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Decorated by staff of the former LGBTQ+ Center, students and community members on Oct. 7, 2024, the Main Street bridge in downtown Kent is decked out in rainbow colors for Rainbow Weekend.

A look into the past and present of Kent’s annual Rainbow Weekend

Aryn Kauble, Reporter October 16, 2025

Kent’s fifth annual Rainbow Weekend is coming back Oct. 17 and 18 with many familiar events and promotions, but one major change will affect the weekend’s donations.  Created by Kent State faculty...

Illustration by Emily Riebe.

Poll workers serve the Kent community

Joi Sims, Reporter October 16, 2025

The Portage County Board of Elections is looking for poll workers for the upcoming election on Nov. 4, and the last training will be held Friday, Oct. 17. Poll workers are responsible for opening and...

Seniors Alyssa Kosovan (left) and Riley Wolfe (right) come together for photos to celebrate their accomplishments and what’s to come

Senior year: Reaching the final stretch 

Sydney Eckert  , Reporter October 16, 2025

By the time spring semester rolls around, Kent State seniors are dealing with far more than just exams. Between capstone projects, graduate school applications and the never-ending job searches, those...

Students at Kent Plaza Cinemas on Tuesday Oct. 14 for the screening of "After the Hunt."

Professors lead discussion on censorship, creativity at ‘After the Hunt’ screening

Alexis Hood, Reporter October 16, 2025

The smell of buttered popcorn and the hum of conversation filled Kent Plaza Cinemas on the night of Oct. 14, as students gathered for more than just a free movie. With complimentary popcorn and soda in...

Charlie Kirk speaking at Utah Valley University where he was shot.

Exposure to violent media affects college students

Audrey McCarthy, Reporter October 16, 2025

“I was scrolling on Instagram like normal, and then I just saw him literally die. The only thing I remember is seeing blood, a lot of blood,” said Sophia Parry, a senior marketing major at Kent State.  She...

Teenagers open the social media app folder on their phone.

Harmless fun or harmful fads: How reckless challenges spread on TikTok and Instagram

Haley Reedy, Reporter October 15, 2025

The infamous Kent State University Pisser has been running wild all over TikTok. Other universities have similar-style videos in which students participate. The trend involves students going around their...

Informational pamphlet for Rainbow Weekend

Kent State’s Rainbow Weekend returns Oct. 17-19

Isaac Lezaic, Reporter October 15, 2025

Rainbow Weekend returns to downtown Kent Oct. 17–19. The free event consists of multiple activities such as queer storytelling, a 5K walk for visibility, the weekend unicorn scavenger hunt and more activities...

Volunteers advocate and fundraise for their local library through book sales

Talia Milewich, Reporter October 15, 2025

Books filling every nook and cranny, boxes of them taking up tables across the room. Right as you step off the Kent Free Library elevator, you have to think fast in deciding which direction to start looking. This...

The Summit County Humane Society's Mobile Adoption Center visited students outside of Merrill Hall during its "Mid-term Destress Event" on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.

Summit County Humane Society provides students with the ‘purrfect’ study break

Adriana Gasiewski, General Assignment Editor October 14, 2025

The Summit County Humane Society and its Mobile Adoption Center, full of cats and dogs, visited students outside of Merrill Hall, looking to alleviate their midterm stress.  Trinity Head, an adoption...

Alumna’s new downtown mural says ‘Hello, Kent’ welcoming residents, tourists

Melora Shue and Nikki Gasiewski October 14, 2025

At the end of September and into October, Kent State alumna Grace Nestor-Louie began painting a mural on the side of Laziza in downtown Kent. The mural, entitled “Hello, Kent,” will welcome Kent visitors...

Political organizations reflect on Charlie Kirk’s death

Political organizations reflect on Charlie Kirk’s death

Ava Dunn, Reporter October 14, 2025

On Sept. 10, conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk was shot in Orem, Utah, at an event hosted by Turning Point USA, a conservative-leaning organization Kirk co-founded at the age of 18. Kirk...

Kent State's marching band walking in last year's homecoming on Sept. 28, 2024.

Legacy, The Marching Golden Flashes as one year anniversary of new Ice Arena addition approaches

Aryn Kauble, Reporter October 13, 2025

Since the opening of the new Ice Arena addition, the thumping beat of over 275 students creeps underneath doors and spills into the hallways as they come together for marching band practice.  Further...

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