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The Fashion School to offer its first Fashion School Academy to high school students

Kelsey Drumm April 20, 2015

Twenty high school students interested in fashion will attend Kent State’s first summer Fashion School Academy from June 14-20 this year. The first Fashion School Academy will remain relatively small...

Pamela E. Jones, coordinator of the National Student Exchange Center, talks to students during an information session held by Trio about opportunities to study abroad on October 13, 2014.

Incoming Kent State freshmen to travel to Florence this summer

Taylor Meade April 20, 2015

Upward Bound will send nine incoming freshmen from local high schools to study at the Kent State’s Florence program this summer.The federal TRIO program provides pre-college and academic support services...

 Luminaire memorials to individuals who committed suicide line the sidewalk of Risman Plaza during the Out of Darkness Campus Walk on April 18, 2015.

Kent community comes together for Out of the Darkness Walk

Tristan Buirley April 19, 2015

After her personal struggles with suicide, Crystal Russell considers herself lucky to have made it to college. Russell, a graduate clinical mental health counseling major, raised $610 for the Out of Darkness...

Sophomore Kyndall Echols hugs host Marcus Donaldson while accepting the female Rising Star Award during the 39th Annual Ebony Achievement awards on Sunday, April 19, 2015. The Ebony Achievement Awards recognize students, faculty and staff who have had a significant impact in Kent State’s black community.

Black United Students hosts 39th annual Ebony Achievement Awards

Daisha Overstreet April 19, 2015

The Kent State Black United Students presented the 39th Annual Ebony Achievement Awards titled “The Revolutionary Act: Fists High, Heads Higher” Sunday night in the Kent State Student Center Ballroom. The...

Men’s track and field continue record-breaking season

Quentin Smith April 19, 2015

After breaking old records and setting news ones in the Tennessee Relays from April 9 to 11, Kent State duplicated that same success when the team broke a total of four records over the weekend.The team...

Jimmy Miller is the sports editor of The Kent Stater. Contact him at jmill231@kent.edu.

Guest column: Advocating more discussion around suicide

Jimmy Miller April 19, 2015

I'm not known for how seriously I approach things in life. In fact, I'm usually the one to crack a joke in the middle of a sad scene at the movies or offer a one-liner when approached by someone in absolute...

Our View: A snapshot of life

April 19, 2015

Summary: With the murder of a college student in Kentucky, we must always remember that life can radically change in an instant. Early Friday morning, Jonathan Krueger was shot and killed while walking...

Sophomore wide receiver Nick Holley gets tackled by the Jaguars' Desmond LaVelle at the game against Southern Alabama Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014.

Four things to take from Kent State’s spring football camp

Stephen Means II April 19, 2015

 The Kent State football team is moving forward from what could be called a forgettable 2014 season. On top of the death of junior offensive lineman Jason Bitsko, the Flashes suffered a handful of injuries...

Senior Josh Pierce pitches the ball during a game against Ball State on Saturday, April 11, 2015.

Baseball struggles, wins one of three against Ohio

Andrew Bugel April 19, 2015

The Kent State baseball team (21-15, 9-6 Mid-American Conference) didn’t get off to a good start against Ohio University this weekend. After a heart-breaking loss in game one, the bats didn’t show...

Senior outfielder Kim Kirkpatrick hits a ball foul during the first game of Kent State’s double header against Cleveland State at the Diamond at Dix on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.

Softball finishes 2-2 on weekend, earns 1000th win

Zac Sommer April 19, 2015

The Kent State softball team split four games against Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University this weekend, but the Flashes recorded their 1000th all-time win Friday. Game 1: Kent...

Air Force ROTC cadet saves life off campus

Sky Fought April 19, 2015

When Mitchell Briggs, a junior aeronautical studies major and Air Force ROTC cadet, was driving to his apartment on March 22, he had no idea he would be put in a life or death situation.Briggs was driving...

On a single day in October, Miami-Dade police raided 13 marijuana grow houses, seizing 586 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $2 million. Police arrested 11 people -- all Cubans, said Lt. Jose Gonzalez of the Miami-Dade Police Department's narcotics unit. (Taimy Alvarez/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Cannabis amendment a possibility for Ohio

Katie Nix April 19, 2015

The race is on for the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment to make it onto the ballot for 2015.With more than two months left until the July 1 filing deadline, the Ohio Rights Group has to get almost 200,000...

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