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Light poles to undergo replacement, upgrade to new look

Suzi Starheim September 20, 2010

Commute through downtown Kent may be slower as new concrete foundations are being drilled for street light pole replacement along Haymaker Parkway this month.Kent senior engineer Jon Giaquinto said drilling...

Bill Clinton says ‘Vote Strickland’ for a better job market

Laura Lofgren September 15, 2010

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Update: Student assaulted outside Tri-Towers

Laura Lofgren September 8, 2010

Last night at 11:40, a student was assaulted at Jackson and Cunningham Drives, next to Tri-Towers, according to Dean Tondiglia, assistant police chief for the Kent State Police Department.Three freshmen...

30 Seconds to Mars to stop in Kent

Suzi Starheim August 31, 2010

The rock band 30 Seconds to Mars will be at Kent State on Oct. 8.The M.A.C. Center show will begin at 8 p.m. and doors will open at 7 p.m.Tickets are now on sale for students and the general public. Students...

Criminal trial date for Glenn Jefferson finally decided

Suzi Starheim August 29, 2010

A criminal jury trial is set for the third man involved in Kent State student Christopher M. Kernich’s death.Glenn P. Jefferson, 22, of Mentor, was charged with obstructing justice, a third degree felony...

Expression through duct tape

Suzi Starheim May 7, 2010

Sarah Nedbalski walks up to the front of a crowded classroom and unties her trench coat as if nothing unordinary is lying beneath it. But the squeaking of the uncommon article of clothing under the trench...

Experience over compensation

Suzi Starheim May 6, 2010

Students work for companies unpaidCory Davis will graduate next weekend with five job offers as a result of the two internships he completed while at Kent State.Like Davis, all students are encouraged...

Distance learning focus of new position

Suzi Starheim May 6, 2010

Course capacity also to be addressedKent State will add a position within the Office of the Provost this summer.Robert Frank, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, said the person to...

Truth Tribunal encourages healing for May 4 witnesses

Suzi Starheim May 6, 2010

After 40 years, the Krause family still doesn’t know why their family member, Allison, was killed at Kent State on May 4, 1970.In order to find out more information about why guns were fired on May 4,...

Truth Tribunal looks to reveal truth about campus shootings

Suzi Starheim April 30, 2010

Laurel Krause doesn’t know why her sister was shot and killed 40 years ago at Kent State.Krause was 15 years old when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed Allison, her older sister, on May 4, 1970.To...

Adoration or abhorrence. They’re interchangeable.

Laura Lofgren April 29, 2010

Editor's note: This is a fiction piece.“Where are you going?” he said in a voice colder than an arctic breeze.“Like you care,” she quoted so many girlfriends before.He set his bourbon on the side...

Stresses of tenure affect faculty members

Suzi Starheim April 29, 2010

Tensions rise as profs work for job securityFaculty members don’t just work to teach — they also work to become excellent researchers and earn job security.The research success and job security faculty...

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