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In the beginning…

Ben Breier June 14, 2005

'Batman' series flying high again on the big screenCredit: Beth RankinSuperhero movies seem to be all the rage these days. With the release of X-Men in 2000, comic book characters ranging from the notorious...

Tuition to increase 6 percent this fall

Amanda Garrett June 14, 2005

Tuition will increase 6 percent for students for the 2005-2006 school year, the Kent State Board of Trustees decided at their May 26 meeting.Fees for full-time resident undergraduate students will increase...

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Lost

Heather Beyer June 14, 2005

Students relate to Holloway's disappearanceNatalee Holloway,18, traveled to Aruba with a group of 125 classmates for their senior trip. The teen has been missing since May 30. She was last seen getting...

China’s bust on bloggers abhorrent

Summer Kent Stater June 14, 2005

Editorial BoardOnline blogs and personal Web sites, perhaps the final stronghold of free media in China — if there ever really was one — have just been taken away from the already oppressed Chinese....

Senate initiatives play big role in new budget

Will Schertz June 14, 2005

The Undergraduate Student Senate approved a new operating budget for the 2005-2006 school year during its June 2 meeting, said Kevin Folk, business and finance senator.The $90,475 budget, up $5,000 from...

My personal turn to the dark side

Walt Kneeland June 14, 2005

“You are beaten! It is useless to resist!”So said Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy so many years ago. Nowadays, it is as if that line was aimed at me in terms of the...

Kent alumnus accused of rape

Kali Price June 14, 2005

LOCKHARTCredit: Beth RankinTV’s “America’s Most Wanted” has allowed Americans to help catch 846 fugitives since the show began in 1987.The most recent fugitive to be caught was Kent State alumnus...

Pop Arts events | June 15-June 21

June 14, 2005

In theaters Friday 6.17.05The Perfect ManStarring Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Chris NothRated PG for some mildly suggestive contentDirected by Mark RosmanThis summer’s most anticipated big-screen...

NEWS IN BRIEF

June 14, 2005

The truth about ‘Shelly’ roadsignsOver the past couple of months, strange signs with the word “Shelly” emblazoned on them have been appearing in various locations on state Route 59, as well as...

WEB EXCLUSIVE: AAUP, KSU reach tentative agreement

Amanda Garrett June 14, 2005

The American Association of University Professors Kent State University Chapter tentatively agreed today on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the university.The agreement is retroactive, covering...

Franklin Hall ready to begin renovations

Judy Tompkins June 14, 2005

(From Left) Tom Welsh, Alina Martinet, President Carol Cartwright and Jeff Fruit gather at the Franklin Hall ground-breaking ceremony in Rockwell Hall on June 8.Credit: Beth RankinThe 80-year-old Franklin...

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Incoming Kent State Freshman killed in car crash

Amanda Garrett June 14, 2005

An incoming freshman at Kent State was killed along with her mother and brother in a head-on collision on Interstate 71 Tuesday morning.Ilham Hanbali, 18, of Hilard, was traveling northbound on I-71 in...

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