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Ludwig van Beethoven

New research by Kent professor reveals Beethoven may have heard his final symphony

For years, it was believed Ludwig van Beethoven lost the ability to hear before composing one of his most famous symphonies, but new research by a Kent State professor shows Beethoven may have heard his...

Cadet Kyle Raynard, senior aeronautics major, demonstrates the pull-up portion of the fitness test on February 12, 2020. ROTC members had to do a pull-up, while bringing their legs up and touching their elbows to their thighs.

ROTC students take on new tests for training

Bridget Lin Reporter February 14, 2020

Before the sun even comes up, ROTC students are preparing for morning training and work-outs that make most people shake their heads. Morning training consists of shouting, intensity, laughter, perseverance,...

Aeronautics & Engineering Professor Trent True.

Foundry professor discusses teaching, advising students

Trent True watched closely as the oven-sized furnace slowly tipped and released an orange flow of molten silica bronze. The 2,350 degree Fahrenheit metal cascaded into a massive ladle, held by two students...

Cadets exercised during their physical training Feb. 12.

Cadets share experiences balancing schoolwork, ROTC

Jill Golden February 14, 2019

On top of taking a full schedule of courses for their majors, ROTC cadets work hard to complete requirements for the ROTC program. Their days don’t begin like regular college students, though. They wake...

Map of Camp James

Missile defense site to possibly be built near KSU main campus

Jill Golden February 2, 2019

A missile defense site may be built 20 miles east of Kent State after the U.S. Department of Defense announced it is looking to add a third location to the country’s missile defenses.A missile defense...

Eric Geffert was deployed in Iraq from January to October of 2009.

Breaking barriers: A veteran’s battle with PTSD

Mariah Hicks April 10, 2018

It was a cold and dreary November day in 2014 when Eric Geffert visited a Veterans Affairs (VA) psychiatrist.As a veteran, he had been experiencing paranoia and panic attacks years before discovering the...

Ohio National Guard requires students to receive joint financial aid

Kathryn Monsewicz October 17, 2017

Student National Guardsmen must now apply for federal aid before receiving the state-funded Ohio National Guard scholarship. This will save the state of Ohio money by putting more of the financial responsibility...

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Army ROTC cadet aims for balance in school, profession

Kathryn Monsewicz October 5, 2017

Kent State's Army ROTC allows students to serve the country while also earning a degree.Army ROTC classes are available to take as electives for any full-time student in their freshman or sophomore year. Cadets...

A map demonstrating the multiple moves the dependents had to make over the course of their childhood.

Military dependents find strength in change

Troy Lee May 22, 2017

The transition from high school to college can be a struggle for some students, but for military dependents, like sophomore English major Ollie Swasey, it was the easiest transition of their life.“Making...

National memorial visits Kent State Rec

Troy Lee February 26, 2017

The lobby of the Kent State Student Recreation and Wellness Center featured oil paintings of 23 life-like men set against a background of a setting sun on Saturday. At first glance, the faces were of smiling,...

Army ROTC cadets train in handling weapons

Troy Lee January 26, 2017

Kent State’s Army Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC) cadets learned and practiced how to handle a firearm properly as part of a bi-weekly military lab at Terrace Hall on January 25.Upperclassmen,...

Jared Strubel is a junior political science major and columnist for the Kent Stater. Contact him at jstrubel@kent.edu

Opinion: “Speak softly and carry a big stick”

Jared Strubel Kent State College Democrats February 24, 2016

Ever since 40,000 American servicemen died on the Korean Peninsula during the Korean War from 1950-1953, relations between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the United States...