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Alumni Association names recipients of Distinguished Teaching Award

Mallory Cox October 9, 2016

Three recipients for the 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award will be recognized at the University Teaching Council Conference luncheon Oct. 21.This year’s recipients include Donald Gerbig Jr. and Collen...

Ohio Sen. John Eklund speaks to potential voters during the Face2Face forum at the United Church of Christ in Kent on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016.

Kent meets candidates face-to-face

Brooke Forrest October 9, 2016

The League of Women Voters of Kent held the Voters and Candidates Face2Face forum Saturday at the United Church of Christ in Kent.During the forum, attendees sat at tables with event facilitators and a...

Take Back the Night illuminates campus priorities

Bobbi Szabo October 9, 2016

Raising our voices! Reclaiming our right! Kent State unites to “Take Back the Night"!A group of over 60 members of the Kent community shouted this and other chants as they marched to protest violence...

Football referees need to chill out

Dan Armelli October 9, 2016

Officials across all sports have a thankless job.If you know them by name, it’s either because you watch a lot of sports or they’re doing a terrible job. When they’re doing a quality job, they’re...

The “dab” millennial culture, political debate etiquette

Nicholas Hunter October 9, 2016

Last Wednesday, a debate for California’s open U.S. Senate seat took place between California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris and California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez.This should mean little to...

Holley leads Flashes to first MAC win

Henry Palattella October 8, 2016

Junior Nick Holley's second start as quarterback proved to be just as fruitful as the first for the Flashes football team. He rushed for 224 yards and four touchdowns to lead Kent State (2-4, 1-1 Mid-American...

That Gay 5K draws community, raises funds

Emily Wilbur October 8, 2016

Rainbow colors and live music swept through campus early Saturday morning during “That Gay 5k,” hosted by Kent State's LGBTQ Center.“Cheer if you’re a morning person and you’re happy to be here,”...

Kent State Assistant Professor Emad Khazree poses for a picture with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday, Sept 22, 2016.

Professor preserves cultural heritage manuscripts to combat radicalism in Middle East

Gael Reyes October 7, 2016

Emad Khazraee, an assistant professor in Kent State's School of Library and Information Science, presented a report on the digitization of manuscripts from the National Archive of Afghanistan to the Librarian...

Annual report shows arson, liquor law violations down at Kent State

Mitch Felan October 7, 2016

Kent State's main campus reported reduced liquor law violations and arson reports on campus property in 2015, according to a new report released Friday.This year's Kent safety and security bulletin collected...

Flashes soccer takes down Akron Zips

Carly Evans October 6, 2016

Kent State soccer forwards senior Jenna Hellstrom and redshirt-junior Donavan Capehart’s chemistry on the field was key in its 4-0 win over The University ofAkron Thursday.Both of Capehart’s goals,...

Volleyball loses third straight road game to Ohio

Brandon Busby October 6, 2016

Kent State volleyball (9-9, 2-3 Mid-American Conference) dropped its game Thursday against conference opponent Ohio University (8-9,4-1), winning only one set for the night.This is the third straight road...

Community bands together after local tragedy

Adriona Murphy October 6, 2016

When teachers and staff arrived to Davey Elementary last Monday morning, they were prepared to deliver some difficult news — a 7-year-old student had been killed in a car accident over the weekend.After...