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Putting up a fight at The Battleground, new Mexican restaurant in Kent

Nicole HarnessReporter June 16, 2020

In January, a new Mexican restaurant, The Battleground, opened in Kent in what used to be known for over 50 years as Ciccone’s. After closing because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re finally ready...

Two pandemics that changed the world: Comparing the Spanish flu, COVID-19

Ciana WhiteReporter June 15, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has taken the world by storm. Schools, jobs and businesses have been shut down since early March, and the numbers of cases and deaths have only increased since. But, this unprecedented...

Supreme Court says federal law protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination.

Supreme Court says federal law protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination

(CNN) -- Federal civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender workers, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.The landmark ruling will extend protections to millions of workers nationwide and is...

ATR_FLUX Telesuit

Kent State fashion industry studies student Michelle Park Kołacz, Kent State fashion design student Jin Liang and Kent State fashion industry studies student Maame Amoah collaborated on a "telesuit"...

Irvin Cardenas

Irvin Cardenas is a Kent State University computer science Ph.D. student who led the ATR_FLUX team in the challenge.

Sydney Bihn's headshot. Photo courtesy of Sydney Bihn.

Sydney Bihn becomes Kent State’s first female aerospace engineering graduate

Gina ButkovichReporter June 15, 2020

Sitting in her class about how to teach science in middle childhood, Sydney Bihn watched as her classmates got up one after another to present how they planned to integrate various women in science into...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students Design Challenge took place on June 11.

Kent State University team participates in NASA SUITS Design Challenge

Connor Steffen Reporter June 15, 2020

Kent State University’s interdisciplinary team ATR_FLUX was one of ten teams nationwide that participated in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Spacesuit User Interface Technologies...

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) plays against the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Pittsburgh. The Steelers won 33-18. (AP Photo/Don Wright)

Mayfield “absolutely” will kneel during national anthem

AP June 14, 2020

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield plans to kneel during the national anthem this upcoming season to support protests of social injustice, police brutality and racism.In answering...

Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot dead by an officer Friday night at a Wendy's drive-through in the city.

Atlanta Police killing of Rayshard Brooks leads to officer’s firing and chief’s resignation

(CNN) -- A white Atlanta Police officer shot and killed a black man after an attempted arrest on Friday night, sparking renewed protests in the city, the officer's firing and the police chief's resignation.Rayshard...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law banning transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that match up with their gender identity. The law requires people at Ohio K-12 schools and universities use the restroom that aligns with their gender assigned at birth. | File photo

Trump administration rolls back Obama-era transgender health care protections

By Devan Cole, CNN June 12, 2020

  (CNN) -- The Trump administration announced Friday it is eliminating an Obama-era regulation prohibiting discrimination in health care against patients who are transgender.The move -- coming during...

Protesters kneel in silence for eight minutes and forty-six seconds before the American flag at Stow City Hall. 

Youth demonstrators organize peaceful march in downtown Stow

‘All lives can’t matter until Black Lives Matter.’ ‘Stand up for systematic injustice.’ ‘We all bleed red.’ ‘Hate has no home here.’ These were just some of the many messages etched on...