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Hillary rally

Clint Datchuk June 13, 2016

Robert from Sarasota, Florida, sells memorabilia outside the Cleveland Industrial Innovation Center in East Cleveland. He has been following Hillary Clinton along her campaign since the beginning of January...

Hillary Rally

Clint Datchuk June 13, 2016

Kent State junior sociology major Richard Allen (right) and Cleveland State University student Robert Opsahl (left) protest by driving around the Cleveland Industrial Innovation Center, where Hillary Clinton...

Kent resident Josh Wilkinson and his three-year-old daughter, Sophia, enjoy food and ice cream at the seventh annual Grill For Good fundraiser in the Hometown Bank Plaza on Saturday, June 11, 2016.

Seventh annual Grill For Good fundraiser heats up downtown Kent

Jenna Kuczkowski June 11, 2016

The thick smell of smoke and roasting meats clouded the air on Saturday at the Hometown Bank Plaza in downtown Kent during the seventh annual Grill For Good fundraiser.Sponsored by the Kent Junior Chamber...

Richard Ferdig, a Kent State summit professor of learning technologies, spearheaded the grant-funded collaboration project between Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Cleveland Metroparks to create a science learning app.

Professor leads project to launch educational nature app for Ohio parks

Benjamin VanHoose June 11, 2016

One Kent State professor is hoping to put the knowledge of the outdoors into the pockets of every local hiker.Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Richard Ferdig, in partnership with Cleveland Metroparks...

Eric Lauer MLB Draft

Dave LaBelle June 10, 2016

Kent State's Eric Lauer , his mother, Carole, left and his sister and girlfriend and large crowd of excited supporters react after Lauer is chosen 25th overall in the first round of the MLB draft by the...

Kent State's Eric Lauer , his mother, Carole, left and his sister and girlfriend and large crowd of excited supporters react after Lauer is chosen 25th overall in the first round of the MLB draft by the SanDiego Padres. The draft party was held at Aces bar and grill in North Ridgeville, Ohio, on Thursday, June 9, 2016.

San Diego Padres selects former Kent State player in MLB Draft

Zach Harley June 10, 2016

Former Kent State pitcher Eric Lauer was selected 25th overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2016 MLB Draft on Thursday night.Lauer becomes the seventh player in Kent State baseball history to go in the...

Stephen Means

NBA Finals showcases lopsided victories

Stephen Means June 9, 2016

The 2016 NBA Finals haven't been what can be considered to be competitive. Instead, fans have witnessed two of the best teams in the NBA display why home court advantage plays a major role in postseason...

A man armed with a machete was shot and killed by Kent Police on Dec. 17. The man's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit on June 3 against the city of Kent, the Kent Police Department, Kent Police chief of police and the four officers who were involved in the shooting. 

Family of Kent man shot, killed by police files wrongful death lawsuit

Alex Delaney-Gesing June 8, 2016

The family of a Kent resident shot and killed by city police officers in December filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city in federal court in Akron on June 3.The resident, 25-year-old Douglas Yon,...

Residents of the city of Kent enjoy Kent Main Street's 10th annual Art and Wine Festival on Saturday, June 4, 2016. 

Annual Art and Wine Festival showcases local artists, businesses

Cameron Gorman June 4, 2016

Downtown Kent has been transformed within the last few years. These improvements, coupled with the revitalization of Kent’s cultural scene, have sparked an interest from not just residents of the city,...

Kent State President Beverly Warren, as well as members of the Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board, cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement on Friday, June 3, 2016.

Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement holds grand opening

Jenna Kuczkowski June 3, 2016

Kent State held the grand opening of the new Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement on Friday. The building houses various areas of the Division of Institutional Advancement, including the Alumni...

EHHS earns 7-year accreditation

Alex Delaney-Gesing June 2, 2016

Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) has been awarded accreditation under the guidelines of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The credentials...

Annual Art and Wine Festival set for this Saturday

Cameron Gorman May 30, 2016

Kent's annual Main Street Kent Art and Wine Festival will take place downtown this Saturday, from noon to 10 p.m. Stretching from the Hometown Bank Plaza on North Water Street to the surrounding areas...

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