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MLK event and service opportunity held virtually

Ilene Flaherty, Reporter Alex Gray, Reporter January 18, 2021

The Office of Community Engaged Learning partnered with United Way of Portage County to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 53 years after his passing.The event was held virtually to provide Kent State...

Update covid testing

Ohio Pandemic Team to hold free COVID-19 testing events at Kent State

This article has been updated to reflect the date change from Jan. 21 and 22 to Jan. 28 and 29 for the testing events. Kent State is partnering with the Ohio Pandemic Testing Team to bring two open COVID-19...

Samantha Spitak, the academic program coordinator of the Academic Success Center.

Kent State tutoring during the pandemic

Kandra Hill Reporter December 14, 2020

The Kent State Academic Success Center’s tutoring services offer convenience and flexibility with the switch to a remote platform due to the pandemic. “It allows for more flexibility for both students...

COVID-19 offers nursing students unique learning experience

Megan Medfisch Reporter December 13, 2020

Nursing majors receive valuable experience in clinical training as they continue to learn skills during a global pandemic.Lectures have moved online, while labs and clinicals remain in person. Students...

Kiley James, a junior integrated health studies major at Kent State. Courtesy of Kiley James.

Kent State students adjust to college from home

Morgan McGrathReporter December 9, 2020

Kiley James, a junior integrated health studies major, sits at home in her bedroom in Westerville, Ohio. She lives with her mother and brother, and for the rest of the fall 2020 semester, she’ll be completing...

Sophomore Riley Danielson does a split in mid-air on the balance beam at the annual pink meet against Bowling Green, the College at Rockport and Ursinus College at the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.

Gymnastics seeks to continue momentum from lost season

Sean Blevins Sports reporter December 7, 2020

A few weeks ago, the Kent State gymnastics team practiced with only two of its 22 players due to so many players being quarantined for short periods of time because of contact tracing. The team has not...

OPINION: Brandon’s World – Thank you, Taker

Brandon Lewis Columnist December 4, 2020

“For 30 years, The Undertaker dug holes and took soles, and now it is time for The Undertaker to REST…IN…PEACE!”Those were the words delivered by The Undertaker to the WWE Universe to close the...

Portage County Level 4

Portage County rises to COVID-19 Level 4 Purple status

Gina Butkovich Lauren Sasala December 3, 2020

Portage County has moved to Level 4 ‘Purple’ status. Level 4 is the highest risk level and represents significant spread and exposure of COVID-19. Level 4, or Purple, is the highest level of the four-tier,...

Mike Nuga (1) goes up for a dunk in Kent State’s win over Point Park University. Nuga would finish the game with 17 points. Dec. 2, 2020.

Men’s basketball opens season with blowout win

Owen MacMillan Sports editor December 2, 2020

In an arena filled only with the low rumble of fake crowd noise and the squeaking of shoes on hardwood, college basketball returned to Kent State’s campus.Kent State won a resounding 90-41 victory in...

The Kent State Flashes playing the Bucks in 2019.

Women’s basketball dominated in Columbus

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports reporter December 2, 2020

Kent State’s women’s basketball team (0-1) lost on the road against No. 19 The Ohio State University (2-0) by a final score of 103-47 Wednesday afternoon.Kent just came out of a 10-day pause due to...

Senior running back Will Matthews is tackled during Kent State's game at Ohio University on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019.

Kent State football game against Miami cancelled

Owen MacMillan Sports editor December 2, 2020

For the first time this season, Kent State’s football team has seen a game cancelled due to concerns about COVID-19.The Flashes were slated to face Miami University this Saturday at noon in Oxford, Ohio,...

New COVID-19 testing protocols to be enforced in spring 2021

Megan McSweeney Reporter December 2, 2020

Students returning to campus in the spring and new health and safety measures dominated the Board of Trustees' discussion at their meeting Tuesday.University President Todd Diacon opened the presentation...