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When in kindergarten, Mariah Moorer, ’20, was asked what she wanted to do when she grew up. Without hesitation, she said, “fashion.” That dream remained on her mind all throughout middle and high school, but she wasn’t sure what a career in fashion actually looked like for her. Moorer first heard about 51�Թ��� during her junior year of high school in Macomb, Michigan, from a mentor who was in debutante with her.  After a visit to the Kent Campus, she immediately knew she wanted to attend 51�Թ���, and she was accepted into the university’s renowned fashion program.“I met Miss Hillary...

Five days into the Israel-Hamas war, a Cleveland news helicopter hovered over 51�Թ���’s Kent Campus. Students supporting Palestine had scheduled an afternoon march, which would be followed by Hillel’s evening vigil for Israel in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. History rings within any mention of war-related student demonstrations at 51�Թ���, even a half-century beyond Spring 1970. But on that recent October afternoon, each campus event was peaceful. The chopper flew home early. And so it has been, for the most part, at 51�Թ���, while higher-profile conflicts and ...