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The best dorm pets are the small, low maintenance animals

Josie Burkhart, Reporter July 28, 2023

The best pets to own as a busy college student living in a dorm include rats, reptiles and small birds, experts say. These low maintenance animals can be the best fit for you with the right research and...

Moviegoers and employees dressed up in Barbie outfits at Kent Plaza Cinemas. (Courtesy of Kent Plaza Cinemas)

Kent Plaza Cinemas sees big box office opening weekend for ‘Barbenheimer’

Kayla Gleason, Reporter July 28, 2023

Movie theaters saw large crowds over the weekend as “Barbenheimer” was released to an enthusiastic public.   “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” together were dubbed “Barbenheimer” on social...

The Kaboom Collective studio orchestra playing together. (Courtesy of Kaboom Collective)

Kaboom Collective jumpstarts growth, opportunities for young artists

Aden Graves, Reporter July 26, 2023

Lights, camera… Kaboom! Kaboom Collective, a program for musicians and artists ages 15 to 25, offers production-based real-world experiences for young people interested in getting more involved in...

Sarah Schmidt and her students honor the people killed during the genocide in Rwanda by placing a wreath of flowers at the genocide memorial.

Visiting Rwanda 30 years after genocide

Sophia Lucente, NewsLab Photographer July 18, 2023

In 1994, armed militias within the Hutu power government of Rwanda committed genocide against the minority Tutsi during the Rwandan Civil War. An estimated one million people were killed in a span of about...

The new exhibit in the Kent Historical Society Museum (7/8/23).

New exhibit at Kent Historical Society dives into the future

Destiny Torres, Reporter July 16, 2023

On July 1, a new exhibit opened up at the Kent Historical Society that doesn’t just focus on the past, but the future of the city. “Since we moved in here in 2011, we’ve been looking to set...

Audrey Ernst at the launch party of her business, Hometown Coffee & Pastry, on July 9, 2023.

Kent State student launches mobile dessert and coffee business

Kayla Gleason, Reporter July 15, 2023

Kent State senior Audrey Ernst launched her mobile coffee and dessert business to the public Sunday morning in her hometown of Zoar. The business, Hometown Coffee & Pastry, is a catering service...

Eric Mansfield highlights banned book debate in new play

Destiny Torres, Reporter July 13, 2023

“Trial By Fire,” a new play by Eric Mansfield, tells the story of a woman of color put on trial for allowing her students to read books from a banned list. Mansfield, who is also Kent State's assistant...

Printmaking Faculty Leigh Garcia (left) hosts "The Art of Papermaking" workshop while participants current Kent State Art Education student Audrey Larlham, recent Art Education graduate Joann Duran, Art Education Alumnus Jordan McConnell, Erin Duffy and Suzanne Mitolo listen. (Courtesy of symposium chairs)

Kent State hosts annual Ohio Art Education Association Summer Symposium on campus

Kayla Gleason, Reporter July 12, 2023

The Ohio Art Education Association was invited to host 83 art teachers for their annual Summer Symposium this year at Kent State from June 27 through the 28.  The symposium, which is a conference held...

Tents line the streets of Downtown Kent at the annual Heritage Fest July 1, 2023.

Kent Heritage Festival supports community at its 28th annual event

Annalexis Davis, Reporter July 2, 2023

Hundreds of Kent locals kicked off Saturday in Downtown Kent at the 28th annual Kent Heritage Festival, which consists of local businesses, local food vendors, a kids' area, live music and a duck race. The...

Turning back time: Porthouse Theatre stages ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’

Turning back time: Porthouse Theatre stages ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’

Aden Graves, Reporter July 2, 2023

Porthouse Theatre, Kent State’s covered outdoor summer theatre located at Blossom Music Center, opened their second production of the season Saturday with “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” a jukebox musical...

OBITUARY: Charles “Chuck” Kegley

July 1, 2023

Charles "Chuck" F. Kegley, 89 of Stow, formerly of Kent, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2022, of Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Cleveland Ohio, on June 23,1933, to Ernest and Isabelle (Green)...

The "Out of the Closet" clothing drive was held June 30 from noon to 6 p.m.

Kent student transforms apartment into clothing drive providing free gender-affirming apparel

Erin Sullivan, Reporter June 30, 2023

After having a conversation with his friend about the struggle to purchase affordable gender-affirming clothes, senior environmental studies student Cassius Moran jumped into action. Moran had the...