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Thousands of Kent State students, family and local residents turn out for the first home game of the spring semester on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Renovations and new branding were unveiled for the women and men's basketball programs, as well as the M.A.C. Center. 

Flashes snap four-game skid with rout of Toledo

Nick Buzzelli January 22, 2017

From here on out, Rob Senderoff wants to take it one game at a time. The Kent State head coach isn’t looking ahead to the two upcoming contests near the end of the season against rival Akron, the Mid-American...

Kent State sophomore guard Alexa Golden drives to the basket against the Toledo Rockets defender on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.

Korinek, Lurken, help Flashes roll past Toledo

Henry Palattella January 21, 2017

The Kent State women’s basketball team’s 2015-2016 season was a stressful one to say the least, as the Flashes limped to a 6-23 overall record. Their dismal record wasn’t for lack of trying by junior...

Kent State psychology major dies over winter break

Jack Kopanski January 19, 2017

Christian Whittingham, 20, died Jan. 8 after a snorkeling accident while he and his family were on vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands.The junior psychology major was born in Canton, Ohio in 1995. Whittingham...

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Students find lyrical outlets as aspiring rappers

Erin Zaranec January 19, 2017

“In the best of ways / we ain’t even seen the best of days / that’s why I pray, that’s why I’m rappin’ like a holiday / that’s probably why I got so much to say.”As mentioned in the lyrics...

Kent State senior forward Larissa Lurken drives into the lane against Northern Illinois University senior guard Ally Lehman at the M.A.C. Center on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017.

Women’s basketball upends Western Michigan

Henry Palattella January 18, 2017

The Achilles' heel of the women’s basketball team over the past couple years has been the fact they’ve made a habit of digging themselves into early holes that they can’t crawl out of.For the first...

Kent State sophomore forward Jordan Korinek pivots around a Northern Illinois defender at the M.A.C. Center on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017.

Kent State’s Korinek named MAC East Player of the Week

Samantha Ross January 18, 2017

Kent State forward Jordan Korinek is currently in the midst of her best season as a member of the Kent State basketball team, as the junior is averaging 14.2 points per game and has emerged as the perfect...

Sophomore Rachel Stypinski performs her balance beam routine in the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.

Stypinski named MAC Gymnast of the Week

Scott Lendak January 18, 2017

Kent State junior gymnast Rachel Stypinski was named MAC gymnast of the week Tuesday after a dominant individual performance at the Ohio State University on Saturday.Saturday was the first time Stypinski...

Cornerbacks coach Poteat leaving Kent State for same role at Toledo

Henry Palattella January 17, 2017

Kent State's football team will head into Spring 2017 looking to fill at least one coaching void, as former cornerbacks coach Hank Poteat has left the university for the exact same job at the University...

New gallery exhibit injects color amid gloomy weather

Benjamin VanHoose January 17, 2017

Science intersects with art at the Downtown Gallery’s new exhibit. "Biosynthesis: The Art of Jonah Jacobs and Betsy Cavalier-Casey" opens Thursday, showcasing elaborate sculptures and paintings based...

Senior Josée Doyon and junior Maddy Mullins practice at the Kent State Golf Course on Feb. 3, 2016.

Kent State opts to close financially failing golf course

Nick Buzzelli January 17, 2017

Before Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed Executive Order 2015-01K in February 2015, the average cost of tuition for one of the state’s 14 public four-year institutions was approximately $10,100 per year —...

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Texas Rangers honor former KSU pitcher Fasola

Henry Palattella January 16, 2017

2013 was a make-or-break year for Johnny Fasola, as the eventual Kent State pitcher was at a crossroads.Just three years later, the Texas Rangers organization announced Fasola as the winner of its annual...

Brian Winters holds up the Wagon Wheel with Flash, after the Kent State football team won the PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge against Akron on Nov. 3, 2013. 

Former Flash Winters signs extension with Jets

Henry Palattella January 16, 2017

Former Kent State football standout Brian Winters will receive a hefty payday from the New York Jets as he signed a four-year contract Tuesday.Winters, a right guard, will reportedly earn $8 million a...

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