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With the legalization of cannabis for recreational use, local licensed dispensaries have begun selling recreational cannabis.

Let’s be blunt: Weed is still prohibited on campus

Ari Collins, Reporter September 3, 2024

With the recent statewide legalization of marijuana, students have questioned what smoking guidelines on campus will look like. Last November, the citizen-petitioned Issue 2 was passed by a majority...

Kent State football team celebrates another first down against Central Connecticut during its home opener Sept. 16, 2023.

Football runs out of gas in ‘Pitt’ stop to start new season

John Hilber, Sports Editor September 1, 2024

The Kent State football team let the University of Pittsburgh have its way offensively in a 55-24 drubbing Saturday in Pittsburgh in the first game of the season – the Flashes’ 10th loss in a row. The...

The Kent State field hockey team ring the bell after securing a victory against Miami on Oct 13, 2023. The Golden Flashes won the game 2-1.

‘I’m super pumped to be here’: Field Hockey enters new era with first-time coach at the helm

Andrew Gold, Reporter August 27, 2024

On May 6, the Kent State Field Hockey program named Heather Hefner as its new coach, the eighth in program history, following KSU parting ways with its previous coach Feb. 27. “There’s a really...

Hulk Hogan visited Water Street Tavern on Tuesday to promote his "Real American Beer."

Hulk Hogan visits Water Street Tavern to promote new beer

Michael Neenan, Newscast reporter August 21, 2024

Hulk Hogan visited Water Street Tavern to promote his "Real American Beer" on Tuesday as part of his tour across Ohio. Tori Baliman, Water Street marketing manager, said she enjoyed watching fans show...

Kent State then-freshman quarterback Devin Kargman throws the ball as the Akron defense closes in at Dix Stadium Oct. 22.

Passing the torch: Football announces new play caller ahead of season

John Hilber, Sports Editor August 20, 2024

Ending a long-awaited quarterback battle, junior Devin Kargman will open up this season leading the offense, and he will look for success after last season's 1-11 campaign. The announcement was first...

Druski's comedy has earned him more than 8 million followers on Instagram, and a career outside of the sketches that many know him for. | Courtesy of USG.

Druski to headline Kent State Homecoming show

Audrey Trevarthan, Digital Managing Editor August 19, 2024

Druski, a comedian and actor, will headline Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government’s Homecoming show on Sept. 26 in the Student Center Ballroom. USG announced Druski as this year’s Homecoming...

The front view of dispensary Bliss Ohio on January 31, 2023.

Ohio turns green: Recreational marijuana sales begin Tuesday

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter August 6, 2024

In November 2023, about 57.19% of Ohioans voted in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana, and Tuesday, Aug 6, marks the beginning of legal recreational marijuana sales in Ohio. James Crawford,...

Vice President Kamala Harris has made a decision on her running mate, with four people close to the process saying Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is her choice. | Jim Vondruska/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

Harris decides on Tim Walz as running mate

(CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris has made a decision on her running mate, with four people close to the process saying Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is her choice. The selection caps the Midwestern...

McCoy Watkins appears in trial at the Portage County Municipal Court in Ravenna, in January, 2024.

Former Kent State student enters guilty plea over two charges of rape

Michael Neenan, Reporter August 3, 2024

A former Kent State student entered a guilty plea Wednesday, July 31, stemming from two charges of rape, which allegedly occurred in November 2022. McCoy Watkins agreed to charges on two counts of...

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Atlanta on July 30, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP/Getty Images.

Kamala Harris has earned enough votes to win the Democratic presidential nomination, party chair announces

Ethan Cohen and Arit John, CNN August 2, 2024

CNN— Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough votes from Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison announced Friday. Harris...

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, group says

Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN July 30, 2024

(CNN) — Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in the Iranian capital Tehran, Iranian state media Press TV reported Wednesday, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Hamas...

President Joe Biden attends a roundtable session at the G7 summit in Fasano, Italy, on June 13. | Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Biden will not seek reelection

Michael Williams, CNN July 21, 2024

CNN — President Joe Biden says he is not seeking reelection in a letter posted to X on his official account. Biden says he will speak to the nation later this week in more detail. “It has been...