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Tuscarawas anticipates less traffic with new roadway plans

Devon Parker September 22, 2017

The Kent State Tuscarawas campus is planning the building process for its new entry roadway into campus to alleviate ongoing traffic issues.Bradley Bielski, the Tuscarawas dean and chief administrative...

Kent State Stark’s Spirit Fest hopes to bring campus community together

Natalie Meek September 7, 2017

Kent State's Stark campus held Spirit Fest Wednesday to kick off the new semester and welcome students back.Ashley Brightbill, Kent State Stark’s manager of student activities and services, expressed...

Black Squirrel Improv Troupe makes its mark on campus

Angelo Angel February 15, 2016

At first glance, Zachery Immel could be like any student at Kent State, but when he isn’t studying for his psychology classes, he’s busy directing the Black Squirrel Improv Troupe.The Black Squirrel...

Campus recognizes unusually warm winter

Ariel Reid February 9, 2016

Due to many shifting aspects of the climate, Ohio has experienced a winter that is mild in temperature and dry, quite unlike those of the past two years.Thomas Schmidlin is a meteorologist and professor...

Pitch competition gives students entrepreneurship opportunities

Ellie Enselein April 22, 2015

Recess, a music and ideas festival, is coming to Kent State and will bring speakers, free prizes and the band The Chainsmokers to campus.Recess is divided into three parts: study hall, the playground and...

Medical marijuana cigarettes are hand-rolled at the All American Cannabis Club, aka A2C2, a medical marijuana collective, in San Jose, Calif., on August 20, 2014. The Golden State, with its already outsize medical-pot market, could soon be entering a Golden Era of commercialized cannabis. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/MCT)

Weed on campus and making sense of it all

Payton Moore April 19, 2015

November 2015 may come as a monumental win for weed activists in Ohio. If supporters reach 305,000 signatures by July, voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana use for those over 21.The bill contains...

Our View: Focus on the true issue

KS Editors April 6, 2015

 Summary: In the midst of Rolling Stone magazine being discredited for not fully reporting the story of an alleged sexual assault, we must focus our attention more on the very real issue of sexual assaults...

Campus alerts system to be tested Tuesday

Madeleine Winer March 23, 2015

The university will test the campus alert system tomorrow from 6-6:30 p.m.During the drill, a lockdown/active threat message, a tornado warning message and an all-clear message will sound across campus,...

Letter to the editor: An Open Letter to Our Fellow Students

Rachel Mass March 15, 2015

On Thursday, March 12, Ray Paoletta published an opinion piece in which he criticized our coalition for confronting President Beverly Warren about our campus workers’ wages instead of addressing other,...

Our View: SAE chants not reflective of work done on our campus

KS Editors March 11, 2015

Summary: After the leaked video of University of Oklahoma surfaced, many blamed the entire fraternity of SAE, but this blame is unwarranted and should not be applied to Kent State’s chapter — or other...

Residence Services provides housing for students over spring break

Lauren Biertempfel March 11, 2015

Many students leave campus for spring break, but for some students, leaving is not an option.For students who have to stay on campus during spring break, Residence Services has a set of procedures to follow.“The...

Since about mid-January, Christopher Mosquera has been strolling around campus every day wearing the same brown fuzzy bathrobe, leprechaun hat and St. Patrick’s Day tinsel around his neck.

‘KSU Leprechaun’ brings joy, inspires change in spirit of St. Patrick’s Day

Jenna Kuczkowski March 10, 2015

For some, the daily decision of what clothing to put on their backs isn’t given much thought. Others strategically plan each and every outfit. For Christopher Mosquera, the decision has been relatively...