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Volleyball skids into Tiger Invitational

Jimmy Miller September 19, 2014

In the final tune-up weekend before its Mid-American Conference opener at Ohio University, the Kent State volleyball team dropped two matches in deflating fashion at the Tiger Invitational in Towson, Md.The...

School of Theatre and Dance to perform ‘Babes in Arms’

Brittany Rees September 19, 2014

A show about a show, the production of “Babes in Arms” by Kent State’s theater program highlights the hectic lives of the actors involved.Put on by the School of Theatre and Dance, “Babes in Arms”...

Daniel Lathrop from the Dallas Morning News speaks at the 2014 Poynter Media Ethics workshop "Data Minefields" on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Franklin Hall.

Google Glass, technology show future of data journalism at annual Kent State ethics workshop

Julia Kerchenski September 18, 2014

Journalist Robert Hernandez popped Google Glass on his son’s head, gave him a toy airplane and let him run. He played the video to show that Google Glass can be fun but can also serve as a powerful tool...

College of Business Ranks at the Top

Chelsea Graff September 17, 2014

The U.S. News & World Report ranked Kent State University’s Undergraduate College of Business Administration at 155 in the report’s “Best Undergraduate Business Schools.” The rank had increased...

Board of Trustees approves webcam test verification, new construction

Marissa Barnhart September 17, 2014

Students will now be monitored by a webcam when they take their online exams.The Kent State Board of Trustees approved a three-year, $1.2 million contract with testing company ProctorU for students to...

Kent State alumni Susan Avery of Denver, CO, tours the May 4 Visitor's Center Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Avery graduated in '82 and said that she wanted to visit the center to pay her respects.

Almost 45 years later, Kent State struggles to redefine its image

Hannah Armenta September 17, 2014

In response to #WeAreKentState, students and alumni all over the world showed their Kent state pride Wednesday by banding together, clad in blue and gold.Kent State alumna Ashleigh Klinger created the...

Tinuke Aderemi-Ibitola, Outside Hitter, spining the ball against Youngstown State University to get the point for Kent State University on Sept. 16, 2014. The Flashes won, 3-2.

Battered but not beaten: Flashes carry momentum to Tiger Invitational

Jimmy Miller September 17, 2014

Close sets, early offensive woes and even a struggle with serving didn’t seem to bother the Kent State volleyball team, but those issues are different from the one they currently face: health.“When...

Senior forward Jessacca Gironda drives the ball for Kent State on Sept. 29, 2013, against Bowling Green. Gironda scored her season high of three goals, leading the Flashes to a winning score of 5-1.

There’s no place like home

Ben Orner September 17, 2014

After five games on the road, the Kent State soccer team will return home to Zoeller Field for a four-game home stand, two of which will be this Friday and Sunday against Oakland University and Eastern...

Kent at Mount Rushmore

Alyssa Schmitt September 16, 2014

A Kent State University graduate student received a grant to study the stability of Mount Rushmore.The general population is not aware of the fractures present in Mount Rushmore.Abdul Shakoor, professor...

Supplemental Instruction leader Maggie Evans asks students questions for a review quiz on biology and postulates in the Schwartz Center on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014.

SI leaders utilize playful, non-traditional group study methods

Mark Oprea September 16, 2014

Freshman Sara Formoso stood in the middle of Room 207 at the Schwartz Center and pointed a six-shelled blue and orange NERF gun toward the front of the classroom. She looked indecisive.“Go ahead,”...

Transfer student illustration

Freshmen all over again

Joy TaMar Moorer September 16, 2014

For any high school graduate, going to college is usually the next step — and the thought of being a freshman again could be appealing. There is a sense of independence, nervousness and self-discovery....

Starbucks barista Kathy Lovell has been working at Kent's Starbucks since 2006 after losing her teaching job. She is a familiar face to those who frequent the coffee shop.

Coffeeshop’s a stage for local barista

Mark Oprea September 16, 2014

Kathy Lovell is unmissable at the Kent Starbucks. Working mostly with Kent State students half her age, Lovell initially seems out of place. Yet the one-time actress’ personality — as gleaming and...