For those unfamiliar with Kent, Ohio – or Northeast Ohio in general – rain is a common and anticipated variable. It comes and goes like classes, with the unpredictability of a pop quiz. Moments before...
Jazz guitarist Bob Niederriter, leader of the eponymous Trio, is an artist’s musician. As an accomplished glass blower and painter, he’s always been involved in the act of composition, on and off the...
JB’s is back. After being closed for renovation for part of the summer, the bar is re open for business but with a different orientation. JB’s is now Kent’s first gay bar. “We were trying to think...
As sad as it is, summer break is over and the warm air will soon be turning to a chilly, autumn breeze. Here’s a playlist to honor those summer months and gear up for fall. Til next year, summertime!...
Every scriptwriter longs to see his or her name roll through the credits at the end of a film. While many writers wonder how they can make their dream come true, Kent State Independent Films is giving...
It’s a Thursday afternoon and junior Nic Talbott is making daily rounds in his bus up Loop Road. A student with a Flashes drawstring backpack walks up shyly to the yellow line, and Talbott asks him how...
If you like punk rock music and haven’t heard of Riot Fest, your festival experience is about to get blown to pieces. Set to take place at Humboldt Park in Chicago, Sept. 12-14, along with additional...
The Hulu game — “How many episodes can I watch before I have to do homework?” Answer: The limit does not exist, bonus points if you get the movie reference. While watching countless “America’s...
“So you never explained just exactly what a ‘snake person’ is,” I said. We were on the shoulder of the highway, sitting next to the duffel bags the twins had grabbed as they left the bus. I was...
Out of the mid-1990s comes “Bio-Dome,” one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Two best friends, Bud, played by Pauly Shore, and Doyle, played by Stephen Baldwin, find themselves locked inside...
Nathan is good at his job and can sell pretty much anything as a PR marketing specialist, but when his boss asks him to come up with a campaign for an electric car called “Howard,” he puts his foot...
Kent State modern and classical language professor and author Stephanie Siciarz released her second mystery novel, “Away with the Fishes” in August.Named one of the Best Indie Books of 2013 by Kirkus...
