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Senior outfielder Kim Kirkpatrick hits a ball foul during the first game of Kent State’s double header against Cleveland State at the Diamond at Dix on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.

Softball finishes 2-2 on weekend, earns 1000th win

Zac Sommer April 19, 2015

The Kent State softball team split four games against Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University this weekend, but the Flashes recorded their 1000th all-time win Friday. Game 1: Kent...

Senior Josh Pierce pitches the ball during a game against Ball State on Saturday, April 11, 2015.

Baseball struggles, wins one of three against Ohio

Andrew Bugel April 19, 2015

The Kent State baseball team (21-15, 9-6 Mid-American Conference) didn’t get off to a good start against Ohio University this weekend. After a heart-breaking loss in game one, the bats didn’t show...

Air Force ROTC cadet saves life off campus

Sky Fought April 19, 2015

When Mitchell Briggs, a junior aeronautical studies major and Air Force ROTC cadet, was driving to his apartment on March 22, he had no idea he would be put in a life or death situation.Briggs was driving...

On a single day in October, Miami-Dade police raided 13 marijuana grow houses, seizing 586 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $2 million. Police arrested 11 people -- all Cubans, said Lt. Jose Gonzalez of the Miami-Dade Police Department's narcotics unit. (Taimy Alvarez/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Cannabis amendment a possibility for Ohio

Katie Nix April 19, 2015

The race is on for the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment to make it onto the ballot for 2015.With more than two months left until the July 1 filing deadline, the Ohio Rights Group has to get almost 200,000...

Bruce Walton is the Opinion Editor. Contact him at bwalton4@kent.edu.

Opinion: The ethical aftermath of the ‘War on Drugs’

Bruce Walton April 19, 2015

The legalization of weed has been a topic widely discussed but never entertained in the mainstream media of America until recently. Until then, it was an idea that was conversed with people who smoke weed...

New fraternity makes its mark on Kent’s campus

Zabrina Hvostal April 19, 2015

Alpha Sigma Phi, which started Fall 2014 as a student organization, has now become a fraternity after recruiting and initiating 27 new members this semester.Zach Weidensaul, president of Alpha Sigma Phi,...

Boston Marathon

Kent State community reflects on 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

Kate Schwanke April 19, 2015

April 15, 2015 marked the two-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, and this year, Kent State professors and alumni reflect on their thoughts and experiences of that tragic day.With more than...

Cleveland lawyer speaks about global corruption laws to Kent State students

Ellie Enselein April 19, 2015

The College of Business Administration hosted the founding partner of a Cleveland law firm as the featured speaker of the Global Management Center Speaker Series on Thursday night.Patrick Haggerty, founder...

Fashion School prepares for annual FS2 show this Friday

Kelsey Drumm April 19, 2015

Fashion design and merchandising students are making final preparations for The Fashion School’s Annual Fashion Show, “FS2 Visionnaire,” which is set to start Friday, April 24.The show is an opportunity...

“Stratosphere” student art exhibition explores time

Dara Sander April 17, 2015

Kent State students received awards for the second annual “Stratosphere Juried Art Competition” at the Downtown Art Gallery on Thursday, April 16.The Stratosphere Juried Art Competition is an annual...

Update: KSU professor charged with menacing after “road rage” incident

KSU professor charged after "road rage" incident on campus from KentWired.com on Vimeo.An assistant professor involved in a “road rage” fueled encounter faces charges after yelling at another driver...

Kent TeleProductions wins three bronze Telly Awards

Jessica Darling April 17, 2015

Kent State’s TeleProductions has won three awards this semester including the Kent State Men’s Basketball 2014-2015 Intro video, the Founder’s Award for the Margaret Clark Morgan (MCM) Foundation...

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