.org, WVIZ / PBS Reporting WHIO-TV ideastream FIRST: Kay Colby, WVIZ / PBS SECOND: Dan Gialluca and Best Education Issues ideastream Brad Bader, 10tv.com, WBNS- Reporting: K-12 SECOND: No award 10TV FIRST: Brooks Jarosz and Ben 16 Frecker, WSYX ABC 6 News BEST OF SHOW Best Environment Reporting TELEVISION WINNERS FIRST: Jeff St. Clair, WKSU SECOND: Elizabeth Miller, WCPN ideastream Best Anchor FIRST: James Brown, WHIO-TV Best Feature Reporting SECOND: Rick Jackson, WVIZ / FIRST: Tana Weingartner, PBS ideastream WVXU SECOND: Tana Weingartner, Best Editor WVXU FIRST: Robert Busby, WLWT-TV BEST ANCHOR, BEST OF SHOW SECOND: Gabriel Kramer, FIRST, TELEVISION – James Brown, Best General Assignment WVIZ / PBS ideastream WHIO-TV Reporting FIRST: Kevin Niedermier, WKSU Best News Operation SECOND: Tana Weingartner, FIRST: Kelly Frank and Staff, WVXU WBNS-10TV SECOND: No Award Best Government Reporting FIRST: Jay Hanselman, WVXU Best Newscast SECOND: Nick Castele, WCPN FIRST: Alex King, WHIO-TV ideastream SECOND: No Award Best Health Care Feature Best Producer BEST REPORTER, BEST OF SHOW FIRST, TELEVISION – Kristen Swilley, Reporting FIRST: Jeremy Edwards, WSYX WCPO-TV FIRST: M.L. Schultze, Amanda ABC 6 Rabinowitz and Vivian SECOND: Becky Grimes and Best Continuing Coverage Goodman, WKSU Byron Stirsman, WHIO TV FIRST: Andy Chow, Jo Ingles, Karen Kasler and Daniel Konik, SECOND: Debbie Holmes, WOSU Best Public Affairs Program www.statehousenews.org FIRST: ideastream Ideas Staff, SECOND: ideastream News Best Investigative Reporting WVIZ / PBS ideastream Staff, WCPN ideastream FIRST: Elizabeth Miller, WCPN SECOND: Scott Light and Kelly ideastream Frank, WBNS-10TV Best Criminal Justice Reporting SECOND: Bill Rinehart, WVXU Best Reporter FIRST: Tana Weingartner, Best Medical/Health Reporting FIRST: Kristen Swilley, WCPO- WVXU FIRST: Esther Rose Honig, TV SECOND: Esther Rose Honig, WOSU SECOND: John Bedell, WHIO- WOSU SECOND: Jeff St. Clair, WKSU TV Best Documentary Best Minority Issues Reporting Best Videographer FIRST: Lee Hay, WVXU FIRST: Tony Ganzer, WCPN FIRST: Byron Stirsman, WHIO- SECOND: No Award ideastream TV SECOND: Esther Rose Honig, SECOND: Robert Busby, Best Education Issues WOSU WLWT-TV Reporting: K-12 FIRST: Michelle Faust, WCPN RADIO WINNERS ideastream Best Sports Reporting SECOND: No Award FIRST: Kabir Bhatia, Kevin Niedermier and Tim Rudell, Best Consumer Reporting Best Enterprise Reporting WKSU FIRST: Tim Rudell, Kevin FIRST: Esther Rose Honig, SECOND: Mark Urycki, WCPN Niedermier and Kabir Bhatia, WOSU ideastream WKSU SECOND: Bill Rinehart, WVXU SECOND: No Award 17 Best Spot News Best Public Affairs Program Best Headline Writing FIRST: WOSU News Team, FIRST: Mark Heyne, Pete FIRST: Lois A. Bowers, WOSU Rightmire and Belinda Cai, McKnightsSeniorLiving.com SECOND: Tana Weingartner, WVXU SECOND: Gabe Rosenberg, WVXU SECOND: Sound of Ideas Team, WOSU WCPN ideastream Best Website Best Medical/Science Story FIRST: wvxu.org, WVXU News Best Reporter FIRST: Kris Sproles, wright.edu/ Team FIRST: M.L. Schultze, WKSU news SECOND: No Award SECOND: Tana Weingartner, SECOND: No Award WVXU Best News Story DIGITAL MEDIA FIRST: Amber Hunt and Amanda WINNERS Rossmann, Cincinnati.com SECOND: Ginny McCabe, Reuters (with additional Best Arts/Entertainment Story reporting by Barbara Goldberg FIRST: Kris Sproles, Jim and Ian Simpson) Hannah and Wright State Photographers, wright.edu/news Best Overall Blog SECOND: Jim Hannah, Will BEST ANCHOR, BEST OF SHOW (independent) FIRST, RADIO – Amanda Rabinowitz, Jones and Chris Snyder, wright. FIRST: Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, WKSU edu/news Cincinnati Family Magazine SECOND: Jack Greiner, https:// Best Blog Post (independent) graydon.law/category/jack-out- FIRST: Melissa Linebrink, https:// of-the-box/ parenthoodthenewcrazytrain. com Best Overall Blog (news SECOND: No Award organization) FIRST: Kevin Kleps, Crain’s Best Blog Post (news Cleveland Business organization) SECOND: Carrie Ghose, BEST REPORTER, BEST OF SHOW FIRST: Kevin Kleps, Crain’s Columbus Business First FIRST, RADIO – M.L. Schultze, WKSU Cleveland Business SECOND: No Award BEST OF SHOW RADIO Best Photography FIRST: Kristin Bauer, The Best Business/Tech Story WINNERS Chronicle-Telegram FIRST: Kathiann M. Kowalski, SECOND: Kristin Bauer, The Midwest Energy News Best Anchor Chronicle-Telegram FIRST: Amanda Rabinowitz, SECOND: Dan Eaton, Columbus Business First WKSU Best Videographer SECOND: No Award FIRST: Kris Sproles, wright.edu/ Best Editorial Writing news/ FIRST: Lauren Sega, Best News Operation SECOND: Eric Dietrich and Ty Columbusunderground.com FIRST: Staff, WKSU Greenlees, WHIO-TV, whio.com SECOND: No Award SECOND: No award Specialized Journalism Site Best Feature Best Producer FIRST: Susan Post, FIRST: Tana Weingartner, FIRST: Rachel Rood, WCPN Columbusunderground.com/The WVXU ideastream Metropreneur SECOND: Zack Meisel, SECOND: No Award SECOND: Kelly Frank and Staff, cleveland.com WBNS-10TV
