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Dining services pushes to create a healthier campus

Hannah Wagner, Linda Stocum February 3, 2017

Kent State's Dining Services hopes to bring student health to the forefront with a new business partnership aligning to the university's Healthy Kent State initiatives — a contract that will last the...

Professor explores loss of identity in cancer caregiving

Molly Spillman February 3, 2017

The unspoken truth of being a caregiver for a loved one is an issue few understand, but many will go through during their life.During Kent State's School of Communication Studies' research colloquium...

(From the left) Laura King, Victoria Piering, Samantha Peirce, Raegan Bishop, Michela Rocco.

Kent State students experience a magical internship

Danielle Johnson February 3, 2017

Kent State students have the opportunity every year to intern at "the most magical place on Earth:" Walt Disney Resorts.Students in any major can apply for the semester long internship because there are...

Bar 145 preparing for Super Bowl

Downtown Kent businesses prepare for Super Bowl Sunday

Starr Bodi February 3, 2017

Super Bowl Prep from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Super Bowl LI will be played on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas, but downtown businesses are getting ready for the crowds of people who will be watching in...

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Portage County educators weigh in on Betsy DeVos

Anna Huntsman February 3, 2017

Portage County educators weigh in Betsy DeVos from KentWired.com on Vimeo.As education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos waits to be confirmed in the Senate, some Ohioans are urging constituents to call Senator...

School of Communication Studies spring colloquium series to start Friday

Molly Spillman February 2, 2017

The Kent State School of Communication Studies will kick off its spring 2017 research colloquium series Friday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. in the Art Building. A discussion about being a caregiver to a cancer patient,...

SPC creates petition urging university become sanctuary campus

Alec Slovenec February 1, 2017

Editor's note: This article previously reported that the Ohio Student Association (OSA) created the petition calling for Kent State to become a sanctuary campus. The petition was actually created by the...

Alexa Golden, Sophomore point guard dribbles past the University of Miami defense in a game at the M.A.C. Center on Feb. 1, 2017. The Golden Flashes won 84 to 66.

Kent State secures second place in MAC East

Henry Palattella February 1, 2017

At halftime of Kent State's Tuesday tilt against Miami (OH), Kent State head coach Todd Starkey needed a minute. Starkey's team was already in the process of shuffling off the court into the locker room,...

VIP dining event celebrates freshmen in their second semester

Linda Stocum February 1, 2017

Students gathered at Eastway on Wednesday to celebrate the achievement of surviving their first semester of college.The VIP dining event has been a tradition on campus for the past eight years and has...

Gerald H. Read Center celebrates 30 years

Hannah Wagner February 1, 2017

The Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education will celebrate its 30-year anniversary throughout 2017 to acknowledge the center's accomplishments and milestones.Linda Robertson,...

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Opinion: Is punching a Nazi acceptable?

Stephen D'Abreau February 1, 2017

The answer is no. On several levels and in multiple ways, the answer must always be no; it is not acceptable to assault a person over their political views.For those who are unaware, a white nationalist...

Brothers Bob and Will Blair stand next to their bodybuilding championship trophy on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017.

Bodybuilder brothers reshape lives through challenging sport

Rachel Duthie February 1, 2017

There was a time where Will Blair couldn't walk.After suffering a dirt bike accident his senior year of high school, he developed Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (antibiotic-resistant Staph)...

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