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A College Fest block party on East College Avenue broke down into a clash between police and rioters Saturday night, resulting in about 60 arrests. Several hundred party-goers at College Fest said they were standing on their front lawns when police began firing rubber bullets into the crowds. (242) comments
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The first meeting for the new members of Undergraduate Student Government got off to a slow start last night, with 11 of 25 members absent. Although the meeting was the last scheduled for the year, Executive Director Scott Sherwood announced that because of the low turnout, USG would have to hold another meeting to vote on issues in the agenda. (0) comments
Jacob Adamek loved music - and basketball and poetry. He had a quiet passion about him, friends said. Anything he did, he did with intensity. "He was very, very intelligent. He knew everything about everything," said Tracie Espenschied, a sophomore at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Kent. (5) comments
Eighty-four teams will take part in the eighth annual Relay for Life at Kent State this weekend. Relay for Life, located at the Liquid Crystal Institute and Small Group Track, will begin tomorrow morning with registration at 9 a.m. and opening ceremonies at 10 a. (0) comments
Saturday will mark the fifth annual College Fest in Kent. Started in 2005 by former Kent State students Jacob Meyers, Whitney Dutton and Eric Yingling, College Fest was modeled after Palmer Fest, which is traditionally celebrated by Ohio University students. (1) comment
About 30 marchers chanted this protest walking down Main Street last night. Beth Vild, marcher and member of the Women's Liberation Collective, led the pack as an "opportunity to voice frustrations," she said. (7) comments
Holly Logan and Rachael Fox, senior dance performance majors, have been dancing at Kent State for four years but first hit the floor long before that. "I started around age 3 because I saw it, and I wanted to do it," Fox said. Logan started dancing when she was 13 at a performing arts school for theater. (0) comments
Vampire expert Michelle Belanger will give a lecture on vampire history and vampire subculture at 11 p.m. in the Kiva. Admission for the event, which will be followed by a midnight showing of "Twilight," is free. (1) comment
The Voices of Testimony rehearsal Tuesday night wasn't a typical choir practice. Children ran around the practice room in Oscar Ritchie Hall and were picked up by various members of the choir as they greeted one another. Members taped the words to their songs, which are written on large pieces of colored paper, to the side of a wall instead of handing out sheet music. (0) comments
The Kent police force will beef up its staff on the weekends, starting today, in anticipation of end-of-semester partying. This weekend marks the annual College Fest, the block party on College Avenue. Last year, according to police reports, there were 39 arrests that weekend, which Lt. Jayme Cole of the Kent Police Department said is higher than a typical weekend in Kent. (3) comments
After four years without an official recognition, the Phi Delta Theta fraternity is regaining its status as a chapter. The fraternity had its charter taken away in 2004 because "some of the guys weren't acting Phi Del. material" said Zac Sarcyk, Phi Delta Theta president. (0) comments
The College of Arts and Sciences hosted its Distinguished Student Leadership and Faculty Awards Banquet last night. Nominations were based on leadership qualities in areas such as community service, academic areas, student organizations and other extracurricular activities. (0) comments
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