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Five student holidays worth staying on campus for

Neville Hardman • August 28, 2015

1. Halloween Parties line College Ave. and University Dr. as the sidewalks flood with costumed students. Ashton Wade, a junior American Sign Language major, said her first Kent Halloween was cut short...

Walking debt infects Kent State

Cheyenne Perry • October 30, 2014

The Ohio Student Association painted students to look like zombies to raise awareness of the growing student debt problem and raising minimum wage Thursday evening at Risman Plaza.OSA’s Night of The...

Students break away from the norm, make DIY costumes

Cheyenne Perry • October 28, 2014

Many students donned Halloween costumes for a night out in Kent last weekend, and some are preparing to dress up again for the actual holiday. For students who want to stand out, buying a pre-packaged...

Kent cemeteries hold city’s history

Katherine Schaeffer • October 28, 2014

Since its founding in 1805, generations of colorful characters have called the City of Kent home. While some left tangible legacies, marking city streets and buildings with their names, others left behind...

Halloween on campus

Joy TaMar • October 28, 2014

Costumes are being bought, scary movies are being watched and candy is being eaten. Parties are being held and haunted houses are ready to scare. While Kent Halloween might have already happened, there’s...

Halloween’s not over, and neither is the love for it

Audrey Young • October 28, 2014

Kent might have had its Halloween blowout last Thursday, but the real Halloween holiday is not until this coming Friday. Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. I love Halloween so much...

Police blotter for the weekend of October 25-26

October 27, 2014

Emilie Cox of Mentor, OhioArrested at Bar 145 at 1:36 a.m. on 10/26Administrative Assistant at Back TrackOne charge of Doc. Intox Yosif Bohassan of Cuyahoga Falls, OhioArrested at 152 Franklin Ave. at...

Our view: Victim-blaming is not taking responsibility

KS Editors • October 26, 2014

Saturday night was Kent Halloween, the night when students from Kent State and other northeast Ohio universities flock to downtown Kent dressed in costume, or lack thereof. Halloween is the time for fun...

Mischief at midnight: Kent Halloween’s absurd night in costume

Mark Oprea • October 26, 2014

Around midnight Saturday, the streets of downtown Kent filled with costumed students, out-of-towners and spectating locals, gathered to celebrate Halloween with the Kent community. Thousands of revelers...

Library to host Hallowen Reads event

Olivia Young • October 26, 2014

Ghosts and vampires will come to life as stories and poems by literature’s scariest authors and poets are told in the main lobby of the University Library on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m.University Libraries...

Police brace themselves for Halloween festivities

Ray Strickland • October 22, 2014

The last Saturday of October, downtown Kent becomes an attraction as thousands of people, attired in Halloween costumes, pack the streets for Halloween parties and bar-hopping.This year it will be no different....

Art Club to offer scares and prizes at Halloween-themed show

Brittany Rees • October 22, 2014

Kent State’s Art Club will kick off its Halloween festivities with a “Fear Show” exhibit in downtown Kent on Saturday, Oct. 25.The exhibit will feature art submitted by the public and will be shown...