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Downtown Kent to hold Story Walk through Halloween for local families

Mason Lawlor Reporter October 15, 2020

A children’s book becomes interactive as Main Street Kent kicks off its second annual “Story Walk” today and continues through Oct. 31.  Cleveland-born author Dav Pilkey’s new book, “The Hallo-Wiener,”...

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose emphasized the importance of holding fair and safe elections Friday afternoon with members of Undergraduate Student Government (USG).

Ohio Secretary of State meets with members of USG to discuss election voting

Troy Pierson Reporter October 13, 2020

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose emphasized the importance of holding fair and safe elections Friday afternoon with members of Undergraduate Student Government (USG).Director of Governmental Affairs...

Rep. Tim Ryan and members of the Kent State College Democrats greet one another during their meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 6. 

Rep. Tim Ryan meets virtually with College Democrats

Bronwyn Wain Reporter October 9, 2020

Rep. Tim Ryan believes Americans currently have the power to shift the trajectory of this country with the 2020 presidential election. Ryan, who represents the 13th district of Ohio, participated in a...

The WARDJet A-1212 waterjet cutter sits on the first floor of the Design Innovation Hub. The device had to be installed first into the room before building crews erected the walls around it.  

DI Hub receives waterjet cutter, offers efficient process for cutting materials

Troy Pierson Reporter October 7, 2020

tpierson_19 · Innovate Kent State: Waterjet CutterA robust industrial machine known as a waterjet cutter, which can slice through nearly any material with a pressurized stream of water, is located on...

Kent State’s neuroscience club offers members a multitude of opportunities

Kandra Hill Teaching reporter October 6, 2020

Although Kent State introduced a neuroscience undergraduate degree program last fall, the neuroscience club has existed on campus since 2018. “The neuroscience club started two years ago as a way to...

Students wait in line for COVID-19 testing Friday at the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. After increased cases of COVID-19 at Kent State University, mass testing was brought to campus.

Ohio National Guard offers mass COVID-19 testing

Chris Ramos Reporter October 3, 2020

Partnering with the Ohio Pandemic Testing Team, the university offered students free coronavirus testing at the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement on Friday. The testing team on campus was...

Students on campus face voter registration challenges

Gina Butkovich Managing editor October 1, 2020

Kent State students attempting to register to vote at their campus address might be running into trouble registering online. The online registration system in Ohio uses the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles...

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name, crown-like. 

Ohio Pandemic Testing Team to visit campus for free COVID-19 testing

Kent State and the city of Kent partnered with the state of Ohio to bring the Ohio Pandemic Testing Team to campus, the university announced in an email Wednesday. A team of medics from the Ohio National...

Coach Sean Lewis posted this statement urging the MAC to reconsider the postponement of the fall football season to the spring, Sept. 17.

Kent State football players push for fall season

Nicholas Pedone Sports reporter September 19, 2020

When Kent State’s football team became one of the first Division I programs to cancel their spring practices out of precaution for the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty loomed around Dix Stadium.“The...

The official logo of the Sunrise Movement

Climate change student activists bring movement to Kent State

Chris Ramos Assigning editor September 18, 2020

The Green New Deal, combating climate change and creating social equality are at the core of the youth-led movement known as the Sunrise Movement. Founded in 2017, the Sunrise Movement is a coalition...

Young Flashes prepare for an unusual basketball season

Sean Blevins Sports reporter September 17, 2020

Freshmen student-athletes have to deal with circumstances that no other incoming class has had to deal with. They are essentially guinea pigs for the future of college sports. The uncertainty of this...

Wastewater treatment plant locations and boundaries.

Kent State assisting in testing wastewater for COVID-19

Megan Becker Reporter September 14, 2020

Kent State is assisting the Ohio Coronavirus Wastewater Monitoring Network by testing for the virus in its labs, but the university is not testing its own wastewater.The Ohio-based initiative tests wastewater...