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Opinion: The art of being gay

Andrew Atkins November 15, 2016

“So, how do you know you’re gay?”It’s never quite the surprise you’d think it would be. There’s comfortable small-talk, and then they’re straight to the point – vetting into your very identity.This...

Sophomore chemistry major Irene Altieri, pictured on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, started the "It Gets Better" booklet through the LGBTQ Student Center. Altieri and other interns at the center have written "It Gets Better" letters and delivered them to local high schools to try to help young LGBT students with the coming out process.

Kent State student gets creative in helping LGBT youth

Samantha Karam November 15, 2016

A Kent State student is looking to offer awareness and support for the LGBT community through their own initiative.Irene Altieri, a sophomore chemistry major who identifies with the pronouns they, them...

Photo courtesy of Andy Drabic.

A balancing act: Bittinger finds success on the court and in the classroom

Nick Buzzelli November 15, 2016

Kent State Assistant Athletic Director Angie Hull remembers the difficulty she had two years ago trying to schedule Kelsey Bittinger for her first semester of college.Typically, Hull builds the schedules...

National Residence Hall Honorary unites student leaders

Rachel Stevenson November 15, 2016

The National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) inducted 14 new members into the Kent State Black Squirrel chapter during its fall initiation ceremony on Sunday.Steven Yurek, vice president of recruitment...

Photo courtesy of Andrea Noall.

College of Arts and Sciences to offer Poland study abroad program

Emily Fulmer November 15, 2016

The College of Arts and Sciences will offer a spring break study abroad program in Poland for Holocaust remembrance.The course, Perceptions and Remembrance: The Holocaust in Literature, Cinema, and Public...

Third annual Great American Smokeout Day set for Thursday

Nicole Zahn November 15, 2016

Kent State will host its annual Great American Smokeout for the third year in a row on Thursday, .This 24-hour event is a national event sponsored by the American Cancer Association that began in the '70s...

Keondra Wright, a freshman theater studies major, packs clothes in preparation for winter break in December 2015.

Residence Services offers winter break housing

Rachel Stevenson November 15, 2016

Priority applications for on-campus winter break housing at Kent State are open until Dec. 1, and Residence Services encourages students living on campus to apply.“A lot of students either can’t or...

Opinion: The November divide

Lucas Misera November 15, 2016

This month has been particularly divisive. Presidential elections have everyone on edge – perhaps, for good reason – but the quadrennial nature of the United States’ most important voting day has...

Opinion: I’m still with her

Sophia Witt November 15, 2016

A recent letter to the editor in The Kent Stater, entitled “Creating a home and creating diversity on campus,” was written with the intent of criticizing Bowman Hall’s featured figure, Golda Meir,...

International Education Week doubles in amount of events

McKenna Corson November 15, 2016

The 2016 International Education Week is underway at Kent State, with 40 different events planned in celebration.IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of...

Junior communication studies major Nicholas Peters, senior aeronautics major Dylan Oliver, junior biology major Olivia Mullen, and senior biology major Troy Kotsch show their balloon sculptures at the Kent State Financial Aid Fair on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016.

Students learn about financial aid amongst carnival games

Nicholas Adkins November 15, 2016

Popcorn was popping and balloons animals were made for students at the third annual Financial Aid Information Fair at the Kent State Student Center on Tuesday.Participating students were given the opportunity...

Lurken leads Flashes to win over Eastern Kentucky

Henry Palattella November 14, 2016

Senior Larissa Lurken of the Kent State women's basketball team continued her torrid start to the season Monday, scoring 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to help lead the Flashes (2-0) to an 80-67 victory...

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