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Raleigh Flanagan with humane cat traps.  She rehomes the cats she traps. (Courtesy of Raleigh Flanagan)

Student traps and rehomes cats, saving over 180 cats so far

Josie Burkhart, Copy Editor October 16, 2023

Senior integrative studies major Raleigh Flanagan longed for direction and making a difference during the start of the pandemic, so she began humanely trapping and rehoming stray cats around towns including...

Kent State Ph.D. music student releases newest album after accident

Josie Burkhart, Reporter August 18, 2023

Marty Ryan, a Kent State music education graduate student, got the idea for his latest album after surviving a fall at a restaurant which led him to write down his memories in fear of forgetting them. Ryan,...

The Office of Safety & Security celebrates 50th anniversary

Josie Burkhart, Reporter August 3, 2023

The Office of Safety & Security, established in 1973, is celebrating 50 years of student leaders patroling residence halls and escorting students that ask for assistance.  The initiative helps...

Officer Miguel Witt with Dexter, a K9 who worked for the Kent State Police until his death in April.

K9 handlers and their dogs share indescribable bond

Josie Burkhart, Reporter June 14, 2023

K9 handlers and their K9s go through up to six months of training that creates an unbreakable bond, said officers from the Kent State Police Services. Coco, Salem and Freddie are all K9s who are integral...

(KentWired Illustration by Gabrielle Lutz)

OPINION: OCD is not an adjective

Josie Burkhart, Copy Editor April 27, 2023

“I’m so OCD.” “If you’re a little OCD like me.” How many times have I heard this? More times than I can count. Saying these phrases is discrediting everything a person with OCD goes...