TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the article expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Bo Pelini ? Youngstown State football coach Bo Pelini says the school made a mistake by not publicizing right away that one of the teens convicted in the high-profile Steubenville rape case was joining the team  but the player earned a second chance three years after getting out of prison by staying disciplined  focused and out of trouble.
Speaking to the AP for the first time about the case   Pelini  said  he  gave Richmond a chance to try out in the first place after hearing  him  accept responsibility for  his  conviction.
"I didn't make this decision lightly "  Pelini  said. " He  was extremely remorseful. I saw a young man who was desperately wanting to better  his  life and those of the people around  him ."
As the backlash played out  Richmond's father  Nathaniel Richmond  was killed in an unrelated confrontation when  he  shot a judge in a courthouse parking lot and a probation officer returned fire. The judge had been overseeing a wrongful death lawsuit the father filed against a housing authority. He had been mostly absent during his son's childhood but was becoming more involved in his life.
Richmond also quit the team and went home to Steubenville after the university said he would not play.  Pelini   another coach and three teammates visited Richmond to convince him to return to school.
"'You need to get your butt back to campus and trust that things are gonna work out. You can't walk away from school  you've come this far. It's time to stick it out '"  Pelini  said  he  told Richmond during the visit.
Richmond and his legal guardians spoke with  Pelini  and YSU President Jim Tressel about joining the team after he enrolled.  Pelini  researched Richmond's past before meeting him  then said he made no promises and told Richmond he'd have to earn good grades and stay out of trouble to be on the team.
"He stuck with it "  Pelini  said. "He went over and above. He knew he had no room for error."
Richmond began practicing with the team as a defensive end after Youngstown State's loss in the Football Championship Subdivision title game in January.  Pelini  said Richmond  a walk-on player with no scholarship  showed talent but was a "work in progress."
 Pelini  said the rape conviction and the intense public attention sharpened Richmond's focus and determination to rise above  his  past.
"It makes you grow up in a hurry "  Pelini  said.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Rand Paul ? Kentucky Senator Rand Paul  said on Sunday that  he âs not sure if President Trump will seek re-election at this time.
Talking to MSNBCâs Kasie Hunt on Sunday   Paul  was asked if a 2020 Republican primary was on the horizon.  Paul  said âno one can stop primaries from happening and there could well be a primary that happens â but added that a Trump re-election attempts would have to be signaled for first.
Thing is   Paul  isnât sure â at least at the time â whether or not Trump is wanting a second term.
âBefore you even get to that  you need to know  is President Trump running for reelection? I think you wonât know that until you get into sort of â second  third year of his presidency â said  Paul .
 Paul  said  he  doesnât seem  himself  supporting anyone else but Trump at this time  noting that Trump has repealed regulations for the first time in 20 years  has a very conservative cabinet  and may get a couple more Supreme Court appointees out of  his  run.
âSo I see the glass as half full. Doesnât mean I agree with  him  on everything â  Paul  said.
 Paul  said that one issue would tempt  Paul  away from Trump  should another candidate rise against  him .
âYou know  there would be people that â if we could end the Afghan war  thatâs who I would support. But I donât think thatâs going to be an alternative to President Trump â said  Paul .

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Kim Jong Un ? SEOUL  South Korea (AP) —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un  said  it  is important to continue a reconciliatory mood between the Koreas and expressed satisfaction with the North Korean delegation's visit to the South  in his first remarks since the high-level guests led by his sister returned to the North.
The North's state-owned Korean Central News Agency reported Tuesday that  Kim  was impressed with Seoul's welcome and treatment of the high-level delegation.
 Kim  emphasized the importance of continuing dialogue between two Koreas  according to the North's official news agency.
North Korea sent its nominal head of state and  Kim 's sister Kim Yo Jong  who extended an invitation to South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang in the near future.

SOLUTION:
Positive