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Academy Award-winning actress Mira Sorvino spoke at Kent State Stark during its annual Featured Speaker Series. 

Academy Award-winning actress speaks on human trafficking

Allyson Nichols November 15, 2018

Academy Award-winning actress and advocate to end human trafficking Mira Sorvino told a crowd of students, faculty and the community about her experiences as an advocate and how to put an end to it.After...

Wick Poetry Center gathers international community to share poetry

Megan Shovestull November 15, 2018

Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center held its fourth annual World Poetry Reading on Wednesday. The evening was filled with international students, professors and faculty sharing poems in their native language...

Kent’s fall opera production features music written by senior music major

Danielle Day November 15, 2018

Kent’s fall opera production, "The Story of an Hour," a short story written by Kate Chopin in 1894, features music written by a Kent State student.   Scott Little, a senior music education major,...

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PERSPECTIVE: Keeping focus on the sunsets

McKenna Corson November 14, 2018

I have seen a lot of sunrises.Most people are still fast asleep in their beds, missing the beauty of nature. They are ignorant of the brilliant mix of soft pinks, yellows and oranges blanketing the once...

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EDITORIAL: Kent State’s next presidential search needs to be open

Henry Palattella November 14, 2018

When Kent State president Beverly Warren announced in a university-wide email on Oct. 23 that she will step down as president in July, the Kent community was stunned.She is a regular sight around campus,...

Kelly Addington talks Wendesday Nov. 14, 2018 about sexual assualt while Becca Tieder listens on. Kelly and Becca said it’s most important to remind victims it isn’t their fault or anything they did.

Kent State sorority hosts speakers to discuss sexual assault prevention

Hannah Kelley November 14, 2018

“Let’s talk about IT.”This was the opening statement given by speakers Kelly Addington and Becca Tieder in Cartwright Hall Wednesday night.Tieder and Addington told a crowd of over 250 Kent State...

Kent State President-Elect Dr. Beverly Warren speaks to the public and the Board of Trustees in the Rockwell Hall atrium Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, after the board meeting that confirmed as the universities 12th president. Warren will take over for President Lester Lefton in July.

As Warren prepares to depart, a search begins

Laina Yost November 14, 2018

When Kent State named Beverly Warren the university’s 12th president in 2014, it was her first public appearance on any of the school’s campuses. Minutes before, she was introduced inside Rockwell...

The Blurb After Dark – Episode Two

Hear the latest entertainment news from your favorite pop culture buffs, MacKenzie and Madison. Ariana Grande dropped a new song about her exes and we have some thoughts about it. Plus, Rebel Wilson stirred...

PERSPECTIVE: Faith shaken, but not broken

Leah Popkin November 14, 2018

Just over two weeks ago, I was sitting in my apartment playing around on my computer, looking at Facebook when I found out about the shooting.  A middle-aged man walked into Tree of Life synagogue just...

Sophomore architecture major Caleb O'Bryon uses his meal plan to purchase food at the George T. Simon III Cafe on Wednesday, November 14.

Faculty and staff can now purchase a meal plan

Vanessa Gresley November 14, 2018

Faculty and staff now have the option to purchase a meal plan similar to what’s available for students. Dining Services announced on Nov. 5  on Twitter that, faculty and staff can sign up for a meal...

Wayne Holloway and his daughter Kia Butler.

Former professional boxer fights to complete bucket list at Kent State Trumbull

Rachel Walker November 14, 2018

Wayne Holloway is a household name at the Kent State Trumbull Campus.If you attended the Kent State Homecoming parade, Holloway was the Homecoming king who kept jumping off Trumbull’s float to take selfies...

"Origins" album

REVIEW: Imagine Dragons back with release of deeply personal ‘Origins’

Alex Novak November 14, 2018

Imagine Dragons is back on its game with its new album, “Origins,” a return to form for the band whose previous album was unique but heavily formulaic and predictable.In this album, that unique sound...

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