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Opinion: 5 reasons to use the new Snapchat feature, ‘Snap Map’

Matt Poe July 5, 2017

The ever-popular social media app Snapchat recently introduced its newest feature to entice the masses and excite the local perverts in your community.This new feature known as SnapMap allows users to...

Representatives educate on heroin epidemic, distribute rescue kits

Alicia Krynock July 5, 2017

Representatives from Townhall II, Portage County Health Department and Ohio CAN educated residents on the causes of addiction and how to help and distributed Narcan rescue kits June 27 at St. Joseph Church...

Richard Madey poses with his grandson Eric Madey Foote, his daughter, Diane Madey Foote and his son-in-law Richard Merrill Foote.

Memorial tree dedication to be held one year after emeritus professor dies

Ray Padilla July 3, 2017

In remembrance of her late father — emeritus University Professor Richard Madey, who died June 27, 2016 — Diane Madey Foote organized a memorial tree dedication outside of Smith Hall on Kent State’s...

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Opinion: The gray area of technophobia

Nicholas Hunter July 3, 2017

It is very easy to be frightened by technology these days.There is a constant barrage of news about information leaks and data dumps, from voter information accidentally dumped by an analytics company...

Heritage Fest Fireworks

Kent Heritage Fest celebrates tradition, community

Kaylee Peterson July 3, 2017

Kent Heritage Fest, a large local festival, drew nearly 20,000 people to Downtown Kent this weekend.“It’s a collection of all the diversity that the community offers," said Heritage Fest President...

Alumni remember a different Kent, reflect on today’s city

Cameron Gorman July 3, 2017

The landscape of Downtown Kent has been shifting for years, metamorphosing dive bars into empty lots and other streets into blocky retail strips. Its identity, to those who have watched it change, however,...

A panoramic view of the city of Kent from 1882.

A look back at Kent’s history

Kaylee Peterson July 3, 2017

The story of Kent begins in 1790 with Captain Samuel Brady.Brady — often revered as an iconic symbol of Kent history — was actually a Native American killer, whose famed leap across the Cuyahoga River...

Summer poses dangerous driving conditions for Kent State students

Mariah Helaney July 2, 2017

Historically, summer holds as one of the most dangerous times to be on the road. The top two most dangerous days to drive are July 3 and 4, and the most dangerous month to drive is August, according to...

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