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OPINION: Growing up queer in church

Destiny Torres, Opinion Writer September 8, 2023

The first time I heard the word ‘gay,’ it was in a negative light. I was around nine-year-olds and sitting in a church pew at my small church in Northeast Ohio.  I didn’t quite understand what...

The Kent State Golden Flash volleyball team gather together before the game.

‘When everybody gives their all and competes, we can be successful’: Volleyball captures its first win

Ethan Madden, Reporter September 7, 2023

After starting the season 0-3, Kent State earned its first win against South Dakota State (1-5).   KSU is now 1-5 on the season, its third 1-5 start in the last 10 seasons. The last occurred in 2017.  The...

DeWeese Health Center is the location for the free HIV and Hepatitis C testing.

Free confidential HIV testing returns to Kent State’s health center

Janson McNair, Assistant Photo Editor September 7, 2023

Confidential HIV testing was relocated to the DeWeese Health Center for the fall semester, allowing students to access healthcare at no cost. Testing dates will be offered throughout the fall semester,...

Students gather outside of Franklin Hall, waiting for the PARTA bus.

PARTA switches bus tracking app from SPOT PARTA to Passio GO!

Kayla Gleason, Reporter September 2, 2023

As the fall semester begins, students have not only adjusted to new courses and professors but to a new transportation app to assist them around campus.  The new app, Passio GO!, now tracks PARTA buses...

A duplex with addresses 428 and 430 E. College Ave. is demolished as of Sept. 1, 2023. In 2011, the Kent State Board of Trustees authorized the purchase of the duplex for $230,000.

University begins demolition of its properties near campus

Alton Northup, Staff Reporter September 1, 2023

Demolition has started on three university-owned properties near campus. The university has owned the properties, located on East College Avenue and College Court near the John Elliot Center for Architecture...

Students play basketball by Tri Towers as they enjoy the warm weather, while the remnants of the Kent Navs chalk art competition is on the ground.

Freshmen react: first week of classes

Adrianna Quinlan, Reporter August 30, 2023

For returning students, starting classes last week was a familiar experience, but for first-year students, it may have brought out a variety of emotions. Many factors go into shaping how a student envisions...

Kent Fire Department responds to a dumpster fire at Eagles Landing Apartments the night of Aug. 29, 2023.

Dumpster catches on fire at Eagles Landing Tuesday night

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

Senior Will Mihalow saw smoke billowing from the direction of his apartment as his friend drove him home from downtown Kent’s Venice Cafe around 9 p.m. Tuesday.  The smoke was coming from a dumpster...

Artificial Intelligence generated the image for this story.

AI-generated songs fuel ethics debate

Alton Northup, Staff Reporter August 28, 2023

As access to generative artificial intelligence expands, AI-generated songs top the trending page on TikTok. The genre has billions of views on the platform, and clips of famous characters, personalities...

This stone monument, part of the May 4th Memorial exhibit, stands with its side cracked open by a falling tree in the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm on Aug. 25, 2023.

Campus, Kent area sees damages from high winds, storms

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter August 26, 2023

Before Thursday, the May 4 Memorial and surrounding trees were bathed in sunlight right outside Taylor Hall. Friday, after Thursday night’s storm which carried into the early morning, the stone facade...

Local journalism matters, and we need your support: a letter from the editor and managing editor

Local journalism matters, and we need your support: a letter from the editor and managing editor

Dear reader, As we enter our junior and senior years at Kent State, we can’t wait to share all the important, entertaining and wonderful things happening in and around our Kent community on KentWired.com...

Kent State's football team, along with the women's lacrosse and soccer programs, competes at Dix Stadium. The stadium is located at 2213 Summit St. in Kent.

New football coach Burns names Purdue transfer as starting quarterback

John Hilber, Reporter August 24, 2023

Redshirt junior Michael Alaimo, a transfer from Purdue, earned the spot of starting quarterback on Kent State’s football, first-year head coach Kenni Burns announced in a press conference Sunday. “He...