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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...

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,...

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 19, 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...

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...

An inside look at New York Fashion Week

Ellen Freeborn • February 17, 2015

As many of you may have gathered (due to constant tweets and Instagram posts from celebrities and your lucky friends who are in New York right now) this past week was New York Fashion Week, and it’s...

Independent filmmaker Jorge Delarosa explores new ‘Mutant’ territory

Jamie Brian • February 17, 2015

Jorge Delarosa used to carry home armfuls of VHS tapes from the movie rental store across the street. It was an early passion and one that he has transformed into a business. Now, he doesn’t just watch...

Chapel Hill

Corey Lewenstein • February 17, 2015

Caskets are carried into a public funeral for Deah Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, 21,and her sister, Razan Abu-Salha, 19 on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 at the Islamic Association of Raleigh's cemetery...

Police in Copenhagen

Bjorn Kietzmann • February 16, 2015

A policeman brings flowers to the scene of Saturday's terror attacks in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. Police in Copenhagen say they have shot dead a man they believe was behind two deadly...