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Undergraduate Studies Offices moving

Drew Jones February 10, 2014

The Undergraduate Studies program at Kent State has now officially moved to the 5th floor of the University Library.     The reason for the move is due to renovations that will take place on their...

Women’s Studies closing rumor false

Julia Sprowls February 10, 2014

A recent rumor about the Women’s Studies program at Kent State closing has turned out to be false, Suzanne Holt, director of Women’s Studies and arts and sciences lecturer, said. Current and recent...

Sochi drone shooting Olympic TV, not terrorists

Angela Charlton, Associated Press February 10, 2014

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — That drone you might have spotted hovering and zipping around the Sochi Olympic slopes isn't searching for terrorists or protesters hiding behind the fir trees.It's being used to...

News on the go: Feb. 4th, 2014

Taylor Williams February 3, 2014

Officials are moving to require automobile makers to supply new technologies in vehicles that will allow cars to warn each other when they are at risk of danger. This new technology has the potential to...

Car-to-car talk: Hey, look out for that collision!

Joan Lowy: Associated Press February 3, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Your car might see a deadly crash coming even if you don't, the government says, indicating it will require automakers to equip new vehicles with technology that lets cars warn each...

Alfreda Brown, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Black History Month Profile: Alfreda Brown

Kara Taylor February 3, 2014

During Black History Month, the Daily Kent Stater will feature a leader in Kent State’s African American community. These people will describe their involvement in the African American community on campus,...

Kent State Pokémon league

Kent State Pokémon league hopes to become a student organization

Endya Watson February 3, 2014

What do a freshman zoology major Michael Steelman and a senior fine arts major Harrisen Carney have in common?Ask the two Kent State students, and they will tell you it is a love for Pokémon and a desire...

Sophomore fashion merchandising major Ashleigh Lentz (left) negotiates with a Kent city towing employee as her car is set up to be towed from Eagles Landing, Jan. 16, 2014. Lentz had to go to an ATM to get cash, since under current law, towing companies dont need to accept credit cards.

Complaints lead state to rethink towing law

Katherine Schaeffer February 3, 2014

Sophomore fashion merchandising major Ashleigh Lentz panicked after she left her friend’s Eagles Landing apartment to find a tow truck idling in front of her car Jan. 16, 2014.Lentz confronted the driver,...

Brandon Davis, senior biochemistry major, lived just a few doors down from the accused murderer, John R. Fox, who is set to appear in court July 25, 2014. If convicted, Fox could face the death penalty.

At secluded apartment complex, neighbors startled by alleged murder

Jacob Byk January 28, 2014

Storer Suites, tucked just inside Franklin Township’s border with Kent, advertises the apartment complex with bolded words: “SAFETY, SAFETY, SAFETY.”But recently, the residents of Storer Suites realized...

Greek Life skyrockets at Kent State

Justin Graci January 28, 2014

Greek Life has become more popular than it has ever been at Kent State over the past year. The sense of comradery throughout campus is stronger than ever, and according to a graph provided by Meredith...

President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 28, 2014. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Obama vows to flex presidential powers in speech

Julie Pace January 28, 2014

WASHINGTON— Frustrated by years of partisan gridlock, President Barack Obama is moving to flex his presidential powers during his sixth year in office. He started by using Tuesday night's State of the...

Reports: Presidential search totals to almost $200,000

Jimmy Miller January 28, 2014

Kent State spent nearly $200,000 over the course of nine months to find its next president, Beverly Warren.The university spent the bulk of the money on paying search firm Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates...

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