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Fostering hope: Keri Richmond gives back with goal of helping 160 foster kids

February 24, 2015

She used to be known as Keri Hope. As a child, she moved throughout Ohio, in and out of foster care homes, school systems and residencies riddled with decadence and drugs. As a college sophomore, she wears...

The “If It Were 60° Warmer and I had a Convertible” Playlist

Kim Anderson, New Music Coordinator February 24, 2015

"Hey Now" -Matt and Kim This is only the second single off Matt and Kim’s upcoming album, and I can’t wait to hear the rest. The bass drum and trombone in this song really make it what it is....

suicide prevention

MaKayla Brown February 22, 2015

 (from left) Clinical mental health counseling major Jessica Knicely, justice studies major Ryan Lewand and educational studies major Tiffany Hawley, all veterans, listen to psychologist Dr. Kirsten DeLambo,...

weather main rok

Northeast Ohio schools, businesses close down for the cold

February 19, 2015

Local schools, businesses and government buildings closed Thursday and will be closed Friday because of inclement weather. Kent State was one of the last public institutions to close its main and regional...

The cast of “My Heart is the Drum”

Leah Klafczynski February 18, 2015

The cast of "My Heart is the Drum" rehearses in E. Turner Stump Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. My Heart is the Drum tells the story of Efua Kuti, a young woman who flees her village in Ghana after...

Rachel Stipinski

Rachael Le Goubin February 18, 2015

Rachel Stypinski performs her routine on the balance beam during the first home meet of the season against Western Michigan on Friday, Jan. 23. Stypinski finished her routine with a final score of 9.875...

Chapel Hill

Corey Lewenstein February 16, 2015

Caskets are carried into a public funeral for Deah Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, 21,and her sister, Razan Abu-Salha, 19 on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 at the Islamic Association of Raleigh's cemetery...

Police in Copenhagen

Bjorn Kietzmann February 16, 2015

A policeman brings flowers to the scene of Saturday's terror attacks in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. Police in Copenhagen say they have shot dead a man they believe was behind two deadly...

Female Colorism: A look at racial perception and division

Female Colorism: A look at racial perception and division

February 16, 2015

Am I really black? How black am I? Why can’t I be darker? Or lighter? Can someone be “blacker” or “whiter” than others in my race? Should I try to be lighter? Should I get a tan to make myself...

NYC Fashion Week

The plaza at Lincoln Center on Manhattan’s Upper West Side once again was peppered with people taking in the stylish sights of guests on their way to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. This season, as in recent...

Wrestling

February 15, 2015

Center of Hope provides warm place for Ravenna residents

Center of Hope provides warm place for Ravenna residents

Alexandria Valverde February 14, 2015

As temperatures drop to single digits, and into the negatives at night, Portage County residents who don’t have heat or a home will have a solution to their problems.