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Freshman defender from the Flashes Paige Culver kicks the ball in a game against CSU on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.

Kent State soccer not overlooking EKU

Dan Armelli September 16, 2015

The Kent State women’s soccer team focuses on its game against the 0-7 Eastern Kentucky team Sept. 18 even with MAC play starting next week against rival Akron. “It’s about our performance,” head...

Women’s cross country starts out hot at Tommy Evans Invitational

Simon Hannig September 13, 2015

The Kent State men’s and women’s cross country teams kicked off their season at Akron on Thursday at the Tommy Evans Invitational.The men went 0-3 and the women, led by senior Rachel Slingluff, went...

Photo courtesy of Kent State University

Kent State professor arrested in Akron with 15-year-old in car

Matthew Merchant August 27, 2015

Updated: Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 4:21 p.m.Akron Police arrested Kent State professor Willie J. Harrell, Jr. Wednesday night after he met a 15-year-old boy with what police said was the intent to pursue a...

Softball splits rivalry series with Akron

Zac Sommer April 12, 2015

The Kent State softball team (24-9, 5-2 Mid-American Conference) ended a home Friday doubleheader with a split against MAC rival University of Akron (14-18, 2-5 MAC).After dropping the first game 2-1 in...

Kent State sophomore forward Marquiez Lawrence and senior guard Devareaux Manley carry senior guard Kris Brewer around the M.A.C. Center on their shoulders after he scored the game-winning layup with one second remaining against rival University of Akron, 79-77. With the win, Kent State guaranteed itself the No. 3 seed in the MAC Tournament and a share of the regular season title as MAC East Division champions.

Manley, Brewer, Jackson tell fans, league to ‘call my phone’

Richard Mulhall March 11, 2015

Whenever the senior trio of Devareaux Manley, Derek Jackson and Kris Brewer are draining threes and dropping dimes, the only thing left to do is pick up the phone, bring it to their ear and “call my...

More than 11,000 pounds of electronic waste, including computers, phones and gaming consoles, collected during RecycleMania await disposal at the University Facilities Management store room on Summit Street on Wednesday, April 17. Photo by Shane Flanigan.

Kent State University hosts eight-week recycling competition

Lauren Biertempfel February 20, 2015

Recyclemania is a yearly eight week-long national competition between residence halls to encourage students to reduce waste and recycle that began Feb. 1.Kent State has taken part in the program for the...

Kent State red shirt senior guard Derek Jackson (center)  takes a shot, under defense from University of Akron sophomore center Isaiah Johnson at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio, Tuesday, February 10, 2015. Kent lost to Akron, 61-52.

Kent State loses after second half slump

Stephen Means II February 10, 2015

Kent State (16-8, 7-4 Mid-American Conference) and Akron (17-7, 8-3 MAC) played a fairly competitive first half, but the second half was all about the Zips. Akron used a second half push to beat the Flashes...

Senior forward Darren Goodson attempts to defend the ball from an Akron player at the game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The Flashes are set to face the Zips again this Friday, Mar. 7, 2014 at the University of Akron. It is the last game before the M.A.C. Championship.

Akron-Kent rivalry worth more than bragging rights for men’s basketball

Stephen Means II February 8, 2015

With the Mid-American Conference tournament being one month away, the Kent State-University of Akron rivalry game has an incentive more than pride and bragging rights.Kent State (16-7, 7-3 MAC) and Akron...

Women’s basketball loses battle for the Wagon Wheel after good fight

Quentin Smith February 1, 2015

Kent State women’s basketball got off to a hot start early on in Saturday’s game against rival Akron, shooting about 45 percent from the field in the first half, and kept the streak going into the...

Ebola is gone, but not forgotten

Samantha Ickes January 11, 2015

News of the largest Ebola outbreak in history consumed the media last semester.Yet with no current cases of Ebola in the United States, Americans no longer see the virus in the daily news. However, the...

Acid Cats

Acidic jazz with a romping groove

Mark Oprea December 2, 2014

During a recent Acid Cats performance at the Stone Tavern, the five-piece closed its hour-long set with a vibrant version of “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Justin Tibbs, donning aviators, tilted...

Flashes aim to beat rival Akron in battle for Wagon Wheel

Taylor Rosen November 26, 2014

After spending four long days in Buffalo’s treacherous weather conditions last week, and not not even having a game to show for it, the Kent State football team has grown hungry.The Flashes hope to hoist...