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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Spring sports roundup & fall sports preview

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor September 1, 2022

Students left campus for a summer of sun and fun, but Kent State sports teams did not take a break. Track and field make it to NCAAs For the fourth time in her collegiate career, senior...

Jordan Gilkison with the Ohio Open trophy.

Jordan Gilkison becomes first amateur golfer in 44 years to win Ohio Open

Gianna Cicchi, Reporter July 29, 2022

Jordan Gilkison almost never checked the standings while he played in a golf tournament, but that changed at the Ohio Open in June. As he approached the last hole, the scoreboard was right in front of...

Men’s golf finishes in fourth place tie in final regular season tournament

Kathryn Rajnicek, Reporter April 29, 2022

Kent State’s men’s golf team finished in a tie for fourth place in its final regular season tournament at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate tournament on April 23 through April 24. “I think as...

Junior Cade Breitenstine hits a shot during the Kent State men's golf match in the Aggie Invitational in College Station, Texas.

Men’s golf places 10th in Aggie Invitational

Kathryn Rajnicek, Reporter April 12, 2022

Kent State’s men’s golf team finished in 10th place out of 12 teams at the Aggie Invitational on April 9-10. “Well, obviously we struggled as a team, but I still feel like there were some good...

Men’s golf places second in last tournament of fall season

Kathryn Rajnicek Reporter October 18, 2021

Kent State’s men’s golf team secured its fourth top five finish of the fall season, finishing second in the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18. “I think for our guys to...

Men’s golf secures second fourth place finish of season

Kathryn Rajnicek Reporter October 6, 2021

Kent State’s men’s golf team had an up and down experience of a tournament. The team found itself as low as 15th place and as high as tied for second place at any time during the Fighting Irish Classic...

Men’s golf finishes in top 10 at second tournament of season

Kathryn Rajnicek Reporter September 29, 2021

Kent State’s men’s golf team finished eighth at the Windon Memorial tournament on Sept. 27-28.The tournament was hosted by Northwestern University and played at the Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe,...

Robert Misbrener, project manager II from Kent State’s office of the university architect, gets ready to test the needlepoint bipolar ionization technology with the ion testing device. The university plans to buy additional devices so monthly maintenance checks can happen.

Residence halls lack ionization technology, fight against Covid-19

Kelly Krabill Assigning Editor September 19, 2021

Classroom chairs fill the space with masked students this fall as in-person classes return to Kent State, dining hall lines stretch across the room while undergraduates wait for dinner and residence halls...

Men’s golf starts 2021 fall season with fourth place finish

Kathryn Rajnicek Reporter September 14, 2021

Kent State’s men’s golf team finished in fourth place out of 14 teams at the Gopher Invitational on Sunday and Monday.“I thought we handled the whole weekend really well,” coach Jon Mills said....

After the National Guard fired on May 4, Professor Glenn Frank used a bullhorn to tell the students, "I am begging you right now if you don’t disperse right now they’re going to move in, and it can only be a slaughter."

OPINION: America was never great. May 4 is proof of that.

Lyndsey Brennan Opinion Writer May 4, 2021

Last week in my Opinion Writing class, my professor played a clip about May 4 from Ken Burns’ documentary, "The Vietnam War."We saw all the images we’ve come to associate with that day: the National...

MAC

Men’s golf wins MAC tournament to move on to regionals

Pilar Lewis Sports Reporter May 2, 2021

Even against winds blowing up to 30 miles-per-hour, the Kent State men’s golf team secured its fifth consecutive Mid-American Conference championship this weekend in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “It’s tough...

Men’s golf ties for second place in Rutherford Invitational

Pilar Lewis Sports Reporter April 18, 2021

The Kent State men’s golf team had its second-best finish of the season and its second-straight strong tournament performance, tying for second at the Rutherford Intercollegiate in State College, Pennsylvania.The...