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The Board of Trustees passed a proposal in June 2019 to add a $20 fee to students' bursar bills in an effort to improve mental health services on campus. 

Kent State yet to determine specifics of mental health fee

Abigail Mack August 31, 2019

Parking tickets, textbooks and difficult roommates occupy the minds of many college students. However, a 2018 survey conducted by the World Health Organization shows mental health is becoming a bigger...

During a town hall Friday afternoon, former Vice President Joe Biden asked a New Hampshire audience to imagine what it would have been like if Barack Obama had been assassinated when he became the Democratic nominee for president in 2008 and how it would've affected the country. (AP file photo)

Biden misstates Kent State May 4 numbers at town hall appearance

Arlette Saenz, CNN August 24, 2019

(CNN) -- During a town hall Friday afternoon, former Vice President Joe Biden briefly discussed the May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State University, misstating the number of people shot by the National...

Journalist Bob Woodward spoke at Kent State University on May 4, 2019.

WKSU: Bob Woodward shares ‘chilling’ words from former President Richard Nixon about May 4 shootings

Kabir Bhatia, WKSU May 6, 2019

Kent State University marked the 49th anniversary of the May 4 shootings with keynote speaker Bob Woodward.The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist discussed his career at The Washington Post starting...

Chris Myers sits on his front porch. Known for being a prolific protester in the city of Kent, Myers said what city council members and university officials think of him. “I could care less what they think," he said. "It’s what other people think."

The ‘landlord who cares’

Valerie Royzman April 21, 2019

Chris Myers' feud with the city of Kent and Kent State may finally be overWithin three minutes and nine seconds of meeting Christopher Myers, he interrupted me, and with a smug look on his wrinkled face...

Students cheer in front of the outdoor stage at FlashFest on Thursday, April 11, 2019.

FlashFest 2019 photo gallery

Devon Keller April 12, 2019

Kent State students greet DJ Pauly D with cheers as he walks out on the stage at FlashFest on Thursday, April 11, 2019.DJ Pauly D laughs through tech issues during the beginning of his set for FlashFest...

Young Thug performed in front of a light show in the MACC at FlashFest on Thursday, April 11, 2019.

Young Thug excites MAC Center with electric FlashFest performance

Henry Palattella April 12, 2019

Fifty-eight minutes into his set at at FlashFest, Young Thug wanted the crowd gathered in the M.A.C. Center to be quiet. Thug, who had just finished singing “Pick up the Phone,” was asking for a moment...

Natalie Shampay watches a Pokemon game on Wednesday night at Full Grip Games in Akron.

Kent State’s Pokémon Pro

Nicholas Hunter April 11, 2019

With her hands set patiently on the table, Natalie Shampay watches as her opponent, Ian Robb, scoops up his damaged Pokémon, promotes a new one, loaded up with energy, and takes a knockout, leaving him...

Steve Harvey interacts with students in the Kent Student Center on Friday, April 5, 2019.

Steve Harvey visits Kent State, speaks about his fraternity family

Ben Pagani April 5, 2019

Steve Harvey from KentWired.com on Vimeo.When his security team told the waiting group of ecstatic fans he would be out in a moment, an otherwise quiet hall on the third floor of the Student Center erupted...

Planned Parenthood advocacy march on Thursday, April 4, 2019.

Students march to protect Planned Parenthood

Sara Crawford April 4, 2019

Students — bright pink signs in the hands of every one — paraded down the Esplanade shouting, “My body, my choice! Her body, her choice!” Thursday for a march hosted by the Planned Parenthood Advocates...

Gabriella Beswick's emotional support dog, a Yorkshire Terrier named Angel.

Despite the university making mental health a priority, students must wait for appointments at campus clinics

David Williams April 3, 2019

Abi Hursh — one of many students who attends mental health counseling at Kent State's main campus — visits the Counseling Center in White Hall once a week to seek treatment for anxiety and depression.Students...

Journalist Bob Woodward places his hand over his heart as an honor guard performs the National Anthem during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Bob Woodward event moves to MAC Center after ballroom tickets sell out

David Williams April 2, 2019

After free tickets for the Kent State University Presidential Speaker Series with Bob Woodward on May 4 sold out, the university moved the event to the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (M.A.C.) Center...

David Hassler, the director of Wick Poetry Center, and Jane Hirshfield, a famous poet, converse at the 2019 Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference in Portland, Oregon, Thursday, March 28, 2019. 

Wick partners with Academy of American Poets to introduce ‘Emerge’ on Poets.org

Alexandra Sobczak March 22, 2019

The Wick Poetry Center is partnering with the Academy of American Poets to launch a web-based version of their program, “Emerge,” on Poets.org, according to a press release.Emerge is a digital tool...

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