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A Kent State University police officer stands in the flooded parking lot of Leebrick Hall on Monday, June 17, after a water pipe submerged the area.

Leaking pipe floods Leebrick parking lot

Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief June 17, 2024

Update: As of 10 p.m., maintenance crews were able to shut off a valve for the leaking pipe. Crews will now start digging Tuesday morning to avoid disrupting students. The parking lot is no longer accessible...

A student looks over financial aid resources in the One Stop office located in the Kent campus library. (File photo)

Kent State sends out financial aid offers

Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief June 17, 2024

After months of delays, Kent State is sending financial aid offers to students. Typically, the University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid sends offers to returning students starting in December....

Construction in front of the Home Depot on State Route 14.

Chick-fil-A and Texas Roadhouse to open new locations in Streetsboro

Michael Neenan, Reporter June 17, 2024

Chick-fil-A and Texas Roadhouse will open new locations in Streetsboro along State Route 14 across from Home Depot. Streetsboro Mayor Glenn Broska estimates the locations will open in February or March...

Courtesy of Sean Gibson.

Stark professor helps MLB recognize Negro League statistics

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter June 16, 2024

Major League Baseball incorporated the statistics of 2,300 Negro League players into its records on May 30. Leslie Heaphy, a history professor at the Stark campus, said the inclusion of the league’s...

Courtesy the National Weather Service

Kent under Air Quality Advisory

Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief June 16, 2024

UPDATE: NOACA has extended the advisory through Tuesday, June 18. An Air Quality Advisory for ground level ozone has been issued for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit...

Anthony Claytor, part of the LeBron James Family Foundation's I Promise Program, gradated in May 2024.

University student becomes LeBron James’ I PROMISE program’s first graduate

Lauren Cohen, Reporter June 13, 2024

Kent State’s Anthony Claytor has become the first graduate in the oldest I PROMISE class, a LeBron James Family Foundation program that helps students succeed in school through support and mentorship. Claytor...

The Friends of Palestine Collective protests every Friday at the downtown gazebo.

Proposed CAMPUS Act addresses campus safety and protests

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter June 12, 2024

The Ohio Legislature proposed House Bill 606, also known as the Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act, to provide Ohio universities with additional safety resources...

Tash Hartmann shops around at the many booths at the festival.

Color fills downtown Kent during first June Pride Fest

Audrey Trevarthan, Managing editor June 9, 2024

Acorn Alley attracted Kent’s summer crowd to celebrate Pride Month by hosting Pride Fest this weekend.  While Kent typically celebrates Pride in October with Rainbow Weekend, Justine Gallo, the owner...

Poor air quality has been monitored across Ohio. Orange indicates the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups. -- Courtesy of Airnow.gov.

Kent under Air Quality Alert

Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief June 4, 2024

There is an Air Quality Alert for much of northern Ohio. The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency issued an advisory for ground level ozone for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina,...

Kent State student reaches settlement after suing university

Kent State student reaches settlement after suing university

Lauren Cohen, Reporter June 3, 2024

A Kent State student reached a $50,000 settlement with the university and the State of Ohio. Maeve Grennan, a junior studio art major, filed the lawsuit in the Ohio Court of Claims after being injured...

Trial date set for former Kent State student accused of rape

Trial date set for former Kent State student accused of rape

Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief June 3, 2024

A trial date of Aug. 6 has been set for a former Kent State student charged with two counts of rape and one count of burglary.  A grand jury indicted McCoy Watkins, then an architecture student at...

Sarah, a local in Kent, came to the festival for the first time this year after hearing about it on Main Street Kent's Instagram.

Culture lines the streets of downtown Kent at its annual Art & Wine Festival

Lauren Cohen, Reporter June 1, 2024

Main Street Kent presented its annual Art & Wine Festival Saturday throughout downtown Kent. Held for 16 years with a two-year hiatus during the pandemic, the event features music, artists and downtown...

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