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Friends meet outside the Kent Stage and enjoy the warm weather during the Kent Halloween festivities on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016.

Top 10 things to do before you graduate

Ray Padilla July 27, 2017

Visit the Herrick Conservatory:Those who walk behind Cunningham Hall will notice a small greenhouse connected. Some students might not know they can visit the Herrick Conservatory when the building is...

Marijuana grower Basil McMahon with his crop in Grass Valley, Calif., on November 12, 2015. A sweeping new package of laws will reverse years of state silence by regulating and licensing every stage of the medical marijuana industry. “It means I’ll be able to do what I'm doing without fear of persecution for the first time in my life, for the first time in generations,” McMahon said. 

Kent State students to face strict medical marijuana regulations

Holli Phillips July 21, 2017

Although the state of Ohio is in the process of legalizing medical marijuana, usage on state college campuses will remain illegal, as the drug is prohibited under federal law.The state of Ohio expects...

Clothes line the wall at UniversiTEES, all Kent State related, on Saturday, April 15, 2017.

Shopping in the Kent area

Caitlin Albright July 20, 2017

Kent has much to offer in terms of retail — from farmer’s markets to boutiques to bubble tea, there is a little something for everyone.For off-campus grocery shopping, multiple options are available...

Renovations, construction set to be done for fall semester

Caitlin Albright July 20, 2017

Construction workers, engineers and architects have been working diligently to get as many projects as possible done by the start of the fall semester.Michael Bruder, executive director of facilities planning...

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Finding art through sculptures on campus

Ray Padilla July 20, 2017

Starsphere 2010:Located at the end of the Esplanade toward Downtown Kent is the sculpture “Starsphere.” “(It’s) a very abstract way to think about freedoms,” said artist Susan Ewing in an article...

Popcorn from the Kent Plaza theatre.

Five things to do for fun under 21

Cameron Gorman July 18, 2017

Driving through Downtown Kent, you might be struck by the sheer amount of bars — one seeming to perch at the intersection of every street in the heart of the city. What’s an underage student to do...

Assistant Chief of Police William Buckbee serves coffee to Chad Morrison in the Nest at Kent State on September 14, 2016. Wednesday afternoon, police hosted “Coffee with a Cop,” to pass out free coffee to students so they could answer any questions students had about their services.

Safety on campus

Cody Patton July 18, 2017

Kent State was named the safest campus in Ohio and 11th in the nation in July, according to the data from FBI crime reporting and the National Center for Education Statistics. The research encompassed...

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