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Provost Todd Diacon. 

Q&A with Provost

Nicole Ciccarelli February 5, 2017

Editor's note: Once a month, editors and producers from The Kent Stater and TV2 interview Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon about issues of importance to the university....

Dakota Hatch, a student at the Horizon Science Academy, is repairing his teams robot for Kent State University’s FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Competition Saturday Feb. 4, 2017.

Robotics competition turns tech skills into sport

Rick Pongonis February 4, 2017

Looking determined, a Stow-Munroe Falls High School student pushed his joystick forward. At his command, a 15-inch metallic see-through robot scooped up a blue ball about the size of a softball, put it...

Junior forward Jordan Korinek shoots a layup against Bowling Green University on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 at the M.A.C. Center. Kent State won, 80-78.

Flashes fall to Buffalo despite Korinek’s 1,000th career point

Henry Palattella February 4, 2017

The Kent State women's basketball (12-11, 6-5 Mid-American Conference) team missed a crucial chance to gain ground in the MAC East Saturday, falling to the University of Buffalo (16-6, 6-5 MAC), 77-62.The...

Kent Conference Center showcases artwork from Kent State alumni, artist and CEO Laurence Armstrong

Lyric Aquino February 4, 2017

In a dimly lit room at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center, 20 people gathered Friday with wine and cheese in their hands to observe paintings in a gallery filled with art from Kent State...

Professor explores loss of identity in cancer caregiving

Molly Spillman February 3, 2017

The unspoken truth of being a caregiver for a loved one is an issue few understand, but many will go through during their life.During Kent State's School of Communication Studies' research colloquium...

(From the left) Laura King, Victoria Piering, Samantha Peirce, Raegan Bishop, Michela Rocco.

Kent State students experience a magical internship

Danielle Johnson February 3, 2017

Kent State students have the opportunity every year to intern at "the most magical place on Earth:" Walt Disney Resorts.Students in any major can apply for the semester long internship because there are...

School of Communication Studies spring colloquium series to start Friday

Molly Spillman February 2, 2017

The Kent State School of Communication Studies will kick off its spring 2017 research colloquium series Friday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. in the Art Building. A discussion about being a caregiver to a cancer patient,...

VIP dining event celebrates freshmen in their second semester

Linda Stocum February 1, 2017

Students gathered at Eastway on Wednesday to celebrate the achievement of surviving their first semester of college.The VIP dining event has been a tradition on campus for the past eight years and has...

Gerald H. Read Center celebrates 30 years

Hannah Wagner February 1, 2017

The Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education will celebrate its 30-year anniversary throughout 2017 to acknowledge the center's accomplishments and milestones.Linda Robertson,...

Brothers Bob and Will Blair stand next to their bodybuilding championship trophy on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017.

Bodybuilder brothers reshape lives through challenging sport

Rachel Duthie February 1, 2017

There was a time where Will Blair couldn't walk.After suffering a dirt bike accident his senior year of high school, he developed Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (antibiotic-resistant Staph)...

A track hoe sit in the campus center parking lot as part of the current construction project Monday Feb. 13, 2017.

Construction reduces parking in Campus Center

Hannah Coleman February 1, 2017

The beginning of phase two of the Summit Street Improvement Project has commuters in the Campus Center West parking lot struggling to find a place to park.Construction on the lot began during the first...

Print vs. Digital

Libraries across campus weigh in on print versus digital

Paige Brown February 1, 2017

The Kent State libraries take different approaches to the print versus digital debate.Taking a walk around the Kent State campus, one would find that it is home to an Architecture Library, Fashion Library,...

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