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The Purple Umbrella Network supports students with foster care impact

Kayla Gleason, Reporter February 23, 2023

The Purple Umbrella Network provides resources and community to students at Kent State who have been impacted by foster care. Danielle Green-Welch, who works as the director of First Star Kent State...

Man indicted for fatal scooter crash that killed Kent State student

Cassidy Gladieux, Campus Editor February 23, 2023

Timothy Michael Brind Jr., identified as the driver involved in the Aug. 22 traffic accident that resulted in the death of Kent State student Colin Pho, was indicted Feb. 17 for “failure to stop after...

Kent State FAB members at the Enchanted Garden formal Feb. 11. Members of FAB plan numerous student events each semester.

FAB: the student organization working behind the scenes

Leah Shepard, Staff Reporter February 23, 2023

On the night of Feb. 11, hundreds of Kent State students flocked to the Kent Student Center Ballroom for the Enchanted Formal—an event that wouldn’t have been possible without the Flash Activities...

Courtesy of Andrew Snyder

Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment aims to improve lives of individuals

Addison Foreman, Reporter February 22, 2023

The College of Public Health is partnering with the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland to conduct an LGBTQ+ community needs assessment. The project aims to improve the safety and lives of LGBTQ+...

OPINION: Knowing your love language will change how you approach your relationship

OPINION: Knowing your love language will change how you approach your relationship

Cassidy Gladieux, Campus Editor February 11, 2023

You and your partner may speak the same language literally, but what about the love languages you each speak? It’s likely you speak different ones.  If you have no idea what I’m talking about,...

That first love is unforgettable

That first love is unforgettable

Jenna Bal, Campus Editor February 9, 2023

Anastasia fell in love for the first time at 16 years old while working behind the scenes in her school’s theater department. When her older coworker asked her -- a mere sophomore at the time --...

OPINION: The Great Date Experiment

Jenna Bal, Campus Editor February 9, 2023

Left. Left. Left. Right. Left. Right. I’m not tracking my paces on the treadmill or doing a funky new dance. I’m not practicing my strut in a new pair of heels or evening out my lopsided torso with...

The one where they went on bad first dates

The one where they went on bad first dates

Kaitlyn Finchler, Campus Editor February 9, 2023

Kara, junior nursing major The one where the guy made the date into a whole workout. “I met this dude on Tinder, and him and I had talked for a few days," she said. "Then we decided to hangout,...

Hot take: Valentine's Day is overrated

Hot take: Valentine’s Day is overrated

Grace Springer, General Assignment Editor February 9, 2023

Erykah Lofton, library and information science graduate student Lofton is very open about their distaste for Valentine’s Day. They see Valentine’s Day as a performative holiday where people in...

My first kiss went a little like this...

My first kiss went a little like this…

Alexandra Golden, Campus Editor February 9, 2023

Marci Ingram, sophomore communication studies major Marci’s first kiss was straight out of a Netflix romantic drama. He and his ex-girlfriend spent the day together, and he did eat all of her French...

Love made them sports fans

Love made them sports fans

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor February 9, 2023

Adam Nowicki, accessibility specialist with Student Accessibility Services Growing up, Nowicki was not interested in sports. “I was more interested in video games, TV, movies, and other stuff,”...

OPINION: Sex is the answer to your problems

Reegan Saunders, Opinion Editor February 9, 2023

Modern-day media has an obsession with sex. Everywhere you look it’s “10 Ways to Have Better Sex,” “Sexiest Man Alive” and “Sexiest Scenes in the New ‘Magic Mike’ movie.” On TikTok, people...

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