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Kent State alumnus ‘pawns’ for donations

Katie Nix April 16, 2014

A Kent State alumnus has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund his new comic book series scheduled to be released in June.Robbie Puzzitiello, former host of Black Squirrel Radio’s show Rik and...

Departments on campus team up to host fifth annual IT expo

Alexis Cummins April 15, 2014

The College of Business Career Services and the Center for Information Systems (CIS) is teaming up with NEOSA (North East Ohio Software Association) to hold the fifth annual Information Technology Career...

Rachel Godin is a junior journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at rgodin1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Is a master’s degree right for you?

Rachel Godin April 15, 2014

In the past decade, the number of master’s degrees awarded in the United States increased dramatically by 46 percent. If you are a junior or senior, you also might be considering furthering your education...

Architect Leonardo Diaz-Borioli (right) talks with freshman architecture students Rebecca Alanis and Felipe Valadez after he presented some of his work Tuesday, April 15, 2104 in Bowman Hall.

Mexican architect talks about cultural design challenges

Justin Sheil April 15, 2014

A principal architect of Estudio 314, a Mexican design studio, shared his experiences in working in the drastically different sociopolitical environment of Mexico with architecture students at a presentation...

KSU men ‘walk a mile in her shoes’

Elizabeth Randolph April 15, 2014

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, an annual national event that brings awareness to sexual violence, was held at Kent State on Tuesday. Men were encouraged to wear high heels and walk along the Esplanade...

(From left) Hearing officer Lucy Omar, hearing officer and convener Lisa Oddo and residence hall director John Hummell share introductions with a student before beginning a hearing panel in the office of student conduct, located in Beall/McDowell Hall, early Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

Managing misbehavior

Elaina Sauber April 15, 2014

Anthony Maul had been having parties with alcohol in his room while serving as a Resident Assistant in Verder Hall for more than a year before finally getting caught in October 2012. Around a dozen people...

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

Opinion: Another snubbed Rock Hall induction for Deep Purple

Megan Brown April 15, 2014

Last week, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had its induction ceremony at the Barclays Center with its largest live audience to date. Among this year’s 16 nominees, only six were inducted. KISS, Nirvana,...

Women’s golf wraps up regular season this weekend at Ohio State

Michael Mann April 15, 2014

Before competing for what could be its 14th consecutive conference championship, the Kent  State women’s golf team will have one last invitational this weekend to finish its regular season.The Lady...

SAT standardized testing

New SAT to look more like ACT, Common Core

Julia Sprowls April 15, 2014

Proposed changes to the SAT standardized test would shift the focus of the assessment to better reflect the Common Core and subjects that students learn in high school. The changes would not be put into...

African Community Theater presents “For Colored Girls”

Kara Taylor April 15, 2014

The Pan-African Studies department’s African Community Theater is showing “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,” a “choreopoem” about obstacles African-American...

The Stratosphere Juried Art Competition exhibit is being hosted by the School of Art Downtown Gallery in downtown Kent from Monday, April 14- Sunday, May 10.

First-ever Stratosphere exhibit opens

Lily Martis April 15, 2014

On a scale from one to infinity, Kent State’s first Stratosphere Juried Art Competition set its sights high into the atmosphere.A reception will take place at the gallery Thursday, April 24 from 5 p.m....

Doherty to speak at 2014 Borowitz Lecture Thursday

Christopher Woods April 15, 2014

Thomas Doherty, a professor of American studies at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, will be presenting on the media coverage of the 1932 Lindbergh baby kidnapping case and its legacy in American culture...