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Kent State graduate student arrested in underage sex sting

Madison Baughman June 27, 2018

Philip De Oliveira, a Kent State graduate student in the College of Communication and Information studying journalism, was charged with sex offenses following a four-day sting operation in Newburgh Heights.A...

Raising Cane’s broke ground in May on its newest location, set to open on June 26, 2018. June 8, 2018.

Raising Cane’s opens newest location in Kent

Chris Spegal June 26, 2018

Raising Cane’s opened its newest location on East Main Street today with its first costumer getting in line at 10 p.m. Monday night.Ian Hose, from Akron, stood outside Monday night to be first in...

Uncle Mo stands in a kitchen after catering while wearing his “Kent Natural Foods” shirt in 1979.

Peace, Love and Pea Pies

Taylor Patterson June 25, 2018

Long-time Kent resident Maurice Drake’s native tongue is food. He speaks through a sizzling skillet. His voice, like crackling bread, has been familiar in the community since he moved to Kent in 1971.Better...

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REVIEW: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ packs in the fun despite choppy plot

Alex Novak June 24, 2018

The fifth installment in the Jurassic Park film series arrived this summer, eerily entering theaters with the title “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.”A smash hit in 2015, ‘Jurassic World’ awakened...

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Opinion: Thoughts on Melania Trump’s jacket controversy

Alexandra Tinline June 24, 2018

If you look at a person’s closet, it usually says a lot about them.  Mine would come across as the dysfunctional style of a lazy 12-year-old boy crossed with middle age suburban mom. Try imagining that.People...

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Opinion: In a perfect world

Cameron Gorman June 24, 2018

When you were younger, the favorite question among the adults was probably something along the lines of “What do you want to do when you grow up?”Or, if the adults were feeling a little subconsciously...

Newest member joins Kent State University Board of Trustees

Michael Damron June 23, 2018

Ohio Gov. John Kasich appointed Rev. Dr. Todd C. Davidson Sr. to the Kent State University Board of Trustees.Davidson, the senior pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland, will be filling the seat...

Board of Trustees approve motion to finalize Peace and Conflict Studies bachelor degree

Madison Baughman June 23, 2018

For nearly 23 years, Kent State’s Center for applied conflict management was hiding inside of the Department of Political Science. Last August, the center embraced its long-term success and became its...

Jamil Wright, a rising 10th grader at Akron’s NIHF STEM High School, works with other I Promise students on their team brand identity on June 18 at Kent State University.

How the partnership between The LeBron James Family Foundation and Kent State came to be

Simon Hannig June 21, 2018

The LeBron James Family Foundation and Kent State announced this week they have agreed to a partnership.According to WKYC, the I PROMISE high school students will live on the Kent campus from Monday through...

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Opinion: P.S. – write often

Alexandra Tinline June 21, 2018

We have the technology to be anonymous among the hundreds of thousands of trolls available at our fingertips. Using social media networks, like Twitter, we can post literally any random thought that pops...

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Opinion: No summer camp I have seen

Cameron Gorman June 20, 2018

I like to think of myself as the kind of person who will try to stay neutral in most political conversations and thoughts. After all, I’m not one to take sides in most things, anyway. (I refuse to make...

Christopher Darling, an assistant professor of visual communication design at Kent State, died unexpectedly this weekend. 

Kent State VCD professor dies unexpectedly

Henry Palattella June 19, 2018

Update: Darling's funeral service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights on Friday. A viewing will be held at noon with a service at 1:30 p.m., and will be followed by a burial...

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