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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...

Sophomore Olivia Mullen discusses her position in running for Senator of the College of Arts and Sciences at the USG Public Forum in the Nest on Monday, March 2 2015.

USG forum provides opportunity to voice agenda

Matt Poe March 3, 2015

USG conducted a public forum for its election candidates Monday night in The Nest. The forum served as a platform for candidates to voice their agendas and it acted as a meet and greet to familiarize candidates...

The audience claps and sings along to singer/speaker Johnathan Celestin in the Kiva on Feb. 25, 2015 during Nation Eating Disorders Awareness week. Celestin presented his Beauty Redefined: Be-You-Tiful campaign. The event was presented by Body Acceptance Movement and funded by Undergraduate Student Government.

Kent State is ‘Be-You-Tiful’

Lydia Taylor February 25, 2015

“Beauty Redefined: Be-You-Tiful,” an event that supported National Eating Disorders Awareness week, left sophomore fashion design student Monie Lewis saying, “I am beautiful and I’m going to say...

Joy Yala

The Black Experience at Kent State

Felicia Guadagni February 24, 2015

As Black History Month is coming to an end, eight Kent State students have illustrated both the positive and negative situations and feelings associated with being a minority on campus.Each student also...

Marvin Logan is a senior Pan-African Studies major. Contact him at mlogan6@kent.edu.

Opinion: Day of action

Marvin Logan February 18, 2015

Next Wednesday, student leaders from all across the state of Ohio will join forces in Columbus to rally for the support of legislators, and students from Black United Students, Ohio Student Government...

The Black Experience at Kent State

Felicia Guadagni February 17, 2015

Christopher WoodsChristopher Woods has immersed himself on Kent State’s campus.He is involved in student success programs and is an Undergraduate Student Government intern, Phi Mu “Favorite,” UHURU...

USG creates new committees, adds member at meeting

Matt Poe February 4, 2015

The Undergraduate Student Government passed two critical pieces of legislation and added a new officer at its biweekly public meeting on Wednesday night.Both pieces of legislation deal with the issue of...

Courtesy of Kasia Gibbs, Senior Fashion Merchandising major.

The Black Experience at Kent State

Felicia Guadagni February 3, 2015

Kent State is home to more than 27,500 students.However, the undergraduate ethnicity profile breaks down to only 13 percent minority students. Included in that 13 percent are the 1,949 African-American...

USG works toward diversity

Hannah Armenta December 4, 2014

The Undergraduate Student Government at Kent State was established to represent the voices of all KSU students, which some say should make it the most diverse organization on campus.At USG’s Nov. 19...

BUS and USG debate racism resolutions

Hannah Armenta December 4, 2014

Two members of Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government stormed out of the organization’s meeting after a heated debate with members of Black United Students Wednesday night.Kevin Otubu, the director...