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Gerald H. Read Center celebrates 30 years

Hannah Wagner February 1, 2017

The Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education will celebrate its 30-year anniversary throughout 2017 to acknowledge the center's accomplishments and milestones.Linda Robertson,...

Brothers Bob and Will Blair stand next to their bodybuilding championship trophy on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017.

Bodybuilder brothers reshape lives through challenging sport

Rachel Duthie February 1, 2017

There was a time where Will Blair couldn't walk.After suffering a dirt bike accident his senior year of high school, he developed Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (antibiotic-resistant Staph)...

A track hoe sit in the campus center parking lot as part of the current construction project Monday Feb. 13, 2017.

Construction reduces parking in Campus Center

Hannah Coleman February 1, 2017

The beginning of phase two of the Summit Street Improvement Project has commuters in the Campus Center West parking lot struggling to find a place to park.Construction on the lot began during the first...

Print vs. Digital

Libraries across campus weigh in on print versus digital

Paige Brown February 1, 2017

The Kent State libraries take different approaches to the print versus digital debate.Taking a walk around the Kent State campus, one would find that it is home to an Architecture Library, Fashion Library,...

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Kent State Dining Services introduces new app

Linda Stocum January 31, 2017

Kent State Dining Services introduced the Bite app to help students make decisions on what to eat before they get to dining halls.The app has menus from dining halls on campus, excluding the HUB in the...

Kent businesses try to work around college students’ schedules

Danielle Johnson January 31, 2017

It can be challenging for college students to find jobs that will work around their rigorous class schedules, internships and student organizations.When a business is in a college town, the managers don’t...

Amy Reynolds, dean of Kent State's College of Communication and Information, talks to sophomores at the CCI Sophomore Appreciation Lunch in Olson Hall Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 in Olson Hall. 

VCD students struggle following sophomore portfolio review

Molly Spillman January 31, 2017

Sophomore year, or as some call it, "the sophomore slump," has many students questioning their path in college and what opportunities their school has to offer.For students in Kent State's School of Visual...

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Student loan provider gets sued for misleading clients

Mikala Lugen January 30, 2017

A consumer watchdog group filed a lawsuit against a common student loan service on Jan. 18 regarding allegations of failing to disclose borrowers of accumulating interest.Consumer Financial Protection...

Corinne Engber poses for a silhouette.

Redefining survival: life after assault

Andrew Atkins January 29, 2017

Editor's note: This story is the first of continued coverage surrounding assault on college campuses. In an effort to open the conversation about assault, Corinne Engber has allowed The Kent Stater to...

Amy Reynolds is the dean of the College of Communication, or CCI.

CCI dean elevates local radio to new heights

Henry Palattella January 29, 2017

During the week, Amy Reynolds makes her presence known on Kent State's campus as the dean of Kent State's College of Communication and Information (CCI).But for five minutes every Saturday morning, Reynolds'...

President Warren

Warren responds to immigration order

Henry Palattella January 29, 2017

Kent State President Beverly Warren broke her silence on President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration Sunday night in a university-wide email.The order, which Trump signed Friday, bans citizens...

Top EHHS dean candidates present

Hannah Wagner January 29, 2017

The top dean candidates for the College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) have been visiting campus to present in front of faculty, staff and students in the final stages of the search.The...

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