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A "Hamilton" song helped the inauguration poet laureate, Amanda Gorman, seen here appearing on CNN, overcome a speech impediment.

How a ‘Hamilton’ song helped Amanda Gorman overcome a speech impediment

By Scottie Andrew, CNN January 21, 2021

(CNN) -- You wouldn't know it from her commanding delivery at the inauguration, but up until a few years ago, National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman struggled to overcome speech impediment.For much...

Linsey Marchese (33) works in the post against the University of British Columbia during Kent State’s 2019 trip to Canada. Aug. 11, 2019.

Marchese looks to add physicality for Kent State

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports reporter October 12, 2020

Redshirt junior center Linsey Marchese is set to make her debut on Kent State University’s women’s basketball team this season.Marchese played two seasons in the Big Ten Conference at Indiana University,...

Performers act out a scene for Kiss Me Kate.

From scratch: Constructing the set designs of ‘Kiss Me, Kate’

Madeline Crandall February 21, 2017

Building a musical from the ground up is no simple task — just ask Tamara Honesty.As the scenic designer for “Kiss Me, Kate,” Kent State's School of Theatre and Dance’s latest production, Honesty...