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A sunset rainbow paints the sky during the Kent State Homecoming Football game Oct. 1, 2022.

Fall 2023 homecoming court: get to know the court and vote for royalty

Lauren Bischof, Reporter October 10, 2023

The university announced its 2023 homecoming court nominees Sept. 29 at the Black Squirrel Festival. The nominees are Jaelyn Brown, Juliana Buonaiuto, Kaitlyn Ginn, Lauren Klodt, Maura Mascarin, Sage...

The Kent State Student Section cheers on the Golden Flash football team during the Homecoming game. The men won against Ohio University 31-24.

Food, fun and Flashes as thousands celebrate homecoming at Dix Stadium

Katherine Masko, Social Media Manager October 1, 2022

Hot dogs on grills, students in navy blue and alumni hanging out can only mean one thing: homecoming. Tables, tents and grills packed Dix Stadium parking lot Saturday while music blared from different...

Students, community, alumni revel in blue and gold pride at 2022 homecoming parade

Grace Clarke, Reporter October 1, 2022

Showered in blue and gold, hundreds of students, family and alumni gathered along Main Street to celebrate over 100 years of tradition at the Kent State Homecoming Parade. The parade, which began at...

2020 Homecoming events to be held virtually

Kimberly Fisher Technology reporter September 26, 2020

Kent State’s 2020 Homecoming is shaping up to be a little different this year.Beloved events such as the Kiss on the K and the Bowman Cup 5K will be joined by new events in an online platform. According...

Kent State Stark's first ever Homecoming court.Top to Bottom: Dean Denise Seachrist, Michael Caiazza, Andrew Mulvey, Ashley Spellman, Joei Stallard and Caya Smarr.

Kent Stark nominates first Homecoming court

Allyson Nichols October 3, 2018

Kent State’s Stark campus is celebrating its 100th year of Homecoming with its first ever Homecoming court.Andrew Mulvey, Caya Smarr, Michael Caiazza, Joei Stallard and Ashley Spellman will be representing...

Homecoming court raises money for local philanthropy

Danie Minor, The Kent Stater Lauren Stebelton, TV2 September 30, 2015

TV2's Lauren Stebelton finds out how one gets on homecoming court and what the court's philanthropy is.KSU Homecoming Court from KentWired.com on Vimeo. This year’s Homecoming Court has been tasked...

Marvin Logan, former executive director of Undergraduate Student Government, and other USG members wave at onlookers during the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 18, 2014.

2015 Homecoming Court announced

Kianna Bugglin September 20, 2015

The Kent State Alumni Association has announced the members of the 2015 Homecoming Court.Any student has the opportunity to apply for court, but they must have a GPA of more than 2.75, be in good academic...

2014 Homecoming King Candidate Profiles

Andrew Cappuzzello Integrated math, seniorWhat was your initial reaction when you found out you were selected to be on Homecoming court?“I was pretty shocked actually, it was 11 o’clock at night and...

2014 Homecoming Queen Candidate Profiles

Joy Yala Public health major, seniorWhat was your initial reaction when you found out you were selected to be on the Homecoming Court?“I was on duty that night, so I thought it was a duty call … so...