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Art Garfunkel to perform at Kent Tuscarawas

Sylvia Lorson September 9, 2019

Grammy Award winning singer and actor Art Garfunkel will be holding an intimate performance at Kent State’s Tuscarawas campus tomorrow in the Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m.Art Garfunkel is known for...

Teen Vaping Addiction

Steven Senne September 8, 2019

FILE - In this April 10, 2018, file photo, a high school principal displays vaping devices that were confiscated from students in such places as restrooms or hallways at the school in Massachusetts. U.S....

(From left to right) Junior fashion merchandising major Olivia Humer, junior education major Greta Schuster and senior advertising major Ariana Zingale laugh and talk in their shared home in Kent on Wednesday, September 4, 2019.

Breaking up is hard to do, roommate edition

Andriana Ruscitto September 8, 2019

Sam Zezena, a senior fashion merchandising major, moved into the dorm with a friend from high school in August 2016. The two got along great in high school, but Zezena had a small amount of doubt moving...

US health officials announced Friday that they are now aware of at least 450 possible cases of severe lung disease that could be caused by vaping.

More deaths reported among rising number of lung disease cases that could be due to vaping

By Michael Nedelman, CNN September 8, 2019

(CNN) -- US health officials announced Friday that they are now aware of at least 450 possible cases of severe lung disease that could be caused by vaping. These cases, which have occurred in 33 states...

New bikes on campus

Students raise concerns over new bike share system

Sarah Arnold September 8, 2019

Kent State’s the Beverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center added a new mode of transportation with the addition of VeoRide, a bike company that allows a customer to scan and unlock a bike...

Here I am waiting in line at the register.

One Step At A Time: Standing In Line

Michael Reiner September 8, 2019

 There are very few things that bother me more than when I have to go grocery shopping. There’s so much walking and too many aisles to count. But don’t even get me started on waiting in lines at...

Spectators cheer on runners at the Run the World 5k on Saturday, September 7, 2019. 

Run the World 5k hosts its fifth annual run

Sydney Ford September 8, 2019

International and local students at Kent State participated in the fifth annual Run the World 5K and International Festival Saturday, Sept. 7 to raise money for study abroad programs.The 5K started approximately...

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Marijuana use by US college students up, highest in 35 years

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer September 8, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. college students are using marijuana at the highest rates in 35 years, according to a report released Thursday.About 43% of full-time college students said they used some form of...

Evacuees from Freeport, Bahamas, rest onboard the Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas cruise ship after it arrived in Freeport, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019.

‘There is nothing here’: The future is uncertain for 70,000 in the Bahamas left homeless by Dorian

Ray Sanchez, CNN September 8, 2019

    (CNN) -- As the Grand Celebration cruise ship sailed away from the Bahamas on a humanitarian mission carrying nearly 1,500 hurricane evacuees, Ceva Seymour looked back at the hundreds of desperate...

Previous Bridges Summer Program participants and their families stand together at the steps of the Kent State University Student Center. Courtesy of Daniel Nilsson. 

Kent State Forms Bridges to Success with Summer Program

Linden Miller September 8, 2019

For some first-year students, transitioning to the fast-paced and independent lifestyle of college can be difficult. The Bridges Summer Program, however, is working to ensure that incoming under-represented...

Attendees had the chance to see training equipment. 

Aeronautics expo returns to Kent State

Nick Lavrisiuk September 8, 2019

Planes, helicopters and exhibits populated the Kent State University Airport on Sept. 7 at the annual Aeronautics and Engineering Expo.The event, hosted by the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE),...

Your voice matters – End of semester surveys go digital

Katie Null September 8, 2019

Starting this semester, course evaluations for all Kent State classes will be taken online. Department chairs and individual faculty look at each survey response to see what can be changed in their programs...

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