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Hard Day’s Night come together for Kent BeatleFest

Patrick Williams February 5, 2014

Frank Muratore has picked up on a thing or two since he started impersonating Paul McCartney in the mid-’90s. First, he learned a good chunk of McCartney’s vocal, bass, piano and guitar work with The...

BSR Beats: Week 4

Brenda Riepenhoff February 5, 2014

"Reflections" — MisterWives In the first part of this song, nothing in particular sticks out, but as soon as the music picks up with the chorus, you become addicted to this song. The upbeat music...

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February 5, 2014

Studies affected by online streaming?

Lindsay Miller February 5, 2014

Jessy Cooke had a productive weekend finishing a full season — 22 episodes — of “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” on Netflix. What Cooke wasn’t productive in finishing was her chemistry homework...

Kent State junior, Michael Fisher, holds a photo of him and his family from his high school graduation. Michael lives in Long Island, N.Y. which prevents him from making frequent travels home.

Beating the homesick blues

Blythe Alspaugh February 5, 2014

Seven hours, 432 miles.It’s a long way from home for Michael Fisher, a senior marketing major and Long Island native. Fisher makes up a small portion of the 11 percent of students who come from out-of-state.“It...

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The Boss is back

Zac Younkins February 5, 2014

Some artists truly stand the test of time. For decades following 1975‘s release of the breakthrough “Born to Run,” the music of The Boss was universally loved. Nearly 40 years later, one can still...

The best music festivals around the country

Katy Coduto February 5, 2014

Because the snow has yet to stop falling in northeast Ohio, now is the perfect time to daydream about warmer weather and everything that accompanies it. For a lot of people, starting in April, warm weather...

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Katherine’s Flick Pick: ‘The Parent Trap’

Katherine Nix February 5, 2014

I personally never went to summer camp, but this movie always made me want to because of all the cool stuff these kids get to do. They swim in a lake, go canoeing, play basketball, get into intense prank...

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Zac’s Flick Pick: ‘Leaving Las Vegas’

Zac Younkins February 5, 2014

Nicolas Cage is one of the most perplexing performers of modern day cinema. Many critics and fans praise him as one of the all-time greats of the craft of acting, while others are turned off by his intensity...

Opinion: The Winter Olympics are a hot mess — but is it worth it?

Tyler Kieslich February 4, 2014

The Winter Olympics begin in Sochi, Russia in just a few days, and it is already being widely reported as the most expensive in history. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government have put 51...

Opinion: Remembering celebrated, iconic actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Megan Brown February 4, 2014

The world of film lost a state-of-the-art individual this past week when Philip Seymour Hoffman, iconic actor and human being, passed away from an apparent drug overdose. Hoffman started acting in the...

Two Kent schools to close following decline in enrollment

Alexis Gillies February 4, 2014

Kent City School District plans on closing two of its schools in the upcoming 2014-2015 school year.Parents in the district received an automated call last Wednesday informing them that Franklin Elementary...

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