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Assistant Chief of Police William Buckbee serves coffee to Chad Morrison in the Nest at Kent State on September 14, 2016. Wednesday afternoon, police hosted “Coffee with a Cop,” to pass out free coffee to students so they could answer any questions students had about their services.

Safety on campus

Cody Patton July 18, 2017

Kent State was named the safest campus in Ohio and 11th in the nation in July, according to the data from FBI crime reporting and the National Center for Education Statistics. The research encompassed...

Local businessman Awad opens fifth business, Treno Ristorante

Kaylee Peterson July 18, 2017

Mike Awad has been an influential presence in Kent since he opened the Main Street Continental Grill in 2007.Following the success of Awad’s first restaurant in Kent, Ron Burbick — a leader and investor...

Opinion: It’s time to start treating Jose Ramirez like the MVP candidate he is

Jack Kopanski July 18, 2017

To say the Cleveland Indians have limped into the second half of the season would be an understatement.Starting with a loss to the Detroit Tigers in the last game prior to the All-Star break, they’ve...

Sleep On It perform on stage outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 16, 2017, during the APMA Fan Day celebration.

APMA Fan Day celebrates music lovers

Jenna Kuczkowski July 17, 2017

The Alternative Press Music Awards Fan Day Sunday brought a small festival to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame plaza in Cleveland, with performances on an outdoor stage and a discussion panel on the indoor...

Opinion: Heroin Anonymous is set to save lives

Brandon Bounds July 17, 2017

Editor's Note: Two women in this opinion piece asked to remain anonymous. "Stacy" is not the woman's real name, and the other is identified as the "61-year-old" woman to keep their identities private. If...

Netflix’s new film “To the Bone” sparks criticism, debate

Isabel Kiefer July 16, 2017

Netflix shocked viewers with “13 Reasons Why” this spring, but the streaming service recently released another controversial title: “To the Bone.”The film’s trailer opens with Ellen — an attractive,...

Blues fans gather outside to hear musicians play during the ninth annual Kent Blues Fest on Friday, July 14, 2017.

Musicians fill Downtown Kent for ninth annual Kent Blues Fest

Kaylee Peterson July 16, 2017

From local bands to blues legends, thirty-one bands and musicians spread out across 23 venues in Downtown Kent Friday until 2:30 a.m. at the ninth annual Kent Blues Fest.The Crooked River Fine Art Council...

Eindhoven University of Technology researcher Anne Hélène Gélébart shows the walking device. This small device, the size of a paperclip, is the world’s first machine to convert light directly into walking, simply using one fixed light source.

Polymer wiggles toward scientific discovery

Ray Padilla July 14, 2017

A Kent State professor helped research a new material that can propel itself forward with light.Robin Selinger, a chemical physics professor at the Liquid Crystal Institute, was among eight researchers...

Fashion School to expand into Terrace Hall

Isabel Kiefer July 14, 2017

Rockwell Hall’s large, open atrium may be an architectural spectacle and symbol but to 2017 fashion design graduate Toni Lumpkin, it was a temporary work space.“We’d go to the second-floor atrium,”...

Alex Kamczyc

Opinion: An Open Letter to Republicans

Alex Kamczyc July 14, 2017

Republicans! Conservatives! People in college who only based their political stances from what their parents told them! Heed these words!As someone who was also raised with republican principles, I too...

Tinder Couple

Tinder sends two Kent State students to Hawaii for their first date

Ray Padilla July 13, 2017

Two Kent State students pack their bags as Tinder sends them to the island of Maui, Hawaii.Josh Avsec, a senior zoology major, and Michelle Arendas, a junior communication studies major, met on Tinder...

Finance students to manage portion of KSU Foundation assets

Isabel Kiefer July 13, 2017

Kent State recently created the university’s first Student Managed Investment Fund team, according to a press release.The team will manage a portion of the KSU Foundation’s money and assets.Steven...

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