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President of Hanoi University Nguyen Dinh Luan shakes hands with President Beverly Warren after singing a contract joining the two universities in an agreement that will allow for exchange students to go between the universities on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015.

Kent State signs student exchange agreement with Vietnam university

Olivia Minnier September 8, 2015

Kent State officially signed an agreement on Tuesday with Hanoi University, a public university specializing in foreign language training in Vietnam, for an exchange student program and partnership agreement.President...

Sophomore Adrian Leuthauser promotes Black Squirrel Radio by dressing up as a black squirrel on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015.

Annual Black Squirrel Festival to be held Friday

Bruno Beidacki September 8, 2015

Kent State will host the 34th Annual Black Squirrel Festival beginning at noon Friday on Risman Plaza and the Student Green.Less than two weeks after BlastOff, students will have another opportunity to...

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

Opinion: We don’t deserve nice weather

Bruno Beidacki September 8, 2015

Picture a beautiful campus. The sun shines like it never did, the grass is green and you cannot see a single cloud in the sky. There is a nice breeze, the birds are singing and you see black squirrels...

Junior Katarina Kojic sets junior Drew Norberg up for a hit against Indiana State During the Golden Flashes Classic on Friday Sept. 4, 2015.

Kent State volleyball shares Golden Flashes Classic title

Jesse Runner September 7, 2015

The Golden Flashes Classic tournament, held in the M.A.C. Center, saw Kent State lose its first game to Indiana State before winning its next two games against the University of Albany and Oakland University....

Kent State's Junior middle blocker Bridget Wilhelm goes up for a spike during their game against MAC opponents Ohio University in the M.A.C. Center on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. The flashes lost the game 3-1 bringing their overall record to 12-12.

Athlete of the Week: Bridget Wilhelm

Jimmy Miller September 7, 2015

Last week, Kent State’s senior middle blocker Bridget Wilhelm earned the Mid-American Conference East Division Offensive Player of the Week honors for the fourth time in her career. Her 37 kills and...

Our View: Don’t dismiss mental illness

KS Editors September 7, 2015

Monday began National Suicide Prevention Week. In 2012, 6.6 percent to 7.5 percent of undergraduate students seriously considered suicide in a study provided by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center....

Field hockey returns from road weekend empty handed

Zac Sommer September 7, 2015

The Kent State field hockey team (1-2) allowed 11 goals in two games after losing 6-0 against Old Dominion Saturday and 5-1 to Michigan State on Sunday.The Golden Flashes allowed four points in the first...

Senior defensive lineman Ishmaa’ily Kitchen works out in the fieldhouse on March 4. The Youngstown native is a top prospect for the NFL draft. Photo by Brian Smith.

Browns release former Golden Flash Ishmaa’ily Kitchen

Ian Flickinger September 7, 2015

The Cleveland Browns parted ways with Ishmaa’ily Kitchen, a three-year mainstay on the Browns defensive line, last Tuesday, Sept. 1, in the final week of the NFL preseason.The 6'1, 330-pound Kitchen...

Caitlin Smith and Ronnie Exline met on Twitter in 2013. The couple just celebrated their two-year anniversary. 

Scroll, Swipe, Satisfied: Online dating enters the app world

Endya Watson September 7, 2015

From 2005 to present, the online dating scene has hit an all time high, one that Kent State students are in on themselves. The Pew Research Center reported in 2005 that 44 percent of people felt online...

Karen Linder was the head coach for the Kent State Softball team.

Kent State softball coach resigns after 18 years

Ian Flickinger August 31, 2015

Karen Linder announced she is stepping down from her position as the Flashes longstanding softball coach after 18 years.Under Linder’s supervision, Kent State softball became a national power, reaching...

New CCI Dean hopes to bring collaborative resources to students

Brittany Anderson July 22, 2015

When Amy Reynolds, the new dean of the College of Communication and Information, arrived to Kent State, she saw a college with four distinct schools surrounded by strong programs.At the same time, she...

The Kent State Ceramics Studio was torn down so all of the arts programs can be housed under one roof in the Center for Visuals Arts, which will be completed in spring 2016.

Ceramics building torn down to move arts programs under one roof

Chelsea Graff June 18, 2015

The Kent State Ceramics Studio was torn down earlier this week, which will move the ceramics program into the Center for the Visual Arts.The center, which is currently under construction, will bring all...

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