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The “Giving Tree,” located in the Kent State Library at Kent State University on Nov. 18, 2024.

Kent State Bookstore collects books for children in transitional housing through “Giving Tree”

Lauren Cohen, Reporter November 25, 2024

Not all families have the resources to give their children gifts during the holidays. The Kent State Bookstore is working to fill that gap with customer book donations. Between now and the end of finals...

Women's Center program coordinator Sonia Karkare talks with attendees at the "Day in the Life of a Woman International Student" event Nov. 19, 2024.

International students talk about troubles they face at Women’s Center event

Aryn Kauble, Reporter November 22, 2024

International and domestic students, along with some faculty, discussed the hardships that come with moving to a new country and learning a different culture at the Kent State Women’s Center’s “A...

Eboni Pringle will be named senior vice president for student life, effective Dec. 1.

Eboni Pringle to be named senior vice president for student life

Lauren Bischof, Beat reporter November 22, 2024

Effective Dec. 1, Eboni Pringle, Ph.D. will be named the senior vice president for student life after assuming the position on an interim basis in August 2023. “I am honored to serve in this capacity,”...

FAFSA is now open for students

Jillian Flack and Aden Graves November 22, 2024

Students are now able to complete the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, which was officially released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education, 10 days before its Dec....

The cast of Kent State Opera Theatre's production of "The Abduction of Figaro" poses during a performance.

Kent State Opera Theatre’s production of ‘The Abduction of Figaro’ sparks student creativity

Maya Lee, Reporter November 21, 2024

The Kent State Opera Theatre’s production of P.D.Q. Bach’s “The Abduction of Figaro,” performed Nov. 15-17 in the Wright-Curtis Theatre, featured a dying servant, young lovers, a pirate and much...

A donation box for the Love on the Run Clothing Drive is located at the Student Multicultural Center lounge in the Student Center.

Love on the Run Clothing Drive brings support to Cleveland families

Courtney Simpson, Reporter November 21, 2024

The fifth annual Love on the Run Clothing Drive will provide Thanksgiving meals, free clothing, hygiene packages and much more to those in need, with a goal of helping to brighten the holiday season for...

University Housing addresses safety concerns following natural gas odor on campus

Adriana Gasiewski, Digital producer November 20, 2024

A FlashAlert informed students around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday that Kent Campus Energy companies were working on natural gas lines, resulting in a gas odor inside Crawford Hall and near other campus halls. In...

Illustration by Ana Julia Cechin Facco.

Small Business Showcase to highlight Kent community entrepreneurs

Ana Julia Cechin Facco, Reporter November 19, 2024

LaunchNET’s Small Business Showcase event on Nov. 21 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the DI Hub,  allows entrepreneurs to display their businesses.  Alizeh Khalifa, assistant director of marketing at LaunchNET,...

The LGBTQ+ Center, PRIDEKent and Trans*Fusion co-hosted a Trans Day of Remembrance Monday at The Rock. The event followed the recent defacing of a transgender pride flag on the campus monument.

Kent State students, community remember lives lost to anti-trans violence

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter November 18, 2024

Students and members of the Kent community held hands and tea lights as the names of 60 individuals who lost their lives to anti-transgender violence this year were read aloud. The LGBTQ+ Center, PRIDEKent...

Members of the Kent Indian Association speak during the "DIA with KIA" post-Diwali celebration Saturday in the Student Center Ballroom.

Post-Diwali celebration brings Indian culture to Kent State

Priyanshi, Reporter November 18, 2024

Kent State’s Indian student community lit up the Student Center Ballroom Saturday evening during “DIA with KIA,” a post-Diwali celebration hosted by the Kent Indian Association.  The event featured...

Centennial Court D, a Kent State residence hall located at 1300 Chiarucci Drive, Kent, OH.

Students locked out of dorms due to system error

Andrew Bowie, Beat reporter November 15, 2024

Many Kent State students were unable to access their rooms Thursday evening after a software malfunction resulted in their housing status not being recognized. George Edmiston, director of Facilities...

Trans pride flag on campus rock defaced

Trans pride flag on campus rock defaced

Grace Claxon, Reporter November 15, 2024

A trans pride flag painted on Kent State’s campus rock on Hilltop Drive, with the words “we must live” across it, was recently vandalized. The message was blacked out and replaced with “leave kids...

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