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‘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...

Kent State rush ends coach CJ Robbins speaks with the football team during the homecoming game on Oct. 21, 2023.
Football leaves home opener in upset loss to FCS team
Demetri Manousos, Reporter • September 7, 2024

After a big loss to open the season a week ago at Pittsburgh, the Kent State football team fell flat in its home opener against FCS’s Saint...

Students still use rooms belonging to famous alumni like Steve Harvey and James Harrison.
Do you live in a famous dorm?
Alton Northup, News Director • September 7, 2024

Kent State has its fair share of past students who have gone on to gain celebrity status, so it’s no surprise that spaces used by the likes...

Landslides are destroying multimillion-dollar homes in California, and they’re getting worse
Laura Paddison, CNN • September 7, 2024

CNN — The deep landslides beneath the multimillion-dollar homes in Rancho Palos Verdes moved at an almost glacial pace, until they didn’t. This...

Illustration by Emily Riebe.
The dangers of an unbridled Supreme Court
Virginia Doherty, Columnist • September 6, 2024

There’s a lot resting on this upcoming election. That’s far from breaking news, but there might be even more at stake than you knew.   Reproductive...

People watch a video during the May 4th commemoration on May 4, 2024.
May 4 Commemoration honors victims, speakers address student protests
Leah Shepard, Reporter • May 5, 2024

Students and community-members flooded Blanket Hill Saturday to participate in the annual May 4 Commemoration, which honors the victims of...

Community members gather for annual May 4 candlelight walk and vigil
Community members gather for annual May 4 candlelight walk and vigil
Adrianna Quinlan, Reporter • May 4, 2024

Yellow lights shone brightly in the night as students and community members walked around campus for the May 4 annual candlelight walk and vigil.  The...

Kent State College Republicans painted The Rock with a message advocating for freedom of speech on May 1, 2023.
Rules, respect and The Rock: University members navigate painting free speech
Kayla Gleason, Beat Reporter • May 4, 2024

Since coming to campus in 1922, The Rock that sits on Hilltop Drive has been a focal point of expression, activism and controversy as students...

Attendees of the annual Candlelight Walk and Vigil place candles in a ring around the tree in the Taylor Hall parking lot at the end of the walk and the start of the vigil May 3, 2024.
PHOTO GALLERY: 54th-annual candlelight vigil lights campus in memory of fallen students
Matthew Brown, Photo Editor • May 4, 2024

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Best of Kent 2024: A look at the best eats in Kent
Best of Kent 2024: A look at the best eats in Kent
Erin Sullivan, TV2 Reporter • April 9, 2024
Over Easy is a breakfast diner located at 152 Franklin Avenue, Kent, OH. The restaurant serves both breakfast and lunch and received several Best of Kent nominations.
BOK '24: Best breakfast spot
Janson McNair, Campus Editor • April 4, 2024
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Kent State rush ends coach CJ Robbins speaks with the football team during the homecoming game on Oct. 21, 2023.
Football leaves home opener in upset loss to FCS team
Demetri Manousos, Reporter • September 7, 2024

After a big loss to open the season a week ago at Pittsburgh, the Kent State football team fell flat in its home opener against FCS’s Saint...

Then-freshman Veronika Kedroñová goes for the putt at the ninth hole at the final round of the Mid-American Conference Championships in Grove City, OH, on April 24, 2024.
Freshmen push women’s golf to top-three finish in first fall tournament of season
John Engoglia, Reporter • September 5, 2024

The Kent State women’s golf team kicked off the 2024 season with a third-place finish at the Boilermaker Classic tournament that ended Tuesday. The...

Kent State football players hype themselves up before the homecoming game on Oct. 21, 2023.
Preview: Football looks to win eighth straight home opener
Demetri Manousos, Reporter • September 5, 2024

After losing on the road to the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, the Kent State football team will come back to Dix Stadium for its home opener...

The Kent State Women's Volleyball team celebrating a point during their match against Youngstown State on Sept. 15th, 2023.
Volleyball goes winless in season-opening tournament
Gage Wellman, Reporter • September 3, 2024

At the Michigan Nike Classic, the Kent State Volleyball team dropped all sets to the Delaware Blue Hens (25-22, 25-11, 25-19), losing 3-0. Errors...

Drug Enforcement Administration share campaign with Ohio universities
Emma Campbell, Kent Stater TV Reporter • September 6, 2024

Brian McNeal is representing the Drug Enforcement Administration at Kent State and other Ohio universities for the start of September. He...

Experience the sights and sounds from the Kent Memorial Day parade
Experience the sights and sounds from the Kent Memorial Day parade
Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief • May 27, 2024

A little morning rain didn't stop dozens from attending the Kent Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 27. Missed it? Experience the sights and...

Fashion students display one-of-a-kind designs at annual fashion show
Fashion students display one-of-a-kind designs at annual fashion show
Erin Sullivan, TV2 Reporter • April 29, 2024

Senior design students brought their designs to the runway at the 2024 School of Fashion annual fashion show. Our own Erin Sullivan was there...

Fifth Flavor food truck offers asian inspired dishes to Kent community
Fifth Flavor food truck offers asian inspired dishes to Kent community
Erin Sullivan, TV2 Reporter • April 29, 2024

Fifth Flavor food truck offers the Kent community a unique blend of Asian inspired dishes. TV2's Erin Sullivan has more. Erin Sullivan is...

Illustration by Emily Riebe.
The dangers of an unbridled Supreme Court
Virginia Doherty, Columnist • September 6, 2024
"Viva La Vie Boheme!" The cast of "Rent" close out Act 1 by partying and living life during "La Vie Boheme." The show played at E. Turner Stump Theatre from Feb. 16, 2024 through Feb. 25, 2024.
A love letter to theater
Nicholas Keller, Columnist • September 5, 2024
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