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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...

AP: Trump says US is ready to act alone on North Korea

Jim O’Connell April 2, 2017

President Donald Trump says that the United States is prepared to act alone if China does not take a tougher stand against North Korea's nuclear program.Trump's comments in an interview with the Financial...

Colombia Deadly River Overflow

Fernando Vergara / AP Photo April 2, 2017

Rescuers search for survivors in Mocoa, Colombia, Sunday, April 2, 2017. A grim search for the missing resumed at dawn Sunday in southern Colombia after surging rivers sent an avalanche of floodwaters,...

Gilbert Baker

Anthony Behar / SIPA USA April 2, 2017

Gilbert Baker, Rainbow Flag Creator, poses at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, NY, on January 7, 2016. Gilbert Baker, openly gay artist and and civil rights activist designed the Rainbow flag...

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