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A close race for kent mayor, but Portage County judicial races a clear win (0) comments
Don't know who you're going to vote for? Not sure about the state issues? Check out KentNewsNet.com's Election Center. It features information about candidates and issues. You can also watch some election videos. (0) comments
A new Web site developed by the Commuter and Off-Campus Student Organization aims to make students' search for local housing much easier. (0) comments
Residence hall students can get the H1N1 vaccine for free until 4 p.m. today in Eastway. The university received its first shipment of the vaccine in the flu-mist form, according to Kent State's flu Web site. The flu-mist requires additional screening. (1) comment
Last night, Ron Snyder became the first guardsman to speak in a public forum at Kent State about what happened on May 4, 1970. Snyder, along with four other panelists, discussed the May 4 shooting at 7 p.m. in the Kiva at an event put on by the May 4 Task Force. (6) comments
The student who fell from the Olson Hall window Friday night is still listed in serious condition. As of last night, freshman pre-journalism major Paul Monnin was in the intensive care unit of Summa Akron City Hospital. Monnin suffered two broken wrists, a broken nose and an injured spleen, said Nate Edwards, sophomore broadcast journalism major. (1) comment
No one was injured in a house fire that broke out last night at 322 E. Summit St. (0) comments
Police used a Taser gun to restrain a resident outside of his home on Crain Avenue as it burned at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday. The resident, Mike Bartlett, said he was returning from downtown for his cell phone when he noticed his sister's room on fire. He ran in to make sure she was not there and continued to find his friends in the basement and alert them of the fire. (107) comments
A monthlong undercover heroin investigation by the Portage County Drug Task Force ended with two arrests on campus Monday afternoon.
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Kent State Students caused a stir at the faculty Senate meeting last night when they claimed professors have said it is OK to skip class except on exam days. (0) comments
The Ohio Board of Regents recently approved Kent State's bachelor's of science degree in public health. It is the first degree as part of Kent State's College of Public Health and has taken longer than two years to be completed with planning and organizing the curriculum, said Ken Slenkovich, assistant dean for the College of Public Health. (0) comments
When Acacia Cook came to Kent State last August for her freshman year, she was nervous. She had the typical freshman jitters everyone gets before they start college, but she was worried people would treat her differently. (0) comments
Firefighters responded to a house fire at 324 S. Willow St. at about 12:20 a.m. yesterday. (0) comments
African-American leaders of student organizations want people to know one thing about them: all black people are not the same. (0) comments
&bull "In the Public Eye" Book Signing by Dr. Joanne Dowdy When: noon to 1 p.m. Where: Read Room, White Hall &bull Breast Cancer Support Group When: 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Where: Women's Resource Center &bull Kent Interhall Council meeting When: 7 p.m. Where: Student Center Governance Chambers &bull Movie: "Occupation 101" When: 7 p. (0) comments
See what's happening this week on campus. (0) comments
Kent mayor leaving office
Police make drug arrest on campus