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Members of the Men's Golf team after winning the Mid-American Conference Championship

Gilkison, KSU golfers rally to win Flashes’ 6th straight MAC title

Noah Keeney, Reporter May 3, 2022

The Kent State men’s golf team hit its stride in the final round of the conference championships to claim its sixth consecutive Mid-American Conference title. The Flashes scored a league-best 285...

Students learn about the importance and history of May 4 at the May 4 visitors center

May 3, 2022

The center is open to students at the university and the public. They can hear a presentation and learn about the historical significance of the shooting. TV2's Kennedy Gotham has more.

Two award winners embrace after the first in-person fashion show since Covid hit on Friday, April 29.

Twelve fashion design seniors take home awards Friday night

Katherine Masko, Reporter April 30, 2022

Designs created as a tribute to their home country and fashions made for people with nonverbal autism were some of the chosen collections for awards given at Friday’s School of Fashion award ceremony.   Twelve...

Author and culture critic Roxane Gay speaks at first Anti-Racism and Equity Institute event

Isabella Schreck, Reporter April 30, 2022

Roxane Gay, New York Times Bestselling author of “The Bad Feminist,” spoke about systematic racism and white fragility in the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute’s inaugural event Tuesday in the Student...

Men’s golf finishes in fourth place tie in final regular season tournament

Kathryn Rajnicek, Reporter April 29, 2022

Kent State’s men’s golf team finished in a tie for fourth place in its final regular season tournament at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate tournament on April 23 through April 24. “I think as...

Women’s golf wins 23rd consecutive Mid-American Conference title

Kathryn Rajnicek, Reporter April 29, 2022

Kent State’s women’s golf team kept its streak of consecutive Mid-American Conference titles alive as the team won its 23rd straight MAC title during the MAC Championships on April 22-24. The MAC...

Effective April 19, masks are not required on PARTA buses.

“No Mask, No Problem” says PARTA bus company

Joshua Bailey, Reporter April 26, 2022

Face coverings are no longer required for riders or bus drivers on Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority buses or at its transit center in downtown Kent, following a federal court ruling Monday. U.S....

Sunflower microgreens from Forestview Farmhouse. Forestview Farmhouse has partnered with Mamalagel's Bagels to provide an indulgent brunch bag– farm fresh eggs, microgreens and bagels.

Haymaker Farmers’ Market returns to Kent Campus

Madison Goerl, Reporter April 26, 2022

Twenty family farms are returning to Kent Campus April 26 in collaboration with Kent State of Well-being. In addition to fresh produce, students can find crafts, workshops, sweet treats and live music...

Members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. dine at the Kent State Student Center on Saturday, April 23, 2022 during the commemoration of the organizations' founding.

Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma commemorate 50 years at Kent State

Morgan McGrath, Reporter April 24, 2022
50 years later, the historic Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma Greek organizations celebrated their monumental anniversary with a weekend full of activities at Kent State. Members of both organizations joined together Saturday on the third floor of the Student Center for food, music, dancing and celebration. 

Anti-racism town hall celebrates efforts to eliminate discrimination and announces upcoming projects

Wyatt Loy, Reporter April 24, 2022

Members of the Kent State Anti-Racism Task Force Transition Team welcomed students and fellow faculty to a town hall over Zoom on Thursday, where they shared progress on the 106 goals to combat racism...

Top 7 Kent State workouts

Madison Goerl, Reporter April 21, 2022

Exercise rates have continued to drop even after a 2018 study that found only 23% of adults in the U.S. meet physical activity guidelines. With a rise in nationwide obesity rates, the U.S. faces a greater...

African Cinema Week concludes with a showing “Lumumba”

Joshua Bailey, Reporter April 20, 2022

“Lumumba” – a true film based on the rise to power and assassination of the former leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba, was shown during African Cinema Week on Friday. “The theme...