One early summer evening in 2013, Tom Smigel sat with his girlfriend Jesika at his apartment, simply enjoying each other’s company. He handed over a fortune cookie, which she opened up, and a sudden...
I Will Never Let You Down — Rita Ora I’ve loved Rita ever since her hit song “How We Do (Party)” came out but I kind of stopped listening to her. I was browsing YouTube one day when I came...
Dear Kent State friends,There are two weeks remaining before finals week. If you’re like me, then you already know these two weeks are about to be extremely stressful — you’re going to have a ton...
The mini blizzard that passed through Kent last week had me all sorts of confused — and I’m not going to lie — I refused to walk in the cold on Tuesday. I just couldn’t get myself to function after...
When senior fashion merchandising major, Nina Amoroso went to study abroad in Italy, she expected to figure out what she wanted to do with her major and become more independent.Her first week in Florence...
Jarrett Guysinger was born on Dec. 3, 1988. No more than two minutes later, his brother Josh was also born.As twin brothers, Jarrett and Josh are mirror images of one another: With their dark hair, light...
As she walks into one of her final university council meeting at Virginia Commonwealth University, Beverly Warren stops in the student commons to ask two girls about the henna tattoos they are selling.“Oh,...
As a commuting student, Julie Sweitzer, junior computer information systems major, must dress appropriately for not only the weather, but also for professional experiences throughout the day.Sweitzer said...
Like most college students, I am pretty active on Twitter. I am guilty of sending out a tweet or two during times of frustration or anger. But I never truly realized the impact those tweets could have...
“Derek, I’m gonna call you back.”Cue Kevin Hart, because that’s when you know that it’s about to go down.Beyoncé stars in “Obsessed” and is sure to get your adrenaline going — and, if...
Flashfest is never the same beast two years in a row. In 2011, at the end of my freshman year, Bruno Mars took the stage in the M.A.C. Center for a whole $5. The following year, Third Eye Blind threw it...
President Lester Lefton addresses the crowd, Oct. 3, 2013, minutes before univeristy trustee Jane Murphy Timken would announce that the Esplanade walkway will be named after Lefton. The dedication will...
