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Kent state students sorting food from a late night food recovery in the kitchen on the second floor of the rotunda.

Flashes Fighting Hunger makes food insecurity a little more secure

Zion Williams, Reporter October 21, 2025

Hunger is growing steadily in the United States, but Kent States’ Flashes Fighting Hunger food pantry is a growing local solution. A food security census taken by the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank...

Kent State University Museum prepares to 'Dazzle' the community with a celebration

Kent State University Museum prepares to ‘Dazzle’ the community with a celebration

Ava Drozd, Reporter October 21, 2025

In 1985, spectacular ice sculptures stood on display in the Kent Ballroom, colored lights lit up the room and fireworks bursted bright in the night sky, as people watched in awe during the magnificent...

Canvas, Amazon Web Services up and running following outage

Canvas, Amazon Web Services up and running following outage

Adriana Gasiewski, General Assignment Editor October 20, 2025

After the Monday, Oct. 9 Canvas and Amazon Web Services outage, the Division of Information and Technology updated students that the services have resumed normal function. At 7:34 p.m., students and...

Her Campus, Scribbles Coffee Company collaboration raises awareness for breast cancer

Melora Shue and Sofia Helena October 20, 2025

Throughout October, Scribbles Coffee Company will have a special drink, the Her Latte, in collaboration with Kent State's Her Campus chapter to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. 15%...

A flyer for Chem-O-Ween on display in Franklin Hall.

Kent State prepares for its 5th annual Chem-O-Ween Celebration

Ava Dunn, Reporter October 19, 2025

The Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry is hosting its 5th Annual Chem-O-Ween celebration in Williams Hall and the Integrated Sciences Building from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24. The...

Located at 312 W Main St, the Kent Free Library opens everyday at 9 a.m except Sundays.

Friends of Kent Free Library Book Sale raises funds, involvement

Loreal Puleo, Reporter October 19, 2025

The Friends of Kent Free Library opened their fall book sale to the public at the Kent Free Library on Oct. 17, selling a variety of books, CDs and DVDs. The library’s parking lot was full, with customers...

FAB’s Fall Fest welcomes the new season, allows students to shop local

Melora Shue and Sofia Helena October 19, 2025

FAB hosted its Annual Fall Fest on the Centennial Green Thursday, Oct. 17. The festival featured a horse-drawn carriage, fall crafts and multiple local businesses for students to shop at.  Hundreds...

A male black swallowtail raised by Audra Florey since its caterpillar stage drying off on day lilies after hatching in the kitchen.

The butterflies that flutter through Kent State 

Audra Florey, Reporter October 18, 2025

Across Kent State University’s gardens and green spaces, various butterflies flutter through the air. From the tiny common buckeye and silver-spotted skipper to the striking red-spotted purples and swallowtails,...

The League of Women Voters' held their "speed-dating" for local residents to meet candidates in the upcoming election.

Potential voters ‘speed-date’ local candidates

Lexie Blatnik, Beat Reporter October 18, 2025

The League of Women Voters of Kent kicked off Democracy Day two days early this year by hosting a candidate meet-and-greet on Saturday at the United Methodist Church of Kent. Potential voters had the...

Eric Hedin (left) and Rice Broocks (right) give a seminar on the existence of God in the KIVA on Oct. 14, 2025.

‘God’s Not Dead’ seminar explores existence of God through science, philosophy

Bianca Amoako, Reporter October 17, 2025

There is no such thing as absolute proof, and there will always be truths that you cannot prove, pastor and author of “God’s Not Dead” told the student audience on Tuesday. “You have two choices....

Decorated by staff of the former LGBTQ+ Center, students and community members on Oct. 7, 2024, the Main Street bridge in downtown Kent is decked out in rainbow colors for Rainbow Weekend.

A look into the past and present of Kent’s annual Rainbow Weekend

Aryn Kauble, Reporter October 16, 2025

Kent’s fifth annual Rainbow Weekend is coming back Oct. 17 and 18 with many familiar events and promotions, but one major change will affect the weekend’s donations.  Created by Kent State faculty...

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