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 In this Dec. 6, 2016 file photo, Richard Spencer speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. Twitter has restored Spencer's personal account less than a month after the social media company suspended it along with other accounts belonging to prominent members of the so-called "alt-right" movement. The company told Spencer that it suspended five of his accounts on Nov. 15 for violating a rule against creating multiple accounts with overlapping uses. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Richard Spencer no longer pursuing speaking event at Kent State

Ben Orner March 16, 2018

White nationalist Richard Spencer is no longer looking to speak at Kent State University, nor is he planning to sue the university for being unable to accommodate the event.In a video Spencer posted to...

Kent State students walk out in protest outside White Hall

David Williams March 15, 2018

Twenty-five students walked out of White Hall at 10:00 a.m. for 17 minutes to stand in solidarity with the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, yesterday.Elizabeth...

A group walks along the Kent State esplanade toward downtown. 

Study shows Kent State’s economic footprint in the region

Gretchen Lasso, Laina Yost February 26, 2018

Kent State has a $3.4 billion impact in the Northeast Ohio regional economy, according to a new report.University officials unveiled the results of the report Monday morning. Kent State partnered with...

Veterans display

Center for Adult and Veterans Services office organizes Veterans Display

Mariah Hicks February 26, 2018

Today, you may have walked past a veteran and had no idea that you crossed paths with someone who served in the military.Many people on Kent State’s campus are veterans who have dedicated time to the...

Vodicka

Kent graduate opens success center despite stage-four cancer

Chloe Forbes February 26, 2018

Kent State alumnus is determined to chase her dreams, and not even stage-four breast cancer will stop her.Christine Vodicka, who graduated in 2002, is spending her time left providing free tutoring at...

Sigma Sigma Sigma members unveil the fundraiser total at last year's Tri Sigma Night Live on Feb. 11, 2017.

Tri Sigma Night Live draws inspiration from ‘Saturday Night Live’ for fundraiser

Hana Hodali February 22, 2018

Kent State's Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority will be holding their annual Tri Sigma Night Live philanthropy event in support of The March of Dimes, Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation and children’s play therapy....

Excessive phone use illustration

Excessive smartphone use connected to unhappiness, anxiety

Paige Bennett February 20, 2018

When Andrew Lepp, an associate professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS), walks into a classroom, he is often met by silence.Instead of seeing a room of students talking before...

A still shot from the Kent State commercial that was aired during the Super Bowl and Olympics.

Kent State spends $10,000 to air commercial during Olympics

Francesca Barrett February 17, 2018

Kent State spent $52,000 on the commercial featured during the Super Bowl and another $10,000 for the Olympics. Jessica Chunat, a sophomore architectural studies major, said spending the $52,000 on the...

Taken at New York City Studio.

Fashion students are now required to study away

Abigail Miller February 16, 2018

The requirement for fashion students to study away for a semester creates an opportunity for some, but an obstacle to others.Currently, the Fashion School has programs in places such as New York City,...

Use of the word ‘queer’ sparks debate in black community

Erica Carter February 16, 2018

Although the use of the word ‘queer’ has become more accepted in the LGBTQ community, some still have issues with its usage.“I personally don’t care about the word, but there’s history around...

New Starbucks location to open near Business Administration Building

Moira Reed February 9, 2018

Business students won’t have far to go to get their espressos, mochas and frappuccinos with the new Starbucks opening in the College of Business Administration.The new Starbucks, set to open April 16,...

Cadets learn proper handling of weapons

Mariah Hicks February 9, 2018

The “metallic click” is what they call it. It’s what happens when you squeeze the trigger of an M4A1 and the hammer falls then resets. With the 33-inch guns rested within the indent of cadets’...

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