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Music venues cater to community members

Erin Zaranec January 18, 2017

Most students don’t start their weekend strolls into downtown Kent until long after the sun has set, often times preparing for a night of drinking with friends. Before the chaos of a Kent Saturday night...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Trump’s farewell speech a reminder of preposterous four years

Matt Poe January 18, 2017

As Donald Trump prepared to give his final speech of his presidency, I was reminded of a similar (sort of) speech just a few years back featuring our former president, Barack Obama. The aforementioned...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: The Obama legacy: “When they go low…”

Nicholas Hunter January 18, 2017

His eight years are almost up. Tomorrow, President Barack Obama steps down, and Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.In 7th grade, I recall sitting in world history class...

Cheers and Jeers

January 18, 2017

Cheers to … surviving the first week of the spring semester.Jeers to … wildlife. Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos argued that one justification for schools loosening restrictions on guns...

Stephen D'Abreau

Opinion: Why fake news is fake news

Stephen D'Abreau January 18, 2017

For a couple months now, corporate media outlets such as CNN have been pushing this narrative of so called “fake news.”I hope that most people understand this as a wild goose chase and temper-tantrum...

Kent State Athletics prepares for big weekend

Henry Palattella January 18, 2017

This will be a big weekend for Kent State Athletics as they plan to officially announce their new branding and game day experience between a doubleheader for the Kent State basketball games this Saturday.Kent...

Kent State sophomore forward Jordan Korinek pivots around a Northern Illinois defender at the M.A.C. Center on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017.

Kent State’s Korinek named MAC East Player of the Week

Samantha Ross January 18, 2017

Kent State forward Jordan Korinek is currently in the midst of her best season as a member of the Kent State basketball team, as the junior is averaging 14.2 points per game and has emerged as the perfect...

Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance casts its cellphone lights into the air to join the Ghostlight Project in E. Turner Stump Theatre on Thursday night, Jan. 19, 2017. 

Theater shines light on pledge

Jenna Kuczkowski January 18, 2017

Correction: A previous version of this article mispelled a source's name as Joni Konevai. The correct spelling is Joni Koneval.“How will you be a light?”This is what associate professor of theatre...

Former Kent State football player Nate Holley stands with his attorney during his pretrial hearing at the Portage County Municipal Courthouse in Ravenna, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2016. Holley has been charged with felony kidnapping and felonious assault.

Pre-trial confirms Holley’s court date for Tuesday

Mitch Felan January 18, 2017

The trial of former Kent State football safety Nate Holley began Wednesday morning with a pre-trial hearing ahead of his planned Jan. 24 court date.Holley was arrested Nov. 4 for a first-degree kidnapping...

On-campus Rec Center opens for students

Nicholas Hunter and Andrew Atkins January 17, 2017

The doors to a new Rec Center in the Tri-Towers Rotunda officially opened Tuesday afternoon for students who live on-campus. Located on the second floor of the Rotunda in the Tri-Towers residence hall...

Kent State junior Desmond Ridenour takes the ball down the court while guarded by University at Buffalo sophomore Dontay Caruthers on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at the Kent State M.A.C. Center. The Flashes lost, 69-82.

Kent State drops fourth in a row with midweek loss to Buffalo

Nick Buzzelli January 17, 2017

In his six years as head basketball coach, Rob Senderoff has never led a team to a .500 mark midseason. The 43-year-old has been a part of teams at Kent State that have finished a season .500, but he has...

Young Americans fear they will be worse off post-Trump

JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press January 17, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump approaches his inauguration, young Americans have a deeply pessimistic view about his incoming administration, with young blacks, Latinos and Asian Americans particularly...

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