In January 1968, Janis Froelich was named the editor of the Kent Stater. During this time, she and her team of students worked together to cover major events from the assassination of Martin Luther...

Bob Christy discovered his passion for photography at 14 years old while using a camera belonging to his grandfather, a hobby photographer. After his grandfather died and his father brought home his...

Although Kent State University may not have the athletic history of The Ohio State University or Notre Dame University, the Flashes have a rich background spanning over a century. From Pro Football Hall...

Kristen DelGuzzi never planned to be a journalism major, she fell into it.  She is currently between jobs after working as Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,...

Before her national career, Connie Schultz found her calling in a newsroom at Kent State University. Schultz, a 1979 Kent State graduate, became a columnist at The Plain Dealer for nearly 20 years after...

On this day, the first Kent Stater issue was published. What began as The Searchlight in February 1926 quickly evolved into The Kent Stater later that year under the leadership of its first editor,...