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Community members visit local businesses in Acorn Alley in Downtown Kent.

Kent businesses struggle downtown

John Engoglia, Reporter November 28, 2024

Downtown Kent features a wide variety of businesses for all to enjoy. With bars, restaurants, coffee shops, clothing stores and more, it offers something for everyone.  Yet, it always seems there’s...

Food vendors setup up on both sides of N. Water Street in downtown Kent on July 6, 2024 for Kent's Heritage Festival.

Kent Heritage Festival takes over downtown Kent

Michael Neenan, Reporter July 7, 2024

The twenty-ninth annual Kent Heritage Festival took place in downtown Kent Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., with food trucks, cars, vendors, live music and more. Dennis Campbell, executive director...

The Zeta Gamma fall 2022 pledge class of Sigma Nu.

Sigma Nu works on rebuilding with return to campus

Blake Serrano, Reporter March 22, 2023

Two and a half years after turning in their charter, the Zeta Gamma chapter of Sigma Nu is rebuilding and trying to re-charter. In spring 2020, the chapter left campus due to its dwindling size, said...

Sage Mason, panhellenic president, and Seth Young, interfraternity council president, hosted the Night of Achievement Awards in the KIVA March 21, 2023.

Night of Achievement Awards honor leadership, service, commitment in Greek life

Blake Serrano, Reporter March 22, 2023

Awards were given to Greek life members and organizations at the annual Night of Achievement Awards Tuesday evening. The ceremony was put on by Kent State Fraternity and Sorority Life and hosted in...

FILE: Delta Zeta house on Sept. 8, 2015

Kent State chapter of Delta Zeta operations suspended by national council, issued cease and desist by university

Zaria Johnson Editor-in-Chief October 8, 2021

Editor's Note: The following story has been updated to reflect the Kent chapter of Delta Zeta sorority suspension of operations issued by the Delta Zeta national council, and to include a statement issued...

Dennis Campbell  is the Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life at Kent State's Center for Student Involvement.

Kent State defines plans for implementing Collin’s Law on campus

Raygene English Reporter September 20, 2021

Kathleen Wiant and Shari Foltz, the mothers of Collin Wiant and Stone Foltz, two students who died in Ohio college hazing incidents, spoke at the July 6 signing of Collin’s Law about what it means and...

Steam outage to shut off hot water on campus Sept. 17

Naudia Harris Reporter September 17, 2021

Students were notified about an emergency steam shutdown taking place on campus, to fix up a minor leak on Sept. 17. It is advised that they plan to clean up the day before to avoid any disturbance in...

FSL aims to change stigma in Greek life

Kent State Fraternity and Sorority Life has made attempts in recent years to distance themselves from the stigma often related to Greek life.Kent State recently made the decision to no longer call FSL...

New photo shows face of man seen on Alpha Phi’s porch

Abigail Mack, Reporter September 23, 2019

Editor's note: The video above contains content that may be disturbing to some viewers. Update: We now have photos showing the man's face who was on Alpha Phi's porch. If you recognize this man,...

The Kent State Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) holds flags representing different countries at the Homecoming parade on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016.

SALSA holds meeting following discriminatory chants

SALSA holds meeting to discuss discriminatory chants from KentWired.com on Vimeo.After the Spanish and Latino Student Association faced alleged discriminatory chants during Saturday’s Homecoming parade,...