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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

LGBTQ+ Center to hold virtual Lavender Graduation

With the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing measures in place, in-person commencement ceremonies have been postponed as schools across the country wait for further instruction or develop a way...

Asiah Dingle enters transfer portal after two seasons at Kent State

Women’s basketball sophomore guard Asiah Dingle announced Thursday afternoon on Twitter she will be transferring out of Kent State.“Thank you to Kent State for giving me the opportunity to experience...

The Positive Peers app prioritizes keeping users’ information confidential and allowing them to be as public as they want.

New Positive Peers app bridges the gap between in-person and online HIV resources

Holly Liptak Reporter April 4, 2020

What began as an HIV support group evolved into a private Facebook group and has now taken its most recent form as an app that includes success stories, medication reminders and more to help users find...

Sydney Dunmire, Ohio youth governor, 69th governor of the Ohio YMCA youth and government program, and senior at Rutherford B. Hayes High School. 

High school students talk about voting, voter registration

As the presidential race wages on, emerging 18-year-old high school students will be able to exercise their voting power in the upcoming primaries and presidential election. According to Axios, Generation...

(Left to right) Bryce Schlenker, Shelby Pratt, Shreya Basu and Adam Schroeder tabling for students to register to vote on Jan. 30, 2020

Students create group to rally behind Sen. Bernie Sanders

Chris Ramos Reporter January 30, 2020

Every Wednesday night, students meet in room 317 of the Student Center and join together over one thing: Sen. Bernie Sanders. Kent State for Bernie 2020 is a new student political organization that is...

KSUVOICES May 4

@KSUVoices1970 social media pages bring students closer to May 4

In the wake of a technological revolution, students have a chance to see what social media would’ve been like during the times of May 4, 1970. Mindy Farmer, director of the May 4 Visitors Center, created...

Serial killer Ted Bundy, center, is escorted out of court at the Pitkin County courthouse, Aspen, Colorado, in 1977. 

Try to remember Ted Bundy was a serial killer first

Aaron Hluch January 30, 2019

In the span of just three days, Netflix released "Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes," a four-part documentary series, and Sundance premiered a trailer for "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil...

Maria Zaynor, a senior managerial marketing major, Lizzi Petrey, a sophomore sign language interpreting major, Rebecca Dillon, a senior exercise science major and Marisa Stephens, a senior managerial marketing major, prepare bread for croutons on Jan. 15, 2018. 

Winter storm causes MLK Day of Service cancellation

Ella Abbott January 21, 2019

Kent State canceled the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day of Service Monday because of weather.The annual event, held by Kent State’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL), usually kicks off the university’s...

Kent Read, Kent Write, Kent Stop Talking…About Nothing!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of Kent Read, Kent Write, Kent Stop Talking! This week, managing editor Nick Hunter sat down with columnist Scott Rainey and opinion editor Adriona Murphy...

Drew Taylor

Barbara Bush, Twitter and the Freedom of Speech

Drew Taylor April 25, 2018

This past week, former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away at the age of 92. While many in the political world have given their thoughts on her legacy as matriarch of the Bush political dynasty and prayed...

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‘Black Panther’ creates a sense of pride among the black community

Gershon Harrell February 15, 2018

With the arrival of Marvel’s “Black Panther” coming out this week, the black community is celebrating the success of “black excellence.”“My expectations are for it to be great,” said freshman...

Screenshot of Kyle Bristows tweet on Jan. 17, 2018. 

Tweet: White nationalist Richard Spencer’s tour manager seeking space to speak at Kent State on May 4

Henry Palattella January 17, 2018

A tweet sent Wednesday by Kyle Bristow, a lawyer who represents white nationalist Richard Spencer’s National Policy Institute, said Spencer’s college tour manager is working to reserve the Kent State...

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