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Alex Tosko, Adriana Gasiewski and Kayla Gleason at the Black Squirrel Entertainment Film Festival on Sunday, May 4, 2025.

Documentary and Journalism course displays student projects at film festivals, on television

Claire Duber, Reporter October 2, 2025

A short documentary made by three Kent State students for a class has now been shown on TV, at film festivals and has won awards.  Adriana Gasiewski and Kayla Gleason, senior journalism majors, and...

Joey Caraher, a junior emerging media and technology major with ADHD.

Living with ADHD in college: Joey Caraher’s story

Addison Connor, Reporter October 2, 2025

Studies show that 1 in 9 college students have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Joey Caraher is a junior studying emerging media and technology, and he is one of them. One...

Kent State's history appears more important than ever in this political climate

Kent State’s history appears more important than ever in this political climate

Ari Collins, Beat Reporter September 30, 2025

After the 2024 election, the Pew Research Center found that political violence was a top concern among voters, where 66% of voters reporting fears of violence. Now, nearly a year into the presidential...

Kent State students go bananas for Banana Bar Crawl

Sascha Aleksich and Lexie Blatnik September 30, 2025

Kent State students had an opportunity to peel off campus Saturday and participate in Downtown Kent’s Banana Bar Crawl.  The motif of the night was bananas, literally. Participants of the bar crawl...

Inside Books a Go Go in downtown Ravenna, customers are able to shop from an assortment of genres and find a cozy spot to read.

Books a Go Go brings community bookstore to downtown Ravenna

Alexis Hood, Reporter September 30, 2025

In downtown Ravenna, community gathering spots have long been scarce, and independent bookstores even rarer. That changed Aug. 30, when Books a Go Go opened downtown, giving residents a place to shop,...

The Bread and Puppet Theatre performed its "Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution in Progress" circus show Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025.

Bread and Puppet’s ‘Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution in Progress’ offers satirical commentary

Melora Shue, Reporter September 29, 2025

Bread and Puppet Theatre came to Akron to perform their circus show, “Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution in Progress” Sept. 27. The group, originally from Vermont, is on a two-month-long tour...

Environmental Science and Design Research Institute continues to be a ‘busy bee’

Environmental Science and Design Research Institute continues to be a ‘busy bee’

Brooklyn Griffiths, Reporter September 29, 2025

Kent State University earned the title of a Bee Campus by Bee Campus USA in Dec. 2024 and intends to maintain the environment to reduce pesticides for the bees and bugs. Students and staff have been...

A large wizard hat decorated the Kent sign during the 2024 Wizardly World of Kent festival, which has now come to an end.

From magic to memory: The end of the Wizardly World of Kent

Haylee Hartong, Reporter September 29, 2025

After more than a decade of fans, costumes and community, the Wizardly World of Kent festival has come to an end. Each July, downtown Kent would transform into a Harry Potter-themed festival featuring...

Owner of Teacup Flowerz Boutique, Ella Snyder, sells her crystal jewelry, recycled clothing and collage art at Hippie Fox Rocks’ Gem Show on Sept. 27, 2025.

Acorn Alley Gem Show showcases local businesses

Loreal Puleo, Reporter September 28, 2025

The Acorn Alley Gem Show took place Sept. 27 in the Acorn Alley courtyard, running from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event featured a variety of vendors displaying handmade crystal jewelry, clothing, art and...

Illustration by Meaghan Miller.

Ohio Student Association celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, voter registration

Ava Dunn, Reporter September 28, 2025

In 2024, 65.2 million people identified as Hispanic Americans in the United States, and they continue to make up the largest racial or ethnic minority in the country.  Hispanic Americans are also the...

The Schwartz Center is the location of Career Exploration and Development Services available for students on campus.

Kent State Maintains Steady Enrollment Numbers for Fall Semester

Sascha Aleksich, Beat Reporter September 26, 2025

Kent State continues to maintain steady enrollment numbers of over 4,000 students this fall semester, marking a new average for the university. Following the release of Kent’s 15th-day enrollment numbers...

Scott Hallgren, an associate professor in the School of Media and Journalism, talks to students before they record orchestrations for the short film "Photography."

Professor helps creates real world experience with short film collaboration

Loreal Puleo, Reporter September 25, 2025

Kent State’s own helps create the soundtrack for an annual short film collaboration with Cuyahoga Community College. Cuyahoga Community College, or Tri-C, has created a short film every year for the...

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