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Kent State University President Beverly Warren and Kent State alumnus and current New England Patriots player Julian Edelman get ready to start the Kent State Homecoming Parade on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Edelman returned to his alma mater to take part in the Homecoming parade as Grand Marshal. 

Super Bowl MVP Edelman to walk at graduation

Henry Palattella May 9, 2019

Julian Edelman will soon be a Kent State graduate.On Saturday, Edelman will join the 5,301 students graduating from Kent State.Edelman, 31, spent three years at Kent State, throwing for almost 5,000 yards...

Maddie Camp

Profiles: The voices of the May 4th Task Force members

Henry Palattella May 1, 2019

A look at some of the members of the abiding May 4th Task Force at Kent State.The May 4th Task Force was started in 1975 to help plan the annual commemoration on Kent State’s campus for the shootings...

UCLA’s Darren Collison, left, and Russell Westbrook celebrate their 77-67 overtime win over Stanford in Los Angeles Thursday, March 6, 2008. Kevork Djansezian / AP Photo

MVP, 8-time all star, almost Golden Flash

Henry Palattella April 24, 2019

The inside story of how Russell Westbrook nearly signed with Kent StateBefore Russell Westbrook became the triple-double MVP, he was taken by the Seattle Supersonics with the fourth pick in the 2011 draft.Before...

Trash is dumped into the Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility in East Sparta on April 5, 2019.

Tracking our trash

Henry Palattella April 21, 2019

Sorted, transported and covered: Transforming trash as it travels to its forever homeThink of the last thing you threw away on Kent State’s campus. Maybe it was a scrap of paper. Maybe it was the remnants...

Peter Finley, a co-founder of Lucci’s Place in Kent. He’s the mastermind behind all the recipes used for the pizza at Lucci’s. 

Best Pizza

Henry Palattella April 17, 2019

Winner: Lucci's PlaceLucci’s Place is located in a plaza right on the cusp of Kent’s campus, nestled between The Exchange and 101 Bottles. This not only put Lucci’s in the ideal area for customers...

Ed Bzomowski fills the marquee outside The Kent Stage. Bzomowski has been a volunteer with The Kent Stage for 11 years. “I do this in all kinds of weather,” Bzomowski said, but he prefers the spring weather. 

Best place to hear local bands/music

Henry Palattella April 17, 2019

Winner: The Kent StageThe Kent Stage is a Kent State staple. First started in 1927 as a silent movie theater, its doors have seen countless acts, some popular, some more obscure.Whether it be the monthly...

Two opposing bowling leagues duke it out at Kent Lanes Tuesday, April 19, 2016. FILE.

Best Place for the Under-21 Crowd

Henry Palattella April 17, 2019

Best of Kent 2019Winner: Brewhouse Pub We’ve all been there. You’re at a party, and it’s approaching midnight. Everyone who’s over 21 is itching to go to the bars, but there you are, 19, with...

Kent State informs students in line for the closing portion of Flashfest 2019 that Soulja Boy will be unable to perform. Thursday, April 11, 2019.

Soulja Boy’s absence surprise to USG

Henry Palattella April 12, 2019

When Young Thug came on stage to conclude FlashFest 2019, it was the final act of what had been a day filled with performances. There was one noticeable omission from the day’s acts, however. Soulja...

Young Thug performed in front of a light show in the MACC at FlashFest on Thursday, April 11, 2019.

Young Thug excites MAC Center with electric FlashFest performance

Henry Palattella April 12, 2019

Fifty-eight minutes into his set at at FlashFest, Young Thug wanted the crowd gathered in the M.A.C. Center to be quiet. Thug, who had just finished singing “Pick up the Phone,” was asking for a moment...

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OPINION: Backlash over Dolan’s comments justified

Henry Palattella March 31, 2019

The past three years have been good to the Cleveland Indians. Over the past three seasons, the Indians have won 287 regular season games and came within a game of winning the World Series in 2016.So, with...

Jaylin Walker speaks with associate head coach Eric Haut during the second half of Kent State's matchup against Northern Illinois on Jan. 19. The Flashes won, 78-68.

Walker’s absence complicates senior day win over Zips

Henry Palattella March 9, 2019

Jaylin Walker entered the M.A.C. Center Friday to a raucous applause. When he got to center court, coach Rob Senderoff handed him a framed copy of his jersey as a part of Kent State’s senior day festivities....

Kent State men's golf coach Herb Page speaks at the press conference announcing his retirement on March 7, 2019.

Men’s golf coach Herb Page to retire at end of 2018-2019 season.

Henry Palattella March 7, 2019

It's the end of an era for the Kent State men's golf team.Longtime coach Herb Page announced in a press conference Thursday that he will be stepping down on July 1 after 41 years as coach of the men's...

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