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L.O.C.K.S discusses importance of ancestors

Lauren Rathmell Diversity Reporter February 2, 2016

Created by junior entrepreneurship major John KK Jones out of his need to reveal the African struggle, League of Conscious Knowledge Seekers or L.O.C.K.S., met Tuesday night in Oscar Ritchie Hall to discuss...

Newsletter: Almost there

KentWired Editorial February 2, 2016

New dean at KSU StarkDenise Seachrist, the late add-in candidate for dean of KSU Stark, won the heart of the Stark community and was selected as the new permanent dean for the campus. "Kent State University...

Punxsutawney Phil

Alex Ledet February 2, 2016

John Griffiths, a member of the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawny Groundhog Club, presents Phil to the crowd gathered at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. Punxsutawney...

Robotics team to hold practice for upcoming competition

Ariel Reid February 2, 2016

The Kent State Robotics team is hosting four other schools for a scrimmage at 10 a.m. on Saturday to practice for an upcoming competition at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.Fifty schools participate in the...

Our View: Short-staffed advising curbs student progress

Kent Stater Editors February 2, 2016

University advisers are meant to help students schedule classes, plan their semesters, graduate on time and look into future job prospects.Kent State set the ideal student-adviser ratio at 300 students...

Cheers and Jeers

February 2, 2016

Cheers to... President Obama for giving the Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL Edward Byers for his role in a nighttime raid at a Taliban compound that led to the rescue of an American doctor in 2012.Jeers to......

ENTERTAINMENT BAR FEATURE- NEEDS TITLE

Angelo Angel, Anne-Marie Colant February 2, 2016

Functioning as a restaurant during the day and a bar during the night, Ray's Place in downtown Kent has a variety of options to try.During the day, an older demographic keeps Ray's busy, according to the...

Newsletter: Monday Blues

KentWired Editorial January 31, 2016

We're doing asbestos we canWith the recent building renovations happening on campus, members of the Kent State community are worried about coming into contact with a little thing called asbestos (it has...

Hackathon 2

Clint Datchuk January 31, 2016

A fashion and technology group from the University of Pittsburgh's thermal ‘Sno’ jacket uses bluetooth sensors and accelerometers to alert authorities in the event the wearer were to get into an accident....

Kent State alumni give back

Caleigh Marten January 31, 2016

Last year, Kent State alumni added $11.5 million in donations to the almost $30 million total collected.“We are about commitments at Kent State...last year we had right under $30 million in commitments...

Beauty of Data exhibit to open at MuseLab

Kimberly Laferty January 31, 2016

Kent State's School of Library and Information Science is set to open a data exhibit this Thursday, located on the third floor of the University Library.Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., MuseLab director and...

Kent Stage hosts annual short film festival

Alexis Amato January 31, 2016

Standing Rock Cultural Arts held its 13th annual short film festival on Saturday at the Kent Stage. This festival showcases short films from around the world, as well as local ones.“We invite artists...