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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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All content by Rachel Karas
Kent State student Alan Canfora waves a flag at National Guardsmen on a practice field near Prentice Hall on the Kent State campus, May 4, 1970. Moments later, after the Guardsmen went back up Blanket Hill, they turned and fired on students and protesters, killing four students and wounding Canfora and eight others.

Activist Alan Canfora, wounded in May 4 shootings, dies at 71

Madison MacArthur
December 30, 2020
Sandy Halem helped start the May 4 Oral History Project.

50 years of storytelling: The May 4 Oral History Project serves as a tool for reflection and healing

Maria McGinnis
May 3, 2020
FILE - In this Aug. 26, 1968 file photo, Chicago police officers wielding nightsticks confront a demonstrator on the ground in Grant Park after protesters against the Vietnam War climbed on the statue of Civil War Gen. John Logan. It was one of many protests during the tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo)

Howie Emmer was one of the founders of SDS in 1968; Colt Hutchinson is the new president in 2020

Madison MacArthur
April 30, 2020
Glenn Olds, president of Kent State University from 1971 to 1977.

Remember the past, continue the struggle: the legacy of the Tent City protests at Kent State

Paige Bennett
April 27, 2020

Kent firefighter tests positive for coronavirus

Madison MacArthur
March 20, 2020

Hendry sentenced in Centennial dorm sexual assault case

Rachel Karas, Managing Editor
August 26, 2019

Blastoff Extended Caption

Maria McGinnis
August 25, 2019

May 4 AR App

Maria McGinnis
August 25, 2019

May 4 AR App

Maria McGinnis
August 25, 2019

What you missed

Abigail Miller
August 25, 2019

KSU students start off school year with Blastoff event

Maria McGinnis
August 24, 2019

Kent State’s makerspaces ranked No. 6 in nation

Paige Bennett
August 23, 2019

All the places you’ll go

Maria McGinnis
August 12, 2019
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Opinion: Five things to do before you graduate

Abigail Miller
August 8, 2019

These shops are the cream in our coffee

Rachel Karas
August 8, 2019

The ins and outs of meal plans

Maria McGinnis
August 7, 2019

Everything Kent: Editor’s note

Rachel Karas
August 7, 2019

Going greek at KSU

Maria McGinnis
August 6, 2019

Cheryl Casper, former KSU associate professor, head of Faculty Senate and AAUP, dies

Rachel Karas
August 2, 2019
Thomas Grace, author, Kent State alum, and one of nine wounded on May 4, 1970. Grace was the keynote speaker at the Educator’s Summit on July 31, 2019.

Thomas Grace kicks off May 4 Educators Summit

Maria McGinnis
August 1, 2019
Joseph C. Swaney

Police: Kent man sexually assaults woman

Rachel Karas
July 18, 2019

Kent State hosts six week Upward Bound program

Abigail Miller
July 3, 2019
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Opinion: Finding hope after 2016

Abigail Miller
July 2, 2019
President Todd Diacon (right) walks next to Associate Dean for Administration Donald Williams (left) as they talk and exercise at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on July 1, 2019.

Todd Diacon takes on his first day as president of Kent State

Rachel Karas
July 1, 2019
(left to right) Anthony Morris, Jr. (A.J.), Lamont Averett, Johnell Parnell, Zethran Jackson, Mark Jenkins, Jaiden Morales all pose for a picture together after the watch party of the Steve Harvey talk show ended. They are six of the eight students who received scholarships from Steve Harvey. 

‘Elite eight’ to attend Kent State on full scholarships from alumnus Steve Harvey

Rachel Karas
June 29, 2019

Board of Trustees vote to ratify tentative agreement, approves fall tuition

Abigail Miller
June 26, 2019
Steve Harvey speaks to Sonya Williams (far right) and the eight scholarship recipients who will be attending Kent State University this fall on his talk show "Steve" on May 9, 2019. 

Kent State alum Steve Harvey awards eight scholarships to incoming freshmen

Rachel Karas
June 25, 2019
(From left to right) Patrick M. Riley, Kent State Director of Institutional Advancement, Joseph Zapolsky, Sales Manager at Erchonia, Allan M. Boike DPM FACFAS Dean of Kent State, David Tucek, Sales Manager at Erchonia, Richard Silverstein, DPM, teaching doctor for Erchonia.  

Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine receives laser donation

Maria McGinnis
June 24, 2019
Sandra Cole, a special assistant at the Employee Wellness department, makes sure the snacks are well-stocked during The Longest Day event held at the Recreational Fields near Stewart Hall on June 21, 2019. 

The Longest Day event for alzheimer’s disease awareness held on summer solstice

Rachel Karas
June 21, 2019

Faculty union votes to ratify tentative agreement

Abigail Miller
June 14, 2019

Faculty union, administration reach tentative agreement over new contract

Rachel Karas
June 6, 2019
Greg Genter, a graduate student in the architecture program, with his winning design “Assembly,” at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City on Saturday, May 18, 2019.

