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Haley Dees speaking at a 2024 spring commencement ceremony.

Undergraduate Student Trustee shares her experience on the Board of Trustees

Michael Neenan, Reporter May 21, 2024

Former undergraduate trustee Haley Dees came to Kent State as an aerospace and aeronautics engineering major before completing a two-year term with the Board of Trustees this month. The Board of Trustees...

Courtesy the National Weather Service

Air Quality Alert issued for northeast Ohio

Audrey Trevarthan, Managing Editor May 20, 2024

The National Weather Service issued two weather alerts affecting northeast Ohio today, one being an Air Quality Alert and the other a Hazardous Weather Outlook.  The Air Quality Advisory was issued...

Graduating students from the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Communication and Information sit during commencement on May 10, 2024, in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation center.

Spring 2024 Commencement in photos

Abigail Kress and Lillian Opsitnik May 11, 2024

This spring, the university will confer 5,182 degrees across six commencement ceremonies. Take a look as the Class of 2024 graduates.

Fifth Flavor serves up Asian-inspired cuisine in Kent

Fifth Flavor serves up Asian-inspired cuisine in Kent

MinJee Yoo, Reporter May 8, 2024

Fifth Flavor, a take-out restaurant serving “Asian-inspired cuisine,” recently opened. The restaurant is located on Temple Ave. in Kent. The owner, Premmarin Milindasuta, said Fifth Flavor serves...

Coty Giannelli (Left) and Hayley Bennett (right) show off some of their favorite games at the Board and Bevy on April 28, 2024.

Best of both worlds: Tabletop lounge opens centering around family-friendly fun for everyone

Molly Hoffer, Campus Editor May 7, 2024

When alumni Coty Giannelli and Hayley Bennett started deciding on an idea for their business, they both thought there was a need for a family-friendly environment where adults could bring their children...

The audience listens to Melody Tankersley address the graduating class during her speech at the Education, Health and Human Services graduation ceremony on May 13, 2022.

Kent State Spring Commencement 2024: What you need to know

Alton Northup, Campus Editor May 7, 2024

It’s the day students look forward to since first stepping foot on campus: Graduation day. To make it as stress-free as possible, here are some helpful tips for grads to be. Where will commencement...

Rockwell Hall is home to the fashion students at Kent State.

Students, professors await this year’s looks for the Met Gala

Destiny Torres, Reporter May 7, 2024

The Met Gala, one of the most anticipated and prestigious fashion and fundraising events of the year, is approaching May 6.  The Met Gala is a fundraising benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art...

The CARES Center is located in The Student Center.

Professors work to better understand student needs, resource accessibility with study

Lauren Bischof, Reporter May 7, 2024

More than four million students are food insecure across colleges and universities in the United States, according to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study.  Professors Alyssa Anderson and Jennifer...

Exterior of Bowman Hall on April 24, 2024.

People reflect on Bowman Hall shooting 10 years later

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter May 7, 2024

On April 2, 2014, Quavaugntay Tyler fired a shot from his 9mm Ruger gun into his hand while two females who suspected him of cheating confronted him in Bowman Hall parking lot. Ten years later, those...

Student moms work to balance school, parenting

Savana Capp, Print Planner May 6, 2024

A blaring alarm sounds at 6:20 a.m. in a household of three. A mother begins her day by waking up her two young children. With some pushback, the three of them each get ready for school. After two long...

People watch a video during the May 4th commemoration on May 4, 2024.

May 4 Commemoration honors victims, speakers address student protests

Leah Shepard, Reporter May 5, 2024

Students and community-members flooded Blanket Hill Saturday to participate in the annual May 4 Commemoration, which honors the victims of the 1970 massacre. Speakers at the event stressed the importance...

Professor of Sociology Jerry Lewis speaks briefly during the lecture series on May 3, 2023.

Exploring May 4: Annual lecture highlights insights from historic day

Kayla Gleason, Beat Reporter May 4, 2024

Research and impressions about remembering May 4, 1970, and embracing the history it left behind were shared during the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture Series Friday afternoon.  To start the lecture, university...