Spring Break
When the meeting opened, moderator Frank Hairston made it clear that neither the previous forum at Kent Roosevelt High School on March 15 nor the one held yesterday at the Kent Free Library would bring an end to racism in the community — but it's a start. (2) comments
In the 1960s Kathryn Byrne's mother, a 5-foot woman with "breasts the size of Dolly Parton's," divorced her husband and opened a salon where she sold vibrators at the front counter in a clear glass jar. She took a lot of grief for it, but stuck to it, said Byrne, a Ph. (1) comment
Fashion designer Oscar de La Renta will be in attendance at the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising's annual portfolio fashion show April 20. The world-famous designer will be inducted into the Fashion Hall of Fame. The show will feature the collections of 23 fashion design students. (0) comments
It takes dedication and will-power to be completely silent for 17 hours straight, but yesterday, a countless number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and their allies did just that. The 11th annual Day of Silence took place yesterday on high school and college campuses all over the country. (0) comments
Some professors try to help students with sight disabilities by enlarging words on a giant piece of paper that needs to be unfolded like a map. Others go the extra mile and actually enlarge the words on a normal size piece of paper. Ability Unlimited, with help from Student Accessibility Services, hosted its fifth annual Ability Unlimited Outstanding Faculty Recognition and Awards Reception last night in the Student Center. (0) comments
The third honors dean candidate, Leslie Jones, visited the campus yesterday to meet with honors staff, faculty and students. Jones is currently employed as the associate honors dean at the University of South Carolina. Her background is in psychology and anatomy and a lot of her research has been focused on understanding the physiology and beginnings of epilepsy. (0) comments
Someone who stole equipment from the Golf Teaching and Learning Center during spring break may be practicing his or her golf swing with a guilty conscience. The person stole a $3,000 Life's Good 50-inch plasma screen TV and a $200 Philips 20-inch monitor. (0) comments
Tom Lewis, co-author of Cochabamba! Water War in Bolivia, will speak at 8 p.m. in Room 318 of the Student Center. Jackie Bleak, member of the International Socialist Organization, said that in his speech, "Latin America: The Fight Against Neoliberalism," Lewis will discuss the water war in Bolivia, which occured between 2000 and 2001. (0) comments
It was 0730. If you don't understand military time, 0730 means early. And early it was as the Army ROTC held its Awards Breakfast yesterday morning in the Student Center. "It is an annual event that recognizes cadets' service," said Lt. Col. Dean Costas, professor of military science for Kent State's Army ROTC program. (0) comments
Whether he was blowing trumpet with a face that was half-chipmunk, half-Pillsbury Doughboy or talking about his experiences in Cuba, Dizzy Gillespie was center stage in last night's jazz documentary. "I don't know what happened to my face. I just went that way and that was that," said the then 57-year-old Gillespie in the documentary. (1) comment
Opening the city council committee meeting last night with words of remorse and sympathy for the tragedy at Virginia Tech, council members and individuals present at the meeting took a moment of silence in respect for all those affected. "It can happen on any campus," Mayor John Fender said. (0) comments
Karl Rove, senior political adviser to President George W. Bush, took a crowd of more than 500 through a virtual tour of the White House yesterday at Mount Union College. Rove spoke for about 45 minutes about the rich presidential history of the White House. (0) comments
When it comes to deciding how many parking passes to sell each semester, it's a simple but tricky process. Larry Emling, director of parking services, said the process starts by selling the amount of passes that are available in each parking lot. For example, there are almost 827 S-37 (residence hall) parking spots on campus. (2) comments