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Avant Fashion Show celebrates success

Francesca Barrett April 30, 2018

The rooms filled with people, suddenly erupted into a wave of applause and models walked through the hallways one last time to the beat of the techno-electronic music. The show was coming to an end.The...

The Net Gala celebration promotes networking among students, minority-owned businesses

Francesca Barrett April 30, 2018

As those at The Net Gala rose from their seats and gathered toward the center of the room, they were shaking hands and sharing embraces of congratulations.The Network, a new organization on campus that...

Sorority Recruitment

Hana Hodali April 30, 2018

Sororities will be changing the way they recruit potential new members (PNMs) coming Fall 2018.The Panhellenic Council decided to change the original format of recruiting after attending the National Panhellenic...

DebbyJoesBelongings

Zac Popik April 30, 2018

Debby Thrasher Smith, 66, of Ravenna, looks through her son’s belongings Sunday. Joe, her youngest, died Oct. 29, 2014, of a heroin addiction. Debby found the items displayed on her coffee table —...

DebbyWindchimes

Zac Popik April 30, 2018

On Sunday, Debby Thrasher Smith, 66, stands on her front porch in Ravenna, where she’s lived for 18 years. She was adjusting her wind chimes, which she hung up after her son, Joe, died Oct. 29, 2014,...

AnnaShoes

Zac Popik April 30, 2018

Anna Zsinko, 59, of Streetsboro, prepares boxes of shoes Sunday for an upcoming event organized by OhioCAN, a statewide organization for family members affected by addiction. The event, “Steps for Change,”...

Anna Zsinko, 59, of Streetsboro, sits in her living room Sunday, holding her son’s writings. Matt died Aug. 29, 2015, of a heroin overdose after battling with the drug for six months, detailed in his writing.

A son’s sudden death opens a mother’s eyes to the raging heroin crisis

Valerie Royzman April 30, 2018

It was a typical Saturday in August 2015 when Anna Zsinko pulled into her driveway in Streetsboro. The sun glistened, warming her skin. She, a neighbor and a friend visiting from Florida had been out shopping...

Then a sophomore, Kent State's Gisli Sveinbergsson tees off on the 16th hole at the Mid-American Conference championship in Nashport, OH. The Flashes won the conference, while Sveinbergsson won golfer of the year. [FILE]

Flashes leapfrog Ball State in final day to secure MAC championship

Amanda Levine April 29, 2018

Heading into the final day of the Mid-American Conference Championships, the Kent State men’s golf team sat in second place behind Ball State.The Flashes moved up one spot in the final round to win the...

Preventing red dots

Shelbie Goulding April 29, 2018

Kent State Green Dot launched in 2014 as an approach to prevent sexual assault and relationship violence. Green Dot is about taking the initiative to stand against violence and preventing it from spreading...

Kent Stage hosts 11th ghost walk event

Lily Nickel April 29, 2018

While April is not a month that is often thought of for its paranormal activity, participants at the Kent Ghost Walk Saturday learned that the rising temperatures and fresh blooms are thought to welcome...

Numbers to Know

April 29, 2018

26BT-Mobile and Sprint join forcesA proposed $26 billion deal marks the merger between two of the U.S.’s major telecommunication companies.141Shaquem Griffin drafted by Seahawks     It took 141...

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