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Meet the figures who are leading Black representation at Kent State

Cameron Aloway reporter • May 7, 2021

Fifteen years ago, she came to the university as an assistant professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies. Six years later, she was named chair of the department.Presently, Amoaba Gooden has been...

‘68 alumnus inducted into EHHS hall of fame after over 40 years of giving back to Hopkinton community

Zoë Blank Reporter • May 3, 2021

Winning the Centennial Alumni Award and being inducted into the College of Education, Health and Human Services Hall of Fame was unnecessary recognition, Timothy W. Kilduff said, but heartwarming. “I’ve...

Kent State professor, alum honor victims of 2013 Boston Marathon

Kate Schwanke • April 29, 2015

Kent State VCD associate lecturer Joan Inderhees and alum Nicole Gareri both finished among more than 26,000 people at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20.Inderhees, who previously ran in 2012 in record-breaking...

Kent State community reflects on 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

Kate Schwanke • April 19, 2015

April 15, 2015 marked the two-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, and this year, Kent State professors and alumni reflect on their thoughts and experiences of that tragic day.With more than...

Opinion: Boston Marathon: Tsarnaev guilty

Lauren Gump • April 16, 2015

When the 2013 Boston Marathon occurred, lives were shattered and changed forever. Many asked why did this would happen. I couldn’t believe that someone would want to bomb a place where there are thousands...

News on the go: April 22, 2014

Taylor Williams • April 21, 2014

After a fight with his parents, a 16-year-old boy climbed an airport fence, crossed a tarmac and climbed into a jetliner’s wheel well before flying five freezing hours to Hawaii. Authorities found the...

News on the go: April 16, 2014

Celia Fernandez • April 15, 2014

Immigration activists and Latinos are warning of political backlash for Democrats in the fall election if President Obama doesn’t lower the amount of deportation and allow more immigrants to stay in...

Solemn tributes mark Boston Marathon bombing

Denise Lavoie, Associated Press • April 15, 2014

BOSTON — Survivors, first responders and family members of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the anniversary Tuesday with tributes that combined sorrow over the loss of innocent victims...