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Jessie Carduner, associate professor of Spanish and French, plays pinball at Stonehedge Family Fun Center in Cuyahoga Falls Friday, Sept. 12, 2014.

Pinball-playing professor brings competition to arcade classic

Emily Mills September 14, 2014

Jessie Carduner inserts a dollar into the Indiana Jones pinball machine. She stands up to her full 4 feet 10 inches — plus a few inches with her chunky black heels she uses to see the game better —...

Jerome Love to lead leadership speaker series

Chelsea Graff September 14, 2014

Jerome Love, an entrepreneur and professional speaker, will be speaking at Kent State University’s Kiva on Monday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.Love will be the first of five speakers in the “Leadership Speaker...

Justice Department sues Kent State University for violating Fair Housing Act

Celia Fernandez September 14, 2014

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Kent State University, several university officials and its Board of Trustees for violating the Fair Housing Act because of discrimination against students with...

Kent State, University of Pennsylvania researchers receive grant for blood pressure study

Tristan Buirley September 11, 2014

Two researchers from Kent State and a colleague from the University of Pennsylvania will conduct the first large-scale study of the effects of mindfulness meditation on blood pressure.David Fresco, professor...

Professor Jan Leach discusses what makes a photograph newsworthy and ethical to be released to the public at the Terrorism and the Media conference Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014.

JMC facilitates conversation on terrorism and media

Gabrielle Martinez September 10, 2014

This year marks the 13th anniversary of Sept. 11, and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication presented an open forum titled, “Terrorism and the Media,” to give Kent State students a global...

Storify: Tornado warning in Kent forces students to take shelter

September 10, 2014

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Ebola virus creates concern for students

Samantha Ickes September 10, 2014

A virus known as Ebola has been sweeping through Western Africa and slowly creeping across the globe, causing alarm for students and citizens in local areas.The Ebola virus is a hemorrhagic fever with...

Men’s golf team falters in the final two rounds of Gopher Invitational

Ray Strickland September 8, 2014

The Kent State men’s golf team duplicated its second-round score from Monday — when they shot 18-over-par — in the final round Tuesday, shooting a score of 302 to finish the day.Kent State finished...

Jennifer Hutchinson is a sophomore political science major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at jhutch12@kent.edu.

Opinion: College Republicans bring electoral candidates to Kent State

Jennifer Hutchinson September 8, 2014

Election season is in the air. What better way to learn more about the upcoming elections and those who are running than speaking with the candidates themselves? Well Kent Staters, the Kent State College...

KSU students pose for photo in Florence, Italy.

First Florence Summer Institute proved successful

Kaitlin Siegel September 7, 2014

Kent State University launched its first Florence Summer Institute study abroad program this past June, and it proved to be a massive success.The study abroad program in Florence, Italy was originally...

The Province

Student demand strains off-campus housing availability

Danielle Hess September 3, 2014

Over the past few years, new student housing complexes have popped up around Kent State University's campus, but even with the increase in housing, some students still scrambled to find off-campus housing...

5 things to do freshman year

Erin Zaranec September 2, 2014

You’ve survived syllabus week, mapped out where your classes are and hopefully gotten to know a few people in your residence hall. So now what? Here are some things to keep in mind while maneuvering...