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Students learn how to bridge the gap between ASL and English

Talia Milewich, Reporter • December 2, 2025

In many careers, communication is key. For those interpreting and bridging the gap between the Deaf and hearing worlds, it is everything. This is what students in the American Sign Language/English...

American Sign Language club: Bringing a different perspective to campus

Chania Crawford, Reporter • April 17, 2023

The American Sign Language club is back in full swing from the pandemic with events and activities for Kent State students to learn more about the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. President of...

Ohio’s status as a swing state seems no longer

Kaitlyn Finchler Reporter • November 17, 2020

With the results of the 2020 election still fresh in everyone’s mind, some have questioned if Ohio is still prevalent as a swing state or will still be a factor in future elections. No candidate has...

President Diacon notifies university staff members of partial restoration of salaries

Jenna Borthwick Digital Content Editor • September 24, 2020

Kent State President Todd Diacon announced in an email Thursday morning that the university is restoring some pay cuts for employees initiated in July. While the university made significant cuts to its...

Kent State celebrates the Deaf cultural experience

Julie Riedel • February 21, 2016

Deaf cultural experiences took over the weekend at Kent State main and Trumbull campuses. On Feb. 18, Willey Conley promoted his first novel “The Deaf Heart” at the main campus, and opened his photo...

Deaf community hosts Deaf Night Out

Julie Riedel • February 4, 2016

The first of many Deaf Night Out events (DNO) for the spring semester took place on Feb. 3. DNO is held the first and third Wednesday of each month at the downtown Kent Buffalo Wild Wings starting at 7:15...

Chiming in on a shrouded subject

Erin Zaranec • January 22, 2014

If you’re a hearing person, imagine a world of complete silence. You can see people talking, dogs barking and rain pounding on your windowsill … but you can’t hear any of it. Some deaf people are...