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36-year-old Nicholas Fontaine of Kent was one of six indicted for illegal voting, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday. Fontaine is a legal permanent resident but lacked U.S. citizenship when he allegedly voted in 2016 and 2018, according to the Attorney General’s office. | File photo

OPINION: How to help more KSU students get out and vote on Election Day

Moira Armstrong Guest Columnist October 1, 2020

Dear editor and Kent State University community, Election Day is just over a month away, and I’m worried. I’m clearly not the only one; London Green’s recent opinion piece for KentWired, “Why...

Conners, Pendrith and Hughes pose together with Golden Flash driver covers during U.S. Open practice rounds, Sept. 16.

Three former Flashes compete in U.S. Open (copy)

Dante Centofanti Reporter September 20, 2020

The Kent State men’s golf team is no stranger to major championships. The program was put on the map in 2003 when Ben Curtis won the 132nd Open Championship at Royal St George. 17 years later, and...

Conners, Pendrith and Hughes pose together with Golden Flash driver covers during U.S. Open practice rounds, Sept. 16.

Three former Flashes compete in U.S. Open

Dante Centofanti Reporter September 20, 2020

The Kent State men’s golf team is no stranger to major championships. The program was put on the map in 2003 when Ben Curtis won the 132nd Open Championship at Royal St George. 17 years later, and...

Protesters congregate by the front campus rock on East Main Street to advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Student-led protests support Black Lives Matter movement outside front campus rock

Troy Pierson Reporter September 5, 2020

In response to a series of incidents where “White Lives Matter” was painted on the front campus rock this past week, one student has organized two protests to advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement.Around...

Alyssa Hertz, junior fashion design major, works at her sewing machine creating masks to donate to hospitals in need. 

Sewing with a purpose: Kent State student creates masks to donate amid COVID-19 outbreak

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing shortages in the U.S. for items like bread, hand sanitizer and toilet paper at local stores. But for first responders and medical personnel, the critical shortage of N95...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo held a press briefing Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

States beg for answers in search for medical supplies

Gregory Krieg, Donald Judd, Jeremy Herb, Daniella Diaz, Ali Zaslav, Marina Carter and Elizabeth StuartCNN March 24, 2020

(CNN) -- The absence of coherent guidelines from the White House has created a battle among states and hospitals, which are hooked into bidding wars over key provisions to combat the coronavirus pandemic,...

Ohio is one of 10 states, mainly in the Rust Belt, likely to lose seats in the House of Representatives following the 2020 Census next month, according to projections by The Kent Stater. Seven states are expected to gain districts, led by Texas with three added seats and Florida with two.

Projections show Ohio likely to lose House seats following 2020 Census

Editor’s note: This story is the work of Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Interviewing and Data class. Ohio is one of 10 states — mainly across the Rust Belt —...

Harvey Weinstein

JOHANNES EISELE February 24, 2020

Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Court, on February 18, 2020 in New York City. - Jurors will begin deliberating the fate of ex-Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday in his high-profile...

Alfreda Brown, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Dr. Alfreda Brown embraces difference, paves the way for diversity at Kent State University

Molly Adams Reporter February 14, 2020

Kent State University’s Diversity Trailblazer Award was recently renamed the Alfreda Brown Diversity Trailblazer Award for her groundbreaking work at the university. Presented to Brown Jan. 24, the...

(Left to right) Tyshaia Earnest, Amelia Johnson, Catherine Leslie and Jahnaye Chapman at the Fashion Scholarship Fund Gala in New York City. Jan. 7, 2020. (Picture provided by Catherine Leslie).

Fashion student wins $35,000 in Fashion Scholarship Fund competition

Hailey Phillips Reporter January 29, 2020

Four years ago, Tyshaia Earnest was in her senior year of high school taking aptitude tests to see what career would be best for her. She got many ideas, such as art and marketing or international business....

Student leaders for TKS pose for a photo. 

Kent State offers opportunities for transfer students

For senior psychology major Sidney Fimiani, transferring to Kent State University made sense to her. “I came here and I just kind of fell in love with it. … They also have a very good psych program...