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Joshua Rider, the director of Kent State’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services. 

New veteran benefits program to begin Fall 2019

Jill Golden April 3, 2019

A financial and career benefits program for Kent State veteran and service member students called the Veterans Career Initiative will begin this fall.Overseen by the Center for Adult and Veteran Services,...

Newscast correspondent, Taylor Hudak, discusses UBER safety with our Tuesday evening anchors following the death of a college student. 

TV2: Your Tuesday (4/2) Newscast Recap

April 3, 2019

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Local residents Teresa and Scott Simone putt-putt at Zephyr Pub in Kent, at the annual Putt Around Downtown event on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. 

First Friday Art Walk, Putt Around Downtown to be held this weekend

Jorden Shevel April 3, 2019

Main Street Kent is hosting two events the first week of April. Putt Around Downtown and the first of the First Friday Art Walks will take place in select businesses throughout downtown Kent.First Friday...

Michela Finna and Pimnipa Panthong take a selfie as they watch fireworks before the start of the Augusta Women's Championship.

Finn, Panthong playing in Women’s Amateur Championship

Zachary McKnight April 2, 2019

Kent State women golfers Michaela Finn and Pimnipa Panthong will take part in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship April 3 through April 5.The competitors will play the first 36...

Students work on pieces in the ceramics area of the Center for Visual Arts.

Studio art majors share challenges, benefits of major

Brittany Wilson April 2, 2019

“I probably work on my art pieces for over 100 hours per week,” said Chelsea Craig, a senior jewelry metals major.Majoring in studio arts, no matter the concentration, is a time commitment. Many students...

Michael Keaton as V.A. Vandevere, an impresario who runs a menace-filled amusement park, in "Dumbo."

REVIEW: ‘Dumbo’ disappoints with unnecessary, style-less remake

Cameron Hoover April 2, 2019

Another addition into a disturbingly long line of disappointing live-action “reimaginings” of Disney’s more magical years, “Dumbo” never gets off the ground long enough to leave a meaningful...

Keith Smith, program coordinator of student employment for the Career Exploration and Development office.

On-campus jobs give students flexible schedules, experience

Margaret Baah April 2, 2019

Almost 80 percent of college students work while they are enrolled, a 2013 ThinkProgress study report states. Being able to balance school work and a job can be stressful.87 percent of college students...

Kent State sophomore forward BJ Duling makes a basket during a game against Shawnee State in November 2018. Kent State won the game 90-69.

BJ Duling transferring from Kent State basketball

Ian Kreider April 2, 2019

BJ Duling announced he will be transferring from Kent State Tuesday afternoon via his Instagram account.Duling played a career-low 10 minutes per game this season. He played more than 10 minutes only four...

Journalist Bob Woodward places his hand over his heart as an honor guard performs the National Anthem during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Bob Woodward event moves to MAC Center after ballroom tickets sell out

David Williams April 2, 2019

After free tickets for the Kent State University Presidential Speaker Series with Bob Woodward on May 4 sold out, the university moved the event to the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (M.A.C.) Center...

Michael Lehman, director of the Brain Health Research Institute. 

Brain Health Research Institute director works to expand outreach, increase collaboration

Rachel Karas April 2, 2019

Kent State named Michael Lehman as the first director of the Brain Health Research Institute in February of this year. Since becoming director, Lehman has been working on expanding the outreach and connections...

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