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In the college of Arts and Sciences, the ratio of students to advisers is 568 to one.

Advisers struggle with limited funds

Ben Kindel February 2, 2016

Editor's Note: The ratio of students to advisers in Kent State's College of Arts and Sciences was incorrectly identified in the graphic on page 1 of the Feb. 3 edition of The Kent Stater. The ratio is...

Kent State Reaches Settlement in Comfort Dog Case

Ben Kindel January 18, 2016

Kent State made large strides in social justice on Jan. 4 by reaching a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department.In late 2014, Jacqueline and Brandon Lake , two former Kent State students, reached...

M. Faroqui, left, who sold the Powerball winning ticket at a 7-11 in Chino Hills, Calif., reacts with the crowd in the store on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.

May the (lottery) odds be ever in your favor

Mitch Felan January 18, 2016

Odds are last week’s record-breaking $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot is still on the minds of many jealous college students looking to pay off their student debt.While the odds were against most players,...

Photo courtesy of Kaitlin Walker

International students bring cricket to campus

Kaitlin Walker October 21, 2015

Passion and perseverance led international students from India to start the Kent State Cricket Club this semester.“In India, cricket is a big game. We Indians can’t go without playing it,” said team...

The Kent State football team defeated Army, 39-17, at the 2014 Homecoming game on October 18. 

KSU Athletics, third-party vendors purchase of football tickets meets NCAA membership requirement

Richie Mulhall April 26, 2015

This past February, athletic director Joel Nielsen, in accordance with other athletic department staff and President Beverly Warren, sent the Football Ticket Attendance and Revenue Audit to the NCAA confirming...

Our View: It’s good to talk

April 26, 2015

Summary: Students are working together to address issues that concern them, and administrators are beginning to respond. We think it’s important for conversations to remain constructive and civil in...

Ken Ditlevson, the director of the LGBTQ Student Center, speaks during the Lavender Graduation ceremony in the Kent State Student Center Ballroom on Friday, April 8, 2016. Lavender graduation is held to honor LGBTQ and Ally students who are graduating in 2016.

LGBTQ center to host Lavender Graduation

Daisha Overstreet April 26, 2015

The LGBTQ Student Center will honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally students at the Lavender Graduation in the Moulton Hall Ballroom at 6 p.m.Lavender Graduation is a pre-commencement...

A César Chávez mural on Broadway Street in Toledo, Ohio painted by Bowling Green State University students. 

Opinion: My experience as a first generation college student

Amanda Anastasia Paniagua April 26, 2015

Local BackgroundNorthwest Ohio boasts a large Mexican and Mexican-American or Chicano population. This is due largely to the availability of jobs during the early part of the 20th century. Toledo, Ohio,...

Provost Todd Diacon stands up and leaves after a question is directed at him during an open forum held by students to address the race issues at Kent State in the Governance Chambers on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

Students challenge Provost to increase funding for Pan-African and LGBTQ programs, address discrimination in tenure process

Matthew Merchant April 22, 2015

Alleged racial discrimination in the faculty tenure process was one of three concerns raised in a student-led forum on Wednesday in the Student Center Governance Chambers.More than 100 students, faculty...

Medical marijuana cigarettes are hand-rolled at the All American Cannabis Club, aka A2C2, a medical marijuana collective, in San Jose, Calif., on August 20, 2014. The Golden State, with its already outsize medical-pot market, could soon be entering a Golden Era of commercialized cannabis. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/MCT)

Weed on campus and making sense of it all

Payton Moore April 19, 2015

November 2015 may come as a monumental win for weed activists in Ohio. If supporters reach 305,000 signatures by July, voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana use for those over 21.The bill contains...

Boston Marathon

Kent State community reflects on 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

Kate Schwanke April 19, 2015

April 15, 2015 marked the two-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, and this year, Kent State professors and alumni reflect on their thoughts and experiences of that tragic day.With more than...

University of Akron reduces price on general education courses

April 17, 2015

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