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A pint of beer sits on the bar at Zephyr Pub Sat. Jan. 27, 2018.

Busted for booze: Reports of residence hall drinking decline

During Kent State’s 2016-17 academic school year, 131 documented drinking incidents occured on campus — 2 percent less than the 2015-2016 academic year. Out of those incidents, 740 total students were...

Kelly Fiorentino in the airport before flying to Italy. 

Kent students pick up camera, make vlogs

Dylan Reynolds January 28, 2018

When Shawnize Burns uploads a YouTube video, she can expect anywhere from 60 to 6,000 views.These numbers are light-years away from the views earned by major vloggers, but Burns, a senior sociology major,...

The Standing Rock International Shorts Festival celebrates 15th year

Jarett Theberge January 28, 2018

A local art gallery will continue to bring an international perspective on short films Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Kent Stage.The Standing Rock International Shorts Festival will mark its 15th year showing...

Kent State junior guard Jalen Avery drives to the hoop against Xavier freshman guard Elias Harden during Kent State's 96-70 loss to Xavier Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. 

Walker, Zabo fuel second-half comeback as Flashes earn first MAC road win

Cameron Hoover January 27, 2018

Down by nine points at halftime at Central Michigan’s McGuirk Arena Saturday afternoon, Kent State looked like it was heading down a familiar road.The Flashes showed spurts in that first half, but a...

Mazer Runner

REVIEW: ‘The Death Cure’ is an action-packed ending to ‘Maze Runner’ trilogy

Alex Novak January 27, 2018

The five-year "Maze Runner" film series has come to a conclusion with the third and final installment: "The Death Cure."The finale returns all of the main cast including the return of Will Poulter as Gally,...

Junior guard Alexa Golden is fouled as she drives to the rim in a 75-60 loss at Akron's James A. Rhodes Arena Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. 

Edmonds facilitates, Akron beats Flashes for first conference win

Ian Kreider January 27, 2018

Akron was without its leading scorer, junior guard Megan Sefcik, for the sixth straight game; they came into Saturday’s contest against Kent State 0-5 in those games.Shaunay Edmonds decided to change...

Kent State students fill the new gym inside of Tri-Towers at the opening on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. An addition to the Recreation and Wellness Center on the other side of campus, this new facility will make working out more convenient for students.

Tri-Rec celebrates one year anniversary

Shelbie Goulding January 27, 2018

The Spring 2018 semester marks the one year anniversary of the Tri-Rec opening, and the on-campus fitness center has tried to make a positive effect on the residents living within the university community.The...

 Reilly Schrock (left) and Sydney Munden during their semester in Florence.

Honors College freshmen return from Florence, adjust to Kent Campus

Madeline Scalzi January 27, 2018

The fall of 2017 marked the second year in a row that the Honors College took 20 first-semester freshmen to the Kent State Florence Center, Palazzo Vettori, in order to learn about the community and understand...

Wick Poetry Center hosts World Poetry Reading installment

Caroline Henneman January 26, 2018

Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center hosts another installment to the World Poetry Reading series on Feb. 14.  Speakers from 15 different countries will come to recite poetry from their respected country...

 In this Dec. 6, 2016 file photo, Richard Spencer speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. Twitter has restored Spencer's personal account less than a month after the social media company suspended it along with other accounts belonging to prominent members of the so-called "alt-right" movement. The company told Spencer that it suspended five of his accounts on Nov. 15 for violating a rule against creating multiple accounts with overlapping uses. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

White nationalist threatens to sue Kent State

Ben Orner January 26, 2018

Cameron Padgett, the booker for white nationalist Richard Spencer’s college tour, is threatening to sue Kent State University, according to a document from Padgett’s lawyer, Kyle Bristow, emailed to...

Bristow Threat to Sue Kent State

January 26, 2018

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