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Kent State gives back on Giving Tuesday

Patricia Battle December 2, 2018

Kent State receieved more than $1,030,000 worth of donations on Giving Tuesday, a national event where people are encouraged to give back to their community. Kent State president Beverly Warren called...

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OPINION: Social Media and the Minefield

Cameron Gorman September 9, 2018

I hadn’t expected myself to blow through the well-reported "Bad Blood," by John Carreyrou, as quickly as I did. (The book, about the rise and fall of blood testing company Theranos, was wonderfully juicy;...

Kent State's TJ Lawson jumps during the 60-meter hurdles, which he finished with a time of 8.36 seconds. Lawson placed fifth in the heptathlon at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station, Texas. 

Four Flashes advance to 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Breanna Horn May 27, 2018

Four athletes claimed a spot in the top-15 finishers as the Kent State track and field teams sent 16 student-athletes to the 2018 NCAA East Preliminary in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday looking for a spot...

Senior fashion design major Morgan Manuel and teammates Jaimie Adams, Samantha Hyme and Olivia Davis getting ready to begin a one mile rep at practice Tuesday May 1, 2018.

Morgan Manuel: athlete, designer, student

Abigail Miller May 4, 2018

Being a college student is hard work. However, being a college student and a dual sport collegiate athlete, is a full-time job.It’s a full-time job that senior fashion design major Morgan Manuel understands...

Kent State freshman sprinter Shaquille Perry lines up on the blocks as he prepares for his track event at the Northeast Ohio Quad in Akron on April 7, 2018. The Flashes won seven events on the weekend.

Kent State shuttle hurdles record broken at Drake Relays

Laurene Darby April 29, 2018

Four Kent State track and field athletes contributed in breaking a school record in the shuttle hurdle relay this weekend. Of the four athletes, two of them competed for the first time in the event.“It’s...

Track grandparents

Nathaniel Bailey April 25, 2018

(9:59) Spectators watch the shot put at the Crestwood Middle School Red Devil Relays on April 21, 2018. "Our granddaughter goes to Garfield. It's a great little community. Great place for her to go. This...

Cadet Daniel Henderson.

ROTC cadets participate in field training, preparing for summer camp

Mariah Hicks April 25, 2018

Kent State ROTC cadets spent the past weekend putting this year’s knowledge to use as part of Joint Field Training Exercise, also known as JFTX, at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center from...

Cadets gather in the woods to map out their coordinates for the land navigation lab. Visible: Blake Bishop, a political science major and freshman cadet.

Army ROTC cadets practice land navigation

Mariah Hicks April 5, 2018

Pellets of freezing rain showered Kent State ROTC cadets Wednesday while practicing land navigation. Grass squished under their boots as cadets paced the muddy field of Allerton Sports Complex with maps...

Kent State's TJ Lawson jumps during the 60-meter hurdles, which he finished with a time of 8.36 seconds. Lawson placed fifth in the heptathlon at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station, Texas. 

Kent State track and field transitioning to outdoor season despite frigid temperatures

Laurene Darby April 5, 2018

The Kent State track and field teams are in the midst of the transition from indoor season to outdoor despite less than cooperative weather conditions in Northeast Ohio.“The distance races, 800 and up,...

Kent State's TJ Lawson jumps during the 60-meter hurdles, which he finished with a time of 8.36 seconds. Lawson placed fifth in the heptathlon at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station, Texas. 

Three all-Americans shine for Flashes at NCAA meet

Laurene Darby March 11, 2018

Sophomore TJ Lawson earned his spot as a first team all-American after placing fifth in the men’s heptathlon at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.“Earning first team all-American was...

Madison Dunlap (2) and Nichole Flemming (6) run the mile during the Kent State Tune Up on Feb. 17, 2018 at the Kent State Field House. Dunlap won the race with a time of 5:01:73. [FILE]

Kent State track and field gears up for NCAA meet

Laurene Darby March 9, 2018

Three Kent State track and field stars are set to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships this weekend, which will be held at the Gilliam Indoor Stadium in College Station, Texas.TJ Lawson will compete...

Numbers to Know

March 4, 2018

20NFL prospect makes history during combineShaquem Griffin bench-pressed 20 reps of 225 pounds. The catch? He has a prosthetic left hand, after having his hand amputated at age 4.18USA leads IAAF World...

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