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USG election voting to open Wednesday

USG election voting to open Wednesday

Lauren Cohen, General assignment editor March 25, 2025

Undergraduate Student Government election voting opens March 26 at 8 a.m. and closes March 27 at 5 p.m. The voting process occurs digitally through this link, provided on USG’s website. Ten executive...

University committee confirms diversity requirement is not at risk

University committee confirms diversity requirement is not at risk

John Engoglia, Beat Reporter March 25, 2025

On Feb. 21, an emergency meeting was held to discuss possible changes to the university’s diversity requirement, such as limiting course offerings to Kent Core, study abroad and international course...

Illustration by Clare Rodgers.

COVID-19’s impact on mental health five years later

Sydney Craig, Reporter March 25, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic changed daily life, and affected many people’s mental health; those effects are still being felt five years later. Mental health professionals saw a significant rise in the demand...

Fashion Student Organization members stand on stage during their 2025 fashion show.

FSO brings board games to life in Alexander McQueen-inspired fashion show

Mallory Hughes, Reporter March 24, 2025

Kent State’s Fashion Student Organization hosted their Spring Goodwill Fashion Show, “It’s Only a Game,” on Mar. 21, where FSO members, students and family were welcomed to see talented stylists,...

John Morabito stands in front of one of their tapestries from the collection “Madonna dei Femminella,” March 20, 2025.

Kent State University Museum features KSU professor in new spring exhibition

Aryn Kauble, Reporter March 24, 2025

The Kent State University Museum unveiled this year’s spring exhibition with a reception March 20 where the area head of the textiles program, John Paul Morabito, introduced and discussed their “John...

USG hosts fiery presidential, director debates

USG hosts fiery presidential, director debates

Tanner Smith, Beat Reporter March 24, 2025

Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government had a lively second day of debates on March 20.  Day two consisted of a panel for student directors, as well as the presidential debate. The event was...

Cans litter yards Sunday, March 23, 2025, along fraternity row. Thousands of students filled the yards the day before for Fake Patty's Day.

Kent State students, community clean up Fake Patty’s mess

Alton Northup, News Director March 23, 2025

Cans littering yards and sidewalks have become a familiar sign indicating the passage of Fake Patty’s Day in Kent. For the second year in a row, Undergraduate Student Government and Community Engaged...

Guest Speaker Mike Law, the CEO of the North America Carat, speaks to students and faculty in the Business Building on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Top CMO, CEO share advice with business students at ‘Behind the Brand’ event

Andrew Bowie, Beat Reporter March 23, 2025

In marketing, it's all about being dynamic and designing for people, Diana Bojaj and Mike Law, the CMO and CEO of Carat, one of the top five marketing agencies in the U.S., told a packed crowd of students...

Sophomore finance major Grant Hitchcock (right) talks about job opportunities with Adam Wilson, a sales representative for Sherwin Williams, and his coworker, Abbey Strauss, a recruiter (left), at the Spring Career and Exploration Fair in the Student Center Ballroom on Feb. 25, 2025.

Kent State career fairs offer students key opportunities for job success

Amelia Sapienza, Reporter March 23, 2025

As students at Kent State prepare for the next step in their careers, whether through internships or their first post-graduation job, multiple college-specific career fairs throughout the spring semester...

Karin Coifman is a professor and department chair for the Department of Psychological Sciences. Courtesy of Coifman.

Student Life Study hopes to improve the student experience

Lauren Cohen, General Assignment Editor March 21, 2025

The ongoing Kent State Student Life Study consistently collects new data on student wellness in hopes of providing it to university groups and informing administration decision making in the future. Co-directed...

Banned books on display at the Kent Free library, including To Kill a Mockingbird, The Catcher In The Rye, The Handmaid's Tale, Speak and The Hunger Games on Feb. 20, 2025.

Book bans spark debates about free speech

Samira Brown March 20, 2025

During the 2023-24 school year, there were 10,046 instances of book banning in schools, according to PEN America. “Nearly 60% of these banned titles are written for young adult audiences,” PEN America...

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