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PARTA discusses cutting routes, stops at Kent State public hearing

Mitchell Felan October 19, 2016

Community bus riders discussed their concerns about proposed changes to PARTA routes during a public meeting on Wednesday morning.The meeting, which took place at the Kent State Student Center, was the...

Talking about sex with PRIDE! Kent

India Said October 19, 2016

To continue with Kent Interhall Council's annual Sex Week, PRIDE! Kent will be hosting “Let's talk about sex with PRIDE! Kent” in Bowman Hall room 113 on Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.The event will...

Anna Dempsey, a senior double major in criminology and justice studies and sociology, with Sully, a service dog, on Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016.

Service dogs provide ‘paws’abilities

Samantha Ickes October 19, 2016

Anna Dempsey felt nervous as she walked into Texas Roadhouse with a black flat-coated retriever and labrador mix beside her.She had been told that people would stare when she went into public and that...

Dan Smith Community Park memorializes economic director

Nicholas Hunter October 19, 2016

The Dan Smith Community Park is set to open Thursday after just over a year of construction.The park is named in honor of former City of Kent Director of Economic Development Dan Smith, who passed away...

Skye

Opinion: Addiction doesn’t exclude

Skye McEowen October 19, 2016

Sitting in my room, I hear a door downstairs shut. For some reason, I feel my heartbeat quicken and a faint dropping sensation in my stomach. Dread sets in, just over a roommate leaving for class.It’s...

Photo courtesy of Phil Masturzo for Tribune News Service Cleveland Indians reliever Andrew Miller delivers a pitch in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday Oct. 15, 2016, at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The Indians won, 2-1, for a 2-0 series lead.

Indians clinch first World Series birth since 1997

Henry Palattella October 19, 2016

When 2016 began, Cleveland had been without a championship for 52 straight years. Fast forward to October, and the Cleveland Indians are four wins away from giving the city a second championship in four...

Cheers and Jeers

October 19, 2016

Cheers to ... the end of the eighth week of classes, and officially crossing the halfway point of the fall semester.Jeers to ... a Wisconsin woman who was arrested after smearing peanut butter on the cars...

Marcia Drake passed away Oct. 13, 2016. Drake was a dining services employee at Kent State University.

Kent State grieves loss of beloved dining services staffer

Gael Reyes October 19, 2016

Students knew Marcia Ann Drake as a constant friendly face at the Kent Market registers. Drake, 62, passed away from a stroke on Oct. 13.A brief observation of the registers at the Kent Market prove how...

Editor’s Note

Karl Schneider October 19, 2016

Today wraps up The Kent Stater’s week-long package on the heroin epidemic. We’ve covered our local community’s efforts to fortify itself against the rising rate of overdoses and the skills and risks...

Make a Difference Day comes to campus

Keely Kennedy October 19, 2016

Make a Difference Day is a nation-wide community service event held annually on the fourth Saturday of October. It is one of the largest annual single-days of service, encouraging participation from community...

Beatrice Cahill-Camden, a junior international relations major, shakes Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s hand. Cahill works on Clinton's campaign as a Correspondence Intern, where her main duties involve connecting with voters.

Student works on Hillary For America campaign

Erin Zaranec October 19, 2016

Most students move to New York to experience the glitz and glam of The Big Apple, to search for celebrities in the Upper East Side or to window shopping in stores most can’t afford.For Beatrice Cahill-Camden,...

Portage County groups organize events for 2016’s final presidential debate

Jarett Theberge October 19, 2016

Organizers of Portage County are getting ready for tonight’s third and final presidential debate after what has been an eventful and interesting election season. Both the Portage County Democrats and...

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