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The informational flyer for USG's 2024 FlashFest.

Students reminisce on nostalgia of Key Glock’s music before FlashFest concert

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter April 11, 2024

Before rapper Key Glock will take to the M.A.C.C. Center Thursday for the Undergraduate Student Government’s annual FlashFest, students reflected on the important role his music played in their lives...

Darkness descends on campus during total solar eclipse

Adriana Gasiewski and Michael Neenan April 8, 2024

As the temperature began to drop and the sky grew darker Monday afternoon, Kent and university community members along with out-of-state travelers looked to the sun as the moon eclipsed it. Even though...

The sun sets across campus on April 7, 2024.

Taking flight to space: Students aim to capture eclipse

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter April 7, 2024

Students of the Space Mission, an inter-department collaboration, finished up their last calculations before launching a weather balloon with a camera to the sun hoping to capture the total solar eclipse...

Outside of Off the Wagon, located in Acorn Alley.

BOK ’24: Best shopping

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter April 4, 2024

FIRST: Off the Wagon Off the Wagon’s selection of board games and stuffed animals and its nostalgic aura invites customers of all ages to shop. Michael Doerge, the assistant manager of Off the Wagon,...

Outside of Off the Wagon, located in Acorn Alley.

BOK ’24: Best shop

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter April 4, 2024

FIRST: Off the Wagon Off the Wagon’s selection of board games and stuffed animals with its nostalgic feeling created customers of all age groups to shop. Michael Doerge, the assistant manager of...

Scribbles Coffee Shop employee preparing coffee on March 24th, 2024. Scribbles is located at 237 N. Water St. in Kent.

BOK ’24: Best coffee

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter April 4, 2024

FIRST: Scribbles Coffee Company Strings of fairy lights and a wall of syrups may catch patrons’ eyes when they walk into Scribbles Coffee Company to pick up their favorite seasonal coffee or to have...

The 'River Eclipse', a work by Danny Likar is on display on the side of Grazers in Downtown Kent on March 20, 2024. The work is meant to depict a view of the Cuyahoga River from above during the eclipse.

Downtown eclipse artwork gives artists full circle moments

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter April 1, 2024

Before crossing or turning on various streets downtown, individuals may notice a brightly colored print of a planet or replica of a woven print with clouds surrounding the sun as the moon eclipses it. Aided...

Cartoonist reflects May 4 through power of art

Adriana Gasiewski and Tyler Schlosser March 21, 2024

Cartoonist and illustrator Chuck Ayers reflected on his experiences while being on campus during the events of May 4, 1970, and how his cartoons allowed him to reflect on those events during the opening...

Bows gain traction across social media and beyond, as the hair accessory symbolizes female empowerment.

Bow trend ties symbol to feminine empowerment

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter March 16, 2024

From one’s hair to social media posts and in Raising Cane’s orders to toilet paper rolls, people added little bows, primarily pink, to these things, generating the bow trend. Lauren Copeland, an...

Attendees at URGE's feminist tea party sort through beads while making. bracelets on March 11, 2024.

URGE explores feminist topics over tea

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter March 12, 2024

Over steaming cups of tea and friendship bracelet making, conversations about feminist experiences and its relations in media were discussed during the Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity’s Feminist...

Students in French Elementary II mix ingredients for their crêpes in the Design Innovation Teaching Kitchen on March 4, 2024.

Students serve up crêpes in French class

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter March 11, 2024

The stove sizzled as students were instructed in French how to carefully flip their crêpes from the pan onto their plates to prevent the light, crisp treat from cracking. Charlotte Dagorno, a graduate...

How to stay safe during the total solar eclipse

How to stay safe during the total solar eclipse

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter March 9, 2024

As the number of days before Kent will experience a brief total darkness decreases, now is the time to plan ahead for protecting oneself during the total solar eclipse on April 8.  Donald Driscoll,...

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