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OPINION: Halloween is the best holiday

OPINION: Halloween is the best holiday

Aden Graves, Opinion Writer October 28, 2023

It’s the time of year for leaves to turn into piles of red, orange and yellow. It’s the time for carving faces into pumpkins and sipping on hot apple cider. It’s the time for dressing up in...

Kent State freshman Brenna Johnson works on an assignment in the CCI student lounge on Oct. 19, 2023.

University looks to tighten technology safety during Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Anthony Zacharyasz, Co-General Assignment Editor October 27, 2023

October marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and across the university, the Information Technology and Information Security departments took the time to spread messaging around cybersecurity. Since...

Issues 1 and 2 energize advocacy groups across state

Alton Northup, Staff Reporter October 27, 2023

As Election Day approaches, advocacy groups across the state prepare to make their case on Issues 1 and 2.  In less than two weeks, voters may dramatically change Ohio law. Issue 1 would enshrine abortion...

Kent Stage’s 16th annual Ghost Walk reveals secrets of Kent’s spooky past

Andrew Bowie, Reporter October 27, 2023

The Kent Stage's Ghost Walk took patrons around older places in downtown Kent Oct. 13 and 14. Some stories involved familiar locations like the Phi Sigma Kappa and Alpha Tau Delta fraternity houses on...

OPINION: Fighting fire with fire: Hamas retaliates

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer October 27, 2023

Early morning Oct. 7, Hamas launched a surprise attack on the nation of Israel, a country known for its defense system known as the Iron Dome. The conflict between the Jewish state of Israel, and Palestine,...

A bra drop-off bin is located at The Williamson House on campus.

Breast Cancer Awareness: ‘Speak up and advocate for your own health’

Savana Capp, Co-General Assignment Editor October 26, 2023

One in eight women will develop breast cancer over their lifetime, said Dr. Erin Roesch, a breast medical oncologist at Cleveland Clinic. Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual international health...

Fashion design student Jacob Jones poses in his spy costume with a friend on Halloween in 2022.

Fashion students offer inspiration for Halloween costumes

Kelsie Horner, Reporter October 26, 2023

With Halloween rolling in, students are planning their costumes for the upcoming holiday weekend. For fashion students, Halloween allows them to get creative and showcase what they’ve learned in their...

Police urge safety for boozy Halloweekend

Kayla Gleason, Reporter October 26, 2023

Even though downtown Kent hasn’t faced scary, big crowds during Halloween weekend in recent years, city and university police are still preparing for a tricky night.  Tricia Knoles, a Kent State...

Horoscopes: Oct. 26 — Nov. 5

Horoscopes: Oct. 26 — Nov. 5

Audrey Trevarthan, Digital Assistant October 26, 2023

♏ Scorpio (October 23 - November 21): It’s your season, Scorpio! You’re more magnetic than ever. Listen to your intuition, and you will attract great successes.    ♐ Sagittarius...

Letter from the editors: Boo! We’re back with a new look

Isabella Schreck and Grace Springer October 26, 2023

Dear reader,   We’re back, and we hope you like our new (old) look! The Kent Stater is the only news source solely dedicated to serving the Kent State community, and we are beyond excited to...

Sex Week rounds up with ‘Sextoberfest’ Friday

Grace Springer, Managing Editor October 26, 2023

Kent Interhall Council’s annual Sex Week will conclude Friday with a night of games and prizes at "Sextoberfest."  The event will run at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom and will feature tables...

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...