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Fashion School Students attend Shop.org Summit

Felicia Ssempala October 8, 2014

Thirteen Fashion School students attended the Shop.org Summit at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 after becoming semi-finalists of the Ray Greenly Scholarship...

Hurt, but still hungry

Taylor Rosen October 8, 2014

In the midst of adversity, a banged up Flashes football team aims to knock off winless UMass for first win.On Tuesday afternoon, Kent State starting quarterback Colin Reardon stood off to the sidelines...

President Beverly Warren waits for questions from the audience after recounting her first 100 days as Kent State University's President during the Bowman Breakfast Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014.

KSU President Warren commemorates 100 days at annual Bowman Breakfast

Marissa Barnhart October 8, 2014

Approximately 400 Kent State faculty, staff, donors and community members shared breakfast in the Kent Student Center Ballroom as part of the first ever sold-out Bowman Breakfast on Wednesday morning.Kent...

The Murders of Brandywine Theater

Review: ‘Brandywine Theater’ is a funny, psychotic romp — villainous puppets included

Mark Oprea October 7, 2014

“Brandywine,” the hitch-hiking traveler tells us in the beginning of Larry Longstreth’s latest drama-horror-comedy, “doesn’t exist on a map, it only exists in the imagination.”“The Murders...

Elmer Bjerregaard

Kent State alumn, long-standing professor dies Sunday

Hanna Moore October 7, 2014

A time-honored faculty member of Kent State passed away Oct. 5.Elmer Bjerregaard, a 1957 graduate of Kent State, taught at the university for 44 years as an architecture professor for the College of Architecture...

The Kent State Womens Rugby Club Team practice in the rain in front of Taylor hall on September 7, 2014.

The rugby family that tackles together, stays together

Ellen Turk October 7, 2014

“Crouch, bind, set!”At practice, forward pack players of Kent State women’s rugby team interlock to practice a rugby scrum — a method of restarting play of the ball that pits competing teams in...

Contact Neville at nhardma1@kent.edu.

Kent musicians got game

Neville Hardman October 7, 2014

Tucked in the corner of a house on East Craine Ave., four artists performed Friday, Oct. 3.One of the singer-songwriters was Julia Kate Davis, a self-taught musician and senior at Kent State.Prior to her...

Women’s golf impresses at Schooner Fall Classic

Ray Strickland October 6, 2014

The Kent State women’s golf team finished in fourth place Monday at the Schooner Fall Classic in Norman, Oklahoma.The Flashes, led by sophomore Raksha Phadke at 5-under-par in the second round, climbed...

KSU football quick hits

Richie Mulhall October 6, 2014

What’s next for the FlashesAfter suffering a close, heartbreaking 17-14 loss to the Northern Illinois Huskies this past Saturday in DeKalb, Illinois, the Kent State football team (0-5, 0-2 MAC) will...

ProctorU monitors online exams through webcam

Hanna Moore October 6, 2014

Kent State recently signed a three-year contract with ProctorU that will allow the university to proctor online quizzes and exams via webcam.“The proctor can see what programs the student has open on...

Kelsey Bittinger, outside hitter, spikes the ball at the game against the University at Buffalo to gain a point Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. The Flashes won, 3-0.

Volleyball sweeps Buffalo in dominant fashion

Jimmy Miller October 4, 2014

Box ScoreIn a weekend that began with a four-set win over the University of Akron, Kent State volleyball continued the momentum in the Mid-American Conference with a three-set sweep over the University...

KSU football fights and improves, but falls to 0-5 at Northern Illinois

Taylor Rosen and Richie Mulhall October 4, 2014

Box ScoreThe Kent State football team must find a way to finish off the opposition and maintain a sense of urgency for the entire 60 minutes if they want to defeat Massachusetts at Dix Stadium this Saturday.The...