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Theatre alum lends voice to Netflix series, upcoming ‘Mean Girls’ musical

Benjamin VanHoose April 13, 2016

It’s not every day that your voice goes viral, but for Kent State alumna Therese “Tee” Boyich it’s a feat she is about to experience all over again.After recording background vocals for the theme...

Attar VR enthusiast Bill Myers displays the Samsung Gear VR on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Myers dedicates much of his time researching and developing new methods in the field of Virtual Reality.

Virtual reality is finally here

Amy Kessler April 13, 2016

Virtual reality, freshman applied engineering Michael Nelson said, “truly feels like you are in a different world.”“You put the goggles on,” he said, “and you are there. You see a disc, a meteor,...

Performers of “The Vagina Monologues” break the ice during their first meeting together as a group after practicing their monologues on their own in Oscar Ritchie Hall Theater on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. The group was asked to answer the question: “What outfit would your vagina wear?”

Oscar Ritchie stages The Vagina Monologues

Nicholas Garisto Women and Gender Issues Reporter April 13, 2016

Kent State’s Women’s Center is staging "The Vagina Monologues" this Friday and Saturday at the African Community Theater in Oscar Ritchie Hall. The Women's Center has put on the monologues every other...

CDC sparks ongoing debate with pregnant report

Gabrielle Gentile April 12, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set off a wave of controversy in February when it released a report recommending sexually active women refrain from drinking alcohol if not on birth control.The...

Zuckerberg highlights chatbots, live video at annual conference

Shopping for shoes will become as easy as sending a text on Facebook Messenger. Experiencing virtual reality might feel as simple as putting on a pair of glasses. And accessing the Web will become easier...

Our View: So long Kobe Bryant

April 12, 2016

On Nov. 29 last year Los Angeles Lakers great, Kobe Bean Bryant announced his retirement through a heartfelt letter in The Players' Tribune. It marked the end of something special.Tonight, Kobe will play...

NFL denies Josh Gordon’s reinstatement application

The NFL has denied suspended Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon's application for reinstatement.A league spokesman confirmed Tuesday that the application was denied and Gordon can apply again at a future...

Cardale Jones calls out NCAA’s ‘insane and unfair rules’

The Associated Press April 12, 2016

Former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones says he is happy to be done with the NCAA and its "insane and unfair rule."Jones went on a short Twitter rant about how he feels the NCAA exploits athletes....

With new monument, Obama and Dems seize on Equal Pay Day

President Barack Obama and other Democrats on Tuesday seized on Equal Pay Day—a symbolic event dramatizing how much longer it takes a woman to earn as much as a man—to court women voters and call...

New minor introduced in anthropology department

Jailyn Menefee April 12, 2016

Kent State's anthropology department announced a new course in its curriculum. The course, Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, will kick off the new forensic anthropology minor offered in fall.Linda...

Bernard Branner, junior applied communications major, speaks at the KSU: True Life Luncheon held at the Kent Student Center Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2016. 

Luncheon fosters discussion on personal social justice

Hana Barkowitz April 12, 2016

When Mario Sracic, a Kent State mathematical science graduate student, came out to his parents about his bisexuality, his whole life changed. Disowned and ostracized, he had nowhere or nobody to turn to...

Guest Column: What autism teaches us

Tim Mikes April 12, 2016

I have always been an advocate for others. As a child adopted from Russia, I was developmentally delayed and could not speak English. No one knew at that time I had Asperger’s syndrome. I was placed...

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