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OF SHOW SECOND, DIGITAL MEDIA OFFICER PROFILE P2 PHOTO GALLERY P4 VIGIL P6 IMPRESSING RECRUITS P8 The Lantern profiled University Police Photos of law enforcement officers Community members participated Junior linebacker Raekwon McMillan TUESDAY THURSDAY officer Alan Horujko, who shot and responding to the violent act on candlelight vigil held at a Lutheran said potential recruits should want to – Lillian Dent, ColumbusUnderground. killed Monday’s suspect, last year. campus on Monday morning. campus ministry. commit to OSU. The student FREELANCE DIGITAL voice of the Ohio State com University
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 thelantern.com @TheLantern Year 136, Issue No. 63 MEDIA Reporter BEST OF SHOW Campus shook after attack who profiled Student attacks with knife and car, sends 11 to hospital Artan recalls a nervous DIGITAL MEDIA Best News Writing new student Campus attacker MASON SWIRES | ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR previously profiled Elizabeth Riter, an adviser in the WINNERS FIRST: Beth Mlady, College of Engineering, is embraced by in The Lantern’s her husband on the corner of College ‘Humans of Ohio Road and Woodruff Avenue outside of cleveland.com/News Sun Watts Hall on Nov. 28. State’ feature SALLEE ANN RUIBAL Editor in Chief [email protected]
Abdul Razak Ali Artan was sit- ting outside Mendenhall Labora- Best General News Site SECOND: Ginny McCabe, MASON SWIRES | ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR A Columbus Police officer stands around the suspect’s body with two tory before his class on Aug. 23. It was his first day on campus as University Police officers on North Campus following the attack on Nov. 28. MASON SWIRES | ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Members of the FBI and Columbus an Ohio State student. He was sit- Police stand in front of the CBEC ting alone, staring intently into the (with additional reporting Building and Koffolt Labs where the distance, when Kevin Stankiewicz Reuters approached him. FIRST: Walker and suspect’s body lies dead after an attack on OSU’s campus on Nov. 28. Stankiewicz, third-year in jour- nalism and Oller Reporter for The Eleven people were injured ing a shelter-in-place command transported to three area hospitals. tack was an act of terror), people Lantern, was working on a weekly Monday morning following an at- across campus. The shelter-in- “Police responded very quick- need to be extremely cautious in print feature in The Lantern called by Colleen Jenkins and writing tack outside of Watts Hall on the place order was lifted just after ly. Immediately. Twenty seconds. linking this individual with larger Humans of Ohio State. The fea- Anne Evans and Staff, Ohio State campus. 11:30 a.m., although police offi- Maybe less. Really quick,” said groups.” ture is modeled after blogger-pho- At 9:52 a.m., Abdul Razak Ali cers were still conducting search- Michael Cloonan, second-year Rudesill, a counter-terrorism SUSPECT CONTINUES ON 3 Artan, a third-year in logistics es in and around the Lane Avenue in welding engineering who was expert, said there are a number of management, drove a gray Honda Garage, where officers looked for outside of Smith Laboratory at the factors law enforcement consider Civic sedan into a crowd of peo- other suspects. OSU initially re- time of the attack. before ruling something as an act Community, ColumbusUnderground.com by Ben Klayman and Timothy ple gathered outside for a fire drill. ported there was an active shooter, As the story made the rounds of terror. Circumstantial factors, Artan then leaped out of the vehi- but police later said that there was across news media