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Officer Anne Spahr, the Explosion Detective K9 Handler for Kent State Police, poses outside of Stockdale Hall with her K9, Coco.

An officer from the Kent State University Police Services pushes for a K-9 unit

Liam Morrison Reporter November 20, 2021

The Kent State University Police Services has had its K-9 unit for eight years now, and the dogs are not drug dogs, they are explosive detection dogs.“Our primary work, however, is in providing what...

Anonymous users on Yik Yak share their feelings as the semester winds down. 

“Burnt-out”: college students experience mental health decline

Morgan McGrath Reporter Natalia Hernandez Maceira Reporter November 20, 2021

College students nationwide are feeling the pressure of returning to in-person classes as demand for access to mental health services has been at an all-time high. Campus administrations attempt to accommodate...

LoveLight fundraiser

Courtesy of Lisbeth Justice November 19, 2021

LoveLight is working in partnership with Wayside Furniture who will match donations up to $100 per person. Donations go toward benefiting disadvantaged people move toward reaching their potential and...

LoveLight is working in partnership with Wayside Furniture who will match donations up to $100 per person. Donations go toward benefiting disadvantaged people move toward reaching their potential and to promote positive, healthful lifestyles. Donations are accepted in the form of check and money order and should be made out to LoveLight Inc. Donations can be dropped off at the Akron Wayside Furniture located at 1367 Canton Rd. between Nov. 26 and Nov. 29.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: LoveLight and Wayside Furniture partner for After Thanksgiving Giving Event

Lisbeth Justice November 19, 2021

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, there is a unique opportunity for those who would like to support LoveLight’s mission to help people, especially those considered economically or otherwise disadvantaged,...

Kenosha Protest Shootings

SEAN KRAJACIC November 19, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse listens as the attorneys and the judge talk about jury instructions at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people...

Kyle Rittenhouse listens as the attorneys and the judge talk about jury instructions at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha, last year. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)

Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted of intentional homicide and four other felonies in Kenosha shootings

Eric Levenson and Brad Parks, CNN November 19, 2021

(CNN) -- [Breaking news update, published at 1:17 p.m. ET]Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of first-degree intentional homicide and four other felony charges in connection to the fatal shooting of two people...

University officials discuss vaccination requirements, exemptions, repercussions at town hall meeting

Emma Andrus Reporter Alexandra Golden Reporter November 17, 2021

As the Dec. 20 deadline approaches for Kent State’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement, a panel of university representatives discussed details of the requirement and information about exemptions at a...

Norman 3X Butler, left, and Thomas 15X Johnson will have their convictions thrown out.

New York Times: Two men convicted of killing Malcolm X to be exonerated

Sonia Moghe CNN November 17, 2021

(CNN) -- Two of the three men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X are expected to be exonerated Thursday by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, according to a report by The New York Times.A...

Investment apps find an audience among college students

Joyleah Odom Reporter November 17, 2021

College students might have the chance to see a representative from Robinhood on their college campus. In September, the online investing brokerage announced that they would be going on a campus tour....

Gosar

MANDEL NGAN November 17, 2021

US Rep. Paul Gosar (L), R-AZ, speaks during a press conference on January 7, 2016 to announce legislation that would revoke actor Bill Cosby's Medal of Freedom on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The move...

US Rep. Paul Gosar (L), R-AZ, speaks during a press conference on January 7, 2016 to announce legislation that would revoke actor Bill Cosby's Medal of Freedom on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The move for the legislation comes after Cosby was charged with sexual assault following a series of rape allegations. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

House plans to vote Wednesday to censure Paul Gosar and strip him of committee assignments

Annie Grayer, CNN November 17, 2021

(CNN) -- The House will vote Wednesday on a resolution that both censures Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona and strips him of his two committee assignments.A revised proposal released by the House...

Kent State field hockey goalie Azure Fernsler makes a save. 

Fifth-year goalie Azure Fernsler joins NFHCA Division I Senior Team

Jacob Hansen Reporter November 16, 2021

Just after winning MAC Defensive Player of the Year, fifth-year goalie Azure Fernsler has been named to the 2021 NFHCA Division I Senior Team. Fernsler has joined 37 other members on the senior team,...

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