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Kent State's Ian Miller prepares for his next move in his final match of the MAC Championship Sunday, March 9, 2014. Miller defeated his opponent from Central Michigan and finished first in his weight class, winning him a Mid-American Conference title.

MAC-champion Ian Miller has eyes on national title

Michael Mann March 16, 2014

From an early age, sophomore Ian Miller’s uncles and dad, all “multiple time Ohio state [wrestling] champions,” sparked the interest of a young Miller to pursue the path of a wrestling lifestyle.Now...

Our view: Silencing a teaching moment

DKS Editors March 9, 2014

On Feb. 8, Sam Wheeler played a key role in perhaps the most exciting win of the Kent State wrestling team’s season. Against Northern Illinois, the Flashes’ six individual victories, including one...

Miller takes second MAC title, Flashes finish sixth overall

Michael Mann March 9, 2014

Kent State sophomore wrestler Ian Miller won the second MAC conference title of his career in the 157-pound weight class Sunday, after a weekend in which the Flashes took sixth in the overall team standings...

Joyce Ng is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at jng2@kent.edu.

Opinion: Living with Compassion

Joyce Ng March 9, 2014

Having grown up in a conservative Christian home in a country where homosexual activity is illegal, open conversation about homosexuality was largely absent for most of my life. When I arrived in Kent...

PRIDE! Kent wrote a letter requesting to have Kent State wrestler Sam Wheeler's suspension lifted. Wheeler was suspended from the wrestling team after tweeting sexually insensitive statements earlier in the season.

PRIDE! Kent requests Wheeler’s suspension be lifted

Kara Taylor March 6, 2014

Junior wrestler Sam Wheeler’s suspension will not be lifted for this weekend’s MAC wrestling championships despite support from PRIDE! Kent to lift his suspension and support him in his diversity training.PRIDE!...

Miller, Flashes get set for MAC conference wrestling championships

Michael Mann March 6, 2014

With the regular season behind them, the Kent State wrestlers will have a chance this weekend to be recognized as one of the Mid American Conference’s best.The MAC was allocated 41 automatic bids for...

Kent State's Caleb Marsh faces Patrick Jennings at the meet against Edinboro University. The Flashes lost 9-27.

KSU wrestling finishes regular season with two home losses

Michael Mann February 23, 2014

The Kent State wrestling team concluded its regular season by suffering two lopsided losses at home to nationally-ranked Missouri and Edinboro in a dual meet Friday.Missouri, ranked 10th in the latest...

Kent State students participate in a rally in favor of LGBTQ rights in Risman Plaza Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Students gathered in response to the Westboro Baptist Church's threats to picket Kent State that had been circulating on Twitter earlier in the day.

Campus bands together against LGBT hate

Kara Taylor February 20, 2014

Though the Westboro Baptist Church didn’t come to Kent State to protest, the campus community bonded together against LGBT hate.“We’ve flipped the narrative, and we now spread a message of self-empowerment...

Tyler Small, Junior from Kent State, faces off with Zach Horan, sophomore from Central Michigan, during the match Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.

Two Friday matches to be test for Kent State wrestling

Michael Mann February 20, 2014

The Kent State wrestling team will face stiff competition at home this Friday against Missouri and Edinboro in the final meet of the regular season.The Flashes, ranked 23rd in this week’s Intermat.com...

Students rally to challenge Westboro protest tweets

Kara Taylor February 19, 2014

Kent State students banded together Wednesday night in a pro-LGBT rally to protest the Westboro Baptist Church’s tweets about picketing Kent State for the suspension of junior wrestler Sam Wheeler.Throughout...

The Westboro Baptist Church tweeted a statement Tuesday about plans to picket Kent State over suspending junior wrestler Sam Wheeler over anti-gay tweets.

UPDATED: Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket Kent State

Kara Taylor February 19, 2014

The church’s Twitter account, @WBCSays, created the hashtag #StandWithSamWheeler and repeatedly tweeted about an event at Kent State tonight without a time or place announced for where they would protest.The...

Flashes drop two straight after strong start in National Duals

February 17, 2014

The Kent State wrestling team earned their 11th victory of the season over nationally ranked Iowa State in the opening match of the National Wrestling Coaches Association Duals Sunday, before falling in...