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College of Arts and Sciences to offer LGBTQ spring break trip

Kaitlin Walker November 9, 2015

For the first time, the College of Arts and Sciences will be offering students the chance to travel to Greece for spring break.  It’s not just any trip though; it’s a class exploring gender and sexuality...

Israeli television personality Assi Azar speaks in room 306 in the Student Center on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015.

Israeli celebrity talks identifying as LGTBQ

Kelly Powell October 28, 2015

Assi Azar, a famous Israeli celebrity and openly gay man, spoke in Kent State's Student Center on Wednesday night.According to a “Quality of Life” survey administered at the university, 10 percent...

Ken Ditlevson, director of the LGBTQ Center stands in his office. THE LGBTQ Center offers Safe Space Ally training in order to create an inclusive space on campus for all people.

Gender-inclusive housing creates safe spaces for LGBTQ students

Karl Schneider October 13, 2015

Gender-inclusive housing options have become more available to students this semester now that they’ve been added to Resident Services’ housing application for the first time.Prior to the gender-inclusive...

Screenshot of LGBTQ video

Kent State LGBTQ center releases student-athlete video

Ian Flickinger September 30, 2015

Kent State’s LGBTQ Student Center released a video featuring members of the university’s student-athlete community in support of the You Can Play Project, a national organization who works to ensure...

Students come together for stereotype debunking

Itzzy Leon September 29, 2015

Cultural stereotyping, an event in the KIVA from 7 to 9 p.m., will educate students about stereotypes and try to debunk stereotypes about various communities.“We want the student body to be more aware...

Ken Ditlevson, director of the LGBTQ+ Center stands in his office. THE LGBTQ+ Center offers Safe Space Ally training in order to create an inclusive space on campus for all people.

LGBTQ Student Center hosts Safe Space Ally Training

Gabrielle Woodard September 10, 2015

Kent State strives to create an inclusive place for all people on campus by offering Safe Space Ally Training through the LGBTQ Student Center.Recently, a Kentucky county clerk has created a stir by refusing...

Residence Services includes gender-inclusive option on housing form

Craig Zombar June 25, 2015

Kent State Residence Services will have gender-inclusive options on the housing application form for the 2015-2016 school year.Gender-inclusive housing is available to students who identify as transgender....

Judy Shepard says have acceptance, not ignorance, in life

Tristan Buirley April 9, 2015

With around 50 people of ranging ages and backgrounds in the audience, Kent State hosted Judy Shepard, whose son was killed in a hate crime for being gay, Thursday night in the Schwartz Center auditorium...

Gabrielle Cooper, Directory of Minority Affairs of PRIDE!Kent, considers herself a double minority as an African American bisexual.

Students on campus identify as double minorities

Daisha Overstreet April 8, 2015

“Double minority” is a term used to reference someone who represents two minority groups. One who identifies as LGBTQ, or a sexual minority, and also black, Latino or any other ethnic minority is considered...

USG creates new committees, adds member at meeting

Matt Poe February 4, 2015

The Undergraduate Student Government passed two critical pieces of legislation and added a new officer at its biweekly public meeting on Wednesday night.Both pieces of legislation deal with the issue of...

Mike Richards is a senior English major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at mricha51@kent.edu.

Opinion: Petitioning for Change: A Love Story

Mike Richards February 2, 2015

There is more said in silence, or in making no comment, on a serious matter. Though that leaves the slate clean for no concrete implications, therein lies the notions that maybe — just maybe — you...

Ken Ditlevson, director of LGBTQ in the Student Center, is here at Kent State as a resource to assist students with any LGBTQ questions or problems on campus. He is also in charge of programming and marketing for the center. Ditlevson hopes to make Kent State as accepting and safe as he possibly can.

LGBTQ spring-kick off to welcome new director

Kianna Bugglin January 14, 2015

The LGBTQ Student Center will host a spring kick-off Thursday, Jan. 15 from 4-6 p.m. at the Student Multicultural Center in room 206 of the Kent State Student Center.The reception will welcome newly appointed...

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