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Jennifer Hutchinson is a sophomore political science major. Contact Jennifer Hutchinson at jhutch12@kent.edu.

Opinion: Senator Rand Paul announces official 2016 run

Jennifer Hutchinson April 9, 2015

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul announced his official candidacy for the 2016 presidential race. The announcement was first made yesterday morning on his campaign website stating “I am running for president...

‘Kent U Dance?’ to showcase diverse music and dance

Payton Moore April 9, 2015

The Dynamic Lyricists will host the “Kent U Dance?” collaboration on Saturday, April 11 to showcase various dance styles.The Dynamic Lyricists is a group of students who produce videos and perform...

The Kent Stater A female involved in an accident on Loop Road is loaded via stretcher into an ambulance and taken to the hospital on Wednesday, April 8, 2015.

Students in recovery after two-car collision on Loop Rd.

Jimmy Miller April 9, 2015

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the Ohio State Highway Patrol's investigation into the accident.None of the four students involved in Wednesday’s two-car accident on Loop Road sustained...

FBI mugshot of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. A federal jury found Tsarnaev guilty in the Boston Marathon bombing.

AP: Tsarnaev’s lawyer faces perhaps her biggest challenge yet

Associated Press April 9, 2015

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's attorney is renowned for keeping her high-profile clients off death row, but Judy Clarke could face her most daunting challenge yet in trying to save the Boston Marathon bomber from...

The Kent State University Jazz Ensemble, led by Director Robert Selvaggio, practices in the Kent Center for Performing Arts on Monday, March 30, 2015 as they prepare for their Friday concert with guest artist and jazz saxophonist Donny McCaslin.

Guest jazz artist to host concert, master class

Dara Sander April 2, 2015

International guest musician Donny McCaslin will bring a jazz concert to Kent State on Friday, April 3 at 8 p.m. with the KSU Chamber Jazz Ensemble.The first half of McCaslin’s concert at the Carl F.W....

Marvin Logan is a senior Pan-African Studies major. Contact him at mlogan6@kent.edu.

Opinion: What is important for students?

Marvin Logan April 2, 2015

What matters to you? That is the question. It comes up often in conversations when dealing with people who interact with or target college students. Sometimes, it seems that what should be important is...

SLIS can land you more than a librarian job

Nick Boone April 2, 2015

The School of Library and Information Science, or SLIS, at Kent State sets students up with jobs necessary for the future.The Master of Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM)...

Graduate students’ road to graduation

Jacob Runnels April 2, 2015

The life of a graduate student is different from the life of an undergraduate student, in that research projects are common and theses and dissertations, or final research projects, are a must to graduate.“The...

The Kent Stater Handmade clothes are available year round at the Kent Fashion School Store that portray the level of talent and style that Kent State's Fashion School has to offer.

Students create new garments for Fashion School Store’s repoening

Kelsey Drumm April 2, 2015

Two fashion students designed clothing that will become available for purchase in the Fashion School Store for its reopening on April 22.Fashion design senior Elizabeth Snyder and fashion merchandising...

Overdue library items can have unexpected consequences

Nick Boone April 2, 2015

The University Library makes a substantial amount of money from the community’s fees on overdue items but sometimes fines can be so extreme that they end up going to the Bursar’s Office.Fines totaled...

Kent State professor to share research on Alzheimer’s disease

Victoria Manenti April 2, 2015

Associate professor of biology Gemma Casadesus Smith will present research on preventing Alzheimer’s disease at Kent State’s Neuroscience of Aging Symposium April 10.Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive...

Author to discuss Appalachian Trail pioneer hiker at Kent Free Library

Kelsie Britton March 31, 2015

The Kent Historical Society and Kent State Women's Center will host a presentation about the book "Grandma Gatewood: Ohio's Legendary Hiker” on April 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kent Free Library.Speaker Bette...