on Monday, such as race, religion and country cle and reportedly began to attack neither evidence of a firearm nor many were quick to bring up sus- of origin, and direct factors, such students the crowd with a butcher knife. other suspects. picions of terrorism, although no as a statement of intent posted on Artan was the only one killed, Artan was shot and killed by evidence linking Artan to terror- social media or a written letter, gather for Mclaughlin) with others being sent to various University Police officer Alan ism have been made available. play a role in determining an event SECOND: Staff, Cincinnati hospitals with non-life-threaten- Horujko within about a minute of “I think people should exercise as terrorism. Though they are im- ing injuries, although one was in the attack, University Police Chief enormous caution based on only portant, Rudesill said circumstan- vigil at local critical condition. All classes were Craig Stone said during a news a few data points. People need tial factors alone are not enough canceled Monday. conference held Monday. Those to exercise caution,” said Dakota to rule something like Monday’s church The attack resulted in a Buck- injured suffered knife wounds, as Rudesill, a professor at the Moritz attack as terrorism. eye Alert text message sent to stu- well as injuries associated with College of Law. “Even if we were “It’s awfully important for peo- SHERIDAN HENDRIX Business Courier ATTACK CONTINUES ON 3 dents, and the university declar- the motor-vehicle attack, and were to determine in some way (this at- Lantern reporter [email protected]
Witnesses recount car crash, stabbings, lockdown Students and community mem- Best Feature Writing bers gathered Monday night for a prayer vigil at Jacob’s Porch, a Lutheran campus ministry. The group met for an evening of prayer On Monday morning at about about 10 a.m. Nancy M. Santagata, physics and worship following a knife at- 9:50 a.m., students were prompted Eyewitnesses at the scene lecturer, visiting Scholar tack on Ohio State’s campus Mon- FIRST: Beth Mlady, cleveland. to leave Watts Hall following the recounted their experiences on “I have about 200 students, NICK ROLL | CAMPUS EDITOR day morning that hospitalized 11 Best Online Still Photographer Sean Cody, a nursing triggering of the building’s fire Monday to The Lantern. and they started getting jittery. I bystanders — one faculty mem- assistant, recalls being alarm. Once outside, the gathered thought it was because class was locked down in Ramseyer ber, one staff member and at least crowd was hit with a gray Honda Michael Cloonan, second-year over, but someone raised their Hall, across the street from three students — and left the sus- Civic Sedan operated by a third- in welding engineering hand to tell me that there was the incident. pect dead. year in logistics management “We were going over an an active shooter. I tried to keep Laura Ferree, a seminary stu- in Ohio com/News Sun named Abdul Razak Ali Artan. example problem and we heard everyone calm and they did a really Ben Novotny, second-year in dent at Jacob’s Porch, opened Artan leaped from the vehicle four gunshots. We hid in those two good job, I love my students. We welding engineering the vigil with a promise that the and began attacking bystanders corners. People at the window saw hid in sort of this basement, until “We heard screaming from church building will be kept open with a butcher knife. Artan was a man laying on the ground. We essentially, the SWAT team came outside. Screaming, and then what as “a sacred space for students to then shot and killed by Univer- went upstairs to lab and locked the in and so, I’m just a bit shaken at sounded like gunshots. pray and be together.” FIRST: “Body of Work,” Kristin SECOND: Kathiann M. Kowalski, sity Police officer Alan Horujko at door.” this point, but we’re all OK.” EYEWITNESSES CONTINUES ON 2 VIGILS CONTINUES ON 6 Bauer, The Chronicle-Telegram Science News for Students BEST COLLEGE NON-DAILY SECOND: Lillian Dent, NEWSPAPER – The Lantern, The Ohio ColumbusUnderground.com Best Investigative Reporting State University (story or series) FREELANCE WINNERS FIRST: David Knox, salon.com Best College Daily Newspaper SECOND: No Award FIRST: The Daily Kent Stater, FREELANCE PRINT Kent State University Best Arts Review SECOND: No Award (Circulation 