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The Kent Stater Members of Centennial Court E and F interhall council talk about the Holi Day, an Indian Hindu festival, during the Celebration of Nations put on by the Kent Interhall Council in the Student Center Ballroom on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015.

Celebration of Nations offers students a different outlook on diversity

Lauren Biertempfel February 9, 2015

Celebration of Nations kicked off I HEART Travel Week by offering students a tour of different countries in the Kent State Student Center Ballroom Monday evening and created awareness of diversity on campus.Kent...

Faculty Senate proposes changes to Kent Core

Victoria Manenti February 9, 2015

Faculty senate approved the creation of two new majors and debated changing the Kent Core curriculum and requirements during its first meeting of the semester Monday.Senate members argued if making certain...

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Campus Delivery: Fries and Frappuccinos at your doorstep

Payton Moore February 9, 2015

“Just picture yourself in your dorm: hungry, knowing you have a 10-minute walk in 20-degree weather to get Chipotle, McDonald’s, whatever. You give us a text and bam, we’re there in 30 minutes with...

The Kent Stater Dr. Amber Aiken works on a patient at the University Chiropractic and Wellness Center in Kent. The center opened in January and services the university and surrounding communities. Monday, Feb. 9, 2015.

New chiropractor business opens with help of Blackstone LaunchPad

Kate Schwanke February 9, 2015

With the assistance of Kent State’s Blackstone LaunchPad, another business has opened its doors in Downtown Kent.University Chiropractic and Wellness, located on Route 59, opened on Jan. 12 and is owned...

A wrestling match goes on as the Kent State gymnastics team huddles on the floor mat at the third annual Beauty and the Beast event in the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. The Kent State wrestling team beat Eastern Michigan University 25-9m and the Kent State gymnastics team beat the University of Pittsburgh 195.750 to 191.175.

Wrestling, gymnastics shine in Friday’s Beauty and the Beast event

Megan McEldowney February 2, 2015

The audience in the M.A.C. Center roared with excitement, ignited by a bold introduction of the Kent State Flashes stepping onto the mat. The wrestlers entered arm-in-arm with the gymnasts, handing them...

RA workshop trains students for leadership roles

Lauren Biertempfel February 2, 2015

New changes have been made to the Leadership for Dynamic Communities workshop, which aims to better train resident assistant applicants as community leaders.Changes to the program include shortening the...

Mike Richards is a senior English major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at mricha51@kent.edu.

Opinion: Petitioning for Change: A Love Story

Mike Richards February 2, 2015

There is more said in silence, or in making no comment, on a serious matter. Though that leaves the slate clean for no concrete implications, therein lies the notions that maybe — just maybe — you...

Bruce Zake and Scott Galving help photojournalism students learn how to develop a workflow at the FocalPoint meeting Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014.

JMC recommended for reaccreditation

Jessica Darling February 2, 2015

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication was recommended for reaccreditation after a site team representing the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) visited...

Max Kenworthy, age 7 from Kent, jumps into the air to get his head into an empty frame hanging in the new MuseLab art gallery in the School of Library and Information Science after putting the tag "this is me" on the frame Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2014.

KSU faculty member curates “Museality” exhibit in the SLIS MuseLab

Nick Boone January 28, 2015

The Kent State University School of Library and Information Science’s newest exhibit, “Museality,” focuses on the research surrounding human relationship with physical objects presented in the University...

The Jewish Studies Program traveled to Israel last summer and will offer a new spring break trip to Poland this year.

Jewish Studies plans spring break trip to Poland

Skye McEowen January 23, 2015

Rather than go home or travel to a beach for spring break, some Kent State students will instead cross the Atlantic and experience Poland and its past, present and future.Chaya Kessler, director of the...

Steve Gilham, often known as "Steve the Omelet Guy" prepares an omelet at Eastway Café on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. For the past seven years, Gilham has been serving breakfast to thousands of students. "It's rewarding," Gilham said. "I connect with a lot of students. It makes my job worthwhile."

Eastway omelet guys crack jokes, eggs for a morning audience

Mark Oprea January 20, 2015

For the early risers and omelet devotees at the Eastway Café, Steve Gilham and Ty Sugick are a common sight. One is a 55-year-old retired custodian, the other a junior broadcast major from Warren, Ohio....

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‘Selma’ gains success as dramatic biopic, despite criticisms

Bruce Walton January 19, 2015

“Selma,” the historically dramatic film of the struggles of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement of the 1960s, has been receiving almost constant attention since its national release...