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'Clear History'

Kelsey’s Flick Pick: ‘Clear History’

Kelsey Husnick September 2, 2014

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...

Away with the Fishes

Two-time author’s success is no mystery

Erin Zaranec September 2, 2014

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...

Executive Director of Standing Rock Cultural Arts, Jeff Ingram, stands in the doorway with a coffee mug at the North Water Street Gallery located on 257 N. Water St. on August 29, 2014.

Calling all poets for chapbook competition

Erin Zaranec September 2, 2014

The Standing Rock Cultural Arts Center 5th annual Chapbook Poetry Competition can turn one poet’s dream of being published into a reality. Part of the Rock in the River Literary Series, the Chapbook...

BSR Beats: Tunes of 2014

BSR Beats: Tunes of 2014

Chelsey Milkovich August 26, 2014

January is always the best month to sit back and collect what the past year decided to reward us with.  2014 turned out to be a wonderful year for music.  With the playlist I have come up with, I can’t...

Summer highlights everyone was talking about

Audrey Young August 26, 2014

Welcome new and returning Flashes to Fall 2014.I’m a super senior here at Kent State and this is my final semester. I love movies, television, music and of course, I love some good celebrity gossip. Before...

Zach Deputy

Multi-instrumentalist Zach Deputy brings ‘beat-boxing dance party’ to Cleveland

Mark Oprea August 26, 2014

Typical sounds at a Zach Deputy show are buzzing and electric guitar wailing. Background singers harmonize while a strummed acoustic backs Deputy’s gravelly vocals. A kick drum pounds repeatedly, fueling...

Relaxed Reads: En route to New York

Seth Murray August 26, 2014

Editor’s Note: Each week, KSUBuzz will feature a fiction or poetry piece. Check next week’s issue for more of the story!I reached the front of the line. “Ticket, please,” the blue-uniformed man...

Senior visual communication design major Lynsey Simonette grabs her lunch order from Fork in the Road, a new food truck on campus. Lynsey bought an order of loaded fries topped with cheese, pulled pork and green onions.

Visual Kent

Chelsae Ketchum August 26, 2014

As I trekked across campus Monday, I came across something other than the mass of students in their first-day outfits. Parked on the Esplanade near Bowman Hall was a state-of-the-art food truck called...

Virtual Tour

Tour campus in the comfort of your home

Erin Zaranec August 26, 2014

When preparing for a campus tour, everyone is expecting one thing: lots of walking. Parents dread it, students dread it and tour guides are guaranteed an all-day workout, rain or shine. But now, needing...

BSR Beats: Wake up call

Alyssa Haberman August 26, 2014

Everyone knows that walking for a 7:45 a.m. class is never fun, but with the help of a perfect pick-me-up playlist, filled with fast-tempo songs and uplifting lyrics, it can at least be a little less painful!...

President Warren reacts as a bucket of ice water is dumped over her head as part of Kent State's response to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Tuesday, August 19, 2014.

Bev braves the bucket: Kent State president takes on ALS challenge

Madeleine Winer August 26, 2014

When Rebecca Windover tweeted @PresBWarren to take on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, she never expected the mass support from the greater Kent State community. “It shows what type of person she is and...

'Blazing Saddles'

Kelsey’s Flick Pick: ‘Blazing Saddles’

Kelsey Husnick August 26, 2014

Arguably Mel Brooks’ greatest film, “Blazing Saddles” is a musical Western skit filled with memorable characters. Cleavon Little plays Bart, the first black sheriff in a rural town set in the mid...