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Students take advantage of PARTA's reverse loop on campus.

PARTA makes route alterations, prepares for real-time tracking function

Benjamin VanHoose August 30, 2016

New PARTA bus routes from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Riding the bus to class just got a lot easier—or at least that’s what PARTA is hoping for.The public transportation service, free to Kent State students...

Find your place in green space

Dylan Webb August 30, 2016

Another school year at Kent State means another set of new beginnings: new friends, new freedoms and new stresses. Incoming freshmen might find the stress of adapting to a new way of life particularly...

What Gene Wilder meant to me

Matt Poe August 30, 2016

For most people of my generation, the name Gene Wilder probably doesn’t ring a bell. But if I showed you a picture of the man, you’d more than likely recognize the curly haired, blue-eyed actor who...

‘Stranger Things’ brings a breath of fresh air in an issues-driven media

August 30, 2016

I logged on to Facebook this afternoon to find article after article lamenting the death of beloved actor Gene Wilder. My entire feed was packed with mourning and I found myself dragged into a tailspin...

Campus, city construction continues this fall

McKenzie Jean-Philippe August 29, 2016

Headed into the fall semester at Kent State, students, faculty and staff will notice one thing: construction.While the university community isn’t strangers to the clanging tools, scaffolding and work...

Storms crash Blastoff

Jimmy Miller, Skye Mceowen August 28, 2016

Stormy skies and an eventual rain shower cut short Kent State’s annual back-to-school “Blastoff” event, the finale of this year’s Welcome Weekend.Undergraduate Student Government president Sam...

USG reveals Kesha, PartyNextDoor as Homecoming co-headliners

Benjamin VanHoose August 28, 2016

The Kent State Undergraduate Student Government took to its Twitter account Sunday to announce the performers for Homecoming weekend. Singers Kesha and PartyNextDoor will co-headline the show set for Sept....

The ozone hole is finally on the mend

August 28, 2016

Here's some good news that you may have missed: The long-feared, much-decried, end-of-life-as-we-know-it hole in the Earth's ozone layer is healing nicely, thank you. If all goes well, the hole should...

2 Chicago men charged in shooting of NBA star Wade’s cousin

August 28, 2016

CHICAGO (AP) — Two brothers who were on parole for prior criminal activity have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, Chicago police announced...

Music professor remembered after sudden death

Olivia Minnier August 28, 2016

Ted Rounds, an associate professor in the School of Music at Kent State, passed away on Aug. 24 due to cancer.Kent State has yet to release a statement about the death of Rounds. Faculty of the School...

Hellstrom shines in win over Dayton

Henry Palattella August 28, 2016

Senior Jenna Hellstrom’s chip shot in the 69th minute proved to be the winning goal for the Kent State women’s soccer team in their 2-1 win over University of Dayton at Baujan Field on Saturday.The...

Geraghty, Kent State begin season with 2-1 mark

Nick Buzzelli August 28, 2016

Entering Friday afternoon’s season-opening match against Stetson University, junior Challen Geraghty sat at sixth place in career digs in Kent State volleyball program history.But after racking up a...