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LGBTQ Community Smoking Increase

LGBTQ smokers more common than heterosexual smokers

Kara Taylor February 13, 2014

Members of the LGBTQ community smoke more, than their heterosexual peers possibly because of the stresses of discrimination associated with their lifestyle, according to the 2014 Surgeon General's report.However,...

Pedestrian hit near Satterfield released from hospital

Madeleine Winer February 12, 2014

A Kent State student was released with minor injuries from Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna Tuesday night after being hit by a car at the intersection of Morris Road and East Summit Street Tuesday...

A pedestrian offers assistance after a woman was hit by a vehicle turning from Janik Drive on to Summit, striking her at the corner of Morris Road and Summit Street, around 4 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.

Woman hit by car at intersection near Satterfield Hall

Madeleine Winer February 11, 2014

A Kent State student was released with minor injuries from Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna Tuesday night after being hit by a car at the intersection of Morris Road and East Summit Street Tuesday...

KSU Fashion School’s newest technology resource, TechStyleLAB, brings fashion into Digital Age

Jake Green February 11, 2014

Phantashia Hall is excited as she opens the lid to the laser cutter and finds her design perfectly cut into a large sheet of fabric. The machine roared for ten minutes and achieved a level of accuracy...

Campus Loop Route at the Student Center

Campus loop provides way for students to get around in the winter

Nathan J. Havenner February 11, 2014

With the PARTA Campus loop, students have an alternative to walking across campus in the cold. Since 2004, the campus loop has been one of the routes offered by PARTA.“Kent State used to run their own...

Cadet Tyler Kuns-Windisch salutes a fellow cadet before she falls into line to march from Terrace Hall to the M.A.C. Annex on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.

Prior military experience helps ROTC students seeking officer positions

Mary Booth February 11, 2014

The ROTC program at Kent State is full of men and women that are all striving to become officers at the end of their college careers. Some of these cadets already have prior military experience that will...

Behind the scenes of ‘Legally Blonde’

Lily Martis February 11, 2014

In the modern retelling of the story of a ditzy blonde turned serious Harvard Law student, 29 cast members and 10 crew members are preparing to pull off the Kent State School of Theatre and Dance’s...

Junior guard Kris Brewer catches and drives the ball during the winning game against the University of Akron, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at the MACC, with a final score of 60-57.

Struggling Flashes hope to find identity in Jekyll and Hyde season

Richard Mulhall February 10, 2014

A physically exhausted and mentally frustrated Kent State men’s basketball team (12-11, 3-7 Mid-American Conference) is back home this week and is  preparing to go head-to-head with Bowling Green (10-13,...

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School of Art to feature jewelry in digital technology exhibit

Endya Watson February 10, 2014

A cross between digital technology and handcrafted jewelry will be the face of “The Digital Hand,” a School of Art Gallery exhibit opening Tuesday.  The work of 18 metalsmiths will be showcased in...

Shannon McDonald (left) and Christina Napier, financial aid counselor at Kent State, assist student Alex Evans at Kent State’s College Goal Sunday in Franklin Hall, Sunday Feb. 9, 2014.

College Goal Sunday assists freshmen with FAFSA woes

Breyanna Tripp February 9, 2014

Ninety-nine percent of freshman received financial aid for the 2013-2014 school year at Kent State, according to college planning organization College Board.             Kent State held it’s...

Flashes avoid being put down by consecutive pins, win through tiebreaker

Michael Mann February 9, 2014

The rulebook had to be brought out to hand the Kent State Flashes a tiebreaking win over Northern Illinois Saturday afternoon.The rule to decide an even score broke down the match by overall class wins....