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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...

New café opens in College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Will Jernigan, Reporter October 22, 2023

The Charging Station is a new café located in the Timken Atrium in the Aeronautics and Engineering building that opened September this year.  Partnering with local vendor Bent Tree Coffee, The Charging...

Kristin Silvestro began work as university archivist in early October. (Courtesy of Cynthia Williams)

New university archivist brings experience, plans for greater engagement

Isabella Schreck, Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2023

Every work day, university archivist Kristin Silvestro sits in a room lined with shelves full of history stored on the top of the tallest building in the county.  In her new role, the Akron-area native...

Black Alumni Chapter presents a house party at Oscar Ritchie Hall

Samira Brown, Reporter October 22, 2023

The Black Alumni Chapter hosted its “Black In The Day” Homecoming event at Oscar Ritchie Hall Friday. The homecoming event was a whole weekend affair, beginning on Thursday and ending on Sunday...

‘International Homecoming Celebration’ kicks off with performing and free food from students’ home countries

Yui Kaichi, Reporter October 21, 2023

The International Student Council and the Office of International Affairs organized an annual event titled "International Homecoming Celebration" on Oct. 20th in the Student Center Ballroom. "International...

Véronique Béghain (center) presents about her work in French translation and other literary works in Satterfield Hall Oct. 20, 2023.

Lecture gives French twist to the Fitzgerald family

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter October 21, 2023

Véronique Béghain, professor of literature and translation at the Université de Bordeaux Montaigne and the university’s contact for the French foreign exchange program, presented a lecture called...

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