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Kent experiences a tame Halloween with 17 arrests

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter October 30, 2023

The Kent Police Department and the Kent State University Police reported that this year’s Halloween weekend celebrations saw similar arrests compared to recent years. There were 17 arrests made from...

Redshirt junior quarterback Michael Alaimo throws a pass while freshman offensive lineman Andrew Page keeps Buffalo defensive lineman Daishon Folsom off his quarterback during the Kent State vs. Buffalo football game on Oct. 21, 2023.

State of the MAC: Football sits last in the East

Demetri Manousos, Reporter October 28, 2023

Mid-American Conference football play has been intriguing this season, as teams are 4-17 against Power 5 opponents, and more than half are .500 or better in conference games. With conference play beginning,...

A long line of people wait to get into Water Street Tavern on Oct. 28, 2023.

Students get their spook on for Halloween weekend

Andrew Bowie, Adrianna Quinlan, and MinJee Yoo October 28, 2023

Students recover and look ahead Fraternity houses lay empty the morning after Friday night parties with cans strewn everywhere but nobody to be seen. Still, some go-getter students were up and moving...

Issues 1 and 2 energize advocacy groups across state

Alton Northup, Staff Reporter October 27, 2023

As Election Day approaches, advocacy groups across the state prepare to make their case on Issues 1 and 2.  In less than two weeks, voters may dramatically change Ohio law. Issue 1 would enshrine abortion...

Police urge safety for boozy Halloweekend

Kayla Gleason, Reporter October 26, 2023

Even though downtown Kent hasn’t faced scary, big crowds during Halloween weekend in recent years, city and university police are still preparing for a tricky night.  Tricia Knoles, a Kent State...

Kent Interhall Council kicks off Sex Week with ‘Sex Week Ho Down’

MinJee Yoo, Reporter October 23, 2023

Kent Interhall Council hosted the “Sex Week Ho Down” in the Student Center Ballroom, putting a western-theme to sex related topics Monday evening.  Nearly 100 attendees participated among a wide-range...

Illustration by Faith Fistler

OPINION: You’re going to get older and that’s okay

Faith Fistler, Opinion Writer October 23, 2023

You never think you’re going to get older until it happens to you.  I realized it had happened to me when I asked someone what “rizz” meant.  While I still have a lot of life left to live,...

Senior linebacker Khali Saunders (45), graduate student safety Bryce Sheppert and sophomore defensive lineman Oliver Billotte celebrate around fellow senior linebacker C.J. Harris (37) after a Harris tackle-for-loss in the first quarter of the Kent State vs. Buffalo football game on Oct. 21, 2023.

Burnin’ down: Football drops out of bowl contention with fifth-straight loss

John Hilber, Reporter October 22, 2023

Kent State football came into Saturday’s game ranked the second-worst team in the nation, according to CBS Sports’ “Bottom 25” rankings article published Oct. 17. Only a winless Nevada is ranked...

Kent State President Dr. Todd Diacon (center) stands with the 2023 Homecoming Royalty Julie Buonaiuto (center left) and Sage Mason (center right) and 2022 Homecoming Royalty Quintin Cooks (far left) and Gavin Aitken (far right) at halftime of the Kent State vs. Buffalo football game on Oct. 21, 2023.

PHOTO GALLERY: Homecoming Court

Cadie Pierce, Photographer October 21, 2023

Department of Physics Administrative Secretary Jenefer Villanueva, walking with Kent State of Well-being, hands out candy to children watching the 2023 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 21, 2023.

FEATURED GALLERY: Homecoming Parade

Cadie Pierce, Photographer October 21, 2023

Flash takes a trip to the Kent State student section at their first football game against Central Connecticut State on Sept. 16, 2023.

Preview: Football eyes first conference win against Buffalo

John Hilber, Reporter October 19, 2023

Kent State football will return to Dix Stadium for Homecoming week, facing the University of Buffalo after a two-game road trip, where the team lost both contests. The most recent loss came to Eastern...

President Todd Diacon addresses the virtual audience of "Talking With Todd"

President speaks on university’s budget situation, conflict in Israel and Palestine

Michael Neenan, Reporter October 17, 2023

The university is expected to face a $10 million budget deficit by 2027, President Todd Diacon said in his most recent session of “Talking with Todd” Tuesday.  “This amount would be $30...

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