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Fashion Student Organization to host annual Goodwill Styling Competition

Taylor Pierce February 22, 2016

The Fashion Student Organization (FSO) will be hosting its annual Goodwill Styling Competition at the Fashion School in the Rockwell Auditorium starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26.This styling competition...

Warren assures no threat to university

Emily Mills, Jimmy Miller, Ian Flickinger and Ben Kindel January 20, 2016

Kent State President Beverly Warren said there is no threat to student safety on Kent State’s campus after it came out the FBI is investigating Julio Pino, a Kent State associate professor of history,...

President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union address Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.

Obama calls State of the Union strong in final address

Mitch Felan January 12, 2016

President Barack Obama said the State of the Union is strong in his final annual address to the American public Tuesday night.About 30 local Democrats gathered at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference...

Kent State president Beverly Warren gives her State of the University address in the Kiva on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015.

Full text of the State of the University address

Beverly Warren November 19, 2015

Thank you, Jordan. You are a shining example of Kent State’s talented and inspiring student body. For those who don’t know, Jordan Italiano remains in the national spotlight for another reason: He...

Beverly Warren began as Kent State president July 1, 2014. She was officially inaugurated May 1, 2015.

Warren to deliver first State of the University address

Ian Flickinger November 18, 2015

Kent State president Beverly Warren will present a speech entitled, “Celebrating Today, Imagining Tomorrow,” at her first State of the University Address.It will take place in the Student Center Kiva...

Beverly Warren began as Kent State president July 1, 2014. She was officially inaugurated May 1, 2015.

President Warren to hold State of the University Address

Ian Flickinger October 28, 2015

Kent State President Beverly Warren will hold her first State of the University Address on Nov. 19 at 3 p.m in the Kiva.“I think that it is really valuable to bring the university together in a conversation...

Isaac Floyd, the new president of Black United Students, stands outside of Oscar Richie Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. Isaac is a junior exercise science major at Kent State.

Kent State students elect new BUS president

Daria Gaither September 16, 2015

After a tie and re-election last spring, Kent State students elected Isaac Floyd as the new president of Black United Students (BUS).BUS is  the largest and longest running on-campus political organization...

Guest Column: The difference between Quds and Kurds: Who cares?

Graham Smith (student guest column) September 8, 2015

In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Donald Trump blatantly said he does not know the leaders of Hezbollah, al-Qaida, Jabhat al-Nusra, the Quds Force and the Islamic State. Later in...

May 4 Task Force helps students gain historic perspective on current events

Matt Merchant August 28, 2015

The events of May 4, 1970 are engrained in the history of Kent State. Five years after the four students were killed on campus by members of the National Guard, the May 4 Task Force was created.“The...

Hillary Clinton at the "Commit to Vote" rally at Case Western Reserve University on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015.

Clevelanders ‘Commit to Vote’ for Hillary Clinton

Hannah Armenta August 27, 2015

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton rallied supporters together to “Commit to Vote" for her in the 2016 election Thursday at Case Western Reserve University, her first stop in Ohio since she announced...

Courtesy of the Cleveland Clinic and Kent State University

Kent State names Paul DiCorleto new vice president for research and sponsored programs

Austin Bennett June 18, 2015

President Beverly Warren announced via email Paul DiCorleto as the university’s new vice president for research and sponsored programs on Thursday.DiCorleto comes to Kent State from the Cleveland Clinic,...

Board of Trustees increases 16-credit hour cap to 18, waits to set in-state tuition

Jimmy Miller and Emily Mills June 4, 2015

Kent State’s Board of Trustees voted to push the threshold of the credit hour cap from 16 to 18 credit hours and not raise undergraduate in-state tuition pending the release of the state budget in its...