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Members of the quadball team compete in fall 2022.

Quidditch-inspired quadball looks to rebuild for spring

Ethan Madden, Reporter December 9, 2023

The Kent State quadball team, formerly known as the Quidditch team, was ready to compete against other colleges and teams this season. Earlier in the fall semester, the Soaring Black Squirrels traveled...

Theater students rehearse at The Center of Performing Arts, located at 1325 Theatre Drive on campus.

Orchestra, choirs to combine for American identity exploration

Isabella Schreck, Editor-in-Chief December 8, 2023

The university’s choirs and orchestra will look to prompt questions about American identity and what that means to a person in their “What is America” performance Sunday in Cartwright Hall. The...

The School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities is located in Bowman Hall. The school offers international relations, paralegal studies, Latin American studies, LGBTQ studies and other academic programs centered around multidisciplinary.  

Board of Trustees approves new cyber-criminology major

Michael Neenan, Reporter December 7, 2023

The Board of Trustees approved the establishment of a new cyber-criminology major Wednesday, which will start in the fall 2024 semester. Cyber-criminology is the study of how crimes are accomplished...

State Champs, a sports-themed coffee shop, will open in Kent in January.

Sports-themed coffee shop to open in Kent

Patrick Creedon, Reporter December 5, 2023

Coffee lovers and sport fans will have a chance to enjoy drinks, sports and memorabilia at 427 Franklin Ave. in Kent starting in January.  The idea for the new coffee destination, soon to be named...

People enjoy a day in downtown Kent on October 5, 2023.

Elf Hunt brings holiday twist to local business support

Chloe Wilson-Henline, Reporter December 4, 2023

People will have a chance to win as much as a $500 gift card to businesses in downtown Kent starting Dec. 1 if they participate in Main Street Kent’s Elf Hunt. A Main Street Kent elf is placed in...

Professionals talk tips on turning internships into full-time jobs

Professionals talk tips on turning internships into full-time jobs

Chloe Wilson-Henline, Reporter November 29, 2023

About 58% of interns converted to full-time employees in 2022, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers 2023 Internship and Co-op report. Turning an internship into a full-time...

Joe Karpinski wins the University Teaching Council NTT Outstanding Teacher award in 2016. (Courtesy of Joe Karpinski)

Not your average Joe: The impacts of one construction management professor

Anthony Zacharyasz, General Assignment Editor November 29, 2023

For Joe Karpinski, teaching and sharing his knowledge began at the age of 19, after his older brother turned down a teaching opportunity in drafting, which is creating and analyzing construction blueprints. Fast-forward...

An advisory banner about a camp closure runs on the Kent State University East Liverpool website.

East Liverpool campus closes Wednesday due to break in

Isabella Schreck, Editor-in-Chief November 29, 2023

The university’s East Liverpool campus closed Wednesday after a man broke into its Main Building around 6:30 a.m. that morning.  Thirty-four-year-old David Gamble is charged with breaking and entering...

A car sits outside of the duplex where a 35-year-old woman was killed Nov. 21, 2023.

UPDATED: One week later, Kent police still search for homicide suspect

As of Tuesday morning, Kent police are still searching for Dawan R. Wilson, who has been charged with the aggravated murder of a 35-year-old woman at a duplex off South Water Street in Kent.  A Kent...

Members of the Female Filmmakers Initiative shoot a scene from their short film "Bloomer."

Female Filmmakers Initiative to premiere short film Friday

Grace Clarke, Opinion Editor November 27, 2023

A female-led student short film, “Bloomer,” will premiere Friday in the D.I. Hub to kick off the Female Filmmakers Initiative’s (FFI) fall mixer.  “Bloomer,” curated and directed by FFI’s...

Catalytic converter thefts increase across campus as numbers nationwide correlate

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter November 26, 2023

As of Sept. 10, a total of 18 catalytic converter thefts have been reported from on campus areas as catalytic converter thefts become a national issue. Tricia Knoles, police sergeant with the Kent State...

Kent State's Jazz Orchestra performs the music of Thad Jones at their concert Nov. 20, 2023.

FEATURED GALLERY: Jazz Large Ensembles perform concert

Janson McNair, Assistant Photo Editor November 21, 2023