Kent State hosts the fifteenth annual Wilsonart Challenge

Maria McGinnis
June 5, 2019

Former CIA intelligence executive, 50th Commemoration chair steps down following complaints

Rachel Karas
May 24, 2019
Julian Edelman, wide receiver for the New England Patriots, poses with President Beverly Warren after accepting his degree in integrative studies on May 11, 2019.

#BevStrong, #13YearSenior, #GoldenFlashes highlight Kent State’s One University Commencement ceremony

Rachel Karas
May 11, 2019
"Our May 4 Coalition who occupied Blanket Hill for 62 days in 1977 to protect the May 4 site from destruction — protesting at a Board of Trustees meeting to demand they move the gym," Chic Canfora said.

49th annual May 4 Commemoration: ‘May we forever stand’

Madison MacArthur
May 5, 2019

Zero emissions vehicle

Rachel Karas
May 4, 2019
Angela Deibel, a senior double majoring in marketing and engineering, sits in the zero emissions vehicle on Monday, April 22, 2019, near trees outside of Henderson Hall. 

Zero-emissions vehicle could lead to more sustainability on campus

Rachel Karas
May 4, 2019
Students from the "Teaching Poetry in the Schools" course, taught by Charles Malone, perform at the Wick Poetry Center's annual Giving Voice event Thursday, May 2, 2019.

Wick’s Giving Voice reading celebrates local students’ poetry

Maria McGinnis
May 3, 2019

Excessive technology, social media use could be affecting your well-being

Maria McGinnis
May 1, 2019
"Our May 4 Coalition who occupied Blanket Hill for 62 days in 1977 to protect the May 4 site from destruction — protesting at a Board of Trustees meeting to demand they move the gym," Chic Canfora said.

May 4th Task Force faces uncertain future

Madison MacArthur
May 1, 2019

Graduate student studies comic book stories’ intersections with mental health topics

Rachel Karas
May 1, 2019
Lydia Heemstra, PhD candidate in biological sciences, changes the liquids of the spectrophotometer, or plate reader, before sending a plate through that will extract data from the rats she experimented with.

GSS research award grant helps graduate student receive funds to finish project

Rachel Karas
April 27, 2019
Dominique Nottage at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, in July of 2017. 

Notre Dame fire strikes the hearts of Kent community

Abigail Miller
April 21, 2019
Tree City's Bre Horn serves pastries to customers on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

Best Coffee Shop

Paige Bennett
April 17, 2019
Students study on the fourth floor of the University Library on Friday, April 7, 2017. FILE.

Best Place to Study

Paige Bennett
April 17, 2019
The Firehouse Caramel Popcorn at Popped! in downtown Kent on Monday, April 22, 2017. FILE.

Best Sweet Stuff

Paige Bennett
April 17, 2019

Telerobotics Lab

Rachel Karas
April 17, 2019

Telerobotics Lab

Rachel Karas
April 17, 2019

Telerobotics Lab

Rachel Karas
April 17, 2019

Telerobotics Lab

Rachel Karas
April 17, 2019

Telerobotics lab

Rachel Karas
April 17, 2019

Telerobotics lab

Rachel Karas
April 17, 2019
Berrong (right) poses with Georges Ollitraut, a resistance fighter who was part of his first film.

WWII interests lead professor of French to new passion: documentary making

Abigail Miller
April 10, 2019

Undergraduate research symposium

Rachel Karas
April 10, 2019
Evan Neal (left), a senior fashion design major, shakes hands with Paul DiCorletto (right), vice president for research after receiving his award for first place in the fashion design category at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 9. 

Annual symposium showcases undergraduate student research

Rachel Karas
April 10, 2019

Kent State ranks among top 100 graduate education schools

Rachel Karas
April 6, 2019
Alfred Shaker, computer science graduate student, demonstrates the virtual reality headset and hand device that participants used in the experiment April 2, 2019.

Research team uses virtual reality technology to help people with disabilities

Rachel Karas
April 5, 2019
Justis Rose

Kent State student Justis Rose dies at 19

Madison MacArthur
April 3, 2019
Nicole Albright,a Kent State alumna and an intern for DRR USA, Martin Iliev, a senior Kent State aeronautics major, listen to owner Lou Decuzzi explain the Stealth Electric ATV.

Local business innovates first electric ATV for adults

Maria McGinnis
April 3, 2019
Michael Lehman, director of the Brain Health Research Institute. 

Brain Health Research Institute director works to expand outreach, increase collaboration

Rachel Karas
April 2, 2019
Ian Minnick plays with the band Chil as they open for Jesse McCartney on Sept. 27, 2018.

Former Kent student remembered for his love of music

Abigail Miller
March 20, 2019
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REFLECTION: ‘Shrill’ gives us the body representation we needed

Abigail Miller
March 20, 2019
Morgan Chaney (left) demonstrates on a cadaver to his class and students Naeem Virk (middle) and Uzair Mumtaz (right) assist in the demonstration.

Graduate students discuss challenges of balancing teaching, coursework

Rachel Karas
March 19, 2019
Betsy Kling.

