![Students still use rooms belonging to famous alumni like Steve Harvey and James Harrison.](https://kentstater.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Dorm-Room_Clare-Rodgers-1200x1092.jpg)
Do you live in a famous dorm?
Alton Northup, News Director
• September 7, 2024
![Jim Tasker, a semi-retired Anglican priest, has called Ohio home for more than 40 years. When he watched Sen. J.D. Vance receive the Republican nomination for vice president, he said he felt a "sense of pride."](https://kentstater.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6932-1200x900.jpg)
Ohio Republicans find neighbor in J.D. Vance
Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief
• July 20, 2024
![Each year, Wizardly Weekend brings wizards and warlocks of all kinds to downtown Kent as it transforms into the world of Harry Potter.](https://kentstater.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_8911-900x1200.jpg)
Harry Potter-themed weekend to return to downtown Kent
Alton Northup and Editor-in-chief
• July 18, 2024
![Trump picks Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate](https://kentstater.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Senator_Vance_official_portrait._118th_Congress@2x-1-e1721071904228-1200x1007.png)
Trump picks Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate
Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief
• July 15, 2024
![Za'Nya Henderson received the Kent State University NAACP Scholarship, which provides four years of full tuition. Now, she said she worries other Black students will miss out on scholarship opportunities. | Courtesy Za'Nya Henderson](https://kentstater.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screen-Shot-2024-07-12-at-2.41.47-PM-1200x900.png)
Kent State eliminates race from scholarship criteria after review
Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief
• July 13, 2024
![Three weeks before his death, 17-year-old Brant Clark suffered a psychotic episode after smoking cannabis. | Photo courtesy Ann Clark.](https://kentstater.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screen-Shot-2024-07-09-at-12.18.37-PM-867x1200.png)
Cannabis-induced psychosis cost their sons their lives. More could be next.
Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief
• July 10, 2024
![A student enters Flash Bistro on June 25, 2024, in the Student Center. The market installed Amazon Just Walk Out technology, removing the need for cashiers or self-checkouts.](https://kentstater.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-26-at-8.16.58-PM-1200x835.png)
Flash Bistro upgrades with Amazon Just Walk Out technology
Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief
• June 27, 2024
![U.S Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg interacts with a robotic dog in the Cognitive Robotics and AI Laboratory on Monday, June 24, during a visit to Kent State.](https://kentstater.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20240624_Secretary-of-Transportation8-1200x762.jpg)
Pete Buttigieg visits Kent State
Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief
• June 24, 2024
Kent State to test gas turbines, warns of potential outage
Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief
• June 18, 2024
![A Kent State University police officer stands in the flooded parking lot of Leebrick Hall on Monday, June 17, after a water pipe submerged the area.](https://kentstater.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-17-at-9.23.27-PM-1200x901.png)
Leaking pipe floods Leebrick parking lot
Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief
• June 17, 2024
![A student looks over financial aid resources in the One Stop office located in the Kent campus library. (File photo)](https://kentstater.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/c2c2846af2a34628a0717c7746c8fc83-1-900x733.jpg)
Kent State sends out financial aid offers
Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief
• June 17, 2024
![Courtesy the National Weather Service](https://kentstater.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aqi-guide-1200x675.png)
Kent under Air Quality Advisory
Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief
• June 16, 2024