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Kent State University students utilized Blackboard for online learning purposes until the university fully migrated to Canvas in 2022.

From Blackboard to Canvas

Adam Kring, Reporter February 6, 2023

The university announced in 2020 the school’s home for online learning would no longer be Blackboard Learn, but rather Instructure Canvas. Upon hearing this announcement, many students and faculty...

Attendees sit at tables spread across the room to discuss how to best help students in need following the initial presentation during the 100 plates community lunch on Feb. 1, 2023.

100 Plates event celebrates MLK Week with lunch and group discussion

Chania Crawford, Reporter February 1, 2023

The MLK commemorative committee celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s mission to achieve a “beloved community” with a lunch and discussion.  “He believed there were three barriers to achieving...

Photographer Asha Blake's submissions to the Race & Democracy: A Photovoice Project Exhibition in the Uumbaji Gallery of Oscar Ritchie Hall on Jan. 26, 2023.

Race and democracy are the focus for artists at Kent photo exhibition

Irene Bowser, Reporter January 28, 2023

Eleven featured photos were displayed at the Uumbaji Gallery in Oscar Ritchie Hall Thursday from eight artists, all with different backgrounds and ideas shown through their work. The Growing Democracy...

Hillel student travelers recapture Birthright, leadership trips to Israel

Alyse Riffer, Reporter January 28, 2023

Thirty national Hillel members traveled to Israel for a Birthright trip this winter, including 15 of Kent State’s students. The group departed from Chicago on Dec. 28, 2022, and returned home on...

Kent State's Oscar Ritchie Hall, located on 225 Terrace Dr, Kent, OH.

Racist message scratched into mural in Oscar Ritchie Hall

Kaitlyn Finchler, Campus Editor January 24, 2023

The letters “KKK” were scratched onto the forehead of a subject in a painted mural on the second floor of Oscar Ritchie Hall – the damage was reported to campus police on Jan. 18, but it’s unclear...

Epsilon Mu sorors with keynote speaker Carla Jackson (bottom middle).

Fourth annual EMpowerment Conference focuses on value, time and purpose

Blake Serrano, Reporter January 23, 2023

In the midst of a Sunday afternoon snow, facilitation was at the forefront of the fourth annual EMpowerment Conference in the Kent State Ballroom. The conference was hosted by the Epsilon Mu Chapter...

Kent State senior Chris Payton celebrates after making yet another basket against BSU during the game on Jan. 20, 2023.

Men’s basketball winning streak reaches double digits against Ball State

Jacob Shondel, Reporter January 21, 2023

The last time the Kent State men’s basketball team started 6-0 in the conference was 2005-06. Friday, at the M.A.C. Center, the Flashes did just that, winning their sixth-straight conference win and...

Kent State freshman Daylon Brown is crowned King of the 52nd Renaissance Ball after his showing of a short film he produced alongside an all-Black cast and crew.

A night of velvet, jewels and Black excellence: Black United Students’ 52nd Annual Renaissance Ball

Grace Davies, Reporter November 11, 2022

Black United Students' 52nd Renaissance Ball this year was “A Night To Remember In Black Hollywood” with the overall color scheme of black, wine red and champagne. Eight student contestants each showcased...

Janice Simmons-Mortiner (back middle) and Sara Moore (right) oversee a polling worker giving a man his ballot at the Kent Free Library on Nov. 8. They are both voting location managers at this precinct.

Kent Library serves as one of many polling locations

Kaitlyn Finchler, Digital Content Manager November 8, 2022

With only a few hours left to vote, the polling managers and workers are gearing up for the next three hours. At the Kent Library, located at 312 W. Main St., Ohio voters can head up to the second floor...

Democratic candidates visit Kent, Kent State on election eve

Alexandra Golden, Managing Editor November 7, 2022

Ohio Democratic candidates campaigned on the Kent State campus and in the city of Kent Monday afternoon, less than 48 hours before polls close. Nan Whaley, the first female gubernatorial candidate in...

Dozens attended Eric Garner's discussion regarding the media's response to mass shootings.

“Let them tell their story”: Parkland survivor discusses media response

Alton Northup, Staff Reporter October 26, 2022

Stephanie Smith, a professor in the School of Media and Journalism, opened Tuesday’s virtual discussion with Parkland survivor Eric Garner with a reminder, “we are Kent State and we come together to...

Franklin Advertising to host networking event for Kent State MDJ students

Anthony Zacharyasz, Staff Reporter October 25, 2022

Franklin Advertising, a student organization at Kent State University, is set to host an event for media and journalism (MDJ) students geared toward marketing, advertising and networking. The event...