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Local family business owners bring Crumbl Cookies to Cuyahoga Falls

Aden Graves, Reporter August 21, 2023

The viral cookie store chain, Crumbl Cookies, is bringing its freshly-baked flavors to Cuyahoga Falls. The new store, located at 753 Howe Ave., held a grand opening Friday where customers could enter...

Alison Caplan was named director of the May 4 Visitor's Center July 5. (Courtesy of Alison Caplan)

Alison Caplan named as new director of May 4 Visitors Center

Aden Graves, Reporter August 20, 2023

The May 4 Visitors Center, a museum located inside Taylor Hall that tells the story of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970, has a new leader. Alison Caplan, a native of Akron, was named as Kent...

Illustration by Hannah Saadey / They Kent Stater

Taking it one step at a time: Things I wish I knew before coming to KSU

Aden Graves, Opinion Writer August 15, 2023

Entering college can bring a whirlwind of emotions, experiences and firsts. No more bell schedules… no more eight-class days…no more jam-packed lunchrooms. College is definitely a brand new experience....

Lane LaVonne (left), who plays Emma Nolan and Jocelyn Trimmer (right), who plays Alyssa Greene in the Porthouse Theatre's production of "The Prom." (Courtesy of Porthouse Theatre)

Porthouse Theatre’s ‘The Prom’ embraces love, sexuality

Aden Graves, Reporter July 30, 2023

Themes of acceptance and embracing each other’s differences are at the center of the hit Broadway musical “The Prom,” which opened at Porthouse Theatre July 21 and runs through Aug. 6. As the...

The Kaboom Collective studio orchestra playing together. (Courtesy of Kaboom Collective)

Kaboom Collective jumpstarts growth, opportunities for young artists

Aden Graves, Reporter July 26, 2023

Lights, camera… Kaboom! Kaboom Collective, a program for musicians and artists ages 15 to 25, offers production-based real-world experiences for young people interested in getting more involved in...

Turning back time: Porthouse Theatre stages ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’

Turning back time: Porthouse Theatre stages ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’

Aden Graves, Reporter July 2, 2023

Porthouse Theatre, Kent State’s covered outdoor summer theatre located at Blossom Music Center, opened their second production of the season Saturday with “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” a jukebox musical...

Porthouse Theatre mixes ancient Rome and comedy in season opener

Aden Graves, Reporter June 9, 2023

Porthouse Theatre, Kent State’s covered outdoor summer theatre, is opening its 55th season Friday with the musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” Described as “Broadway’s...

‘This bill is not a solution’: Kent State faculty react to Senate Bill 83

Aden Graves, Reporter June 7, 2023

Since Senate Bill 83, or the Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act, was passed by the Ohio Senate May 17, several Kent State faculty members are expressing their thoughts on the bill and what it could...

Bloom X by Aya Oki.

New Kent State art exhibit features work from visiting and resident artists

Aden Graves, Reporter May 27, 2023

The School of Art Collection and Galleries held a reception Friday celebrating the opening of the Kent Blossom Art Intensives Exhibition, a new art exhibit displayed in the Center for the Visual Arts Gallery. Arranged...