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Students painted the rock on the front of campus in honor of President Beverly Warren, who recently revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Saturday, April 9, 2016.

Warren recovering following surgery

Ian Flickinger April 10, 2016

Kent State President Beverly Warren is recovering after an operation Friday.Melody Tankersley, senior associate provost, announced during Kent State’s Lavender Graduation, Friday, that Warren had successfully...

Summit Street construction causes delays

Ian Flickinger March 27, 2016

The first phase of the Summit Street Improvement Project began March 7, creating one-way, one-lane eastbound traffic between Fraternity Circle and Loop Road on East Summit Street.The project, which started...

USG Profile: Nathan LaChance

Ian Flickinger March 6, 2016

Name: Nathan LaChancePosition you're running for: Director of CommunicationYear and major: junior, applied communication What makes you a representative of the student body? I believe I am one of the...

Kent State receives grant for sexual assault prevention

Ian Flickinger January 18, 2016

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine presented Kent State with more than $90,000 to improve campus sexual assault victim services.The grant comes from a $3 million federal Victims of Crime Act fund allocated...

“Granny,” 77, hands out licorice sticks to members of the Kent football team as they leave the field after practice on Oct. 7, 2015.

Pull, Peel, Play: ‘Licorice Lady’ inspires Flashes football team

Ian Flickinger December 8, 2015

College football is teeming with traditions that supposedly add to a team’s good fortune.  Folkloric rituals like Clemson’s run down “The Hill”; Ohio State’s recently-axed Mirror Lake jump;...

Warren launches Season of Philanthropy project

Ian Flickinger November 24, 2015

Kent State President Beverly Warren announced the start of the Season of Philanthropy on Giving Tuesday.Warren said she will personally duplicate any gift that’s valued up to $25,000 on Dec. 1, which...

Beverly Warren began as Kent State president July 1, 2014. She was officially inaugurated May 1, 2015.

Warren to deliver first State of the University address

Ian Flickinger November 18, 2015

Kent State president Beverly Warren will present a speech entitled, “Celebrating Today, Imagining Tomorrow,” at her first State of the University Address.It will take place in the Student Center Kiva...

Green Dot creates bystander awareness

Ian Flickinger November 17, 2015

Green Dot approaches power-based personal violence from a unique angle: the bystander. Through skill-based education, Green Dot hopes to teach all members of the community, that there are ways to intervene.“(Green...

Class of ’17 to graduate in Dix Stadium

Ian Flickinger November 1, 2015

Graduation is an unforgettable moment for college students: four (or more, for all the super-seniors) years of 7 a.m. classes, all-night cramming for exams and eating ramen for breakfast, lunch and dinner...

Beverly Warren began as Kent State president July 1, 2014. She was officially inaugurated May 1, 2015.

President Warren to hold State of the University Address

Ian Flickinger October 28, 2015

Kent State President Beverly Warren will hold her first State of the University Address on Nov. 19 at 3 p.m in the Kiva.“I think that it is really valuable to bring the university together in a conversation...

Issues 2 and 3

Can I smoke that here? Issues 2 and 3 raise questions about marijuana on campus

Ian Flickinger October 20, 2015

A Kent State poll found that 56 percent of voters would vote “yes” on Issue 3, which would legalize the use of recreational and medicinal marijuana in Ohio.However, even if it is legalized, students...

Kent State appoints new finance vice president

Ian Flickinger October 12, 2015

President Beverly Warren announced Mark Polatajko as the school’s new senior vice president for finance and administration, who will start this January.Polatajko comes to Kent State from Wright State...

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