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(From left to right) Senior sports administration major Angelina Denetriade, senior english major Elizabeth Laubert and senior fashion merchandising major Austin Hoepf make blankets for the MLK Day of Service on Jan. 20. 2020. The blankets were made for those experiencing homelessness.

Students honor Martin Luther King Jr. through volunteering

Sara Crawford Assigning Editor January 20, 2020

While many students jumped at the idea of having the chance to sleep in and do nothing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, some students, faculty and staff took the opportunity to participate in the “day...

Food drive helps students over the holidays

Through a collaborative effort from the seven members of Kent State Stark’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG), donation boxes were placed across campus in support of the annual holiday food drive.The...

Donny Wolford is the new chief of staff for USG.

New chief of staff for USG introduced

Junior political science major Donny Wolford was sworn in as the new chief of staff at the public Undergraduate Student Government meeting Wednesday, Oct. 23 through a majority vote of 22 with one abstention. Former...

Signing Petitions on Campus

Halee Sepulveda October 4, 2019

Petitions on Campus from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Students have been stopped on campus while on their way to class and asked to sign petitions regarding the House Bill 6 for the upcoming election in November. Some...

What you missed

Abigail Miller August 25, 2019

Todd's First DayTodd Diacon replaced President Beverly Warren as the 13th President of Kent State on July 1. On his first day as president, Diacon ate breakfast with Kent community leaders, attended meetings...

Young Thug performed in front of a light show in the MACC at FlashFest on Thursday, April 11, 2019.

Young Thug excites MAC Center with electric FlashFest performance

Henry Palattella April 12, 2019

Fifty-eight minutes into his set at at FlashFest, Young Thug wanted the crowd gathered in the M.A.C. Center to be quiet. Thug, who had just finished singing “Pick up the Phone,” was asking for a moment...

Kent State replaced their old tampon and pad dispensers in the ladies room with bright red dispensers in the ladies room on Main Campus.

USG creates survey to help keep free menstrual products

Molly Heideman February 15, 2019

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) created a survey for students to provide data for university funding of The Period Project.The Period Project is a collaboration between USG and the Women’s...

Kent State Undergraduate Student Government representatives and senators go over their reports and discuss meal plan changes in their first meeting of the semester Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in the Governance Chambers.

USG votes to recommend meal plan opt-out for students

Sara Crawford January 24, 2019

 Editor’s note: This story corrects a previous article that stated USG members voted in favor of a resolution to allow students to opt out of meal plans. While USG did vote in favor of the resolution,...

John Mulaney

USG paid comedian John Mulaney $150K

Alexandra Sobczak January 16, 2019

Kent State paid stand-up comedian John Mulaney $150,000 for his performance at the M.A.C. Center Nov. 25., according to a contract obtained by KentWired.The Undergraduate Student Government also paid $15,000...

2 Chainz to headline 2018 FlashFest

Rose Driehaus March 22, 2018

Kent State Undergraduate Student Government revealed the 24th annual FlashFest will be held Thursday, April 19th.Tickets go on sale April 3rd and it is 2 tickets per student.The event takes place at two...

USG meeting discusses student involvement, upcoming projects

Carlyle Addy September 13, 2017

Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government met for the second time this semester on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Here's what USG covered in the meeting:Nate Glowacki, a senior theatre studies major, was...

A crowd awaits results of the 2017-18 Kent State Undergraduate Student Government election outside of the USG office in the university's Student Center on Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Low turnout plagues USG elections

Cameron Gorman March 22, 2017

This year, 6 percent of the student body, or 1,622 students, voted in the 2017-18 undergraduate student elections.During the campaign season, candidates touted the importance of outreach from Undergraduate...