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Kent State works toward energy efficiency, renewable energy

Caitlin Albright July 1, 2017

Kent State is working to conserve energy across all eight campuses by retrofitting lighting, replacing air handlers and installing energy efficient utility devices as well as utilizing renewable energy...

George Brinkman, Jr.'s booking photograph from the North Royalton police.

Brinkman, linked with five homicides, pleads not guilty

Jenna Kuczkowski June 30, 2017

The man charged in the death of Kent State fashion design student Taylor Pifer and her family plead not guilty in an arrangement Friday morning at the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.George Brinkman,...

Kent State Stark student volunteers pose for a picture during the FYE Summer Service Project at Stark Parks on Thurs., June 29, 2017.

Kent State Stark students give back to local Stark Park

Mariah Helaney June 30, 2017

Incoming freshmen at Kent State’s Stark campus gathered at Crystal Springs Trailhead in Massillon, Ohio, Thursday to garden for the fifth annual First Year Experience Summer Service Project.In 2015,...

Sidewalk closed between library, Cunningham Hall

Caitlin Albright June 30, 2017

Current construction on the Integrated Sciences Building will cause sidewalk closures on campus through Wed., July 5.The area between Cunningham Hall and the University Library will close for a total of...

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Elizabeth Harrington June 30, 2017

Kent State Stark faculty, staff, students and community members came to sign the final beam on Thurs., June 29,2017, for the Fine Arts Building expansion.

Kent State Stark faculty, staff, students and community members came to sign the final beam on Thurs., June 29,2017, for the Fine Arts Building expansion.

Kent Stark dean and students sign final beam for Fine Arts Building expansion

Elizabeth Harrington June 30, 2017

Members of the Kent State’s Stark campus faculty, staff, students and community gathered to sign the last beam before it was placed in the expanding Fine Arts Building on Thursday.The project, a two-year...

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Opinion: God save Jake Tapper and the sinking raft he’s on

Alex Kamczyc June 30, 2017

When I was in grade school, I learned that one of the biggest factors that led to the Spanish-American war was something called “Yellow Journalism.”For those of you who don’t know, this journalism...

The Downtown Gallery hosted the silent auction “You, Me, Us, We” benefiting Planned Parenthood on Thurs., June 29, 2017.

Downtown Gallery holds silent auction for Planned Parenthood

Cody Patton June 30, 2017

The Kent State School of Art’s Downtown Gallery held a silent auction benefiting Planned Parenthood Thursday evening.The “You, Me, Us, We” event was a one-time, volunteer-ran event.Art professor...

Main campus to receive new parking lot

Caitlin Albright June 30, 2017

Kent State’s main campus will receive a new parking lot this summer, which will add 140 spaces across the street from the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, answering many complaints from both students...

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Kent Heritage Fest set for July 1

Kaylee Peterson June 28, 2017

The 22nd annual Kent Heritage Fest is set to take over Downtown Kent Saturday.The Kent Heritage Fest — the largest annual family-friendly event held in Downtown Kent — begins at 9 a.m. Saturday morning...

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Kent State students create play about growing heroin epidemic

Cody Patton June 28, 2017

She is a temptress, a vixen, a liar — and now she has a face in one Kent State student’s play: “(In)dependent: The Heroin Epidemic.”“Whether you know it or not, you are being affected by the...

Heather Scarlett (left) shares an emotional hug with her mother Darlene Scarlett (right) at the ceremony commemorating father and husband Lonnie Scarlett.

Family, friends remember deceased Kent State maintenance worker

Holli Phillips and Alex Cossin June 28, 2017

Family, friends and the Kent State maintenance department held a service and planted a tree in honor of deceased maintenance worker Lonnie Scarlett on Wednesday.About sixty people stood in front of the...

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