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Raleigh Flanagan with humane cat traps.  She rehomes the cats she traps. (Courtesy of Raleigh Flanagan)

Student traps and rehomes cats, saving over 180 cats so far

Josie Burkhart, Copy Editor October 16, 2023

Senior integrative studies major Raleigh Flanagan longed for direction and making a difference during the start of the pandemic, so she began humanely trapping and rehoming stray cats around towns including...

‘Cabaret’ musical dances over to the Wright-Curtis stage

‘Cabaret’ musical dances over to the Wright-Curtis stage

Abigail Kinney, Reporter October 15, 2023

School of Theatre and Dance performers will take over the Wright-Curtis stage with the musical production “Cabaret” Oct. 27 through Nov. 9.  The musical “Cabaret” is set during the 1930s at the...

Kent State of Well-being works though the Well Hub inside the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

Tobacco Cessation program aims to curb student smoking

Janson McNair, Photo Assistant October 15, 2023

Kent State of Well Being’s Tobacco Cessation program, “Freedom from Smoking,” returned in April 2022, allowing students to work towards a smoke-free lifestyle.  The “Freedom from Smoking”...

A poster from the October Roses premier on October, Friday the 13th, 2023.

“October Roses” gives campus audience a frightful scare at its premiere

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter October 14, 2023

Kent graduate Brandon Lazenko’s short film “October Roses” premiered Oct. 13 in the Kiva Auditorium as a part of the university’s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement’s October event. Attendees...

SDS flier hung inside Franklin Hall

SDS starts petition to raise student worker wages

Chloe Wilson-Henline, Reporter October 14, 2023

Almost 600 students have signed a petition started by Students for a Democratic Society, calling on the university to raise student worker wages and increase the resident assistant stipend to help students...

Members of Phi Sigma Pi attend their retreat in the Spring of 2023.

Scholarship, leadership and fellowship: Honors fraternity Phi Sigma Pi plans service events

Chloe Harich, Reporter October 14, 2023

Phi Sigma Pi, an honors fraternity, is one of several gender-inclusive fraternities on campus, and it is based on the values of scholarship, leadership and fellowship.  According to its website, the...

16th annual Kent Ghost Walk invites community to celebrate Halloween

Michael Neenan, TV2 Reporter October 14, 2023

The tour, hosted by The Kent Stage, promised a night of excitement as visitors walked around Downtown Kent, learning about the history and hauntings of several historic buildings. People from all over...

PHOTO STORY: Eighth Annual Rainbow Run

PHOTO STORY: Eighth Annual Rainbow Run

Matthew Brown, Photo Editor October 13, 2023

As part of Kent's third-annual Rainbow Weekend, students, staff and community members gathered to participate in the eighth annual Rainbow Run.  Over 300 participants, adorned with glowsticks, strings...

Coco Montrese performs to a mashup of Ariana Grande songs at Kent State's 2022 Sex Week drag show Oct. 26, 2022.

Sex Week to kick off Oct. 23 with events about sex education

Kaitlyn Mitchell, Reporter October 13, 2023

Kent Interhall Council revealed the 2023 schedule for its annual Sex Week, a week of events dedicated to educating students about sex in an interactive environment – with a “Wild West” theme.  Joshua...

New city ordinance limits number of vape and tobacco retailers

Olivia Montgomery, Reporter October 13, 2023

The city of Kent will see a limit to the number of tobacco and vape retailers in operation in the coming years.  On Aug. 16, Kent City Council voted on an ordinance brought forth by the Kent City Health...

Vigil honoring Israeli lives lost works to bring healing, unity to Jewish community

Molly Hoffer, Digital Tech October 13, 2023

Songs of prayer and healing rang through the air as members and allies of the Jewish community gathered in unity with one another during a vigil for the over one thousand victims of the attacks on Israeli...

‘Protest for Palestine on the K’ responds to Israel-Gaza conflict

Audrey Trevarthan, Digital Assistant October 12, 2023

Students gathered, marched and chanted in support of the Palestinian people Thursday at the “Protest for Palestine on the K” after deadly attacks targeted Israeli towns near the border of the Gaza...