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New Dining Services partner to be announced soon

Madeline Zupko February 19, 2017

With the goal of becoming a healthier campus in mind, Kent State Dining Services will select a new company to partner with by the end of this semester."The partner will be held to key performance indicators...

Cheers and Jeers

February 19, 2017

Cheers to ... teaching kids manners. A restaurant owner in Italy gave a family a 5 percent discount, citing the family's "polite children."Jeers to ... hawks in Orlando, Florida, that had been attacking...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: Congress needs to compromise

Nicholas Hunter February 19, 2017

Congress works slowly.It has worked at varying speeds over the years with even more varying levels of success, but it has always gotten things done at a sluggish pace. This is, in part, by design; the...

U.S. VP Mike Pence, swears in Betsy DeVos , as the Education Secretary in the Vice Presidents Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House on February 7, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

DeVos appointment creates concern among education majors

Hannah Wagner February 19, 2017

Newly appointed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos created a stir on campus among education majors, making them question how her appointment will affect their careers.Blake Strozyk, a junior integrated language...

Kent State senior forward Jimmy Hall makes a move to the rim against Akron senior center Isaiah Johnson at the James A. Rhodes Arena on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Kent State beat Akron, 70-67.

Flashes look to ride momentum into homestretch of regular season

Nick Buzzelli February 19, 2017

Jimmy Hall said Kent State “gave up” a lot of games in Mid-American Conference play that it should’ve won. First, there were the home overtime losses to Northern Illinois University, Central Michigan...

The Center for Student Involvement to host commuter appreciation event

Kennedy Caldwell February 19, 2017

The Center for Student Involvement kicks off their annual Commuter Appreciation Week Monday Feb. 20.The event focuses on getting commuter students to participate in on-campus activities and showing them...

Kent State senior forward Jimmy Hall shoots over Akron redshirt freshman Emmanuel Olojakpoke at the James A. Rhodes Arena on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Kent State beat Akron, 70-67.

Kent State snaps Akron’s home winning streak in thrilling rivalry game

Nick Buzzelli February 18, 2017

The James A. Rhodes Arena provides The University of Akron with one of the top home court advantages in the Mid-American Conference.In his 13-year tenure,coach Keith Dambrot has a .876 winning percentage...

Recyclemania competition aims to cut environmental impact from colleges nationwide

Alicia Krynock February 17, 2017

Kent State is two weeks into an eight-week competition between universities to reduce waste.Recyclemania began Feb. 5 and will run until April 1. The competition features weekly contests between residence...

Dr. Nicole Labor, associate medical director of addiction medicine for Summa Health Systems, speaks in the Kiva at the ‘Recovery Rocks: The Science Behind Addiction’ event on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2017.

Kent State hosts addiction discussion

Tyler Haughn February 17, 2017

In the light of the heroin epidemic across Ohio, Kent State hosted a talk Thursday led by Nicole Labor titled “Recovery Rocks: The Science Behind Addiction.”Students packed the KIVA to listen to Labor,...

Pan-African Studies to screen ‘Free to Ride’ film

Olivia Williams February 17, 2017

“Free to Ride” is a new documentary that shows what a Dayton community group had to go through to get bus stops in a neighboring suburb through a civil rights perspective.Kent State’s Department...

Students experience free trip around the world through Res Airways program

Eryn Gebacz February 17, 2017

The Res Airways program takes students on a journey to different countries without even having to leave their residence halls. The program allows international students the opportunity to present their...

Suppression

Opinion: Why it’s okay for me to have an opinion

Lucas Misera February 17, 2017

Before I arrive at the crux of my column, it’s important to establish this: I don’t enjoy writing first-person columns.  This isn’t to say that I believe personality has no place in opinion sections...

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