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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

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Tents line the streets of Downtown Kent at the annual Heritage Fest July 1, 2023.

Kent Heritage Festival supports community at its 28th annual event

Annalexis Davis, Reporter July 2, 2023

Hundreds of Kent locals kicked off Saturday in Downtown Kent at the 28th annual Kent Heritage Festival, which consists of local businesses, local food vendors, a kids' area, live music and a duck race. The...

Turning back time: Porthouse Theatre stages ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’

Turning back time: Porthouse Theatre stages ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’

Aden Graves, Reporter July 2, 2023

Porthouse Theatre, Kent State’s covered outdoor summer theatre located at Blossom Music Center, opened their second production of the season Saturday with “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” a jukebox musical...

OBITUARY: Charles “Chuck” Kegley

July 1, 2023

Charles "Chuck" F. Kegley, 89 of Stow, formerly of Kent, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2022, of Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Cleveland Ohio, on June 23,1933, to Ernest and Isabelle (Green)...

The Out of the Closet clothing drive was held June 30 from noon to 6 p.m.

Kent student transforms apartment into clothing drive providing free gender-affirming apparel

Erin Sullivan, Reporter June 30, 2023

After having a conversation with his friend about the struggle to purchase affordable gender-affirming clothes, senior environmental studies student Cassius Moran jumped into action. Moran had the...

Kent State President Todd Diacon, along with trustees and administrators, applaud the placement of last beam of Crawford Hall on June 28, 2023.

Board of Trustees approve tuition rates, attend Crawford topping out ceremony

Grace Springer, Editor-in-Chief June 29, 2023

The Board of Trustees voted to approve tuition, room and meal plan rates for incoming freshmen at their business meeting Wednesday. After the meeting, the trustees, administrators and others watched the...

Hazy skies in downtown Kent due to Canadian wildfires on June 28, 2023.

Canadian wildfires cover Kent State in blanket of smoke

Destiny Torres, Reporter June 28, 2023

It’s a hazy, smoky day in Kent due to the abundance of smoke that has traveled from Canadian wildfires. There is an air quality alert in effect for most of Northeastern Ohio today, June 28, according...

New cheerleading coach hired along with a new partnership for cheer program

Josie Burkhart, Reporter June 28, 2023

Sarah Tedrick, an alumna of Kent State, will serve as the new head coach of the cheerleading program as it joins the athletic department this fall. Tedrick brings over 15 years of training from World...

Pilots Laura Wilson (left) and Peyton Turner (right) pose with their trophies in front of their plane after returning from winning this years Air Race Classic.

Kent State wins Air Race Classic for second consecutive year

Leah Shepard, Managing Editor June 27, 2023

Kent State’s Flying Flashes returned Tuesday from the Air Race Classic after winning first place for the second year in a row. Pilots Laura Wilson and Peyton Turner completed the 2,685-mile, four-day...

Emergency contraception: What students should know about the morning after pill

Emergency contraception: What students should know about ‘the morning after pill’

Erin Sullivan, Reporter June 27, 2023

Editor’s note: As of December 2022, the FDA approved a label correction to reflect the accurate mechanism of action for Plan B One-Step, saying the pill will not prevent or interfere with the implantation...

Flash the Golden Eagle waves a flag to celebrate the mens basketball teams victory over Portland University on Nov. 14, 2022.

The eagle behind the flash

Grace Springer, Editor-in-Chief June 26, 2023

On Oct. 12, 1985, a live golden eagle made its debut as Kent State’s first official mascot at a homecoming football game against the University of Texas at El Paso.  The school unveiled the eagle,...

A Pride flag is displayed in downtown Kent in June 2023.

Local drag performers respond to anti-drag threats

Erin Sullivan, Reporter June 22, 2023

It was Sam Culver’s first time performing drag at the Community Church of Chesterton in Geauga County. Culver, a junior Kent State student, just finished getting ready for his performance sporting a...

Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee to propose investments at Kent State Airport, new capital projects

Grace Springer, Editor-in-Chief June 21, 2023

The Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee agreed to recommend investing in an airport runway project and new training aircraft for aeronautics students at its committee meeting Wednesday....

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