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Federal workers and contractors, along with their unions, stage a protest calling for and end to the government shutdown and back pay in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Shutdown hits home

KentWired Staff January 24, 2019

Editor's note: This is a collection of stories from the KentWired staff showing how the partial government shutdown, which went into effect Dec. 22, has been affecting individuals and organizations of...

Staying hydrated: the importance of drinking water

Jade Critchfield January 24, 2019

Katie French’s New Year’s resolution is to drink more water.French, a sophomore public health major, intends to drink about 64 ounces of water, or half a gallon, every day, the amount recommended by...

Justin Gleason and Ariella Yager, two of the KSU alumni who founded Alula.

KENT-repreneur Episode 1: Alula

Anna Huntsman January 24, 2019

KENT-repreneur is a deep dive into business, tech and entrepreneurial efforts at Kent State. Host Anna Huntsman will take you on an exploration into innovation the first and third Thursdays of each month....

A screenshot of Kent State President Beverly Warren thanking the Kent State community for their generosity on Giving Tuesday

KSU sets expectations for Warren’s successor in new presidential profile

Laina Yost January 24, 2019

Editor's note: KentWired received an early copy of the presidential profile. The university has since released the full version online. Click here to view the PDF.In a presidential position profile, Kent...

Flashes drop sluggish affair to Ball State

Gina Butkovich January 23, 2019

The Kent State women’s basketball team's losing streak continued Wednesday, as the Flashes fell to Ball State in what was a hard-fought, defensive battle. This loss continued a tough trend for the Flashes...

APTOPIX Trump Government Shutdown

Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo January 23, 2019

President Donald Trump, center, reacts as he is told by a reporter that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., said the Democratically controlled House won't pass the required measure for him to make the...

President Donald Trump, center, speaks in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, as he hosts a roundtable with conservative leaders to discuss the security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border. 

AP: AP-NORC poll: Shutdown drags Trump approval to yearlong low

Steve Peoples and Emily Swanson January 23, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — A strong majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for the record-long government shutdown and reject his primary rationale for a border wall, according to a new poll that...

Amoaba Gooden (left), the chair of the Department of Pan-African Studies, and keynote speaker Angela Rye answer audience questions during the Q&A portion of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019.

Annual MLK Jr. Celebration stresses diversity, love

Rachel Hale January 23, 2019

Kent State’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration featured six speakers and a diversity award ceremony, all geared toward stressing equality and principles of love during a time of political and...

Shawn Riley, the presidential search committee chair, during an interview with KentWired Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019.

The new KSU presidential search committee chair

Laina Yost January 23, 2019

Editor's note: Some changes have been made to the transcript for clarity.KentWired: How did you feel when you were selected to be the presidential search committee chair?Shawn Riley: I was honored quite...

Sidebar on student programs/FAFSA (INCLUDE IN SHUTDOWN PACKAGE)

Alexandra Sobczak January 23, 2019

As the partial government shutdown continues, federal student aid is not directly affected. Some programs will remain unaffected because Congress already authorized the budget for the Department of Education.Here...

Then-fashion design major Olivia Kissenger sews a design for pants to have a discreet, built-in knee brace for the Fashion/Tech Hackathon in Rockwell Hall Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. 

Fashion/Tech Hackathon looks forward to sixth year of innovation

Sophia Iannelli January 23, 2019

Students from across the country will learn new skills and create innovative wearable technology at the sixth annual Fashion/Tech Hackathon this weekend.Participants will compete in teams, spending 36...

(From left) Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy and Bruce Willis in “Glass,” the third film in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable” trilogy.

REVIEW: Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ is an enigma with a good heart

Cameron Hoover January 23, 2019

We’re going to be talking about “Glass” for a long time.Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan’s trilogy finisher is equal parts confounding and uplifting, allowing the auteur to show why we fell in...

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