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Sex Week rounds up with ‘Sextoberfest’ Friday

Grace Springer, Managing Editor October 26, 2023

Kent Interhall Council’s annual Sex Week will conclude Friday with a night of games and prizes at "Sextoberfest."  The event will run at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom and will feature tables...

LoveLight presents its annual multicultural holiday festival

LoveLight presents its annual multicultural holiday festival

Chloe Harich, Reporter October 25, 2023

LoveLight Inc., a local non-profit organization, will showcase its annual Multicultural Holiday Festival on Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Roosevelt High School.  Haley Adams, a sophomore volunteer,...

The Students for Environmental Change club takes a summer hike at Towner's Woods.

The Students for Environmental Change club encourages environmental and sustainable practices on and off campus

Ella Katona, Reporter October 25, 2023

Students for Environmental Change is a new on-campus club as of spring 2022 for students who want to take part in environmental and sustainability practices. The president of the club, Grace Watson,...

‘Green Dot’ workshop tackles the bystander effect

Kaitlyn Mitchell, Reporter October 25, 2023

Editor’s Note: The following article contains discussions of sexual violence and assault. The Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services aimed to teach students how to respond when...

Students gather around dogs from Paws for a Cause for the de-stress event in the library Oct. 24, 2023.

Paws for a Cause hosts puppy meet-up for students to de-stress

Olivia Montgomery, Reporter October 24, 2023

Students walking through the first floor of the library Tuesday afternoon might have heard the pitter-patter of paws on the carpet, and several exclamations of “So cute!” and “Aw!”  The sound...

Portage County constituents vote on replacement levy for mental health resources in November election

MinJee Yoo, Reporter October 24, 2023

On Nov. 7, Portage County voters will vote on Issue 30, a replacement tax levy allocated towards funding mental health and recovery facilities across the county.  With Issue 30, residents in Portage...

One of the slides displayed from Bohush's discussion during the PRSSA event Monday

PRSSA gains insight into working in Ukraine as a PR specialist

Sarah Petrovich, Reporter October 24, 2023

Editors Note: Both MacPaw's website and employee amount were published initially incorrectly, and both have been corrected. We've also included an additional link to the MacPaw Foundation, where donations...

Malleen Rush (left) and Leanne Biltz (right) after a sextortion prevention and awareness meeting on Monday evening.

Townhall II gathers to spread sextortion prevention and awareness

Kaitlyn Mitchell, Reporter October 24, 2023

Editor's note: The definition of sextortion was edited for clarity.  Townhall II discussed the importance of prevention and awareness of sextortion with a presentation titled “Sextortion Prevention...

Kent Interhall Council kicks off Sex Week with ‘Sex Week Ho Down’

MinJee Yoo, Reporter October 23, 2023

Kent Interhall Council hosted the “Sex Week Ho Down” in the Student Center Ballroom, putting a western-theme to sex related topics Monday evening.  Nearly 100 attendees participated among a wide-range...

“Help A Hero Scholarship” awarded to veteran student

Addison Foreman, Reporter October 23, 2023

Jonathan Baker, a senior majoring in biology, served in the U.S. Army for over 20 years, 11 years in active duty as a medic and ten years in the reserves. Baker was one of more than 350 veterans and...

Megan and Shawn Wilson, 2016 Kent graduates, attend the "Kiss at the K" Homecoming event on Oct. 21, 2023.

‘We did meet and fall in love at Kent State’: Couples relive love stories at ‘Kiss on the K’

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter October 22, 2023

University alumni and current students who met their partners at the university gathered together on Risman Plaza to share a kiss on the “K” Oct. 21. Attendees like University President Todd Diacon...