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DI Hub boots creativity, innovation through technology

Jake Rankin, Reporter October 3, 2024

Kent State’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub stands as a beacon for creativity and collaboration, offering students a range of resources and professional tools — but some students are more interested in...

The Design Innovation Hub, one of Kent State's dining halls, located at 800 East Summit St., Kent, OH.

Dining halls serve up Black culture dishes for Black History Month

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter February 10, 2024

During Black History Month, the dining halls on campus will serve foods from Black culture, featuring recipes submitted by students. Edward Hardin, a residential dining chef at the Design Innovation...

Students make holiday decor in Waterjet Winter Wonderland Workshop

Michael Neenan, TV2 Reporter December 4, 2023

The Waterjet Winter Wonderland workshop was hosted in the Design and Innovation Hub where students could make holiday decorations using highly-pressurized water. In a free workshop, students learned basic...

Culinary Services implements systems to reduce carbon footprint

Culinary Services implements systems to reduce carbon footprint

Anthony Scilla, Assistant Photo Editor January 25, 2023

In the fall, Kent State Culinary Services brought the PlanetOZZI system to campus, a reusable container system in the dining halls that promotes environmental friendliness. The system has been successful...

Kent State's DI Hub where "Art Without Limits" is being held.

Kent State hosts Emmy winner and art entrepreneurs in free event

Benjamin Weaver Reporter January 27, 2022

The College of the Arts will feature Emmy Award winning composer Silas Hite and other art entrepreneurs at the Art Without Limits panel discussion Feb. 4. A free event will cover Art Entrepreneurship...

Grace Springer, the action lead for the Sunrise club, leads the protestors and chants at the front into a microphone during the climate march on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.

Climate protest marks first action by Sunrise Movement on campus

Alton Northup Reporter November 11, 2021

Just over 20 people turned out Wednesday evening to march on Kent State’s campus in support of climate change awareness and environmental policies.The march, which was organized by Sunrise Movement Kent...

The Honors College at Kent State is the Stopher and Johnson Honors Complex, also known as StoJo.

Living in the Honors College during COVID-19

Morgan Cummings Reporter April 30, 2021

Kent State provides unique living experiences for students through the Living-Learning Communities (LLCs), including the Honors College. Just like the rest of the dorms, COVID-19 has impacted students’...

Kent robotics club logo

Kent State Advanced Telerobotic Research Team to compete in the World Robot Summit

Hannah Lawrence Reporter March 17, 2021

Kent State’s Advanced Telerobotics Research Lab has been chosen to compete in the World Robot Summit. The team’s robot can complete a wide variety of tasks including the ability to go up stairs, and...

Aviad Israeli is a professor within the College of Education, Health and Human Services and the undergraduate program coordinator for the Hospitality Management program. 

Changes to hospitality program, curriculum to begin fall 2021

Emma Andrus Reporter March 14, 2021

Students of Kent State’s hospitality program will now be offered additional courses and the chance to select concentrations within the degree after the Kent State Board of Trustees approved the changes...

Prentice Hall, which used to be a dining hall, will now be used as an engagement space.

Prentice Cafe permanently closed, but other gluten-free options are available

Camryn Kocher Reporter February 8, 2021

Kent State University has decided to repurpose Prentice Cafe into an engagement space for students. The café has closed in order to transform it into an additional academic learning center. However,...

Closed for dining sign in the DI Hub. It will open again Feb. 3.

DI Hub enters the new semester welcoming back students

Olivia Perry Reporter February 4, 2021

Following the November grand opening, the DI Hub temporarily closed at the beginning of the semester. Now, they are open to students again. Although not entirely open this spring, the DI Hub does offer...

Gluten-free students turn to new dining options during Prentice Café closure

Megan Medfisch Health and Fitness reporter October 22, 2020

After the closure of Prentice Café, the only completely gluten-free dining hall on campus, gluten-free students must look elsewhere for dining options.A new dining hall, DI Dining: Eat-In, located in...