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MLK Day of Service – Tie Blankets

Sara Crawford Assigning Editor January 20, 2020

The floor of the Center for Undergraduate Excellence (CUE) is covered from wall to wall with different patterns of fabric, ranging from flannel print, horses, space themes, dogs and many more. Volunteers...

MLK Day of Service: Campus Kitchen

Sara Crawford Assigning Editor January 20, 2020

Smells of pumpkin bread batter fill the room as about 25 volunteers stir together multiple loaves of bread in the Campus Kitchen. People pose with bowls, mix and spatulas as their friends take pictures...

(From left to right) Senior sports administration major Angelina Denetriade, senior english major Elizabeth Laubert and senior fashion merchandising major Austin Hoepf make blankets for the MLK Day of Service on Jan. 20. 2020. The blankets were made for those experiencing homelessness.

Students honor Martin Luther King Jr. through volunteering

Sara Crawford Assigning Editor January 20, 2020

While many students jumped at the idea of having the chance to sleep in and do nothing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, some students, faculty and staff took the opportunity to participate in the “day...

MLK Day of Service: Dr. Akbar

Kimmy Daniels Diversity reporter January 20, 2020

“What is your life’s blueprint?”That is the question N.J. Akbar, assistant dean for academic diversity success, posed to the students and volunteers before Kent State’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day...

T-shirt tote bags for local food pantries

Emerson Kavulac, who attends preschool at the Kent State Child Development Center, gave a thumbs up to making T-shirt bags.“We’re making bags,” Emerson said. “Out of T-shirts!”Emerson’s parents,...

MLK Day of Service- Literacy Kits

Kimmy Daniels Diversity reporter January 20, 2020

Almost 50 students and volunteers were eager to start coloring and working on creating 800 literacy kits at Hillel for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. The kits, based on the book The Pout-Pout Fish...

Socially Responsible Sweatshop – MLK

Students and members of the Kent community came together as they measured, traced and cut donated material as a way to give back to their community on the MLK Day of Service.The Socially Responsible Sweatshop...

OPINION: Letter to the editor MLK

Over the years, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has become one of the most revered and lionized figures in American history. In fact, according to a 1999 Gallup poll, Dr. King was the second most admired figure...

Photo courtesy of the Mapping May 4 website. 

Web project offers new way to interact with stories surrounding May 4

Many people who were on the Kent State campus leading up to May 4, 1970 have a story of what they heard, saw and experienced. Two professors hope to shed light on some of these unheard stories through...

Stephen Saracino’s “Columbine Survival Bracelet” sits in its glass display at the Center for Visual Arts gallery on Fri., Jan. 17.

Metal sculpture exhibition addresses trauma and May 4 anniversary

Chris Ramos Student politics reporter January 19, 2020

Contemporary metal sculptures inspired by trauma and violence will be on display for students at the Center for the Visual Arts. On Friday, the opening reception for “Constructed Answer” will run...

Senior forward Philip Whittington (25) shoots a layup on January 7, 2020. Whittington finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds in a 84-77 win.

Five takeaways from Kent State’s second straight loss

Ian Kreider Sports reporter January 18, 2020

Kent State lost its second straight game of its two-game road trip. The Flashes again struggled in the first half, failing to score 30 points for the second straight game. They relied heavily on runs,...

Kent State's Tervell Beck (14) tries to block Western Michigan guard Michael Flowers as he cuts to the basket during a Jan. 18 game in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

In game of runs, Flashes run out of gas

Owen MacMillan Assigning editor January 18, 2020

The Kent State men’s basketball team battled back and forth with Western Michigan University all game, but WMU caught all the momentum late.For the final four minutes and 39 seconds of the game the Flashes...

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