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Kent State students walk the campus on September 4th,2024.

A lively campus: How large is Kent State’s freshman class?

Lauren Cohen, Reporter September 10, 2024

Kent State’s campus may feel crowded with students housed in lounges, but the recently reported enrollment statistics show that this year is not much different from the past. The university welcomed...

Kent State Votes offers resources for students to participate in upcoming election

Kent State Votes offers resources for students to participate in upcoming election

John Engoglia, Beat Reporter September 8, 2024

The 2024 election season is upon us, and voters across the U.S. are preparing to cast their votes in local, state-wide and federal elections.  Kent State Votes, a USG-affiliated and university-wide...

Kolya Koretskyy and his family stand outside their house in Kent, where they were relocated from Ukraine.

Kolya Project helps war refugees find a home in Kent

Lindsay Collier, Reporter September 8, 2024

The founders of the Kolya Project have helped relocate war refugees from Ukraine to Kent since the war between Russia and Ukraine escalated in 2022.  Becky Gibson met Kolya Koretskyy when her and her...

The Kent Stater Illustration by Emily Riebe

‘We plant the seeds’: SRVSS helps grow students’ awareness of the ‘red zone’

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter September 7, 2024

As the campus buzzed with students reuniting with friends and navigating their classes, the university entered the “red zone.” Julius Payne, the program coordinator for the Center for Sexual Relationship...

Students still use rooms belonging to famous alumni like Steve Harvey and James Harrison.

Do you live in a famous dorm?

Alton Northup, News Director September 7, 2024

Kent State has its fair share of past students who have gone on to gain celebrity status, so it’s no surprise that spaces used by the likes of Steve Harvey and James Harrison still exist on campus today....

Alley Mac is located in Acorn Alley in downtown Kent.

New mac and cheese focused restaurant opens in downtown Kent

Ana Julia Cechin Facco, Reporter September 6, 2024

Located next to Off the Wagon in Acorn Alley, Alley Mac offers mac and cheese, pierogies, salads and sandwiches all made with fresh ingredients.  The owners, Chuck Crawford and his wife Jessica, got...

The Student Accessibility Center offers a wide range of support for students with special accommodation needs, IEPS or 504 plans. The SAS office is located on the first floor of the library.

How to get class accommodations at Kent State

Lauren Cohen, Reporter September 5, 2024

Student Accessibility Services at Kent State University aims to provide all students with equal access to education. The office provides accommodations, advocates for students with disabilities and...

Freshman recession holds off at Kent State for now

Freshman recession holds off at Kent State for now

Andrew Bowie, Beat Reporter September 5, 2024

Last year Kent State admitted over 4,200 new students, and the numbers for this academic year are just as high. It is widely speculated that a college enrollment drop-off will occur in upcoming years,...

Located on 166 Currie Hall Pkwy, Kent, Ohio, Moonbase will be opened on Sept. 5, 2024.

‘Out of this world’: LGBTQ+ bar Moonbase reopens in Kent

Grace Claxon, Reporter September 5, 2024

As neon lights flicker back to life, Kent’s only 18+ LGBTQ+ bar, Moonbase, gears up for its grand reopening on Thursday. The bar will celebrate with a vibrant weekend of events: cosmic karaoke on Thursday,...

Students share dinner during a game night on Aug. 31 at International Navigators Collegiate's Fine Arts Studio.

International Navigators Collegiate at Kent provides a home away from home for international students

Priyanshi, Reporter September 5, 2024

Navigating the transition to life in a new country can be both exciting and challenging, especially for international students. At Kent State, the International Navigators Collegiate at Kent (INCK) stands...

Kent State places students in transitional housing, such as lounges, to house all incoming freshmen.

Students stuck in lounge limbo as Kent State uses transitional housing

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter September 4, 2024

Students all around campus walk to their dormitory halls, swipe their IDs to enter and find their hall’s lounge filled with furniture and window coverings, as this lounge is where some will temporarily...

Various disciplines of faculty research are displayed together in the College of Architecture & Environmental Design.

Gallery of published works celebrates faculty in College of Architecture & Environmental Design

Kayla Gleason, Reporter September 3, 2024

Students have an opportunity to learn from past faculty research in the “Printed Matter” exhibit at the College of Architecture & Environmental Design until Sept. 6.   Nick Fagan, one of two...

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