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Dane Paris, senator of the Honors College candidate for USG. 

Candidates present new ideas and platforms at USG debate

Annie Zwisler Reporter March 5, 2020

There were no winners or losers Wednesday night as USG candidates vowed to implement more mental health resources, environmental protection and better restrooms for Kent State students at the annual USG...

Norm is the best barber around!

One step at a time: Norm

I will never forget the first time my brother Mitchell and I walked into Jason’s Barber Shop in Acorn Alley in Kent. Jason’s is a one of a kind establishment. Tons of sports apparel fill the walls...

Downtown Kent’s First Pride Festival ‘Rainbow Weekend’ to take place in March

Theresa Lovrak Reporter February 14, 2020

Main Street Kent is preparing for its inaugural Rainbow Weekend which will be a celebration festival of the LGBTQ+ community.  This event will be held downtown on the weekend of March 6 and 7. Various...

Sophomore guard Hannah Young (32) drives the ball during the women’s basketball game on Feb. 12, 2020 against the the University of Akron. Kent State won the game 60-55.

Kent State victorious over Akron on the road

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports reporter February 12, 2020

With 1:39 to go in the game, sophomore guard Hannah Young grabbed her sixth offensive rebound and dished it out to sophomore forward Lindsey Thall who drained the clutch triple to put Kent State up 54-53...

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019.

Kent State announces travel restriction to China

Kent State announced Monday a temporary restriction on university-sponsored travel to China because of the 2019 novel coronavirus. In an email sent to the Kent community, interim Senior Vice President...

The expected look of the Hasawai Building. 

6-Story Multipurpose Building Comes to Kent

Theresa Lovrak Reporter January 31, 2020

Scheduled to come to Kent in the summer of 2021 will be an all-new multipurpose building. This new project will be six stories tall and sit at the corner of Erie St and Franklin Ave. What was previously...

College students are often faced with making a crucial decision when trying to find their first home away from home. Knowing the pros and cons of renting a house versus an apartment can be a difficult assessment.

How to choose between renting a house versus an apartment

Gianna Consenti January 26, 2020

College students are often faced with making a crucial decision. For students who start their higher-learning experience living in a dorm, eventually they are charged with choosing to either continue to...

Yingfei Jiang

Kent State graduate student publishes research paper on dual-mode smart window

Every person who has ever gotten inside a car that’s been sitting in the sun for a period of time knows the annoying, dreaded pain that follows when they sit down on the hot car seat. It can be a similar...

End of semester drag show hosted by PRIDE! Kent

Kennedi Combs Diversity reporter December 5, 2019

PRIDE! Kent put on an amateur drag show for Kent State students Wednesday night in the Kiva. The show, showing pride for the LGBTQ+ community, consisted of four students dressed in drag singing and dancing...

May 4th exhibit

May 4th exhibit brings artifacts to life with the help of augmented reality

TV2 December 4, 2019

With the 50th anniversary of the May 4 shootings coming up this spring, the Kent State campus is preparing for it in various ways. One way is opening up exhibits to teach and inform. The newest exhibit,...

No Christmas tree shortage in Northeast Ohio

Maddy Haberberger, TV2 Reporter December 2, 2019

December is here, bringing the holiday season and winter weather with it. Oftentimes, snow and cold contribute to season weather woes, but it could actually be the sunshine that puts a damper on your...

Dress Up For Downs lets models strut their stuff

Dress Up For Downs lets models strut their stuff

Maddy Haberberger, TV2 Reporter November 25, 2019

The fashion community isn’t necessarily known for its inclusiveness - just look at the recent controversy surrounding the annual Victoria’s Secret show. But one group here on campus is looking to change...