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The Kent State Robotics Team works on its robot Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, for the first night of Kent Hack Enough, a two-day Hackathon hosted by HacKSU on the fourth floor of the University Library.

Kent State Sudoku app takes first at hackathon

Andrew Bugel October 26, 2014

Kent State University’s student-organized group “HacKSU” hosted its annual “Hackathon” in the library this weekend for students to create new ideas with technology they use everyday. The event,...

Lilly Ledbetter speaks about the problems she experienced with Goodyear during her career to an audience at the Kiva on October 20, 2014.

Women’s rights activist Lilly Ledbetter shares her experience

Teahl Rice October 20, 2014

“It’s been a great journey, it’s been a hard journey,” the prominent women’s rights activist Lilly Ledbetter said during a lecture Thursday evening in the Kiva.Ledbetter, a crusader for equal...

Actress Kym Whitley motivates students to follow their passions

Brittany Rees September 29, 2014

Follow your passions, be persistent and never settle. These things will lead to success, comedian Kym Whitley told students Monday night in the Kiva.“The power of passion is the beginning of everything,”...

Jerome Love to lead leadership speaker series

Chelsea Graff September 14, 2014

Jerome Love, an entrepreneur and professional speaker, will be speaking at Kent State University’s Kiva on Monday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.Love will be the first of five speakers in the “Leadership Speaker...

Wick Poetry Center hosts Poet Martin Espada

Jason Meek April 22, 2014

Poet and activist Martín Espada will speak  Thursday as a part of Kent State’s Symposium on Democracy.Espada will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the KIVA, presenting a speech titled “The Unacknowledged Legislator:...

Byron Pitts, ABC national news anchor, speaks to an audience about the importance of embracing diversity in today's society in the Kiva, Monday, March 31, 2014. Pitts was awarded the 2014 Robert G. McGruder Lecture Award.

ABC News correspondent honored at McGruder Lecture

Reaching the audience through diversity was the message given by ABC News correspondent Byron Pitts at the 11th annual Robert G. McGruder Guest Lecture as he received the Distinguished Guest Lecture Award.“In...

Kent Ministry hosts first ever ‘Prayer Night Against Cancer’

Ashlyne Wilson March 31, 2014

Journey Campus Ministry of Kent will host the first ever “Prayer Night Against Cancer,” on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Kiva. Those battling cancer or affected by the disease in any way are encouraged...