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“No Comfort” designed by faculty members Joanne Arnett and Archana Mehta displays a graph of mass shootings in the United States.

Fashion museum opens ‘Knitting Beyond the Body’ exhibit

Kelsie Horner, Reporter October 11, 2023

The Kent State University Museum opened the “Knitting Beyond the Body” exhibit in collaboration with the School Of Fashion Design and Merchandising. The exhibit showcases the art of knitting...

Flashes Vote Festival works to encourage student voter registration

Flashes Vote Festival works to encourage student voter registration

Addison Foreman, Reporter October 9, 2023

  The Flashes Vote Festival brought student organizations together Monday afternoon to help students get registered to vote for the upcoming Nov. 7 election.  Jessica Starkey, Undergraduate...

Pantry manager Abby Fife (left) and kitchen manager Lila Ferry (right).

Flashes Fighting Hunger works to feed Kent community

Chloe Harich, Reporter October 5, 2023

Flashes Fighting Hunger is a volunteer organization run by students to promote food security.  The organization started in 2011 when students started making hot meals to give out to organizations....

University falls short of pre-pandemic enrollment numbers with growing student population

Michael Neenan, Reporter October 4, 2023

The fall 2023 Fifteenth-Day report counted 25,283 students on the Kent Campus, short of the 26,804 students reported by the fall 2019 Fifteenth-Day report. The university’s highest enrollment in the...

The Men of Color Summit will be held Oct. 14.

Male Empowerment Network prepares for first annual Men of Color Summit

Samira Brown, Reporter October 4, 2023

The Male Empowerment Network (MPower) will make connections with its first annual Men of Color Summit on Saturday. The Men of Color Summit is an all-day event that will take place ain the Student...

Nursing students see different COVID-19 vaccine requirements

Nursing students see different COVID-19 vaccine requirements

Sarah Petrovich, Reporter October 3, 2023

Kent State nursing students must complete a clinical requirement to receive their degree from the university. With COVID-19 vaccinations available, some clinicals require immunization, while others do...

LGBTQ+ Center highlights Hispanic Heritage Month in round table discussion

LGBTQ+ Center highlights Hispanic Heritage Month in round table discussion

Sofia Giotti-Teixeria, Reporter October 2, 2023

The LGBTQ+ Center's a one-hour round table discussion Thursday, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, aimed to provide a safe space for dialogue and reflection, highlighting the intersectionality of these...

Wendy Weng presents her line to designer and show host Jeremy Scott Sept. 7, 2023.

Graduate competes in New York Fashion Week’s Supima Design Competition

Kelsie Horner, Reporter September 30, 2023

Kent State graduate Wendy Weng represented Kent State’s School of Fashion in the 2023 Supima Design Competition at New York Fashion Week Sept. 7-13. The Supima Design Competition, launched in 2008,...

Fashion group Modista announces ‘paradox’ theme for this year’s show

Fashion group Modista announces ‘paradox’ theme for this year’s show

Kelsie Horner, Reporter September 29, 2023

Kent State fashion group Modista announced its 2023 fashion show will be inspired by the theme “paradox.” Junior fashion merchandising student Rileyanna Karić works as the group’s president this...

The university's LGBTQ+ Center is located in room 024 on the lower level of the Kent State Student Center.

LGBTQ+ Center continues its ‘Gay Agenda’ of events for fall semester

Sofia Giotti-Teixeria, Reporter September 28, 2023

The LGBTQ+ Center has a mission to support an inclusive environment on all KSU campuses. "We are welcome to everyone," Meghan Schwind, assistant director for the LGBTQ+ Center, said. The Center...

Sister Circle and The Element Magazine hold their first collaborative event

Sister Circle and The Element Magazine hold their first collaborative event

Samira Brown, Reporter September 20, 2023

University student group Sister Circle and The Element Magazine held “Elevate your Element” Monday night. It was their first collaborative event held in the Student Multicultural Center.  Co-director...

Board of Trustees cuts tuition costs for Podiatric Medicine Students

Michael Neenan, Reporter September 20, 2023

The Board of Trustees (BOT) approved an action Wednesday afternoon reducing the tuition for in-state podiatric medicine students by 30%.  Ohio residents will see a decrease of nearly $14,000 per year...

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