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Federal Protective Service agents are on campus for K9 training with Kent State University Police, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. It is not uncommon for agencies to coordinate K9 training.

Federal agents running K9 training exercises at Kent State

Alton Northup, News Director February 19, 2025

Agents from the Federal Protective Service are on campus Wednesday for K9 training exercises with the Kent State Police Department. FPS operates under Homeland Security and is tasked with securing federal...

"Trial by Fire" opened its doors on Friday, Feb. 7th, 2025.

‘Trial By Fire’ features art, activism

Felicity Scott, Reporter February 13, 2025

“Trial By Fire,” a play based around book banning and censorship in the classroom, debuted at Kent State in the Wright-Curtis Theater Feb. 7, inviting audiences to reflect on social issues and create...

Homophobic messages displayed on Korb Hall exterior, outside Tri-Towers

Homophobic messages displayed on Korb Hall exterior, outside Tri-Towers

Grace Claxon, Reporter September 17, 2024

Derogatory messages aimed at the LGBTQ+ community were written on the exterior of Korb Hall and the pavement outside the Tri-Towers Rotunda Monday night. Korb Hall houses the LGBTQ+ Living-Learning...

Za'Nya Henderson received the Kent State University NAACP Scholarship, which provides four years of full tuition. Now, she said she worries other Black students will miss out on scholarship opportunities. | Courtesy Za'Nya Henderson

Kent State eliminates race from scholarship criteria after review

Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief July 13, 2024

As a high schooler, Za’Nya Henderson helped start the first new NAACP chapter for students in Portage County in decades. When she saw an opportunity to apply for a Kent State University and Portage County...

Kent State to test gas turbines, warns of potential outage

Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief June 18, 2024

Kent State will test the ability for gas turbines to power the Kent campus without being connected to the electric grid on Wednesday, June 19, according to an email from University Housing. If all goes...

‘Swatting’ incident sparks police investigation on-campus

Anthony Zacharyasz, Managing Editor February 26, 2024

An unverified threat surfaced from a series of emails received Monday morning, leading to university police investigating the incident. Multiple university staff, students and faculty were sent an email...

Eric Mansfield highlights banned book debate in new play

Destiny Torres, Reporter July 13, 2023

“Trial By Fire,” a new play by Eric Mansfield, tells the story of a woman of color put on trial for allowing her students to read books from a banned list. Mansfield, who is also Kent State's assistant...

Transgender faculty member files Title VII lawsuit against Kent State

Kaitlyn Finchler, Digital Manager November 17, 2022

Correction: Headline of the story has been changed to reflect the lawsuit is about an alleged Title VII violation.  Associate English professor GPat Patterson filed a lawsuit against Kent State on...

KSU staff member’s second play, “Whitesville” opens March 31

Benjamin Weaver, Reporter March 26, 2022

Do you remember where you were on May 25, 2020, when George Floyd was killed? Do you remember having conversations about race with friends and family? “Whitesville,” a play written by Eric Mansfield,...

R1 Rockwell Parking Lot at Kent State covered in mounds of snow on Feb. 2, 2022.

Kent groundskeepers struggle keeping up with winter storms

Grace Hare Reporter February 6, 2022

With only 21 groundskeepers and more than 900 acres of main campus grounds to maintain, the Kent State staff is finding it hard to stay ahead of the recent winter storms. Winter Storm Landon brought about...

Kent State COVID-19 vaccine exemptions as of Oct. 29. 2021. 

Kent State’s COVID-19 plan for the 2022 spring semester

Haley Kisling Reporter December 6, 2021

Kent State is planning for a full array of in-person classes where faculty can meet with students, testing for unvaccinated individuals will take place and people will have to still wear masks inside. “Those...

The COVID-19 vaccine registration is through Med+Proctor. Kent State's vaccine deadline is Dec. 20.

Register your COVID-19 vaccination card using Med+Proctor by the Dec. 20 deadline

Haley Kisling Reporter November 11, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine registration begins before the Dec. 20 deadline. Kent State’s students, faculty and staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 20.  At your first COVID-19...