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Members of Devo, from left, Bob Mothersbaugh, Josh Freese, Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh attend an event in Los Angeles in January 2011. 

Kent State-born Devo up for nomination at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2021 nominees Wednesday morning, with Kent State’s Devo making the list for a second time. The new wave, punk band is one of 15 other artists nominated this...

Pictured are the four Kent State University students who were killed on May 4, 1970. From left to right are Allison Krause, William Schroeder, Sandra Scheuer and Jeffrey Miller.

May 4 50th Commemoration will be held completely online

Sara Crawford Assigning Editor April 17, 2020

As schools and businesses close down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kent State has announced through an email to students, faculty and staff that the May 4 50th commemoration will be entirely virtual. In...

Kent State alumni from Devo up for nomination at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Vanessa Gresley December 5, 2018

Music fans only have a few more days to vote for Devo, the groundbreaking rock band formed out of Kent State, who are up for nomination at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Voting is open until Sunday, Dec....

Members of Devo, from left, Bob Mothersbaugh, Josh Freese, Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh attend an event in Los Angeles in January 2011. 

Creator of Devo collaborates with art students

Holly Disch February 17, 2016

Mark Mothersbaugh, a Kent State alum, creator and lead singer of ‘70s-'80s quirky band DEVO, is completing a collaboration incorporating current art students at the university.Mothersbaugh will be working...

Photo courtesy of www.clubdevo.com.

Devo guitarist, Kent native Bob Casale dies at age 61

Associated Press Madeleine Winer February 18, 2014

Bob Casale, the guitarist for Devo, best known for the 1980 hit "Whip It," has died of heart failure, his brother and band member Gerald Casale said Tuesday. Casale, a native of Kent, was 61.Devo founding...