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A few of the pre-decorated holiday trees displayed for the silent auction.

LoveLight ties community together with annual multicultural holiday festival

Chloe Harich, Reporter November 4, 2023

LoveLight’s annual Multicultural Holiday Festival at Roosevelt High School brought together many community members Saturday.  Lovelight, a Kent-based non-profit organization, presented this festival...

Theater students rehearse at The Center of Performing Arts, located at 1325 Theatre Drive on campus.

A peek behind the scenes of the costume design program

Abigail Kinney, Reporter November 2, 2023

As students begin scheduling classes for the spring semester, they could consider taking a course that combines two worlds: fashion and theater.  Kent State's Costume Design Program takes a technical...

Nell and Jim Orndof leading a group craft exercise of making Native American prayer ties at the Williamson Alumni Center.

‘Coming Together With Nature’ kicks off Native American heritage month

Samira Brown, Reporter November 1, 2023

The Williamson Alumni Center orchestrated its inaugural "Coming Together With Nature" event To kick off Native American Heritage Month.  The event featured Native American husband and wife duo Nell...

Fashion design student Jacob Jones poses in his spy costume with a friend on Halloween in 2022.

Fashion students offer inspiration for Halloween costumes

Kelsie Horner, Reporter October 26, 2023

With Halloween rolling in, students are planning their costumes for the upcoming holiday weekend. For fashion students, Halloween allows them to get creative and showcase what they’ve learned in their...

LoveLight presents its annual multicultural holiday festival

LoveLight presents its annual multicultural holiday festival

Chloe Harich, Reporter October 25, 2023

LoveLight Inc., a local non-profit organization, will showcase its annual Multicultural Holiday Festival on Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Roosevelt High School.  Haley Adams, a sophomore volunteer,...

One of the slides displayed from Bohush's discussion during the PRSSA event Monday

PRSSA gains insight into working in Ukraine as a PR specialist

Sarah Petrovich, Reporter October 24, 2023

Editors Note: Both MacPaw's website and employee amount were published initially incorrectly, and both have been corrected. We've also included an additional link to the MacPaw Foundation, where donations...

“Help A Hero Scholarship” awarded to veteran student

Addison Foreman, Reporter October 23, 2023

Jonathan Baker, a senior majoring in biology, served in the U.S. Army for over 20 years, 11 years in active duty as a medic and ten years in the reserves. Baker was one of more than 350 veterans and...

Black Alumni Chapter presents a house party at Oscar Ritchie Hall

Samira Brown, Reporter October 22, 2023

The Black Alumni Chapter hosted its “Black In The Day” Homecoming event at Oscar Ritchie Hall Friday. The homecoming event was a whole weekend affair, beginning on Thursday and ending on Sunday...

LGBTQ+ Center presents round table discussion in honor of International Pronoun day

Sofia Giotti-Teixeira, Reporter October 19, 2023

The LGBTQ+ Center ran a one-hour round table discussion in honor of International Pronoun Day Wednesday, aiming to produce an open space for dialogue and reflection, highlighting the history of pronouns...

Nadine Gartner presents at the Vaccine Symposium in the Kiva Auditorium Oct. 17, 2023.

Vaccine Symposium discusses vaccine hesitancy and solutions

Sarah Petrovich, Reporter October 18, 2023

The university welcomed Jennifer Reich, a professor of sociology at the University of Colorado-Denver and founding executive director of Boost Oregon Nadine Gartner for a Vaccine Symposium in the KIVA...

President Todd Diacon addresses the virtual audience of "Talking With Todd"

President speaks on university’s budget situation, conflict in Israel and Palestine

Michael Neenan, Reporter October 17, 2023

The university is expected to face a $10 million budget deficit by 2027, President Todd Diacon said in his most recent session of “Talking with Todd” Tuesday.  “This amount would be $30...

Flyer provided by Kent Free Library

Kent Free Library Announces LGBTQ+ Film Festival for Kent’s Rainbow Weekend Celebration

Sofia Giotti-Teixeria, Reporter October 12, 2023

Kent Free Library joins this year's Main Street Kent Rainbow Weekend celebrations, hosting its film festival featuring LGBTQ+ films tailored to people 18 and older.  The festival will feature three...

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