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Rescue crews searching for helicopter with 5 Marines missing en route from Las Vegas area to San Diego

Haley Britzky, Andy Rose and Dakin Andone, CNN February 7, 2024

CNN -- Rescue crews are searching a remote, snow-covered area of Southern California after a military helicopter with five Marines onboard was “reported overdue” en...

Wall Street is worried about another regional banking crisis

Nicole Goodkind February 6, 2024

CNN — Wall Street is experiencing a case of déjà vu. It’s been nearly a year since the collapse of three US regional lenders left financial institutions and regulators scrambling to...

Michael Crawford, chairman of the board, is president and CEO of Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company.

Global Management Speaker Series to feature CEO Michael Crawford

Adrianna Quinlan, Reporter February 5, 2024

Editor's note: The location of this event was changed after the story published. Initially, it was planned to take place in the Student Center Kiva Auditorium. Now, it will take place in the Student Center...

Cars are submerged on a flooded street in Long Beach, California.

Atmospheric river parks over Southern California, posing potentially deadly flood threat for millions

An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving across California — bringing widespread power outages and the potential for mudslides and life-threatening flooding as it dumps heavy rain and snow. Follow...

University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas speaks to her coach after winning the 500 meter freestyle during an NCAA college swimming meet with Harvard on January 22, 2022.

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas begins legal case against swimming’s world governing body

By David Close and Emma Tucker, January 26, 2024

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has begun legal proceedings against World Aquatics, swimming’s governing body, after it voted to restrict transgender athletes from competing in elite women’s aquatics...

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OPINION: Why 10-year-olds are taking over Sephora

Hannah Bulgrin, Opinion Writer January 26, 2024

When I think of my childhood, I recall the sunny days filled with rubber bracelets, slime and colorful toys that my brother and I had begged for as soon as we saw the Cartoon Network ads.  I remember...

The Doomsday Clock reveals how close we are to total annihilation

CNN-- The Doomsday Clock that has been ticking for 77 years is no ordinary clock — it attempts to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, the clock was again set at 90 seconds...

Happy New Year.. Wait

Happy New Year.. Wait

December 27, 2023

Study Break

Study Break

Lillie Leasure, Designer December 14, 2023

‘DeStress Fest’ invites students to take a breather amid finals week

‘DeStress Fest’ invites students to take a breather amid finals week

Janson McNair, Photo assistant December 12, 2023

Alongside the library Communications Office, the Student Multimedia Studio (SMS) helped put together a destress event for students Monday, allowing them to take a mental break from the demands of finals...

Finals Stress

Finals Stress

Hannah Saadey, Designer December 7, 2023

Mwatabu Okantah professor and chair, Department of Africana Studies at Kent State University giving a welcome message at the Heritage Ubuntu Student Fellowship welcome Ceremony on Nov. 30, 2023.

Africana studies department welcomes students from the University of Fort Hare

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter December 1, 2023

Kent State’s Africana studies department held a welcome ceremony Thursday morning for the delegation of students from the University of Fort Hare, a part of the Heritage Ubuntu Student Fellowship.  Two...