75,000+) FIRST: Annie Zaleski, salon.com SECOND: Ginny McCabe, Best Arts Review Christian Market Magazine FIRST: Ginny McCabe, Journal- 20 News County Community College The Kent Stater Thursday, January 21, 2016 | High: 26 Low: 16 @kentwired Best College Feature Writing Best College Opinion Writing The Kent Stater KentWired.com THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF KENT STATE UNIVERSITY THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016 FIRST: Neville Hardman, The FIRST: Nicholas McWilliams, Burr, Kent State University The Lantern, The Ohio State Who is SECOND: Kelly Powell, The University Julio Burr, Kent State University SECOND: Carly Cundiff, The Carroll News, John Carroll Pino The controversial Muslim convert returns to the headlines? Best College News Writing University because of an FBI investigation into his alleged recruitment for FIRST: Reis Thebault, The the Islamic State Illustration by LaQuann Dawson Julio Pino in the News View an interactive version of this timeline, with links to media coverage of these events, on KentWired.com Miami Student, Miami University Best College Sports Writing Jan. 19, 2016: The FBI and the Feb. 19, 2009: Pino participates as a Aug. 8, 2014 : Pino resigns from the Department of Homeland Security discussant in a Kent State Campus editorial board of the academic journal Latin confirm they are investigating Pino for Conversation titled "A black, a Jew and an Feb. 3, 2007: Pino is accused by a American Perspectives, which studies alleged involvement with the Islamic blogger of writing for a jihadist website Arab walk into a bar ... then what happens?" Central and South American Politics. State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. SECOND: Amanda Etchison, FIRST: Kevin Stankiewicz, called Global War.
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The Ohio State Nov. 7, 2007: John Jameson, Oct. 25, 2011: Pino Aug. 8, 2014: A letter Pino writes to the The Lantern, The Ohio State The Lantern, professor of history, is removed from his shouts “death to Israel” History News Network website that says the chair position Nov. 7 after allowing Pino to following a speech at “academic friends of Israel” are “directly go to the United Arab Emirates without Kent State by former responsible for the murder of over 1,400 asking the dean's office for approval. Israeli diplomat Ishmael Palestinian children, women and elderly University University Khaldi. civilians,” sparks controversy. Source: The Daily Kent Stater, KentWired.com Graphic by Susan Kirkman-Zake
Emily Mills SECOND: William Kosileski, Editor Julio Pino, a Kent State associate Warren assures no history professor, denies any ties to the Islamic State in light of a recent joint FBI and Department of Home- land Security investigation into alle- threat to university Best College Non-Daily The Lantern, The Ohio State gations he has ties to the terrorist organization. A pro-Palestinian Muslim convert, Emily Mills and Ian Flickinger “Professor Pino is being ques- Editor and Senior Editor Pino was raised Catholic. He said he tioned,” she said. “He is not being became an agnostic and then an athe- charged, and he certainly has not ist in his early teens and came back to Kent State President Beverly been found guilty of any infraction Warren said there is no threat to stu- by our government, and so as we Newspaper University religion when he was about 40. dent safety on Kent State’s campus have in years past, we don’t con- “After a great deal of study of after it came out the FBI is investi- done Professor Pino’s comments many of the world’s religions, what I gating Julio Pino, a Kent State associ- that he makes —that we find as a found in Islam was a perfect balance ate professor of history, for allegedly university reprehensible— but cer- between a code of personal ethics as having ties to the Islamic State and tainly respect his rights as a public well as social justice,” he said. “The recruiting students on campus to employee and as a U.S. citizen. And FIRST: The Lantern, The Ohio appeal of Islam was to me just that, Photos courtesy of Facebook join the terrorist organization. so at this point, we do not feel that that it holds personal reaches from “We have the FBI’s assurance that removing Professor Pino is the right in their current process through their course of