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Kent Fire Department responds to a dumpster fire at Eagles Landing Apartments the night of Aug. 29, 2023.

Dumpster catches on fire at Eagles Landing Tuesday night

Isabella Schreck, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2023

Senior Will Mihalow saw smoke billowing from the direction of his apartment as his friend drove him home from downtown Kent’s Venice Cafe around 9 p.m. Tuesday.  The smoke was coming from a dumpster...

Artificial Intelligence generated the image for this story.

AI-generated songs fuel ethics debate

Alton Northup, Staff Reporter August 28, 2023

As access to generative artificial intelligence expands, AI-generated songs top the trending page on TikTok. The genre has billions of views on the platform, and clips of famous characters, personalities...

This stone monument, part of the May 4th Memorial exhibit, stands with its side cracked open by a falling tree in the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm on Aug. 25, 2023.

Campus, Kent area sees damages from high winds, storms

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter August 26, 2023

Before Thursday, the May 4 Memorial and surrounding trees were bathed in sunlight right outside Taylor Hall. Friday, after Thursday night’s storm which carried into the early morning, the stone facade...

Local journalism matters, and we need your support: a letter from the editor and managing editor

Local journalism matters, and we need your support: a letter from the editor and managing editor

Dear reader, As we enter our junior and senior years at Kent State, we can’t wait to share all the important, entertaining and wonderful things happening in and around our Kent community on KentWired.com...

Kent State's football team, along with the women's lacrosse and soccer programs, competes at Dix Stadium. The stadium is located at 2213 Summit St. in Kent.

New football coach Burns names Purdue transfer as starting quarterback

John Hilber, Reporter August 24, 2023

Redshirt junior Michael Alaimo, a transfer from Purdue, earned the spot of starting quarterback on Kent State’s football, first-year head coach Kenni Burns announced in a press conference Sunday. “He...

OPINION: The elephant not in the room (GOP debate 1)

OPINION: The elephant not in the room (GOP debate 1)

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer August 24, 2023

The Republican National Committee welcomed eight GOP presidential candidates for the first debate of the election cycle. On stage were North Dakota Governor Doug Burgam, former New Jersey Governor...

Peyton Turner (left) and Laura Wilson (right) return home after winning air race classic.

Flying Flashes make history: behind the Air Race Classic win

Caroline Willis, Reporter August 22, 2023

Laura Wilson and Peyton Turner, better known as the Flying Flashes, made history in the 2023 Air Race Classic – an all-women, cross-country flight race. Their win made Kent State the only collegiate...

Mariah the Scientist to headline this year’s Homecoming concert

Mariah the Scientist to headline this year’s Homecoming concert

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter August 20, 2023

Mariah the Scientist, an R&B and soul artist, will headline Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government fall concert Sept. 23. DJ Smillz, the university’s in-house DJ, will open the fall concert...

Silent protestors taking a stand at the 53rd Annual Commemoration for May 4, 1970.

Students, faculty return to campus as Senate Bill 83 waits in House Committee

Kayla Gleason, Reporter August 19, 2023

Many Kent State students and faculty will be returning to campus this fall for the first time since Senate Bill 83, also titled the Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act, was passed by the Ohio Senate...

Kent State's Police Services department is located in Stockade Safety Building on 530 E. Summit St. (The Kent Stater files)

Staying safe on and off campus this new semester

Annalexis Davis, Campus Editor August 19, 2023

Before COVID-19, Kent State was ranked as the safest campus in Ohio – and the 25th safest college in the nation – according to Sgt. Tricia Knoles from the university’s police department.  Those...

Canva Illustration by Isabella Schreck / The Kent Stater

Our Thanks: for Sue

Kent Stater Editorial Board August 18, 2023

For Sue: Students, faculty and staff in Franklin Hall might know Sue Zake as the fun, charming and extremely intelligent woman wearing hiking pants who seemed to live in the newsroom at the end...

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