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AP: Lawmakers across US move to include young people in voting

Sophia Bollag April 16, 2017

President Donald Trump's characterization of Mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists during his presidential campaign angered Heidi Sainz, whose family is from Mexico and who has close friends...

Track teams lace up for Northeast Ohio Quad

Jimmy Miller April 16, 2017

The men’s and women’s track team combined for six first-place finishes in as many events during this weekend’s Northeast Ohio Quad at the University of Akron.Freshman Christian Champen’s managed...

AP: Virginia Tech marking 10 years after shooting that killed 32

AP April 16, 2017

Ten years after a mentally ill student fatally shot 32 people at Virginia Tech, survivors and families of the slain are returning to campus to honor the lives that were lost that day.Virginia Polytechnic...

Cheers and Jeers

April 16, 2017

Cheers to ... a diverse police force. The Avondale Police Department in Arizona swore in a drug-sniffing bearded dragon.Jeers to ... having a cow. Chick-fil-A owners in California are pleading for the...

Best of Kent: Drink

Best of Kent 2017: DRINK

KentWired Staff April 15, 2017

More Best of Kent categories: FOOD | SPORTS | ENTERTAINMENT & STUDENT LIFE FIRST - Ray's PlaceKent State students and community members know Ray’s Place is a favorite for signature drinks and bar...

Best of Kent Food

Best of Kent 2017: FOOD

KentWired Staff April 15, 2017

More Best of Kent categories: DRINK | ENTERTAINMENT + STUDENT LIFE | SPORTS FIRST - Ray's PlaceRay’s Place, a local restaurant and bar, has been a Kent staple since 1937. Known for its sweet potato...

Best of Kent Entertainment and Student Life

Best of Kent 2017: ENTERTAINMENT + STUDENT LIFE

KentWired Staff April 15, 2017

More Best of Kent categories: FOOD | DRINK | SPORTS FIRST - The Kent StageThe Kent Stage was founded in 2002 to host and provide a spot for the Kent State Folk Festival. The Western Reserve Folk Arts...

Diversity JMC Panel

Angelo Angel April 12, 2017

Traci Williams, senior lecturer in Kent State's School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Shanice Dunning, a Channel 19 reporter; Amanda Leu, a coordinator in the College of Communication and Information...

Larry Staats is a senior studio arts major who has to purchase most of his art supplies himself. The cost of supplies in just one of his many boxes full of tools adds up fast. “In intro classes you have to buy a tool and then after your intro class is over you’re never going to use it again. That happens a lot,” Staats said.

The cost of art: Supplies make fine arts an expensive major

Alex Kamczyc April 12, 2017

When Abby Hermosilla, a senior art history major, takes time to analyze a piece of work, she’s careful with it. She studies the formal elements of the composition and the fine details. What colors were...

Art supplies

Deidre Pulley April 12, 2017

Larry Staats is a senior studio arts major who has to purchase most of his art supplies himself. The cost of supplies in just one of his many boxes full of tools adds up fast. “In intro classes you have...

Cultural Cafe

Carly Bronikowski April 12, 2017

Students enjoy conversation during the Cultural Café’s intermission on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. The last Cultural Café of the semester features two speakers representing their home coutries of Scotland...

DogWhistle

Cameron Hoover April 12, 2017

Kevin Samy (right), a former Obama administration official and expert on climate change, energy, and national security policy and Chris Roessner (left), a special operations Iraq War veteran and Pallman...