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Fashion students are now required to study away

Abigail Miller February 16, 2018

The requirement for fashion students to study away for a semester creates an opportunity for some, but an obstacle to others.Currently, the Fashion School has programs in places such as New York City,...

Use of the word ‘queer’ sparks debate in black community

Erica Carter February 16, 2018

Although the use of the word ‘queer’ has become more accepted in the LGBTQ community, some still have issues with its usage.“I personally don’t care about the word, but there’s history around...

New Starbucks location to open near Business Administration Building

Moira Reed February 9, 2018

Business students won’t have far to go to get their espressos, mochas and frappuccinos with the new Starbucks opening in the College of Business Administration.The new Starbucks, set to open April 16,...

Cadets learn proper handling of weapons

Mariah Hicks February 9, 2018

The “metallic click” is what they call it. It’s what happens when you squeeze the trigger of an M4A1 and the hammer falls then resets. With the 33-inch guns rested within the indent of cadets’...

Members of Alpha Tau Omega participate in 2017 Lip Sync event.

Delta Zeta to host annual Lip Sync philanthropy event

Hana Hodali February 7, 2018

Delta Zeta will be holding their annual “Lip Sync,” philanthropy event in support of the Starkey Hearing Foundation and Gallaudet University. The event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in...

Hepburn exhibit returns to Kent State University Museum

Abigail Miller January 30, 2018

Kent State’s museum is bringing back its Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen exhibit after six years.Katharine Hepburn was one of the most celebrated actresses in the world. In her career,...

A car hit a young woman Tuesday night outside the Wick Poetry Center on South Lincoln Street in Kent.

Details emerge on South Lincoln Street accident

Cameron Gorman January 29, 2018

The victim of a pedestrian accident in which a car struck a young female pedestrian on South Lincoln Street Tuesday night, sustained “incapacitating” injuries, according to a five-page Traffic Crash...

Wick Poetry Center hosts World Poetry Reading installment

Caroline Henneman January 26, 2018

Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center hosts another installment to the World Poetry Reading series on Feb. 14.  Speakers from 15 different countries will come to recite poetry from their respected country...

Medical marijuana makes its way to Portage County, but not yet to Kent campus

Laina Yost January 26, 2018

 A medical marijuana dispensary is expected to come to Ravenna in September, but Kent State will continue its smoke-free campus campaign against all smoking, including that of medical marijuana.  A number...

Cadets tackle the second portion of APFT, sit-ups, in the Field House Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2018. 

Army ROTC cadets prepare for Army Physical Fitness Test

Mariah Hicks January 24, 2018

A rainy Tuesday greeted Kent State’s Army ROTC as they prepared to test their physical strengths and abilities.Each semester cadets are required to take the Army Physical Fitness Test to measure their...

Kent State community reacts to Spencer’s denied request

Addie Gall, David Williams January 24, 2018

Kent State denied white nationalist Richard Spencer’s request to speak on campus May 4, the 48th anniversary of the infamous National Guard shooting that killed four Kent State students.“I think he’s...

Richard Spencer speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas Dec. 6, 2016. Spencer is taking legal action against Kent State, as he has with countless other universities who have refused him space to speak.

Richard Spencer responds to Kent State: ‘You’re gonna lose’

Ben Orner January 23, 2018

 White nationalist Richard Spencer is ready for a fight with Kent State University—a legal one, at least.After KSU rejected a request from his booker to hold a speaking event on May 4, the 48th anniversary...

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