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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...

Models showcase designs from each fashion design senior for the final walk of the Fashion School's senior fashion show, April 27, 2013.

Seniors to showcase final collections at FS2 annual show

Jake Green April 21, 2014

The Fashion School at Kent State marks the culmination of each school year with its annual fashion show, showcasing the senior design major’s final collections.This year, the show will be completely...

JMC faculty

JMC faculty condemn search process

Madeleine Winer & Matthew Merchant April 20, 2014

The faculty of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, or JMC, publicly condemned the presidential search process and lack of access to public records in a resolution the school’s professors...

Flashes prevail in Easter weekend series with Buffalo

Richie Mulhall April 20, 2014

After the Kent State baseball team leveled the playing field Saturday against Buffalo and evened the series score at one apiece, the Flashes topped the Bulls (17-13, 8-5 MAC) 7-4 to take the three-game...

Kent State softball outfielder Kim Kirkpatrick steals third base in first game against Toledo in a double-header Friday, April 18, 2014. The Flashes won 13-0 the first game and 1-0 the second game.

Lady Flashes have weekend to remember, finish with four game sweep

Taylor Rosen April 20, 2014

Kent State started the weekend with a 13-0 win against Toledo and saw a performance to remember from pitcher Emma Johnson. The junior from Groveport, Ohio, pitched a no-hitter and was just one batter away...

Air Force ROTC hosts its first Information Night at Terrace Hall

Mary Booth April 20, 2014

The Air Force ROTC is hosting its very first Information Night at the ROTC detachment in Terrace Hall from 6-8pm Tuesday. The event was rescheduled from a March snow day.“The Information Night is an...

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