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MAC makes changes to athletics

Gina Butkovich, reporter May 14, 2020

The Mid-American Conference announced Tuesday it would be eliminating conference tournaments in eight different sports for at least the next four years. The move is being made to help stem the financial...

Schrum holds up a play calling sign on the sideline of a game at Maryland in 2011.

Meet the architect behind Kent State football’s resurrection

Ian Kreider May 11, 2020

Steven Schrum sat in his room in Reisterstown, Maryland, surrounded by miniature model professional stadiums, tinkering with his Madden 2001 lineup. With a PlayStation controller in hand, Schrum served...

RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 13: A Costco customer stands by his two shopping carts at a Costco store on March 13, 2020 in Richmond, California. Some Americans are stocking up on food, toilet paper, water and other items after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Americans prepare for a weekend at home as government declares coronavirus emergency

Christina Maxouris, CNN March 14, 2020

(CNN) -- Americans are waking up to a country under a national emergency.In many neighborhoods, grocery shelves will be empty. International travel is now heavily restricted. Some church services may...

Pay. Them.

Amanda Levine Sports editor March 1, 2020

There is a pay disparity between men and women in most work forces. White women earn 79 cents to a man’s dollar, asian women 87 cents, black women 65 cents and hispanic women 58 cents. It is clear...

Kobe Memorial: Ticket & Pin

Remembering Kobe Bryant: Michael Jordan and Beyonce share tributes to Lakers legend

Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN February 24, 2020

(CNN) -- Many people have a little brother or sister who messes with their stuff, asks too many questions and makes a nuisance of themselves. For many years, Kobe Bryant was Michael Jordan's, the Chicago...

More than just an international student

Brianna Canada Reporter February 11, 2020

MinJee Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. She grew up in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, the same hometown as the famous Korean rapper Rap Monster. As a child, Kim was into sports such as...

Amanda Levine

OPINION: Girls and Women in Sports Day

Amanda Levine Sports editor February 4, 2020

When I was growing up, I watched the Mets play religiously. David Wright and Carlos Delgado were my favorite players. Each night during the spring and summer, I watched Wright, Delgado and the Mets compete....

Top women’s hockey players resolute in fight for new league

WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer November 13, 2019

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hilary Knight has a gold medal. What she would like is a full-time job. Not just for her. For the other 200-plus members of the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association too....

Junior midfielder Maddie Holmes scores third goal during first half of game, Oct. 31, 2019. Kent State won 3-1 against Ohio University.

Flashes dominate in the rain, still washed out of the playoffs

Owen MacMillan Sports reporter October 31, 2019

The Kent State women’s soccer team played a Halloween game marked by pouring rain, biting wind and a bittersweet victory.Although they defeated Ohio University 3-1, the Flashes learned they would not...

Kent soccer outshoots Miami, loses 0-2

Dante Centofanti Sports reporter October 27, 2019

The late season woes continue for the Kent State women’s soccer team, as they fell to the Miami Redhawks (4-12-1, 3-6-1) Sunday afternoon in Oxford. Despite outshooting Miami 27-10, the team failed to...

Soccer goes into overtime twice over the weekend

Dante Centofanti October 20, 2019

This weekend was crucial for the Kent State women’s soccer team. They played Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan, in whom they were “neck and neck” with in the MAC standings. On Friday against...

Kent State soccer beats Akron 2-0

Gina Butkovich, Sports editor October 13, 2019

Less than three minutes into the game, sophomore midfielder Karly Hellstrom took a shot from five yards in front of the net. The ball rebounded, Hellstrom collected it and scored her fifth goal of the...