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First-time voters prepare for the election

First-time voters prepare for the election

Ari Collins, Reporter November 2, 2024

Like many students, Camille Wild plans to travel an hour to her hometown Cleveland to vote for her first time.  Wild, a junior hospitality and event management major, originally planned to vote by...

Things begin to cool off: College football week 9 recap

Things begin to cool off: College football week 9 recap

Gage Wellman, Reporter November 2, 2024

If the last two weeks were a marathon for fans, week 9 was the water table. The status quo was upheld, upset bids were survived and highly ranked teams took care of business to set up future big games.  Buckeyes'...

New 'Hands of Gratitude' course puts service into action

New ‘Hands of Gratitude’ course puts service into action

Courtney Simpson, Reporter November 2, 2024

Hands of Gratitude, a brand-new service-learning course, will debut this spring and provide all interested Kent State students the opportunity to use creativity and compassionate design to change the world.  The...

Members of the Kent State soccer team celebrates their win against Bowling Green Oct. 31, 2024.

Kent State claims the fourth seed in the MAC tournament on the final day after 4-2 win

Emily Lowen, Reporter November 1, 2024

The Kent State soccer team came out on top with a 4-2 win against Bowling Green, making the Flashes the fourth seed in the Mid-American Conference tournament.  BGSU will be the sixth and final seed...

Upcycled goods for sale at the store Sun in Leo located in Acorn Alley. Oct. 17, 2024.

Sun in Leo provides low-cost, gender-affirming clothing during Rainbow Weekend

Kayla Gleason, Reporter November 1, 2024

Sun in Leo, a queer-owned store in downtown Kent that sells upcycled clothing and accessories, provided a space for LGBTQ+ vendors during Rainbow Weekend. Justine Gallo, owner of Sun in Leo, hosted...

Citizens not politicians: What is Issue 1?

Citizens not politicians: What is Issue 1?

Ari Collins, Reporter November 1, 2024

This election, voters in Ohio will not only choose representatives, but they will also decide who will be drawing the districts those representatives serve. Every decade, states redraw the legislative...

Illustration by Emily Riebe.

The recession myth: There’s no need to stress

Virginia Doherty, Columnist November 1, 2024

Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. is not in a recession. The majority of U.S. residents believe that the U.S. is currently in a recession and has been for over a year. In reality, the last recession...

Portage County EMA opens new Emergency Command Center, collaboration at its center

Lauren Cohen and Emma Campbell November 1, 2024

Portage County’s Emergency Management Agency opened a new Emergency Command Center attached to its administrative office in Ravenna township. Formerly located on Infirmary Road at the Justice Center,...

Mars' moon Phobos creates a "googly eye" as it passes between Mars and the sun.

Rover captures peculiar ‘googly eye’ in the Martian sky

Ashley Strickland, CNN October 31, 2024

(CNN) —The Perseverance rover spotted a quick glimpse of a cosmic “googly eye” on Mars during a recent solar eclipse. As Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, passed in front of the sun, it cast a lumpy,...

Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California on August 13, 2024.

Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Hanna Ziady and Anna Chernova October 31, 2024

London (CNN) — Russia is seeking an unfathomable sum of money from one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Google reportedly owes the Kremlin more than 2 undecillion rubles — a 2 followed by...

CNN Polls: Harris and Trump remain neck and neck in Georgia and North Carolina

Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy, and Edward Wu October 31, 2024

(CNN) — Neither Vice President Kamala Harris nor former President Donald Trump has established a clear advantage in the race for the White House in two key Southern battleground states, according...

Paul Bielatowicz performs during his music live during a past performance of “Nosferatu Live."

Musician Paul Bielatowicz brings a new twist to ‘Nosferatu’ at The Kent Stage

Maya Lee, Reporter October 31, 2024

The Kent Stage, housed on East Main Street with a bright sign, started as a silent movie theater in 1927 and quickly grew to become a community staple. It transitioned to live entertainment in 2002, and...

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