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Kent State’s mascot Flash Guy shows off KSU2U drive-in events in various Ohio locations. Courtesy of Kent State Admissions Office employees Erica Collins and Corey Stamco.

KSU2U: Drive-in recruitment for prospective students

Morgan McGrath Feature writer November 20, 2020

With the rise of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. over the past few weeks, public spaces like restaurants, shopping centers and universities have implemented increasingly strict restrictions to minimize the...

Different state’s judicial selections range from partisan elections to assisted appointments. As shown in the graph, the state of Ohio has a nonpartisan election. Information from Ballotpedia. Graphic base from simplemaps.com. Graphic created by Sara Crawford.

Ohio Supreme Court candidates and the upcoming November election

Sara Crawford Opinion editor October 28, 2020

Election Day is less than a week away, the final day to register to vote has passed and absentee ballots are on their way out to registered voters. When it comes to the Ohio Supreme Court justices, they...

End of semester drag show hosted by PRIDE! Kent

Kennedi Combs Diversity reporter December 5, 2019

PRIDE! Kent put on an amateur drag show for Kent State students Wednesday night in the Kiva. The show, showing pride for the LGBTQ+ community, consisted of four students dressed in drag singing and dancing...

Mica Pflug

Opinion: Find your ‘Hamilton’

Mica Pflug November 5, 2017

Some people do drugs, some people work out, some people have a lot of sex.After all, everyone needs a “thing.”For me, it’s listening to all 46 tracks of the “Hamilton” soundtrack.Have you ever...

John Crawford-Spinelli, the dean of the College of the Arts (left), interviews Emmy and Tony Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell about his life as a costume designer after his speech Monday.

‘Hamilton’ costume designer discusses race in theater industry

Quaylyn Hairston September 27, 2017

"Hamilton" costume designer Paul Tazewell spoke about race and its influence on his career Monday at the E. Turner Stump Theatre at Kent State.“Being a black man in theater, I wouldn’t trade it for...

Kent State's College of the Arts, in conjunction with the Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series, presents Tony and Emmy Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell. 

Award-winning ‘Hamilton’ costume designer to speak at Kent State

Cameron Gorman August 31, 2017

Tony and Emmy Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell will speak at Kent State’s E. Turner Stump Theatre on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m.Tazewell, an Akron native who designed costumes for “Hamilton” and...

Hamilton’s hip-hop revolution

John Hess January 24, 2016

Friends are understandably skeptical when I suggest they check out Hamilton, the new hip-hop musical based on the life of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. However, Hamilton has been pleasantly...