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Members of OutSupport Inc. march during the Akron Pride parade on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017.

Akron bursts with color during inaugural LGBTQ Pride festival

Lyric Aquino August 26, 2017

The streets of Akron filled with color, laughter and smiles as members of the LGBTQ community and allies celebrated the city’s first Pride parade and festival Saturday at Hardesty Park.Kent State's LGBTQ...

Akron Pride Parade

August 26, 2017

Opinion: The paradox of tolerance

Matthew Olienechak August 25, 2017

I don't think I need to be the one to tell you that our national climate has been a bit tense lately.Even the most uninformed among us could tell you that our nation is one divided, be that via political...

Movers and Groovers

August 24, 2017

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First-ever Akron Pride Festival scheduled for Saturday

Connor Brennan / Fusion reporter August 24, 2017

This past summer, Cleveland’s #LGBTQ population was disheartened by the sudden cancellation of their official Pride Parade. But thankfully, for the first time ever, Akron will be holding a Pride...

A group of Movers and Groovers pose for a portrait outside Olson Hall on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Movers and Groovers helped students move in to their dorm rooms.

Students move and groove into new campus homes

Jack Kopanski August 24, 2017

For freshman McDaniel Hartranft, the red-shirt volunteers helping her move into her dorm made the transition to college a little bit easier.“For me, I’m outgoing when other people are outgoing …...

Gloria Pissos (left) takes a dolly from her car as she helps her son, new Kent State Mike Pissos move into Tri-Towers for his freshman year on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016.

Kent State prepares to welcome freshmen, returning students

Nicholas Hunter August 23, 2017

Welcome Weekend marks the yearly move-in for Kent State freshmen and kicks off this Thursday. Beyond unpacking and getting settled into dorms, new and returning students can participate in a full slate...

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Opinion: Athletes should not be vilified for exercising First Amendment rights

Jack Kopanski August 23, 2017

It’s been just over a year since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling for the national anthem pregame. It was a gesture that went widely unnoticed at first, but sparked...

Kupita dance

Carter Adams August 22, 2017

Emonte Wimbush (left), a junior fashion merchandising major, dances on stage while others join behind him during Kupita Transitiones' cultural orientation on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. The four-day event...

Emonte Wimbush (left), a junior fashion merchandising major, dances on stage while others join behind him during Kupita Transitiones' cultural orientation on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. The four-day event was created to bring transfer and first-year multiracial students together, and help them acclimate to the cultural climate at Kent State. 

Kupita Transiciones’ day 2 orientation encourages students to find cultural groove on campus

Rachel Duthie August 22, 2017

On the second night of the Kupita Transiciones (K/T) orientation, there was only one expectation: dance.“It’s a form of bonding around here, and it’s a great way to meet people,” said Sydney Berry,...

Christie Stickle, 45, of Ravenna, Ohio, holds eclipse glasses over Jenna Summy, a freshman scenic design major, as she takes a photo with her smartphone of the eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017

Kent under partial darkness: Community gathers, witnesses rare solar eclipse

Cameron Gorman August 21, 2017

Across clear, open areas on Kent’s campus, small clusters of people and solo viewers had their eyes turned skyward to witness the 2017 solar eclipse on Monday — the first of its kind in the country...

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Carter Adams August 21, 2017

Stan Myers, 69, of Marlboro, Ohio, looks into his homemade camera obscura on the front lawn of Reed Memorial Library in Ravenna, Ohio on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.  Myers “saw how to build the camera on...

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