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APTOPIX Sept 11 Anniversary

J. David Ake September 11, 2019

A U.S. flag hanging from a steel girder, damaged in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, blows in the breeze at a memorial in Jersey City, N.J., Sept. 11, 2019 as the sun rises behind...

Tallmadge 9/11 Vigil

Gina Schlegel September 11, 2019

Volunteers work together to light over 2000 candles on the sidewalks of the Tallmadge Circle Park on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. The circle lights up to remember the firemen, police officers, military...

Cars fill the parking lot at Rockwell Hall on September 9th, 2019. 

The dos and don’ts of parking on campus

Maddy Haberberger, TV2 Reporter September 9, 2019

Lots of expenses come with the new semester - tuition, school supplies, rent, and for some…parking tickets. Many Kent State students have to bring their car with them to school, whether they live in...

Teen Vaping Addiction

Steven Senne September 8, 2019

FILE - In this April 10, 2018, file photo, a high school principal displays vaping devices that were confiscated from students in such places as restrooms or hallways at the school in Massachusetts. U.S....

US health officials announced Friday that they are now aware of at least 450 possible cases of severe lung disease that could be caused by vaping.

More deaths reported among rising number of lung disease cases that could be due to vaping

By Michael Nedelman, CNN September 8, 2019

(CNN) -- US health officials announced Friday that they are now aware of at least 450 possible cases of severe lung disease that could be caused by vaping. These cases, which have occurred in 33 states...

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Marijuana use by US college students up, highest in 35 years

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer September 8, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. college students are using marijuana at the highest rates in 35 years, according to a report released Thursday.About 43% of full-time college students said they used some form of...

Evacuees from Freeport, Bahamas, rest onboard the Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas cruise ship after it arrived in Freeport, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019.

‘There is nothing here’: The future is uncertain for 70,000 in the Bahamas left homeless by Dorian

Ray Sanchez, CNN September 8, 2019

    (CNN) -- As the Grand Celebration cruise ship sailed away from the Bahamas on a humanitarian mission carrying nearly 1,500 hurricane evacuees, Ceva Seymour looked back at the hundreds of desperate...

Two Players, one from Maine (Left), and the other player, Clara Rodriguez Seto (#23,Right) go for the ball hoping to pass it to other teammates or better yet the goal. Kent State won the, Kent State v Maine Game, 2-1. Murphy-Mellis Field. Sept. 8 2019

Kent State goes 2-0 on the weekend

Gina Butkovich September 8, 2019

Kent State field hockey beat Temple and Maine over the weekend, putting them 3-2 on the season.Kent State outshot Temple 17-12 on Friday, beating them 3-0. This is the first win for the Flashes in September,...

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Isabel Brinegar September 7, 2019

Senior Nico Rushh displays his booth at the Black Squirrel Festival Sept. 6, 2019. He's been making jewelry for a year and just started selling it at booths. He wants to help people with crystals at an...

Barrio Tacos will open it's Kent location on Monday, Sept. 16. 

Barrio Tacos announces opening date for new Kent location

Erin Simonek September 6, 2019

The Northeast Ohio taco chain, Barrio Tacos, announced the opening date for its newest location in Kent, OH. Barrio will open its doors on Sept. 16 at 295 S. Water Street in downtown Kent. A ribbon-cutting...

Director of Kent State of Wellness speaks to the yoga crowd Wednesday Sept. 4, 2019. Graduate student of higher education and student affairs, Rylie Woods, led a meditation after the yoga. "It's just an initiative to get people out and moving," Woods said about Yoga on the Green. 

Students focus on mediation, posture for Yoga on the Green

Sarah Arnold September 6, 2019

Downward dog, child’s pose and ohm’s filled Risman Plaza on Wednesday evening for the first Yoga on the Green event hosted by Kent State of Wellness. Students lined mats on the grass as the sun set...