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The LGBTQ+ Center holds its bi-weekly Q’ommunity meetings Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Student Center.

LGBTQ+ Center’s ‘Q’ommunity’ event encourages acceptance, identity expression

Aden Graves, Reporter February 9, 2024

Messages of belonging and gender expression filled the LGBTQ+ Center Wednesday at its Q’ommunity event, a social group for queer students. As part of the group’s second meeting of the semester,...

A self-love motto from the Active Minds event.

Active Minds encourages recruitment, participation following first no-show event

Kayleigh Shafer, Reporter February 9, 2024

Active Minds, an organization that recruits members every semester, is urging students to join and participate following a disappointing turnout at their recent event. President Hunter Frey-Burkart stated...

 Various Valentine's Day cake pops for sale this season at Daisy Pops on January 31, 2024.

Downtown Kent ‘takes the cake’ for Valentine’s Day desserts

Kelsie Horner, Assistant Managing Editor February 9, 2024

Whether shopping for a significant other, friends or oneself this Valentine's Day, downtown Kent has several local spots to shop for any sweet-treat needs. Daisy Pops New to the Kent area in brick-and-mortar...

American Heart Association visits a 'Libraries With Heart' kick-off event in Mahoning County.

National Heart Month inspires women to take care of their hearts

Savana Capp, Print Planner February 9, 2024

Every February, the American Heart Association urges people, especially women, to take care of their hearts by celebrating National Heart Month. While cardiovascular disease is the number one killer...

The Kent State University fountain is located on Risman Plaza.

University rolls out cannabis education after statewide legalization

Alton Northup, Campus Editor February 8, 2024

New cannabis certificate programs are now offered at the university after last year’s election made cannabis legal across the state. The university partnered with Green Flower, an online training...

College Republicans screen ‘What Is a Woman?’ while students celebrate trans joy

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter February 8, 2024

The Kent State College Republicans held their yearly screening of the documentary “What Is a Woman?” in The Student Center, while outside students celebrated trans joy as a resistance on Risman Plaza. Aciano...

A pump sucks in and sprays water at Leslie Run Creek just ahead of filters set up to catch chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 19, 2023.

‘I don’t feel safe in town,’ East Palestine train derailment: What’s happening one year later

Lauren Bischof, Beat Reporter February 8, 2024

On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, igniting a fire consisting of toxic chemicals, spurring temporary evacuation of residents...

Fashion school teams up with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio for fashion show

Ryan Bowles, Reporter February 8, 2024

The school of fashion partners with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio to produce a fashion charity event called ’Haute for the House’ Feb. 8. The event is set to be held at the...

Career Exploration and Development held the Summer Internship and Job Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 6 in the Student Center.

Students get a head start in the workforce

Lauryn Tadda, Reporter February 7, 2024

More than 300 young professionals shuffled through The Student Center on Tuesday to hear what employers had to offer for their career goals at the Summer Internship and Job Fair. Career Exploration...

KentWired Illustration by Hannah Saadey

A total solar eclipse guide: What to know in advance

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter February 7, 2024

Complete darkness will fill the sky for a few minutes on April 8, when the city of Kent experiences a total solar eclipse for the first time in 200 years. Kent will see the moon cross in front of the...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law banning transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that match up with their gender identity. The law requires people at Ohio K-12 schools and universities use the restroom that aligns with their gender assigned at birth. | File photo

Ohio bill restricting gender-affirming healthcare to go into effect in April

Kay Steiner, Reporter February 6, 2024

House Bill 68, a bill focused on the restriction of gender-affirming healthcare for transgender people under the age of 18, was approved by the Ohio Senate Jan. 24. The bill was originally vetoed because...

The outside of CAPS, the primary mental health care providers on campus.

Healthy Relationships webinar to teach students how to manage personal relationships

Olivia Montgomery, Digital Tech February 6, 2024

The first of the "Healthy Relationships" webinars for spring 2024 will take place Friday, Feb. 9 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.  The webinar is hosted by the university’s Counseling and Psychological Services,...

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