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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Five things to do in Kent…

...with a car and a little gasAre you sitting in your dorm room bored? Are you unfamiliar with the area? Do you wish you had something to do this weekend?These are all questions first-year students may...

Athletic director bans athletes from online student network

Charlotte Muller June 20, 2006

One football player's personal information states, "I set my standards low so I am never disappointed." He also claims that he doesn't "even know how to (explicative) read."A soccer player's interests...

Kent State student headed to Olympic trials

Nate Ulrich April 13, 2006

Melissa Rittenhouse runs a 10km race in Cleveland last year. The doctoral student in exercise physiology has since qualified for the 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MELISSA RITTENHOUSECredit:...

Athletes may be banned from Facebook

Kali Price April 10, 2006

One football player's interests are "football, parties and drinking" - but he is only 18 years old. Some underage gymnasts had double-shots at a party over the summer. One wrestler is "in a relationship"...

Women’s basketball team set to travel across country over break

Matt Gottfried December 9, 2005

While many families spend their holiday break debating whether or not to get a spruce or pine Christmas tree, the Kent State women's basketball team has its mind set on another type: a palm tree.As many...

The season that ran away

Sean Ammerman November 16, 2005

After losing its coach, the Cross country team is ready to move onThe women's cross country team prepares to run at an Oct. 21st meet in Kent. Though they were preseason favorites to win the Mid-American...

Cross country teams finish well but do not move on to nationals

Sean Ammerman November 14, 2005

Both the men's and women's cross country teams placed 15th this Saturday at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals in Terre Haute, Ind.The men scored 433 as they ran against 30 teams in the 8 km race.Leading the...

Cross country teams fall short at MAC championships

Sean Ammerman October 31, 2005

The men's and women's cross country teams both fell short of winning their conferences at the Mid-American Conference Championships in Dekalb, Ill. Saturday.With a score of 120 points, the men finished...

New coach sets sights high

Sean Ammerman October 31, 2005

Arriving halfway into the cross country season has given new coach Bill Lawson a lot to deal with.It has now been almost two months since athletic director Laing Kennedy named him head coach of track and...

Men’s and women’s teams each take first place at home meet

Sean Ammerman October 23, 2005

Freshman Tasha Modranski receives 10th place out of 41 in the 2005 Kent State Course Classic held Friday at the Kent State Golf Course. Kent won first place, defeating Akron, Cleveland State and Tiffin....

‘Tune-up’ today for MAC championship

October 20, 2005

The Kent State cross country teams will square off for their only home meet of the season today at the Kent Short Course Classic.It will be held at the Kent State Golf course, with the women starting 4:30...

Cross country ‘disappointed’ at All-Ohio

Sean Ammerman October 9, 2005

The men's and women's cross country teams tested their legs against more than 40 Ohio colleges this Friday at the All-Ohio Cross Country Championships.The men's team placed fifth with a score of 139 and...