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Rubber

Matt’s Flick Pick: ‘Rubber’

Matt Merchant September 30, 2014

A tire comes to life, begins to roam a sandy desert landscape, realizes its lust for blood and begins killing humans with psychic abilities.Sounds insane, right? It is. This is one of the most bizarre...

Members of the Kent Environmental Right Group, including Bonny Esparza, Kathy Schuman and Lee Brooker, attend a community event for speaker Gwen Fischer of Concerned Citizen Ohio on Sept. 15, 2014 at the Kent Free Library.

What the frack?! Ballot issue divides activists, city leaders

Matthew Merchant September 24, 2014

Come November, the city of Kent and Kent State University could begin a drastic social and environmental change in two possible ways.The first, in the eyes of city law director James Silver, would involve...

Dreamworks Productions

Matt’s Flick Pick: ‘The Last Castle’

Matt Merchant September 23, 2014

In any movie, when you throw a guy like Robert Redford in jail - especially when he’s a likable, war-torn, three-star general in the U.S. Army - expect a good story. With “The Last Castle,” you get...

ISIS Tweet

ISIS tweets at Kent State ethics workshop

Matt Merchant September 18, 2014

The Twitter handle @Islamic_State10 sent a tweet with the hashtag #ksuethics14 during the Poynter KSU Media Ethics Workshop hosted in Franklin Hall on Thursday. The hashtag, created specifically for the...

FilmDistrict

Matt’s Flick Pick: ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’

Matt Merchant September 16, 2014

It started with an advertisement. “Wanted: Somebody to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have only...

Red Om Films

Matt’s Flick Pick: ‘Jesus Henry Christ’

Matt Merchant September 9, 2014

Jesus Henry Christ. Whether the title is considered religious blasphemy or something out of midwestern drama, this comedy is perfect for Wes Anderson-style movie fans.At the age of 10, Henry begins to...

'Bio-Dome'

Matt’s Flick Pick: ‘Bio-Dome’

Matt Merchant September 2, 2014

Out of the mid-1990s comes “Bio-Dome,” one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Two best friends, Bud, played by Pauly Shore, and Doyle, played by Stephen Baldwin, find themselves locked inside...

'The Exam'

Matt’s Flick Pick: ‘The Exam’

Matt Merchant August 26, 2014

It’s almost a guarantee that for every class you take there will be multiple exams. Whether they’re pass/fail or stand-alone, exams can determine much about how your semester will end. And at some...

KSU professor’s letter sparks outrage

Matt Merchant August 8, 2014

A letter written and published by Kent State professor Julio Pino places blame for Palestinian deaths on scholars of an academic website.“I hold you directly responsible for the murder of over 1,400...

Photo by Matt Merchant

University Police respond to alleged campus assault

Matt Merchant August 6, 2014

Kent State University Police were dispatched to Hilltop Drive Wednesday afternoon in response to an alleged assault.Dispatcher Paul Rothenbacher from Kent State University Police said the department received...

Kent Pride Games

Pride Games Kent State Edition

A group of people pose for a group photo after the dodgeballl event at the Pride Games in Kent State's Recreation Center. Photo by MaKayla Brown.Ben Gero jumps to throw a dodgeball during the dodgeball...

Kent State graduate architecture student Parva Majidi presents her design, titled "Creek Revitalization," to a resident of Garrettsville, Ohio at an open meeting held Friday, July 25 in the village city hall.

Architecture revitalization designs presented to local city

Matt Merchant July 28, 2014

On the morning of March 24, Bill Willoughby, associate dean of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, sent an email to the school’s faculty. The email contained an idea for an opportunity...