Spring Break
"The show must go on" took on a whole new meaning Friday in the Student Center Ballroom. Senior fashion students presented their design portfolios to an eager audience that was missing one important School of Fashion Design and Merchandising Hall of Fame inductee: Oscar de la Renta. (3) comments
When Daniel Kwasny was working in Virginia Tech's admissions office two days after the shooting, someone called in a bomb threat. Although the threat turned out to be false, he said he just had to get out. Kwasny, a Portage County native and fourth-year business information technology major at Virginia Tech, said he came to Kent State to stay with his brother because it was "getting rough down there. (0) comments
Last week, the Supreme Court ended a four-year debate about the constitutionality of the 2003 Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act by upholding it in a 5-4 ruling led by the court's conservative majority. But now, the question remains whether states will seek to impose further restrictions on a woman's right to choose in the wake of the decision to ban the partial birth abortion procedure. (0) comments
Editor's note: This is part one in a two-day series. Pick up tomorrow's Stater to read the rest of Dr. Brown's story. On Saturday mornings, Richard Brown* (who asked that his name be changed for safety reasons) wakes up knowing it's going to be a busy day. (0) comments
Iceland. It is called the land of ice and fire, a place where volcanoes and glaciers co-exist and in places, the land is only a few hundred years old. This summer, a group organized by Kent State's geography department will travel to Iceland for a 10-day excursion beginning in July. (0) comments
It is a special day when college students voluntarily wear neon green vests, carry shovels and sweep up trash in downtown Kent on a Saturday morning. Saturday was Earth Day, and Brad Slease, treasurer of the Human Service Management Student Association, Kent State graduate student and Kent resident for more than 40 years, said "Mother Nature said to go out and clean today. (0) comments
A protest against the presence of the Pregnancy Solutions and Services RV on campus will be held from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. today in front of the Kiva. Katie Troha, sophomore applied conflict management major and member of the Feminist Union and Pro-Choice Kent State, is organizing the protest. (0) comments
LifeShare did not reach its goal of creating 15 scholarships from blood donations this semester. Only $4,500 worth of free tuition will be provided to students next fall. For every 35 units of donated blood, LifeShare Community Blood Services created one $500 scholarship. (0) comments
Kent Social Services was filled to capacity Friday afternoon as Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher spoke about Gov. Ted Strickland's budget plan to cut property taxes for seniors. Fisher said the plan is to expand and extend the already existing homestead tax exemption so that people with disabilities and seniors 65 years and older will receive a 25 percent tax cut. (0) comments
Memories provoked both laughter and tears Saturday at the Oscar Ritchie Gala - a tribute to Oscar Ritchie Hall before renovations begin this fall. Sasha Parker, president of Black United Students, said about 200 students, alumni, faculty and administration members attended the open house, which included food, a jazz band, a documentary about the hall's history and a PowerPoint presentation depicting the future of the building after its renovations. (0) comments
She makes fun of her students, buries them in homework and gives quizzes "that will knock your crusty socks off." But Italian instructor Rosa Commisso is far from unpopular. Commisso's teaching methods might give education majors a heart attack - it's not uncommon that she jokingly threatens students with crucifixion - but they have earned her much popularity and an Outstanding Teaching Award. (0) comments
Think back and recall the moment you stepped across the threshold of adolescence and into the world of manhood. If you're not a guy, or not yet a man - then just pretend. Reminisce: Remember your 13th birthday, your Bar Mitzvah. If you're not Jewish - well, then you can pretend, too. (0) comments
Benjamin Wiford can drive half a mile to the Kent Acme to get a six-pack of beer. Or, he can walk 800 feet to the Campus Wine Cellar. Or, he can open his closet door and pull a few unlabeled brown bottles out of a cardboard box, toss them in the refrigerator for a couple hours and have a homemade brew. (0) comments
Driving down Main Street, a car swerves quickly into the right lane, cutting off the car in front of yours; it stops abruptly. Turning sharply to avoid a potential collision, your front bumper collides with the back corner of the car in front of yours. If this were to happen to you, would you know what to do? According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, 380,000 crashes take place each year on Ohio roadways - roughly 190,000 people are injured and 1,400 people are killed. (0) comments
A boy with the strange ability to seek water will be in the Wright Curtis Theatre tomorrow in the performance of "The Diviners." The performances will continue throughout the week. The play, set during the Great Depression, is a story of hope and faith, said director Eric van Baars. (0) comments