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State Champs, a sports-themed coffee shop, will open in Kent in January.

Sports-themed coffee shop to open in Kent

Patrick Creedon, Reporter December 5, 2023

Coffee lovers and sport fans will have a chance to enjoy drinks, sports and memorabilia at 427 Franklin Ave. in Kent starting in January.  The idea for the new coffee destination, soon to be named...

Former KSU undergraduate students Carlyn Mitchell and Taylor Michael. They are collecting samples in the Campus Center Water Quality Basins wetland.

Wetlands on campus: How they are preserved, used for education

Ella Katona, Reporter December 5, 2023

Faculty and students have studied wetlands on campus for years so they can understand the history to better preserve and protect the environment for the future. Originally, the wetlands were low-lying...

People enjoy a day in downtown Kent on October 5, 2023.

Elf Hunt brings holiday twist to local business support

Chloe Wilson-Henline, Reporter December 4, 2023

People will have a chance to win as much as a $500 gift card to businesses in downtown Kent starting Dec. 1 if they participate in Main Street Kent’s Elf Hunt. A Main Street Kent elf is placed in...

Students walk along the K on Oct. 9, 2023.

CARES Center works to address food insecurity on-campus

Janson McNair, Assistant Photo Editor December 2, 2023

In 2020, 23% of undergraduate students nationwide experienced some form of food insecurity, as reported by the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. According to the USDA, food insecurity is defined...

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A guide for renters navigating their first leasing process

Kylee Coles, Reporter December 2, 2023

While entering their first time living independently, students may find the process of signing a lease and renting a place to be nerve wracking, as they face concerns about getting scammed, paying too...

Damage sustained after the Star of the West Mill's fire remains evident as of Nov. 20, 2023. Plants have begun to take root in the exposed interior of the portion of the building lost due to the fire.

PHOTO STORY: Mill fire, one year later

One year later, no cause has been determined for the fire that consumed the Star of the West Mill in downtown Kent on Dec. 2, 2022.  The fire and later explosion destroyed multiple buildings of the city’s...

Professionals talk tips on turning internships into full-time jobs

Professionals talk tips on turning internships into full-time jobs

Chloe Wilson-Henline, Reporter November 29, 2023

About 58% of interns converted to full-time employees in 2022, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers 2023 Internship and Co-op report. Turning an internship into a full-time...

Joe Karpinski wins the University Teaching Council NTT Outstanding Teacher award in 2016. (Courtesy of Joe Karpinski)

Not your average Joe: The impacts of one construction management professor

Anthony Zacharyasz, General Assignment Editor November 29, 2023

For Joe Karpinski, teaching and sharing his knowledge began at the age of 19, after his older brother turned down a teaching opportunity in drafting, which is creating and analyzing construction blueprints. Fast-forward...

An advisory banner about a camp closure runs on the Kent State University East Liverpool website.

East Liverpool campus closes Wednesday due to break in

Isabella Schreck, Editor-in-Chief November 29, 2023

The university’s East Liverpool campus closed Wednesday after a man broke into its Main Building around 6:30 a.m. that morning.  Thirty-four-year-old David Gamble is charged with breaking and entering...

A car sits outside of the duplex where a 35-year-old woman was killed Nov. 21, 2023.

UPDATED: One week later, Kent police still search for homicide suspect

As of Tuesday morning, Kent police are still searching for Dawan R. Wilson, who has been charged with the aggravated murder of a 35-year-old woman at a duplex off South Water Street in Kent.  A Kent...

Kent State junior guard Jalen Sullinger dives between Charleston forward Frankie Policelli (left) and guard Reyne Smith to gain possession of a loose ball during their game on Nov. 26, 2023.

‘We have to play better’: Men’s basketball struggles late against Charleston

Jacob Shondel, Sports Editor November 27, 2023

Kent State men’s basketball has allowed opponents to score more than 80 points once this season.  On Sunday, the Flashes (4-3) lost to the College of Charleston (3-3) 84-78. “They made a ton of...

Members of the Female Filmmakers Initiative shoot a scene from their short film "Bloomer."

Female Filmmakers Initiative to premiere short film Friday

Grace Clarke, Opinion Editor November 27, 2023

A female-led student short film, “Bloomer,” will premiere Friday in the D.I. Hub to kick off the Female Filmmakers Initiative’s (FFI) fall mixer.  “Bloomer,” curated and directed by FFI’s...

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