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Field hockey wins first MAC contest

Brandon Busby September 24, 2016

The Kent State field hockey team (5-4) ended its three-game losing streak and won its first matchup in MAC play Friday in a decisive 3-1 victory over Ball State University (4-5).Kent State looked well-organized...

Hellstrom leads Flashes to first conference win

Carly Evans September 24, 2016

The Kent State women’s soccer team won its first conference game of the season 2-1 against the Toledo Rockets Friday.Senior forward Jenna Hellstrom scored both goals for the Flashes tallying her sixth...

Students hold vigil for teen involved in police killing

Emily Fulmer September 23, 2016

Kent State students held a vigil on the front of campus Thursday evening for a 13-year-old boy who was shot by police in Columbus last Friday.The vigil was hosted by the Ohio Student Association, with...

Maintenance supervisor remembered after passing

Tianyu Yang September 23, 2016

While having spent nearly two decades as part of the maintenance staff at Kent State, Lonnie Paul Scarlett passed away on Sept. 9 from pancreatic cancer. He was 59 years old.Scarlett worked as a maintenance...

Water park closure sparks reaction on campus

Brandon Bounds September 22, 2016

Wildwater Kingdom, Northeast Ohio's notorious water park, made its final splash in early September.Cedar Fair Entertainment Company made an announcement about the closure of the water park in a news release."After...

New architecture library holds open house

Gael Reyes September 22, 2016

The Joseph F. Morbito Architecture Library held its first open house on Sept. 21 since the completion of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) building this fall.Students and faculty...

Protests on campus are a sign of progress

Los Angeles Times September 20, 2016

Show of hands: You work side-by-side with people who are much poorer or wealthier than you and you share your living space with someone from a religion, race, nation or sexual orientation other than your...

Exploring the richness of Africa

Aaron Self September 20, 2016

Volunteering in Africa is a life-changing experience for anyone willing and able to take themselves away from their familiar surroundings and thrust themselves into an entirely setting with new ideas,...

College of Business Administration to host prominent alumnus at event

Collin Cunningham September 20, 2016

Kent State graduate and Chief Information Officer of Foot Locker, Pawan Verma, will be returning to Kent on Oct. 6 to speak at an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of the College of Business Administration’s...

The future site of the new Kent police station at the end of College Street. Monday, Sept. 12, 2016.

Fraternities say goodbye to notorious College Street

Brittney Prather September 19, 2016

For new Kent State students, College Street is just another street. But to alumni and the students who have created both memories and a home there, it has a completely different significance.There is a...

Volleyball carries winning record into conference play

Nick Buzzelli September 18, 2016

Entering the fifth and final set against Coppin State University Saturday, the Kent State volleyball team was 15 points away from three straight victories in the Comfort Inn-vitational and an above .500...

Historic Kent tour emphasizes sense of community

Jesse Orantek September 18, 2016

When asked about the City of Kent's namesake, Marvin Kent, Sandy Halem, the first female president of the Kent Historical Society, said, "I'm glad his name was Kent."Halem, now a volunteer at the society,...

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