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Kent State denies space request for white nationalist speaking event

Ben Orner January 18, 2018

Kent State University is "unable to accommodate" a request from an associate of white nationalist Richard Spencer because a venue is not available.In a statement, Eric Mansfield, the university’s executive...

Screenshot of Kyle Bristow's tweet on Jan. 17, 2018. 

Tweet: White nationalist Richard Spencer’s tour manager seeking space to speak at Kent State on May 4

Henry Palattella January 17, 2018

A tweet sent Wednesday by Kyle Bristow, a lawyer who represents white nationalist Richard Spencer’s National Policy Institute, said Spencer’s college tour manager is working to reserve the Kent State...

Talea Drummer, the director of the Student Multicultural Center, takes a video on her cellphone during the Kupita Transitiones closing ceremony Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017.

Kupita Transiciones celebrates and supports underrepresented students

Carrie George September 9, 2017

Kupita Transiciones (K/T) orientations give incoming freshmen students of color a feeling of family and sense of home during a time they need it most.On Aug. 21, 282 freshmen arrived to campus for the...

Emonte Wimbush (left), a junior fashion merchandising major, dances on stage while others join behind him during Kupita Transitiones' cultural orientation on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. The four-day event was created to bring transfer and first-year multiracial students together, and help them acclimate to the cultural climate at Kent State. 

Kupita Transiciones’ day 2 orientation encourages students to find cultural groove on campus

Rachel Duthie August 22, 2017

On the second night of the Kupita Transiciones (K/T) orientation, there was only one expectation: dance.“It’s a form of bonding around here, and it’s a great way to meet people,” said Sydney Berry,...

A guide to the resources available to Kent State students

Kaylee Peterson August 8, 2017

At Kent State, there are an abundance of offices created for the sole purpose of helping students get what they need from their academic experience, but determining which office to go to can be difficult.Academic...

Michael Daniels, Kent State Student Multicultural Center program coordinator, speaks to students during the “Soup and Substance” discussion at the Kent State Student Multicultural Center on April 5, 2017.

Students discuss use of ‘N-word’ at Soup and Substance event

Olivia Williams April 5, 2017

The Student Multicultural Center (SMC) hosted "The Soup and Substance: What's up my N*gga" event in hope to help raise awareness of the controversial topic of people using the "N-word."Students from different...

Students use talents to express African-American experience

Quaylyn Hairston February 7, 2017

As part of its Black History Month celebration, the Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.) held a Black Expressions event on Tuesday night in the Student Multicultural Center.The idea behind the event was “for...

Gabrielle Cooper, Directory of Minority Affairs of PRIDE!Kent, considers herself a double minority as an African American bisexual.

Students on campus identify as double minorities

Daisha Overstreet April 8, 2015

“Double minority” is a term used to reference someone who represents two minority groups. One who identifies as LGBTQ, or a sexual minority, and also black, Latino or any other ethnic minority is considered...

Cassaundra Bronson

The Black Experience at Kent State

Felicia Guadagni February 10, 2015

African-American students explain their experiences in a predominantly white campus setting.Matthew ThompsonBlack United Students (BUS) is an on-campus organization that works to educate the university...

Ken Ditlevson, director of LGBTQ in the Student Center, is here at Kent State as a resource to assist students with any LGBTQ questions or problems on campus. He is also in charge of programming and marketing for the center. Ditlevson hopes to make Kent State as accepting and safe as he possibly can.

LGBTQ spring-kick off to welcome new director

Kianna Bugglin January 14, 2015

The LGBTQ Student Center will host a spring kick-off Thursday, Jan. 15 from 4-6 p.m. at the Student Multicultural Center in room 206 of the Kent State Student Center.The reception will welcome newly appointed...

Kimberly Medicinehorn Jackson discusses the Dakota Hangings of 1862 at Soup and Substance in the Student Multicultural Center in the Student Center on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014.

Kent students learned every side of the War of 1862 at Soup and Substance event

Tristan Buirley November 20, 2014

A small group of Kent State faculty and students gathered in the Student Multicultural Center in the Student Center on Thursday to hear about the Dakota Hangings of 1862.Kimberlee Medicine-Horn Jackson,...