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Nicholas Brouman works in the garden acoss from Holden Elemetry School in Kent on July 7, 2014.

Kent’s Peaceful Patch

Alyssa Flynn July 15, 2014

The Peaceful Patch may be small, but the co-operative garden finds its way to benefit those who plant vegetables and medicinal herbs.Across from Holden Elementary, the garden started as an idea of political...

Firefighters

Gas Leak on Horning Rd.

Jacqueline DeMate June 20, 2014

Part of Horning road near the Kent State Center for Performing Arts is closed due to a gas leak at Four Seasons Retirement Center. The center has been evacuated.Captain Jayme Cole of the Kent Police Department...

Farmer's Market

Haymaker Farmer’s Market, June 14 2014

Photos by Anna Hoffman June 17, 2014

Editor's note: This summer, Kentwired.com will be integrating more visual content, specifically photography and photo essay material, along with multimedia stories, onto the website. Anna Hoffman is a...

Opinion: Is piracy the Internet agent of social change?

Albert Fisler May 1, 2014

The demand for Internet has become a technological need over the past decade, and ultimately, Internet speed has become an insatiable want as well.  From loading YouTube and Netflix videos to online gaming,...

World Kickboxing Academy in Stow, Ohio

Jacob Byk April 30, 2014

Bobby Koch (right), sophomore aeronautics major spars with Tyler Peacock (left), junior communications major after a Thursday night practice at World Kickboxing Academy in Stow, Ohio Thursday, April 4,...

Bobby Koch (right), sophomore aeronautics major spars with Tyler Peacock (left), junior communications major after a Thursday night practice at World Kickboxing Academy in Stow, Ohio Thursday, April 4, 2014. Both students teach boxing and have performed fighting sports for the majority of their lives.

Kickboxing academy offers entertainment, self defense

Endya Watson April 30, 2014

Every week, 30 to 40 Kent State students visit World Kickboxing Academy in Stow, Ohio, to take Muay Thai kickboxing.The academy offers multiple 45 minute kickboxing classes throughout the week that are...

Contact Melissa Puppo at mpuppo@kent.edu.

Fitness Diary: Week 15

Melissa Puppo April 30, 2014

It saddens me to say this is my last fitness diary for the Daily Kent Stater this semester. From the moment I came up with the idea to write another blog for publication, I began thinking to myself that...

Contact Melissa Puppo at mpuppo@kent.edu.

Ask Mel: Dear Kent State

Melissa Puppo April 30, 2014

Dear Kent State,    This is my final week as your advice columnist for the Spring 2014 semester. I have loved receiving questions from you and also giving my advice when I thought you needed it most....

Contact Katy Coduto at kcoduto@kent.edu.  

Five things I learned in four years at Kent State

Katy Coduto April 30, 2014

At the end of last semester, I found out that the Daily Kent Stater needed features writers. I had just graduated with my undergrad and was committing this semester to working in Cleveland and finishing...

Kent’s Hidden (and Not-So-Hidden) Patio Gems

Katy Coduto April 30, 2014

With spring finally feeling like, well, spring and summer only weeks away, Kent’s many patios are opening up. Whether you want to grab a bite to eat or sit outside while you drink, you have more options...

BSR Beats: Week 15

Justin Graci April 30, 2014

"I Don't Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore" by The Menzingers It took a lot of listens for this album to click with me. I love the album now and can’t wait to see the new songs live, but I still don’t...

Illustration by LaQuann Dawson

Residence Services says bed bug cases are common and hard to avoid, but generally low at Kent State

Melissa Puppo April 30, 2014

Three residence halls on Kent State’s campus have found cases of bed bugs since January. Most recently, Fletcher, Verder and Wright halls have had confirmed cases by Residence Services. A student’s...