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Attendees at Future Flash Day play Kent State Trivia on Feb. 14.

Over 600 students and family members attend Future Flash Day

Abigail Kress, Reporter February 23, 2025

The Kent State University ballroom was filled with approximately 600 high school seniors and their families on Feb. 21 for Future Flash Day, marking an increase in attendance from last year. This is the...

All nine Kent State students studying in Paris unharmed after explosion

Leah Shepard, Managing Editor June 21, 2023

All nine Kent State students studying abroad at the Paris American Academy in Paris, France are accounted for and unharmed after an explosion rocked the university Wednesday, Kent State said in a press...

Freshman architecture major Annabelle Montgomery (left) and her roommate, Olivia McClelland, in their dorm room in Kent State’s Allyn Hall.

On or off campus? Here’s how to decide where to live

Catie Pusateri, Reporter November 4, 2022

To live on or off campus? That is the question. This semester marks the first time sophomore fashion merchandising major Jacqueline Quinn is living off campus, and she shares a house near the architecture...

Zahra Najafi, a junior fashion design and fashion merchandising major. Photo courtesy of Zahra Najafi.

Kent State fashion student forms platform connecting creative students

Catie Pusateri Reporter February 12, 2021

While scrolling through the extensive list of Kent State’s student organizations, Zahra Najafi searched for the perfect fit but felt lost when she did not find a match. After struggling to find a place...

Fashion design and merchandising majors gain real-world experience at Rockwell

Hailey Phillips Fashion reporter February 8, 2020

Hundreds of students walk the halls of Rockwell Hall, the home of Kent State’s Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, every semester. The connection to the museum,...

"Going Global" student blog shows what it's really like to study abroad.

Experience a day-in-the-life abroad through new student blog

Eryn Gebacz February 20, 2017

Peer ambassadors from the College of Arts and Sciences launched “Going Global,” a new blog dealing with and citing peers’ perspectives on studying abroad this semester. The blog portrays what...

Brianna Hunter models at Crescndo, the Fashion School’s annual fashion show held in Rockwell Hall on April 29, 2016.

Annual Fashion Show sells out opening show

Taylor Pierce April 29, 2016

The Fashion School opened its 34th Annual Fashion Show on Friday April 29th, and will continue Saturday in Rockwell Hall, to a total of three sold out crowds.Rockwell Hall was transformed for the show...

Fashion School prepares for annual FS2 show this Friday

Kelsey Drumm April 19, 2015

Fashion design and merchandising students are making final preparations for The Fashion School’s Annual Fashion Show, “FS2 Visionnaire,” which is set to start Friday, April 24.The show is an opportunity...

Courtesy of Geoffrey Beene

Kent State University Museum unveils “Geoffrey Beene: American Ingenuity” exhibit

Kelsey Drumm January 31, 2015

The Kent State University Museum opened its “Geoffrey Beene: American Ingenuity” exhibition to showcase clothing articles created by the designer throughout his 40-year career on Thursday, Jan. 29.American...