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Cheers and Jeers

April 9, 2017

Cheers to ... temporary employment. For $145, visitors at a Chinese zoo can experience the work of a zookeeper by picking up polar bear feces — along with other tasks — for three hours.Jeers to ......

Idefy

Christina Kenney April 6, 2017

Kent State political science and history sophomore Maddie Newingham speaks during the “I Defy” demonstration hosted by the Planned Parenthood Advocates of Kent State in Risman Plaza on Thursday, April...

AP: Border agency fields pitches for Trump’s wall with Mexico

Eliot Spagat April 5, 2017

One bidder wants to cover President Donald Trump's border wall with solar panels. Another suggests building a wall large enough for a deck that would offer tourists scenic views of the desert.In the competition...

Cheers and Jeers

April 5, 2017

Cheers to ... creative marketing. A Philippine medical clinic is using popular "X-Men" character Wolverine to advertise one of its services: circumcision.Jeers to ... guessing. A "Wheel of Fortune" contestant...

Technology becoming increasingly more vital to college students’ lives

Nicholas Kotch April 5, 2017

As social generations progress further, so does technology and the obsession that has steadily grown along with it.According to a 2015 study by the nonprofit group Common Sense Media, Generation Z —...

Photo via @traciemariep instagram.

Students pose, post for payment as social media influencers

Rachel Duthie April 5, 2017

Looking in the mirror, Tracie Pfrogner does a quick once-over of her outfit and makeup before working for the day. Satisfied, she picks up a couple skin care products and holds them in front of her friend,...

Perspectives: A week immersed in Jewish culture

Alexander Waddley April 4, 2017

Polina, a Righteous Gentile, speaks to students during a class in Krakow, Poland on Thursday, March 23, 2017. The Righteous Gentiles are non-Jews who risked their lives to help provide safe harbour from...

Perspectives: A week immersed in Jewish culture

Alexander Waddley April 4, 2017

A statue of Henryk Goldszmit, better known as the children's author Janusz Korczak, on Monday, March 27, 2017 in the Warsaw Jewish Cemetery. The statue depicts Goldszmit leading children out of the Jewish...

AP: Kasich urges Ohioans to embrace technology, not fear change

Julie Carr Smyth April 4, 2017

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. John Kasich urged Ohioans on Tuesday to set aside their political divisions and the "age-old fear of change" to help move the state and nation forward.In his penultimate...

Cheers and Jeers

April 4, 2017

Cheers to ... solidarity. After a gay couple in The Netherlands was targeted for their sexuality, men across the country are holding hands in protest of the hate crime.Jeers to ... taking a wrong turn....

Women make up only 25 percent of the full professors on campus, according to information provided by Kent State University's Chapter of American Association of University Professors. 

Gender disparity apparent among KSU faculty

Andrew Keiper April 4, 2017

Dianne Kerr, a health education professor at Kent State for 27 years, said she isn’t surprised to learn that only 25 percent of full professors at the university are female. The disparity is one baked...

A sewage opening at the Warsaw Jewish Cemetery on Tuesday, March 26, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland. The sewage line was used as an escape route for Jewish ghetto residents during World War II.

A week immersed in Jewish culture

Alexander Wadley April 4, 2017

This spring break I had the opportunity to travel to Poland for a Study Abroad Program with Kent State’s Jewish Studies Program to learn more about Jewish history and culture in the country.When most...