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Amanda Paniagua is a graduate art history major. Contact her at azabudsk@kent.edu

Opinion: On the indigenous side to Keystone XL Pipeline

Amanda Paniagua January 26, 2015

President Barack Obama’s commitment to veto any Congressional legislation that would grant access to build the Keystone XL Pipeline has some people in an uproar. While the hollow phrasing of "bipartisan"...

 Zeynep Ozgur, 16, explains to a group of her classmates how her smartphone can be used to transfer messages to an LED light board during the STEM Science Fair event in the Kent State Ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.

NEOHSTEM hosts third annual science fair at Kent State

Jacob Runnels January 25, 2015

More than 250 participants attended the third annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Project Fair on Saturday Jan. 24 in the Student Center Ballroom.The Northeast Ohio STEM (NEOHSTEM)...

Kent State Greek chapters awarded for academic success

Zabrina Hvostal January 25, 2015

Two Greek Kent State chapters were recognized as the top grade performers for fall 2014.For the Panhellenic council, Delta Zeta was awarded the highest overall GPA, which was an average of 3.25. As for...

Kent State junior center Khaliq Spicer dunks the ball during the Flashes 67-60 win over the Toledo Rockets in the M.A.C. Center Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015.

Hall’s career night leads Flashes to Saturday win over Ball State

Stephen Means II January 25, 2015

Redshirt sophomore forward Jimmy Hall scored a career-high 32 points, including 20 in the first half, leading Kent State to a 63-52 victory over the Ball State Cardinals (7-10, 2-4 MAC) on Saturday.Hall’s...

President Barack Obama speaks at Anschutz Sports Pavillion at the University of Kansas on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 in Lawrence, Kan. Obama was promoting his middle class economic agenda he outlined in his State of the State speech earlier this week. 

Free community college?

Kate Schwanke January 25, 2015

 President Barack Obama’s ambitious proposal to lower community college costs to zero could negatively affect Kent.Obama announced his tentative plan at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville,...

 The Kent Stater Cadet Ellie Milner, a senior psychology major, runs two miles around the track inside the Student Recreation and Wellness Center as she trains with fellow Kent State Army ROTC cadets early Friday Jan. 23, 2015.

Women discuss experiences and challenges in ROTC program

Sky Fought January 25, 2015

More than 40 years ago, women were not a part of the Army ROTC program in the United States. Today, women account for 20 percent of the program and 14.5 percent of the entire active-duty force.On the Kent...

Training program offered for veterans, service members and dependents

Sky Fought January 25, 2015

There is one suicide every 18 hours among all active duty, reserve and National Guard members, according to NBC News in April of 2013. The military and veteran suicide rate continues to rise despite prevention...

New Student Mediation Services to host grand opening on Tuesday

McKenzie Jean-Philippe January 25, 2015

Kent State’s new Student Mediation Services will be hosting a grand opening Tuesday, Jan. 27 in Twin Towers (Beall-McDowell) from 4-7 p.m.Student Mediation Services was created at the beginning of the...

Kent State President Beverly Warren talks with students during her Listening Tour in the Kiva on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Warren wanted to find out what Kent State University means to students and what students think needs to improve.

Presidential listening tour set to conclude Feb. 3

Christina Godfrey January 25, 2015

After six months, more than 60 tours and countless hours of communication, President Beverly Warren’s Listening Tour will make its final stop at Kent State to share the results of the tour and to answer...

John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu.

Opinion: Students not consumers: the student debt crisis

John Hess January 25, 2015

We are on a sinking ship—you, me, your freshman roommate, everybody. The seas may seem calm, but make no mistake. We’re going down. There’s an iceberg ahead. We have watched from the deck, smiling...

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Geoffrey Beene’s fashion exhibit to open at KSU Fashion Museum

Kelsey Drumm January 25, 2015

The Kent State Museum will open the “Geoffrey Beene: American Ingenuity” exhibition on Thursday, Jan. 29.Geoffrey Beene, a renowned American designer, was highly respected for his original, modernist...

Gymnastics topple Western Michigan, secures first win

Jimmy Miller January 25, 2015

Maybe the win wasn’t by the widest margin in the world. Maybe the team didn’t blow the Western Michigan Broncos out of the water Friday night in the M.A.C. Center. Maybe the Flashes’ season hasn’t...

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