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Kent State Police investigating swastika painted on campus

Kennedy Gotham, Reporter May 18, 2022

Kent State Police are investigating a swastika that was painted on the university’s Front Campus.  An email sent to the university community stated, “We are not sure exactly when it was painted,...

Members of Kent State community reflect on Buffalo shooting

Kennedy Gotham, Reporter May 16, 2022

Nearly 100 students, faculty and staff attended a virtual town hall meeting Monday to reflect, discuss and digest the May 14 shooting in Buffalo, New York. The suspected gunman killed 10 and injured...

Kent State senior Sabrina Kerschner batts during the first game of the doubleheader on May 7th, 2022.

Softball ends season with series win against Bowling Green on senior day

Isabella Schreck, Reporter May 11, 2022

The Kent State softball team ended its season with a win against a team in the top four of the Mid-American Conference. The Flashes finished ninth in the conference overall, and they came into the weekend...

Lisa Marie and Winter Annemarie

Mother saves 5-year-old daughter from Cuyahoga River; both swept away by current

Kelly Krabill, Managing Editor May 10, 2022

“I went into superwoman mode when I realized that ‘Hey, you’re about to lose your daughter,’” Lisa Marie said.   The mother of 5-year-old Winter Annemarie jumped into the Cuyahoga...

Pro-Life? Support women who are struggling to survive

Jamie Brian, Opinion writer May 9, 2022

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, it will strand American women in a situation with no exit ramp. Without access to abortion, they will be forced to carry unwanted pregnancies to term. If Justice Alito’s...

Kent State redshirt senior Andrea Scali pitches during the first game of the doubleheader on April 30, 2022.

Softball out-hits Buffalo but falls in two-game series Tuesday 

Isabella Schreck, Reporter May 6, 2022

The Kent State softball team totaled three more hits than the competition in its series at Buffalo Tuesday. But the Flashes could not manage to score in either of their two games against the Bulls,...

Kent State sophomore Kyle Jackson slides to third base.

Baseball loses third straight game in non-conference game against Ohio State

Jacob Hansen, Reporter May 6, 2022

Kent State’s baseball team fell in a close game to a struggling Ohio State in a midweek showdown. KSU falls to 17-23 on the year and are 12-14 in the Mid-American Conference. Kent State is currently...

The  Students for a Democratic Society led a protest and march for justice for pro-choice rights on Thursday, May 5.

More than 200 students march for abortion rights amid possible overturn of Roe v. Wade

Joyleah Odom and Alton Northup, Reporters May 6, 2022

More than 200 students marched across campus Thursday advocating for abortion rights in response to a leaked draft opinion that signaled the Supreme Court may be preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade, the...

Presidential historian Jon Meacham presents his keynote speech on May 4, 2022.

Pulitzer prize winner gives May 4 keynote speech

Emma MacNiven, Reporter May 6, 2022

An attentive audience burst with laughter at “An Evening with Jon Meacham” Thursday night. Meacham, the keynote speaker for the Presidential Speaker Series, gave his insight on today’s political...

Members of the Men's Golf team after winning the Mid-American Conference Championship

Men’s golf fantastic final round seals win for its sixth consecutive MAC title.

Noah Keeney, Reporter May 5, 2022

The Kent State Men’s golf team has now won six consecutive Mid-American championships. Led once again by junior Chris Vandette and the Gilkison brothers, freshman Jordan and graduate student Josh,...

Avery Hall, president of the May 4 Task Force, speaks at the 52nd commemoration of the May 4 shootings.

Kent community responds to 52nd May 4 commemoration

Kaitlyn Finchler and Zaria Johnson May 4, 2022

“I went over to Jeff Miller's body, I had only met Jeff two weeks prior at a party we were having at the quarry on route 43.” -- Dennis Rein, May 4 witness “[May 4] is important to me, because...

Ohio Gov. DeWine will face Nan Whaley this fall

JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press May 4, 2022

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday won his party’s nomination for a second term in office and will face Democrat Nan Whaley this fall after he overcame conservative anger of...

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