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Business Administration Building sits for repurposing after Crawford Hall's construction on April 9, 2025.

Lack of university funds pauses demolition of former business building

David Williams, Reporter April 19, 2025

As Kent State moves forward with its modernization efforts, the fate of the old Business Administration Building is still up in the air. Upon funding approval, the former business building at Kent State...

The prairie burns as a way to maintain sustainability near the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

Kent Fire Department conducts annual prairie burn to support campus sustainability

David Williams, Reporter April 18, 2025

The Kent Fire Department partnered with Kent State to carry out its annual controlled burn of the 10-acre prairie near the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.  This springtime tradition has been...

EmPower Walk aims to raise awareness for assault survivors

EmPower Walk aims to raise awareness for assault survivors

Cameron Gillen, Reporter April 17, 2025

Every 73 seconds, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. To raise awareness for this ongoing crisis and show support for survivors, Kent State’s Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence...

James Trombka, an access advisor within Student Accessibility Services at Kent State, stands outside SAS.

Breaking barriers: Accessibility on campus

Alayna Howell, Reporter April 17, 2025

Spanning 953 acres, Kent State's campus poses daily accessibility challenges for students with disabilities. Student Accessibility Services works with students who may need academic help, transportation...

Kent State’s AI-generated post brings more questions about AI designs

Sydney Brown, KSTV Reporter April 17, 2025

Reactions flooded a Kent State University Instagram post (@kentstate) Monday when the account participated in a popular trend of using generative AI to turn someone or something into an action figure....

An alleyway in Florence, Italy.

Florence Alliance furthers Kent State’s international reach

Olivia Scott, Reporter April 17, 2025

Kent State continues to build on its tradition of hosting partner universities at its Florence campus through the Florence Alliance, a vision created to unite global faculty and students for cross-cultural...

Kent State graduate Ahnna Frank poses with Fresh Sends flowers and Lovestitch clothing.

Kent State micro-influencers change fashion marketing

Samantha Abate, Reporter April 17, 2025

Kent State students have joined the growing group of micro-influencers transforming the fashion industry by using authenticity to build trust and drive sales through social media.  Brands are turning...

A sign outside the Center for the Performing Arts guides students to the School of Music for their audition April 5, 2025.

Kent State’s School of Music auditions a new round of potential Flashes

Olivia Weber, Reporter April 16, 2025

Twenty-three anxious students approached the Center for the Performing Arts on a Saturday in early April, and whether they needed to go over song lyrics, assemble their instrument or prepare for their...

Kent Interhall Council hosts Earth Month thrift swap

Hayden Cruz, KSTV Reporter April 15, 2025

As part of Kent State's Earth Month celebration, Kent Interhall Council hosted a thrift swap for students to swap their old clothes for other thrifted and donated clothes. The event was free for all students...

The "Teach Peace: Jerry Lewis Exhibit" at the May 4 Visitors Center offers an in-depth look at Lewis and who he was as a professor of sociology at Kent State.

Teaching peace: The legacy of Jerry Lewis and May 4

Samira Brown, Reporter April 13, 2025

Only four years into his career at Kent State in 1970, Professor Jerry Lewis witnessed the tragedy of May 4. Lewis was in the Prentice Hall parking lot when four students were shot and killed and nine...

Melody Tankersley, Kent State executive vice president and provost, poses for a portrait on Thursday, April 3, 2025.

‘We’ll continue to thrive’: University administration, faculty share thoughts on final T28 plan

John Engoglia, Beat Reporter April 13, 2025

After the Board of Trustees passed the Gold+ plan on March 19, the initiative to reduce administrative structure and costs in the Division of Academic Affairs is in full swing.  The Gold+ plan, the...

Kent State's Andrew Paton Field is the airport for the aeronautics program.

Airports evolve with new facial recognition technology

Kaleb Clark, Reporter April 12, 2025

More airports are implementing facial recognition into security, creating less congested airports and allowing a faster alternative for passengers, with results taking less than ten seconds.  Although...

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