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Students react to recent controversial performances from Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar

Lauren Rathmell Diversity Reporter February 17, 2016

In less than two weeks, singer Beyonce and rapper Kendrick Lamar sparked controversy through social media with their recent performances.After the release of her single “Formation,” Beyonce joined...

Louis Rossi, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016.

A soldier’s journey from the battlefield to the classroom

Alex Delaney-Gesing February 17, 2016

Kent State sophomore entrepreneurship major Louis Rossi remembers the exact day he was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) while serving in Afghanistan: Oct. 28, 2012.Rossi enlisted in the Army...

50 Cent was in Chicago promoting his new cologne, Power by 50 Cent.

50 Cent to visit Water Street Tavern

Taylor Kerns, Angelo Angel February 17, 2016

Hip-hop star Curtis James Jackson III, better known as 50 Cent, will make an appearance at Kent’s Water Street Tavern on March 4.The 40-year-old rapper, famous for such hits as “In Da Club” and “Candy...

President Beverly Warren makes a statement about the reopening of LaunchNET at Kent State on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 in the Student Center. 

#WhereIsBev

Payton Moore February 17, 2016

From students complaining about harsh professors, to sharing selfies, President Beverly Warren’s Twitter account sees a lot of action. Every day students, professors and parents tweet at Warren seeking...

Members of Devo, from left, Bob Mothersbaugh, Josh Freese, Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh attend an event in Los Angeles in January 2011. 

Creator of Devo collaborates with art students

Holly Disch February 17, 2016

Mark Mothersbaugh, a Kent State alum, creator and lead singer of ‘70s-'80s quirky band DEVO, is completing a collaboration incorporating current art students at the university.Mothersbaugh will be working...

Junior Morgan Estes competes in the pole vault during a dual meet vs. Akron at the Kent State Fieldhouse. Estes holds the school record for indoor pole vault at 13’-05.25”. The Flashes fell to Akron 81-70 on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.

Estes breaks own pole vaulting record

Samantha Lough February 17, 2016

Representing the Kent State women's track team, junior pole vaulter Morgan Estes vaulted a record-breaking 14.12 meters  (13’6.25”) at the Spire Invitational this past Saturday.Estes’ vault –...

FlashCast: Feb. 17, 2016

February 17, 2016

FlashCast: February 17th, 2016 from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Join Pearline, Julie, Brooke and Kyleigh for today's FlashCast!

Kent State Professor Scott MacPherson has a rating of 4.5 out of 5 on the website Rate my Professor.

Rate my Professor ranks professors skills, appearance

Angelo Angel February 17, 2016

When students need help in deciding on who to choose as their next professor, many turn to the popular website Rate my Professor.Rate my Professor takes reviews from individuals who rate professors on...

FlashCast: Feb. 17, 2016

FlashCast: Feb. 17, 2016

On Wednesday's FlashCast, Pearline Young and Julie Norton discuss tensions in Asia after China allegedly detonated missiles in the South China Sea near Taiwan, as well as a costly utility billing error...

Professional workshops kick off for graduate students

Andrew Keiper February 17, 2016

The Graduate Studies program will host its annual Graduate Professional and Academic Development (GPAD) week of workshops from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. on Feb. 22-26 in room 303 of the Student Center.The workshops...

San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan, center, is surrounded by reporters and photographers during a news conference at San Bernardino Police headquarters in San Bernardino, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2015. 

Apple to fight order to help FBI unlock shooter’s iPhone

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook says his company will fight a federal magistrate's order to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino, California shooters. The company...

Students and Faculty Discuss What Masculinity Means to them

Nicholas Garisto Women and Gender Issues Reporter February 17, 2016

Kent State students and faculty discuss masculinity, and what it means to different ethnicities, genders, and cultures during the event “Man Enough?"Masculinity is in the spectrum of gender and gender...

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