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FILE - Locks cover the fence on the Love Bridge in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh as a person walks by Nov. 3, 2021. A poll from MTV Entertainment Group and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that Americans ages 13 through 56 think the pandemic made parts of their lives harder, but Gen Z reported higher levels of disruption to their education and dating lives. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Pandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: AP-NORC, MTV poll

Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll finds that teens and young adults have faced some of the heaviest...

Kent State’s fashion school ranks top 10 in U.S.

Kayla Polansky Reporter October 20, 2021

Kent State’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising programs ranked top 10 in the U.S. on Fashion-Schools.org.The fashion design program ranked No.1 in the Midwest while also ranking No. 8 in the...

The annual Rainbow Run will begin October 13th at 7 p.m. at the Risman Plaza.

LGBTQ+ Center to host sixth annual Rainbow Run Friday

Serena Shortridge October 2, 2021

The Rainbow Run 5K is set to take place this Friday at 7 p.m. in Risman Plaza. All event proceeds go toward the LGBTQ Emergency Fund. Participation is $20 for students and $25 for non-students. Participants...

Kent State center Sam Allan (54) prepares to snap the ball while facing down Iowa's defensive line. The Flashes would give up 7 sacks for 39 yards and a safety.

Kent State fumbles away potential upset at #5 Iowa

Jimmy Oswald Sports Editor September 18, 2021

For the second time in three weeks, the Kent State football team found itself in a position to make it a one score game in the second half while facing a top six team in the country. It was 1st &...

Sydney Dunmire, Ohio youth governor, 69th governor of the Ohio YMCA youth and government program, and senior at Rutherford B. Hayes High School. 

High school students talk about voting, voter registration

As the presidential race wages on, emerging 18-year-old high school students will be able to exercise their voting power in the upcoming primaries and presidential election. According to Axios, Generation...

Out of 221 votes, voters stated how long they would spend on TikTok throughout the time period of the week. 

TikTok wave hits Kent State

Dylan Bowers Reporter February 10, 2020

A platform where users can share creative videos with sound, TikTok has made its way across college campuses in the United States, including Kent State.“It’s a fun place to be creative,” said Dr....

Betsy Garwood, a brand representative for skincare and makeup company Glossier and a senior visual communication design major, poses for a photo in Florence, Italy, on May 31, 2018. Glossier posted Garwood's photo because she was wearing "Last Slick," its mascara. 

Campus Reppin’: A dive into the ins, outs of online brand promotion — the popular college gig

Gershon Harrell December 2, 2018

Before a dinner outing with her friends, Betsy Garwood adds on the final product of her go-to makeup look. She squeezes a small tube of Glossier’s “Cloud Paint” onto her finger and dabs it on her...