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Kent State tutor Adam Delduchetto (Right) works with Ethan Levitt (Left) on trigonometry in the library Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014.

Tutoring services reaches all-time high, benefits academics

Drew Jones February 20, 2014

The number of students who use tutoring services at Kent State is at an all-time high.During the fall semester, about 12,000 students visited an academic tutor, which is a substantial increase from past...

Our View: Westboro’s weird ways

DKS Editors February 20, 2014

We were happy to see the nonviolent response from Kent State’s student body Wednesday when the Westboro Baptist Church tweeted it would protest the university’s decision last week to suspend wrestler...

Kent State students participate in a rally in favor of LGBTQ rights in Risman Plaza Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Students gathered in response to the Westboro Baptist Church's threats to picket Kent State that had been circulating on Twitter earlier in the day.

Campus bands together against LGBT hate

Kara Taylor February 20, 2014

Though the Westboro Baptist Church didn’t come to Kent State to protest, the campus community bonded together against LGBT hate.“We’ve flipped the narrative, and we now spread a message of self-empowerment...

Steve Sokany is a board member and planner of Kent's State's participation in the Gay Games. The Gay Games are a popular annual event that is taking place in Cleveland Aug. 9-16.

Cleveland’s Gay Games brings potential summer internships

Kara Taylor February 20, 2014

Kent State is partnering with the Cleveland Foundation and the Gay Games to provide internship and volunteer opportunities for students this summer.Stephen Sokany, senior associate vice president of institutional...

Tyler Small, Junior from Kent State, faces off with Zach Horan, sophomore from Central Michigan, during the match Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.

Two Friday matches to be test for Kent State wrestling

Michael Mann February 20, 2014

The Kent State wrestling team will face stiff competition at home this Friday against Missouri and Edinboro in the final meet of the regular season.The Flashes, ranked 23rd in this week’s Intermat.com...

PHSA volunteers with Habitat for Humanity

Halie Rogers February 20, 2014

The College of Public Health’s student organization Public Health Student Alliance, or PHSA, is hosting a volunteer opportunity for Habitat for Humanity open to all Kent State students.Members of PHSA...

Kent State guard Mikell Chinn comes down with a rebound during a game against Buffalo Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Kent State lost 53-61.

Flashes get torched from outside, fall to Buffalo

Taylor Rosen February 20, 2014

tball team gave up 27 points off 29 turnovers Wednesday night en route to a 61-53 loss to conference-rival Buffalo.“Turnovers were the deciding factor, quite honestly,” Kent State head coach Danielle...

Jodi Picoult to appear at KSU Stark

Julia Adkins February 20, 2014

Best-selling author’s Jodi Picoult will be a featured speaker at Kent State Stark’s 23rd season of Featured Speakers on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Timken Great Hall in The University Center at KSU...

Neville Hardman is a sophomore magazine journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at nhardma1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Redefining monsters

Neville Hardman February 20, 2014

Often when we scan newspapers, copious amounts of headlines flood the pages concerning death. It has become normal to graze past the numbers half-heartedly because our culture has become desensitized by...

Video: Watercolors helped wash away the pain

Katherine Nix February 19, 2014

Video by Brian Smith.Watercolors have been a source of solace for Henry Walker, former Kent State English professor, since surgery for throat cancer left him unable to teach. The hobby, that got him through...

Students rally to challenge Westboro protest tweets

Kara Taylor February 19, 2014

Kent State students banded together Wednesday night in a pro-LGBT rally to protest the Westboro Baptist Church’s tweets about picketing Kent State for the suspension of junior wrestler Sam Wheeler.Throughout...

Robert Carroll demonstrates how a TV2 weather cast voiceover is usually recorded, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in a Franklin Hall audio lab.

Predicting Play Days

Erin Zaranec February 19, 2014

One thing seems to make facing the bitter cold at the start of spring semester a little more bearable: The hope of snow days. Somehow, weeks of bundling up and trudging to class with bright red noses seem...

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