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Fashion school nearing end of inaugural summer fashion academy

Brittany Anderson June 18, 2015

To help high school students obtain a more advanced perspective of fashion, the Kent State Fashion School started its first ever weeklong, all-inclusive academy on Monday.The summer fashion school academy...

Kent State confers more than 4,500 degrees at spring graduation

Emily Mills May 11, 2015

Kent State University conferred 4,512 degrees at commencement ceremonies held May 8 and 9.At the Kent campus alone, 3,883 degrees were conferred, including 2, 864 bachelor’s degrees, 874 master’s...

Kent’s WordSmiths print shop to close Friday

Taylor Kerns May 11, 2015

WordSmiths, which has provided print services in Kent for over two decades, is going out of business.Kent State University has acquired the land WordSmiths occupies, and business owner Mary Friess has...

CNN anchor discusses college affordability, millennial generation at alma mater

Kaitlynn LeBeau May 6, 2015

TV2 interviews CNN anchor and KSU alumnus Carol Costello from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Kent State alumna and CNN anchor Carol Costello reflected on her memories at Kent State, her time at TV2 and a fact...

Pitcher Nick Jensen-Clagg throws the ball during a game against Rider University at Schoonover Stadium on Friday, March 13, 2015.

Kent State baseball wins weekend series over Buffalo

Andrew Bugel May 6, 2015

The bats came alive in game two and three of last weekend's three-game series for the Kent State baseball team (26-19, 13-8 Mid-American Conference) against the University at Buffalo.After a rough game...

May 4, 2015 Commemoration Ceremony

Stater Staff Photographers May 4, 2015

Doffodils blooming on the hill outside Taylor Hall near the site of the May 4 Memorial. Photo by Rachael Le Goubin.“I was 18 then, now I’m 63. I grieve for the guardsmen…if you put a gun in a 19-year-old...

A young boy dances during the Native American Student Association’s annual PowWow on Saturday May 2, 2015.

NASA hosts annual powwow, celebrates culture

Sabrina Scott May 4, 2015

The Native American Student Association (NASA) hosted its annual powwow, welcoming guests with beating drums and chants to celebrate Native American culture at the Performing Arts Green Space on Saturday.NASA...

LNC, SALSA host 5th annual Hablemos Conference

Matt Poe May 4, 2015

Kent State’s Latino Networking Caucus (LNC) and Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) hosted the 5th annual Hablemos “Let’s Talk” Conference on Friday, May 1 with a university alumnus...

Alan Canfora waves a black flag as the National Guard takes aim on May 4, 1970.

Blood Brothers: An eventful day has bonded nine men for life

Melissa Puppo May 4, 2015

In 13 seconds, 67 gunshots killed four Kent State students. Nine others also suffered gun shot wounds, endangering their lives.The nine wounded have become the voices of the fallen in effort to share the...

Kent State alumna Susan Avery, of Denver, Colorado, tours the May 4 Visitors Center Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Avery graduated in '82 and said that she wanted to visit the center to pay her respects.

The May 4 Visitors Center: A place of understanding and healing

Skye McEowen May 3, 2015

In 2012, Kent State opened the May 4 Vistors Center as a way to remember the events of May 4, 1970, and the lives of students Jeffrey Miller, Allison Krause, William Schroeder and Sandra Scheuer who were...

Jerry M. Lewis, Kent Stater Professor Emeritus of Sociology, gives a tour of the May 4 walk on Sept. 15, 2014. Lewis was a professor on campus during the shooting on May 4, 1970.

Q&A with Jerry Lewis, May 4 historian

Katie Nix May 3, 2015

Jerry M. Lewis, a professor emeritus in Kent State’s sociology department, has been studying May 4 and its effects since the events unfolded before him 45 years ago. He’s written numerous articles...

Documentary from PBS

PBS airs documentaries reflecting on May 4 events, aftermath

Dara Sander May 3, 2015

PBS premiered two documentaries that focused on the events leading up to and surrounding the May 4 shootings at Kent State as well as its aftermath.“Dick Cavett’s Vietnam,” which premiered Monday,...

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