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Students gather on Risman Plaza to honor life of Demartravion Reed
Students gather on Risman Plaza to honor life of Demartravion Reed
Alexis Hood, Reporter • October 2, 2025
U.S. government shuts down
Ari Collins, Beat Reporter • October 2, 2025
‘After the Hunt’ cast explores secrets, power and betrayal in college press conference
Alexis Hood, Reporter • September 28, 2025
Kent State’s 2025 Homecoming prepares to welcome students, alumni
Ava Drozd, Reporter • September 25, 2025
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Gage Wellman, Reporter • September 25, 2025

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On-campus vigil reflects on the life of Charlie Kirk

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The Kent State University library elevators on Sept. 19, 2025. The library elevators are over five decades old, as they are the original models from 1970.

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Lucci's Pizza worker Dean Holland cuts a pizza for an online order. They offer a variety of toppings to make your own pizza.
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Chloe Robertson, Opinion editor • April 1, 2025
Taco Tontos serves an order of street corner tacos, among other Mexican dishes, March 26, 2025.
BOK ’25: Best Mexican food
Grace Claxon, Campus Editor • April 1, 2025
University Townhomes sits at 1898 E Summit St, Kent, on March 25th, 2025.
BOK ‘25: Best off-campus housing
Emma Campbell, Reporter • April 1, 2025
Einstein Bros Bagels has several different flavors of fun bagels. They offer a variety of different of gourmet, classic, and signature bagels.
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Evan Schofield, Reporter • April 1, 2025
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Bent Tree Coffee's newly installed crane prepares to lift one of the bags of green coffee.
Bent Tree Coffee Roasters receives $25,000 grant to install a new crane
Joi Sims, Reporter • October 2, 2025
Photo courtesy of Portage County Animal Protective League.
Portage APL prepares to host Barktober 5K run and one-mile walk
Loreal Puleo, Reporter • October 2, 2025
Alex Tosko, Adriana Gasiewski and Kayla Gleason at the Black Squirrel Entertainment Film Festival on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
Documentary and Journalism course displays student projects at film festivals, on television
Claire Duber, Reporter • October 2, 2025
Joey Caraher, a junior emerging media and technology major with ADHD.
Living with ADHD in college: Joey Caraher’s story
Addison Connor, Reporter • October 2, 2025
Kent State's history appears more important than ever in this political climate
Kent State’s history appears more important than ever in this political climate
Ari Collins, Beat Reporter • September 30, 2025
The Banna Bar Crawl came to downtown Kent on Saturday, Sept. 28, with bars offering specialty drinks.
Kent State students go bananas for Banana Bar Crawl
Sascha Aleksich and Lexie Blatnik • September 30, 2025
Inside Books a Go Go in downtown Ravenna, customers are able to shop from an assortment of genres and find a cozy spot to read.
Books a Go Go brings community bookstore to downtown Ravenna
Alexis Hood, Reporter • September 30, 2025
The Bread and Puppet Theatre performed its "Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution in Progress" circus show Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025.
Bread and Puppet’s ‘Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution in Progress’ offers satirical commentary
Melora Shue, Reporter • September 29, 2025
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Kent field hockey players huddle for a pregame talk before the start of their game against Miami of OH on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.
Field hockey snaps 7-game losing streak in OT win
Lexie Blatnik, Reporter • October 2, 2025
Cross country utilizes Youngstown State Invitational as a tune-up 
Cross country utilizes Youngstown State Invitational as a tune-up 
John Engoglia, Sports Editor • September 30, 2025
Kent State women's soccer team huddles before game against Buffalo on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025.
Soccer suffers shutout to end winning streak
Emily Bezjak, Reporter • September 29, 2025
Kent State University volleyball team huddle before their match against Ball State University on October 19, 2024.
Volleyball swept in back-to-back games to open conference play
Stone O’Bryant, Reporter • September 29, 2025
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Illustration by Meaghan Miller
QUIZ: What unusual pumpkin spice product are you?
Adriana Gasiewski, General Assignment Editor • September 29, 2025
Alumna is ‘jazzed’ to welcome dancers to her new studio
Alumna is ‘jazzed’ to welcome dancers to her new studio
Ava Drozd, Reporter • September 25, 2025
Illustration by Clare Rodgers.
Seniors look back at the past four years with advice for freshmen
Joi Sims, Reporter • September 22, 2025
The opening credits of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” played on Sept. 17, 2025, at an apartment in Kent. The final episode brought a group of friends together to share the experience.
Kent State women tune in to the final episode of “The Summer I Turned Pretty”
Elliana Steiner, Reporter • September 20, 2025
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Illustration by Emily Riebe.
eScooters: Convenient or Chaotic
Kaelin Azbell, Columnist • September 24, 2025
Illustration by Emily Riebe.
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Karmyn Allen, Columnist • September 24, 2025
The Gandhi Paradox
The Gandhi Paradox
Hunter Shaffer, Coulumnist • September 23, 2025
Illustration by Clare Rodgers
Cinema Is Back To Having Films With Meaning
Peter Caram, Columnist • September 22, 2025
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