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JMC Heroin Conversation 6

Alexander Wadley October 20, 2016

Senior applied communication major Nathan LaChance shares his input on the heroin epidemic during the Effects of Heroin: JMC Conversation in Franklin Hall on Thursday, Oct 20, 2016. LaChance said he...

SPORTS BBA-BLUEJAYS-INDIANS 10 AK

PHIL MASTURZO October 19, 2016

Photo courtesy of Phil Masturzo for Tribune News Service Cleveland Indians reliever Andrew Miller delivers a pitch in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during Game 2 of the American League...

Episode One: Sex Trafficking in the USA

Madeline Zupko October 19, 2016

Ally Thompson, freshman exploratory major, watches “Episode One: Sex Trafficking in the USA,” which is part one of the docu-series, “A Path Appears.”“I feel more educated on how some women don’t...

Anna Dempsey, a senior double major in criminology and justice studies and sociology, with Sully, a service dog, on Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016.

Service dogs provide ‘paws’abilities

Samantha Ickes October 19, 2016

Anna Dempsey felt nervous as she walked into Texas Roadhouse with a black flat-coated retriever and labrador mix beside her.She had been told that people would stare when she went into public and that...

Cheers and Jeers

October 19, 2016

Cheers to ... the end of the eighth week of classes, and officially crossing the halfway point of the fall semester.Jeers to ... a Wisconsin woman who was arrested after smearing peanut butter on the cars...

Editor’s Note

Karl Schneider October 19, 2016

Today wraps up The Kent Stater’s week-long package on the heroin epidemic. We’ve covered our local community’s efforts to fortify itself against the rising rate of overdoses and the skills and risks...

Beatrice Cahill-Camden, a junior international relations major, shakes Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s hand. Cahill works on Clinton's campaign as a Correspondence Intern, where her main duties involve connecting with voters.

Student works on Hillary For America campaign

Erin Zaranec October 19, 2016

Most students move to New York to experience the glitz and glam of The Big Apple, to search for celebrities in the Upper East Side or to window shopping in stores most can’t afford.For Beatrice Cahill-Camden,...

Dan Smith Community Park renderings

Dan Smith Community Park set to open Oct. 20

Nicholas Hunter October 19, 2016

This Thursday, the Dan Smith Community Park is set to open after just over a year of construction.The park is named in honor of former City of Kent director of economic development, Dan Smith, who passed...

Comedian talks race, gender identity at Kent State

Emily Wilbur October 18, 2016

Phoebe Robinson, an American comedian, writer and actress based in New York City, discussed her newest book “You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain” Tuesday in Kent State’s...

Main Street Kent is now award winning

Starr Bodi October 18, 2016

Main Street Kent is now award winning from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Off the Wagon was awarded Heritage Ohio's state-wide award. 

Perspectives Unique Colored Hair 12

Alexander Wadley October 18, 2016

Sophomore ASL/english interpreting major Tehya Morgan flashes a smile with her recently dyed grey hair Oct 11, 2016. When asked why she dyed her hair, Morgan responded that she had been wanting to dye...

Cheers and Jeers

October 18, 2016

Cheers to ... the high school graduate rate reaching a record high, as more than 83 percent of students have earned their diplomas on time.Jeers to ... taking the conventional route. After locking himself...