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Maria Sargent at a powerlifting competition. Photo courtesy of Maria Sargent.

Women in powerlifting: Kent State athletes break barriers

Jamie McGrady, Reporter September 23, 2024

Powerlifting on campus has a growing female presence, due to women like Maria Sargent and Ariel Brinker, who are both key members of the university’s powerlifting team.  Sargent, a senior biochemistry...

The “#ThisiswhyIvote” board displays reasons students shared as to why they think voting is important.

Women’s Center educates students on the importance of voting

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter September 21, 2024

The small crowd of students in attendance for the “Gather and Giveback: Voices of Tomorrow, Register and Connect” event, learned about the importance of staying informed about voting, Wednesday evening. Cassandra...

Illustration by Clare Rodgers.

A college student’s guide to low-risk investments

Virginia Doherty, Columnist September 20, 2024

If all you know about investing comes from “The Wolf of Wall Street” or your eighth-grade home economics class, then this is for you. Investing doesn’t have to be picking stocks and putting huge...

Illustration by Bailey Bowles.

Caught between worlds: LGBTQ+ community battles bisexual stereotypes

Grace Claxon, Reporter September 18, 2024

Despite growing acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community, those who identify as bisexual often find themselves caught between worlds.  Bisexual Awareness Week, from Sept. 16 to Sept. 23, sheds light on the...

The Kent State Recreation and Wellness Center, located at 1550 Ted Boyd Dr, Kent, OH.

New semester brings new Rec Center policies

Michael Bodzenta, Reporter September 18, 2024

With a new school year in full swing, the Recreation and Wellness Center implemented policy changes including the removal of guest passes and a new model for intramural sports. In previous years, each...

Interactive exhibits were on display at the 31st annual Art in the Park at Fred Fuller Park in Kent.

31st annual Art in the Park showcases diverse art scene in the Kent community

Lindsay Collier, Reporter September 16, 2024

The 31st annual Art in the Park festival brought together the Kent community with a variety of live music, multiple vendors selling pottery, jewelry, paintings and clothing, food trucks and performances....

Some rooms in the residence hall Centennial Court C experienced air conditioning outages starting the week of Aug. 26.

Bringing on the heat: Numerous Kent State residence halls experience air conditioning outages

Aryn Kauble, Reporter September 15, 2024

Some students experienced air conditioning outages in dorm rooms during the second week back from summer break. Caleb Johnston, a freshman applied engineering major, and his roommate, Blake Smith, a...

The Kent Stater Illustration by Clare Rodgers

Experts warn misinformation may increase the need for media literacy this election season

Ari Collins, Reporter September 15, 2024

For years, campaigns have used AI to make robocalls and generate speech captions. But now, some are using it to create a new reality. “In some sense, that’s been a part of American elections since...

Television show "The Bear" took home multiple awards at the Creative Arts Emmys. Illustration by Clare Rodgers.

Recap: The Creative Arts Emmys

Nicholas Keller, Columnist September 13, 2024

The 2024 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, held on Sept. 7, honored the best in artistic and technical achievement in American primetime television programming from June 1, 2023, until May 31,...

Kent State students walk the campus on September 4th,2024.

A lively campus: How large is Kent State’s freshman class?

Lauren Cohen, Reporter September 10, 2024

Kent State’s campus may feel crowded with students housed in lounges, but the recently reported enrollment statistics show that this year is not much different from the past. The university welcomed...

Kolya Koretskyy and his family stand outside their house in Kent, where they were relocated from Ukraine.

Kolya Project helps war refugees find a home in Kent

Lindsay Collier, Reporter September 8, 2024

The founders of the Kolya Project have helped relocate war refugees from Ukraine to Kent since the war between Russia and Ukraine escalated in 2022.  Becky Gibson met Kolya Koretskyy when her and her...

The Kent Stater Illustration by Emily Riebe

‘We plant the seeds’: SRVSS helps grow students’ awareness of the ‘red zone’

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter September 7, 2024

As the campus buzzed with students reuniting with friends and navigating their classes, the university entered the “red zone.” Julius Payne, the program coordinator for the Center for Sexual Relationship...

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