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Valerie Royzman August 26, 2018

After social media posts from students characterized the roll out of the new meal plan as "inconvenient," "confusing" and "expensive," KentWired attempted to contact multiple university representatives...

APTOPIX Mall Shooting Florida

Laura Heald August 26, 2018

The coast guard patrols the St John's river outside of the Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. Florida authorities are reporting multiple fatalities after a mass shooting...

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Bar 145 to be converted to a ‘Basement Barcade’

Madison MacArthur August 26, 2018

The former Bar 145, which closed in August 2017, is soon set to become Basement Barcade.“It's a different kind of business than the restaurant that was there before,” Tom Wilke, Kent’s economic development...

Outside Hitter, Kelsey Bittinger, Senior, spikes the ball against Bowling Green State University on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. The Flashes lost the match 3-1.

Flashes open season with two wins at North Texas Invitational

Ian Kreider August 26, 2018

The Kent State volleyball team started its season by winning its first two games of the weekend to begin the season 2-1, the program’s best start since 2007.The Flashes swept Grambling State in straight...

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REVIEW: ‘The Happytime Murders’ is raunchy fun, but fails to create intriguing storyline

Alex Novak August 26, 2018

 “The Happytime Murders” is possibly the raunchiest, most outrageous movie of the year that delivers laughs with nearly every other line, yet ultimately lacks a cohesive plot.The film tells the story...

Junior business management major Hannah Robinson (left) talks with junior marketing major Kelly Corey (bottom right) about the new meal plans in front of Rosie’s Diner in Tri-Towers on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.

Students in uproar over Kent State’s changes to meal plans this fall

Valerie Royzman August 25, 2018

This story has been updated to include comments from Shay Little, the vice president of students affairs. When alarms blared through the newly renovated Eastway Fresh Food Company on Friday, students...

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OPINION: ‘Hard Knocks’ shows young Browns team in new light

Jake Adams August 25, 2018

Editor's note: This review is up to date as of the third episode. With the start of the school year and the transition from summer to fall comes another important season: football season.We get a glimpse...

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Opinion: The (changing) age of maturity

Cameron Gorman August 25, 2018

When I started college, at age 18, I felt very grown up. I was ready for the world at large — ready to make decisions that would affect me later on in my life. After all, I was legally allowed to make...

Jesse McCartney during his performance at House of Blues Cleveland on July 5, 2018.

Jesse McCartney announced as fall concert headliner

Nicholas Hunter August 24, 2018

One-time international sensation and pop singer Jesse McCartney has been announced as this fall’s headline concert act.Mackenzie Michalojko, the director of programming for Undergraduate Student Government,...

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OPINION: A Roundabout Return: Back to Kent after a year

Scott Rainey August 24, 2018

In the Spring 2017 semester, I was offered a spot in the Columbus Program in State Issues for the next fall. I had already planned on going to Washington, D.C. for the next spring semester, and I decided...

Freshman Kennedy Matty enjoys a game of bubble soccer with friends on Manchester Field on August 22, 2018. 

BlastOff brings organizations and departments to students with new extended hours

McKenna Corson August 23, 2018

Kent State’s BlastOff ceremonies gave students of all grade levels the opportunity to learn about student organizations and university departments for an extra hour and a half more than in previous years.Following...

Trump Russia Probe Manafort

Dana Verkouteren August 22, 2018

This courtroom sketch shows Paul Manafort listening to U.S. District court Judge T.S. Ellis III at federal court in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Manafort, the longtime political operative who...

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