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President Barack Obama speaks at Anschutz Sports Pavillion at the University of Kansas on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 in Lawrence, Kan. Obama was promoting his middle class economic agenda he outlined in his State of the State speech earlier this week. 

Free community college?

Kate Schwanke January 25, 2015

 President Barack Obama’s ambitious proposal to lower community college costs to zero could negatively affect Kent.Obama announced his tentative plan at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville,...

 The Kent Stater Cadet Ellie Milner, a senior psychology major, runs two miles around the track inside the Student Recreation and Wellness Center as she trains with fellow Kent State Army ROTC cadets early Friday Jan. 23, 2015.

Women discuss experiences and challenges in ROTC program

Sky Fought January 25, 2015

More than 40 years ago, women were not a part of the Army ROTC program in the United States. Today, women account for 20 percent of the program and 14.5 percent of the entire active-duty force.On the Kent...

Training program offered for veterans, service members and dependents

Sky Fought January 25, 2015

There is one suicide every 18 hours among all active duty, reserve and National Guard members, according to NBC News in April of 2013. The military and veteran suicide rate continues to rise despite prevention...

New Student Mediation Services to host grand opening on Tuesday

McKenzie Jean-Philippe January 25, 2015

Kent State’s new Student Mediation Services will be hosting a grand opening Tuesday, Jan. 27 in Twin Towers (Beall-McDowell) from 4-7 p.m.Student Mediation Services was created at the beginning of the...

Kent State President Beverly Warren talks with students during her Listening Tour in the Kiva on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Warren wanted to find out what Kent State University means to students and what students think needs to improve.

Presidential listening tour set to conclude Feb. 3

Christina Godfrey January 25, 2015

After six months, more than 60 tours and countless hours of communication, President Beverly Warren’s Listening Tour will make its final stop at Kent State to share the results of the tour and to answer...

John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu.

Opinion: Students not consumers: the student debt crisis

John Hess January 25, 2015

We are on a sinking ship—you, me, your freshman roommate, everybody. The seas may seem calm, but make no mistake. We’re going down. There’s an iceberg ahead. We have watched from the deck, smiling...

Courtesy of Geoffrey Beene

Geoffrey Beene’s fashion exhibit to open at KSU Fashion Museum

Kelsey Drumm January 25, 2015

The Kent State Museum will open the “Geoffrey Beene: American Ingenuity” exhibition on Thursday, Jan. 29.Geoffrey Beene, a renowned American designer, was highly respected for his original, modernist...

Gymnastics topple Western Michigan, secures first win

Jimmy Miller January 25, 2015

Maybe the win wasn’t by the widest margin in the world. Maybe the team didn’t blow the Western Michigan Broncos out of the water Friday night in the M.A.C. Center. Maybe the Flashes’ season hasn’t...

Faculty program expands multicultural and international education

Taylor Meade January 25, 2015

For some Kent State international students, adjusting to the educational differences between the United States and the country they’re traveling from could be difficult.Ken Cushner, a teaching, learning...

Kent State track and field finishes strong in invitational finals

Andrew Bugel January 25, 2015

It was evident the Kent State men’s and women’s track team performance in day one of the Gladstein Invitational on Friday was no fluke.The team continued its strong performance on Saturday, the final...

Redshirt senior center CiCi Shannon gets double teamed in the paint during Kent States 55-78 loss against MAC conference rivals Western Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 in the M.A.C. center. The loss drops the teams record to 3-14 overall, 1-5 in the MAC conference.

Despite early lead, women’s basketball falls to Western Michigan

Quentin Smith January 24, 2015

After dropping its previous two games, the Kent State women's basketball team entered Saturday's game against Western Michigan looking for a way to snap the losing streak.The Flashes (3-14, 1-5)  jumped...

Flashes men's basketball vs. Ohio University Bobcats

Hall leads Flashes to win over Ball State

Stephen Means II January 24, 2015

Redshirt sophomore forward Jimmy Hall scored a career-high 32 points, including 20 in the first half, to lead Kent State to a 63-52 victory over the Ball State Cardinals.Hall’s performance comes after...

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