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Secret Cellar hosts “Attraction: Is it just a chemical reaction?”

Ariel Reid February 25, 2016

The Secret Cellar, a 1920s speakeasy inspired bar in downtown Kent, hosted an hour-long event on Wednesday night about how chemicals and the brain affect the feeling of love.Heather Caldwell, a professor...

Construction workers leave the site of the 345 Flats on the corner of Summit and Depeyster Street on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016.

Summit Street Construction

Taylor Kerns February 24, 2016

One-way, one-lane eastbound traffic on Summit Street will begin March 7.East Summit Street, which has been identified as a high-traffic, high-accident area and a dangerous corridor for pedestrians, is...

Sophomore Rachel Stypinski performs her balance beam routine in the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.

Consistency leads to season-highs and a win for the Kent State gymnastics team

Elise Kogelnik February 21, 2016

Representing Kent State's gymnastics team, sophomore Rachel Stypinski executed her routine, stuck the landing and tied sophomore Ali Marrero for first place on the uneven bars at 9.825.Stypinski moved...

Kent State sophomore pitcher Ronnie Ladines pitched all five innings of Kent States 12-2 win over the University of Akron at the Diamond at Dix on Friday, April 10, 2015, allowing just 4 hits and 2 runs.

Kent State softball ties for best start in program history

Nick Buzzelli February 21, 2016

After taking four out of five games at the Upstate Invitational in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the Kent State softball team (9-1) has tied the program record for the best 10 game start to a season.In...

Mercedes-Benz fashion week in China

Kent State students to participate in Mercedes-Benz fashion week in China

Alexa Maslowski, TV2 February 18, 2016

For the first time since 2011, Kent State design students will participate in the Mercedez-Benz China Fashion Week in Beijing, China.Ana White is one of six senior fashion design students at Kent State...

Women’s golf holds sixth place in Puerto Rico

Eric Conway February 16, 2016

Rough winds and rain held the Flashes in sixth place after the second round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande. The team has a sixth player competing individually.The five Flashes competing...

Police Chief Michelle Lee talks to media at a press conference about an officer-involved shooting on Dec. 17, 2015.

Kent police officers involved in fatal December shooting return to work

Emily Mills February 14, 2016

Four Kent police officers involved in the December shooting of a man armed with a machete returned to work Friday.Officers Benjamin Darrah, Dominic Poe, Michael Carnahan and Sean Driscoll were placed on...

Ariel VanNatter's book cover illustration. 

Local authors pen children’s book about black squirrel’s origin in Kent

Benjamin VanHoose February 14, 2016

If there’s one thing everyone who has set foot on Kent State’s campus is familiar with, it’s the black squirrel. The little critters have practically taken over Kent, rising in popularity and becoming...

A model walks the runway at the For the Love of Fashion fashion show Feb. 13, 2015. The show was put on by College Town Kent and held in the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center.

College Town Kent to host second annual ‘For the Love of Fashion’ show

Taylor Pierce February 10, 2016

College Town Kent is set to host the second annual For the Love of Fashion Show at the Kent State University Hotel at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12.The fashion show will showcase local retail shops by featuring...

The price of Valentine’s Day in Kent

Daniel Hale February 10, 2016

Valentine’s Day is the day all about love and love can come in many different forms: Chocolate, roses, gigantic Teddy Bears or a romantic dinner with your significant other. If you’re lost on what...

University library to award $1,000 scholarship

Kimberly Laferty February 9, 2016

Kent State's University Libraries is holding its third annual scholarship competition this semester, to award $1,000 to multiple student recipients.. The first scholarship ever awarded was in spring 2014,...

Photo courtesy of Ben Orner.

City of Kent checking water quality after main break

Skye McEowen February 7, 2016

A water main break occurred Saturday night on East Summit Street, near Loop Road and Windchimes Condominiums, releasing over 250,000 gallons of water before being shut down for repairs.As a result of the...

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