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Kent State's Junior middle blocker Bridget Wilhelm goes up for a spike during their game against MAC opponents Ohio University in the M.A.C. Center on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. The flashes lost the game 3-1 bringing their overall record to 12-12.

Athlete of the Week: Bridget Wilhelm

Jimmy Miller September 7, 2015

Last week, Kent State’s senior middle blocker Bridget Wilhelm earned the Mid-American Conference East Division Offensive Player of the Week honors for the fourth time in her career. Her 37 kills and...

Our View: Don’t dismiss mental illness

KS Editors September 7, 2015

Monday began National Suicide Prevention Week. In 2012, 6.6 percent to 7.5 percent of undergraduate students seriously considered suicide in a study provided by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center....

Field hockey returns from road weekend empty handed

Zac Sommer September 7, 2015

The Kent State field hockey team (1-2) allowed 11 goals in two games after losing 6-0 against Old Dominion Saturday and 5-1 to Michigan State on Sunday.The Golden Flashes allowed four points in the first...

Senior defensive lineman Ishmaa’ily Kitchen works out in the fieldhouse on March 4. The Youngstown native is a top prospect for the NFL draft. Photo by Brian Smith.

Browns release former Golden Flash Ishmaa’ily Kitchen

Ian Flickinger September 7, 2015

The Cleveland Browns parted ways with Ishmaa’ily Kitchen, a three-year mainstay on the Browns defensive line, last Tuesday, Sept. 1, in the final week of the NFL preseason.The 6'1, 330-pound Kitchen...

Caitlin Smith and Ronnie Exline met on Twitter in 2013. The couple just celebrated their two-year anniversary. 

Scroll, Swipe, Satisfied: Online dating enters the app world

Endya Watson September 7, 2015

From 2005 to present, the online dating scene has hit an all time high, one that Kent State students are in on themselves. The Pew Research Center reported in 2005 that 44 percent of people felt online...

Karen Linder was the head coach for the Kent State Softball team.

Kent State softball coach resigns after 18 years

Ian Flickinger August 31, 2015

Karen Linder announced she is stepping down from her position as the Flashes longstanding softball coach after 18 years.Under Linder’s supervision, Kent State softball became a national power, reaching...

New CCI Dean hopes to bring collaborative resources to students

Brittany Anderson July 22, 2015

When Amy Reynolds, the new dean of the College of Communication and Information, arrived to Kent State, she saw a college with four distinct schools surrounded by strong programs.At the same time, she...

The Kent State Ceramics Studio was torn down so all of the arts programs can be housed under one roof in the Center for Visuals Arts, which will be completed in spring 2016.

Ceramics building torn down to move arts programs under one roof

Chelsea Graff June 18, 2015

The Kent State Ceramics Studio was torn down earlier this week, which will move the ceramics program into the Center for the Visual Arts.The center, which is currently under construction, will bring all...

Fashion school nearing end of inaugural summer fashion academy

Brittany Anderson June 18, 2015

To help high school students obtain a more advanced perspective of fashion, the Kent State Fashion School started its first ever weeklong, all-inclusive academy on Monday.The summer fashion school academy...

Kent State confers more than 4,500 degrees at spring graduation

Emily Mills May 11, 2015

Kent State University conferred 4,512 degrees at commencement ceremonies held May 8 and 9.At the Kent campus alone, 3,883 degrees were conferred, including 2, 864 bachelor’s degrees, 874 master’s...

Kent’s WordSmiths print shop to close Friday

Taylor Kerns May 11, 2015

WordSmiths, which has provided print services in Kent for over two decades, is going out of business.Kent State University has acquired the land WordSmiths occupies, and business owner Mary Friess has...

CNN anchor discusses college affordability, millennial generation at alma mater

Kaitlynn LeBeau May 6, 2015

TV2 interviews CNN anchor and KSU alumnus Carol Costello from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Kent State alumna and CNN anchor Carol Costello reflected on her memories at Kent State, her time at TV2 and a fact...

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