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 Coversation Partner Program occur on Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the student center.

Global Conversation Hour provides opportunity for American and international students to communicate

Yui Kaichi, Reporter September 18, 2023

The International Admissions office announced the highest number of international students since the start of the pandemic, 2,089 students in the Fall 2023 semester.  Conversation Partners is a program...

The final beam is placed at the Crawford Hall topping out ceremony on June 28, 2023. The topping out ceremony is a Scandinavian tradition as a tribute to hard work and to bring luck by mounting the top of an evergreen tree to the beam.

Construction continues on projects around campus

Jillian Flack, Reporter September 18, 2023

The main construction on Rockwell Hall and the Aeronautics and Engineering Building has now concluded, with the former finishing in the late spring and the latter finishing just weeks ago. Approximately...

Student can now use a meal swipe to get pizza from Homeslice on the first floor of the Student Center.

Student meal swipes expand to more options on campus

Lex Ogilvie, Reporter September 18, 2023

Students now have the option to use their meal swipes at more restaurants in the Student Center.  Originally, only the Metropolitan Deli and Hippie Chicken in the Student Center would accept student...

Kent State students enjoy an outdoor class outside of Taylor Hall on September 13, 2023.

Students enjoy the last days of summer

Adrianna Quinlan, Reporter September 18, 2023

As summer comes to an end, students have enjoyed the last few days of warm weather and blue skies by spending their time outside on campus. Emilio Hernandez, a freshman journalism major, recollected...

Photos by Sofia Giotti-Teixeria

Ohio Latino Affairs Summit 2023: University hosts discussions, collaboration

Sofia Giotti-Teixeria, Reporter September 16, 2023

The Ohio Latino Affairs Summit (OLAS) 2023, hosted by Kent State University alongside The Ohio Latino Affairs Commission (OLAC), took place on Sept. 15 in the Kent Student Center, marking a successful...

Flourish Plant Markets is located at 113 South Water St.

Flourish Plant Market in Kent focuses on resources for customers needs in plants

Patrick Creedon, Reporter September 16, 2023

Flourish Plant Market, a company that sells plants and helps customers pick the proper plant for their homes and current lighting conditions, opened up last October in downtown Kent.   Alicia Hall,...

Graphic to showcase this year's Hispanic Heritage Month theme, made by Abigail Myers, a senior who works with Signum Design.

University community commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month

Kayla Gleason, Reporter September 16, 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month is recognized Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 this year, and the university is celebrating with the theme “Avanzando Juntos: Moving Forward Together.”  Hispanic Heritage Month acknowledges...

Student entertainment group hosts fashion show

Kelsie Horner, Reporter September 16, 2023

Student entertainment group The Creator Collective held their first-ever event Friday evening, a fashion show titled “Hollywood Walk.”  The Creator Collective, created in the spring of 2023, is...

Shaine Price is a sophomore and the Director of Community Development for Kent Interhall Council

Kent Interhall Council works to spread sustainability awareness around campus

Ella Katona, Reporter September 16, 2023

The Kent Interhall Council has many events planned this fall semester to increase sustainability awareness across campus.  The Director of Community Development for Kent Interhall Council, Shaine Price,...

Kent State hosts Ohio Latino Affairs Summit on campus

Michael Neenan, TV2 Reporter September 15, 2023

Kent State hosted the Ohio Latino Affairs Summit in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The theme this year was “Avanzando Juntos,” meaning moving forward together. The summit's slogan is "Latino Growth...

University sees first increase In enrollment since pandemic

Michael Neenan, Reporter September 15, 2023

The university saw an increase in fall semester enrollment for the first time in two years, according to 15-day enrollment numbers released Tuesday. The document reported 25,283 (preponderant) students...

Members of the Kent community check out vendors and their tables at the Kent State Farmers' Market March 21, 2023.

Farmers’ market to take over Student Center Green

Olivia Montgomery, Reporter September 15, 2023

The university’s farmers' market will take place on the Student Center Green Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 4 to 7 p.m.  The event is being hosted in collaboration with Haymaker Farmers' Market, a weekly...