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Sophomore forward Marquiez Lawrence jumps for a ball in the game against Eastern Michigan at the M.A.C. Center on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2014. The Flashes won 65-59.

Kent State’s second half rally secures 65-59 victory over EMU

Zac Sommer January 15, 2015

Box ScoreA strong second half performance helped push Kent State men’s basketball team past Eastern Michigan with a score of 65-59 Wednesday night.“Great second half, great team win, and I am really...

Sophomore guard Krista White struggles to pass around the heavy defense of Youngstown State during Kent State's 68-49 loss in the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014.

Women’s basketball suffers deflating loss to Ball State

Megan McEldowney January 15, 2015

Box ScoreThe Kent State women’s basketball team could not pull off a win on the road against Ball State University on Wednesday. The Cardinals (8-7, 4-0 Mid-American Conference) came to play, dominating...

Photo courtesy of J.R. Campbell.

KSU Fashion School director turns passion into reality with opening of “Wearable Spaces”

Melissa Puppo January 14, 2015

J.R. Campbell hopes to turn his background in digital textile printing into inspiration for the opening of his solo exhibit, “Wearable Spaces” at the Kent State School of Art’s Downtown Gallery.The...

A student dresses for the cold as temperatures plunge below freezing in Kent.

Winter weather woes

Alicia Balog January 14, 2015

Instead of professors handing out syllabi, Kent State students were welcomed back to campus Monday with cancelled morning classes.“We had heavy snow coming in,” university spokesman Eric Mansfield...

KSUBuzz Editor’s Picks: Out on the Town

Lily Martis January 13, 2015

Check out our recommendations for what to check out in this week pop culture trends. WIGO Wigo is the “who’s going out” app for college students. The app allows students to quickly find out who’s...

New Year Resolutions (You Can Actually Keep)

Katie Leyton January 13, 2015

The new year means two things: 1. People are motivated to work hard; 2. People make promises to themselves (and then forget about them within two months). After the excessive eating, drinking and sleeping...

Bruce Walton is the opinions editor. Contact him at bwalton4@kent.edu.

OPINION: Thawing US-Cuban relations is great to hear but taking too long

Bruce Walton January 13, 2015

Looking back through history books and articles, the Cold War seemed like a scary time.; a second round of America fighting for capitalism against the Red Menace. But I believe the most important part...

Photo Illustration by Rachael LeGoubin

Kent ranks #42 in Wallet Hub’s “Best College Town”

Felicia Guadagni January 13, 2015

Situated along the Cuyahoga River in Portage County, in an area just shy of 10-square-miles, lies the city of Kent and the university that bears its name. Currently home to more than 28,000 students,...

Guest Column: Americans will have more to spend if gas stays low

Kevin G. Hall January 13, 2015

If oil and gasoline prices remain at their current unusually low levels, Americans will have a lot more to spend on other things.That's the conclusion of the AAA Motor Club, which on Dec. 31 projected...

Hundreds of species of plants stay out of the bitter winter weather inside the warm Kent State University Greenhouse, Herrick Conservatory, located behind Cunningham hall.

Greenhouse offers an escape from the cold

Jamie Brian January 13, 2015

Outside, the winter breeze whips snow over barren ground. Inside the Herrick Conservatory, however, lies a lush array of tropical and carnivorous plants, in addition to exotic creatures, such as fire-bellied...

Kent State geology professor Elizabeth Herndon in McGilvery Hall on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Herndon ran in the first ever Beer Mile World Championship in Austin, Texas on December 3, 2014, where she ran 1 mile and drank a beer per quarter mile in a record time of 6 minutes and 17 seconds.

Beer Mile world record smashed by Kent State professor of geology

Mark Oprea January 13, 2015

As runners were perched at the starting line of an Austin, Texas marathon last month, they held in their hands tall cans of Budweiser, Austin’s own Hops & Grain Brew and longnecks of Bud Light. Everything...

Brimfield Police Chief and Facebook "internet sensation" David Oliver speaks to Kent State students on Oct. 8, 2013 about his many experiences in the police force. From years of helping on the drug task force, to his more recent ones that revolve around helping the community through his notoriety on Facebook, Oliver has built quite a background for himself prior to the interest buzz. Oliver recently released a book called "No Mopes Allowed", inspired by the well-known Facebook page.

Brimfield police chief suspended

Katie Nix January 13, 2015

Brimfield Township Police Chief David Oliver, whose Facebook posts have made him well-known across the country, has been suspended from the department effective Tuesday."I can't say very much due to the...

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