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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Voters wait in line to check into the Kent United Church of Christ polling station Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017.

State and local results for 2017 election

Jenna Kuczkowski
November 7, 2017
Claudia Amrhein, the general manager of PARTA, poses for a portrait on Monday, Aug. 27, 2017.

PARTA invests in natural gas for Portage County

Jenna Kuczkowski
August 30, 2017

A day in the life of a service dog in training NEW HEADLINE

Jenna Kuczkowski
August 30, 2017
The School of Nursing graduating students walk to their seats at the 2016 Summer Commencement in the MAC Center on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016.

Kent State summer commencement set for Aug. 19

Jenna Kuczkowski
August 18, 2017
Fall

Kent State extends Thanksgiving break

Jenna Kuczkowski
August 11, 2017
Local band A Sense of Purpose performs at Euro Gyro in downtown Kent on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.

The Sounds of Kent: Finding the best live music in town

Jenna Kuczkowski
August 7, 2017
Participants gather at the starting line in preparation for the Potterfest 5k on July 28. 

Harry Potter fans join first-ever Potterfest 5k Race

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 29, 2017

Warped 1

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 27, 2017
Andy Black performs at the Cuyahoga Falls date during the Vans Warped Tour on Tuesday, July 18, 2017.

The World of Warped

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 27, 2017
MGK poses for an AP reporter on the red carpet at the APMA's Monday, July 17, 2017.

APMAs bring night packed with live music to Cleveland

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 18, 2017
Sleep On It perform on stage outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 16, 2017, during the APMA Fan Day celebration.

APMA Fan Day celebrates music lovers

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 17, 2017
Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach performs with Jenna McDougall of Tonight Alive during Papa Roach’s set at the APMAs on Monday, July 18, 2016. 

Alternative music scene to invade Cleveland

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 11, 2017
George Brinkman, Jr.'s booking photograph from the North Royalton police.

Brinkman, linked with five homicides, pleads not guilty

Jenna Kuczkowski
June 30, 2017
George Brinkman, Jr.'s booking photograph from the North Royalton police.

Brinkman, linked to five homicides, makes court appearance in North Royalton deaths

Jenna Kuczkowski
June 15, 2017
Ibrahim Albadri stands outside of the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology building on May 11, 2017.

‘It’s out of my hands’: Libyan student struggles to stay stateside

Jenna Kuczkowski
May 24, 2017

Kent State athletics finish respective seasons strong, multiple NCAA appearances

Jenna Kuczkowski
May 15, 2017
Carlee Switzer

Freshman student dies after collapse on campus

Jenna Kuczkowski
May 3, 2017
Junior advertising major Alissa Woodward holds her assistance cat, Gunner, in Olsen Hall on Monday, Feb. 13, 2016. Gunner aids Woodward in coping with her anxiety while in college. “It helps to come home to something solid, something unwavering,” Woodward said.

Animal companions ease students’ stress, anxiety

Jenna Kuczkowski
March 8, 2017

Assistance Animals (SIDEBARS) Lawsuit paves way for paws on campus

Jenna Kuczkowski
March 8, 2017
SWAT stands at the back door of building 5 at the villages at Franklin Crossings during a hostage situation on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017.

Silver Meadows hostage, suspect identified

Jenna Kuczkowski
February 20, 2017
SWAT stands at the back door of building 5 at the villages at Franklin Crossings during a hostage situation on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017.

Suspect dead in Silver Meadows hostage situation

Jenna Kuczkowski
February 19, 2017
From Google Maps

Police respond to barricaded hostage situation

Jenna Kuczkowski
February 19, 2017
Kevin Cappy, vocalist and bassist of The Grievance Club performs onstage during a show at Mahalls’ on January 14, 2017.

Grievance Club stays close to home while gaining notoriety

Jenna Kuczkowski
January 19, 2017
Zach McCulley, vocalist for Hello Weekend, performs onstage during a show at The Foundry Concert Club in Lakewood, Ohio on July 31, 2016.

Local band Hello Weekend works through lineup changes

Jenna Kuczkowski
January 19, 2017
Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance casts its cellphone lights into the air to join the Ghostlight Project in E. Turner Stump Theatre on Thursday night, Jan. 19, 2017. 

Theater shines light on pledge

Jenna Kuczkowski
January 18, 2017
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Dining Services to select new business partner

Jenna Kuczkowski
January 17, 2017
David Darnell Calhoun, Jr.

Ravenna homicide suspect to be tried for charges

Jenna Kuczkowski
January 9, 2017
Bidders gather in downtown Kent's Pufferbelly LTD Restaurant on Franklin Avenue for an auction of more than 160 items of varying historical significance to the now-closed establishment on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2016. 

Downtown Kent’s Pufferbelly makes its last sale

Jenna Kuczkowski
January 4, 2017
Illustration

Insecure and invisible: Problems with food access go unnoticed at Kent State

Jenna Kuczkowski
December 7, 2016

Opinion: After the storm

Jenna Kuczkowski
November 9, 2016

Rethinking studying abroad as a freshman

Jenna Kuczkowski
September 18, 2016

Witnessing the aftershocks of the Italy earthquake

Jenna Kuczkowski
August 28, 2016
Tony Carlucci samples some wine during Geography of Wine on Wednesday. Students from every major are eligible to take the course. Photo by Thomas Song.

