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A screenshot of the introduction of the Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados on May 7, 2020. 

Student Multicultural Center celebrates graduates with virtual pre-commencement ceremony

The Student Multicultural Center recognized graduates and their achievements during the virtual Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados ceremony on Thursday. “Usually with Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración...

Jim Raber is the executive director of Information Services, Educational Technology and Service Management at Kent State University. 

Frye, Raber, head IT department amid online switch

Dylan Bowers Reporter May 3, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic caused Kent State and universities alike to switch their face-to-face classes to an online format, which would not have been possible without the likes of Jay Frye and the IT department...

Denise Gravitt, top cuts the hair of client Lisa Murray, bottom, at her salon, Beehive Salon, Friday, May 1, 2020, in Edmond, Okla., the first day hair salons have been allowed to reopen in Edmond following shutdowns due to coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

More than half of the country goes into first weekend with loosened coronavirus restrictions

Christina Maxouris, CNN May 2, 2020

(CNN) -- For the first time in weeks, residents in some states across the country can dabble in semblances of some weekend routines after governors began easing restrictions put in place to combat...

The Beall Hall food pantry distributes goods donated by Trader Joe’s including eggs, bread, meats and other perishable goods.

Women’s Center and Campus Kitchen join to distribute groceries to counter food insecurity

Holly Liptak Reporter May 1, 2020

Now that in-person classes have been cancelled, Beall Hall is not housing students, but instead approximately 1,000 pounds of donated food for those struggling with food insecurity during the coronavirus...

Guest Column: Taking care of the bottom-line, not Flashes

University president Todd Diacon’s fiscal year 2021 plan shows that the university only “takes care of flashes” when it’s convenient. Due to COVID-19, Kent State stands to lose $110 million. For...

LGBTQ+ Center to hold virtual Lavender Graduation

With the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing measures in place, in-person commencement ceremonies have been postponed as schools across the country wait for further instruction or develop a way...

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 23: A runner crosses Harvard Yard on March 23, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Students were required to be out of their dorms no later than March 15 and will finish the rest of the semester online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Colleges are facing a cash crunch and it could alter campus life

(CNN) -- The coronavirus crisis is hitting every college in the United States, university leaders say, and will likely continue well beyond the fall semester.With Friday's traditional May 1 decision day...

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 23: A runner crosses Harvard Yard on March 23, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Students were required to be out of their dorms no later than March 15 and will finish the rest of the semester online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Colleges are facing a cash crunch and it could alter campus life

(CNN) -- The coronavirus crisis is hitting every college in the United States, university leaders say, and will likely continue well beyond the fall semester.With Friday's traditional May 1 decision day...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 28: A man walks past a closed and boarded up Michaels retail store on April 28, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Michaels, based in Dallas, Texas, sells arts and crafts merchandise. The World Health Organization declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

America’s economy just had its worst quarter since 2008

Anneken TappeCNN Business April 29, 2020

(CNN) -- The US economy contracted for the first time in nearly six years between January and March, as the coronavirus crisis put the world in a choke hold.America's first-quarter GDP, the most expansive...

Winston, a pug in North Carolina, may be the first dog in the United States to test positive for coronavirus, according to researchers. The McLean family found out he tested positive for the virus after they participated in a Duke University study about Covid-19 aimed at trying to find potential treatments and vaccines. 

A pug in North Carolina may be the first dog in US to test positive for coronavirus

David WilliamsCNN April 29, 2020

(CNN) -- A North Carolina family's pug may be the first dog in the United States to test positive for coronavirus, according to researchers.Three members of the McLean family—Sam McLean, wife Heather...

US economy shrank 4.8% last quarter, with worst yet to come

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion...

Due to COVID-19, in-person training is no longer available and members must be able to adjust to online.

ROTC plans for the upcoming summer and semester after COVID-19 hits

Bridget Lin Reporter April 28, 2020

After spending countless hours at home, it is no doubt that ROTC members are wondering what is going to happen this summer and the semester after.Physical Training is now all online, and that is not the...

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