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Joseph Karpinski sits at his desk in the The College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology building on Sunday, November 15, 2015.

Building a legacy: Construction enrollment on the rise

Tess Cottom November 17, 2015

On a breezy autumn day, the drifting sound of whizzing motors and hammers clinking on tin are heard through an open window, reminding Joseph Karpinski of the growing demand for construction students.“We...

Our View: We’re not there yet

KS Editors November 9, 2015

On June 28, 1969, protests erupted from the streets of Greenwich Village in New York City after police raided the Stonewall Inn. At the time, homosexual sex was illegal in the state, as well as every other,...

Bruno Beidacki is a sophomore journalism major. Contact him at bbeidack@kent.edu

Opinion: Do yourself a favor and travel

Bruno Beidacki November 9, 2015

You have probably heard it a million times, but maybe not for the right reasons: travel. Yes, visiting the Louvre, exploring the Amazon rainforest and relaxing at a beach in the Bahamas are fun things...

Women’s basketball team welcomes nine newcomers

Ty Sugick November 6, 2015

After a long offseason, the Kent State women’s basketball team will return to action on Sunday.The Flashes finished 5-25 last season, as the team faced a multitude of setbacks, from preseason injuries...

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Art professor unexpectedly dies Tuesday

Megan Hermensky October 28, 2015

Gingr Vaughan, an assistant professor of art history, suddenly passed away Tuesday evening.According to LinkedIn, Vaughan began teaching at Kent State in 1984. One class she taught this semester was Art...

Flashes battle BG for share of MAC East lead

Stephen Means II October 21, 2015

Kent State (3-4, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) returns home this week to take on Bowling Green (5-2, 3-0 MAC) in a battle that will have major implications in the MAC East standings. A win would put the...

The Kent State Flashes play against the University of Akron Zips Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at Cub Cadet Field. The Flashes won 3-1.

Soccer prepares for CMU, Toledo

Dan Armelli October 21, 2015

The Kent State women’s soccer team is in fifth place in the Mid-American Conference heading into its last three games of the season.If the MAC tournament started today, the Flashes would be one of the...

Guest column: Why Congress should reconsider the Perkins Loan program

Thomas J. Botzman October 20, 2015

Numbers have a way of revealing the real story beneath the rhetoric and misinformation around controversial topics.Take the ongoing Federal Perkins Loan debate, for example. More than 1,700 institutions...

Connie Schultz

Pulitzer Prize winner to join Kent State faculty this spring

Alexis Wohler October 20, 2015

Pulitzer Prize winner Connie Schultz is returning to Kent State’s College of Communication and Information to teach and mentor students in the spring of 2016.Schultz won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Troubling social media reaction to Lamar Odom

Matt Poe October 20, 2015

Professional athletes can be idolized as larger than life. We often forget these athletes we love watching week in and week out live very different lives off the field. As a society, we have become hastily...

Letter to the Editor: Masculinity’s role in pop culture, history

Dr. Julio Cesar Pino October 20, 2015

Editor’s note: This is in response to Amanda Anastasia Paniagua's opinion piece titled "A rebuttal, toxic masculinity" published on Oct. 18, 2015.Dear Editor:First, permit me to send out mucho and macho...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: A call for help

Lucas Misera October 20, 2015

Recently in sports, two major names stepped away from their respective teams. CC Sabathia, a pitcher for the New York Yankees and ex-Cleveland Indian, and University of Southern California head football...

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