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Flashes volleyball starts season 2-1 at Charlotte Invitational

Nick Pedone September 1, 2019

Kent State’s volleyball team (2-1) started off their season strong this weekend at the Charlotte Invitational in North Carolina.On Friday, the Flashes won in straight sets over Eastern Kentucky before...

Senior Myla King spikes off a set from freshman setter junior Natalie Talaga on Thursday Oct. 5, 2017. 

Flashes volleyball season preview: Hopeful for historic season

Nick Pedone August 24, 2019

With the season just around the corner, there is one common goal amongst Kent State’s women’s volleyball team: winning the Mid-American Conference Championship.The Flashes will return five upperclassmen,...

Young Thug performed in front of a light show in the MACC at FlashFest on Thursday, April 11, 2019.

Young Thug excites MAC Center with electric FlashFest performance

Henry Palattella April 12, 2019

Fifty-eight minutes into his set at at FlashFest, Young Thug wanted the crowd gathered in the M.A.C. Center to be quiet. Thug, who had just finished singing “Pick up the Phone,” was asking for a moment...

John Mulaney

USG paid comedian John Mulaney $150K

Alexandra Sobczak January 16, 2019

Kent State paid stand-up comedian John Mulaney $150,000 for his performance at the M.A.C. Center Nov. 25., according to a contract obtained by KentWired.The Undergraduate Student Government also paid $15,000...

Kent State remembers the Holocaust

Helen Yablonski April 13, 2018

Students, staff and faculty gathered to read over 6 million names of those lost in the Holocaust Wednesday through Thursday to celebrate Yom HaShoah.“Anyone can read, you don’t have to be Jewish,”...

Merissa

Finding stability on the court

Henry Palattella November 5, 2017

It was a hazy afternoon in June 2007 when Merissa Barber-Smith’s mother sat her four children down in the living room of their house on the South Side of Chicago.“Kids,” she told them, “we’re...

Lil Uzi Vert to be fall headliner this October

Rachel Duthie August 28, 2017

Lil Uzi Vert will come to campus Oct. 8 as Kent State's fall headliner.Uzi gained national attention in 2016 for his hit single “Money Longer,” along with his several mixtapes, including “Luv is...

Flashes continue momentum heading into MAC Championship

Scott Lendak March 11, 2017

Senior Jordan Hardison couldn’t contain her emotions after her father, Leonard, dressed in gold overalls and blue hair, escorted her to the center of the court for her final home meet.“It means a lot...

Rapper Wiz Khalifa performs at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre on July 29, 2014 in Ontario, Canada.

Wiz Khalifa to perform at FlashFest 2016

Stephen Means March 3, 2016

USG announced on Twitter Thursday that Wiz Khalifa will be the second act of FlashFest 2016 on April 21.The rapper has a multitude of hits, including “We Dem Boyz” and “Black and Yellow” and is...

Courtesy of Tribune News Service Hunter Hayes backstage at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Hunter Hayes to take Kent State

Jacob Derwin October 13, 2015

Hunter Hayes is not your typical country pop star. He is not singing about beers and pickup trucks driving off into the sunset, nor avidly adding misplaced rap to heartfelt coming-of-age songs. Hunter...

Kent State volleyball players cheer in a game against Miami in the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. 

Kent State volleyball hosts Golden Flashes Classic

Jesse Runner Sports Reporter September 2, 2015

The Kent State women’s volleyball team hosts the Golden Flashes Classic — a four team, six game tournament — beginning Friday versus Indiana State University in the M.A.C. Center.The Flashes enter...

Our View: Offer support for Kent State athletics

KS Editors April 1, 2015

Summary: While NCAA March Madness is one of the most exciting sporting spectacles of the year, ignoring our school’s athletics program isn’t fair.Over the last month, millions of people have watched...