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Flashes prepare to host annual Pink Meet

Scott Lendak January 6, 2017

When Kent State gymnastics takes the floor on Sunday, senior Jordan Hardison won’t recognize her father for his gold overalls and blue hair, but for his fight against cancer.Since 2008, the gymnastics...

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Following a path of fashion in ROTC

Adriona Murphy December 4, 2016

Kent State junior fashion merchandising major Alexandra Reich remembers her first Leadership Development Exercise (LDX) trip with a veil of embarrassment and confusion.During the trip to Camp Ravenna,...

Kent State athletes are students first

Elise Kogelnik May 11, 2016

Sophomore volleyball player Kelsey Bittinger was focused on impressing college recruiters in high school so she could continue in the sport.Now an accomplished outside hitter, Bittinger strives to stand...

Student athletes graduate, families cherish Kent State sports

Elise Kogelnik May 11, 2016

Senior Bridget Wilhelm started playing volleyball in fourth grade on a team coached by her mother, Kate Wilhelm.When she wasn’t playing volleyball, Bridget was learning the game of basketball from her...

President Beverly Warren applauds after a performance at the Center for Performing Arts on April 24, 2016. This was President Warren's first public appearance since having surgery early this month.

Our View: Warren’s appearance more than welcome

April 24, 2016

Sunday night, President Beverly Warren made her first public appearance at Kent State since her surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer at the Performing Arts Center in a recital, entitled 'Singing...

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Gymnastics team paints the rock in support of Warren

Dan Armelli April 19, 2016

When Kent State President Beverly Warren announced she had breast cancer on April 7, the university's gymnastics team knew its job.“We were all just talking in the gym and (later) in the locker room...

Teammates dance along with junior Samantha Gordon as she performs her floor routine in a meet against Cornell University on March 6, 2016. Kent State beat Cornell 196.000-193.175.

Gymnastics ends season at NCAA Regionals

Elise Kogelnik April 3, 2016

The Kent State gymnastics team finished sixth in the NCAA Regional competition Saturday, marking the end of their season. The Flashes earned a final score of 194.525 points.The University of Oklahoma took...

Junior Samantha Gordon leaps across the floor in the senior night competition against Cornell on March 5. The Goldend Flashes beat the Cornell Big Red Bears 196.000-193.175

Kent State gymnastics returns to NCAA Regionals

Elise Kogelnik March 30, 2016

A concussion kept sophomore gymnast Rachel Stypinski from competing for three weeks, but she plans to prove she’s “not an underdog” by making her all-around debut at the NCAA Regionals. “I think...

MAC Championships upset leaves gymnastics in fifth

Elise Kogelnik March 19, 2016

The Kent State gymnasts fell to four Mid-American Conference teams at Saturday’s championship meet after an undefeated MAC season.   The Flashes’ (No. 1 MAC) score of 195.325 earned them fifth place...

Junior Samantha Gordon leaps across the floor in the senior night competition against Cornell on March 5. The Goldend Flashes beat the Cornell Big Red Bears 196.000-193.175

Kent State gymnastics looks to continue MAC Championship tradition

Elise Kogelnik March 16, 2016

Senior Kayla Kosmerl said the Kent State gymnastics team has one last thing to do before they leave to compete in the Mid-American Conference Championships Thursday: paint the rock.“(The rock) will say...

Kent State gymnastics ends season with road loss

Elise Kogelnik March 13, 2016

Coach Brice Biggin said shaky landings cost the Kent State gymnastics team the win Sunday at their final meet of the season.“We swung some really good bar routines,” Biggin said. “But then nearly...

Sophomore Rachel Stypinski performs her balance beam routine in the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.

Senior gymnasts honored in win over Cornell

Elise Kogelnik March 6, 2016

The coaches of the Kent State University gymnastics team asked the seniors if they had anything to say after Sunday’s meet and Nicolle Eastman could only think of two simple words: ‘Thank you.’“The...