Abnormal course offerings lighten up students’ schedules

Jenna Kuczkowski
August 26, 2016

(Orientation) Professors share keys to respect in the classroom

Jenna Kuczkowski
August 11, 2016
Sister Sharp, assistant professor of mathematics, poses for a portrait on the second floor of the Student Center on Wednesday, June 15, 2016.

Not your average nun: Kent State professor finds beauty in mathematics

Jenna Kuczkowski
August 9, 2016

(Orientation) Study abroad programs provide unique experiences

Jenna Kuczkowski
August 8, 2016

(Orientation) Flashcard, Flashcash allow students access to Kent’s offerings

Jenna Kuczkowski
August 8, 2016
Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach performs with Jenna McDougall of Tonight Alive during Papa Roach’s set at the APMAs on Monday, July 18, 2016. 

The APMAS take on Columbus

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 29, 2016
Peaceful protest 2

RNC protesters dance in public fountain to promote anti-violence

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 21, 2016

Wiener dog picnic 4

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 9, 2016

Wiener dog picnic 2

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 9, 2016
Dorothy, also known as "Le-Bone James" dresses up as a "Cava-Weenie" for the picnic's costume contest.  

Wieners take all at Northeast Ohio Dachshund Picnic

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 9, 2016

Third party candidates aim to attract undecided voters

Jenna Kuczkowski
June 28, 2016
Fans watch on in excitement at the Cavaliers watch party outside the Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland on Sunday, June 19, 2016. The Cavaliers went on to defeat the Golden State Warriors, 93-89, to capture the city of Cleveland’s first major championship in 52 years.

Cavs fans attend watch party for history-making NBA Finals

Jenna Kuczkowski
June 20, 2016
Kent resident Josh Wilkinson and his three-year-old daughter, Sophia, enjoy food and ice cream at the seventh annual Grill For Good fundraiser in the Hometown Bank Plaza on Saturday, June 11, 2016.

Seventh annual Grill For Good fundraiser heats up downtown Kent

Jenna Kuczkowski
June 11, 2016
Kent State President Beverly Warren, as well as members of the Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board, cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement on Friday, June 3, 2016.

Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement holds grand opening

Jenna Kuczkowski
June 3, 2016

Insecure and invisible: Problems with food access goes unnoticed at Kent State

Jenna Kuczkowski
April 24, 2016
Senior interior design major Wadha Almatar helps 6th grader Danyelle hammer a nail into a piece of wood Saturday, March 5, 2016.

Young students building more than just model houses

Jenna Kuczkowski
March 6, 2016
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

Construction Management receives funds to create new scholarships

Jenna Kuczkowski
February 16, 2016
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

READY FOR WEB: Construction Management Fair offers jobs, internships

Jenna Kuczkowski
February 11, 2016
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

SIDE BAR – Robotics Team remains strong through relocations

Jenna Kuczkowski
February 3, 2016
(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
James Ahmad, the IT analyst, starts up the Stoll machine in the Fashion School to produce a basic pattern black and white scarf on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. 

Fashion School receives new knitting machine

Felicia Guadagni
December 9, 2015

Modista fashion group presents ‘School dayz’

Felicia Guadagni
December 5, 2015
Models wearing a collection by Braisha Owens walk the runway at the Modista Fall Fashion show on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 in Rockwell Hall.

Modista fashion group to present annual fashion show

Felicia Guadagni
December 1, 2015
Photo Courtesy of TNS: Jocelyn Simms, a senior design student at the Fashion School at Kent State University and who attended the campus extension in New York last year, works on her senior project in Kent, Ohio, Friday, October 20, 2006. (Lew Stamp/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

Kent State’s fashion school holds its own

Felicia Guadagni
November 22, 2015

Vera Bradley’s vice president of merchandising visits KSU Fashion School

Felicia Guadagni
November 16, 2015

Vera Bradley rep set to visit Fashion School

Felicia Guadagni
November 11, 2015

Guest column: Starbucks lovers brewing over holiday cup design

Jenna Kuczkowski
November 11, 2015
Emergency Management App

Portage County launches first emergency management app in Northeast Ohio

Lily Martis
November 5, 2015
CEO

The business of fashion: local entrepreneurs speak to FSO and CEO

Felicia Guadagni
November 2, 2015

Fashion and entrepreneurship combine

Felicia Guadagni
October 28, 2015
Junior fashion design majors Evan Costello (left) and Gina Lytz (right) have their costumes ready for Halloween. Evan is going as fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, and Gina is going as fashion designer Betsy Johnson.

