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Maids greet attendees at the Cosplay Club's second annual Maid Café on Friday, March 28, 2025.

Cosplay Club offers a taste of Japanese culture at Maid Café

Sascha Aleksich, Reporter March 30, 2025

The Cosplay Club hosted its second annual Maid Café, bringing Japanese culture to the Kent Student Center's Schwebel Room on March 28.  A maid café is a specialty café that is popular in Japan....

USG announces 2025-2026 election results

USG announces 2025-2026 election results

Lauren Cohen, General assignment editor March 28, 2025

The Undergraduate Student Government released the 2025-2026 election results Thursday night. Voting closed Thursday at 5 p.m. Each official will serve a one-year term. Ivory Kendrick and Ryanne Bunting...

Dr. Ankit Mangla is a medical oncologist at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center. Courtesy of University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

Kent State professors work to advance cancer immunotherapy research

Lauren Cohen, General Assignment Editor March 27, 2025

Kent State professors studying different types of immunotherapy as treatments for cancer have made advancements recently, hoping to contribute to the development of less invasive cancer treatments. Immunotherapy...

USG election voting to open Wednesday

USG election voting to open Wednesday

Lauren Cohen, General assignment editor March 25, 2025

Undergraduate Student Government election voting opens March 26 at 8 a.m. and closes March 27 at 5 p.m. The voting process occurs digitally through this link, provided on USG’s website. Ten executive...

University committee confirms diversity requirement is not at risk

University committee confirms diversity requirement is not at risk

John Engoglia, Beat Reporter March 25, 2025

On Feb. 21, an emergency meeting was held to discuss possible changes to the university’s diversity requirement, such as limiting course offerings to Kent Core, study abroad and international course...

Illustration by Clare Rodgers.

COVID-19’s impact on mental health five years later

Sydney Craig, Reporter March 25, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic changed daily life, and affected many people’s mental health; those effects are still being felt five years later. Mental health professionals saw a significant rise in the demand...

Fashion Student Organization members stand on stage during their 2025 fashion show.

FSO brings board games to life in Alexander McQueen-inspired fashion show

Mallory Hughes, Reporter March 24, 2025

Kent State’s Fashion Student Organization hosted their Spring Goodwill Fashion Show, “It’s Only a Game,” on Mar. 21, where FSO members, students and family were welcomed to see talented stylists,...

John Morabito stands in front of one of their tapestries from the collection “Madonna dei Femminella,” March 20, 2025.

Kent State University Museum features KSU professor in new spring exhibition

Aryn Kauble, Reporter March 24, 2025

The Kent State University Museum unveiled this year’s spring exhibition with a reception March 20 where the area head of the textiles program, John Paul Morabito, introduced and discussed their “John...

USG hosts fiery presidential, director debates

USG hosts fiery presidential, director debates

Tanner Smith, Beat Reporter March 24, 2025

Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government had a lively second day of debates on March 20.  Day two consisted of a panel for student directors, as well as the presidential debate. The event was...

Cans litter yards Sunday, March 23, 2025, along fraternity row. Thousands of students filled the yards the day before for Fake Patty's Day.

Kent State students, community clean up Fake Patty’s mess

Alton Northup, News Director March 23, 2025

Cans littering yards and sidewalks have become a familiar sign indicating the passage of Fake Patty’s Day in Kent. For the second year in a row, Undergraduate Student Government and Community Engaged...

Guest Speaker Mike Law, the CEO of the North America Carat, speaks to students and faculty in the Business Building on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Top CMO, CEO share advice with business students at ‘Behind the Brand’ event

Andrew Bowie, Beat Reporter March 23, 2025

In marketing, it's all about being dynamic and designing for people, Diana Bojaj and Mike Law, the CMO and CEO of Carat, one of the top five marketing agencies in the U.S., told a packed crowd of students...

Sophomore finance major Grant Hitchcock (right) talks about job opportunities with Adam Wilson, a sales representative for Sherwin Williams, and his coworker, Abbey Strauss, a recruiter (left), at the Spring Career and Exploration Fair in the Student Center Ballroom on Feb. 25, 2025.

Kent State career fairs offer students key opportunities for job success

Amelia Sapienza, Reporter March 23, 2025

As students at Kent State prepare for the next step in their careers, whether through internships or their first post-graduation job, multiple college-specific career fairs throughout the spring semester...