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Primary school children stand outside the classrooms after school, waiting for their parents to pick them up.

Visiting Rwanda 30 years after Genocide: Week 2

Sophia Lucente, NewsLab Photographer July 29, 2023

The second week of the Kigali institute started with the Peace in an Era of Crisis conference, a collaboration of the Peace and Conflict school at Kent State and the Center for Conflict Management at the...

Sarah Schmidt and her students honor the people killed during the genocide in Rwanda by placing a wreath of flowers at the genocide memorial.

Visiting Rwanda 30 years after genocide

Sophia Lucente, NewsLab Photographer July 18, 2023

In 1994, armed militias within the Hutu power government of Rwanda committed genocide against the minority Tutsi during the Rwandan Civil War. An estimated one million people were killed in a span of about...

Pitcher Joe Whitman in the game against the University of Akron on April 15, 2023.

Three Kent State baseball players selected in Major League Baseball Draft

Matt Kiraly, TV2 Reporter July 14, 2023

Every baseball player’s dream is to play in the big leagues. For three members of the Kent State baseball team, that dream could come true.   Players Joe Whitman, Justin Miknis and Aidan Longwell...

Eric Mansfield highlights banned book debate in new play

Destiny Torres, Reporter July 13, 2023

“Trial By Fire,” a new play by Eric Mansfield, tells the story of a woman of color put on trial for allowing her students to read books from a banned list. Mansfield, who is also Kent State's assistant...

The "Out of the Closet" clothing drive was held June 30 from noon to 6 p.m.

Kent student transforms apartment into clothing drive providing free gender-affirming apparel

Erin Sullivan, Reporter June 30, 2023

After having a conversation with his friend about the struggle to purchase affordable gender-affirming clothes, senior environmental studies student Cassius Moran jumped into action. Moran had the...

Kent State President Todd Diacon, along with trustees and administrators, applaud the placement of last beam of Crawford Hall on June 28, 2023.

Board of Trustees approve tuition rates, attend Crawford topping out ceremony

Grace Springer, Editor-in-Chief June 29, 2023

The Board of Trustees voted to approve tuition, room and meal plan rates for incoming freshmen at their business meeting Wednesday. After the meeting, the trustees, administrators and others watched the...

Pilots Laura Wilson (left) and Peyton Turner (right) pose with their trophies in front of their plane after returning from winning this year's Air Race Classic.

Kent State wins Air Race Classic for second consecutive year

Leah Shepard, Managing Editor June 27, 2023

Kent State’s Flying Flashes returned Tuesday from the Air Race Classic after winning first place for the second year in a row. Pilots Laura Wilson and Peyton Turner completed the 2,685-mile, four-day...

LGBTQ+ students across campus woke up on Sept. 17 to see homophobic graffiti on Korb Hall. After numerous attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, the university’s response has always been silence. | File photo

Local drag performers respond to anti-drag threats

Erin Sullivan, Reporter June 22, 2023

It was Sam Culver’s first time performing drag at the Community Church of Chesterton in Geauga County. Culver, a junior Kent State student, just finished getting ready for his performance sporting a...

All nine Kent State students studying in Paris unharmed after explosion

Leah Shepard, Managing Editor June 21, 2023

All nine Kent State students studying abroad at the Paris American Academy in Paris, France are accounted for and unharmed after an explosion rocked the university Wednesday, Kent State said in a press...

Kent State student accused of rape authorized to leave house arrest

Leah Shepard, Managing Editor June 21, 2023

Kent State student McCoy Watkins, who has been charged with two counts of first-degree felony rape, was granted a bond modification request June 14 that released him from house arrest until his trial,...

Monte Carlo at night.

TRAVEL TUESDAY: Experiencing the Monte Carlo Television Festival

Harleyann McQuaid, Travel Blogger June 20, 2023

A pleasant surprise came when enrolling for Kent State Florence’s Storytelling in Tuscany class — a trip to Monte Carlo, Monaco. Our professor, Tom Jennings, is the CEO and creative director of 1895...

Huế Bánh Mì & Phở Cafe located on E Main St. The restaurant has been closed since the owner was injured in a grease fire.

Local Vietnamese restaurant temporarily closes after owner injured in fire

Kayla Gleason, Reporter June 20, 2023

The owner of Huế Bánh Mì & Phở Cafe, a restaurant serving Vietnamese cuisine in Kent, was forced to temporarily close the restaurant after sustaining injuries in a grease fire three months after...

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