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Virtual bagel shop to open in Kent

Emma MacNiven, Reporter March 8, 2022

Kent residents won’t have to leave their homes for New-York style bagels. Starting March 9, Flash Bagel Co, the first delivery-only virtual restaurant in Kent, will bring hot bagels to front porches...

Electronic bikes and scooters hit Kent campus

Brianna Phillips, Reporter March 7, 2022

Students and community members around Kent’s campus will have a new way to get around starting March 7. A new partnership with SPIN, an electronic bike and scooter service, will provide 100 electric...

Ohio district maps are still an uphill battle

Lynn Vandrasik, Reporter March 6, 2022

After the 2020 census determined Ohio would lose one House representative, the state set out to draw a new map of electoral districts, a task that has created conflict between the state Supreme Court...

Proposed Ohio bill will cancel state taxes for college students

Kiara Rodriguez, Reporter March 6, 2022

A proposed bill targeted toward college students plans to provide scholarships and tax cuts for graduates. The Graduating and Retaining Ohio’s Workforce Act aims to incentivize young graduates for...

Kent State University celebrates its international students during halftime of the Feb. 18 men’s basketball game at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Kent State recognized for excellence in internationalization

Jesse Khalil, Reporter March 6, 2022

Kent State is the sole university to be recognized for its excellence in internationalization by receiving the 2022 Paul Simon Award. Out of every college university in the U.S. Kent State is the chosen...

“Around the Sphere” focuses on different areas in MDJ

Chong Chen, Reporter March 6, 2022

Editor's Note: Maddy Haberberger, guest of the podcast, serves as the social media manager for The Kent Stater and KentWired. Given her role and relationship to the story, KentWired interviewed her as...

Russian Standard Vodka pulled from shelves in Ohio

Gavin Mitten, Reporter March 6, 2022

On Feb. 26, Gov. Mike DeWine ordered all 487 liquor agencies in Ohio to immediately pull all Russian Standard Vodka from their shelves. Russian Standard is the only overseas, Russian-owned vodka...

Kent State Tuscarawas basketball team finishes historic regular season

Kent State Tuscarawas basketball team finishes historic regular season

Trent Blackburn, Reporter March 6, 2022

Kent State Tuscarawas’ basketball team has reached the end of a regular season where it set a program record for wins and set a milestone by making the national tournament. The Golden Eagles, in just...

$2.6 million grant funds expansion of addiction resources in Summit county

Madison Goerl, Reporter March 5, 2022

College of Public Health professor Deric Kenne received $2.6 million to expand medication-assisted treatment in Summit County, in collaboration with CHC Addiction Services. CHC treats 1,200 clients struggling...

Firefighters extinguish a building of Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) after a rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Russia's assault on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, continued Wednesday, with a Russian strike hitting the regional police and intelligence headquarters, according to the Ukrainian state emergency service. (AP Photo/Andrew Marienko)

History behind Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, explained by Kent State experts

Lynn Vandrasik, Reporter March 2, 2022

Editor's Note: The following story was updated to specify the roles of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as it relates to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  In the early hours...

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