Fashion students don favorite designer’s clothes

Felicia Guadagni
October 20, 2015
Photo courtesy of Sarah Cahn

Going abroad: One student, 21 countries

Felicia Guadagni
October 14, 2015
Photo courtesy of Paige Meacham

Kent State alumna shows collection at New York and Paris Fashion Week

Felicia Guadagni
October 5, 2015
Kent residents Ruth and Syd Crause sit and enjoy the new Flapper Style exhibit at the Kent State Fashion Museum during the opening reception on Thursday Sept. 24, 2015.

Fashion School roaring over 1920s Fashion

Felicia Guadagni
October 3, 2015

Kent State Museum combine fashion and technology @Infinitum

Felicia Guadagni
October 1, 2015

Fashion student turns dreams into reality

Felicia Guadagni
September 24, 2015

Fashion from 1920s exhibited at Kent State University Museum

Felicia Guadagni
September 21, 2015
Students walk out of The Kent State Fashion Building Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. The increase of enrollment has faculty questioning what this means for the constantly growing fashion school.

Fashion school flooded with new students

Felicia Guadagni
September 16, 2015
Mike Shea

Alternative Press hosts second annual music awards show in Cleveland

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 28, 2015

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

Jenna Kuczkowski
July 22, 2015

Alternative Press Music Awards will be held in Cleveland July 22

Jenna Kuczkowski
June 24, 2015

Running made easy, one app at a time

Katie Leyton
April 28, 2015
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
Photo courtesy of MTC Campus.

Turning green: A guide to leafy vegetables

Katie Leyton
April 21, 2015
unintentionally celibate

Alumna publishes book about sex at Kent State

Felicia Guadagni
April 21, 2015

Day Drinking: The Healthy Way

Katie Leyton
April 14, 2015

EmBODYment Project opens conversation about lingerie, sexuality and self-image

Felicia Guadagni
April 14, 2015

How to get a summer body in 30 days or less

Katie Leyton
April 7, 2015
Cinnamon rolls at Wild Goats Café on April 6, 2015. The cafe, well known for its cinnamon rolls and icecream is a favorite for Kent State students.

Best Breakfast: Wild Goats Cafe

Lily Martis
April 7, 2015
Manager Jill Wymer, prepares a sandwich platter during lunch on April 4, 2015.

Best Sandwich Shop: Franklin Square Deli

Felicia Guadagni
April 7, 2015
A waitress at Mike's Place cleans off a table during breakfast on Monday, April 6, 2015. Mike's Place, known for its unique seating, like eating inside a bus, and unique wall memorabilia, was awarded of the best place to cure a hangover in Kent.

Best Place to Cure a Hangover: Mike’s Place

Lily Martis
April 7, 2015
Best Ethnic Food

Best Ethnic Food: Main Street Continental Grill

Jenna Kuczkowski
April 7, 2015
Ben Faulhaber pours marinara sauce into cups at Guy’s Pizza on Saturday April 4, 2015. Guy’s Pizza is a popular pizza place in Downtown Kent.

Best Pizza: Guy’s Pizza

Felicia Guadagni
April 7, 2015
Quaker Steak & Lube employee Grace Kober runs food to a table on Monday April 6, 2015. The on-campus restaurant serves wings, burgers, and more on the bottom level of the student center.

Best On-Campus Eatery: Quaker Steak and Lube

Jenna Kuczkowski
April 7, 2015
Insomnia Cookies. April 6. 2015.

Best Late-Night Delivery: Insomnia Cookies

Felicia Guadagni
April 7, 2015

Best Place to Study: University Library

Lily Martis
April 7, 2015
Jeffery Gamberling and Hallie Walker, juniors at Kent Roosevelt High School, sit together at Taco Tontos on Monday, April 6, 2015.

Best Vegetarian/Vegan Food: Taco Tontos

Jenna Kuczkowski
April 7, 2015
Euro Gyro. April 6, 2015.

Best Drunk Food: EuroGyro

Felicia Guadagni
April 7, 2015

Faking confidence in the gym can turn a fitness newbie into expert

Katie Leyton
March 31, 2015

Working relationships: the importance of small talk

Felicia Guadagni
March 31, 2015

How to prevent and treat exercise-related injuries

Katie Leyton
March 17, 2015
Julien Johnson, a senior philosophy major, has worked as a security aide for nearly three years. He prides himself in getting to know the residents he looks after.

Late-night workers at Kent State have a different kind of nightlife.

Jenna Kuczkowski
March 17, 2015

Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?

Katie Leyton
March 10, 2015
Since about mid-January, Christopher Mosquera has been strolling around campus every day wearing the same brown fuzzy bathrobe, leprechaun hat and St. Patrick’s Day tinsel around his neck.

‘KSU Leprechaun’ brings joy, inspires change in spirit of St. Patrick’s Day

Jenna Kuczkowski
March 10, 2015
Sophomore fashion merchandising major, Quierston Byers, reads the book Intro 14 in the Wick Poetry Center on Tuesday March 10, 2015. The Wick Poetry center has a quiet and comfortable reading room on the third floor.

Reading between the lines: The satisfaction from a book

Felicia Guadagni
March 10, 2015
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