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Our View: Being informed during election season

KS Editors September 28, 2014

The Kent community is known for being green. We are a tree city and Kent State is a Tree Campus USA, the architects of the university’s new buildings are striving for Leadership in Energy & Environmental...

Carley Hull is a senior magazine journalism major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at chull9@kent.edu.

Opinion: Finding purpose

Carley Hull September 28, 2014

Throughout our lives we are asked an important question: “What do you want to do?” The first time we were asked this question was possibly in the 1st grade when our teacher asked us what we wanted...

Sophomore wide receiver Earnest Calhoun completes a pass from sophomore quarterback Colin Reardon at the game against Southern Alabama Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. The Flashes lost their game against the University of Virginia, 13-45, on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014.

Flashes leave Virginia empty-handed, drop to 0-4

Taylor Rosen September 28, 2014

Box ScoreThe Kent State football team will have to do better than last week if they want to be victorious this week.The Flashes didn’t do well last Saturday as they turned the ball over five times and...

Opinion: Kent State College Republicans celebrates 20 years

Ray Paoletta September 28, 2014

This past Saturday the Kent State College Republicans celebrated 20 years as a club on campus. Alumni, current members and supporters of the club came together for an anniversary dinner where they reminisced...

New parking meter program coming downtown

Christina Bucciere September 28, 2014

The city of Kent will install 225 smart parking meters downtown by the end of October.The Parking Action Committee, comprised of representatives from downtown businesses and city staff members, made the...

Opinion: Get after fitness

Skyler Chill September 28, 2014

Something I am very passionate about is working out. I love nothing more than feeling the rush of endorphins, wearing my Nike gear and sweating up a storm.  I hope that reading my column can help you...

Student group set to discuss Christian voting responsibilities

Haley Keding September 28, 2014

The Catholic Student Association will host a voter responsibility discussion at the Newman Center Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.The discussion, titled “Faithful Citizenship,” will teach Kent State students how to...

KSU Veterans Club hosts run for donations to homeless

Joy TaMar Moorer September 28, 2014

Instead of packing your summer clothing away for the fall, donate them. The KSU Veterans Club will be hosting its third annual Clothes Off Your Back run Oct. 2 from 5-7 p.m., starting in the M.A.C. Center....

Senior middle blocker Liz Reikow jumps for return against The University of New Hampshire on September 6, 2014. The Flashes won the game 3-1.

Bobcats outmatch Kent State volleyball with four-set win

Jimmy Miller September 25, 2014

Box ScoreA trip to Athens didn’t bode well for Kent State volleyball Thursday, as the Flashes fell to Ohio University in four sets.“I think we played solid,” head coach Don Gromala said. “The things...

Pam Souza, 34, of the Sho-Jo-Ji Japanese dancers, performs a traditional Japanese dance at Asian Fest on Risman Plaza on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014.

Festival celebrates Asian culture on Risman Plaza

Kaitlin Siegel September 25, 2014

Students experienced and celebrated Asian cultures on Thursday at the Asian Fest held in Risman Plaza from 4-7 p.m.A free event sponsored by the College of the Arts as its annual Fall for the Arts program,...

Opinion: An attempt to ban our language

Mike Richards September 25, 2014

There are a few things I’d wish to cover about Banned Books Week, but with the fear that someone may find an expletive out of context, or a questionably written line that could be perceived as overtly...

The Kent State Library Special Collections and Archives currently are exhibiting a collection of media coverage from May 4 and the aftermath of the campus shootings in 1970.

Special Collections and Archives exhibit displays new perspective on May 4

Olivia Young September 25, 2014

In honor of the 45th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shooting at Kent State, the Department of Special Collections and Archives has opened a new exhibit on the 12th floor of the University Library that...