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Men’s golf places first at Boilermaker Invitational

Erik Svensson April 16, 2017

The rain and wind of West Lafayette, Indiana wasn't enough to stop the Kent State men’s golf team from shining.The Flashes placed first in the Boilermaker Invitational, hosted by No. 38 Purdue. The team...

Women’s golf places third at Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational

Erik Svensson April 16, 2017

The Kent State women’s golf team tied for third at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational, hosted by Ohio State.No. 12 Kent State tied with Ohio State and placed behind winner Michigan State and No. 20...

Kent State senior infielder Dom Lero throws from second base to first base against Youngstown State on Tuesday April 4, 2017. Kent lost 11-6.

Flashes drop rubber match to Northern Illinois via walk off base hit

Nick Buzzelli April 16, 2017

From the get-go, Kent State trailed for most of Sunday’s rubber match contest against Northern Illinois. But after falling behind by three runs early in the game, the Golden Flashes slowly chipped away...

Track teams lace up for Northeast Ohio Quad

Jimmy Miller April 16, 2017

The men’s and women’s track team combined for six first-place finishes in as many events during this weekend’s Northeast Ohio Quad at the University of Akron.Freshman Christian Champen’s managed...

AP: Virginia Tech marking 10 years after shooting that killed 32

AP April 16, 2017

Ten years after a mentally ill student fatally shot 32 people at Virginia Tech, survivors and families of the slain are returning to campus to honor the lives that were lost that day.Virginia Polytechnic...

Parker to hold book signing on campus

Henry Palattella April 16, 2017

Chris Parker’s career as a journalist has taken him all over the country. First, he started in music, covering talents ranging from The Black Eyed Peas to David Bowie. Then he moved into feature writing,...

Illustration provided by Natalie Pillsbury, head of the fundraiser committee for the Child Development Center.

Child Development Center to host annual scholarship fundraiser

Hannah Wagner April 16, 2017

Families sometimes rely on scholarships to send their children to the Child Development Center at Kent State.“One value of the child development center is to have student diversity,” said Natalie Pillsbury,...

Opinion: The radical notion of equity

Madison Newingham April 16, 2017

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly,”...

Torrie Sweeney and Alysha Allen volunteer at Campus Kitchen on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

Solving the hunger issue

Alex Delaney-Gesing April 16, 2017

Whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner, a person is food insecure when they don’t know where their next meal is coming from, said Ann Gosky, director of Kent State’s Office of Experiential Education...

Bobbie Szabo

Opinion: LGBTQ torture in Russia is not isolated

Bobbie Szabo April 16, 2017

The Chechen Republic, or Chechnya, is a federal subject of Russia in which gay men are being rounded up, repeatedly beaten, forced to report their friends and loved ones, as well as "treated" with electric...

Then a Kent State senior infielder, Maddy Grimm bunts during the double-header against Miami University at the Diamond at Dix on Friday, April 14, 2017. The Flashes lost, 12-4. [FILE]

Flashes suffer two losses to Miami (OH) over weekend

Samantha Ross April 16, 2017

Kent State shortstop Holly Speers came back with a bang after being out for about a month due to an injury. Speers hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning of the Flashes (16-23, 7-8 Mid-American Conference) first...

Cheers and Jeers

April 16, 2017

Cheers to ... a diverse police force. The Avondale Police Department in Arizona swore in a drug-sniffing bearded dragon.Jeers to ... having a cow. Chick-fil-A owners in California are pleading for the...

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