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Junior business management major Hannah Robinson (left) talks with junior marketing major Kelly Corey (bottom right) about the new meal plans in front of Rosie’s Diner in Tri-Towers on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.

Students in uproar over Kent State’s changes to meal plans this fall

Valerie Royzman August 25, 2018

This story has been updated to include comments from Shay Little, the vice president of students affairs. When alarms blared through the newly renovated Eastway Fresh Food Company on Friday, students...

A banner used on Facebook to promote an open-carry rally hosted by Kaitlin Bennett, a Kent State alumna known for her graduation photo with an AR-10.

Kaitlin Bennett to host September open-carry rally on campus

Henry Palattella August 13, 2018

Kaitlin Bennett, whose Kent State graduation photo with an AR-10 slung across her back went viral, will return to campus in September as the host of an open-carry rally.The protest was announced via a...

Rand Hilal Al Dulaimi 

Coroner identifies body as missing Kent State student

Valerie Royzman July 26, 2018

The Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday afternoon that the body found near North Bend Road in Ashtabula belongs to missing Kent State student Rand Hilal Al Dulaimi.Sheriff Bill Johnson...

Jeffrey Stanley

Ashtabula, Kent State communities reflect on missing student as search comes to close

Valerie Royzman July 25, 2018

One day Rand Hilal Al Dulaimi was living her usual life: working at a retirement home in Ashtabula, tending to her sandy-haired little boy and reveling in the sunshine for a few months before she was set...

Press release from Ashtabula County Sheriff's Office

Kent State student, mother goes missing; Ashtabula authorities continue search

Valerie Royzman July 19, 2018

The last 11 days have felt dim and uncertain for the Kent State and Ashtabula communities—that’s when Rand Hilal Al Dulaimi, a biotechnology major at the Ashtabula campus, went missing.The 23-year-old...

Jamil Wright, a rising 10th grader at Akron’s NIHF STEM High School, works with other I Promise students on their team brand identity on June 18 at Kent State University.

How the partnership between The LeBron James Family Foundation and Kent State came to be

Simon Hannig June 21, 2018

The LeBron James Family Foundation and Kent State announced this week they have agreed to a partnership.According to WKYC, the I PROMISE high school students will live on the Kent campus from Monday through...

On Friday, May 4, 2018, a team of Kent State students shares their campaign idea — centered on increasing the awareness of naloxone (also known as Narcan) — for the opioid crisis in Trumbull County. Students presented at the Trumbull campus to their client, the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention of Trumbull County.

Students devise campaigns to address Trumbull County’s alarming opioid epidemic

Valerie Royzman May 13, 2018

It’s no secret the opioid epidemic — declared a nationwide public health emergency by President Donald Trump in October — is grabbing hold of Ohio, as the state ranked second in the nation for drug...

Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, took the time to meet with students, faculty and staff at the conclusion of her program.

#MeToo founder Tarana Burke speaks at Kent State

Erica Carter April 17, 2018

When Tarana Burke joined the 21st Century Youth Leadership Movement to improve and pass on her leadership skills, she had no idea it would lead her to starting her own movement. During her leadership...

Kent State to possibly see more green roofs on buildings

Moira Reed April 13, 2018

As Kent State continues to become more eco-friendly, the possibility of more green roofs on top of newer buildings becomes more likely.“It’s hard to create green roofs on buildings that have existing...

Kent students to debate the opioid epidemic

Amber Selfridge April 5, 2018

The debate will be hosted by the College of Nursing on April 16 from 6-8 p.m. in the Schwartz Auditorium.Students from a variety of majors will be participating in the discussion about the public health...

Persistence ad Graduation I

Why students and faculty chose Kent State fashion

Abigail Miller March 22, 2018

Growing up in Cleveland, junior fashion merchandising major Erin Miller knew that she was meant to study fashion merchandising.The Fashion School was Miller’s first choice. At the time, the school was...

The other side of spring break

Bruno Beidacki March 21, 2018

For most college students, spring break is synonymous of warm weather, maybe the beach, and a lot of partying. Even those who stay behind in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and all of the other states where...

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