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BSR Beats: Newgrass

Forget any preconceived notions you may have of bluegrass. Dueling banjos, moonshine and hillbillies do not define this genre.Bluegrass is a careful balance of stringed instruments that intricately intertwine...

Engaged Couple

A diamond and degree: Students get engaged, married at young age

Jamie Brian March 3, 2015

For some students, college is more than a place to prepare for a future career and learn more about themselves. They have found someone to spend the future with and learn about each other in the process. Taylor...

A model wears a sheer grey sweater with a grey skirt during the showing of the 1998 John Bartlett fall and winter collection during fashion week in Milan, Italy. (This photo may contain offensive content for some readers)

More than a nip-slip

Ellen Freeborn March 3, 2015

A daring new trend has been bouncing around on the runways at every recent fashion week. Most memorable was London’s Spring/Summer 2015 Fashion Week, which took place last fall, where some of the world’s...

Joel Beinin, the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History and Professor of Middle East History at Stanford University speaks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the West Bank in the Kiva on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

Kent State discusses Israeli-Palestine conflict

Skye McEowen March 3, 2015

Among the many conflicts in the world, nearly all of them have a polarizing effect on the direct population they concern. The conflict between Israel and Palestine is no exception.“It is one of the most...

Marisa Stephens

March 3, 2015

Marisa Stephens, a freshman managerial marketing major discusses the “I’m that Girl” group she started this past semester on Mar. 3, 2015. As a newly formed all female group, members aim to make...

Marisa Stephens, a freshman managerial marketing major discusses the “I’m that Girl” group she started this past semester on Mar. 3, 2015. As a newly formed all female group, members aim to make this organization a safe, and supportive setting. “The main goal is for girls to feel better about themselves. If you have a problem, you will always have someone to talk to and help you. Everyone has something they can bring to the table.”

Marisa Stephens is ‘that KSU girl’

Felicia Guadagni March 3, 2015

In spring 2014, the American College Health Association reported that 91.6 percent of female college students reported they “felt overwhelmed by all they had to do” any time within the last 12 months...

British Invasion

British to invade The Kent Stage at 50th Anniversary Tour

Megan Brown March 3, 2015

Two words: British Invasion.Immediately, bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who and the Kinks come to mind. However, this list spans to many more bands and musicians who brought the British...

Kent State University's new police dog Dexter held by his accompanying K9 officer Miguel Witt in the Student Center on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.

Kent State gets two new furry officers

Katie Chilson February 26, 2015

Kent State police officers Anne Spahr and Miguel Witt attended a Student Quality Advisory Committee meeting Thursday with their canine partners, CoCo and Dexter, to talk about Kent’s new K-9 unit member.Those...

The audience claps and sings along to singer/speaker Johnathan Celestin

MaKayla Brown February 25, 2015

The audience claps and sings along to singer/speaker Johnathan Celestin in the Kiva on Feb. 25, 2015 during Nation Eating Disorders Awareness week. Celestin presented his Beauty Redefined: Be-You-Tiful...

State District Judge Jason Cashon

Michael Ainsworth February 25, 2015

State District Judge Jason Cashon gets the verdict of guilty from the jury at the capital murder trial of former Marine Cpl. Eddie Ray Routh at the Erath County, Donald R. Jones Justice Center in Stephenville,...

Chris Ortiz

Rachael Le Goubin February 24, 2015

Kent State's Chris Ortiz attempts to make a basket but is blocked by the defense during the first half of the game against Miami University on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2014. Ortiz pulled the Flashes ahead during...