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"Hate Has No Home Here" painted by residents on the windows of Allyn and Clark Halls in early January. 

Racial slurs lead to anti-hate initiative in Eastway

Sara Crawford January 27, 2019

Last fall, racial slurs, specifically the N-word, were anonymously written on whiteboards in Allyn and Clark halls. Residents also reported hearing use of the word.As these acts were continuing, the RAs...

A fan sits on the floor of a hall in Dunbar Hall at Kent State Kent, Ohio Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2018.

No air conditioning in Verder and Dunbar leaves residents steaming mad

Chris Ramos September 5, 2018

 Temperatures since the semester started have reached an average high of about 84 degrees, surpassing Kent’s historical average for the same period of time of about 76 degrees.Verder Hall and Dunbar...

Students share meal plan concerns

Francesca Barrett February 2, 2018

Students who live on-campus are required to purchase a meal plan, usually first-year and second-year students living in residence halls. However, some students shared that Kent State’s meal plan makes...

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Casino Night aims to conserve energy with ‘Do it in the Dark’ competition

Miranda Marinello November 16, 2017

Mocktails flowed and chips fell at Kent Interhall Council’s first Casino Night promotional event for the "Do it in the Dark" competition Wednesday.The "Do it in the Dark" competition is a yearly initiative...

University receiving widespread wireless update

Rick Pongonis February 28, 2017

Six Kent State residence halls will receive faster and more stable internet connections this summer as part of a larger plan to eventually update Wi-Fi in all the campus residence halls.Prentice, Verder,...

Logan Meis, 20, balances on his hoverboard outside his apartment complex in Overland Park, Kan., on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. Meis purchased the personal transportation device for about $330 online. (Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star/TNS)

Hoverboards banned in dorms

Ben Kindel January 20, 2016

One of the most popular holiday gifts of this year is now banned from Kent State's dorms. On Jan. 13, Executive Director of Residence Services Jill Church announced through an email to campus residents...

Submitted photo from Colin Schalk.

Update: Mice found at Olson and Lake halls

Matthew Merchant February 23, 2015

Residents of Lake and Olson Halls found mice on several floors of the residence halls in February and took action to catch the rodents themselves.Colin Schalk, a junior communication studies major, said...

More than 11,000 pounds of electronic waste, including computers, phones and gaming consoles, collected during RecycleMania await disposal at the University Facilities Management store room on Summit Street on Wednesday, April 17. Photo by Shane Flanigan.

Kent State University hosts eight-week recycling competition

Lauren Biertempfel February 20, 2015

Recyclemania is a yearly eight week-long national competition between residence halls to encourage students to reduce waste and recycle that began Feb. 1.Kent State has taken part in the program for the...

RA workshop trains students for leadership roles

Lauren Biertempfel February 2, 2015

New changes have been made to the Leadership for Dynamic Communities workshop, which aims to better train resident assistant applicants as community leaders.Changes to the program include shortening the...

Renovation Celebration hits home

Carolyn Pippin October 15, 2014

Forty-six years have passed since the last time Kent State renovated Tri-Towers in May 1968.Tri-Towers commemorated the completion of the recent two-year-long construction process with a Renovation Celebration...

Wright Hall utilized as summer residence hall for the first time

Josh Yager July 7, 2014

For the first time, Wright Hall is being used as a residence hall during summer 2014 semesters due to renovations being done on Leebrick Hall.Jill Church, director of residence services, said this is the...

Illustration by LaQuann Dawson

Residence Services says bed bug cases are common and hard to avoid, but generally low at Kent State

Melissa Puppo April 30, 2014

Three residence halls on Kent State’s campus have found cases of bed bugs since January. Most recently, Fletcher, Verder and Wright halls have had confirmed cases by Residence Services. A student’s...