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Kent State Football huddled up for a quick talk before the start of the first quarter in their rival match against Akron on November 19,2024.
Football unable to take back Wagon Wheel, falls to 0-11
Demetri Manousos, Reporter • November 20, 2024

Senior night against the rival Akron Zips (3-8, 2-5) did not go the way the Kent State football team wanted, as it lost by a score of 38-17....

Marching Golden Flashes see new practice space for the first time
Marching Golden Flashes see new practice space for the first time
Landry Torres, KSTV Reporter • November 19, 2024

Monday night, the Marching Golden Flashes did a walk-through in the newly renovated practice space. This project has been in the works for...

Akron launches 18 month pilot program to address gun violence, community safety
Akron launches 18 month pilot program to address gun violence, community safety
Lex Radde, KSTV Reporter • November 19, 2024

To address these root causes, Mayor Shammas Malik and his team worked with a national consultant from the Department of Justice’s Community...

Illustration by Ana Julia Cechin Facco.
Small Business Showcase to highlight Kent community entrepreneurs
Ana Julia Cechin Facco, Reporter • November 19, 2024

LaunchNET’s Small Business Showcase event on Nov. 21 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the DI Hub,  allows entrepreneurs to display their businesses.  Alizeh...

Members of the Kent Indian Association speak during the "DIA with KIA" post-Diwali celebration Saturday in the Student Center Ballroom.
Post-Diwali celebration brings Indian culture to Kent State
Priyanshi, Reporter • November 18, 2024

Kent State’s Indian student community lit up the Student Center Ballroom Saturday evening during “DIA with KIA,” a post-Diwali celebration...

Here’s who the Kent State athletics teams have signed this year
Here’s who the Kent State athletics teams have signed this year
John Hilber and John Engoglia November 16, 2024

National signing day hit Kent State, as well as the nation, Nov. 13. The day is dedicated to high school students committing to colleges across...

Here is how The Kent Stater’s sports department predicts the major college football conferences will end
Here is how The Kent Stater’s sports department predicts the major college football conferences will end
Sports Department November 16, 2024

With the last weeks of the 2024 College Football season closing in on fans and committees alike, the end is still in doubt. Games are close,...

Men used to go to war. Now, they make 'folk' music
Men used to go to war. Now, they make ‘folk’ music
Dylan Walker, Columnist • November 14, 2024

Two summers ago, I was introduced to Noah Kahan via his 2022 studio album, “Stick Season.” With its raw and emotional lyrics, the album quickly...

Students walk along the front end of Kent State's campus Aug. 27, 2024.
Graduates express frustration with finding jobs post-college
Lindsay Collier, Reporter • November 13, 2024

Every year around May, students around the country walk across the stage and receive their diplomas, yet many have been unable to find jobs relating...

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Kent State Football huddled up for a quick talk before the start of the first quarter in their rival match against Akron on November 19,2024.
Football unable to take back Wagon Wheel, falls to 0-11
Demetri Manousos, Reporter • November 20, 2024

Senior night against the rival Akron Zips (3-8, 2-5) did not go the way the Kent State football team wanted, as it lost by a score of 38-17....

Kent State University volleyball coach Haley Eckerman speaks to players on the floor from the sideline during their match up against Ball State University on Oct. 19, 2024.
Volleyball loses final two games of season at home
Gage Wellman, Reporter • November 18, 2024

In its final two games of a tough, seemingly never-ending season, the Kent State volleyball team said goodbye to a quintet of players and prepared...

Kent sophomore Billy Meiszner faces off against Dylan Layton from Cleveland State during the wrestling meet on Feb. 22, 2024.
Wrestling’s heavyweight continues hot start to season in loss
Gage Wellman, Reporter • November 18, 2024

In the Kent State wrestling team’s 25-14 loss to Bellarmine University on Sunday, redshirt freshman Brentan Simmerman took home another victory...

At the Oct. 12, 2024 football game, redshirt senior running back Ky Thomas dodges a Ball State University defender.
Preview: Football attempts to create bright spot in rivalry game against Akron
Demetri Mnaousos, Reporter • November 18, 2024

The Kent State football team played the second of four games of its MACtion schedule Wednesday against the Miami RedHawks (6-4, 5-1). The Flashes...

Marching Golden Flashes see new practice space for the first time
Marching Golden Flashes see new practice space for the first time
Landry Torres, KSTV Reporter • November 19, 2024

Monday night, the Marching Golden Flashes did a walk-through in the newly renovated practice space. This project has been in the works for...

Akron launches 18 month pilot program to address gun violence, community safety
Akron launches 18 month pilot program to address gun violence, community safety
Lex Radde, KSTV Reporter • November 19, 2024

To address these root causes, Mayor Shammas Malik and his team worked with a national consultant from the Department of Justice’s Community...

Ohio's election results raise concerns over future abortion access
Ohio’s election results raise concerns over future abortion access
Lex Radde, Reporter • November 14, 2024

In last year's special election, Ohioans voted on amending the state constitution to protect reproductive rights. After this year's presidential...

Students manage stress as the end of the semester approaches
Students manage stress as the end of the semester approaches
Landry Torres, KSTV Reporter • November 12, 2024

The end of the semester is quickly approaching. Across campus, first-year students are learning to navigate the stress of college life. Student...

Map of donations received throughout the 2020 Democratic primary, showing the majority of contributions going to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and a small fraction of donations going to President Joe Biden, predominantly from his home state of Delaware. Canva illustration by Jackson Small.
Will the Democrats ever learn?
Jackson Small, Columnist • November 19, 2024
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