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Issues 2 and 3

Can I smoke that here? Issues 2 and 3 raise questions about marijuana on campus

Ian Flickinger October 20, 2015

A Kent State poll found that 56 percent of voters would vote “yes” on Issue 3, which would legalize the use of recreational and medicinal marijuana in Ohio.However, even if it is legalized, students...

Kent State appoints new finance vice president

Ian Flickinger October 12, 2015

President Beverly Warren announced Mark Polatajko as the school’s new senior vice president for finance and administration, who will start this January.Polatajko comes to Kent State from Wright State...

In this March 12, 1999 file photograph, a student fills in his answer to the practice test question for a standardized test, in Roswell, Georgia. (Anitta C. Charlson/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT)

Kent State freshmen continue to uphold above-average ACT scores

Megan Hermensky October 5, 2015

Another record year for KSU incoming freshman enrollment means another year of above average ACT composite scores for KSU freshman.At the Sept. 14 faculty senate meeting President Beverly Warren stated...

Hiroshi Yokoyama, director of Kent State's Liquid Institute, poses for a portrait outside of the third floor laboratory that will be the primary facility for incoming students of a new Liquid Crystal master's program in fall of 2015. Yokoyama will direct the new program.

Liquid Crystal Institute celebrates its 50th anniversary

Gabrielle Woodard September 25, 2015

The Liquid Crystal Institute (LCI) at Kent State celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on the same day its original founder, Glenn H. Brown, would have celebrated his 100th birthday.There were about 200...

Free Application for Federal Student Aid 

Sen. Brown pushes to simplify FAFSA process

Sarah Matthews September 22, 2015

President Obama announced plans to simplify the Free Application For Federal Student Aid process on Monday, Sept. 14 after U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and 30 of his Senate colleagues urged the administration...

Sorority girls anxiously wait to greet their new members on Bid Day.

Kent State sororities celebrate bid day

Kayla Sturm September 20, 2015

Women of Kent State gathered on the student green Sunday Sept. 20 waiting for the new sisters to be welcomed into their chapters.Bid Day is the last event of recruitment, when the new members join their...

Participants in the Run the World 5k on Saturday Sept. 12, 2015.

First Run the World 5K successful despite rainy day

Kaitlin Walker September 12, 2015

The first annual Run the World 5K took place on Saturday to raise money for future Kent State study abroad students.The race started in Risman Plaza. All participants received a T-shirt, finisher’s medal...

May 4 Task Force helps students gain historic perspective on current events

Matt Merchant August 28, 2015

The events of May 4, 1970 are engrained in the history of Kent State. Five years after the four students were killed on campus by members of the National Guard, the May 4 Task Force was created.“The...

Beverly Warren began as Kent State president July 1, 2014. She was officially inaugurated May 1, 2015.

The face of Kent State: A look back at Beverly Warren’s first year as president of Kent State University

Austin Bennett June 30, 2015

Beverly Warren began her term as Kent State’s 12th president one year ago with goals of understanding the heart of Kent State and uniting the university’s eight campuses.Warren’s freshman year has...

Courtesy of the Cleveland Clinic and Kent State University

Kent State names Paul DiCorleto new vice president for research and sponsored programs

Austin Bennett June 18, 2015

President Beverly Warren announced via email Paul DiCorleto as the university’s new vice president for research and sponsored programs on Thursday.DiCorleto comes to Kent State from the Cleveland Clinic,...

Board of Trustees increases 16-credit hour cap to 18, waits to set in-state tuition

Jimmy Miller and Emily Mills June 4, 2015

Kent State’s Board of Trustees voted to push the threshold of the credit hour cap from 16 to 18 credit hours and not raise undergraduate in-state tuition pending the release of the state budget in its...

Members of campus union AFSCME and student organization USAS picket outside the M.A.C. Center on May 1, 2015, as President Beverly Warren is inaugurated inside. The Board of Trustees and AFSCME both accepted a report from a fact-finder Thursday, bringing a successful end to the negotiation process and preventing campus workers from potentially going on strike.

Kent State, AFSCME reach collective bargaining agreement

Emily Mills June 4, 2015

Kent State and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 153 reached an agreement Thursday, preventing a potential strike from campus workers, including custodians...