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Greek chapters step up in dance competition

Brittney Prather September 30, 2016

After six years of being banned, Kent State’s Annual Step Show returned to campus Friday night at Cartwright Hall.According to STEP AFRIKA!, stepping is the use of the body as an instrument to create...

Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Reading brings community together

Emma Keating September 30, 2016

The Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize reading brought the Kent community together Wednesday to share a love for poetry.The prize is given out annually to a starting poet whose works have never been published,...

Senior forward Madison Thompson passes the ball to a teammate Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 in the game against Ohio State University at Murphy-Mellis Field.  

Field hockey just misses OSU win

Brandon Busby September 30, 2016

Kent State's field hockey team played a hard-fought match against The Ohio State University Friday, coming up just a point shy of tying the game in the final minutes.Last season the Flashes trumped OSU...

Oscar-Ritchie Hall Cafe rebranded

Rachel Stevenson September 30, 2016

Kent State's Dining Services has partnered with Sweet Unity Farms to rebrand the Oscar-Ritchie Hall coffee shop to Moyo Café, The Heart’s Home.Aaron Thomas, a senior accounting major, said he has worked...

Annual journalism lecture encourages diversity among media

India Said September 29, 2016

Thursday's 13th annual Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Lecture and Award Program in Kent State's Kiva honored notable journalists for showing leadership and making an impact in diversity.Award recipients...

Spectrum connects LGBTQ faculty, alumni with campus community

Jesse Orantek September 29, 2016

Kent State has many programs to offer when it comes to its LGBTQ student body on campus.The LGBTQ Student Center, created almost six years ago, provides students on the Kent Campus with multiple resources,...

KSU groups hold National Voter Registration Day rally

Brooke Forrest September 29, 2016

Several Kent State organizations came together in Risman Plaza with a voter registration rally in honor of National Voter Registration Day Thursday.Organizations involved included the Ohio Student Association,...

First DiversiFEST to kick off Saturday

Cameron Gorman September 29, 2016

Kent State’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host its first ever DiversiFEST this Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Williamson House, to showcase the diverse cultural climate of...

Molly Merryman and Evgenia Fotiou talk at the Williamson House Grand Opening Sept. 28, 2016.

Williamson House hosts successful grand opening

Adriona Murphy September 29, 2016

The Williamson House, the new home to both Kent State's Women’s Center and the Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services office, hosted its grand opening this Wednesday.After moving to the new...

Panelists discusses radicalization and nationalism in current political climate

India Said September 28, 2016

Kent State's School of Communication Studies and the Center for International and Intercultural Education hosted a Global Issues Forum Wednesday night in the Student Center, discussing “Radicalization...

Cheers and Jeers

September 28, 2016

Cheers to ... Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. David Robison, who, upon learning that a man who was just pulled over and had an outstanding warrant, had lost his sister that morning, drove the man 100 miles...

Count on USG for top-notch entertainment

Israel Galarza III September 28, 2016

Stitching together a list of just a few of the entertainers who have graced the grounds of Kent State in the past several years results in the following: Wiz Khalifa, Jeremih, Future, Kevin Hart, Rae Sremmurd,...