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Tinashe will headline FlashFest 2025.  The concert is scheduled for Thursday, April 3, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. | Courtesy Undergraduate Student Government

USG announces FlashFest headliner

Evan Schofield, Reporter March 7, 2025

This FlashFest, don’t just get hyped. Get 2 on. The Kent State Undergraduate Student Government announced Friday that singer Tinashe will headline FlashFest 2025.  The concert is scheduled for...

The Liquid Crystals Materials Science Building is where faculty does their research and teachings for students on campus.

Kent State and Hungarian researchers study liquid crystal capabilities

Lauren Cohen, General Assignment Editor March 7, 2025

Researchers from Kent State and Hungary continue to collaborate on a project to explain a liquid crystal phenomenon that could lead to new kinds of energy-generation material, such as artificial neurons. Ferroelectric...

New immigration policies spark concerns among Kent State community

New immigration policies spark concerns among Kent State community

Tanner Smith, Beat Reporter March 7, 2025

Within just one month of his presidency, Donald Trump issued a major focus change toward immigration.  Activity from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Northeast Ohio sparked concern among...

Kent dance professor Ambre Emory-Maier talks to junior DMS radiology major Max Reed (they/them) about her presentation on "Understanding Eating Disorders" at the LGBTQ+ Center on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.

LGBTQ+ Center spreads awareness on eating disorders within queer community

Olivia Weber, Reporter March 7, 2025

According to the Trevor Project, 29% of transgender women and nonbinary people assigned male at birth have reported an undiagnosed eating disorder, and that number is even higher for transgender men and...

The front entrance of the DeWeese Health Center, Oct. 6, 2024.

Cold and flu season: Tips to avoid the flu

Jewels Cydrus, Reporter March 7, 2025

Flu cases on campus have increased from three in December to more than 100 in February, according to Deweese Health Center records.  It’s cold and flu season on a college campus, so an increase in...

Adaptive Fashion takes charge at Kent State University Museum

Sydney Brown and Evan Schofield March 6, 2025

Tracy Vollbrecht, a Kent State alumna, told attendees of the “Night at the KSU Museum” event that disability is not a bad word, but actually something that should be embraced, especially in the fashion...

The service dog in training, Flora, sits with trainer and vice president of Paws for a Cause Kaitlyn Rice for a photo.

Kent State’s Paws for a Cause helps train future service dogs

Sydney Craig, Reporter March 6, 2025

At Kent State, students can help train future service dogs on campus by exposing them to different scenarios to prepare them for assisting children and veterans with disabilities. Paws for a Cause is...

The workbench inside the Advanced Medical Robot Lab located on the lower level of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. Feb. 21, 2025.

Kent State’s Advanced Medical Robot Lab leads healthcare research

Will Jernigan March 6, 2025

Researchers at Kent State’s Advanced Medical Robot Lab are working on a small, square device for hospitals to change health care for the better, after the proper testing. This device is one of many...

Kent State's College of Communication and Information is extending their applications for scholarships to March 1, 2025.

CCI students concern on scholarship applications lead to deadline extension

Keegan Berzonski, Reporter March 5, 2025

Low application numbers have led to an extension of the scholarship application deadline in the College of Communication and Information. The original deadline of Feb. 1 was extended to March 1 after...

Kent State alumna Isabella Lang stands in Florence before the news of COVID-19 hit.

Kent State remembers hurried exodus from Florence five years later

Olivia Scott, Reporter March 5, 2025

This Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of when students in Florence abruptly returned home due to COVID-19. Kent State, along with thousands of universities worldwide, faced the impact of the pandemic,...

An inside look of Sarah Lawrence’s collage spread.

Art therapy helps college students cope with mental woes

Carlina Krajnik, Reporter March 3, 2025

As college students navigate academic pressures, social expectations and personal struggles, art therapy can help. Art therapy, which uses creative expression to enhance mental well-being, has been...

Armaan Chugh attends the CEO Club on Jan. 30, 2025.

Kent State releases new semester enrollment numbers

Abigail Kress, Reporter March 2, 2025

Kent State University’s enrollment is up this spring semester at both its Kent and regional campuses, while graduate and international program enrollment continues to decline. The university's 15th-day...