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Fall

Visual Kent

Chelsae Ketchum October 21, 2014

This is the time of year a lot of people, myself included, look forward to. The leaves change from green to vibrant oranges, reds and golds. Halloween and Thanksgiving are right around the corner. Scarves...

Motivation

What keeps you lifted?

Joy TaMar Moorer October 21, 2014

Junior criminology and justice studies major David Parish said the beginning of the semester was easier than what it is now. Classes and schoolwork seemed more stress-free, and there was an excitement...

Haunted House

Haunted adventures and fall favorites

Kelsey Husnick October 21, 2014

If you’re looking for haunted houses and other Halloween activities in the coming weekends, Northeast Ohio has plenty. We’ve rounded up some of the most popular attractions within about a two-hour...

The streets of downtown Kent were barely passable with the hundreds of Halloween costumes that poured in and around the bar scene during Kent's Halloween in 2013.

Kent bars prepare for Halloween

Hannah Armenta October 21, 2014

Kent is gearing up for its busiest night of the year: the unofficial celebration of Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 25..  Bar and restaurant owners and the City of Kent police and fire departments are taking...

Marina Strah

Singer-songwriter Marina Strah gets the Seacrest bump

Mark Oprea October 21, 2014

A September 2012 YouTube video shows Marina Strah, a then-sophomore at Kent State, sitting on her zebra-sheeted bed in McDowell Hall singing Taylor Swift’s “Ronan.” Her braided hair hides most of...

Chance the Rapper comes to Kent State by popular demand

Brittany Rees October 21, 2014

When the Undergraduate Student Government surveyed students last spring to see who they wanted to perform on campus, USG Programming Director Kevin Otubu was surprised to find he barely recognized the...

Crop Circles

Relaxed Reads: Blue Harvest

Cody Moss October 21, 2014

Part OneSaturday had arrived. Ryan couldn’t have been more excited, but Melissa was aloof. They were just finishing cleaning up at Burger King. Ryan danced as he swept the floor; Melissa filtered the...

BSR Beats: You can even!

Megan Hermensky October 21, 2014

The phrase, “I can’t even,” seems to be a common saying from over-worked students. Although the end of the semester may seem far away, remember that we’re actually more than half way done! Listen...

'Insidious'

Matt’s Flick Pick: ‘Insidious’

Matt Merchant October 21, 2014

Prepare for a list of horror movie descriptive clichés. This is seriously one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. The first time I watched it I was home alone, at night, with all of the lights off....

Double, Double Toil and Trouble

Kelsey’s Flick Pick: ‘Double, Double Toil and Trouble’

Kelsey Husnick October 21, 2014

Alright, the Olson twin movies are still, to this day, my guilty pleasure. Their 1993 Halloween film is one of my favorites. The Olson twins aren’t the only set of twins featured in this one, though....

Survivor Girl

Buddy Holly Horror Show: Musica hosts annual ‘Slasher Sock Hop’ Saturday

Mark Oprea October 21, 2014

If Norman Bates of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho formed a rock band, what kind of rock band would he form?Probably one like Survivor Girl.An amalgam of 1950s-style gymnasium rock ‘n’ roll and “horror”...

Haunted Kent

Ghost Walk introduces locals to the characters of Kent’s haunted past

Mark Oprea October 21, 2014

Editor's note: This story was updated to make corrections on October 28, 2014.In the middle of Parker Mathews' ghost story, it sounded like a door slammed on the second floor of his 19th century home at...