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Opinion: Redefining monsters

Neville Hardman February 20, 2014

As far as dog breeds go, pit bulls have attracted a bad reputation from the public. They are known as unpredictable and dangerous from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, but...

BSR Beats: Week 6

Alyssa Haberman February 19, 2014

“Illusion” by VERSA It finally happened. VERSA (formally VerseEmerge) released their first piece of musical genius since 2010. A lot has changed since they last released any music in album or...

Video: Watercolors helped wash away the pain

Katherine Nix February 19, 2014

Video by Brian Smith.Watercolors have been a source of solace for Henry Walker, former Kent State English professor, since surgery for throat cancer left him unable to teach. The hobby, that got him through...

Poster courtesy of Warner Bros.

Katherine’s Flick Pick: ‘Casablanca’

Katherine Nix February 19, 2014

The word “classic” is used to describe older movies about getting the last laugh or the perfect ending, while still being predictable. Your grandma might tell you they don’t make movies like this...

Image © 2013 The Weinstein Company

Zac’s Flick Pick: ‘ ‘Fruitvale Station’

Zac Younkins February 19, 2014

An underrated indie film, “Fruitvale Station” follows the 2009 shooting of civilian Oscar Grant by a BART police officer in Oakland.Michael B Jordan gives a supremely memorable performance as character...

Robert Carroll demonstrates how a TV2 weather cast voiceover is usually recorded, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in a Franklin Hall audio lab.

Predicting Play Days

Erin Zaranec February 19, 2014

One thing seems to make facing the bitter cold at the start of spring semester a little more bearable: The hope of snow days. Somehow, weeks of bundling up and trudging to class with bright red noses seem...

It's not you, it's your side of the room

Roommate break-ups

Blythe Alsbaugh February 19, 2014

Shantelle Rogers switched roommates during winter break because she and her former roommate simply didn’t mesh well.Rogers, a freshman communication studies major, described herself to be more laid back...

Contact Zac Younkins at zyounkin@kent.edu.

Test the waters by streaming

Zac Younkins February 19, 2014

The music world is still trying to figure out how to properly use the Internet. Like your 60-something grandmother, the industry just can’t seem to figure the “gosh-darn” thing out. Illegal piracy...

Kirstie Ratzer-Farley, senior communications studies major at Kent State, talkes with freshman Interior Design student Abbi Dummermuth about her "Be Human 2014" campaign, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. She asks her to write down what her human experience is like in one word.

Be yourself, be human

Melissa Puppo February 19, 2014

Sophomore Amanda Azzarelli describes her human experience in one word: “Lucky.” This is just one example of the hundreds of adjectives that could be used to relate someone’s idea of their lifetime...

Warm fun is still attainable during the polar vortex

Katy Coduto February 19, 2014

While spring feels so close, it’s still so far away — especially if you’re in northeast Ohio. We all know that snow can fall well into April here, and it looks like these polar vortexes are becoming...

Isobella Leonardi, 9, waves to spectators on an observation deck while riding the zipline at Zip City, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Zip City is the only indoor trampoline and zipline park in the world, located in Steetsboro, Ohio.

Jump into fun at Zip City

Melissa Puppo February 19, 2014

There I was, standing above the huge drop below me. I was strapped in my harness that was just a little bit too difficult putting on. The workers joked around with me just a few moments ago saying how...

Illustration by Laquann Dawson

Pinning life’s problems away

Lindsay Miller February 19, 2014

More than a year after she began using Pinterest for her job, freshman public health major Kayla Peck said she continues to use the website for her day-to-day life. Peck said she uses the website to make...