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Players rush to gather balls at the beginning of the the College Democrat and Republican Dodgeball game at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Feb. 20, 2017.

College Democrats and Republicans cross party lines in bipartisan dodgeball event

Nicholas Hunter February 21, 2017

The Kent State College Democrats and College Republicans held a bipartisan dodgeball event at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center Monday night.As both sides of the political spectrum lined up across...

Melissa Fabello, Managing Editor of Everyday Feminism, speaks at KSU on February 20, 2017. Fabello discusses self-care practices and eating disorders for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

Body Acceptance Movement keynote speech kickstarts National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

Linda Stocum February 20, 2017

Body acceptance activist and sexuality scholar Melissa Fabello emphasized the importance of focusing on recovery in her keynote speech hosted in the Kiva on Monday for National Eating Disorders Awareness...

The “Ode to My Body poem” was written by a 12th-grade class at the Maplewood Career Center in Ravenna as part of the “Traveling Stanzas” program. Designed by Kent State graduate Erin Stearns.

Kent State nursing students use poetry to help cope in nursing profession

Abigail Winternitz February 19, 2017

The Wick Poetry Center hosted “Healing Stanzas," a workshop hosted in celebration of the College of Nursing’s 50th anniversary.The workshop is a part of the Wick Poetry Center’s “Traveling Stanzas”...

New pitch competition funds student startups

Mikala Lugen February 19, 2017

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation will be hosting its first pitch competition, CEBIpitch.Students are able to bring a business idea for a chance to win cash prizes to help fund a...

A tree in downtown Kent, Ohio shows its vibrant autumn colors on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015.

Kent State named Tree Campus for ninth straight year

Henry Palattella February 19, 2017

Kent State has once again been recognized for its foliage:  the university was recently named a Tree Campus USA school for the ninth straight year.The program — which was created in 2008 — honors...

New Dining Services partner to be announced soon

Madeline Zupko February 19, 2017

With the goal of becoming a healthier campus in mind, Kent State Dining Services will select a new company to partner with by the end of this semester."The partner will be held to key performance indicators...

U.S. VP Mike Pence, swears in Betsy DeVos , as the Education Secretary in the Vice Presidents Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House on February 7, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

DeVos appointment creates concern among education majors

Hannah Wagner February 19, 2017

Newly appointed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos created a stir on campus among education majors, making them question how her appointment will affect their careers.Blake Strozyk, a junior integrated language...

The Center for Student Involvement to host commuter appreciation event

Kennedy Caldwell February 19, 2017

The Center for Student Involvement kicks off their annual Commuter Appreciation Week Monday Feb. 20.The event focuses on getting commuter students to participate in on-campus activities and showing them...

Recyclemania competition aims to cut environmental impact from colleges nationwide

Alicia Krynock February 17, 2017

Kent State is two weeks into an eight-week competition between universities to reduce waste.Recyclemania began Feb. 5 and will run until April 1. The competition features weekly contests between residence...

Dr. Nicole Labor, associate medical director of addiction medicine for Summa Health Systems, speaks in the Kiva at the ‘Recovery Rocks: The Science Behind Addiction’ event on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2017.

Kent State hosts addiction discussion

Tyler Haughn February 17, 2017

In the light of the heroin epidemic across Ohio, Kent State hosted a talk Thursday led by Nicole Labor titled “Recovery Rocks: The Science Behind Addiction.”Students packed the KIVA to listen to Labor,...

Pan-African Studies to screen ‘Free to Ride’ film

Olivia Williams February 17, 2017

“Free to Ride” is a new documentary that shows what a Dayton community group had to go through to get bus stops in a neighboring suburb through a civil rights perspective.Kent State’s Department...

Students experience free trip around the world through Res Airways program

Eryn Gebacz February 17, 2017

The Res Airways program takes students on a journey to different countries without even having to leave their residence halls. The program allows international students the opportunity to present their...

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