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The Kent State University fountain is located on Risman Plaza.

University rolls out cannabis education after statewide legalization

Alton Northup, Campus Editor February 8, 2024

New cannabis certificate programs are now offered at the university after last year’s election made cannabis legal across the state. The university partnered with Green Flower, an online training...

A pump sucks in and sprays water at Leslie Run Creek just ahead of filters set up to catch chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 19, 2023.

‘I don’t feel safe in town,’ East Palestine train derailment: What’s happening one year later

Lauren Bischof, Beat Reporter February 8, 2024

On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, igniting a fire consisting of toxic chemicals, spurring temporary evacuation of residents...

KentWired Illustration by Gabby Lutz

OPINION: Maternity leave is a must in America

Ella Katona, Opinion Writer February 8, 2024

Recently, I saw a video on Instagram from @femalequotient of a woman interviewing a variety of people from different countries. She asked them how much paid maternity leave women in America receive. One...

KentWired Illustration by Hannah Saadey

A total solar eclipse guide: What to know in advance

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter February 7, 2024

Complete darkness will fill the sky for a few minutes on April 8, when the city of Kent experiences a total solar eclipse for the first time in 200 years. Kent will see the moon cross in front of the...

REACTION: 'I'm not the drama': 'The Bachelor' week 3

REACTION: ‘I’m not the drama’: ‘The Bachelor’ week 3

Kelsie Horner, Assistant Managing Editor February 6, 2024

Bachelor Nation, buckle up, because week three was a roller coaster. Group date No. 1: The Mrs. Right Pageant The episode kicked off with the first group date of the week, a pageant show titled the...

The Kent State softball team celebrates after a home-run.

‘We’re going to catch people off guard’: Softball prepares for upcoming season under new coach

Jacob Shondel, Sports Editor February 6, 2024

On June 21, 2023, Kent State softball announced the hiring of coach Jessica O’Donnell. She spent the last five seasons at Saint Francis University, where she led the Red Flash to three Northeast Conference...

‘I was very scared that I was going to die that night:’ Gunfire near off-campus fraternity party sparks safety concerns

Erin Sullivan, TV2 Reporter February 5, 2024

Students were left shaken after a shooting occurred near an off-campus fraternity house on University Drive. TV2's Erin Sullivan has the story. Erin Sullivan is a TV2 reporter. Contact her at [email protected]

Police investigate ‘uninvited’ party guests at TKE fraternity house following reported gunshots

Anthony Zacharyasz and Alton Northup February 5, 2024

Kent police are continuing to investigate gunshots fired outside the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house early Sunday morning. Police were told about a fight that broke out in the fraternity house which...

The fraternity house of Tau Kappa Epsilon at 212 University Drive the morning following a shooting incident on Feb. 4, 2024.

Shots fired near TKE fraternity house panic party-goers

Anthony Zacharyasz, Managing Editor February 4, 2024

Gunshots fired outside the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house early Sunday morning frightened party-goers and bystanders. It is unknown who the shooter was and where the shooter came from, as rumors...

Jacquelyn Bleak (center left), Associate Lecturer in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, answers one of Daniel Diaz Nilsson's (far left), Assistant Dean of Access and Engagement in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, during the "Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding - MLK & Me: Living a Life of Love and Peace during Conflict" forum on Feb. 1, 2024.  Diaz Nilsson served as the moderator of the panel, with Bleak as a panelist.

PHOTO STORY: MLK celebration brings discussion on love and peace

Cadie Pierce, Photographer February 3, 2024

Over 250 attendees listened to a panel of speakers during Kent State’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, which focused on Dr. King’s principles of living a life of love and peace during conflict. The...

Kent State University's Lowry Hall is home to the College of Public Health.

Preparing for the next pandemic: What is ‘Disease X?’

John Engoglia, Reporter February 2, 2024

World leaders and health organizations have focused on “Disease X” as the next international pandemic, and it could reportedly be 20 times worse than COVID-19.   Kent State University experts,...