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KSU volleyball edges Akron in four sets

Jimmy Miller October 3, 2014

Box ScoreJunior middle blocker Bridget Wilhelm and the Flashes’ offense found a rhythm Friday and stuck to it, even when the sets became back-and-forth battles.“We train hard,” Wilhelm said. “We...

Cross country: All-Ohio Results

Richie Mulhall October 3, 2014

Men's Divisional ResultsMen's Overall ResultsWomen's Divisional ResultsWomen's Overall ResultsThe men’s cross country team placed seventh overall with 237 points and the women’s team finished eighth...

KSU freshman golfer named golfer of the week

Ray Strickland October 2, 2014

The highly touted freshman Chase Johnson was named the Mid-American Conference Co-Golfer of the Week.Johnson was honored with the award for his performance at the Flashes’ latest tournament, the Jack...

A group of student volunteers are hypnotized into a deep sleep during Chuck King's Culture Shock program in the Kiva Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. King hypnotized the students to act differently than their race or ethnicity and put them in different scenarios.

Culture Shock shakes up diversity conversations

Arbrion Chambliss October 1, 2014

As part of Wednesday evening’s Culture Shock event, 14 students sat on stage under hypnosis. The diversity awareness exercise involved participants, both black and white, being led to believe several...

Our View: Town and Ow, not Town and Gown

DKS Editors October 1, 2014

In July, Kent City Council began the process of eminent domain on several houses on College Street. Eminent domain is the “right of the government to take private property for public use,” according...

Students watch a presentation on the history and culture of Inda at KSIM's India Night in the Williamson Alumni Center on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.

India Night promotes cultural awareness

Kaitlin Siegel October 1, 2014

The Kent State International Mentors celebrated India Night on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at the Williamson Alumni Center.The night featured presentations by Amulya Vanga, an applied mathematics graduate student,...

The Kent State Fashion School put on a small scale fashion show for the Ohio Newspaper Association Convention in the Kent State Hotel in Kent on Sunday night.

Visual Kent

Jake Byk September 30, 2014

The Kent State Fashion Program, headed by J.R Campbell, is nationally, and even internationally, renowned. From New York to Florence, Italy, the program continues to surprise and impress everyone — including...

Michelle Guobadia asks Carmela Mostardi, junior finance major and a member of Chi Omega, what pledging is during her discussion on hazing to the Kent State Greek Community in the Student Center Ballroom Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014.

Kent State Greek life learning from mistakes

Erin Zaranec September 30, 2014

The first slide of Michelle Guobadia’s presentation read “Who is this woman and why is she so cool?”  Tuesday, Sept. 23 in the Student Center Ballroom. The Ballroom was filled with members of Kent...

First confirmed Ebola diagnosis in the US

Matthew Merchant September 30, 2014

The Center for Disease Control confirmed a case of ebola at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas on Tuesday.An unidentified patient in the Dallas-area hospital was diagnosed with the deadly disease...

Actress Kym Whitley motivates students to follow their passions

Brittany Rees September 29, 2014

Follow your passions, be persistent and never settle. These things will lead to success, comedian Kym Whitley told students Monday night in the Kiva.“The power of passion is the beginning of everything,”...

Men’s golf finishes fourth place in Columbus

Ray Strickland September 29, 2014

The Kent State men’s golf team shot 22-over-par at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational in Columbus on Monday to finish in fourth place.The Flashes moved up one spot after shooting 5-over-par in the final...

Ray Paoletta is a junior political science major. Contact him at rpaolet1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Kent State College Republicans celebrates 20 years

Ray Paoletta September 29, 2014

This past Saturday, the Kent State College Republicans celebrated 20 years as a campus organization. Alumni, current members and supporters of the club came together for an anniversary dinner where they...