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Sophomore midfielder Madison Rapier (10) shoots the ball during the women’s lacrosse game on Mar. 10, 2020. Kent State University lost to Saint Francis Unveristy 13-18.

Lacrosse team captures first win of the season

Jacob Shondel, Reporter February 27, 2022

Kent State’s lacrosse team got one of its best players back from injury and played its best game of the season to beat Presbyterian 15-12. It was the first win of the season for Kent State, which is...

Police seek additional suspect in death of Columbus imam

AP News February 27, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say at least one more person is being sought following the arrest of a suspect in the shooting death of an Ohio religious leader last year. Mohamed Hassan Adam, a...

Kent State women's basketball team continues their winning streak on Wed. Feb. 16, 2022 against Northern Illinois winning 67-43.

Women’s basketball beats Miami, moves to fifth place in conference

Kathryn Rajnicek, Reporter February 24, 2022

Kent State women’s basketball team (17-9, 9-8 MAC) got back in the win column with a 61-52 victory over Miami University (8-18, 4-13 MAC) Wednesday. The win put the Flashes in a tie for fifth place...

Bowling Green Carry

Men’s basketball unloads for 91 points in second-straight win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter January 30, 2022

Kent's State's basketball team's offense made the difference this time in a 91-83 victory over Bowling Green. Kent State improves to 11-9 on the year and 6-4 in the Mid-American Conference. KSU is in...

Dawn Porter, award-winning documentary filmmaker, addresses a virtual crowd as keynote speaker at Kent State University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.

Kent State Martin Luther King Jr. celebration features acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter

Baylee Sweitzer, Reporter January 30, 2022

The song "Lift Every Voice and Sing,” rang through the nearly-empty ballroom of Kent State University’s Student Center Jan. 27. The song marked the beginning of the university’s celebration of...

Josh Mandel and Morgan Harper face off in senate debate

Lynn Vandrasik, Reporter January 28, 2022

Rep. Tim Ryan has avoided debating Morgan Harper because she is a Black woman, Josh Mandel said during the first Ohio senatorial race cross-party debate Thursday night. "If Morgan was a white male, Tim...

Redshirt junior Jacob Cover attempts to pin a Cleveland State University wrestler during the wrestling meet on Jan. 27, 2022. Cover scored a 3 points against his opponent which lead Kent to beat Cleveland State 27-9.

Wrestlers upset division leader Cleveland State 25-9

Noah Keeney, Reporter January 28, 2022

Brady Chrisman, ranked ninth in the Mid-American Conference, beat No. 2 Riley Smucker to lead the Kent State wrestling team to a 25-9 victory over Cleveland State Thursday. Chrisman had been ranked ninth...

Kent State COVID-19 cases increased after the spring semester began. The university updates the Coronavirus Dashboard weekly.

Spring semester begins with fewer on-campus COVID-19 cases than fall

Alexandra Golden, Assigning Editor January 27, 2022

  Kent State reported 161 positive COVID-19 cases on campus for the week of Jan. 16, 2022. As students return for the spring semester, the number of cases are slightly lower than the end of...

Snow along Kent State's Esplanade melted into a slush, making the sidewalk slick for many students on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.

Kent State University digs out from two weeks of brutal winter weather

Jimmy Oswald, Sports Editor January 27, 2022

Kent State University students returning to campus for the spring semester were greeted with over 13 inches of snow, icy sidewalks and inaccessible parking lots. Over the course of the next week the tough...

Kent State's DI Hub where "Art Without Limits" is being held.

Kent State hosts Emmy winner and art entrepreneurs in free event

Benjamin Weaver, Reporter January 27, 2022

The College of the Arts will feature Emmy Award winning composer Silas Hite and other art entrepreneurs at the Art Without Limits panel discussion Feb. 4. A free event will cover Art Entrepreneurship...

Golden Flashes Women's basketball plays Clarion on Sat, December 11, 2021 and won 89 to 43. Senior guard Hannah Young (32) jumps and tries to shoot the ball.

Women’s basketball drops another close conference game

Kathryn Rajnicek, Reporter January 26, 2022

Kent State’s women’s basketball team (10-7 overall, 2-6 Mid-American Conference) lost its sixth conference game of the season by a final score of 61-55 against the Northern Illinois University Huskies...

Redshirt senior forward Justyn Hamilton (21) passes the ball to his teammates during the men's basketball game on Jan. 25, 2022. Kent State beat Western Michigan University 75-64.

Kent State controls the tempo in a victory over Western Michigan

Jacob Hansen, Reporter January 26, 2022

The Kent State men's basketball team controlled the pace in a 75-64 victory over Western Michigan. The Flashes get back to a winning record of 10-9 and in the Mid-American Conference at 5-4. KSU is in...

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