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A variety of cupcakes line display shelves at the counter inside Rocco's Cupcake Café on Feb. 4, 2023.

Rocco’s Cupcake Café hosts grand opening

Chloe Cornely, Reporter February 4, 2023

With the smell of freshly baked cupcakes and warm lattes wafting out its newly open doors, Rocco’s Cupcake Café is Kent’s newest bakery. The café had its grand opening celebration Saturday. The...

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Kent State freshmen boys’ dating advice then (1931) and now

Zoe Finley, Reporter February 3, 2023

Freshmen boys enter a new dating pool when they arrive at college for the first time. Some may go on their first date. Others may consider themselves seasoned professionals. This is not a new phenomenon. A...

New cupcake bakery to open in downtown Kent

Chloe Cornely, Reporter February 2, 2023

A new bakery, Rocco’s Cupcake Café, is opening on South Water Street in downtown Kent Saturday. Owner and operator Michela Rocco is a Kent State University alum. She said she is excited to bring...

Kent State sophomore soccer player Heidi Marshall guards the goal for Kent State University. She says playing soccer has helped her build resilience.

Playing sports like a girl: National Girls and Women in Sports Day calls for more recognition of female athletes

Faith Fistler, Reporter February 1, 2023

For the U.S. women’s national soccer team, it wasn’t the four world series wins that put female athletes on the same playing field as their male counterparts. It was being granted equal pay to the...

Student Accessibility Services advocate for students with hidden disabilities

Kaylie Norris and Sunny Weisenberger January 19, 2023

Hidden disabilities accounted for 94% of Student Accessibility Services accommodations among students at Kent State in the academic year of 2021-2022. “The vast majority of people on Kent State’s...

Students take extra precaution after recent University of Idaho murders

Clara Wicinski, Reporter January 19, 2023

The consequences of the brutal murder of four college students in Moscow, Idaho, Nov. 13 2022 can still be felt on college campuses across the nation as students are on high alert. Kent State Police...

Kent State resumes free HIV testing for students and staff

Clara Wicinski, Reporter January 17, 2023

Kent State of Well-Being (KSOW), a department under Recreation and Wellness Services, prioritizes an important aspect of HIV testing for participants: confidentiality. Participants of the testing service...

"We need to we need to see the university take this seriously, we need to see them respond to this and we need to we need to have this turned into a bigger conversation." - Alex McPherson.

‘A serious state of disrepair,’ Hugh A. Glauser School of Music students petition administration for facility improvements

Grace Springer, Reporter December 12, 2022

Students from the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music are submitting a petition to Kent State Executive Administration Monday demanding they address problems with facilities and requesting transparency with...

Board of Trustees honors donors, approves new Peace and Conflict Studies master’s degree

Grace Springer, Reporter December 7, 2022

The board of trustees passed a sweeping agenda at their meeting Wednesday, including increasing budgets on capital projects, honoring donors in naming actions and approving a new master’s degree in peace...

Branded at Kent, located in downtown Kent, stocks a wide collection of vintage clothing. The store strives to avoid clothing waste.

New vintage store opens in downtown Kent

Jillian Saliba, Reporter December 6, 2022

A unique vintage clothing store originating in western Pennsylvania just moved into the neighborhood. Branded at Kent is a vintage clothing store that specializes in 80’s and 90’s clothing. The...

Kent State’s candlelight vigil in support of Club Q

Maggie Harris, Reporter December 4, 2022

Raymond Green Vance, Kelly Loving, Daniel Aston, Derrick Rump and Ashley Paugh. These are the victims who lost their lives during the Club Q shooting. Friday night, members from the Kent community stood...

Finance and Administration Committee to hold energy auction, recommend budget increases for capital projects

Grace Springer, Reporter November 30, 2022

The Board of Trustees’ Finance and Administration Committee met virtually Tuesday to discuss budget increases for capital projects, renewing electricity contracts and reports from the Investment Committee. The...

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