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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 contestant Deja Skye performs her routine during Kent State's Sex Week Drag Show on Oct. 23, 2024.

Sex Week’s Intergalactic Drag Show brings a crowd

Lindsay Collier, Reporter October 29, 2024

Kent Interhall Council welcomed two "RuPaul’s Drag Race" contestants at their annual Sex Week's Drag Show. KIC hosts Sex Week every year; planning events with the purpose of promoting safe sex practices....

Students get ‘astro-physical’ with KIC’s Sex Bingo

Students get ‘astro-physical’ with KIC’s Sex Bingo

Aryn Kauble, Reporter October 26, 2024

Students played “Intergalactic Sex Bingo” at the KSC ballroom on Thursday as Kent’s Sex Week started winding down.   Kent Interhall Council hosted numerous sex-themed events throughout the week,...

Co-host Frustisha Punch delivers a speech during Kent State's Sex Week Drag Show on Oct. 23, 2024.

PHOTO GALLERY: Sex Week Drag Show

Alyson Garfield, Photographer October 24, 2024

The "Sextoberfest" photo booth displays props that incorporate the “Wild West” theme of the event on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.

Students gather at ‘Sextoberfest’ for Sex Weeks final event

Kaitlyn Mitchell, Reporter October 28, 2023

The promise of food and free prizes from interactive booths brought excited students from all over campus to the Student Center Ballroom Friday night. Cameras flashed at the photo booth, and excited chatter...

Students learn safety and defense techniques during Sex Weeks ‘Self Defense’ class

Kaitlyn Mitchell, Reporter October 28, 2023

Students gathered at the Recreational and Wellness Center to participate in a “Self Defense” class held by Kent Interhall Council for Sex Week Friday morning. The hour-long instructional class aimed...

The Lightning Round of Sex in the Dark has the moderators answer as many questions as possible for Kent students on Oct. 26, 2023.

‘Sexperts’ talk consent, all things sex at Sex in the Dark Q&A

Andrew Bowie, Reporter October 28, 2023

Students gathered into the Cartwright Hall Auditorium for Kent Interhall Council’s annual “Sex in the Dark” event Thursday night.  What attracted students to attend was the question and answer...

LaLa Ri performs to Beyonce’s “All Night” at Sex Week drag show.

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestant LaLa Ri headlines Sex Week drag show

Kaitlyn Mitchell, Reporter October 26, 2023

Editor's note: Two paragraphs in this story were edited due to reporting errors.  In a glimmering green dress and a waist-length, bright red wing, former "RuPaul's Drag Race" competitor LaLa Ri took...

Sex Week rounds up with ‘Sextoberfest’ Friday

Grace Springer, Managing Editor October 26, 2023

Kent Interhall Council’s annual Sex Week will conclude Friday with a night of games and prizes at "Sextoberfest."  The event will run at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom and will feature tables...

‘Green Dot’ workshop tackles the bystander effect

Kaitlyn Mitchell, Reporter October 25, 2023

Editor’s Note: The following article contains discussions of sexual violence and assault. The Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services aimed to teach students how to respond when...

Kent Interhall Council kicks off Sex Week with ‘Sex Week Ho Down’

MinJee Yoo, Reporter October 23, 2023

Kent Interhall Council hosted the “Sex Week Ho Down” in the Student Center Ballroom, putting a western-theme to sex related topics Monday evening.  Nearly 100 attendees participated among a wide-range...

Phi Delta Theta fraternity throws a darty March 11 on East Main Street for the unofficial holiday Fake Paddy’s Day.

Best event/festival

Lex Ogilvie, Reporter April 7, 2023

FIRST: Fake Paddy's Day With partying starting as early as 7 a.m., students, friends and alumni filled the streets in celebration of Fake Paddy’s Day. The tradition took place March 11, the weekend...

Some of the attendees focus on the dance moves given to them.

Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun: Pole fitness group holds chair choreography workshop in honor of Sex Week

Clara Wicinski, Reporter October 28, 2022

Students shed their fall flannels for fitness gear on Thursday afternoon as the Flash Pole Fairies and Kent Interhall Council led students in discussion and movement. Sam Smith’s newest hit, “Unholy,”...