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OPINION: “Joker” is an exercise in Hollywood ineptitude

Alex Cala April 7, 2019

For years, Hollywood’s lack of risk-taking has been apparent in its tendency to eschew bold, original films for trite, worn-out stories.Sequels to long-dormant franchises such as “Terminator,” gender-swapped...

Makenzie Hackbarth (left) and Becca Faber (right) posing for one of the many pictures taken at a popular photo spot inside the Center for Architecture and Environmental Design

Architecture building houses several popular photo spots

Brittany Wilson April 7, 2019

Light reflects off the windows and peers in upon the seemingly never-ending staircase within the Center for Architecture and Environmental Design. The entire building becomes illuminated on sunny, and...

Students throw colorful powder in the air as they celebrate Holi April 6. 

A celebration of love and color: Holi celebration brightens Kent State

It finally felt like spring on Saturday with temperatures over 60 degrees for the first time of the season, and Manchester Field was more colorful than a garden full of vibrant, budding flowers taking...

The relationship between BMI, body positivity

Jade Critchfield April 7, 2019

Weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.That equation determines how “healthy” a person is to most doctors. It also determines a person’s body mass index, or BMI.One person who was...

Graduating senior Emanuel Jackson talks about his gratitude and inspiration for those who have overcome obstacles for being part of the LGBTQ community during his speech. April 6, 2019.

LGBTQ graduates, alumni celebrate Lavender Graduation

Alexandra Sobczak April 6, 2019

Tori Swarm and her mother, Becky Michael, attended the Lavender Graduation pre-event reception together Saturday, just as they had attended the ceremony together in 2015 when Swarm participated as a graduate.“Putting...

Kent State considers expanding living learning communities

Leah Marxen April 6, 2019

Kent State currently has 11 living-learning communities on campus, and is considering adding more, specifically adding new ones centered more around special interests rather than academics.LLCs are housing...

Kent State ranks among top 100 graduate education schools

Rachel Karas April 6, 2019

The Kent State Graduate Education program was ranked 93rd in the 2020 edition of the U.S. News and World Report of the top 100 graduate education schools.Kent State shares its spot with eight other schools,...

Steve Harvey interacts with students in the Kent Student Center on Friday, April 5, 2019.

Steve Harvey visits Kent State, speaks about his fraternity family

Ben Pagani April 5, 2019

Steve Harvey from KentWired.com on Vimeo.When his security team told the waiting group of ecstatic fans he would be out in a moment, an otherwise quiet hall on the third floor of the Student Center erupted...

Mohammed El-Kurd performs a poetry piece about Palestine in Oscar Ritchie Hall. April 4, 2019.

Poet from Jerusalem performs during Palestinian Culture Night

Katia Rodriguez April 5, 2019

Palestinian Culture Night featured poet Mohammed El-Kurd, of Jerusalem, April 4 in Oscar Ritchie Hall. The event was hosted by the organization Students for Justice in Palestine.“Our biggest performance...

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