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Ruck. Run. Remember. to memorialize those lost fifteen years ago.

Kassi Jackson • September 11, 2016

Fifteen years. Today marked the 15th year since our nation’s world got flipped upside down. Terror struck in New York, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, and has united our nation like nothing else....

USG passes support of student veterans resolution, opposes House Bill 48

Anthony Calvaruso Samantha Meisenburg • March 30, 2016

USG passed a resolution in support of student veterans during its public meeting on Wednesday.Matthew Chernesky, Senator at-Large, proposed a bill on March 16 in support for student veterans and those...

Drink coffee, fight poverty

Anne-Marie Colant • March 9, 2016

Coffee and community service go hand in hand during the month of March at Scribbles Coffee. It has partnered with ARM (Anonymous Relief Mission) and Paint Nite, a company that offers groups the chance...

Kent State students create Kent Cares to support student veterans

Anne-Marie Colant and Samantha Meisenburg • March 1, 2016

Supporters of Student Veterans of America (SSVA) is a movement for those wanting to help student veterans transition into the classroom.New to the Kent community, SSVA is a local affiliate of Student Veterans...

Veteran Services hosts suicide prevention training

Samantha Meisenburg • February 10, 2016

The Center for Adult and Veteran Services (CAVS) held its annual Peer Mentor Suicide Prevention Training with psychologists Pamela Farer-Singleton and Pamela J. Wind leading the event. “Our main goal...

Group launched GoFundME for veterans lounge

Samantha Meisenburg • February 2, 2016

The president of the Kent State Veterans Club has started a GoFundMe campaign to build an accessible veterans lounge on campus.“We need a place on campus to hold meetings, plan events and give veterans...

House Bill 488 opens veteran priority registration

Lauren Phillips • October 14, 2015

Politicians created the Ohio House Bill 488 to support veterans who are entering the workforce, or to help them achieve their academic goals.Governor John Kasich signed HB488 June 17, 2014. The bill officially...

Taking steps to aid veterans and mental health

Lauren Phillips • September 13, 2015

September is national suicide awareness month. An estimate of 22 U.S. veterans will commit suicide a day, according to The Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA). Kent State University is a top military-friendly...

Formerly homeless student shares experience

Sky Fought • March 29, 2015

The number of homeless people in the United States continues to rise, and college students are not excluded. There are an estimated 58,000 homeless students on campuses nationwide, according to the National...

Obama signs veteran suicide prevention bill

Sky Fought • February 22, 2015

President Barack Obama signed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act earlier this month. Acknowledging the mental struggles service members endure, the U.S. Senate voted 99-0 to pass...

Military veterans readjust to student life at Kent State

Sky Fought • January 28, 2015

While some people may view soldiers as stoic fighters, veterans often struggle to defend their work and the reality of being in the American military as they ease back into student life.After the release...

Training program offered for veterans, service members and dependents

Sky Fought • January 25, 2015

There is one suicide every 18 hours among all active duty, reserve and National Guard members, according to NBC News in April of 2013. The military and veteran suicide rate continues to rise despite prevention...