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Jarrod Tudor to begin new position July 1

Julia Adkins April 7, 2014

Jarrod Tudor was named interim dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State at Geauga and the Kent State Regional Academic Center Monday, April 7, by Todd Diacon, senior vice president for academic...

See the full timeline in Timeline: Shot fired on Kent Campus, Wednesday, April 2, 2014.

Campus officials, witnesses detail lockdown events after student fires shot

Madeleine Winer April 4, 2014

Nicole Lozier was 5 feet away from the domestic dispute in the parking lot of Bowman Hall that sent campus into a three-hour lockdown on Wednesday.Quavaugntay Tyler, a 24-year-old freshman criminology...

College of Public Health hosts National Public Health week

Halie Rogers April 4, 2014

The College of Public Health is holding several events in honor of National Public Health Week from April 7 to 13.“The student group Public Health Student Alliance has taken it upon themselves to provide...

Photo courtesy of Kent State University.

AnnMarie LeBlanc Named CCI Interim Dean

Nicholas Sewell March 30, 2014

AnnMarie LeBlanc, director of the School of Visual Communication Design, was selected to serve as the interim dean of the College of Communication and Information.LeBlanc, selected as CCI’s interim dean...

Term instructor of Pan-African studies Olu Manns (left) performs on stage with students from his Cultural Expressions class. Manns was quoted "On the One" referring to the diversity of students in his class being brought together from nations all across the world during the 19th annual African Night, Friday, March 14, 2014.

Annual African Night celebrates African culture through food and dance

Michael Lopick March 16, 2014

A crowd of students dressed to the nines eagerly waited outside the Kent State Ballroom to celebrate a world of geles, dashikis and traditional African food.Kent African Student Association’s 19th annual...

Guest columnist: 10 things KSU students need to know about the Board of Trustees

Jody Michael March 16, 2014

1. Your room and board rates are going up more than 3.8 percent next year. The Board of Trustees decided that on Wednesday.2. While students are paying hundreds more, President Lester Lefton is receiving...

A close up of Parking Services employee Adam Nowicki as he issues a parking ticket for a vehicle parked in the wrong lot, Monday, March 10, 2014.

Tickets reflect parking problems for KSU students

Katherine Schaeffer March 16, 2014

Perched on Hilltop Drive is a row of Kent State’s most historic buildings — elegant century-old structures, separated by hilly expanses of lawn and shaded by trees older than the university itself.Unfortunately,...

Outfielder Alex Miklos is ousted at second base by Niagara player Thomas Rodrigues at Schoonover Stadium Tuesday April 16, 2013. Kent State is competing against the College of Charleston, Univeristy of Michigan and Appalacian State Univeristy in the College of Charleston tournament starting Friday, March 14, 2014 in Charleston, SC.

Flashes baseball to take part in College of Charleston Tournament

Richie Mulhall March 13, 2014

The Kent State baseball team will head to Charleston, S.C., this weekend to participate in the College of Charleston Tournament at the College of Charleston Baseball Stadium at Patriot’s Point.In the...

Photo submitted by Matt Chernesky.

Kent State USG passes resolution to endorse statewide marriage equality

Blair Donald March 9, 2014

Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution last week officially endorsing equal marriage rights in Ohio. They are the first student government in the state to do so.Matt Chernesky,...

Wick Poetry Center hosts live poetry reading

Jason Meek March 9, 2014

California poet Lisa Coffman will give a live poetry reading in Kent at Last Exit Books at 124 E. Main St. on Tuesday, March 11 at 7 p.m.The reading is hosted by the Wick Poetry Center and will feature...

1980s Brit fashion rocks annual ‘Rock the Runway’ event

Jake Green March 9, 2014

New Wave British music and fashion inspired the designers whose three-look collections filled the stage at the sold-out 10th Annual “Rock the Runway” student fashion competition in the Kent...

Photo courtesy of Kent State University.

Kent State takes steps to name CCI interim dean

Nicholas Sewell March 9, 2014

Stanley Wearden, the current dean of the College of Communications and Information, announced last week that he would be retiring from his position as the dean of CCI in order to become the provost and...