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Fostering hope: Keri Richmond gives back with goal of helping 160 foster kids

February 24, 2015

She used to be known as Keri Hope. As a child, she moved throughout Ohio, in and out of foster care homes, school systems and residencies riddled with decadence and drugs. As a college sophomore, she wears...

Keri Richmond

Fostering hope: Keri Richmond gives back with goal of helping 160 foster kids

Mark Oprea February 24, 2015

Editor's Note: Parts of this story have been edited for clarity with further input from Keri Richmond.She used to be known as Keri Hope. As a child, she moved throughout Ohio, in and out of foster care...

Daniel Conte, a mathematics major, makes a smoothie at the rec center on Tuesday Feb. 24, 2015. Summit Street Cafe, located inside the Rec, serves smoothies, fruits, juices, and other snacks.

Recreational drinking

Katie Leyton February 24, 2015

What's Inside the Rec's smoothies? You’ve sweated your butt off on the treadmill and have worked up quite the appetite. You want something cool and refreshing to cap off that three-mile run. Why not...

The “If It Were 60° Warmer and I had a Convertible” Playlist

Kim Anderson, New Music Coordinator February 24, 2015

"Hey Now" -Matt and Kim This is only the second single off Matt and Kim’s upcoming album, and I can’t wait to hear the rest. The bass drum and trombone in this song really make it what it is....

Colorblind

Seeing Colorblind

Dara Sander February 24, 2015

If one is looking for an alternative indie-rock band, look no further than “Colorblind.”Colorblind has been together for only two years, but they’re getting ready to release their second EP on ReverbNation...

A strand of yarn on a knitting machine in the machine Knitting lab located in Rockwell hall on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015.

Knitwear provides solace, style and sustainability

Ellen Freeborn February 24, 2015

During these painfully cold and dragging months, sweater culture explodes. We’ve all watched this happen. When Mother Nature surprises us with a gust of below-freezing wind, we instinctually wrap up...

suicide prevention

MaKayla Brown February 22, 2015

 (from left) Clinical mental health counseling major Jessica Knicely, justice studies major Ryan Lewand and educational studies major Tiffany Hawley, all veterans, listen to psychologist Dr. Kirsten DeLambo,...

weather main rok

Northeast Ohio schools, businesses close down for the cold

February 19, 2015

Local schools, businesses and government buildings closed Thursday and will be closed Friday because of inclement weather. Kent State was one of the last public institutions to close its main and regional...

The cast of “My Heart is the Drum”

Leah Klafczynski February 18, 2015

The cast of "My Heart is the Drum" rehearses in E. Turner Stump Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. My Heart is the Drum tells the story of Efua Kuti, a young woman who flees her village in Ghana after...

Rachel Stipinski

Rachael Le Goubin February 18, 2015

Rachel Stypinski performs her routine on the balance beam during the first home meet of the season against Western Michigan on Friday, Jan. 23. Stypinski finished her routine with a final score of 9.875...

Fifty Shades of Grey

Movie Review: Fifty Shades of Grey

Heather Inglis and Matthew Merchant February 17, 2015

She said:'Fifty Shades' of No: How one girl left the racy new film showing fifty shades of redBefore I delve into my thoughts on this “movie” (if that’s what you can call it), I need to clarify three...

BeatleFest to invade Downtown Kent Friday

Megan Brown February 17, 2015

Beatlemania and other British-inspired tunes circa the mid-1960s will invade Downtown Kent on Friday, Feb. 20 with performances at more than 16 different venues.All shows are free to attend with the first...