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Letter to the editor: Academia’s Outsiders: Dreaming Between Practicalities

February 8, 2015

It is difficult exactly to explain what a university is. The closest approximation might be to see it as a cross between a bee hive and a temple. The hallways throng with students and faculty, busily buzzing...

 A construction worker for Canton Floors Inc. measures a beam outside of the Art Annex on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2015. Construction on the art building is set to be complete in early June.

School of Art to have a place to call home

Andrea Delph February 8, 2015

Renovations and additions for the Center for the Visual Arts are to be completed by Spring 2016 to bring all visual arts programs and disciplines under one roof for the first time in decades —will be...

Alex Logsdon, a senior fashion merchandising major organizes clothing at the Kent State Fashion Store in Acorn Alley on Thursday Feb. 5, 2015. " I would love to work for Ralph Lauren someday" said Logsdon who has been working at the store for almost a year.

Kent State Fashion School seeks improvement

Kelsey Drumm February 8, 2015

The Kent State Fashion School Store experienced turning points when the company hired a new store manager and established plans to move locations.Kent State’s Fashion School ranks in the top five in...

A wrestling match goes on as the Kent State gymnastics team huddles on the floor mat at the third annual Beauty and the Beast event in the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. The Kent State wrestling team beat Eastern Michigan University 25-9m and the Kent State gymnastics team beat the University of Pittsburgh 195.750 to 191.175.

Kent State gymnastics falls to Eastern Michigan

Megan McEldowney February 8, 2015

“Third time’s the charm” was not the case for Kent State gymnastics on Saturday. The team couldn’t increase its winning streak to three after Eastern Michigan defeated the Flashes, 194.700-193.800,...

Senior guard Devareaux Manley celebrates Kent States 61-60 thrilling win over Miami with teamate Chris Ortiz in the M.A.C. Center, on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. Ortiz threw down a dunk for the win with 42 seconds left, bringing Kents record to 16-7 overall and 7-3 in the MAC East division, a dead tie for first place with rivals Akron University.

Men’s basketball team bounces back from two-game skid

Stephen Means II February 8, 2015

Some fans would not have expected Saturday night’s matchup between Kent State (16-7, 7-3 Mid-American Conference) and Miami University (8-15, 3-7 MAC) to be any type of thriller, but that’s exactly...

Track and field teams finish day one of two invitationals Friday

Andrew Bugel February 7, 2015

Kent State men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to two different invitationals this weekend — the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Indiana and one a little closer to home, the Akron...

Kent State freshman forward Jordan Korinek is blocked by two Eastern Michigan University players in the M.A.C. Center on Feb. 4, 2015. The Flashes were defeated by the Eagles, 53-70, dropping their record to 3-17.

Women’s basketball still seeks answers, drops sixth straight game

Quentin Smith February 4, 2015

Box ScoreThe Kent State women’s basketball team entered Wednesday night looking for a way to snap their five-game losing streak.Things started out difficult for the team as they dug themselves into a...

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Kent State signs 20 new ‘athletes’ to football team

Richie Mulhall February 4, 2015

Kent State football coach Paul Haynes finally feels like he’s in charge.Now with three recruiting classes to his credit, Haynes said this upcoming 2015 season has already emitted a much more positive...

Students and members of Black United Students march from Black United Student’s home in Oscar Ritchie hall to the Student Center for a speech from civil rights leader and activist Julian Bond for the 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.

Black United Students uses influence for positive change

Daisha Overstreet February 4, 2015

“Unite and stand up.” When students at Kent State heard these words of advice in January 1967, they formed a student group that quickly gained influence not just on campus, but around the world.Originally...

Flashes drop second straight road game

Stephen Means II February 4, 2015

Box ScoreAfter starting Mid-American Conference play with a 6-1 record, Kent State (15-7, 6-3 MAC) has now lost its last two games, both losses coming on the road.The score was tight for the majority of...

Measles reaches peak in Ohio

Tyler Trill February 4, 2015

Measles in Ohio from KentWired.com on Vimeo.A virus is making a comeback, and Ohio is the leader in diagnosed cases.The Center of Disease Control said Ohio had 383 reported cases in 2014, almost 60% of...

Kent State President Beverly Warren wraps up the Listening Tour she started when she first got to Kent in the Wright-Curtis Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Warren said that many of those she spoke to voiced similar concerns like racial diversity on campus, expanding growth and expanding the credit cap.

Warren emphasizes university unity during final Listening Tour stop

Christina Godfrey February 3, 2015

President Beverly Warren told an audience of more than 100 about the conclusions drawn from her six-month Listening Tour and the projects slated through the 2020 school year in the Center for the Performing...

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