Paving a path for the women of STEM

Maria McGinnis
March 19, 2019
Sehar Shaikh, the president of Kent State University Muslim Student Association,  speaks to people gathered in Risman Plaza for a vigil for the victims of Christ Church on March 18, 2019.

Kent State community comes together to remember New Zealand shooting victims

Madison MacArthur
March 19, 2019

FAKE PADDY’S Madison

Madison MacArthur
March 17, 2019

Clay pot experiment

Rachel Karas
March 16, 2019
Ashley Rutkoski, an anthropology graduate student, poses Wednesday, March 13, 2019, with the first pot she made for her thesis experiment. Rutkoski made more than 30 pots for her experiment, but only broke the ones that were the most identical so it would not skew the data.

Graduate student conducts clay pot experiment that may help future archaeology digs

Rachel Karas
March 16, 2019
Barbara Child speaks at an anti-war rally on the Kent State University Commons in 1972 with Alan Moris (center left).

Former professor writes book about Vietnam War, PTSD

Abigail Miller
March 13, 2019

10 apps to enhance college students’ lives

Maria McGinnis
March 9, 2019
Brittney Cooper delivers a speech at Kent State's Black Graduate Student Association's spring conference. 

Brittney Cooper speaks to Black Graduate Student Association

Rachel Karas
March 8, 2019
Annual May 4 candle light vigil on May 3, 2017.

May 4 Task Force reacts to university passing May 4 resolution

Madison MacArthur
March 8, 2019
Two women observe the exhibit inside the May 4 Visitors Center Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Trustees pass May 4 resolution

Madison MacArthur
March 6, 2019

OPINION: Women are better and stronger together

Abigail Miller
March 3, 2019
Kent State professors Elda and Torsten Hegmann pose with a sensor they designed to detect toxic gases.

Professors design sensor to detect toxic gases

Rachel Karas
March 3, 2019

Blockchain — the new way of tracking cryptocurrency

Maria McGinnis
February 27, 2019

Multitasking: Can we really do it?

Maria McGinnis
February 24, 2019

Graduate program offers writing workshop for students

Rachel Karas
February 17, 2019

Netflix raises standard prices — again

Maria McGinnis
February 17, 2019
Ashley Miller and her boyfriend Nicholas Truesdale whom she met on Bumble.

Students find love, friendship by swiping right

Maria McGinnis
February 13, 2019
Illustration by Cameron Gorman

It’s not all about sex: For abstinent students, intimacy comes in other forms

Abigail Miller
February 13, 2019

Kent, a small town with big music

Abigail Miller
February 10, 2019
Graduate application fee waived

Graduate application fees waived for first time

Rachel Karas
February 8, 2019
A sketch of the female conductor's jacket designed by Christelle Tucker.

First female conductor outfit to be made by fashion and music students

Rachel Karas
February 3, 2019
Interim Assistant Dean for Systems Mike Collura explaining how the new Flash Studio is operated on Jan. 29, 2018.

Flash Studio opens door for video innovation at University Library

Maria McGinnis
February 1, 2019
Jeff Derthick, a snow plow operator for the Ohio Department of Transportation, operates a front-end loader as he fills his truck with eight tons of rock salt and prepares for Winter Storm Harper on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. He was in the first hours of a 12-hour shift for the city of Ravenna.

Q&A: Rock salt intake at KSU, how it affects campus

Madison MacArthur
January 30, 2019

EaglesLandingSnowVignette_Madison

Madison MacArthur
January 21, 2019
Photo taken from https://www.kent.edu/airport. 

KSU Airport receives close to $360,000 in grants

Maria McGinnis
January 20, 2019
Dolores Noll

PRIDE! Kent co-founder, gay rights activist dies

Maria McGinnis
January 16, 2019
Andrew Britton, a groundskeeper, sprinkles salt on a staircase outside McGilvrey Hall Wednesday afternoon. 

University uses 1,200 to 1,500 tons of rock salt each winter

Madison MacArthur
January 16, 2019
Anti-social Media illustration

ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA: I signed offline for two months — here’s why

Abigail Miller
January 16, 2019
Pizza fire 2

Kent Pizza Fire remains closed

Madison MacArthur
January 16, 2019
The statue “Saucy” from The Works

Holiday Gift Guide: The Works

Madison MacArthur
December 5, 2018
Taco Tanto's Banh Mi taco

Holiday Gift Guide: Taco Tantos

Madison MacArthur
December 5, 2018

Road salt harms native organisms, plants

Paige Bennett
December 5, 2018
Bosh Nelson, lead singer of the BoshNelson Band.

Q&A with BoshNelson Band — the Akron band bringing classic rock back to life

Maria McGinnis
November 28, 2018

Comedian John Mulaney brings laughter to campus

Maria McGinnis
November 26, 2018

Liquid Crystal Institute gets new-name treatment, license to expand

Paige Bennett
November 17, 2018
Irvin Cardenas (left) and Xiangxu Lin (right) pose with TeleBot 2.

Telerobotics lab builds robot, competes at World Robot Summit

Paige Bennett
November 10, 2018
Neuroscience Major

Neuroscience degree offered beginning Fall 2019

Paige Bennett
November 1, 2018
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