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Ohio Senate Bill 83 seeks to curtail university diversity efforts and ban university employees from striking
Addison Foreman, Reporter • March 25, 2023

Ohio Senate Bill 83, also known as the Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act, seeks to ban required diversity training in public universities,...

Sincere Carry (center right) attempts to get a 2-point-shot past three Indiana defenders at Kent States March Madness matchup against Indiana Mar. 17.
‘We weren’t at our best’: Men’s basketball season ends with loss to Indiana
Jacob Shondel, Reporter • March 18, 2023

All season Kent State men’s basketball team has found success in creating turnovers and scoring points off of them.  The Flashes (28-7)...

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Ohio Senate Bill 83 seeks to curtail university diversity efforts and ban university employees from striking
Addison Foreman, Reporter • March 25, 2023

Ohio Senate Bill 83, also known as the Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act, seeks to ban required diversity training in public universities,...

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How Kent city and university police train
Savana Capp, Reporter • March 25, 2023

Police training differs from city to city, but there are certain standards that all forces should adhere to according to Jackie Lisnek, a Ph.D....

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Gymnastics: DeCavitch, Franz, and Guns selected to represent team in regionals
Michael Neenan, Reporter • March 25, 2023

Three gymnasts of the Kent State gymnastics team were selected to represent the Flashes in the Norman Regional in Oklahoma as part of the 2023...

Meet the USG candidates: Senators
Special Reports
Meet the USG candidates: Senators
Anthony Zacharyasz, Kyle Kuchta, Luke Trupo, Skylar Edington, and Francesca Malinky March 18, 2023

Editor’s Note: All interviews were conducted via email question-and-answer responses. Undergraduate Student Government elections for the...

Meet the candidates and get to know USG: Student Body President
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Meet the candidates and get to know USG: Student Body President
Jillian Schrift, Reporter • March 18, 2023

Editor’s Note: All interviews were conducted via email question-and-answer responses. The Undergraduate Student Government has been the...

Meet the USG candidates: Directors
Special Reports
Meet the USG candidates: Directors
Jillian Schrift, Jocy Holtsberry, and Alex Zito March 18, 2023

Editor’s Note: All interviews were conducted via email question-and-answer responses. Undergraduate Student Government elections for the...

SDS continues to advocate for emergency contraceptive vending machines
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SDS continues to advocate for emergency contraceptive vending machines
Alexandria Manthey, TV2 Reporter • March 16, 2023

A new vending machine would be the first of its kind in Ohio. It does not sell chips or drinks, but emergency contraceptives. The proposed machine...

The Womens Center interns present the Pink Tax March 16, 2023.
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Women's Center celebrates Women's History Month with a presentation on Pink Tax
Chania Crawford, Reporter • March 16, 2023

Students interning at the Women's Center celebrated Women’s History Month with a presentation on the “Pink Tax” and how it affects women...

Crash Course On Being A Police Officer
Crash Course On Being A Police Officer
Jacob Brooks, TV2 Reporter • March 24, 2023

Kent State University Police have restarted a program that aims to strengthen the relationship between police and the community with some real-life...

Womens Center facilitates Gender Equity Today to spread awareness on educational disparities in women
Women's Center facilitates "Gender Equity Today" to spread awareness on educational disparities in women
Alexandria Manthey, TV2 Reporter • March 23, 2023

As Women's History Month comes to a close, the Women's Center facilitated a peer discussion called "Gender Equity Today." The conversation included...

Sixth annual world poetry reading hosted by Kent State's Wick Poetry center
Nuried Hurtado, TV2 Reporter • March 22, 2023

The Wick Poetry center hosted their sixth annual "World Poetry Reading" on Tuesday to celebrate World Poetry Day. Many international students,...

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Damage from a tornado that touched down in Silver City, Mississippi, on Friday evening. MHP Greenwood
At least 23 dead after tornado-spawning storms roll through Mississippi. One town is ‘gone,’ resident says
Aya Elamroussi, Joe Sutton, Rebekah Riess, Mallika Kallingal and Sharif Paget, CNN • March 25, 2023

CNN — At least 23 people were killed, dozens injured and four missing after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled Mississippi...

What the banking crisis means for mortgage rates
Anna Bahney, CNN • March 24, 2023

CNN–Mortgage rates have taken would-be buyers on a ride this year — and it’s only March. Generally, home buyers can anticipate mortgage...

Judge says several Trump aides, including former chief of staff, must testify to Jan. 6 grand jury
Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes and Katelyn Polantz, CNN • March 24, 2023

CNN -- A federal judge has ordered several former Donald Trump aides, including Mark Meadows, to testify before a grand...

Pittsburgh powers its way to end baseball's 13-game winning streak
Jacob Shondel, Reporter • March 24, 2023

Kent State men’s baseball gave up just five hits to Pittsburgh Wednesday, but three of those hits resulted in home runs.  The Flashes'...

Baseball extends win streak to 13 games
Kyle Kuchta, Reporter • March 22, 2023

Kent State’s baseball team extended its win streak to 13 games in a row after winning all four games last week. Kent State scored 56 runs...

Men’s lacrosse takes down Toledo in home opener
Heidi Marshall , Reporter • March 21, 2023

On Saturday night, the Kent State men’s club lacrosse team handed Toledo its first loss of the season 9-5 in the home opener.   “This...

Softball splits conference opener with Ball State
Jacob Shondel, Reporter • March 20, 2023

Kent State’s softball team opened Mid-American Conference play, splitting a doubleheader with Ball State.  The Flashes scored 13 runs Friday...

Ferri wraps up wrestling career at NCAA tournament
John Hilber, Reporter • March 19, 2023

Graduate student Jake Ferri is a hard-working wrestler, according to his coach Jim Andrassy. After six years in the program, Ferri ended his...

Kent State senior Rachel DeCavitch leaps into a vault during the Gymnastics MAC Tournament March 18, 2023. The Kent team finished the tournament in third place.
'They battled all day': Gymnastics takes third in conference championships
Michael Neenan, Reporter • March 19, 2023

The Kent State gymnastics team finished in third place in the Mid-American Conference Championships Saturday – which marks the first time the...

Kent State players embrace during a timeout at Kent States March Madness matchup against Indiana March 17.
Fans gather at Water Street Tavern for March Madness watch party
Michael Neenan, Reporter • March 18, 2023

Kent State men’s basketball fans packed Water Street Tavern Friday, ready to watch their team play in the first round of the NCAA tournament...

OPINION: “Run, hide, fight.” 
OPINION: “Run, hide, fight.” 
Grace Clarke, Opinion Writer • March 6, 2023

I was only 10 years old when I heard about the first school shooting in my lifetime: Sandy Hook. That should’ve been my first – and last...

OPINION: F*ck daylight saving
OPINION: F*ck daylight saving
Audrey Trevarthan, Opinion Writer • March 4, 2023

On November 6, 2022, my mood drastically became worse. It will stay that way until March 12, 2023. The cause: daylight saving time. Daylight...