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Kent State fashion students get creative on social media

Caroline Willis August 25, 2023

Kent State fashion students are using platforms like Instagram and TikTok to cultivate creativity and make their mark on the digital stratosphere. From sustainable fashion styling to virtual design...

The Visit Healthcare testing center at Eastway was one of several walkup COVID-19 testing centers on campus. Feb. 4, 2022. (The Kent Stater Files)

Three years later: The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on campus life

Ava Dampier August 24, 2023

It’s March 2020. The sun is shining on Kent State University. Centennial green is perfectly groomed, and groups of students are scattered about on blankets and beach towels. The mingling sounds of gossip,...

Kent portrayed as a ‘guiding light’ in new city flag design

Caroline Willis, Reporter August 23, 2023

What do the Cuyahoga River, the color green and the underground railroad have in common? They are all represented in the city of Kent’s new flag design. Zach Garster, secretary of the City Flag Redesign...

Peyton Turner (left) and Laura Wilson (right) return home after winning air race classic.

Flying Flashes make history: behind the Air Race Classic win

Caroline Willis, Reporter August 22, 2023

Laura Wilson and Peyton Turner, better known as the Flying Flashes, made history in the 2023 Air Race Classic – an all-women, cross-country flight race. Their win made Kent State the only collegiate...

Local family business owners bring Crumbl Cookies to Cuyahoga Falls

Aden Graves, Reporter August 21, 2023

The viral cookie store chain, Crumbl Cookies, is bringing its freshly-baked flavors to Cuyahoga Falls. The new store, located at 753 Howe Ave., held a grand opening Friday where customers could enter...

First-year students get settled into college life

Destiny Torres, Reporter August 21, 2023

Students lugging boxes, clothes and other essentials poured onto campus last week as first year students embarked on a new adventure: moving into their first college dorms.  For some, moving into a...

Mariah the Scientist to headline this year’s Homecoming concert

Mariah the Scientist to headline this year’s Homecoming concert

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter August 20, 2023

Mariah the Scientist, an R&B and soul artist, will headline Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government fall concert Sept. 23. DJ Smillz, the university’s in-house DJ, will open the fall concert...

Alison Caplan was named director of the May 4 Visitor's Center July 5. (Courtesy of Alison Caplan)

Alison Caplan named as new director of May 4 Visitors Center

Aden Graves, Reporter August 20, 2023

The May 4 Visitors Center, a museum located inside Taylor Hall that tells the story of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970, has a new leader. Alison Caplan, a native of Akron, was named as Kent...

Silent protestors taking a stand at the 53rd Annual Commemoration for May 4, 1970.

Students, faculty return to campus as Senate Bill 83 waits in House Committee

Kayla Gleason, Reporter August 19, 2023

Many Kent State students and faculty will be returning to campus this fall for the first time since Senate Bill 83, also titled the Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act, was passed by the Ohio Senate...

Kent State's Police Services department is located in Stockade Safety Building on 530 E. Summit St. (The Kent Stater files)

Staying safe on and off campus this new semester

Annalexis Davis, Campus Editor August 19, 2023

Before COVID-19, Kent State was ranked as the safest campus in Ohio – and the 25th safest college in the nation – according to Sgt. Tricia Knoles from the university’s police department.  Those...

Kent State marks 50 years since mandatory housing policy

Laura Sandlin, Reporter August 19, 2023

Fifty years have passed since the first integration of a mandatory housing policy at Kent State University. Throughout the history of the policy, there have been many modifications and adjustments made,...