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Shannon Mihally dropped from the Phi Mu sorority. Photo courtesy of Shannon Mihally.

Drop Out or Keep Up: Being involved in Greek Life DO NOT PUBLISH

Samantha Simcox Greek Life reporter September 18, 2019

Kent State University has had record numbers of students involved in Greek life recently, despite this, members sometimes drop their fraternity or sorority for one reason or another. In 2015, Kent State...

Kent State named only top public college in Northeast Ohio in 2020 U.S. News ranking

Kent State was ranked No. 101 in top public schools, making it the only public institution in Northeast Ohio to receive the accolade. Kent State tied with California State University, Fresno, Georgia...

Kent State field hockey loses first game of road trip

Kathryn Rajnicek September 14, 2019

Kent State women’s field hockey (3-3) road woes continue with a 1-2 loss to Fairfield University (4-1) on Friday. The Flashes had a rough day offensively, only taking seven total shots. The Flashes...

Kent State soars with new freshman class, largest Honors College in history

Katie Null September 13, 2019

Vice President of Enrollment Management Mary Parker began her presentation at Wednesday’s Board of Trustees meeting by changing the narrative on declining enrollment rates across Kent State University. “The...

New bikes on campus

Students raise concerns over new bike share system

Sarah Arnold September 8, 2019

Kent State’s the Beverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center added a new mode of transportation with the addition of VeoRide, a bike company that allows a customer to scan and unlock a bike...

Previous Bridges Summer Program participants and their families stand together at the steps of the Kent State University Student Center. Courtesy of Daniel Nilsson. 

Kent State Forms Bridges to Success with Summer Program

Linden Miller September 8, 2019

For some first-year students, transitioning to the fast-paced and independent lifestyle of college can be difficult. The Bridges Summer Program, however, is working to ensure that incoming under-represented...

The University of Maine's field hockey team released a statement on Twitter.

Kent State calls off field hockey game for football game

Gina Butkovich September 7, 2019

Updated on Sept. 9 to include official responses from the University of Maine Director of Athletics Ken Ralph, Temple University's Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft and the National Field Hockey...

New Academic Center takes off at Kent State Airport

Nick Lavrisiuk and Erin Simonek September 7, 2019

New Academic Center opens at Kent State AirportFedEx Aeronautics Academic Center takes off at the Kent State Airport from Erin Simonek on Vimeo.Kent State’s new aeronautics facility is officially open...

Pilots return to their friends and family after an air show at the Kent State FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center grand opening on Sept. 6, 2019. 

New Academic Center takes off at Kent State Airport

Nick Lavrisiuk and Erin Simonek September 7, 2019

New Academic Center opens at Kent State AirportFedEx Aeronautics Academic Center takes off at the Kent State Airport from Erin Simonek on Vimeo.Kent State’s new aeronautics facility is officially open...

Kent State Stark organizations increase student involvement

Elizabeth Gibbs September 5, 2019

As the fall semester moves forward, Kent State Stark hosted the Student Resource Fair on Wednesday afternoon. The participating groups represented every area of student life at the commuter campus. Some...

Field hockey drops first road game

Kathryn Rajnicek September 4, 2019

Kent State University Women’s Field Hockey (1-2) lost it’s first road game of the season Wednesday against the University of Louisville (3-0) by a score of 4-2.Louisville is ranked 12th in the country...

New bikes on campus

New bikeshare program offers students a new way to get around campus this fall

Maria DeBone September 4, 2019

It’s a new semester at Kent State and with that means new students and new bikes.The new bikeshare system provided by VeoRide came to Kent in May but it’s drawing a lot of attention in the first weeks...

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