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Photo courtesy of Portage County Sheriff’s Office Current suspect in the shooting of Henderson Rd in Ravenna Township David Darnell Calhoun Jr.

Ravenna shooting puts high school on lockdown

Nicholas Hunter December 1, 2016

The Ravenna Police Department and the Portage County Sheriff’s Department are still looking for the person who shot and killed two people Wednesday afternoon. Police responded to a 911 call just before...

A police officer and two other emergency personnel stand near a body lying near the Chemical Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry building on OSU's North Campus on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. 

Students respond to OSU attack

Cameron Gorman November 29, 2016

Multiple reports regarding Monday’s attack at the main campus of The Ohio State University have suggested that ISIS had likely inspired the act.CNN reported that the perpetrator, Abdul Razak Ali Artan,...

Columbus police responded to an attack on Ohio State University's main campus on Monday, Nov. 28 near 19th and College Avenue and Watts Hall.  

OSU community reacts to attacker

Cameron Gorman November 28, 2016

Reports of a violent incident on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University surfaced quickly throughout social media on Monday.As the situation unfolded, multiple news sources incorrectly reported...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: Family means more than politics

Nicholas Hunter November 27, 2016

Thanksgiving break has just ended. With finals just a couple weeks away, winter break is fast approaching.Throughout this break, I have seen pictures of friends seeing family and enjoying a real meal for...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: A love letter to professional wrestling

Nicholas Hunter November 20, 2016

I’m a fan of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Before you say it, yes, I know it’s not real – and that’s the best part.To me, wrestling is the ultimate escape from reality. During this past...

Kent State grad appointee Lyn Haselton works on the can sculpture being created by the College of Public Health in the Eastway Center on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016.

Eastway holds canned food drive with a twist, awareness for Hunger and Homelessness Week

Cameron Gorman November 17, 2016

Kent State's Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement, along with the Women’s Center, hosted a canned food drive with a twist on Thursday in the Eastway main lounge, allowing participants...

Junior nursing major Liz Kleinhenz, freshman science education major Cameron Smyk, sophomore theatre studies major Rue Monroe and sophomore zoology major Jordin Manning sit in front of the M.A.C Center in support of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016.

Solidarity shown for Transgender Day of Remembrance

Cameron Gorman November 17, 2016

Kent students and members of PRIDE! Kent sat on the stairs of the M.A.C Center Thursday afternoon, silently showing solidarity in observation of Transgender Day of Remembrance. “I feel like people don’t...

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Kent State named in Princeton Review’s “Green Colleges” for first time

Nicholas Hunter November 16, 2016

Kent Goes Green CORRECT FILE from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Kent State has earned a spot on the Princeton Review’s “Green Colleges” list for the 2016 issue, according to a university press release Tuesday.This...

President Warren recognized for “Student First” approach

Nicholas Hunter November 16, 2016

Kent State University President Beverly Warren has been named the recipient of the 2016 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region IV-East award for outstanding performance...

Opinion: Empathy on all sides is key to progress

Nicholas Hunter November 13, 2016

The past six days have been some of the most intense and emotionally shaking times in my life. A man who, to many (including myself), represents a reversal of all the social progress that has been made...

11/10/16 Golda Meir Bowman Hall

Bowman Hall wall decor draws student criticism

Cameron Gorman November 9, 2016

Kent State's administration has responded to the unease expressed from student organizations about a wall display featuring a quote by Golda Meir, the former prime minister of Israel, in Bowman Hall.The...

11/10/16 Wall of Love

Demonstration for ‘Wall of Love’

Cameron Gorman November 9, 2016

The Ohio Student Association (OSA) at Kent State hosted a post-election demonstration Wednesday night after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s victory.“(The idea) really came at (2 a.m....

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