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Vince Robinson, a multi-genre musician, journalist and photographer, played the keyboard and piano during Words in Sound event on Feb. 9.

Poet Mwatabu Okantah shares African culture, history with community through poetry and song

Isabella Schreck Reporter February 11, 2022

In celebration of Black History Month, Mwatabu Okantah, interim chair of the Department of Africana Studies, shared the story of his African culture through poetry and song Wednesday in Murphy Auditorium. In...

Screenshot of tweet Kaitlyn Finchler used as an "insurance policy" in case she got a ticket from parking services on Feb. 1

Opinion: Kent Read, Kent Write, Kent Park

Kaitlyn Finchler General Assignment Editor February 8, 2022

Picture this: you leave work at noon, driving over to the Rockwell parking lot for your 12:30 p.m. class in Franklin Hall. Should be fine right? Wrong. We might as well not even have cars at Kent State...

Louise Valentine, new Fashion School director

Bob Christy September 22, 2019

The Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising at Kent State University announced the appointment of Louise Valentine as its new director. Valentine will hold the Peg’s...

John Kuhns, 48, of Kent, Ohio, inspects a water pipe as he removes a section of pavement near Franklin Hall Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017.

Construction season continues; South Lincoln Street to close

Valerie Royzman August 29, 2017

South Lincoln Street will close for repairs Wednesday, Aug. 30.Construction will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from East Main Street to Summit Street, the city of Kent announced in a press release Tuesday.Drivers...

Kent State Fashion School located at Rockwell Hall was vandalized with message reading "sweat-shop slave styles trending.”

Rockwell Hall vandalized with sweatshops message

Emily Mills November 14, 2014

Rockwell Hall was vandalized sometime late Thursday night or early Friday morning.The message, “sweat-shop slave styles trending,” was spray-painted on the back wall of the building in brown spray-paint.That...