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Opinion: Ohio House Bill 593 aims to outlaw overload fees

Ray Paoletta September 21, 2014

Graduating from college in four quick, easy and painless years is easier said than done. From failing a class to dropping a class, or not being able to get into a required class, many students find it...

Richie Mulhall is the sports editor of The Kent Stater. Contact him at rmulhal1@kent.edu.

Commentary: ESPN, MAC contract a secret?

Richie Mulhall September 21, 2014

Back in August, the MAC and ESPN reached a 13-year rights extension deal through the 2026-27 season, the longest in the conference’s 68-year history. As the Columbus Dispatch reported, the new television...

Robert Gay III, junior public communication major, fills up at the Gulf gas station at 706 S. Water on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Low gas prices send flux of customers

Patrick Williams September 21, 2014

Eager to capitalize on a recent plummet in gas prices, lines of drivers at local gas stations over the weekend inched their cars toward the pump.Among the longest lines were at the Speedway at 4261 State...

Kent State senior forward Hannah Faulkner fails to steal the ball as Michigan's Mackenzie Ellis jumps to maintain possession at the field hockey game Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. The Flashes lost to Michigan 3-2.

Michigan attack too much for Flashes

Ricky Salcer September 21, 2014

Box ScoreThe Kent State field hockey team came up short Sunday afternoon against the powerful No. 18 Michigan Wolverines, losing the contest with its Big 10 opponent, 3-2.The Wolverines (6-2) maintained...

Kent State's Brittany Maisano blocks the opponent from stealing the ball during a game against Oakland Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. The teams tied the game 1-1 in double overtime.

Soccer caps weekend slate with rout of EKU

Ben Orner September 21, 2014

Box Score — Oakland UniversityBox Score — Eastern Kentucky UniversitySophomore forward Jenna Hellstrom scored her first and second goals of the season Sunday, leading the Kent State soccer team to...

Junior safety Jordan Italiano attempts to take down South Alabama's Jeremé Jones inthe game against the University of South Alabama on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014.

Flashes look to improve after bye week

Taylor Rosen September 21, 2014

The Kent State football team has not started off the 2014-15 season the way it hoped to coming into this season.Three games in, the Flashes are still searching for their first victory of the season. Two...

Opinion: Fake politics alive and well in resident halls; real politics, not

Ryan McCarthy September 21, 2014

I’ve always been largely indifferent toward any sort of student council. I ran once in the fifth grade and was excited that one other person actually voted for me, but I’ve had little interest in it...

LGBTQ support group offers counseling sessions

Teahl Rice September 21, 2014

Members of Kent State’s LGBTQ community can register for Outspoken, a support group that hosts weekly individual counseling sessions. The sessions will be held for students and faculty of the LGBTQ community...

New online service benefits student research

Olivia Young September 21, 2014

Students now have access to a new way to research information at University Libraries with the new service, Discovery@ Kent State.In recent years, students used KentLINK, OhioLINK and other online databases...

The Kent Stater members of Alpha Xi get the crowd pumped up Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at Kent State's sorority recruitment.

Sororities welcome largest number of new members at Bid Day

Gabrielle Martinez September 21, 2014

Seven sorority chapters joined together on the Student Green to welcome their new sisters at Bid Day on Sunday.“We had over 498 women receive bids here today,” said Meredith Bielaska, assistant director...

Cross country: Women take fifth; men claim 13th at Iona Meet of Champions

Richie Mulhall September 20, 2014

Women’s ResultsMen’s ResultsThe Kent State women’s cross country took home a fifth-place finish in the 20th annual Iona College Meet of Champions Saturday morning at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx,...

Volleyball falls in three straight matches

Jimmy Miller September 20, 2014

Box Score — Towson UniversityBox Score — St. John's UniversityBox Score — North Dakota State UniversityKent State volleyball was riding high on momentum prior to this weekend, as head coach Don Gromala...