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Study abroad personal experiences

Nicholas Hunter August 3, 2017

Alissa Thomas, Florence, ItalyWhen you get off the plane and you find yourself in a new country everything is surprising. The way they interact with one another and the way they live their lives, such...

The Student Center parking lot, Tuesday, May 3, 2016.

Kent State’s guerilla guide to parking

Alex Cossin July 31, 2017

College tuition can be expensive. Add to it, on-campus living and a meal plan and students are over their head in expenses — the last thing students need to worry about is receiving a pricey parking...

Marijuana grower Basil McMahon with his crop in Grass Valley, Calif., on November 12, 2015. A sweeping new package of laws will reverse years of state silence by regulating and licensing every stage of the medical marijuana industry. “It means I’ll be able to do what I'm doing without fear of persecution for the first time in my life, for the first time in generations,” McMahon said. 

Kent State students to face strict medical marijuana regulations

Holli Phillips July 21, 2017

Although the state of Ohio is in the process of legalizing medical marijuana, usage on state college campuses will remain illegal, as the drug is prohibited under federal law.The state of Ohio expects...

Renovations, construction set to be done for fall semester

Caitlin Albright July 20, 2017

Construction workers, engineers and architects have been working diligently to get as many projects as possible done by the start of the fall semester.Michael Bruder, executive director of facilities planning...

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Finding art through sculptures on campus

Ray Padilla July 20, 2017

Starsphere 2010:Located at the end of the Esplanade toward Downtown Kent is the sculpture “Starsphere.” “(It’s) a very abstract way to think about freedoms,” said artist Susan Ewing in an article...

Assistant Chief of Police William Buckbee serves coffee to Chad Morrison in the Nest at Kent State on September 14, 2016. Wednesday afternoon, police hosted “Coffee with a Cop,” to pass out free coffee to students so they could answer any questions students had about their services.

Safety on campus

Cody Patton July 18, 2017

Kent State was named the safest campus in Ohio and 11th in the nation in July, according to the data from FBI crime reporting and the National Center for Education Statistics. The research encompassed...