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Kent State freshman football player dies after practice

June 13, 2017

Update: The Portage County Coroner's office said an official cause of death may take months to determine. An autopsy was performed Wednesday Kent State released the following statement from Head Football...

The house at 11489 Ridge Rd. in North Royalton, Ohio, where police found the bodies of Suzanne Taylor and her daughters, Taylor and Kylie Pifer.

Update: Sheriff says Ohio man is suspect in 5 slayings, including Kent State student

June 13, 2017

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The latest on the deaths of five people, including Kent State student Taylor Pifer, in two locations in northeastern Ohio (all times local):4:10 p.m.Ohio authorities said a suspect...

Ibrahim Albadri stands outside of the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology building on May 11, 2017.

‘It’s out of my hands’: Libyan student struggles to stay stateside

Jenna Kuczkowski May 24, 2017

“The idea of having the money, but I can't reach it, kills me,” said Ibrahim Albadri, a junior applied engineering major at Kent State.Since last year, 21-year-old Albadri has been struggling to regain...

Katherine Langford in "13 Reasons Why."

Danger in fiction: How Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ raised alarms with a single scene

Benjamin VanHoose May 9, 2017

Normally, this is where a spoiler alert would be, but that type of warning would imply that the reader should watch the show at hand.Some professionals in Kent would urge otherwise when it comes to one...

An original picture of the drug store on East Main Street, where both Capt'n Brady's and Starbucks would stand.

Community remembers Capt’n Brady’s, hopes to preserve history

Sarah Lorenz May 5, 2017

Kent State students have gathered on the East Main Street corner for coffee for almost a century.As Kent’s culture and students changed with the times, Capt’n Brady’s was always there.Capt’n Brady’s...

Our View: The beauty of opinion

Editorial Staff May 3, 2017

For modern-day Kent State students, the primary purpose of May 4 is to ensure that the senseless deaths of Jeffrey Miller, Allison Krause, William Schroeder and Sandra Scheuer at the hands of the Ohio...

K&K Interiors

Miss Ohio balances runway, classroom

Danielle Johnson May 3, 2017

While some people get dressed up, do their makeup and curl their hair for a fun night out, for Kent State student Angela Ritossa, it is a daily task for her job as a model.A clothing store in Cleveland...

Hope Garman is a sophomore at Kent State University studying Integrated Language Arts. Last summer Garman was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression, and has suffered from type a Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. “A lot of the time I feel alone, and that I can’t talk to anyone.” said Garman.

Living an anxious life

Alex Delaney-Gesing May 3, 2017

Living an anxious lifeFor as long as she can remember, Hope Garman has had obsessive compulsive tendencies. She heard stories from her mother about her need for order and neatness as a child.“If …...

Deanna Juan poses for a portrait in Franklin Hall on Nov. 16, 2016.

Finding the light in darkness

Alex Delaney-Gesing May 3, 2017

Deanna Juan was a carefree child growing up. She lived with her parents and twin brother in a small town, happy and content.When she was six or seven years old, she was sexually abused, but didn’t know...

Opinion: What Kent State represents

Bill Arthrell May 3, 2017

Kent State is not just Kent State.Kent State is a metaphor.It represents everything.It represents the war machine crushing the peace movement. It represents idealism and youth rising up against cynicism...

Members of Kent State's BUS show solidarity for Samaria Rice, keynote speaker of the 46th annual May 4 commemoration ceremony, on the university's Commons on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. 

Threat of rain moves May 4 Commemoration indoors

Rachel Duthie May 2, 2017

Kent State’s 47th annual May 4 Commemoration is relocating to the Student Center Ballroom Thursday due to inclement weather, according to May 4 Task Force President Brandon Mallon.Board members made...

TWLOHA

Student organization provides support to those battling depression

Madeline Crandall May 2, 2017

Nationally, To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) was founded in 2006 after Jamie Tworkowski shared the story of a friend in need. By telling his friend’s story of addiction through a blog, he created...

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