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Matthew Brown, Visuals Editor

Matthew is a senior photography major and The Kent Stater’s visuals editor. He has a passion for photography and traveling.

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Kent senior Benjamin Rosekronenberg delivers a speech during the demonstration outside the student center speaking out against the Israeli Defense Force members invited by Students Supporting Israel to speak on campus Monday, March 31, 2025.

With signs and chants, demonstrators gathered outside The Student Center to speak out against the Israeli Defense Force members speaking on campus Monday, March 31, 2025.

[Photo] Students and advocates protest Israel Defense Force on campus, condemn university

John Engoglia, Beat Reporter
April 1, 2025
Kent student Carlos Fusco attends a demonstration outside the student center speaking out against the Israeli Defense Force members invited by Students Supporting Israel to speak on campus Monday, March 31, 2025.

Demonstrators bearing signs and shouting chants gathered outside the student center to speak out against the Israeli Defense Force members speaking on campus Monday, March 31, 2025.

Demonstrators bearing signs and shouting chants gathered outside the student center to speak out against the Israeli Defense Force members speaking on campus Monday, March 31, 2025.

Kent senior Nica Delgado delivers remarks during the demonstration speaking out against the Israeli Defense Force members speaking on campus Monday, March 31, 2025.

Yaseen Shaikh talks during the demonstration speaking out against the Israeli Defense Force members speaking on campus Monday, March 31, 2025.

Jewish Voice for Peace president and Kent senior Katey Berry talks during a demonstration protesting the Israeli Defense Force members speaking on campus Monday, March 31, 2025.

Najla Abukhaled attends the demonstration speaking out against the Israeli Defense Force members speaking on campus Monday, March 31, 2025. Abukhaled was asked to leave the IDF presentation.

Jenn Cass discusses her experience at the demonstration speaking out against the Israeli Defense Force members speaking on campus Monday, March 31, 2025. Cass was asked to leave the IDF presentation.

Bar Lucci serves a variety of different drinks, including a selection of IPAs.

Bar Lucci is open everyday of the week and hosts karaoke on Thursdays. Bar Lucci was nominated for Best Bar.

[Photo] BOK ’25: Best bar

Tanner Smith, Beat Reporter
April 1, 2025
The Kent State University Library, located on Risman Plaza, was nominated for Best Place to Study.

[Photo] BOK ’25: Best place to study

Lauren Cohen, General assignment editor
April 1, 2025
The University Library's seventh floor provides a space for students to study and access books March 25, 2025.

Men's mental health struggles include difficulty creating communities and safe spaces, as well as influence from toxic online narratives.

[Photo] Kent state resources destigmatize men’s mental health

February 20, 2025
Kent's team huddles together between plays during the game against Miami on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

[Photo] Women’s basketball shake off rocky start to dominate Northern Illinois

February 27, 2025
Kent's team huddles together between plays during the game against Miami on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

[Photo] Disastrous third quarter sinks women’s basketball against Miami

John Engoglia, Reporter
February 17, 2025
Kent sophomore Mya Babbitt, 23, defends the ball from Miami graduate student Maya Chandler, 10, as she drives towards the net during the third-quarter of the game against Miami, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

[Photo] ‘The biggest win of the season’: Women’s basketball takes down Ball State on the road

February 23, 2025
Kent junior Dionna Gray, 21, looks for a way in towards the net during the game against Miami, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

Kent junior Dionna Gray, 21, attempts a 3-pointer during the second-quarter of the game against Miami, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

Kent redshirt senior VonCameron Davis, 1, attempts a layup during the first half of the game against OU on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

[Photo] Men’s basketball tops Bobcats to wins fourth straight

Andrew Gold, Reporter
February 15, 2025
Kent redshirt senior VonCameron Davis, 1, attempts to wrestle the ball away from an OU player during the second half of the game against OU, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

Kent redshirt sophomore Jamal Sumlin, 4, puts an arm out to defend the ball from OU junior Jackson Paveletzke, 13, as he drives towards the net during the second half of the game against OU, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

Kent men's basketball head coach Rob Senderoff watches the game against OU from the bench, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

[Photo] 'I don’t think I ever wanted to leave': Men's basketball coach explains his decision to sign six-year extension

March 31, 2025
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In the fall of 2024, KSTV began using its new name. The Kent Stater and KSTV plan to continue to provide the Kent and Kent State communities with quality stories as the organization moves forward.

[Photo] ‘Your community, your stories’: The Kent Stater, KSTV continue to serve Kent after rebrand

Adriana Gasiewski, Campus Editor
January 25, 2025
Several hours after the initial blaze, the section of the mill that endured the brunt of the fire continues to smolder on Dec. 2, 2022.

PHOTO GALLERY: Two years since historic mill fire

Matthew Brown and Anthony Scilla
December 2, 2024
Head coach Todd Starkey speaks with the women's basketball team after their victory of Xavier Nov. 23, 2024.

