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Tired of losing sleep: Sleep deprivation takes a toll on students’ mental health

Cameron Hoover April 30, 2017

As the semester grows shorter, students’ to-do lists grow longer. Some students can feel overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of responsibilities ahead of them: classes, homework, projects, extracurriculars,...

Regional campuses expanding mental health care options

Samantha Ickes April 30, 2017

More than 40 percent of college students experience anxiety and more than 35 percent experience depression, according to the American Psychological Association.With these numbers increasing each year,...

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Student athletes handle advanced workload, anxiety

Henry Palattella April 30, 2017

On Oct. 29, 2016, Kent State sophomore kicker Shane Hynes made a 35-yard field-goal as time expired to give the Kent State football team a 27-24 victory over Central Michigan University.After nailing the...

Then a sophomore, Kent State's Gisli Sveinbergsson tees off on the 16th hole at the Mid-American Conference championship in Nashport, OH. The Flashes won the conference, while Sveinbergsson won golfer of the year. [FILE]

Men’s golf wins Mid-American Conference championship

Erik Svensson April 30, 2017

Weather rapidly alternated between rain and sun throughout the day Sunday, making for a long round of golf that ended in victory for Kent State.The Kent State men’s golf team took first place in the...

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Kent State sees boost in mental health services

Rachel Duthie April 30, 2017

Kent State is expanding mental health services to meet demand that has almost doubled in six years.The university upgraded a temporary part-time psychologist at University Psychological Services to full-time...

Jimmy Miller, Editor in Chief of The Kent Stater

The Silent Struggle: Editor’s Note

Jimmy Miller April 30, 2017

The field is tumultuous and ever-changing, but at its core, journalism informs and influences. At its best, reporting evokes emotion and empowers a readership to make decisions based on the coverage. Journalism...

Nadine Klemine

Opinion: What society needs to learn the most

Nadine Klemine April 30, 2017

Anxiety isn’t just excessive worrying, and it’s not easily described as it appears in pieces titled something like “Top 10 Things People with Anxiety Want You to Know.” Neither is depression or...

Students and community members participate in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's “Out of the Darkness” Walk on Sunday, April 30, 2017.

Walk raises suicide prevention awareness

Kent community members and students filled Risman Plaza Sunday afternoon to raise awareness for suicide prevention.The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) hosted the Out of the Darkness Walk...

Kent gets paranormal

Sarah Lorenz April 30, 2017

The Kent Stage hosted its third Paranormal Weekend this past Saturday and Sunday.The building is rumored to have several ghosts lurking through its hallways, basement and main theater.Richele Charlton,...

Oppression Wall

Alyssa Keown April 30, 2017

Translation major Carlos Usnay places a “brick” on the Oppression Wall in the student center on April 24, 2017. The wall remained standing for all of last week for students to add colored bricks representing...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to supporters during his rally at James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016.

After the election, Trump-induced anxiety lingers

Cameron Gorman April 30, 2017

On the night of the election last November, Kent State junior political science major Haley Foster went to sleep before the results were broadcast across the nation, with the states on the map turning...

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OPINION: Prozac for Breakfast

Ile-Ife Okantah April 30, 2017

I was 5 years old when I first thought the world would be a better place without me. I was 5 years old when I decided that I did not want to be me anymore. I didn’t want the burden of being inside my...

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