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Kent State students walk through heavy snowfall as they make their way along the Esplanade.

Staff, students share winter break recaps, New Year’s resolutions

Lauren Bischof, Beat Reporter January 26, 2024

As 2023 draws to an end and the spring 2024 semester commences, Kent State students and staff recall how they spent their winter break and what they look forward to in the new year. Many went home to...

Kent State's Center for Visual Arts, where the Veroni Lecture will be held.

Department of Philosophy and Humanities prepares for kindness lecture

Kaitlyn Sanders, Reporter January 26, 2024

The Department of Philosophy and Humanities is preparing for a Veroni Lecture discussing kindness and the effects of being kind to others. Professor Cheshire Calhoun, a professor of philosophy from Arizona...

A sign announcing the upcoming Main Street Kent Snow Day hangs in the Hometown Bank Plaza of dowtown Kent on Jan. 22, 2024.

New ‘Snow Day!’ event kicks off downtown Saturday

Lauren Bischof, Beat Reporter January 25, 2024

Main Street Kent and the city of Kent are organizing a new winter ‘Snow Day’ event featuring indoor and outdoor activities for the community from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 27 in Kent’s Hometown Bank...

Active Minds hosts a meet and greet to go over the spring semester itinerary Jan. 24, 2024.

Active Minds springs into the semester with meet and greet event

Kaitlyn Roth, Reporter January 24, 2024

The Active Minds chapter of Kent State University launched its spring event schedule during their first meeting of the semester Wednesday. Active Minds is a national nonprofit organization that strives...

Dan Smith Community Park provides outdoor seating for people to enjoy the amenities of downtown Kent on Jan. 22, 2024.

Zillow ranks Kent as second-best college town in America

Andrew Bowie, Reporter January 24, 2024

Zillow, the online real-estate marketplace, ranked Kent as the second-best college town in the country in its list of rankings of the best housing markets of 2023. Among the rankings were also Vermilion,...

A gallery view of "The truth is out there (No, really...)" by Christine Zuercher, which runs from Jan. 19 to March 16.

New KSU Downtown Gallery exhibit dares to question reality

Tessa Poulain, Reporter January 24, 2024

“The truth is out there (No, really…)” by Christine Zuercher leaves patrons wondering just how thin the line is between fiction and reality.  On display in the KSU Downtown Gallery, the exhibit...

Eastway Market and Deli located in the Eastway Center is a popular stop for students for all their basic food and medicine needs.

Flash Activities Board to run grocery bingo night on campus

Julia Cumley, Reporter January 23, 2024

Students can participate in the Flash Activities Board’s (FAB) grocery bingo event Thursday, giving them an opportunity to save some money.  All prizes will be food related, including ramen noodles,...

Kent State students and staff, finishing a safari in Akagera National Park.

‘Sharing the influence of sports on society’: Athletes, staff give back in Rwanda

John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor January 23, 2024

Twenty student athletes, administrators and staff members traveled to Rwanda in January on a service trip where the group learned about the community and the effects of the Rwandan genocide. Plans for...

GOP candidates contend for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat in first statewide debate

Anthony Zacharyasz, Managing Editor January 23, 2024

Values of trust and integrity, along with digging up litigation and accusations came to the forefront Monday night as Republican Senate hopefuls battled for the March primary GOP nomination.  In efforts...

Cars travel down a stretch of Lake Street that was the site of an accident on Jan. 22, 2024 where one Kent man was killed and two others injured.  This stretch of road, near Edgewood Drive, was closed for several hours starting just before 9:00 p.m. on Jan. 22, right after the accident.

Two vehicle crash leaves one dead in Kent

Savana Capp, Reporter January 23, 2024

One Kent man suffered fatal injuries after a car accident Monday night on Lake Street near Edgewood Drive.  William Williams, 55, was in the passenger seat of a Chevrolet Malibu that hit the back of...

(From left to right) Rocky Horror cast members Audrey Warren, Sphrintze and Cassius perform Saturday.

Community members come to Kent Stage in antici…pation for Rocky Horror Picture Show

Destiny Torres, Digital Tech January 22, 2024

Virgins and non-virgins alike came to Kent Stage Jan. 20 as the theater put on its first production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show of the year. “The Kent Stage had a previous Rocky Horror cast,...

The city of Kent's police station is located at 301 S. Depeyster St.

Suspected getaway driver of Kent homicide arrested in Akron

Kayla Gleason, Beat Reporter January 22, 2024

Michael Deshawn Lollar, the suspected driver of a Kent homicide supect’s getaway vehicle, was arrested in Akron Wednesday.  The homicide that left 35-year-old Cheretta Frierson deceased occurred...