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Kent Interhall Council held an open forum meeting Feb. 18, 2025, to discuss SB 104.

University Housing to make residence hall bathroom changes amid SB 104 regulation

Aryn Kauble, Reporter February 19, 2025

Most residence halls will experience changes to resident restrooms after University Housing sent out an email Feb. 18 detailing the effects SB 104 will have on living conditions. Kent Interhall Council...

Federal Protective Service agents are on campus for K9 training with Kent State University Police, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. It is not uncommon for agencies to coordinate K9 training.

Federal agents running K9 training exercises at Kent State

Alton Northup, News Director February 19, 2025

Agents from the Federal Protective Service are on campus Wednesday for K9 training exercises with the Kent State Police Department. FPS operates under Homeland Security and is tasked with securing federal...

Kent State to end race-based, national origin program funding after federal order

Kent State to end race-based, national origin program funding after federal order

Adriana Gasiewski, Campus editor February 18, 2025

President Todd Diacon sent an email to the Kent State community Tuesday morning responding to potential state legislation and federal directives. The United States Department of Education and Office...

Deal or no deal: Are bookstore prices too high?

Deal or no deal: Are bookstore prices too high?

John Engoglia, Beat Reporter February 13, 2025

The Kent State Bookstore offers an assortment of items needed for everyday college life, including textbooks, school supplies, clothing and much more.  While it's helpful that these products can be...

A Kent State University researcher from the Department of Biological Sciences and a student work in a lab. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

Kent State to retain R1 research status through 2028

Aryn Kauble, Reporter February 13, 2025

For the first time, Kent State’s R1 research status was renewed. Kent State, recognized as a doctoral university, was first awarded the designation in Feb. 2022, which lasts three years until the classification...

Paws for a Cause’s Puppy Kissing Booth brings x’s and o’s

Sydney Brown, Kent Stater TV Reporter February 12, 2025

There were plenty of kisses to go around at Wednesday's Puppy Kissing Booth. Service dogs in training from Paws for a Cause kicked off early Valentine's Day celebrations at the Student's Center, offering...

The LGBTQ+ Center on Feb. 7, 2025,  located in the lower level of the student center.

‘Bathroom Bill’ set to take effect Feb. 25: What will it mean for students?

Aryn Kauble, Reporter February 10, 2025

The Protect All Students Act included in SB 104, widely known as the "Bathroom Bill," is set to go into effect on Feb. 25. The bill prohibits K-12 and all public and private universities from creating...

Kent State unexpectedly shut down Tahini Mediterranean Cuisine in October after terminating its lease agreement. Ayham Abuzeid, co-owner of Tahini and associate lecturer of English, disputes the university’s claim that it did not address repeated health code violations.

Tahini owners fire back at Kent State

Alton Northup, News Director February 7, 2025

The owners of Tahini Mediterranean Cuisine allege Kent State set their restaurant up for failure. The university unexpectedly shut down the popular campus eatery in October after terminating its lease...

Tanya Bystrova-McIntyre, Associate professor of Russian and translation in 2023.

Students, faculty mourn the loss of Kent State professor

Adriana Gasiewski, Campus Editor February 6, 2025

Associate professor of Russian and translation, Tanya Bystrova-McIntyre, passed away on Feb. 2. “We just lost a really, really great colleague, and students lost a great professor,” said Patrick...

Illustration by Emily Riebe

Trump’s pause on federal assistance comes to a halt. What’s next?

Ari Collins, Beat Reporter February 5, 2025

After President Donald Trump’s administration announced Jan. 27 a freeze on federal financial assistance programs like grants and loans, a federal judge, Loren AliKhan, temporarily blocked the pause.  What...

ICE activity sparks concern in Northeast Ohio following Trump's immigration orders

ICE activity sparks concern in Northeast Ohio following Trump’s immigration orders

Tanner Smith, Beat Reporter February 3, 2025

After President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive actions aiming to crack down on immigration, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it has arrested about 7,400 people in...

Zach Graves, a senior political science major, was elected to serve as vice president of USG for the spring semester.

USG swears in new vice president, ‘resets during break’ after previous president resigned

Aryn Kauble, Reporter January 29, 2025

Zachary Graves was sworn in Jan. 22 as vice president of USG after a three-fourths majority vote by the General Assembly.  The position became vacant Dec. 4 when the former vice president, Jessie Starkey,...

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