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Preparing for Kiss on the K

Emily Yonce September 17, 2019

Ally Kugler sprays the K to kick off homecoming week Sept. 16, 2019. Paint the K is an annual event during homecoming week to prepare for the Kiss on the K that will happen Saturday. Kiss on the K is...

Cory Nagel and Madeline Reich start off the Flash Bash festivities by coloring slap bracelets. Madeline Reich works for the Flash Activities Board and handed out tickets to participants in the Flash Bash activities. Sept. 16, 2019.

Flash Activities Board hosts FlashBash to kick off homecoming

Flash Activities Board (FAB) hosted its annual FlashBash event to kick off homecoming week on Risman Plaza Monday. FAB puts on FlashBash annually to get students excited for homecoming week and get involved...

The United Auto Workers union went out on strike against General Motors this past weekend, the first work stoppage in the US auto industry in 12 years.

Nearly 50,000 UAW workers go on strike against GM, America’s biggest automaker

Chris Isidore, CNN Business September 16, 2019

 Originally Published: 16 SEP 19 00:00 ETUpdated: 16 SEP 19 12:26 ET    (CNN) -- The United Auto Workers union went out on strike against General Motors Sunday night, the first work stoppage in the...

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September 16, 2019

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Flashes struggle in third round, squander hot start.

After shooting low scores early, the Kent men’s golf team stumbled in the third round, finishing in eighth place.The team shot an 11-under-par 829 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Arizona,...

A close up of the Microcystis cyanobacterial bloom in Maumee Bay, August 2019. Courtesy of Joseph Ortiz. 

Kent State researchers develop new way to observe Lake Erie algal blooms

Colleen Carroll Sciences reporter September 16, 2019

Scientists at Kent State have developed a new way of observing Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms that could help improve studying the lake’s health.A team of graduate and undergraduate students led...

Kent State students react to new textbook service

Aidan Coyne Technology reporter September 16, 2019

This fall, Kent State opted to expand its use of the Flash Books service for buying textbooks. Students have mixed reviews about the system.“Flash Books is a program that is part of a nationwide initiative...

Lamar Hylton, Ph.D. will replace Shay Little as interim vice president for student affairs. 

Diacon appoints new interim vice president for student affairs

Abigail Miller Features Editor September 16, 2019

Kent State President Todd Diacon named Lamar R. Hylton to the position of  interim vice president for student affairs effective Sept. 16. He replaces Shay Little, who will move to an advisory role as...

Documentary aims to give details about May 4

With more than 80 events planned for the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, the Fire in the Heartland documentary shown regularly in Taylor Hall features a comprehensive look at the events of May 4. The...

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Our View: Vapes vs. Cigarettes

According to the CDC, an estimated 14 percent of adults in the U.S. smoked cigarettes in 2017 compared to 15.5 percent in 2016 and 42.4 percent in 1965. Thirty-three percent of adults vape and use e-cigarettes,...

Flashes look to build on early season success

Owen MacMillan, Sports Reporter September 15, 2019

The Kent State women’s golf team will try to replicate the dominant performance they had in its opener in its second tournament of the season.The Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate will take place this Monday...

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