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Dix Media Ethics lecture aims to inspire new, young journalists

Dix Media Ethics lecture aims to inspire new, young journalists

Danielle Stehle, Reporter February 28, 2023

Award-winning reporter and newsroom executive Mizell Stewart III plans to spread the importance of information during the Dix Media Ethics lecture “Journalism as a Civic Good” March 1 at 7 p.m. in...

Tri Sigma Night Live 2023 to feature the most participants in four years

Tri Sigma Night Live 2023 to feature the most participants in four years

Blake Serrano, Reporter February 27, 2023

Editor’s Note: Kaitlyn Finchler, internal philanthropy co-chair for Tri Sigma, serves as a campus editor for The Kent Stater and KentWired. Given her role and relationship to the story, KentWired interviewed...

Kent State lands second-place finish at MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships

Nico Crespo, Reporter February 27, 2023

The Kent State track and field team took home second place in Bowling Green, Ohio, at the Mid-American Conference championships. Junior Alexander Shields took home two event victories on Saturday and...

Rachel DeCavitch leads gymnastics in win over Eastern Michigan

Michael Neenan, Reporter February 26, 2023

Senior Rachel DeCavitch of the Kent State gymnastics team set a career high of 9.900 on the beam in a win over Eastern Michigan. “I feel like beam is one of my events that I struggle with,” DeCavitch...

Students celebrate Beta Israeli Shabbat on campus

Alyse Riffer, Reporter February 26, 2023

Hillel, Black United Students and the Center of Pan-African Culture celebrated a Shabbat Friday focusing on Beta Israeli culture welcome to anyone. Student contributors decorated the multipurpose room...

‘We got back to our identity’: Strong second half propels men’s basketball

Jacob Shondel, Reporter February 26, 2023

The Kent State men’s basketball team has allowed the lowest field goal percentage (39.9%) in the Mid-American Conference this season. Saturday, KSU’s defense limited Bowling Green to 37.1% shooting...

Women’s basketball Shumate ties season-high in victory over Eastern Michigan

Lucas Baker, Reporter February 25, 2023

A 24-point second quarter moved the Kent State women’s basketball team past Eastern Michigan in a 75-67 win. Kent State won its fourth-straight game and has won eight of its last 10 games. “It...

DC Moore at the Rathskeller for Afrobeats Karaoke on Feb. 24, 2023.

KIC celebrates Black History Month with Afrobeat karaoke

Jillian Schrift, Reporter February 25, 2023

The rhythmic beat of percussion and vocals echoed from the Rathskeller as about a dozen students gathered to sing and dance to karaoke Friday evening. Afrobeat, a distinct sound that blends traditional...

Award–winning architectural author set to speak Feb. 27 as a part of lecture series

Anthony Zacharyasz, Reporter February 25, 2023

The College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) is kick-starting its spring semester lecture series with Neyran Turan, who has been recognized for multiple awards across the architectural field. The...

Gymnastics Hosts Annual Pink Meet for Breast Cancer Awareness

Michael Neenan, Reporter February 25, 2023

The Kent State Gymnastics team hosted its annual Pink Meet in the M.A.C. Center on Sunday to help to raise money in the fight against breast cancer and spread awareness about the disease. The team wore...

“Urinetown” musical opens in Center for Performing Arts

February 24, 2023

"Urinetown" opened Friday night in the Center for Performing Arts. The musical is based on a 20-year drought and water shortage which led to a ban on private toilets. Citizens were forced to use public...

OUR VIEW: We demand an end to school shootings

OUR VIEW: We demand an end to school shootings

How many more? How many more students have to die? How many more school shootings need to happen? When will we see change? As of Thursday, there have been 84 mass shootings in the United States...