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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...

KentUnited leaders stand on top of the Kent State University wall in front of the Student Center at the beginning of the protest for Ohio Senate Bill 1 on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Students protest the passage of Senate Bill 1 during KSUnited walk out

Makayla Jones, Reporter March 21, 2025

Students and faculty members participated in a protest organized by KSUnited against the passage of Senate Bill 1 in the Ohio Senate on March 20. The bill, which includes provisions to limit union...

Karin Coifman is a professor and department chair for the Department of Psychological Sciences. Courtesy of Coifman.

Student Life Study hopes to improve the student experience

Lauren Cohen, General Assignment Editor March 21, 2025

The ongoing Kent State Student Life Study consistently collects new data on student wellness in hopes of providing it to university groups and informing administration decision making in the future. Co-directed...

Kent students celebrating Fake Patty's outside Kent State fraternity Kappa Sigma.

Kent gears up for iconic Fake Patty’s Day

Jewels Cydrus, Reporter March 21, 2025

Each spring, Fake Patty’s Day floods Kent in a sea of green. This year, Fake Patty’s Day will be celebrated March 22, the Saturday after St. Patrick’s Day, because the holiday falls during spring...

Banned books on display at the Kent Free library, including To Kill a Mockingbird, The Catcher In The Rye, The Handmaid's Tale, Speak and The Hunger Games on Feb. 20, 2025.

Book bans spark debates about free speech

Samira Brown March 20, 2025

During the 2023-24 school year, there were 10,046 instances of book banning in schools, according to PEN America. “Nearly 60% of these banned titles are written for young adult audiences,” PEN America...

Kent Students chant as they stand on the fields outside of Taylor Hall during the Kent State Ohio Student Association-led protest on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

KSUnited prepares students for protesting Senate Bill 1

Tanner Smith, Beat Reporter March 19, 2025

KSUnited, a student coalition group made up of several on-campus organizations, informed students Tuesday night in Oscar Ritchie Hall on how to protest properly on campus.  The coalition plans to stage...

Kent students march towards Taylor Hall during the protest against the passing of the Senate Bill 1 on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

‘DEI will survive’: Kent students walk out in protest of Senate Bill 1

Connor Nagy, Reporter March 19, 2025

Countless Kent students left their classes on March 19 and assembled outside of the Student Center to protest Senate Bill 1, as part of a statewide walkout organized by the Ohio Student Association.  Senate...

Before the 2nd annual G.E.A.R. Awards start, attendees mingled with each other in the Kent Hotel's conference room on March 18, 2025.

G.E.A.R. Awards ignite the flames of hopes for the future

Sascha Aleksich, Reporter March 19, 2025

Kent State staff, alumni and students gathered at the Kent Hotel to recognize women in the Kent community’s achievements at the Gender, Equity, Advocacy and Representation Awards on March 18.  While...

Kent State announces finalized Transformation 2028 plan

Grace Claxon and Sydney Brown March 19, 2025

Editor's note: This article has been updated to accurately reflect the plan for Transformation 2028. Kent State is set to reduce academic leadership positions by 40% under the newly endorsed Transformation...

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