Schools
Kent State Athletes Advised to Celebrate Year's End Responsibly
No athletes among 11 students arrested at College Fest; possible repeat block party this weekend
Athletics officials at are cautioning their roughly 425 student athletes to celebrate the end of the school year responsibly in light of a .
Todd Vatter, a spokesperson for Kent State Athletics, said this weekend is no different than others despite a call for "College Fest 2012 #2" near campus.
"This weekend is just another opportunity for our coaches and staff to reiterate to our student-athletes about their responsibilities to their team, coaches, staff and university — both on and off campus, in and out of season — and about expectations for proper behavior," Vatter said.
Find out what's happening in Kentwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Last weekend, of the at College Fest a minority, 11, were students at Kent State.
None of the students arrested are on athletic teams, Vatter said.
Find out what's happening in Kentwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Those students arrested last weekend or who are arrested this weekend will face a university hearing through the Kent State Office of Student Conduct following their charges in Portage County Municipal Court. If found responsible, each individual student could , suspension and/or dismissal, according to Kent State.
Vatter said student athletes will be treated no differently.
"All throughout the year we communicate with them that participating in college athletics is a privilege, not a right, and there will be ramifications for poor decisions," he said. "The university holds students to a certain code of conduct and our student-athletes are no different."
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.