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LaunchNET revamp continues Blackstone Launchpad’s mission

Gabrielle Harrison November 27, 2016

Kent State's Blackstone Launchpad underwent a rebrand to what is now LaunchNET in January, but the organization's ideals did not change with the name.LaunchNET serves as a means for people in the university...

Fifth-year senior Charles Chandler (#8), senior Elcee Refuge (#7), and fifth-year senior  Ernest Calhoun III (#25) of the Kent State men's basketball team pose for pictures as their friends and family watch after the Senior Day game against Northern Illinois University on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016.

Senior Day marks end of football season

Nick Buzzelli November 27, 2016

Nick Cuthbert has a lot to be proud of when he looks back at his career as a Kent State football player. In 2014 — his first season with the program after transferring from Georgia Institute of Technology...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: Family means more than politics

Nicholas Hunter November 27, 2016

Thanksgiving break has just ended. With finals just a couple weeks away, winter break is fast approaching.Throughout this break, I have seen pictures of friends seeing family and enjoying a real meal for...

Bobbie Szabo

Opinion: Kent State minority students deserve better

Bobbie Szabo November 27, 2016

Throughout November, Kent State has had multiple chances to uphold its commitment to excellence for its students. Each time, our beloved university has either remained silent, made a statement without...

Dan Armelli

Opinion: Kevin Love is key to another Cavs title

Dan Armelli November 27, 2016

With no deserving competitor in the Eastern Conference in sight, the Cavs are poised to make another run at the title this year.With one championship under this unit’s belt, I expected the Cavs to come...

Kent State falls in overtime despite Lurken’s big game

Henry Palattella November 26, 2016

Larissa Lurken continued her romp through the Kent State record books Saturday morning, as the senior guard poured in 39 points in the Flashes' (2-4) 79-73 overtime loss to Western Kentucky (3-2). The...

Northern Illinois University senior running back Joel Bouagnon gets tackled while running for a touchdown during the second half of the game against Kent State University on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016.

Northern Illinois ends Kent State’s Senior Day with 10-point win

Nick Buzzelli November 25, 2016

The final Kent State football game of the 2016 season didn’t go the way head coach Paul Haynes had hoped. There were the 473 yards of total offense his team surrendered, and then 12 third downs they...

Lurken eclipses 1,000 career-point mark in loss to Baylor

Henry Palattella November 25, 2016

Kent State women's basketball team’s (2-3) road struggles continued Friday afternoon.The Flashes shot 28 percent from the floor in their 84-42 loss to #5 Baylor University in their opening game of the...

Kent State Assistant Professor of Sociology, Christopher Dum.

Kent State professor writes book on being exiled in America

Samantha Ickes November 24, 2016

When money gets tights and circumstances change, some individuals and families find themselves living out of a roadside motel. These motels serve as a home while they try to get back on their feet. Sometimes,...

RAs make Kent State home for the holidays

Nathaniel Harvey November 24, 2016

Thanksgiving break provides most Kent State students with the opportunity to head home for a few days to celebrate the American holiday.Some students look forward to seeing their families for, perhaps,...

‘Friendsgiving’ celebrations on the rise among college-aged millennials

Rachel Stevenson November 23, 2016

Kent State senior psychology major Hannah Petrosky will be celebrating Thanksgiving twice this year: once with family over the holiday break and once with friends in a potluck style meal deemed “Friendsgiving.”Petrosky...

Flashes overcome poor shooting performance to down Wofford

Nick Buzzelli November 23, 2016

Initially, it seemed as if the ending of Kent State’s final game in the Gulf Coast Showcase would mirror that of its previous two contests. Against the University of South Dakota and George Mason University,...

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