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A deeper dive into the two majors that make up The Fashion School

Abigail Miller April 13, 2018

Although the fashion design and fashion merchandising majors are very different, neither one can be seen as superior than the other.According to the number of degrees awarded to each major from 2015 to...

Summit Street construction to end beginning next fall

Moira Reed April 13, 2018

Construction between Janik Drive and Fraternity Circle will resume and last until the end of the spring semester, which will cause a one-way road closure.Students, faculty and visitor drivers will be expected...

Students working on their projects at the NYC studio.

New York City studio to expand campus

Abigail Miller April 13, 2018

The Kent State’s New York City studio provides fashion students with a study away experience in the heart of the nation’s fashion capital.Kent State is expanding the New York City studio’s campus...

M.E.N. increases retention rates for men of color

Erica Carter April 13, 2018

The Male Empowerment Network is a student organization that strives to increase leadership opportunities amongst men of color.“I came to my first M.E.N. session and these upperclassmen believed in me,”...

President Beverly Warren presents a slideshow on the university's 10-year, $1.2 billion Master Plan to members of Faculty Senate at a meeting Monday, April 9, 2018.

Faculty Senate outlines new rules for relationships between students, professors

Valerie Royzman April 10, 2018

Many universities across the country have policies limiting consensual relationships between professors and students, which has long been a controversial topic. Kent State is joining the effort to clearly...

Faculty Senate Chair Deb Smith opens the meeting Monday, April 9, 2018, and introduces the candidates running to take her place next semester. Member Pamela Grimm won.

Faculty Senate OKs shortening spring semester to allow fall break

Valerie Royzman April 9, 2018

Faculty Senate opted to shorten the spring semester by three days in order to accommodate the Fall 2018 break at its meeting Monday.This comes after months of deliberation between several options to alter...

LGBTQ center launches new transgender ally training

Erica Carter April 9, 2018

The LGBTQ center launched a new Trans 101 Safe Space Ally Training that serves as part of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training lab.Increased work with transgender people has revealed a lack of...

Kent State graduate Scott Miesse performs with Lauren Odioso in his self-written play "Abnormal" at the Kent State Student Theatre Festival in 2015.

Students to perform, direct plays in annual theater festival

Jaret Shannon April 2, 2018

The annual Student Theatre Festival at Kent State will kick off April 13 at the Erdmann-Zucchero Black Box Theatre.This year, they will feature the productions “Now” and “Night Mother,” which will...

Calla Motsis (far left) posing in photo with her friends.

Women at Kent State discuss impacts of social media on body image

Gershon Harrell March 24, 2018

Calla Motsis, a freshman visual communication design major, takes pictures with her friends. These pictures range from selfies to full-body pictures with everyone being side-by-side. She describes her...

Molly Merryman and Evgenia Fotiou talk at the Williamson House Grand Opening Sept. 28, 2016.

Women’s Center looks ahead despite future relocation

Faith Riggs and Moira Reed March 23, 2018

Just two years after becoming the home of the Women’s Center, the Williamson House will be torn down to make space for a new parking deck.“Initially, we were surprised by the decision to take down...

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Why students and faculty chose Kent State fashion

Abigail Miller March 22, 2018

Growing up in Cleveland, junior fashion merchandising major Erin Miller knew that she was meant to study fashion merchandising.The Fashion School was Miller’s first choice. At the time, the school was...

Kent Area Chamber of Commerce hosts expo and taste of Kent

Francesca Barrett March 18, 2018

Theodore Roosevelt High School was buzzing with music and voices Saturday. The smell of food was wafting through the gymnasium.The Kent Area Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual Business, Healthcare...

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