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Kent State President Beverly Warren talks to members of Kent State Student Media at the TV2 Studio in Franklin Hall on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. 

Warren takes on the topic of mental health

Lydia Taylor April 19, 2017

Editor's note: Once a month, editors and producers from The Kent Stater and TV2 interview Kent State President Beverly Warren about important issues to the university. The following is a Q&A of our...

Rae Sremmurd performs at FlashFest in the M.A.C. Center on April 23, 2015. FlashFest is hosted annually by Undergraduate Student Government.

Rae Sremmurd doubles pay for second FlashFest appearance

Benjamin VanHoose April 19, 2017

Rae Sremmurd returns to campus for Thursday's FlashFest, this time with a more expensive price tag.The Undergraduate Student Government will pay the rapping duo $110,000 to headline the annual concert....

Octavia Spencer attends a special screening of "Gifted" at the New York Institute of Technology on Thursday, April 6, 2017, in New York.

Commencement keynote speaker Octavia Spencer to receive $100,000

Benjamin VanHoose April 19, 2017

Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer, recently revealed as the keynote speaker for next month's commencement ceremony, will receive $100,000 for the speaking engagement.According to the contract,...

Cheers and Jeers

April 19, 2017

Cheers to ... FlashFest. Musical performances begins today at 5 p.m. on the Student Green.Jeers to ... celebrating FlashFest irresponsibly. Contrary to a poorly thought out tweet from USG, the event...

Cassie Neiden, Kent State alum and managing editor at the Cannabis Business Times magazine, poses for a portrait in Valley View, Ohio on Wednesday, April 19, 2017.

Alumna dives into the cannabis industry through trade journalism

Rachel Duthie April 19, 2017

One Kent State alumna is diving into the future of the marijuana industry, one magazine at a time.Cassie Neiden became managing editor of Cannabis Business Times, a marijuana trade publication based out...

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Nicholas Kotch April 18, 2017

HED: 'Phubbing': When phone etiquette hinders relationshipsTry to recall a time when you were in the middle of a conversation with another person and they pulled out their phone and began to browse through...

Perspectives: Easter’s Scoppio del Carro

Carrie George April 18, 2017

Flag throwers wave their flags, marked with Florence, Italy’s symbolic lily, leading The Scoppio del Carro toward the Duomo. The brindellone, or the nine-meter-high cart filled with fireworks, makes...

Security Guard

Alyssa Keown April 18, 2017

Junior Criminology & Justice Studies major Kelli Shumate completes a round through Stopher Hall on Wednesday night, April 12, 2017 while on duty as a campus security guard. Each night, campus security...

South Korea – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence Visit to DMZ

Lee Young-ho / Sipa USA via AP April 18, 2017

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, (2nd right), is briefed by U.S. Gen. Vincent Brooks, (Right), commander of the United Nations Command, U.S. Forces Korea and Combined Forces Command, as Pence's wife Karen,...

AP: Pence: US won’t rest until N. Korea gives up nuclear weapons

Associated Press April 18, 2017

The U.S. will not relent until it achieves its objective of ensuring the Korean Peninsula is free of nuclear weapons, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday while visiting Japan.After meetings with Prime...

Junior Criminology & Justice Studies major Kelli Shumate completes a round through Stopher Hall on Wednesday night, April 12, 2017 while on duty as a campus security guard. Each night, campus security guards complete rounds through the dorms to make sure doors stay locked and appliances are not left on.

Security aides provide safety resources in residence halls

Sarah Heber April 18, 2017

As night approaches, security aides begin their rounds throughout the residence halls on Kent State’s main campus. At a time when students should be quiet and settling down for the evening in their dorm...

AP: John Glenn honored with launch of space station supply ship

Marcia Dunn April 18, 2017

John Glenn's trailblazing legacy took flight Tuesday as a cargo ship bearing his name rocketed toward the International Space Station.An Atlas rocket provided the late morning lift to orbit, just as it...