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Freshman Luca Fuscardo at bat during the game against Ball State on Saturday April 11, 2015. Kent State lost to Ball State 4-2.

Kent State baseball edges Miami in weekend road series

Andrew Bugel April 26, 2015

The Kent State baseball team won the first two games of its series against Miami over the weekend before dropping the final game in a pitcher’s duel.Game 1: Kent State 4, Miami 3The Flashes got right...

A student from Ohio University leads others in zumba during Flash-a-thon in the Student Recreation and Wellness center on Saturday night, April 25, 2015. This year the annual 12-hour dance party helped raise $37,784 for the kids at the Akron Children’s Hospital.

Flash-A-Thon surpasses fundraising goal for the kids

Kate Schwanke April 26, 2015

As Kent State students danced the day and night away on Saturday, April 25, the third annual Flash-A-Thon raised $37,784.46, surpassing the original goal of $30,000 for the hematology and oncology departments...

Overcoming Obstacles: Gymnasts battle injuries

Megan McEldowney April 26, 2015

Kent State gymnast Whitnee Johnson shows off her ability to perform through an injury while on the uneven bars.Gymnastics may look graceful up close, but behind the scenes, it is a brutal and demanding...

Aftershocks terrify survivors of Nepal quake that killed 2,500

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Shell-shocked and sleeping in the streets, tens of thousands of Nepalese braced against terrifying aftershocks Sunday while digging for survivors in the devastation wrought...

Philosophy department preps for ‘Sellars in a New Generation’ conference

Aaron Corpora April 26, 2015

Kent State’s Philosophy Department will host the “Sellars in a New Generation” conference to welcome scholars and academics from around the world from April 30 to May 2.The conference will celebrate...

Ken Ditlevson, the director of the LGBTQ Student Center, speaks during the Lavender Graduation ceremony in the Kent State Student Center Ballroom on Friday, April 8, 2016. Lavender graduation is held to honor LGBTQ and Ally students who are graduating in 2016.

LGBTQ center to host Lavender Graduation

Daisha Overstreet April 26, 2015

The LGBTQ Student Center will honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally students at the Lavender Graduation in the Moulton Hall Ballroom at 6 p.m.Lavender Graduation is a pre-commencement...

University Library to host “Final Paper Cram Jam”

Nick Boone April 26, 2015

The Writing Commons will host a “Final Paper Cram Jam” to help students with final writing assignments from April 27 to May 1.The multi-day event will take place outside the Writing Commons on the...

Snapsolve

Take a photo, get an answer

Julianne Calapa April 26, 2015

Stuck on a challenging homework question? There’s an app for that.The makers of StudyRoom, the world’s largest social learning network, launched Snapsolve for free download on the iPhone’s App Store...

A César Chávez mural on Broadway Street in Toledo, Ohio painted by Bowling Green State University students. 

Opinion: My experience as a first generation college student

Amanda Anastasia Paniagua April 26, 2015

Local BackgroundNorthwest Ohio boasts a large Mexican and Mexican-American or Chicano population. This is due largely to the availability of jobs during the early part of the 20th century. Toledo, Ohio,...

In this March 12, 1999 file photograph, a student fills in his answer to the practice test question for a standardized test, in Roswell, Georgia. (Anitta C. Charlson/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT)

Cheater, cheater: How does technology play a role?

Payton Moore April 23, 2015

John, a sophomore business management major at Kent State whose name has been omitted to protect his identity, at Kent State, admits he’s cheated in nearly every class he’s taken.It starts with enrollment;...

Marvin Logan is a senior Pan-African Studies major. Contact him at mlogan6@kent.edu.

Opinion: Be Bold KSU

Marvin Logan April 23, 2015

Recently, we have been branding #BeBoldKSU. But what does it mean to be bold? To be bold is to not hesitate or be fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff. It means to be courageous....

TEFL program offers students chance to teach English abroad

Aaron Corpora April 23, 2015

Kent State students who want to teach English as a second language, perhaps even in foreign countries, have a unique opportunity through the university's Department of English.The Teaching English as a...

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