action.” within transforms human beings He also said the university has not my freedom of speech as I respect into better persons.” investigation that there’s no threat Warren said students in Pino’s contacted him about the investigation. theirs.” to our campus and that they would classes who may not feel comfort- Pino teaches Latin American Pino, who is pro-Palestinian, said Because Pino is tenured, he has a alert us if they felt that there was a able continuing with the semester BESTcourses at Kent State. He COLLEGEstarted at all of his activities are legal and he certain DAILY level of protection to express NEWSPAPERheightened sense of threat to public have the option to change their State University the university in August 1992 as an does not support the Islamic State, his views, said Provost Todd Diacon safety here at Kent State, and that is schedules during the university’s assistant professor and became an nor does he discuss the terrorist in an Auguest 2014 interview. not the case,” associate professor in 1998 when he organization in his classes. Gina Zavota, grievance and arbi- she said. received tenure in March of that year “I’ve not broken the law,” he said. tration chair for Kent State’s AAUP Warren said – and was promoted in April, accord- “I don’t advocate that anyone else chapter, said there is a sanctions pro- Kentthe FBI con- State...He is not being The Daily Kent Stater, tacted her in ing to records in his university per- break the law, so I’ll stand by that cess for tenured faculty members who sonnel file. statement that I fulfill my duties as an might potentially face termination early January SECOND: The Collegian, Lorain shortly after charged, and he certainly Pino said neither the FBI nor American citizen by speaking out on through the union’s collective bargain- she returned Homeland Security has notified him issues that some people find contro- ing agreement. from the holi- has not been found guilty “There is no policy that specifi- Universityof any sort of investigation. versial, of course, but no, I have not day break. She “From a legal standpoint, I’m not violated any laws that I’m aware of cally addresses removal of tenured said agents of any infraction by aware that they’re going after me or that anyone has informed me of.” faculty,” she said in an email. told her they our government... or charging me with anything,” he Pino is teaching two classes this Although tenure is not a guar- would be com- said. “I’m not aware of any kind of semester: History of Cuba and Central antee of continuous employment, ing to campus BEVERLY WARREN criminal investigation or charges or America and a senior seminar in histo- as long as professors are not facing to talk to stu- UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT anything of that sort.” ry. He said he plans to continue teach- any ethical, moral or legal issues in dents about ing these classes this semester and the classroom, they will most likely statements will return in the fall semester. retain that continuous employment, he may have “I’m sure there are stories cir- Diacon said. made in some culating out there. People may “Tenure protects what the pro- of his classes. take them with as much of a fessor does in the classroom, and She said the FBI is communicat- week-long add/drop period, which ing with the university’s Depart- ends Sunday. grain of salt as they want to, but tenure protects what the professor ment of Public Safety. However, she said she is not my current status is that I’m a does in her or his research,” Diacon The university is not considering aware of any students yet doing so. citizen of the United States with said. “What (professors) do as a pri- putting Pino on any sort of leave, Warren responded to students’ all the rights and obligations that vate citizen doesn’t really, unless and he will continue to teach the two concerns on Twitter, letting them entails,” he said. “I follow the they’re violating laws, it doesn’t classes he has this semester. Warren know the university is fully coop- law. I advocate that others do so really impact their condition of emphasized Pino is innocent until erating with the FBI and there is no also. And I ask others to respect employment.” proven otherwise. threat on campus. SEE PINO / PAGE 3 SEE WARREN / PAGE 3
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