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Kent State Tuscarawas to hold 34th annual engineering expo

Alyssa Ronyak February 23, 2016

Kent State's Tuscarawas campus is holding its annual Engineering Technology Opportunity Expo in celebration of National Engineers Week on February 25. The expo invites students from community high schools...

Our View: #FreeKesha

Kent Stater Editors February 21, 2016

Fans and fellow artists joined in the #FreeKesha social media movement Friday when New York State Supreme Court Judge Shirley Kornreich turned down pop-star Kesha’s request to be released from her contract...

Kent State alumnus represents Ohio at national conference

Rachel Duthie February 21, 2016

Kent State alumnus Marvin Logan represented the state of Ohio this past January at the National Student Debt Day in Washington, D.C, a campaign held by the national organization Young Invincibles aimed...

Data show rising number in graduate student enrollment

Andrew Keiper February 21, 2016

Varying colleges within the university have experienced an increase in graduate student enrollment over the past couple of years due to several factors that prompt both benefits and struggles for students...

Lower gas prices have positive impact on commuters

Miranda Zoloty February 21, 2016

Gas prices continue to remain under $2.00 in the Kent and surrounding areas, and according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gage Report, well under the national average of $1.71 per gallon as well.Eric Dyne, a neurosciences...

MBB Akron vs Kent State

Graham Smith February 17, 2016

A member of the Flasher Brass Pep Band yells at the University of Akron basketball team as they are announced during Kent State's final game of the season in the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Mar. 6, 2015....

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BSR Beats: Listen to Kanye’s new album

Justin Graci, BSR General Manager February 17, 2016

Having one of those days where you can’t decide what to listen to? Craving music from new artists in 2016? Black Squirrel Radio has you covered on what’s cool and what’s coming out soon.Kanye West,...

Kendrick Lamar’s Grammys performance sparks nationwide race discussion

Adrian Leuthauser February 17, 2016

Rapper Kendrick Lamar preformed better than expected at the Grammys, grabbing the audience's attention within just a few minutes.With his songs “The Blacker the Berry” and “Alright,” which have...

Members of Devo, from left, Bob Mothersbaugh, Josh Freese, Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh attend an event in Los Angeles in January 2011. 

Creator of Devo collaborates with art students

Holly Disch February 17, 2016

Mark Mothersbaugh, a Kent State alum, creator and lead singer of ‘70s-'80s quirky band DEVO, is completing a collaboration incorporating current art students at the university.Mothersbaugh will be working...

Kent State Professor Scott MacPherson has a rating of 4.5 out of 5 on the website Rate my Professor.

Rate my Professor ranks professors skills, appearance

Angelo Angel February 17, 2016

When students need help in deciding on who to choose as their next professor, many turn to the popular website Rate my Professor.Rate my Professor takes reviews from individuals who rate professors on...

Students and Faculty Discuss What Masculinity Means to them

Nicholas Garisto Women and Gender Issues Reporter February 17, 2016

Kent State students and faculty discuss masculinity, and what it means to different ethnicities, genders, and cultures during the event “Man Enough?"Masculinity is in the spectrum of gender and gender...

KIC hosts donation drive for Akron refugees

Charleah Trombitas February 16, 2016

Kent Interhall Council is holding an ongoing donation drive for the International Institution of Akron.The Council is looking for students to donate as many items as possible. Items accepted include steel-toe...