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Counseling and Psychological Services provides mental health resources to students

Kayla Gleason, Reporter September 19, 2023

Students seeking mental health services can contact Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) to look through the options offered for support.  Students interested in this resource can start by...

Sculpture boxes in Stein's Spoon to Shell series are representative of protection and nourishment.

Art exhibition honors female heroes in Holocaust at Center for the Visual Arts

Kayla Gleason, Reporter September 8, 2023

The Center for the Visual Arts is now the temporary home to Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females, which first opened Aug. 22 and will be displayed through Sept. 29.  Linda Stein, a visual artist and social...

Language from class syllabi highlights the religious exemption policy for students to follow.
(Courtesy of Kent State University)

New religious exemption from Ohio legislation enacted across university classrooms 

Kayla Gleason, Reporter September 5, 2023

Students are now allowed to submit a maximum of three days of religious exemption from classes after Section 3345.026 of the Ohio Revised Code took effect April 3.  The exemption can either be requested...

Students gather outside of Franklin Hall, waiting for the PARTA bus.

PARTA switches bus tracking app from SPOT PARTA to Passio GO!

Kayla Gleason, Reporter September 2, 2023

As the fall semester begins, students have not only adjusted to new courses and professors but to a new transportation app to assist them around campus.  The new app, Passio GO!, now tracks PARTA buses...

Jay Kozar and daughter Addison Kozar at their father-daughter art exhibit. (Courtesy of Jay Kozar)

Father-daughter art exhibit hosted at Kent State galleries inspires young artists

Kayla Gleason, Reporter August 3, 2023

An exhibit showing side-by-side artwork painted by a father and daughter was displayed July 11 through 22 in the Kent State art galleries.  Jay Kozar last exhibited his work at Kent State University...

Moviegoers and employees dressed up in Barbie outfits at Kent Plaza Cinemas. (Courtesy of Kent Plaza Cinemas)

Kent Plaza Cinemas sees big box office opening weekend for ‘Barbenheimer’

Kayla Gleason, Reporter July 28, 2023

Movie theaters saw large crowds over the weekend as “Barbenheimer” was released to an enthusiastic public.   “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” together were dubbed “Barbenheimer” on social...

Audrey Ernst at the launch party of her business, Hometown Coffee & Pastry, on July 9, 2023.

Kent State student launches mobile dessert and coffee business

Kayla Gleason, Reporter July 15, 2023

Kent State senior Audrey Ernst launched her mobile coffee and dessert business to the public Sunday morning in her hometown of Zoar. The business, Hometown Coffee & Pastry, is a catering service...

Printmaking Faculty Leigh Garcia (left) hosts "The Art of Papermaking" workshop while participants current Kent State Art Education student Audrey Larlham, recent Art Education graduate Joann Duran, Art Education Alumnus Jordan McConnell, Erin Duffy and Suzanne Mitolo listen. (Courtesy of symposium chairs)

Kent State hosts annual Ohio Art Education Association Summer Symposium on campus

Kayla Gleason, Reporter July 12, 2023

The Ohio Art Education Association was invited to host 83 art teachers for their annual Summer Symposium this year at Kent State from June 27 through the 28.  The symposium, which is a conference held...

Huế Bánh Mì & Phở Cafe located on E Main St. The restaurant has been closed since the owner was injured in a grease fire.

Local Vietnamese restaurant temporarily closes after owner injured in fire

Kayla Gleason, Reporter June 20, 2023

The owner of Huế Bánh Mì & Phở Cafe, a restaurant serving Vietnamese cuisine in Kent, was forced to temporarily close the restaurant after sustaining injuries in a grease fire three months after...

Recent Kent State graduate promotes mental health through business startup

Kayla Gleason, Reporter June 1, 2023

Ryan Marotta, a recent Kent graduate, started a clothing business this past year that works to spread mental health awareness and positive messages. The clothing includes fashion for people of all ages,...

Career Coffee Talks give advice to students and alumni

Kayla Gleason, Reporter May 17, 2023

At the end of the Spring semester, current students and alumni attended another Career Coffee Talks session.   The sessions are hosted virtually by Career Exploration and Development and the Division...

Graduate student strike at Temple University raises questions over teaching assistant stipends

Kayla Gleason, Reporter May 5, 2023

Graduate students at Temple University were on strike during the spring semester demanding improved wages. The strike ended after the students negotiated a union contract that will raise their annual salary...