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City plans to purchase College Avenue properties for new police department

Emily Mills June 26, 2014

Kent City Council is working with the law department of the City of Kent to purchase land at the west end of College Avenue near Haymaker Parkway for the city’s new police department.Kent City Manager...

Kent Economic Development Director Dan Smith talks about the balance of new construction while preserving historic buildings using the example of the construction on Water Street across from the Kent court house which was the former main post office.

Park dedicated to former Kent economic development director to be created

Emily Mills June 24, 2014

Construction of a small pocket park dedicated to Dan Smith, the former economic development director for the city of Kent, is expected to start later this year and be completed in 2015.Kent Mayor Jerry...

Freshman enrollment closed for fall 2014

Kristen Kobe June 20, 2014

The demand to be a part of Kent State University’s 2014 freshmen class has forced university admissions to close enrollment for the Kent campus more than six weeks earlier than last year.“Kent reached...

Campus ‘experience’ linked to record high retention rate

Kristen Kobe June 20, 2014

The experiences that students have at Kent State University have resulted in a record high retention rate for fall 2014.  Freshman to sophomore retention rates have increased more than 5 percent compared...

Students in Denmark pose for a group photo during a study abroad trip to study international children literature in June 2014.

SLIS students experience Denmark’s culture

Jennie Barr June 20, 2014

Seven Kent State graduate students traveled to Denmark for a 13-day, study abroad program to gain hands-on experience through the School of Library and Information Science.The graduate students arrived...

Basketball Camp hosts dads and children for Father’s Day

Caitlin Siegfried June 15, 2014

It was a game of friendly competition between dads and their children at the Father’s Day Basketball Camp on June 15.Participants spent the day practicing basic drills and engaging in some friendly games...

Greg Violand, left, as Henry Higgins and Kayce Cummings, right, as Eliza Doolittle. Both appear courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.

Porthouse Theater opens 2014 season with My Fair Lady

Jenna Francis June 12, 2014

Porthouse Theatre, Kent State’s outdoor stage located at the Blossom Music Center, will open its 2014 season with a production of My Fair Lady. The season opens Friday, June 13 at 8 p.m.The musical will...

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President Obama uses Tumblr live stream to answer questions

Hannah Armenta June 10, 2014

President Obama held a live stream via the White House Tumblr on Tuesday to answer questions on education, college, rising student loan debt and gun control.David Karp, founder and CEO of Tumblr, moderated...

Wild Finish in Louisville

Zach Harley June 1, 2014

Louisville, KY: The Flashes started out the game strong plating two in the first thanks to a Zarley Zalewski single to center.  That was all the offense the Flashes would provide but it looked like that...

Kent State falls to Louisville Friday 5-0. 

Looking ahead for the Flashes

Ty Sugick May 31, 2014

Kent State draws a blank in the score column against Regional tournament host and #1 seed Louisville Friday, Golden Flashes look to rally back Saturday with a win over the Kentucky Wildcats.Flashes youth...

Members of the Ohio Student Association stand in Risman Plaza to protest the tuition increase. 

Student demonstrators advocate for tuition freeze

Matt Merchant May 28, 2014

Members of the Ohio Student Association gathered on Risman Plaza Wednesday morning to hold a demonstration protesting student debt. The participants said they were representing Kent State University, the...

Kent State Board Trustee Dennis Eckart

Board of Trustees approves 2 percent tuition increase

Kent State University student tuition will increase 2 percent effective for the 2014-2015 academic year, a change the Kent State Board of Trustees approved at its meeting Wednesday.Undergraduate tuition...