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RAs during a socially distanced training session.

Resident assistants handle COVID-19 with virtual events, busy schedules and Flashes Safe Seven

Megan Becker Reporter October 24, 2020

Kylie Snyder lives, works and goes to class in the same room. As a resident assistant, she spends the day studying, reaching out to residents and planning programs that adhere to the Flashes Safe Seven.COVID-19...

Coach Zack Nowack talks with the Kent State D3 Ice Hockey team at the Kent State Ice Arena. Sept. 19, 2019. 

KSU, local hockey teams struggle with ice arena closure

Sean Blevins Sports reporter October 22, 2020

The closing of the Kent State Ice Arena has left Kent State University and other hockey and figure skating teams in limbo. The facility was closed indefinitely Sept. 25 as part of the university’s plan...

Kent Hack Enough 2020

Retro-themed ‘Kent Hack Enough’ event goes completely virtual

Kim Fisher Technology reporter October 16, 2020

The Kent State coding group, HacKSU, is calling for hackers to join the ninth annual Kent Hack Enough event online. Students of varying skill levels team up and create a coding project of their choice...

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose emphasized the importance of holding fair and safe elections Friday afternoon with members of Undergraduate Student Government (USG).

Ohio Secretary of State meets with members of USG to discuss election voting

Troy Pierson Reporter October 13, 2020

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose emphasized the importance of holding fair and safe elections Friday afternoon with members of Undergraduate Student Government (USG).Director of Governmental Affairs...

Kent food service, maintenance, skilled-trade workers to see a 3-year wage increase

The Kent State Board of Trustees has come to agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) on a three-year wage increase for roughly 400 staff, including food...

Kent State’s online class transition made easier with Blackboard

Kim Fisher Technology reporter October 11, 2020

Classes moving from in-person to online is hard enough, but finding an operating system capable of handling the switch adds more pressure. Kent State already had an operating system that was ready to go...

Rep. Tim Ryan and members of the Kent State College Democrats greet one another during their meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 6. 

Rep. Tim Ryan meets virtually with College Democrats

Bronwyn Wain Reporter October 9, 2020

Rep. Tim Ryan believes Americans currently have the power to shift the trajectory of this country with the 2020 presidential election. Ryan, who represents the 13th district of Ohio, participated in a...

Kent State’s neuroscience club offers members a multitude of opportunities

Kandra Hill Teaching reporter October 6, 2020

Although Kent State introduced a neuroscience undergraduate degree program last fall, the neuroscience club has existed on campus since 2018. “The neuroscience club started two years ago as a way to...

Nike Run Club

Staying fit in college during the pandemic and winter months

Megan Medfisch Health and Fitness reporter October 5, 2020

With winter approaching and an expected increase in COVID-19 cases, students can stay healthy from home through campus virtual services and online applications.While health precautions are taken in gyms,...

The official logo of the Sunrise Movement

Climate change student activists bring movement to Kent State

Chris Ramos Assigning editor September 18, 2020

The Green New Deal, combating climate change and creating social equality are at the core of the youth-led movement known as the Sunrise Movement. Founded in 2017, the Sunrise Movement is a coalition...

Students attend meditation sessions from dorm rooms with Meditation Across Campus

Megan Medfisch Health and fitness reporter September 16, 2020

Kent State of Wellness offers free, virtual Meditation Across Campus sessions for students looking to engage in meditation practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.Meetings are held either on Zoom or Microsoft...

Screenshot from the Facebook Livestream of the Zoom call with Shelby Pratt (top left), Colt Hutchinson (top right), Bernardine Dohrn (bottom left) and Bill Ayers (bottom right).

SDS holds online event to discuss activism movements

Sara Crawford Assigning Editor May 4, 2020

As Kent State University works to remember May 4 and the lives lost, Students of a Democratic Society [SDS] works toward not only remembering what happened 50 years ago, but the student activism that was...