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The Kent Skates ice rink was once located on East Erie Street in downtown Kent between Route 59 and South Depeyster Street. 

Kent Skates is closed for good: What will take its place?

Lauren Cohen, Beat Reporter November 27, 2024

Downtown Kent’s free outdoor ice rink has closed for good, leaving a hole downtown this winter season for locals and college students. Out with the old, in with the new After opening in November...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law banning transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that match up with their gender identity. The law requires people at Ohio K-12 schools and universities use the restroom that aligns with their gender assigned at birth. | File photo

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs transgender bathroom ban bill into law

Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal November 27, 2024

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law banning transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that match up with their gender identity. The law requires people at Ohio K-12...

Students share their study abroad experiences during an “Education Across Borders” event Nov. 22 in the Student Center.

Students share study abroad experiences during Education Across Borders event

Priyanshi, Reporter November 26, 2024

The International Student Council (ISC) at Kent State hosted an “Education Across Borders” event Nov. 22 in the Student Center, providing a platform for students to share their study abroad experiences,...

Illustration by Clare Rodgers

‘We can’t live without women’: Students weigh in on 4B movement

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter November 26, 2024

After the 2024 Presidential Election, Molly Acquard, a senior fashion design major, said she felt the seven stages of grief, but once her anger settled, she wanted to create change. “There’s anger,...

Kent State unexpectedly shut down Tahini Mediterranean Cuisine in October after terminating its lease agreement. Ayham Abuzeid, co-owner of Tahini and associate lecturer of English, disputes the university’s claim that it did not address repeated health code violations.

On-campus restaurant Tahini permanently closes due to repeated health violations

Lauren Cohen, Reporter November 26, 2024

Tahini Mediterranean Cuisine, a restaurant previously located in the basement of the student center at Kent State, was shut down by the university due to repeated health department violations with no correction,...

Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s Adopt-a-Trail Program is committed to conservation

Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s Adopt-a-Trail Program is committed to conservation

Lauren Bischof, Beat Reporter November 26, 2024

Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s volunteer based program, Adopt-a-Trail, helps to maintain trails around the park. “The Adopt-a-Trail program is a way of keeping the trails clear and safe for hikers,”...

Conservative students connect at Freedom Formal event

John Engoglia, Beat Reporter November 26, 2024

A group of students discussed Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election and what it means for the U.S. at the Freedom Formal event held last Friday.  The event was held by Turning Point...

Fourth year music education major and Vocal Intensity music director Melaina Uhrig, center, sings alongside other Vocal Intensity members at the KIVA during their Bring the Beat In concert, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Campus acapella group lights up the stage at “Bring the Beat In” concert

Lauren Cohen, Reporter November 25, 2024

Kent State’s only acapella group, Vocal Intensity, performed its fall semester concert Friday night in the Kiva. The 18-person, all-gender group sang tunes under the theme “Bring the Beat In,”...

The “Giving Tree,” located in the Kent State Library at Kent State University on Nov. 18, 2024.

Kent State Bookstore collects books for children in transitional housing through “Giving Tree”

Lauren Cohen, Reporter November 25, 2024

Not all families have the resources to give their children gifts during the holidays. The Kent State Bookstore is working to fill that gap with customer book donations. Between now and the end of finals...

Women's Center program coordinator Sonia Karkare talks with attendees at the "Day in the Life of a Woman International Student" event Nov. 19, 2024.

International students talk about troubles they face at Women’s Center event

Aryn Kauble, Reporter November 22, 2024

International and domestic students, along with some faculty, discussed the hardships that come with moving to a new country and learning a different culture at the Kent State Women’s Center’s “A...

Eboni Pringle will be named senior vice president for student life, effective Dec. 1.

Eboni Pringle to be named senior vice president for student life

Lauren Bischof, Beat reporter November 22, 2024

Effective Dec. 1, Eboni Pringle, Ph.D. will be named the senior vice president for student life after assuming the position on an interim basis in August 2023. “I am honored to serve in this capacity,”...

FAFSA is now open for students

Jillian Flack and Aden Graves November 22, 2024

Students are now able to complete the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, which was officially released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education, 10 days before its Dec....