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Debbie Kukwa prepares to take the first flight in the new aircraft named after her daughter Nicole "Nikki" Kukwa on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Nikki passed away from Leukemia in 2006 during her senior year in Kent State's aeronautics program.

Memory of former Kent State student soars to new heights

Jenna Kuczkowski February 23, 2016

At a very young age, Nicole “Nikki” Kukwa knew she wanted to be a pilot.“When she was 12 and went on her first flight and got to see the cockpit she was like, 'I want to be a pilot' and that was...

Construction Management receives funds to create new scholarships

Jenna Kuczkowski February 16, 2016

Kent State’s Construction Management program will be receiving a $50,000 donation from Brewer-Garrett to support the creation of two endowed scholarships.Brewer-Garrett pledged to donate $10,000 each...

Bill Stiffler of Turner Construction Company talks with a student during the Construction Management Career Fair on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. Over the course of a semester, the fair has doubled in the number of companies.

Construction Management Fair offers early opportunities

Jenna Kuczkowski February 14, 2016

The Construction Management Fair took place Saturday in the Student Center Ballroom and provided the 100 students who attended a chance to network with 52 different companies. These companies came from...

READY FOR WEB: Construction Management Fair offers jobs, internships

Jenna Kuczkowski February 11, 2016

The College of Applied Engineering’s construction management program is hosting a career fair Friday, Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.The career fair will have 52 different...

Sophomore Kent robotics team member Sarah Rosenbaum adds some final touches to her team’s robot before the practice competition on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. The team competed against Virginia Tech, Akron University and Iowa State in a practice round before the final competition in May.

Kent State Robotics Team successfully hosts first annual NASA practice competition.

Jenna Kuczkowski February 9, 2016

The Kent State Robotics Team hosted its first ever robotic mining practice competition on Saturday, Feb. 6. The practice took place in the old glass lab located in the Michael Schwartz Center.The University...

SIDE BAR – Robotics Team remains strong through relocations

Jenna Kuczkowski February 3, 2016

While the Kent State Robotics Team has designed and built robots together since the fall semester of 2014, they’ve also done a significant amount of moving around.Dan Kish, the president of the Kent...

(from left) Senior Joshua Ishihara, senior Dan Kish and sophomore Sarah Rosenbaum with their award-winning robot digger, "Cyborg Betty,” on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.

Kent State Robotics team makes great strides

Jenna Kuczkowski February 3, 2016

For students of the Kent State Robotics Team, nothing is unreachable, not even Mars.“If you think about it, the only way we’ve gotten to Mars thus far is with robots,” said Rick Szalay, a freshman...

Guest column: Starbucks lovers brewing over holiday cup design

Jenna Kuczkowski November 11, 2015

A red cup has never caused so many people to become offended until now. On Oct. 22, Starbucks, the coffee giant, gave a sneak preview of its annual holiday cup design to the public. The actual debut of...

Mike Shea

Alternative Press hosts second annual music awards show in Cleveland

Jenna Kuczkowski July 28, 2015

The Alternative Press Music Awards honored numerous bands and artists in the rock music industry and featured performances from several artists during its second annual event Wednesday at Quicken Loans...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens new exhibit to honor Alternative Press Magazine

Jenna Kuczkowski July 22, 2015

Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened a new exhibit Tuesday in honor of Alternative Press’ 30th anniversary this year as a music magazine.

Alternative Press Music Awards will be held in Cleveland July 22

Jenna Kuczkowski June 24, 2015

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of stories about the Alternative Press Music Awards, which will be held July 22 in Cleveland.Mike Shea, founder and CEO of Alternative Press Magazine, started...

John Ponchak, a sophomore computer science major, pauses to take a photo at the Molly Stark Mental Institution.

Urban Photography: Exploring the decaying depths of civilization

Jenna Kuczkowski April 28, 2015

The floors were covered with dusty debris, and the walls were covered in layers of old, peeling paint as John Ponchak carefully walked down the empty hallway. There was no one there, but he took great...

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