[Photo] Babbitt leads offensive explosion for women’s basketball in win over Xavier

John Engoglia, Reporter
November 24, 2024
Kent sophomore Mya Babbitt, 23, looks for an open teamate to pass the ball too during first quarter of the game against Xavier, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

Kent senior Jenna Batsch, 12, fights to retain control of the ball during the third quarter of the game against Xavier, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

Kent sophomore Mya Babbitt, 23, shoots a layup during fourth quarter of the game against Xavier, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

Stuffed animals dot the floor of the basketball court following a teddy bear toss held at halftime during the game against Xavier, Friday, Nov. 23, 2024. The stuffed animals will be donated to Caring for Kids Foster Agency.

Head coach Todd Starkey speaks with the women's basketball team after their victory of Xavier Nov. 23, 2024.

[Photo] 'It was a great experience': Women’s basketball has positive trip to Puerto Rico

December 5, 2024
Fourth year nursing major Kylee Worner sings during Vocal Intensity's Bring the Beat In concert at the KIVA, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Fourth year music education major and Vocal Intensity music director Melaina Uhrig, center, sings alongside other Vocal Intensity members at the KIVA during their Bring the Beat In concert, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

[Photo] Campus acapella group lights up the stage at “Bring the Beat In” concert

Lauren Cohen, Reporter
November 25, 2024
Vocal Intensity perform their Bring the Beat In concert at the KIVA, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Fourth year music education major Melaina Uhrig, center, sings alongside other Vocal Intensity members at the KIVA during their Bring the Beat In concert, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Vocal Intensity perform their Bring the Beat In concert at the KIVA, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Vocal Intensity performs a sound test before the start of their concert in the KIVA, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Kent State Cross Country Head Coach Laura Rybka.

Kent Cross Country Head Coach Laura Rybka stands for portrait on the outdoor track, Nov. 7, 2024.

[Photo] Cross country coach Laura Rybka is first woman to lead a men’s athletic team at Kent State

Kailyn Tibolla, Reporter
November 13, 2024
Name Lastname sits for a portrait at the DI Hub, Nov. 6, 2024.

Grace Dugan sits for a portrait at the DI Hub, Nov. 6, 2024.

[Photo] Students wake up to election results

November 6, 2024
Grace Dugan sits for a portrait at the DI Hub, Nov. 6, 2024.

[Photo] Students wake up to election results

Audrey Trevarthan, Digital managing editor
November 6, 2024
Name Lastname sits for a portrait at Bowman Hall, Nov. 6, 2024.

Cathy Tatulinski is the voting manager of Ravenna Elk Lodge, a voting location. She enters the building early on election day Nov. 5th, 2024.

PHOTO GALLERY: Portage County 2024 Election Day

Yasmeen Matthews, Sara House, Alyson Garfield, and Matthew Brown
November 5, 2024
Kent State Votes' shuttle provides transportation for students to on-campus voting locations, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

[Photo] Shuttle up and vote: Bus transports students to polling locations

Gage Wellman, Reporter
November 5, 2024
Junior Katie Moore sits for a portrait at Bowman Hall, Nov. 5, 2024. She voted for Kamala Harris.

[Photo] Kent State students voice how they’re voting

Audrey Trevarthan, Digital managing editor
November 5, 2024
The Clothesline Project created by SRVSS features shirts created by power-based violence survivors, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.

The Clothesline Project is an exhibit organized by SRVSS, in association with several campus departments, featuring shirts designed by survivors of power-based personal violence or friends and family to raise awareness of the impact of violence, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.

[Photo] The Clothesline Project ‘shows survivors they are not alone’

Lauren Bischof, Reporter
October 24, 2024
The Clothesline Project created by SRVSS features shirts created by power-based violence survivors, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.

After the conclusion of the candlelight vigil, attendees chalked messages across Riseman Plaza, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Attendees of Student's for Justice in Palestine's candlelight vigil gather at Riseman Plaza for the reading of names of those lost in the conflict, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Kent freshman Sarah Rizk chalkes messages on Riseman Plaza after the conclusion of the candlelight vigil, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2024. Half Palestinian in descent, Rizk attended the event to be a voice for her ancestors and help support the cause.

[Photo] Students honor lives lost since Oct. 7, 2023, at candlelight vigil

Ari Collins, Reporter
October 14, 2024
Students for Justice in Palestine event organizer Ahmad Jijakli reads off names of names of Gazan citizens who've been killed during the conflict in the middle east at the candlelight vigil, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Kent political science junior Katey Berry, a member of the Jewish Voices for Peace, speaks during the Students for Justice in Palestine's candelight vigil, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Kent senior musical theator major Ariel Brinker squats at Kent Barbell Club, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Brinker says she enjoys lifting because it helps keep her body strong for dancing and gives her a fun fact to discuss during interviews.

Kent senior biochemistry major Maria Sargent squats at Kent Barbell Club, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

Kent senior musical theator major Ariel Brinker squats at Kent Barbell Club, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

Kent senior biochemistry major Maria Sargent perfroms sets of bench presses at Kent Barbell Club, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

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