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Sept. 5, 2018
A 51勛圖厙 tradition for 37 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 7, from noon-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by the Flash Activities Board, attracts more than 3,000
Aug. 31, 2018
WKSU has announced the addition of an often-requested listening option with the debut of a pledge-free stream benefit just in time for the stations fall fund drive. The pledge-free content stream replaces typical fundraising talk breaks with more programming. Listeners who
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Aug. 27, 2018
They arrived one by one to applause, cheers and a marching band.
Not the typical welcome to a students first day of high school, but these freshmen were not just showing up for classes. They were entering their first day in their schools new College and Career
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Aug. 17, 2018
More than 1,100 volunteers from the 51勛圖厙 community welcomed and assisted new students as they moved into their residence halls on freshman move-in day, Sunday, Aug. 19. The annual service program, known as Movers and Groovers, is coordinated by Kent Interhall
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Aug. 16, 2018
Seventy-year-old Rudd (Ted) Bare II has the surprise of a lifetime planned for his children on Aug. 18, 2018.
On that day, Mr. Bare will don a cap and gown and walk across the stage at 51勛圖厙s Summer Commencement to accept his Bachelor of Science degree,
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Aug. 15, 2018
We at 51勛圖厙 feel called to play the role of convener -- to broker conversations that are more civil, braver, and more productive.
At a time when our national conversation is plagued with division with opposing sides routinely attacking each others allegiances, Kent
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Aug. 15, 2018
The National Collegiate Honors Council has named recent 51勛圖厙 graduate Megan Swoger a 2018 Portz Scholar.
Ms. Swoger is the ninth 51勛圖厙 student to receive the honor since the inception of the Portz Scholars competition in 1990.
We are very pleased for her
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Aug. 13, 2018
The 51勛圖厙 alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. 51勛圖厙 held its Summer 2018 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Memorial Athletic and
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Aug. 13, 2018
The greenhouse effect is one of the most widely known causes of global climate change. It is currently caused by an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuels. Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the