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Kent State students take on the entrepreneurial world

Paige Miller February 8, 2017

A Kent State student is executing their skills taught and learned in the classroom as a fashion entrepreneur.Junior fashion design student Brandon Yarchuk uses real-world skills as the founder of CuteandCrazy,...

A PARTA bus pulls into the Kent State Student Center stop on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. 

PARTA announces route changes, plans for construction

Hannah Coleman February 8, 2017

Bus riders can now travel easier and farther with PARTA's route changes. The alterations went into effect at the start of the semester, expanding services in the Portage County Area.On Jan. 16, PARTA released...

Kent State junior guard Kevin Zabo dribbles the ball up court against Bowling Green State University at the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. Kent State lost in overtime, 84-83.

Late-game Kent State struggles prove costly in loss to Falcons

Nick Buzzelli February 7, 2017

As head coach Rob Senderoff left his postgame press conference in the M.A.C. Center’s media room following Tuesday’s overtime loss to Bowling Green State University, he let out a sigh of frustration,...

Holley trial begins

Henry Palattella February 7, 2017

Nate Holley Trial: Day 1 from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Nearly three months following an arrest and charge of kidnapping, a former Kent State football player appeared in the Portage County Court of Common...

AP: DeVos ekes out confirmation win as Pence casts historic vote

MARIA DANILOVA, Associated Press February 7, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charter school advocate Betsy DeVos won confirmation as education secretary Tuesday by the slimmest of margins, pushed to approval only by the historic tie-breaking vote of Vice President...

Students use talents to express African-American experience

Quaylyn Hairston February 7, 2017

As part of its Black History Month celebration, the Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.) held a Black Expressions event on Tuesday night in the Student Multicultural Center.The idea behind the event was “for...

Conservation Biology senior and BUS President Jaynell Nicholson smiles for a portrait on Monday, Feb 6, 2016.

Celebrating Black History Month: Q&A with BUS president Jaynell Nicholson

McKenzie Jean-Philippe February 7, 2017

In honor of Black History Month, The Kent Stater will be featuring Q&As with black student leaders throughout the month of February.This week we sat down with Jaynell Nicholson, a senior conservation...

Print: Celebrating Black History Month: Q&A with BUS president Jaynell Nicholson

McKenzie Jean-Philippe February 7, 2017

In honor of Black History Month, The Kent Stater will be featuring Q&As with black student leaders throughout the month of February.This week we sat down with Jaynell Nicholson, a senior conservation...

Erin Eacona, sophomore integrated health studies major, stocks shelves with textbooks at Campus Book and Supply on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.

Textbook requirements create dilemmas for professors

Cameron Gorman February 7, 2017

When shopping for textbooks this semester, you may have seen a familiar name on the spine- the name of the professor who assigned the book to you.When professors assign textbooks to their classes, students...

Brian DiPaolo is a senior history major with a minor in political science. He serves as the historian of the Kent State College Democrats and can be contacted at bdipaolo@kent.edu.

Opinion: No ban, no wall—America for all

Brian DiPaolo February 7, 2017

If you have been following the political climate for the past year and a half – or even for the past few weeks – you must be aware of President Donald Trump’s controversial stances on immigration...

Opinion: Getting help for survivors of sexual assault

Mike Hovancsek February 7, 2017

I enter my facility and pass by the waiting room on the way to my office. A nervous-looking young woman is sitting in one of the chairs, staring at the floor, her body held as tight as a fist.As I enter...

Opinion: Why defunding Planned Parenthood must not happen

Madison Newingham February 7, 2017

Time and again, we have heard conservatives argue for the defunding of Planned Parenthood with various explanations to hide the real reason in doing so. Republicans want to attack abortion rights and have...

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