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Drew Taylor

Opinion: Bergdahl wasn’t fit to serve his country

Drew Taylor November 5, 2017

On Friday, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl avoided prison time for walking off his base in Afghanistan in 2009, resulting in his capture by the Taliban. Rather, he was given a dishonorable discharge.Bergdahl, who was...

Mica Pflug

Opinion: Find your ‘Hamilton’

Mica Pflug November 5, 2017

Some people do drugs, some people work out, some people have a lot of sex.After all, everyone needs a “thing.”For me, it’s listening to all 46 tracks of the “Hamilton” soundtrack.Have you ever...

Maddie Newingham

Opinion: Start engaging in local politics

Madison Newingham November 5, 2017

It is no secret we keep up with state politics less than federal politics, though our representatives deal with and campaign on the more kitchen-table issues.Democrats seem to forget that elections happen...

CHEERS AND JEERS

November 5, 2017

Cheers to … childhood dreams come true. Lego and Airbnb are offering a night for one family in a house filled with 25 million toy bricks in Denmark.Jeers to … overreacting. A German man called police...

NUMBERS TO KNOW

November 5, 2017

11Minutes during which President Donald Trump’s Twitter account was inactiveTrump’s Twitter account went missing for 11 minutes on Thursday. According to reports, a Twitter employee manually deactivated...

Erica Pelz

KSU health insurance to offer transgender coverage for faculty

MJ Eckhouse Fusion Magazine Editor November 5, 2017

Kent State health insurance plans will now cover transition-related health care services, according to an announcement posted Sunday on social media by Spectrum, the university’s LGBTQ faculty and staff...

Merissa

Finding stability on the court

Henry Palattella November 5, 2017

It was a hazy afternoon in June 2007 when Merissa Barber-Smith’s mother sat her four children down in the living room of their house on the South Side of Chicago.“Kids,” she told them, “we’re...

‘Tis the Season for All’ show to be hosted by fashion students

Ella Abbott November 4, 2017

Students in the "Fashion Show Productions" course at Kent State will be hosting a holiday fashion show titled "Tis the Season for All" Nov. 16 in the Rockwell Hall auditorium.The class, made up of fashion...

Stink bugs increasing due to optimal environmental conditions

Logan Lutton November 4, 2017

Brown marmorated stink bugs, common, shield-shaped pests, are thriving this year due to ideal environmental conditions, which has led to an increase in the Northeast Ohio region.“This year, they are...

Antonio Brown a junior theater studies major plays as Laurie Laurence and Rebecca Rand a senior theater studies major plays as Jo March in "Little Women" on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017.

‘Little Women’ musical opens to nearly sold-out crowd

Kassandra Kaczmarek November 4, 2017

Kent State’s E. Turner Stump Theatre transformed into the Civil War era Friday, as nearly 500 people came to witness the opening night of the musical “Little Women.” “This play is super special...

Global Health Symposium covers public health on international level

Eden Kraus November 4, 2017

A Global Health Symposium featuring three keynote speakers gave the Kent State community the chance to learn about current issues within the public health field in Lowry Hall Friday.The Office of Global...

An '80s display, part of an exhibit in the Kent State University Museum, in Rockwell Hall Friday, Nov. 3, 2017.

Kent State Museum, College of the Arts channel the ’80s in latest exhibit

Ella Abbott November 4, 2017

Guests of the Kent State University Museum partied like it was 1985 on Friday night.The museum, in collaboration with the College of the Arts, held an '80s-themed party in the Rockwell Hall Atrium where...

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