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May 4 AR App

Maria McGinnis August 25, 2019

HD: May 4th and AR: Bringing the past to the presentMaria McGinnis As Kent State approaches the 50th anniversary of the tragedy that occurred on May 4, 1970, commemoration is becoming more and more important.  Various...

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Ben Weaver August 25, 2019

A group of Latitude residents, (left to right) Alec Thomas, Nick Wieland, Justin Hindulak and Devantae Bowens play a game of ping pong in the outside common area of the new apartment complex, Latitude,...

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Ben Weaver August 25, 2019

A group of residents, (left to right) Nick Wieland, Justin Hindulak and Devantae Bowens, play a game of ping pong in the outside common area of the new apartment complex Latitude on Aug. 24 2019.

What you missed

Abigail Miller August 25, 2019

Todd's First DayTodd Diacon replaced President Beverly Warren as the 13th President of Kent State on July 1. On his first day as president, Diacon ate breakfast with Kent community leaders, attended meetings...

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Ben Weaver August 25, 2019

Cyrus Adkins, a freshman digital media production major, receives a “Free Mom Hug” from a parade member in the Pride parade in Akron, Ohio Aug. 24, 2019.

Miss Akron, the winner of APF Drag Battle, walks in the Akron Pride Parade waving to the spectators on Aug. 24, 2019.

Akron celebrates third annual Pride Festival

David Williams August 25, 2019

Thousands of festival-goers attended the third annual Akron Pride Festival on Saturday. The parade began at Highland Square and made its 1.5 mile trek up West Market Street before arriving at Hardesty...

Janice Lessman-Moss, professor of textiles in the School of Art, looks at students' work. 

KSU professor receives Cleveland Arts Prize Lifetime Achievement Award

Hannah Davis August 25, 2019

It was the early 1980s, and Pittsburgh native Janice Lessman-Moss had just signed on as a professor with the Kent State School of Visual Arts. She was doing what she loved and working with a medium she...

Sunita Shakya, doctoral student in the College of Public Health. 

Public health professor investigates lead blood levels among resettled refugee children

Shams Mustafa August 25, 2019

Substance abuse, obesity and nutrition have recently been some of the most important public health issues concerning scientific scholars and pediatricians. But in recent years, lead poisoning has come...

KSU students start off school year with Blastoff event

Maria McGinnis August 24, 2019

Blastoff, Kent State University’s annual back to school event, happens every year the day before classes start during the fall semester. This year’s Blastoff fell on Wednesday, August 21 preceding...

David Ward, professor in the department of biological sciences. 

Kent State professors work on Eastern Red Cedar expansion research

Sara Al Harthi August 24, 2019

A Kent State researcher is leading a project to study a type of evergreen tree that is native to the United States and expanding its range into the Great Plains.David Ward, a biological sciences professor,...

Kent State has no need for transitional housing this semester

Abigail Mack August 24, 2019

Move-in at Kent State looked a bit different this year because of the lack of transitional housing for on-campus residents.The last few years have seen the university’s residence halls opening at more...

During a town hall Friday afternoon, former Vice President Joe Biden asked a New Hampshire audience to imagine what it would have been like if Barack Obama had been assassinated when he became the Democratic nominee for president in 2008 and how it would've affected the country. (AP file photo)

Biden misstates Kent State May 4 numbers at town hall appearance

Arlette Saenz, CNN August 24, 2019

(CNN) -- During a town hall Friday afternoon, former Vice President Joe Biden briefly discussed the May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State University, misstating the number of people shot by the National...

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