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From Left: Logan Lott and Matta Taylor playing their guitars while their dog Lucy rests in a guitar case in Downtown Kent on Thursday, Sep. 22, 2016.

Music, food fills downtown bar scene

Keisha Burley September 28, 2016

Like many Kent State students, junior communication studies major Tara Barone frequents the bars in downtown Kent often. One of the many highlights from her nights out are the live music and free food...

09/29/16 Spirit Day

Spirit Days welcome students back

Hayley Dillow September 28, 2016

Kent State's School of Communication Studies and the School of Visual Communication Design hosted Spirit Days on Tuesday and Wednesday to welcome students back to the fall semester.“We are hosting this...

Kent State celebrates local authors with book festival

Keely Kennedy September 28, 2016

The Kent State bookstore will celebrate local authors, including Kent State faculty, staff, alumni and the Kent State University Press on Sept. 30.Authors will be available from 3 to 7 p.m. to meet patrons...

DO NOT PUBLISH: Stop and Frisk policies divide politicians, students

Nicholas Hunter September 28, 2016

The Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has spent much of this election cycle focusing on American safety, both domestic and foreign. One of his biggest and most polarizing proposals is his wish...

09/29/16 Kiss on the K 51 years

‘Kiss on the K’ honorary couple met 51 years ago on campus

Mallory Cox September 28, 2016

Rick and Francine "Cini" Anstey met 51 years ago on a double blind date in Verder Hall.The couple hit it off immediately and a lot of their Kent State memories include each other. They would sit in The...

Flash, the official Kent State mascot, poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center.

The man behind the Flash

Erin Zaranec September 28, 2016

In 2011, T.M. rode along with the Kent State football team to a game at Kansas State University when he asked a simple question to a staff member of the school's athletic department.“Hey, are you guys...

Cheers and Jeers

September 28, 2016

Cheers to ... Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. David Robison, who, upon learning that a man who was just pulled over and had an outstanding warrant, had lost his sister that morning, drove the man 100 miles...

09/29/16 Kesha

USG markets Kesha, PartyNextDoor concert with new techniques

Lauren Rathmell September 28, 2016

Kent State's Undergraduate Student Government will host a Homecoming Week concert with pop artist Kesha and hip-hop artist PartyNextDoor on Thursday.While the concert happens to fall during the week of...

Cheers and Jeers

September 27, 2016

Cheers to ... American politics. Monday night's Trump-Clinton showdown drew 80 million viewers to their televisions, the most ever for a presidential debate.Jeers to ... unfortunate oversights. Hofstra...

Presidential candidates still face issues with millennial voters

Brooke Forrest September 27, 2016

With the election coming in less than 50 days, both major party presidential nominees must face one of their biggest challenges: millennial voters.“This is gonna be my first election and probably my...

Homeless couple start GoFundMe account to finish school

Alyssa Schmitt September 27, 2016

With backpacks laying on the ground and books in tow, Maurice Holden and his wife, Carol, look like average Kent State students sitting in the Student Center. Just one fact separates them from the people...

Cheers and Jeers

September 25, 2016

Cheers to ... the opening of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture. After decades of efforts to open the museum, the newest Smithsonian addition is now available to the public.Jeers...