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Police officers keep watch over the Schwartz Center parking lot as it fills with open-carry advocates. 

Blocked: Open-carry march turns to chaotic Esplanade standoff

A mild fall September day quickly descended into chaos as open-carry marchers, police in riot gear and counterprotestors clashed on the university Esplanade. Four people were arrested for disorderly conduct,...

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OPINION: Browns go back to old ways

Jake Adams September 30, 2018

The Baker Mayfield era kicked off in Oakland, and the Browns were tested by a Raiders team looking for their first win.The Browns offense was slow to begin the game. A three-and-out and an interception...

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OPINION: Journalist first, observer second

Nicholas Hunter September 30, 2018

Buzzing down Summit Street, Stater editor-in-chief Henry Palattella gazed past me in the passenger seat out the window, taking a moment to gawk at the parking lot neatly filled to the brim with state trooper...

Environmentally focused students come together for positive change

Corey Trader September 30, 2018

The Kent State Environmental Society gives students who are environmentally focused a way to actively participate in making the world a better place. The only requirement is a willingness to get down and...

Katie Kintop, a junior marketing major, transferred to Kent State from the University of Akron.

In the midst of enrollment decline, Kent State looks for transfer students to fill the gaps

Morgan Hallam September 30, 2018

Faced with a declining number of Ohio high school graduates, Kent State is pursuing more transfer students by working with community colleges in the area, creating new scholarships, advertising out of...

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OPINION: Observer first, journalist second

McKenna Corson September 30, 2018

I’ve never been to a march, rally or really anything where people felt so passionately about something to fight for it. My parents texted me the night before, begging me not to go, and my friends outside...

Alejandra Fishman Prats poses in her neighborhood in Guaynbo, Puerto Rico before Hurricane Maria's landfall. 

A year later, Hurricane Maria still hits home for Kent State student

Madison Patterson September 30, 2018

President Donald Trump tweeted Sept. 13 Puerto Rico “had anywhere from 6 to 18 deaths” during Hurricane Maria, but Alejandra Fishman Prats, a senior fashion merchandising major, challenges that account.“It’s...

"Smallfoot"

REVIEW: ‘Smallfoot’ is a funny, vibrant animation despite a climax that falls short

Alex Novak September 30, 2018

Entering theaters as a potential awards season sleeper, “Smallfoot” is a lighthearted, family friendly animated film that explores a wide range of themes through a creative storyline.The film does...

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Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity has first event for sexual assault victims

Hannah Kelley September 30, 2018

Alpha Sigma Phi hosted its first-ever balloon release for sexual assault awareness at Manchester Field on Friday.The event was planned in honor of Hazing, Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness Week at...

Kent State wide receiver Antwan Dixon high-steps as he runs into the end zone during the first half of the Flashes' matchup against Illinois at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 1, 2018. The Flashes lost 31-24. 

Unforced turnovers, penalties plague the Flashes in conference opener

Ian Kreider September 29, 2018

Sophomore quarterback Woody Barrett took off for what appeared to be an easy first down during the first play of the fourth quarter in Kent State’s conference-opening matchup against Ball State — but...

An Ohio police officer leads police in riot gear toward the Schwartz Center parking lot on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 after an open-carry walk stalled in front of Bowman Hall.  

Scheduled gun walk derails into standstill police intervention

Brandon Bounds and Laina Yost September 29, 2018

An organized open-carry walk quickly turned into a chaotic standoff between Olson and Bowman Halls as counterprotestors, gun rights activists and hundreds of police clashed.Kaitlin Bennett, a Kent State...

The rise of artificial intelligence

Paige Bennett September 29, 2018

Artificial intelligence is everywhere.While some may think about artificial intelligence and imagine a future of self-driving cars and robot caregivers, the technology is already being used by millions...

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