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After the Omani National Day ceremony put on by the Omani Student Association, women get free henna tattoos. Nov. 23, 2015. 

Omani students celebrate culture and history during Omani National Day

Kaitlin Walker November 23, 2015

Kent State's Omani Student Association celebrated Omani National Day Monday in the Student Center Ballroom to celebrate the birth of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, who has greatly improved the country, specifically...

A crowd gathers around the CSX Santa Train in Fremont, Kentucky. The train takes 14 stops through Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. Nov. 21, 2015. 

Santa Train: A journey of joy in Appalachian coal towns

Karl Schneider November 23, 2015

Editor's note: Members of Kent State’s photojournalism program drove down to Kentucky to follow the Santa Train and speak with the families living along the tracks.With the sun still hiding deep below...

Members of Sigma Alpha Epison, Sigma Chi, and Phi Kappa Psi dance to Wiz Khalifa’s “We Dem Boyz” at Songfest in the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. Songfest raised $41,150 for the King Kennedy Center in Ravenna.

Songfest raises money for local community center

Kayla Sturm November 22, 2015

Update: After totaling ticket sales and last minute donations, the Greek community raised $56,500 for the King Kennedy Community Center.Kent State's Greek community gathered in the M.A.C. Center on Sunday...

Alumni Advising

LINDSAY SEMPLE November 22, 2015

KRT BUSINESS STORY SLUGGED: WRK-NETWORK-BIZPLUS KRT PHOTO BY LINDSAY SEMPLE/AKRON BEACON JOURNAL (April 13) Don Snyder, a career specialist at The Career Services Center at Kent State University, helps...

Cheers and Jeers

November 22, 2015

Cheers to ... "Scandal" for portraying what an actual abortion is like on screen for its midseason finale.Jeers to ... a report by Prison Policy Initiative that found America is responsible for nearly 30...

Exquisite Modeling Troupe: NYLA Fashion Show

A Magazine: Exquisite Modeling Troupe delivers with NYLA fashion show

Elena Clark, A Magazine November 19, 2015

As a legion of diverse models make their way through an eager crowd, it becomes evident that this is not your typical college fashion show.The Exquisite Modeling Troupe’s fall fashion show “NYLA”...

Students protest outside of the student center during the State of the University address on Nov. 19, 2015.

Students protest for Mizzou during State of the University address

Daria Gaither November 19, 2015

Kent State’s Black United Students (BUS), Ohio Student Association (OSA) and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) organized a protest outside of the State of University...

Alumni Association to host KSU on Canvas

Danie Minor November 19, 2015

The Alumni Association will host KSU on Canvas this Saturday, an evening of spending time with friends and alumni while painting and sipping on various wines."KSU on Canvas is a fun way for alumni to meet...

PRSSA brief

Courtesy of Jennifer Kramer November 18, 2015

Five members of PRSSA Kent delivered a Chapter Development session at the conference titled "We Are Family: Becoming Part of Your University Community," sharing the chapter's best practices on building...

USG Senator and homecoming queen, Amanda Bevington, lays in the grass outside of the Student Center on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Amanda wore her USG shirt and brought her homecoming crown.

Homecoming queen talks school pride

Sarah Matthews November 18, 2015

Amanda Bevington, the 2015 Kent State homecoming queen, originally had no intention of ever being a Flash.“I applied to four schools, and you always have them ranked,” Bevington said. “Kent was actually...

Kent Talk – “Gender and Sexual Diversity in Religion”

Kelly Powell November 17, 2015

From left to right, Janelle Nafziger, Jordin Manning, Kris Herman, Emmanuel Jackson, Suzy D'Enbeau, Nick Larson, Rev. Avery Danage, Alice Freitas, Rev. Julie Blake Fisher and Moderator Kelvin Barry sit...

A long conversation with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith (PRINT)

Stephen A. Smith’s opening line perfectly summed up his entire night at Kent State: “You asked for me, you got me.”There’s no unedited or altered version of Smith— the real-life version is the...