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Activism in the heartland: May 4, 1970 film viewing and panel discussion

Blake Westover Reporter • April 5, 2021

Students, faculty and May 4 survivors gathered via Zoom Monday night to watch and discuss the film "Fire in the Heartland" by Daniel Miller. Over 160 joined to watch the film and ask questions of a panel...

Voting days for USG election

Blake Westover Reporter • March 16, 2021

USG elections will be conducted this week. For two days, March 16 and 17, ballots can be submitted during university operating hours of 8 a.m to 5 p.m. “Students will receive an email Tuesday morning...

USG released tentative candidate list for 2021 election

Blake Westover Reporter • February 22, 2021

Blastoff, Homecoming and Flashfest: most students have at least one great memory from these Kent State traditions. Whether it was DaBaby, Chloe x Halle or Do It For The Culture, USG planned and implemented...

Kent State, USG working to find a way for quarantined students to vote

Chris Ramos, assigning editor • October 30, 2020

Students in quarantine face the possibility of not having their vote counted this election. Last Friday, Undergraduate Student Government (USG) started to discuss whether or not quarantined students could...

Voting initiative on campus working to foster civic engagement

Abigail Bottar Burr Copy Desk Chief • October 25, 2020

The General Elections are rapidly approaching; however, there are still a lot of questions and worries about the best way to vote. Safety concerns due to the pandemic are leading more voters to request...

Ohio Secretary of State meets with members of USG to discuss election voting

Troy Pierson Reporter • October 13, 2020

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose emphasized the importance of holding fair and safe elections Friday afternoon with members of Undergraduate Student Government (USG).Director of Governmental Affairs...

Students on campus face voter registration challenges

Gina Butkovich Managing editor • October 1, 2020

Kent State students attempting to register to vote at their campus address might be running into trouble registering online. The online registration system in Ohio uses the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles...

Results of the 2020 USG Election; Tiera Moore to be the next student body president

Annie Zwisler Reporter • March 11, 2020

Candidates waited anxiously Wednesday night for a fateful email to announce the 2020 USG election results. The votes rolled in amid university closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many candidates...

Meet the Undergraduate Student Government Candidates

Annie Zwisler, Reporter Chris Ramos, Reporter Madisyn Woodring, Reporter • March 1, 2020

Other candidates that are running but did not respond: Arian Sajjady - Director of Programming Candidate Thomas Niepsuj - Director of Academic Affairs CandidateJaiden White - Director of Business and...