Will they may have been "simply expressing their contempt for being evicted," I hope they are equalling willing to accept full responsibility and consequences for their self-expression. All choices have consequences.
The real problem with college parties typically boils down to the individuals who are not students causing problems at the function. These two individuals were clearly not students at YSU
The whole thing sounds sad to me. My concern is that either the fraternity or the university will be dragged thru the mud, when the true problem here is the criminal & immoral behavior of the savage who perpetrated this crime.
While events and issues continue to unfold at MYCAP, I would urge caution and reservation among those who seem very anxious to cast negative comments at the organization. MYCAP or YACAC as it was formerly know has a long and stellar track record of delivering a wide range of social services through numerous administration as far back by my personal recollection as the former director Rev. Robert Christian. In fact, MYCAP (YACAC) has a long track record of outstanding civic service. Longer than the current mayor's tenure in office or even his "tenure" on the planet. Yes, factually this community organization has been doing good in Youngstown since long before many of its quite vocal critics have been out of diapers. I am often fascinated at how the allies of yesterday become the antagonist of the day when it suites a political climate calling for a mob response.
Community service agencies are neither front organizations nor dens of corruption. Such organizations provide meaningful services to local citizens who live in the shadow of prosperity but have rarely felt its spotlight. Social services agencies are unfortunately often places where idealism goes to die. Enthusiastic men and woman frequently take position at such organizations with high ideas of changing the world but after years of fighting uphill battles they resign themselves to simply doing what they can and trying their best to keep a glimmer of light and hopefulness in the day-to-day face of so much gloom.
MYCAP (YACAC) at it's heart is a good place. While it's okay to be frustrated or even angry with the current situation. I urge my Youngstown friends and family not to lose site of the long and benevolent history of this organization in our community. Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water here folks.
PS - The Race Card won't do a damn bit of good. The agency that I'm referring to that got the more severe sanction, tried that one as well. I honestly think that's what got them the $100,000 fine that got added to everything else but no one's gonna confirm that LoL.
As a former agency administrator and county program auditor. I have never, never seen these situations resolved in the favor of the agency without complete compliance with the State's request. I have on the other hand, here in Ohio, seen directors charged criminally and more than a few agencies shut down and their services farmed out to other agencies. No one person or agency is as essential to service delivery. Anyone every hear of MCCA in Dayton, ask the folks who run SCOPE (the agency that inherited all MCCA's programs and funding).
The State controls the distribution of funding and an agency that has fallen out of grace can simply be starved out of existence. The appeals process for disputing such actions in strongly slanted in favor of supporting the State's position. Furthermore, that process is difficult to dispute because agencies essentially agree to abide by the dispute resolution process as a condition of getting funding in the first place. Ironically, this is similar to the stipulations of many credit card agreements. LoL I actually watched one agency appeal a ruling it didn't like only to get a worse outcome. State decided to make an example of them so other agencies wouldn't get any silly notion that the process was democratic.
Good luck MYCAP, I happen to know and love a number of folks employed there and even serving on its board. However, my fear for you is that this position you're taking sounds self-destructive... Take it from a former auditor/executioner unless you have some dirt on the State to cover you tail with, this is very unlikely to end with a warm fuzzy. Even if you beat the long odds, the damage to the relationship with your primary gatekeeper of funding will not simply vanish.
Suspect aids probe into murder near YSU
I believe that at this point, I want to find out more before passing judgement on Braylon or anyone else.
February 15, 2011 at 10:09 p.m. permalink suggest removal
A SAD DAY
Will they may have been "simply expressing their contempt for being evicted," I hope they are equalling willing to accept full responsibility and consequences for their self-expression. All choices have consequences.
February 7, 2011 at 5:32 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Victim: ‘It’s just like pow, pow, pow, pow...’
I must correct myself, both the the suspects are listed as being YSU students... WTH?
February 7, 2011 at 3:58 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Victim: ‘It’s just like pow, pow, pow, pow...’
The real problem with college parties typically boils down to the individuals who are not students causing problems at the function. These two individuals were clearly not students at YSU
February 7, 2011 at 8:03 a.m. permalink suggest removal
UPDATED: Two arrested after early-morning shooting near YSU
The whole thing sounds sad to me. My concern is that either the fraternity or the university will be dragged thru the mud, when the true problem here is the criminal & immoral behavior of the savage who perpetrated this crime.
February 6, 2011 at 8:03 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Report: MYCAP is ‘high risk’
While events and issues continue to unfold at MYCAP, I would urge caution and reservation among those who seem very anxious to cast negative comments at the organization. MYCAP or YACAC as it was formerly know has a long and stellar track record of delivering a wide range of social services through numerous administration as far back by my personal recollection as the former director Rev. Robert Christian. In fact, MYCAP (YACAC) has a long track record of outstanding civic service. Longer than the current mayor's tenure in office or even his "tenure" on the planet. Yes, factually this community organization has been doing good in Youngstown since long before many of its quite vocal critics have been out of diapers. I am often fascinated at how the allies of yesterday become the antagonist of the day when it suites a political climate calling for a mob response.
Community service agencies are neither front organizations nor dens of corruption. Such organizations provide meaningful services to local citizens who live in the shadow of prosperity but have rarely felt its spotlight. Social services agencies are unfortunately often places where idealism goes to die. Enthusiastic men and woman frequently take position at such organizations with high ideas of changing the world but after years of fighting uphill battles they resign themselves to simply doing what they can and trying their best to keep a glimmer of light and hopefulness in the day-to-day face of so much gloom.
MYCAP (YACAC) at it's heart is a good place. While it's okay to be frustrated or even angry with the current situation. I urge my Youngstown friends and family not to lose site of the long and benevolent history of this organization in our community. Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water here folks.
April 16, 2010 at 9:15 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Report: MYCAP is ‘high risk’
PS - The Race Card won't do a damn bit of good. The agency that I'm referring to that got the more severe sanction, tried that one as well. I honestly think that's what got them the $100,000 fine that got added to everything else but no one's gonna confirm that LoL.
April 14, 2010 at 11:21 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Report: MYCAP is ‘high risk’
As a former agency administrator and county program auditor. I have never, never seen these situations resolved in the favor of the agency without complete compliance with the State's request. I have on the other hand, here in Ohio, seen directors charged criminally and more than a few agencies shut down and their services farmed out to other agencies. No one person or agency is as essential to service delivery. Anyone every hear of MCCA in Dayton, ask the folks who run SCOPE (the agency that inherited all MCCA's programs and funding).
The State controls the distribution of funding and an agency that has fallen out of grace can simply be starved out of existence. The appeals process for disputing such actions in strongly slanted in favor of supporting the State's position. Furthermore, that process is difficult to dispute because agencies essentially agree to abide by the dispute resolution process as a condition of getting funding in the first place. Ironically, this is similar to the stipulations of many credit card agreements. LoL I actually watched one agency appeal a ruling it didn't like only to get a worse outcome. State decided to make an example of them so other agencies wouldn't get any silly notion that the process was democratic.
Good luck MYCAP, I happen to know and love a number of folks employed there and even serving on its board. However, my fear for you is that this position you're taking sounds self-destructive... Take it from a former auditor/executioner unless you have some dirt on the State to cover you tail with, this is very unlikely to end with a warm fuzzy. Even if you beat the long odds, the damage to the relationship with your primary gatekeeper of funding will not simply vanish.
April 14, 2010 at 11:16 a.m. permalink suggest removal