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Athletes compete in 11th annual Jock Jams

Matt Lofgren April 9, 2013

Many of Kent State University’s sports teams took a break from their regularly scheduled practices and gym sessions to compete against one another at the 11th annual Jock Jams in Cartwright Hall Tuesday...

Board approves increased room and board rate, faculty contract

Leighann McGivern March 13, 2013

The Kent State Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to approve a 3.9 percent increase for room and board rates effective for the Fall 2013 semester and a new contract for full-time non-tenure track faculty...

Photo courtesy of Kent State Athletics.

Delophont finishes indoor track season with multiple All-American accolades

Richie Mulhall March 11, 2013

Freshman Dior Delophont jumped her way into Kent State history this past weekend when she wrapped up the Flashes’ indoor track season with two All-American accolades at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Track and...

Guest Column: Terrorism and the war at home

Los Angeles Times March 10, 2013

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Friday, March 8:Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., waged a 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor this week in a futile effort to set clear limits on the...

School of Library and Information Sciences prepares students with online courses

Dominique Todd March 8, 2013

School of Library and Information Sciences prepares students with online coursesThe School of Library and Information Sciences is embracing technological advancements with their online-based curriculum....

Junior JoAnne Pittman runs the 60 meter hurdle event during the Kent State Tune Up track and field meet on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. MATT HAFLEY

Kent State Women’s Indoor Track & Field Team Make History as MAC Champions

Richie Mulhall February 27, 2013

It was a record-breaking weekend for the Kent State indoor Track and Field team. In an unprecedented weekend, the women’s team scored a record 175 points to take first place at the Mid-American Conference...

Non-tenure track faculty, university reach tentative agreement

Alicia Balog February 21, 2013

Kent State University’s Full-Time Non-Tenure Track (FTNTT) unit of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) reached a tentative agreement with the university. Tentative Full-Time Non-Tenure...

Kent State football coach Paul Haynes signs an autograph for Sophia Waiz, 8, during National Signing Day Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Quaker Steak and Lube in the student center. Photo by Shane Flanigan.

Haynes signs 21 student-athletes in first recruiting class

Nick Shook, Hunter Austin February 7, 2013

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Black History Month matters to men’s basketball

Tim Dorst February 1, 2013

Black History Month carries an array of strong feelings as well as many significant and ground-breaking historic moments over the course of decades, and the sports world has more than done its part to...

Jayson Koblicz leads as Dr. Frank-n-Furter in the Rocky Horror Show during the final tech rehearsal on Thursday, Nov. 1. The musical will show from November 2-11 in the E. Turner Stump Theatre at Kent State. Photo by Jenna Watson.

Kent State’s movers and shakers

Jason Kolbicz – junior theatre studies majorAlthough Jason Kolbicz was raised in a predominantly white community, he is biracial. Combined with his singular knack for performance, this sets Kolbicz on...

Diamond resident Adam Nowak browses at Sporting Defense LLC on Saturday, Jan. 12. Larry John opened the gun shop in Brimfield, just outside of Kent, in August of 2012. Lately, John says sales have been higher than ever, especially since the gun control debate resulting from the recent school shootings in Connecticut. Photo by Jenna Watson.

Gun sales increase nationally and locally

Kelly Tunney January 17, 2013

In the wake of multiple mass shootings throughout the nation in 2012, people have flocked in hordes to what they believe is one solution to protect themselves against future attacks: purchasing guns. In...

Kent State community celebrates a Night of Champions

Matt Lofgren June 28, 2012

Thousands of anxious fans converse with the tone of a million proud supporters.All of the sudden, the lights in the Kent State Ballroom, or Omaha East as it was dubbed, dimmed and in one moment, everyone...