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Commencement speaker and Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer encourages graduates to focus on their goals at the ceremony held at Dix Stadium Saturday, May 13, 2017.

Graduates gather at Dix Stadium for commencement, gain inspiration from speakers

Cameron Gorman May 13, 2017

For the first time in Kent State University's history, graduates from all eight campuses gathered together for commencement at Dix Stadium Saturday morning.Parents and friends shouted recognitions from...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to supporters during his rally at James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016.

After the election, Trump-induced anxiety lingers

Cameron Gorman April 30, 2017

On the night of the election last November, Kent State junior political science major Haley Foster went to sleep before the results were broadcast across the nation, with the states on the map turning...

Pink Slip, Gray Area

Cameron Gorman April 30, 2017

Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Spring 2017 edition of The Burr, one of Kent State’s student magazines. See some of the magazine’s content here.I can still remember what led up to...

A crowd awaits results of the 2017-18 Kent State Undergraduate Student Government election outside of the USG office in the university's Student Center on Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Low turnout plagues USG elections

Cameron Gorman March 22, 2017

This year, 6 percent of the student body, or 1,622 students, voted in the 2017-18 undergraduate student elections.During the campaign season, candidates touted the importance of outreach from Undergraduate...

USG president candidate Daniel Oswald speaks to students at the USG forum hosted by the College Deomcrats at Bowman Hall on Tuesday, March 14, 2017.

College Democrats host USG forum

Cameron Gorman March 14, 2017

The repeated banging of a gavel rang in a forum for Kent State's Undergraduate Student Government Tuesday night in Bowman Hall.“I think it’s really important for students to be informed on what’s...

LGBT Stigma HED

University advocates hope for increased sexual assault awareness

Cameron Gorman March 5, 2017

Editor's note: This story is part of continued coverage surrounding assault on college campuses. In an effort to open the conversation about assault, all sources have allowed The Kent Stater to use...

Kasich proposes tuition freeze extension

Cameron Gorman February 14, 2017

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has proposed a tuition freeze for all public institutions of higher education — one that would continue the current tuition freeze in place at Kent State  under Ohio’s current...

Erin Eacona, sophomore integrated health studies major, stocks shelves with textbooks at Campus Book and Supply on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.

Textbook requirements create dilemmas for professors

Cameron Gorman February 7, 2017

When shopping for textbooks this semester, you may have seen a familiar name on the spine- the name of the professor who assigned the book to you.When professors assign textbooks to their classes, students...

Information provided by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population.

Health care reform leaves students with concerns

Cameron Gorman January 24, 2017

The possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act is not likely to affect prices in Kent State’s Student Health Insurance Plan — but it may change what is covered.Since 2015, Kent State has made health...

May 4 graphic

May 4 Visitor’s Center becomes National Landmark

Cameron Gorman January 11, 2017

The Secretary of The Interior, Sally Jewell, designated Kent State’s May 4 Visitor’s Center as a National Historic Landmark on Wednesday, part of a National Park Service program to recognize significant...

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...