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The rock on front campus painted for DKS 2023 on June 28, 2023.

Students question the rules and regulations of The Rock

Lauren Cohen, Beat Reporter December 14, 2024

The front campus rock has been a canvas board for student expression since 1922. Both positive and negative messages and illustrations have been displayed on the boulder. Hate speech on The Rock can...

In memory of Nex Benedict, a non-binary teen who died in February, participants of the KSURGE Candlelight Vigil hold candles and observe a moment of silence on March 21, 2024.

‘How many more?’: Candlelight vigil honors LGBTQ+ hate crime victims

Aden Graves, Reporter March 22, 2024

LGBTQ+ students and allies gathered Thursday at the rock on Hilltop Drive for a candlelight vigil honoring Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict, who died last month one day after a school fight. Kent...

Members of Kent State’s Progressive Student Alliance hosted a prayer vigil outside of the M.A.C. Center Thursday night.

Students host vigil for Planned Parenthood shootings

Kelly Powell December 10, 2015

Members of Kent State’s Progressive Student Alliance hosted a prayer vigil outside of the M.A.C. Center Thursday night.The vigil was held for the victims who were found dead after a shooting at a Planned...

‘Sex(Ed) The Movie’ comes to Kent

Kelsie Britton April 6, 2015

The Women's Center and student group KSURGE (Kent State Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity) screened the documentary “Sex(Ed) The Movie” on April 2 in Nixon Hall as part of its event series in...