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Rae Sremmurd performs at FlashFest in the M.A.C. Center on April 23, 2015. FlashFest is hosted annually by Undergraduate Student Government.

Rae Sremmurd doubles pay for second FlashFest appearance

Benjamin VanHoose April 19, 2017

Rae Sremmurd returns to campus for Thursday's FlashFest, this time with a more expensive price tag.The Undergraduate Student Government will pay the rapping duo $110,000 to headline the annual concert....

TEDx

USG announces speakers for February TEDx event

Benjamin VanHoose January 9, 2017

Big ideas and inspirational minds will fill Kent State's Student Center next month.The Undergraduate Student Government announced the speakers for its TEDx conference, scheduled for Feb. 18 in the Student...

Rapper Wiz Khalifa performs at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre on July 29, 2014 in Ontario, Canada.

Wiz Khalifa to perform at FlashFest 2016

Stephen Means March 3, 2016

USG announced on Twitter Thursday that Wiz Khalifa will be the second act of FlashFest 2016 on April 21.The rapper has a multitude of hits, including “We Dem Boyz” and “Black and Yellow” and is...

Amy Schumer backstage at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.

Amy Schumer goes inside Kent State

Sarah Matthews December 6, 2015

Amy Schumer filled the M.A.C Center with laughs Sunday night in her sold-out performance.The show opened with fellow comedian Rachel Feinstein, who was a finalist on Season 7 of “Last Comic Standing.”The...

Kent State USG holds a public meeting in the Governance Chambers in the Kent State Student Center. Oct. 7, 2015. 

Behind the scenes event planning with USG

Bruno Beidacki November 29, 2015

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) outlined their process of organizing concerts and other student-engaging events with the promise of efficiency and satisfaction for students.The USG Director...

Kent State USG holds a public meeting in the Governance Chambers in the Kent State Student Center. Oct. 7, 2015. 

HOLD: All about USG: The Faces behind the student-run program

Alex Gray November 29, 2015

Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) was created to voice students' concerns and represent them, the university and the rest of the community.  USG’s website states, “The Undergraduate...

Brian Cannon

USG Executive Director Brian Cannon talks about balancing work, school, personal life

Paige Verma October 29, 2015

Balancing college, work and a social life can be difficult, including being the voice for the study body.Brian Cannon, executive director of Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government, takes on the...

In “Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo” Schumer talks about her life, Hollywood, dieting and more.

Amy Schumer comes to Kent State

Emily Mills October 25, 2015

Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government announced actress and comedian Amy Schumer will come to Kent State in December.“We decided to bring Amy Schumer, because last year with Kevin Hart was...

Senior entrepreneurship major Kevin Otubu reacts as he becomes the director of programming for Undergraduate Student Government as results of the elections are streamed in the Student Center on Tuesday, March 10, 2015.

USG acts as voice for Kent State student body

Emily Mills August 28, 2015

Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government is students’ representation in the administration at Kent State, but many students don’t understand what USG actually does.“Undergraduate Student Government...

KENTtalks fosters discussion on race relations at Kent State

Payton Moore April 14, 2015

More than 50 people gathered in the Student Center on Tuesday and demanded that change be made in the way race is perceived on campus.Those that attended the KENTtalks discussion focused the conversation...

Junior entrepreneurship major Kevin Otubu reacts as he becomes the Director of Programming for Undergraduate Student Government as results of the elections are streamed in the Kent State Student Center, Tuesday, March 10, 2015.

The results are in: USG announces new leadership positions

Matt Poe March 10, 2015

Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government announced the winners of its election for the 2015-2016 school year on Tuesday evening.Several top positions such as Executive Director, Director of Programming,...

Colin Otubu

The Otubu brothers: A difference between twins

McKenzie Jean-Philippe March 9, 2015

When people see twins, it can be assumed that the two are carbon copies of each other: that they wear the same outfits, finish each others sentences or can read one another’s mind.However, identical...