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Kent State Orchestra and Choirs to collaborate in final concert

Lily Martis April 26, 2014

The sound of more than 200 musicians and singers will fill the University Auditorium at Cartwright Hall as the Kent State University Orchestra and choirs come together to collaborate in their final performance...

Case Western University's Shannon E. French mediates comments from the audience after the dramatic reading of the play "May 4th Voices: Kent State, 1970" in the Kiva, Wednesday, April 14, 2014. French read a CNN news update from her smartphone about 40 veterans that died in Phoenix just hours after her speech on the importance of paying attention to the needs of war veterans.

May 4 play shows different side of history

Heather Inglis April 24, 2014

Cleveland-area actors performed a dramatic reading of “May 4 Voices” Tuesday, April 23 in the Kiva and showed the audience different perspectives of what happened on May 4, 1970.The play, written by...

Senior Week celebrates KSU grads

Justin Graci April 24, 2014

Seniors will have the opportunity to celebrate their final week at Kent State with the Alumni Association from April 28 to May 2 for its first-annual Senior Week.The week includes events such as Monday’s...

Diane Davis-Sikora speaks about her film "Structure of Air" in the Schwartz Center, Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

Architecture professor explores innovation in inflatables

Justin Sheil April 23, 2014

Diane Davis-Sikora, associate architecture professor, presented a lecture on investigating the ways in which designers can use inflatable structures to address problems involving vacant structures.“The...

VIDEO: Warren brings enthusiasm for university life to KSU

Jimmy Miller April 23, 2014

As she walks into one of her final university council  meeting at Virginia Commonwealth University, Beverly Warren stops in the student commons to ask two girls about the henna tattoos they are selling.“Oh,...

Lefton giving the Diversity Trailblazer Award to Gene Shelton, Nov. 14, 2014. Image courtesy of Kent State.

KSU diversity takes shape under Lefton, but some note room for improvement

Kara Taylor April 22, 2014

While on the Black United Students’ Board of Directors, Marvin Logan had the chance to personally interact with Kent State President Lester Lefton at BUS and diversity meetings and events on campus.While...

Critical Language Scholarship Program provides intensive foreign language study

Chelsey Milkovich April 22, 2014

Student interest to study abroad in certain areas of the world has shifted because of language barriers leaving students discouraged from education in some overseas countries. However, the Office of Global...

Lester Lefton listens as Beverly Warren speaks to those in attendance as she is announced as Kent State University's twelfth president January 9, 2014.

Presidential personality

Jimmy Miller April 22, 2014

When Matthew Lilley woke up and checked his email on the morning of Jan. 25, 2012, he, as he remembers two years later, “felt my jaw drop.”“I was at a loss for words, really,” Lilley said in a...

Headshot courtesy of the Kent State Special Collections and Archives

Former KSU presidents reflect on accomplishments, challenges

Christina Suttles April 22, 2014

Whether you’re the president of the US, or a public midwestern university, success is based largely on your predecessor. Policies and projects take time, and it’s not unusual for the head of an institution...

Megan Brown is a senior magazine journalism major and the opinion editor for The Kent Stater. Contact her at mbrow121@kent.edu.

Opinion: Another year of sales for Record Store Day

Megan Brown April 22, 2014

This year’s Record Store Day seemed to surpass all the rest. Stores all over the country pushed through another chaotic, yet fascinating day of vinyl sales.Some of Saturday’s exclusive vinyl releases...

Opinion: A graduate’s view of President Lefton

Daniel Moore April 22, 2014

Boy, I was nervous. I was ready, but I didn’t feel it. I kept reviewing my typed questions and scribbled handwritten modifications that made certain phrases more friendly and less confrontational. I...

Our view: Lefton makes Kent State an international beacon

DKS editors April 21, 2014

Chances are, you’ve probably never seen President Lester Lefton taking a stroll around campus or engaging with students.  However, his long list of improvements and achievements at Kent State prove...