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Kent State President Todd Diacon, along with trustees and administrators, applaud the placement of last beam of Crawford Hall on June 28, 2023.

Board of Trustees approve tuition rates, attend Crawford topping out ceremony

Grace Springer, Editor-in-Chief June 29, 2023

The Board of Trustees voted to approve tuition, room and meal plan rates for incoming freshmen at their business meeting Wednesday. After the meeting, the trustees, administrators and others watched the...

Hazy skies in downtown Kent due to Canadian wildfires on June 28, 2023.

Canadian wildfires cover Kent State in blanket of smoke

Destiny Torres, Reporter June 28, 2023

It’s a hazy, smoky day in Kent due to the abundance of smoke that has traveled from Canadian wildfires. There is an air quality alert in effect for most of Northeastern Ohio today, June 28, according...

New cheerleading coach hired along with a new partnership for cheer program

Josie Burkhart, Reporter June 28, 2023

Sarah Tedrick, an alumna of Kent State, will serve as the new head coach of the cheerleading program as it joins the athletic department this fall. Tedrick brings over 15 years of training from World...

Pilots Laura Wilson (left) and Peyton Turner (right) pose with their trophies in front of their plane after returning from winning this year's Air Race Classic.

Kent State wins Air Race Classic for second consecutive year

Leah Shepard, Managing Editor June 27, 2023

Kent State’s Flying Flashes returned Tuesday from the Air Race Classic after winning first place for the second year in a row. Pilots Laura Wilson and Peyton Turner completed the 2,685-mile, four-day...

Emergency contraception: What students should know about 'the morning after pill'

Emergency contraception: What students should know about ‘the morning after pill’

Erin Sullivan, Reporter June 27, 2023

Editor’s note: As of December 2022, the FDA approved a label correction to reflect the accurate mechanism of action for Plan B One-Step, saying the pill will not prevent or interfere with the implantation...

Flash the Golden Eagle waves a flag to celebrate the men's basketball team's victory over Portland University on Nov. 14, 2022.

The eagle behind the flash

Grace Springer, Editor-in-Chief June 26, 2023

On Oct. 12, 1985, a live golden eagle made its debut as Kent State’s first official mascot at a homecoming football game against the University of Texas at El Paso.  The school unveiled the eagle,...

LGBTQ+ students across campus woke up on Sept. 17 to see homophobic graffiti on Korb Hall. After numerous attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, the university’s response has always been silence. | File photo

Local drag performers respond to anti-drag threats

Erin Sullivan, Reporter June 22, 2023

It was Sam Culver’s first time performing drag at the Community Church of Chesterton in Geauga County. Culver, a junior Kent State student, just finished getting ready for his performance sporting a...

Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee to propose investments at Kent State Airport, new capital projects

Grace Springer, Editor-in-Chief June 21, 2023

The Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee agreed to recommend investing in an airport runway project and new training aircraft for aeronautics students at its committee meeting Wednesday....

Great Ohio Bicyclists travel through Kent

Laura Sandlin, Reporter June 21, 2023

Outdoor Pursuits is hosting the annual Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure June 21-23. The bikers will be making their way through Northeast Ohio and will be traveling through Portage County during their weeklong...

Kent State Geauga to start fall semester with fully renovated nursing lab

Annalexis Davis, Reporter June 21, 2023

Nursing students at Kent State Geauga will kick off fall semester with a fully renovated nursing lab. The new lab is more realistic to a hospital, with an open layout. Students have curtains dividing...

All nine Kent State students studying in Paris unharmed after explosion

Leah Shepard, Managing Editor June 21, 2023

All nine Kent State students studying abroad at the Paris American Academy in Paris, France are accounted for and unharmed after an explosion rocked the university Wednesday, Kent State said in a press...

Kent State student accused of rape authorized to leave house arrest

Leah Shepard, Managing Editor June 21, 2023

Kent State student McCoy Watkins, who has been charged with two counts of first-degree felony rape, was granted a bond modification request June 14 that released him from house arrest until his trial,...