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Academy Award nominations: Should sexual harassment get in the way?

Logan Slusser January 24, 2018

If you follow Hollywood and the movie industry as a whole, you are probably aware that we are currently in the middle of another long and grueling award season. You will also know that Hollywood is in...

Expand your horizons

Joseph Langan January 24, 2018

College campuses are ground zero for the inception of new social movements and the catalyst for societal change.College doesn’t have to be a place where you just take classes. It is your best opportunity...

LGBTQ Spring Kick-Off

January 24, 2018

Sophomore forward Danny Pippen drives past Ball State sophomore forward Kyle Mallers. Pippen scored 11 points and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds en route to an 88-80 overtime win. 

Balanced scoring, strong rebounding lead Flashes over Ball State

Cameron Hoover January 23, 2018

No matter who Ball State puts on the floor, the Cardinals just can’t seem to beat coach Rob Senderoff’s Flashes.Kent State (10-10, 4-3 Mid-American Conference) scored 17 points to Ball State’s nine...

A car hit a young woman Tuesday night outside the Wick Poetry Center on South Lincoln Street in Kent.

Woman hit by car on South Lincoln Street

KentWired Staff January 23, 2018

A car hit a young female pedestrian on South Lincoln Street Tuesday night.It happened on a crosswalk near the Wick Poetry Center just after 7:15 p.m.She had noticeable injuries on her face.The gray Honda...

Richard Spencer speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas Dec. 6, 2016. Spencer is taking legal action against Kent State, as he has with countless other universities who have refused him space to speak.

Richard Spencer responds to Kent State: ‘You’re gonna lose’

Ben Orner January 23, 2018

 White nationalist Richard Spencer is ready for a fight with Kent State University—a legal one, at least.After KSU rejected a request from his booker to hold a speaking event on May 4, the 48th anniversary...

Winter Weather

Surviving the sub-zero: Tips for winter on campus

Chloe Forbes January 23, 2018

Fighting against wicked winds and bitter cold temperatures can be a challenge, but the Kent State campus is no stranger to bitter winters.It is important to be prepared when a winter storm is on the horizon,...

Bertice Berry featured as keynote speaker for MLK celebration

Erica Carter January 22, 2018

Bertice Berry is serving as the keynote speaker for the 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.Berry, a former sociology professor at Kent State, published 11 best-selling books and received recognition...

David Doak, Portage County Sheriff since January 2009, sits in his office at the Portage County Justice Center in Ravenna on Sept. 14, 2017. 

Portage County Sheriff’s Office helps ICE deport unauthorized immigrants

Ben Orner January 22, 2018

When voters in Kent turned down a "sanctuary city" ballot issue in the November election, it meant any ties between the city jail and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would remain.But Kent is...

The nationally accredited play "26 Pebbles" makes its way to Kent State Stark Theater this spring. 

Kent State Stark hosting open auditions for spring production

Brynn Pennal January 22, 2018

Kent State Stark is holding open auditions for its final theater production of the school year, "26 Pebbles," Jan. 30 and Jan. 31 at 6 p.m.The play is a docudrama based on verbatim transcriptions of Newtown,...

Cheers and Jeers

January 21, 2018

Cheers to… goat yoga. There is a new craze on the rise: Goat Yoga, a version of the traditional physical exercise that adds baby goats to the equation.Jeers to… Canadian police.A Canadian ended up...

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