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Kent State Flashes' senior guard Mikell Chinn heads off against Buffalo Bulls junior forward Kristen Sharkey. The Flashes lost 59-57.

Women’s basketball drops heartbreaker on the road

Quentin Smith February 19, 2015

Box scoreRiding high from its game-winning victory on Saturday, the Kent State women’s basketball team traveled to Buffalo on Wednesday night for a Mid-American Conference Eastern Division showdown.The...

The cast of "My Heart is the Drum" rehearses in E. Turner Stump Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The production will run on weekends starting Feb. 20 and run until March 1.

Spring musical’s unsung heroes

Dara Sander February 18, 2015

Kent State is the first theatre program to present the new, never-before seen musical “My Heart is the Drum” in the E. Turner Stump Theater from Feb. 20 to March 1. The musical tells the story of...

Bruce Walton, opinion editor

Mandatory attendance and non-negotiable make-ups make us better liars not students

Bruce Walton February 17, 2015

So let me ask you something: How much money are you paying for this degree? How much tuition or room and board will you have to pay when or if you graduate? For myself, I’ll owe thousands of dollars...

Zachary Downes, a broadcast journalism major

It happens every year

Zachary Downes February 17, 2015

Editor’s Note:In Wednesday’s column by Zachary Downes, he had claimed President Beverly Warren was not responsible for the cancellation of classes and faculty on the Kent State Campus.This was not...

Sweat it out: A guide to using the sauna

Katie Leyton February 17, 2015

Between the freezing winter temperatures and the amount of schoolwork piling up with midterm week approaching, I can’t decide which is worse: the cold or the stress.One way I’m battling both is with...

Junior political science major Camara Thomas introduces himself and explains why he joined his fraternity Phi Beta Sigma at the Multicultural Greek Info Night on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. “I wanted to look out for those around me and I felt Phi Beta Sigma gave me that opportunity,” Thomas said.

African-American Greek Chapters: Small in numbers, strong in bonds

Jenna Kuczkowski February 17, 2015

They chant, they step, they stroll and they make themselves known. Out of the 29 Greek chapters at Kent State, there are six chapters on campus that are part of the nine historically African-American...

A map of India sits on a table at the map library on Thursday Feb. 12, 2015. The map library, located in 410 McGilvery Hall, contains a wide variety of maps and atlases.

Map Library allows for arm chair travel in McGilvrey Hall

Nick Boone February 17, 2015

Most students who walk into McGilvrey Hall are there only to attend class. However, hidden on the fourth floor lies the Map Library. The library’s bookshelves are packed with many atlases from all over,...

Photo Courtesy of Victoria's Secret. 

Victoria’s Secret to host spring break party at the Province

Payton Moore February 16, 2015

Campus representatives are hosting a Victoria’s Secret PINK pre-launch party for the spring break collection on Thursday, Feb. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Province Clubhouse. Despite recent freezing temperatures,...

H2O members will minister in Mexico for alternative spring break

Skye McEowen February 16, 2015

Students and faculty from H2O Church will go on a mission trip to Mexico over spring break.From March 21-27, the group of 15 will be partnering with Back2Back Ministries, an organization based in Ohio...

Jonathan Selinger. Photo courtesy of Kent State.

Two KSU professors named physics fellows

Jacob Runnels February 16, 2015

The American Physical Society named two Kent State professors in the fields of physics and chemical physics as fellows for 2014. Physics professor Declan Keane and chemical physics professor Jonathon...

Our View: Temperatures dropped below freezing yesterday, but we stayed warm watching SNL

KS Editors February 16, 2015

Saturday Night Live is turning 40 years old — meaning that it’s older than most of us. The infamous sketch comedy show began in 1975, with comedy legend cast members like John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd...

 Kent State’s Whitnee Johnson competes on the uneven bars during the meet against Central Michigan University on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2014. Johnson finished her routine with a 9.725 and the Flashes lost with an overall score of 195.325-196.400.

Kent State gymnastics falls to Central Michigan

Megan McEldowney February 15, 2015

Despite a strong performance from freshman Rachel Stypinski, Kent State gymnastics (2-5, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) fell to Central Michigan on Saturday, 196.400-195.325, inside the M.A.C. Center.“Central...

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