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KSU holds holistic vision for healthy implementation

Nicole Zahn January 6, 2017

Kent State of Wellness is one of numerous university-level initiatives in the Strategic Roadmap being implemented on campus. Various strategies and tactics have been forming since last July to improve...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: Social advocates misconstrue ‘privilege’ definition

Lucas Misera January 6, 2017

Throughout 2016 and the corresponding election cycle, one particularly polarizing term surfaced: privilege.The word became a sort of rallying cry for social advocates, popularizing the phrase "check your...

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South Lincoln Street temporarily closed for construction

Alex Delaney-Gesing January 5, 2017

South Lincoln Street between Summit Street and College Avenue is closed until next Friday for construction.While utility work will be done underground, no through traffic will be permitted on the street,...

Senior guard Larissa Lurken drives towards the basket during the second half against Ball State at the M.A.C. Center on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2016. Kent State won, 59-50.

Rough second half dooms Flashes in loss to Ball State

Henry Palattella January 5, 2017

The Kent State women’s basketball team was right where it wanted to be after 20 minutes of play in Wednesday's game against Ball State University.Senior guard Larissa Lurken made two key defensive stops...

Bidders gather in downtown Kent's Pufferbelly LTD Restaurant on Franklin Avenue for an auction of more than 160 items of varying historical significance to the now-closed establishment on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2016. 

Downtown Kent’s Pufferbelly makes its last sale

Jenna Kuczkowski January 4, 2017

The Pufferbelly LTD Restaurant in downtown Kent was packed with people one last time on Wednesday, as nearly all of its contents were auctioned off to the public. After being open for 35 years, Kevin Long,...

Kent Police seeking suspects after Safeway robbery

Alex Delaney-Gesing January 4, 2017

The Kent Police Department is investigating a robbery that took place Tuesday afternoon at Safeway on Franklin Avenue.Three suspects reportedly entered the grocery store with a firearm and took an undisclosed...

Junior guard Kevin Zabo of the Kent State men's basketball team scores a layup in the second half against Ball State University at the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. The Flashes opened MAC Conference play with a victory, 100-90.

Flashes begin conference play with win over Ball State

Nick Buzzelli January 4, 2017

The last time Ball State University knocked off the Kent State men’s basketball team, Rob Senderoff was in his third season as an assistant under former head coach Jim Christian, current redshirt senior...

Bobbie Szabo

Opinion: 2017 is no time for complacency

Bobbie Szabo January 3, 2017

Do not let 2017 lessen your anger.Do not let a new year and its resolutions keep you from remembering why you have been fighting. This is not the time to let bygones be bygones.On Jan. 20, we will have...

Walter Wick

Wick Poetry Center co-founder dies at 85

Benjamin VanHoose January 3, 2017

Walter Wick, a driving force of Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center, passed away Christmas morning in his Arizona home. Wick, 85, was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.Wick, along with his brother...

Nate Holley, Kent State senior, waits his arraignment at the Portage County Municipal Court in Ravenna. Holley was arrested Friday afternoon on charges of first degree felony kidnapping. His bond is set at $50,000 accompanied by a court-mandated GPS device.

Judge grants removal of Holley’s GPS monitor

Karl Schneider January 3, 2017

Kent State senior Nathan Holley appeared before Portage County Common Pleas Court Judge Laurie Pittman Tuesday morning for a supplemental indictment.Prosecutors charged Holley with felonious assault and...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: Penn State Rose Bowl appearance highlights NCAA incompetence

Lucas Misera January 2, 2017

Today, the University of Southern California and Penn State square off on perhaps the most coveted stage in collegiate football: the Rose Bowl.These programs have two particular common characteristics...

Senior safety Nate Holley looks to the sideline for a play in the first half of the game against the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016.

Holley charged with felonious assault

Henry Palattella December 31, 2016

A second charge has been brought against former Kent State football player Nate Holley.The senior safety was charged with felonious assault in the Portage County Municipal Court on Friday.The charge –...

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