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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

Models wearing a collection of student-made wedding gowns wait backstage during last springs Kent Fashion Week showcase at 157 Lounge in Kent, Ohio on May 4, 2013.

Seniors to showcase designs at annual Kent Fashion Week

Jake Green April 28, 2014

In 2012, Kent State fashion design majors who were unable to show in the Fashion School’s annual April fashion show started Kent Fashion Week, a three-day event at 157 Lounge in downtown Kent.Now in...

A rendering of the future College of Architecture and Environmental Design building. Rendering courtesy of Weiss/Manfredi.

Construction projects to transform campus

Justin Sheil April 28, 2014

A variety of construction projects involving Kent State’s library, academic facilities, athletic facilities and residence halls are scheduled to occur this summer.“The theme for the residence hall...

Alicia Crowe, associate professor in teaching, learning and cirriculum studies with special focus in social studies, whose department just changed some courses names and will introduce a new class fall 2015, teaches a class April 28, 2014.

Keeping up with the curriculum changes

Julia Sprowls April 28, 2014

National changes in curriculum standards are shaping the education of students at Kent State and other schools across the nation. Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, education students will be using...

Final recyclemania statistics released; KSU ranked second in state

Martin Harp April 21, 2014

The final statistics for recyclemania are in. Kent State finished ahead of The University of Akron yet again this year along with many other schools. The last day of the Recyclemania competition was Saturday,...

(From left) Assosicated press photographer and Kent State alumna Sue Ogrocki and photojournalism adviser for the University of Kentuckys student paper David Stephenson, view contest entires at the Ohio Newspaper Associations annual contest, held in Franklin Hall at Kent State, April 12, 2014. Several Kent students and alumni receives recognition in the contest. Submitted image from the Kent State NPPA blog.

JMC students recognized, awarded for outstanding works

Heather Inglis April 21, 2014

Students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication have been granted various awards for outstanding journalistic, public relations and photo work this semester.Six students received scholarships...

Alumni residency

Spare some change?

Daniel Moore April 21, 2014

At a fundraising event in November, Kent State President Lester Lefton strode up to the podium and, in a seven-minute speech, rattled off a long list of achievements.Record student enrollments. Record...

New honors theater, English course to focus on Shakespeare

Drew Jones April 14, 2014

Starting next semester, Kent State honors students will have the opportunity to learn more in-depth about the works of William Shakespeare.The class will be taught by professors from two academic departments...

Kansas shooting suspect had no record of violence

Jim Suhr & Maria Sudekum; Associated Press April 14, 2014

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Never one to keep his hatred to himself, Frazier Glenn Cross for decades sought out any soapbox to espouse his white-supremacist beliefs, twice running for federal office with...

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Heartbleed bug might cause online security issues

Martin Harp April 14, 2014

An exploit in many websites has recently come to the national spotlight and might put the personal information of students at risk. The exploit, known as Heartbleed, can result in the compromise of login...

Employee for the Office of Global Education Nick Vasiloff holds up his sign which reads that his dream place to travel is Israel, at the I Love Travel Week event in the Kent State library Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014.

Language barriers prevent abroad opportunities

Chelsey Milkovich April 14, 2014

Kent State study abroad offers students a wide variety of options when choosing which programs to study through as well as many destination opportunities for travel.  However, multiple programs that study...

Best-selling author Robert Edsel speaks at a press conference prior to his presentation at Kent State-Stark, Monday evening, April 7, 2014. Edsel spoke about the process of translating his book, The Monument Men into a film.

Robert Edsel tells the untold story of the Monuments Men at KSU Stark

Julia Adkins April 8, 2014

The best part of a story is hearing one that you have never heard of before.Robert Edsel presented a story such as that to a large audience Monday night at Kent State Stark inside The University Center.Edsel,...

Kent State Alumnus speaker talks to students about leadership, integrity and success

Alexis Cummins April 7, 2014

Norbert “Nobby” Lewandowski, motivational speaker and Kent State University alumnus stood in front of a group of 15 Business Learning Community students on April 7 and began to sing “For Once in...

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