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YouToo Conference

YouToo Conference to explore social media in the news

Jessica Darling April 6, 2015

The Kent State chapter and the Akron Professional chapter of Public Relations Society of America are coming together for the eighth annual YouToo Social Media Conference on Friday, April 10.“YouToo is...

Mini Maker Faire to start Friday

Nick Boone April 6, 2015

The University Library will host its second annual Kent State Mini Maker Faire on Friday, April 10, from noon to 4 p.m. on the building’s first floor.“It is basically kind of like an adult show and...

Cruz

College Republicans react to Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement

Matt Poe April 6, 2015

Ted Cruz (R-Tx) declared his candidacy for the 2016 U.S. presidential election on March 23, and the announcement made the Texas Senator the first Republican candidate to announce his bid for the White...

‘Sex(Ed) The Movie’ comes to Kent

Kelsie Britton April 6, 2015

The Women's Center and student group KSURGE (Kent State Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity) screened the documentary “Sex(Ed) The Movie” on April 2 in Nixon Hall as part of its event series in...

Managing teen stress one app at a time

Julianne Calapa April 6, 2015

Researchers and developers from Kent State created an app to assist teenagers with handling stress and anxiety.The app, called Build Your Own Theme Song, allows teens to record their own theme song using...

Kathryn Ranieri, a senior exercise physiology major participates in Clean up Kent on April 4, 2015. Volunteers from the local community picked up litter all around Downtown Kent as form of community service.

Main Street Kent, KSU students work for a cleaner city

Haley Phillipi April 5, 2015

Main Street Kent hosted its first official “Clean Up Kent” Day to help pick up trash scattered around the city on Saturday morning.Main Street Kent, a non-profit organization focused on the revitalization...

Kent State observes Easter with tradition and renewal

Skye McEowen April 5, 2015

At the end of the Lenten period, a period of penance and fasting, Christians around Kent and the world observed Easter on April 5. The University Parish Newman Center served as one place of worship where...

Kent City Manager David Ruller answers a question his colleague Melissa Long asks during the discussion of options for City Hall's two-year, temporary relocation at the city council meeting on Wednesday, April 1, 2015.

City Council hears possibility of moving Health Department into Michael Schwartz Center

Kelsey Leyva April 2, 2015

 Kent State’s Michael Schwartz Center could see some new tenants in the near future.At Kent’s City Council meeting Wednesday night, City Manager David Ruller presented the idea of Kent’s Health...

MAC conference protests Indiana’s Religious Freedom Act

April 2, 2015

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Bruce Walton is the opinions editor. Contact him at bwalton4@kent.edu.

Opinion: A different approach to ignorance can make a world of a difference

Bruce Walton April 1, 2015

I have been writing about race, prejudice and racial insensitivity since I was a columnist in 2012. I have seen the racial climate in Kent State shift back and forth but it seems to have come to a boil...

Kent State junior Zarely Zalewski hits a ball foul, but scores two runs later during Kent State's 12-6 win over Youngstown State at Schoonover Stadium on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. With this week's wins, Kent improves its record to 14-11 as they head into a weekend of games on the road.

Baseball regains footing on offense, secures two wins

Jimmy Miller April 1, 2015

After a week when a stagnant offense plagued the Flashes, Kent State baseball regained some savvy at the plate—and earned a pair of wins in the process.Kent State (14-11, 3-3 Mid-American Conference)...

Kent State freshman Michaela Romito looks for the bar during her uneven bars routine on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at the M.A.C. Center. Kent State lost to Central Michigan, 195.325-196.400.

Freshman gymnast prepares to take on regionals

Megan McEldowney April 1, 2015

Only a freshman, Rachel Stypinski emerged as a leader from the very start of the gymnastics season, and now she will represent the Flashes as an individual qualifier at the NCAA Gymnastics Regional on...

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