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Sister Circle: A guaranteed community for women

Irene Bowser, Reporter April 27, 2023

Aisha Ahammed, a freshman computer science major, discovered comfort in a new space on campus April 21. She said while she was in the lobby of the Student Center, members of Sister Circle invited her to...

Nelson Ledges Quarry Park is located at 12001 State Route 282 in Garrettsville.

Best family recreational place

Irene Bowser, Reporter April 7, 2023

FIRST: Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park Local hikers, runners and casual walkers can find natural landscape, trails and waterfalls about 40 minutes from campus.  Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park offers...

Jacob Nash and members of the LGBTQ+ Center gather together at the Transgender Day of Visibility event.

Trans students celebrate visibility

Irene Bowser, Reporter April 3, 2023

In May, Jacob Nash will celebrate 25 years of coming out as a transgender man. He celebrates his differences and challenges by supporting others who are beginning their journey of visibility. Nash said...

Sisters don’t have to be blood related

Irene Bowser, Reporter March 8, 2023

Sister Circle, a student organization on campus, empowers women of color. Alandia Strong, the president of Sister Circle, became a member her sophomore year and developed close relationships with other...

‘Black Hair in a White World’ empowers Black women who wear their hair naturally

Irene Bowser, Reporter February 18, 2023

In her first year of college, Tameka Ellington got a job at an amusement park and was told she could not wear her hair naturally to work because it wasn’t “the all American look.” Today, having...

Photographer Asha Blake's submissions to the Race & Democracy: A Photovoice Project Exhibition in the Uumbaji Gallery of Oscar Ritchie Hall on Jan. 26, 2023.

Race and democracy are the focus for artists at Kent photo exhibition

Irene Bowser, Reporter January 28, 2023

Eleven featured photos were displayed at the Uumbaji Gallery in Oscar Ritchie Hall Thursday from eight artists, all with different backgrounds and ideas shown through their work. The Growing Democracy...