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Fabrics from The Fabric Pantry located in Rockwell Hall.

Students stay spooky and sustainable

Amy O'Malley, Reporter October 30, 2024

With Halloween just around the corner, students scramble to order their costumes. However, spookiness does not have to come at the cost of the environment. Creativity can meet sustainability through recycled...

The Environmental Science and Design Research Institution's Sustainability Forum.

Concepts of biodesign explored at Sustainability Forum

Amy O'Malley, Reporter October 30, 2024

The Environmental Science and Design Research Institute gathered at the KIVA auditorium Oct. 22 for their second annual Sustainability Forum.  The theme for the event was biodesign, which is the concept...

Candy store, CityCandy in Cleveland, OH sells a wide variety of candy for people to enjoy.

Students choose best, worst candy for the Halloween season

Aryn Kauble, Reporter October 30, 2024

Kent State students voted in a survey earlier this month to decide what the best and the worst Halloween candy is, as well as share some of their favorite things about the holiday as it draws closer. The...

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 contestant Deja Skye performs her routine during Kent State's Sex Week Drag Show on Oct. 23, 2024.

Sex Week’s Intergalactic Drag Show brings a crowd

Lindsay Collier, Reporter October 29, 2024

Kent Interhall Council welcomed two "RuPaul’s Drag Race" contestants at their annual Sex Week's Drag Show. KIC hosts Sex Week every year; planning events with the purpose of promoting safe sex practices....

'Pride and Prejudice' musical opening night draws in long-time fans, first-time viewers

‘Pride and Prejudice’ musical opening night draws in long-time fans, first-time viewers

Lauren Cohen, Reporter October 29, 2024

Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” was brought to life on the opening night of Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance’s second production of the season. Performed in E. Turner Stump Theatre...

Students get ‘astro-physical’ with KIC’s Sex Bingo

Students get ‘astro-physical’ with KIC’s Sex Bingo

Aryn Kauble, Reporter October 26, 2024

Students played “Intergalactic Sex Bingo” at the KSC ballroom on Thursday as Kent’s Sex Week started winding down.   Kent Interhall Council hosted numerous sex-themed events throughout the week,...

Students ride in a carriage at FAB's annual Fall Fest on Oct. 17 2024.

Fall Fest brings horses, farmers and freebies

Andrew Bowie, Reporter October 26, 2024

Horses trotted past Eastway on Oct. 17 to the sound of steel drums at what would become one of the best-attended Fall Fest’s yet.  Melissa Williams, a junior psychology major, sat with her friend...

Students gather at the Kent State Student Center on Tuesday for an Open Table Talk event hosted by campus organizations.

Students discuss life, school, politics at Open Table Talk

Paul Burlinghaus, Reporter October 25, 2024

Students gathered at the Kent State Student Center Tuesday to share their thoughts on diversity on campus, personal life experiences and the upcoming election.  The student organizations Undergraduate...

The Clothesline Project is an exhibit organized by SRVSS, in association with several campus departments, featuring shirts designed by survivors of power-based personal violence or friends and family to raise awareness of the impact of violence, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.

The Clothesline Project ‘shows survivors they are not alone’

Lauren Bischof, Reporter October 24, 2024

A vehicle for those affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt, the Clothesline Project shares survivors' testimonies and creates awareness to the issues of sexual and relationship...

Office of the Provost introduces Transformation 2028 (T28) to students

Office of the Provost introduces Transformation 2028 (T28) to students

Lauren Bischof, Beat Reporter October 24, 2024

A new initiative in the Division of Academic Affairs, Transformation 2028, is designed to evolve the university’s academic structures including colleges, departments, schools and programs to better prepare...

Illustration by Ana Julia Cechin Facco.

Meet the Employers event creates networking opportunities for students

Ana Julia Cechin Facco, Reporter October 23, 2024

The Office of Career Exploration and Development is set to promote network opportunities for students on the second floor of the D.I. Hub on Oct. 28 and Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Networking is...

Make a Difference Day: Lending a helping hand in Portage County

Emilio Hernandez and Michael Neenan October 22, 2024

National Make a Difference Day is an event on the fourth Saturday of October where volunteers across the nation work to make a positive change in the community. This year, Kent State partnered with multiple...