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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Working relationships: the importance of small talk

Felicia Guadagni March 31, 2015

Small talk: the number one tool you need to master if you want (or need) to form a relationship in the workplace.Why might you need to form a relationship in the workplace? As with most steady jobs, chances...

Faux beauty trends can be platforms for establishing confidence

Ellen Freeborn March 31, 2015

Most of our faux beauty trends aren’t actually fooling anyone. Those acrylic nails, pencil-perfect eyebrows and inches of eyelashes can be spotted as unnatural with or without a makeup malfunction. Anyone...

Erika Greet, an employee of U-Tan, a tanning salon located near USC, demonstrates for a photographer the workings of an Ergoline Excellence tanning bed.

Cost of the (un)natural tan

Jamie Brian March 31, 2015

You’ve been cloaked all winter in more layers than you remember owning. With the spring breeze and rising temperature, it’s as if you’re discovering your skin for the first time. And your skin is...

The new Kent Police Department, which will take up 17 residential properties on East College Street, will have a jail with separate facilities for men, women and juveniles.

New police station marks end of an era on College Avenue

Danielle Hess March 19, 2015

Unsuitable jail accommodations and the wear and tear of time are causing the Kent Police Department to begin the construction on a new facility this August on East College Avenue.Eugene Roberts, public...

It’s time for Best of Kent 2015!

March 17, 2015

It's time for Best of Kent 2015! Vote for the Best of Kent 2015 by clicking here or submit a ballot from The Kent Stater to KSU Franklin Hall Room 205. Winners will be announced April 8 in a special issue...

"I went to an event at Buffalo Wild Wings, and I had on a walrus nose."

That’s awkward…

We all have them. That piece of toilet paper stuck to the bottom of your shoe. That slip on ice in front of the person you’ve been crushing on for weeks.Awkward moments can happen to anyone, and for...

Owner Jay Miller works on fine arts major and apprentice Eliza Miller's arm piece at Crucible Tattoos on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Eliza first got the piece when she started her apprenticeship there.

The power of ink: Students share the meaning behind their tattoos

Jamie Brian March 17, 2015

We may have been born into this skin, but those who decide to get a tattoo are making a choice that is entirely their own. Tattoos can be as unique as the person who wears them, and each tattoo has a story...

BSR Beats: My Current Jamz

"Forget" -Marina and The DiamondsI am slightly obsessed with Marina. I’m one of those fans who has all of her albums, knows of all her unreleased work and follows her religiously. Marina has been releasing...

How to prevent and treat exercise-related injuries

Katie Leyton March 17, 2015

Let me play devil’s advocate: Exercising can be bad for you. Despite the health benefits, exercising can take a toll on your body and cause serious health problems, that is, if you’re not careful.I...

Julien Johnson, a senior philosophy major, has worked as a security aide for nearly three years. He prides himself in getting to know the residents he looks after.

Late-night workers at Kent State have a different kind of nightlife.

Jenna Kuczkowski March 17, 2015

The phrase “up all night” gets put into a new context once you start to notice some of Kent State’s late night workers. The campus doesn’t close after dark, and for some student workers, the idea...

Interfaith community service project

Amani Williams March 15, 2015

 Physics major Paul Billig makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the Newman Center on Saturday March 14, 2015. Students from the Christian Student Association and the Muslim Student Association...

Interfaith community service project

Amani Williams March 15, 2015

 Physics major Paul Billig makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the Newman Center on Saturday March 14, 2015. Students from the Christian Student Association and the Muslim Student Association...