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Best vegan/vegetarian dining

Zaria Johnson, editor-in-chief April 4, 2022

FIRST: GRAZERS Restaurant GRAZERS is the local go-to spot for vegan and vegetarian patrons, and it stands out as a place where people can pop in for a flavorful, filling meal regardless of their dietary...

Best gluten free dining

Zaria Johnson, editor-in-chief April 4, 2022

FIRST: GRAZERS Restaurant GRAZERS delivers on their mission to provide a safe and enjoyable dining experience to the Kent community with staff screened for and trained on the importance of dietary restrictions...

A student eats their fruit bowl under the neon sign at Fruit Stand in downtown Kent.

The Fruit Stand: Kent’s best new business in Acorn Alley serves fresh smoothie bowls

Isabella Schreck, Reporter April 4, 2022

Acai bowls, a Brazilian frozen smoothie dessert, have become more and more popular as people post pretty pictures of these colorful, tasty and healthy meals all over social media. And for over one...

Best on-campus food

Ty Kohler, Reporter April 4, 2022

FIRST: Einstein Bros. Bagels Students can expect to see a long line of people in the morning waiting to get their breakfast sandwiches from Einstein Bros. Bagels. Einstein’s became a breakfast staple...

Recreation center launches self-paced fitness challenges

Madison Goerl, Reporter March 25, 2022

The Student Recreation and Wellness Center introduced semester-long events for Spring 2022 to encourage students to form healthy habits. “Our goal is to help people develop a habit and become a little...

Kent student’s service dog goes missing in care of Stark County kennel

Olivia McWain, Reporter March 25, 2022

Grace Kolich’s lifeline was taken when her medical alert dog, a golden retriever named Benny, went missing last year in the care of the Ohio Pet Resort kennel in Stark County. Kolich, a senior finance...

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Oct. 22, 2009 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on NATO. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies

March 23, 2022

MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe who rose to become the first female secretary of state and...

Opinion: women can’t wait for pay equality

Jamie Brian, Opinion Writer March 22, 2022

Women have been fighting for equality in America for over a century, but there is one key area where we still lag behind men: pay. March 15 was Equal Pay Day, a day that represents how far into the...

Meet the candidates: Undergraduate Student Government

Baylee Sweitzer, Reporter March 22, 2022

Undergraduate Student Government elections for the 2022-2023 academic year opened at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 22 and closes at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 23. This year, 21 candidates filed their petitions to...

Meet the USG candidates: directors

Baylee Sweitzer, Reporter March 22, 2022

Director of governmental affairs  Undergraduate Student Government elections for the 2022-2023 academic year opened at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 22 on the USG election website and closes at 5 p.m. Thursday,...

Meet the USG candidates: unopposed directors

Baylee Sweitzer, Reporter March 22, 2022

Undergraduate Student Government is an appointed group who serve to advocate for students based on which college they are in. USG works to further relations between students and the university. These are...

Meet the USG candidates: student body president

Baylee Sweitzer, Reporter March 21, 2022

Undergraduate Student Government elections for the 2022-2023 academic year opened at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 22 on the USG election website and closes at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 23. This year, two candidates...