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Women in politics creates a movement on campus

Katia Rodriguez Diversity reporter October 26, 2019

While women outnumber men in the United States, the representation of women in government does not compare. According to Time, the increase in female representation is prevalent; the amount of women involved...

Donny Wolford is the new chief of staff for USG.

New chief of staff for USG introduced

Junior political science major Donny Wolford was sworn in as the new chief of staff at the public Undergraduate Student Government meeting Wednesday, Oct. 23 through a majority vote of 22 with one abstention. Former...

Signing Petitions on Campus

Halee Sepulveda October 4, 2019

Petitions on Campus from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Students have been stopped on campus while on their way to class and asked to sign petitions regarding the House Bill 6 for the upcoming election in November. Some...

Member of various political organizations at Kent State put aside their differences to honor the anniversary of 9/11 on September 11, 2018.

Kent State’s political organizations set aside differences to remember 9/11

Lily Nickel September 12, 2018

Members of Kent State’s opposing political parties set aside their differences Tuesday evening to honor and remember the lives lost in the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.Board members of Kent State...

Junior business management major Hannah Robinson (left) talks with junior marketing major Kelly Corey (bottom right) about the new meal plans in front of Rosie’s Diner in Tri-Towers on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.

‘You talked, we listened.’ Meal plan changes come to campus

Valerie Royzman September 7, 2018

Last week, Dining Services — on social media and through Vice President of Student Affairs Shay Little at an Undergraduate Student Government meeting — promised to hear students out on their frustrations...

Vice President Shay Little speaks on upcoming changes to meal plans at the Undergraduate Student Government meeting in the Governance Chambers on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018.

University hopes to remedy meal plan madness; USG weighs in

Valerie Royzman August 29, 2018

During the Undergraduate Student Government meeting Wednesday evening, Vice President of Student Affairs Shay Little applauded Dining Services for the turkey burger she ate for lunch at Eastway Fresh Food...

2 Chainz to headline 2018 FlashFest

Rose Driehaus March 22, 2018

Kent State Undergraduate Student Government revealed the 24th annual FlashFest will be held Thursday, April 19th.Tickets go on sale April 3rd and it is 2 tickets per student.The event takes place at two...

Candidates stand huddled around a monitor as they watch the results.

USG election results

Addie Gall March 15, 2018

This year, 2,287 students voted in the 2018-19 undergraduate student elections. Last year only 1,622 students voted, making this election a record voter turnout.Olivia Mullen, the USG chief of staff, said...

Undergraduate Student Government holds meet and greet with constituents

Addie Gall February 27, 2018

Undergraduate Student Government (USG) candidates have started to work on their campaigns for the upcoming 2018 election.Candidates met with their constituents at a meet and greet in the Rathskeller, where...

USG meeting discusses student involvement, upcoming projects

Carlyle Addy September 13, 2017

Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government met for the second time this semester on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Here's what USG covered in the meeting:Nate Glowacki, a senior theatre studies major, was...

Rae Sremmurd performs at FlashFest in the M.A.C. Center on April 23, 2015. FlashFest is hosted annually by Undergraduate Student Government.

Rae Sremmurd doubles pay for second FlashFest appearance

Benjamin VanHoose April 19, 2017

Rae Sremmurd returns to campus for Thursday's FlashFest, this time with a more expensive price tag.The Undergraduate Student Government will pay the rapping duo $110,000 to headline the annual concert....

TEDx

USG announces speakers for February TEDx event

Benjamin VanHoose January 9, 2017

Big ideas and inspirational minds will fill Kent State's Student Center next month.The Undergraduate Student Government announced the speakers for its TEDx conference, scheduled for Feb. 18 in the Student...

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