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Kent Connects 2017

May 7, 2017

“Kent Connects” is a television news magazine which represents semester’s work from the Advanced Producing Class in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University....

Annual May 4 candle light vigil on May 3, 2017.

Candlelight vigil march honors May 4 victims

Rachel Duthie May 4, 2017

Students and community members braved the chilly weather Wednesday night for the 47th annual May 4 Candlelight Vigil and Walk.Hosted by the May 4 Task Force, the attendees mourned the four victims of the...

Hope Garman

Alexander Wadley May 3, 2017

Hope Garman is a sophomore at Kent State University studying Integrated Language Arts. Last summer Garman was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression, and has suffered from type a Obsessive...

AP: Trump pushes school choice, making good on campaign promise

Maria Danilova May 3, 2017

President Donald Trump asked Congress on Wednesday to work with him on extending school choice programs nationwide to benefit millions of students, including low-income African-American and Hispanic children.While...

Hope Garman is a sophomore at Kent State University studying Integrated Language Arts. Last summer Garman was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression, and has suffered from type a Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. “A lot of the time I feel alone, and that I can’t talk to anyone.” said Garman.

Living an anxious life

Alex Delaney-Gesing May 3, 2017

Living an anxious lifeFor as long as she can remember, Hope Garman has had obsessive compulsive tendencies. She heard stories from her mother about her need for order and neatness as a child.“If …...

Deanna Juan poses for a portrait in Franklin Hall on Nov. 16, 2016.

Finding the light in darkness

Alex Delaney-Gesing May 3, 2017

Deanna Juan was a carefree child growing up. She lived with her parents and twin brother in a small town, happy and content.When she was six or seven years old, she was sexually abused, but didn’t know...

Perspectives: Reaching the Reader

Jimmy Miller May 2, 2017

The Kent Stater staff typically meets three times a week in a room decorated with the front pages of that semester’s newspapers. As this year’s editor-in-chief, I look at the newspapers pinned to the...

Cheers and Jeers

May 2, 2017

Cheers to ... tattling. A Pennsylvania lawmaker called a Facebook troll's grandmother to tell her that her grandson directed gay slurs at the state representative online.Jeers to ... getting caught....

TWLOHA

Student organization provides support to those battling depression

Madeline Crandall May 2, 2017

Nationally, To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) was founded in 2006 after Jamie Tworkowski shared the story of a friend in need. By telling his friend’s story of addiction through a blog, he created...

Faculty combats climate survey results revealed in January

Alec Slovenec May 2, 2017

Susan Rankin, of Rankin and Associates, defines climate as “the current attitudes, behaviors, standards and practices of employees and students of an institution.” It is how students and faculty feel...

SIDEBAR: Smoking Ban

Nicholas Hunter May 2, 2017

Places smoking is prohibited on campus:All Kent State campusesLocations the university owns, operates or leases worldwideBuildings on campusRoads, parking lots, recreational areas, and sidewalksPersonal...

"The Circle" (2017)

REVIEW: ‘The Circle’ is tepid takedown of tech-driven future

Michael Nied May 2, 2017

Wouldn’t it be great if we could know everything about events happening in the world with the click of a single button? No, not with the internet. There are too many steps involved there. You’d have...