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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

People peruse the Graphic Content exhibit in the Reflections Gallery of the May 4th Visitors Center.

May 4 Visitors Center stresses impact of art, importance of May 4 legacy

Leah Shepard, Reporter May 4, 2024

As spring begins, the May 4 Visitors Center and museum prepares for more guests as the date of the 1970 massacre draws near. This year, the Visitors Center will show comics and graphic art related to May...

Graduates pose on stage Thursday at the Kent Student Center Ballroom for Lavender Graduation, an annual event honoring the accomplishments of LGBTQ+ graduates.

Lavender Graduation celebrates accomplishments of LGBTQ+ graduates

Aden Graves, Co-opinion editor May 3, 2024

Students, staff and families filled the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday for Lavender Graduation, an annual event honoring the accomplishments of LGBTQ+ graduates. The LGBTQ+ Center started the...

Trashed or trash? St. Patty’s Day leaves lasting effect on environment

Morgan Hoover, Reporter May 3, 2024

The legendary signal of a party, the red solo cup, takes 450 years to decompose — if it’s even able to. America’s beloved cup is made of six plastics, quantified as no. 6 plastic, each being incredibly...

Outside of Popped!, which is located 138 E. Main St., in Acorn Alley.

Kent businesses talk about what business is like during the summer

Adrianna Quinlan, Reporter May 3, 2024

The summer months are right around the corner, and businesses in Kent are preparing for another summer season.  With students leaving for summer to go back home and stay with family, one would think...

The Eastway bowling alley lit up May 1, 2024.

Bowling teams strike up conversation about Eastway alley

Andrew Bowie, Reporter May 3, 2024

Members of the Kent State men’s and women’s bowling teams were allowed to test out the bowling alley underneath Eastway Dining Center Wednesday. They were allowed in to solicit feedback on the quality...

One of the models stops to pose in the 2024 KSU Annual Fashion Show on April 25, 2024.

Annual Fashion Show seamlessly incorporates sustainability, culture

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter May 2, 2024

The lights dimmed over the catwalk as models wearing a quilt-like skirt and a jacket, which was formerly a duffel bag, made their way onto the stage in The Student Center Ballroom. Multiple shows took...

People attend the 52nd annual May 4th commemoration on May 4, 2023.

13 seconds of bloodshed: Community shares themes of activism, First Amendment with upcoming May 4 commemoration

Lauren Bischof, Beat Reporter May 2, 2024

What happened May 4, 1970, is as relevant as ever, according to employees at the May 4 Visitors Center and university experts. Decades ago on The Commons by Taylor Hall, four Kent State students were...

Take a look into how professors prepare for finals week

MinJee Yoo, Reporter May 2, 2024

With finals week around the corner, faculty members are busy at work preparing their students for success. Finals week is a stressful time for students, however, instructors are under an equal amount of...

The sun sets across campus on April 7, 2024.

Q&A: The reality of working and going to college at the same time

Julia Cumley, Reporter May 1, 2024

On average, 75% of all college students are employed while taking classes, according to the National Center for Education. Kent State University has over 8,000 on-campus jobs. Many students who work while...

Understanding gender stereotypes: Are women too emotional?

Understanding gender stereotypes: Are women too emotional?

Savana Capp, Print Planner May 1, 2024

Think twice before telling women they are too emotional – researchers have found the existence of this stereotype for decades.  Labeling women as "too emotional" disparages women and their expression...

The mental health effects of social media

The mental health effects of social media

John Engoglia, Reporter May 1, 2024

While social media can connect friends and family, it can also lead to a multitude of mental health problems when used for prolonged periods of time. Excessive social media usage has been linked to...

An employee at the Design Innovation Hub dining hall serves food to Kent State students on Sept. 6, 2023.

Health inspectors: The department keeping food safe

Ignatius Ogbu, Reporter May 1, 2024

If you ever ate a meal and didn’t get sick, you can thank a health inspector. Justin Smith, the chief sanitarian for the City of Kent’s Health Department and acting environmental health director,...

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