Late morning saw the return of crowds to Blanket Hill as hundreds gathered on the Student Commons for the annual commemoration. The voices of the Kent State Chorale rang strong as they sang; “Find the cost of freedom, Buried in the ground, Mother Earth will swallow you, Lay your body down.”
Four years, a global pandemic and thousands of dollars later, Kent State students like me sure were looking forward to graduation. Our college experience has been anything but normal and easy, but what...
4:15 p.m.: In a campus advisory, Kent State Police stated they had identified the source of the reported social media post and determined there is no ongoing threat to the Kent campus. The advisory did...
Dozens of United Auto Workers went on strike today outside of the Lordstown General Motors plant. Why are they there? Just ask picketer Jerry Wade, who said it's “to try and get a fair and just contract."
As...
In a unanimous vote, the Kent State Board of Trustees has elected Dr. Todd Diacon to serve as Kent State’s 13th President. Diacon has been Provost of Kent State since 2012, working directly under current...
Earth Day is April 22nd - celebrated across the world, the day is seen as an opportunity to reflect on our impact on the environment, and promote practices that keep our planet clean and healthy. Here...
Much of Ohio was under tornado watches or warnings following severe thunderstorms across the midwest Sunday night.
Dean Tunberg, who spent two decades as a meteorologist for the U.S. Navy, expected...
Spring has sprung in Northeast Ohio - as flowers and trees begin to bloom and grow, the citizens of Kent have the chance to grow their own food with seeds from the Kent Free Library’s Seed Library.
“It’s...
Maryann White, a self-proclaimed “Catholic mother of four sons,” wrote a controversial letter to a college newspaper last week that is now starting a conversation about college students’ dress...
Spring brings change in many facets of life - a change in weather, a change in attitude, and for some students a change in schools. With nearly a year under their belt and a new year on the horizon,...
“The first person to meet the man, he said ‘Salaam, brother,’ as in ‘Peace, brother,’ like ‘Welcome’ - and he was gunned down.”Sehar Shaikh, president of the Muslim Students Association...
After a long, hard week, Kent State students, faculty, and community members have the opportunity to relax, sit, and knit at the Knitting for Those in Need Knit-A-Thon. From 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., volunteers...
