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Families gather downtown to celebrate an early Halloween

Bailey Purpura October 30, 2015

Costumes, candy and more filled Downtown Kent for the Annual Family Friendly Halloween Event Friday at the Hometown Bank Plaza.Businesses downtown including Tree City Coffee & Pastry, Belleria, Pita...

Women’s soccer starts slow, finishes strong for 4-1 win over BG

Dan Armelli October 16, 2015

The Kent State women’s soccer team fell behind for the sixth time this season only to come back and win. This time against Bowling Green, the Flashes went on to dominate both sides of the field.The...

Safe Spaces event to focus on Black Lives Matter

Gabrielle Woodard October 8, 2015

The Safe Spaces speaker series will host its next event, Why It Is Not All Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter in the Past and Future, this Tuesday at 7 p.m.The speakers will be Austin McCoy, a Kent State...

Opinion: Halloween, no. Just No

Zachary Downes October 8, 2015

This is probably a bit early, but it is the month of October, and this can be advice for the entire month. However, what I am about to say is pertinent information that could be used for any weekend.Kent...

The German Family Society Youth Group dances outside Taco Tontos and the Loft in downtown Kent during Oktoberfest on September 26, 2015.

Downtown Kent celebrates Oktoberfest

Weslee Clyde September 26, 2015

Kent’s second annual Oktoberfest filled downtown with the sounds of polka and the smells of German food on Saturday, Sept. 26.Oktoberfest is fairly new to downtown Kent, but that didn’t stop hundreds...

Forward Madison Thompson reaches for the ball during a game versus Virginia Commonwealth University at Murphy-Mellis Field on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. The Flashes won in double over-time 4-3.

Field hockey heads to Iowa to face top ranked teams

Zac Sommer September 9, 2015

Following a two-loss weekend, the Kent State field hockey team hopes to turn things around as it heads to Iowa City to face the University of Iowa and Stanford University this weekend.Kent State’s schedule...

Some Kent State international students experience transition difficulties

Taylor Meade April 27, 2015

For some international students at Kent State, transitioning not only to the American lifestyle but also the college lifestyle can be difficult. International student adviser Samantha Bell said international...

Kent Free Library hosts ‘study hall’

Kate Chilson April 27, 2015

The Kent Free Library is creating a “study hall” for Kent State students to come to during finals week.From May 2 to May 7, Kent Free Library’s Café and Carnegie Section will be transformed into...

Kent resident personally fills potholes after no action from city officials

Kaitlynn LeBeau April 22, 2015

Kent resident personally fills potholes after inaction from city officials from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

SLIS honors alumni, friends

Nick Boone April 20, 2015

The School of Library and Information Science is honoring its recent graduates and friends at the Celebration of Alumni and Student Success annual awards celebration in Columbus and Kent.  This celebration...

Kent City Hall to be dispersed across city

Alexandra Valverde April 5, 2015

Kent plan spreads City Hall buildings aroung city from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

Kathryn Ranieri, a senior exercise physiology major participates in Clean up Kent on April 4, 2015. Volunteers from the local community picked up litter all around Downtown Kent as form of community service.

Main Street Kent, KSU students work for a cleaner city

Haley Phillipi April 5, 2015

Main Street Kent hosted its first official “Clean Up Kent” Day to help pick up trash scattered around the city on Saturday morning.Main Street Kent, a non-profit organization focused on the revitalization...