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Eric Geffert was deployed in Iraq from January to October of 2009.

Breaking barriers: A veteran’s battle with PTSD

Mariah Hicks April 10, 2018

It was a cold and dreary November day in 2014 when Eric Geffert visited a Veterans Affairs (VA) psychiatrist.As a veteran, he had been experiencing paranoia and panic attacks years before discovering the...

President Beverly Warren presents a slideshow on the university's 10-year, $1.2 billion Master Plan to members of Faculty Senate at a meeting Monday, April 9, 2018.

Faculty Senate outlines new rules for relationships between students, professors

Valerie Royzman April 10, 2018

Many universities across the country have policies limiting consensual relationships between professors and students, which has long been a controversial topic. Kent State is joining the effort to clearly...

The Feeding 500 planning team

From scraps to supper: Feeding the 500 event to take place on campus

Madeline Scalzi April 10, 2018

Imagine not knowing where your next meal will come from. For one-in-eight Americans and 103 million people worldwide, food insecurity is an everyday threat, according to Feeding America and the FAO.For...

Faculty Senate Chair Deb Smith opens the meeting Monday, April 9, 2018, and introduces the candidates running to take her place next semester. Member Pamela Grimm won.

Faculty Senate OKs shortening spring semester to allow fall break

Valerie Royzman April 9, 2018

Faculty Senate opted to shorten the spring semester by three days in order to accommodate the Fall 2018 break at its meeting Monday.This comes after months of deliberation between several options to alter...

LGBTQ center launches new transgender ally training

Erica Carter April 9, 2018

The LGBTQ center launched a new Trans 101 Safe Space Ally Training that serves as part of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training lab.Increased work with transgender people has revealed a lack of...

Kent State among nation’s best with second-place finish at Aggie Invitational

Amanda Levine April 9, 2018

In its previous two tournaments before the Aggie Invitational, the Kent State men’s golf team finished lower than Texas A&M, the No. 2 team in the country.After having not played on a course for...

Participants of Kent State's sixth annual Flashathon pose with the total amount raised Saturday, April 7, 2018. 

Fundraising a miracle

Shelbie Goulding April 9, 2018

On Saturday, Alieen Smith gathered in front of a crowd of stangers during Kent State's sixth annual Flashathon to tell a story about her daughter Fiona.“I’m going to try and get through this without...

Kent State freshman sprinter Shaquille Perry lines up on the blocks as he prepares for his track event at the Northeast Ohio Quad in Akron on April 7, 2018. The Flashes won seven events on the weekend.

Figueroa, Tollerud shine as Flashes win seven events at Northeast Ohio Quad

Laurene Darby April 8, 2018

Kent State senior thrower Gabrielle Figueroa placed first in the women’s hammer throw at the Northeast Ohio Quad with a mark of 62 meters, which broke the school record.“I'm happy with my mark so far,...

Kent State junior Josh Hollander throws from second to first for the out on March 25, 2018. The Flashes lost to Ball State, 7-2.

Offensive explosions lead Kent State to series win over Central Michigan

Ian Kreider April 8, 2018

Kent State scored eight or more runs in two of their three wins over Western Michigan the previous weekend, and that offensive efficiency only improved when they took on Central Michigan.The Flashes combined...

A Quiet Place

REVIEW: ‘A Quiet Place’ is an original must-see

Maria McGinnis April 8, 2018

It’s aggressively suspenseful, original, “genre-bending” and captivating from start to finish.The nearly silent film “A Quiet Place” has stirred up a whole new type of horror movie. And it’s...

Saying goodbye is never easy

Kellie Nock April 8, 2018

I’m in the twilight of my life in academia. There is one month before graduation — that great, looming thing always lurking in the back of my mind.It’s not the constant questions from everyone about...

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