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Overcoming post-grad anxiety
Features
Overcoming post-grad anxiety
Claire Duber April 21, 2025

With hundreds of students getting ready to graduate in May, many different feelings can begin to surface. Emotions such as accomplishment, pride...

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Features
The impact of representation in NCAA Women’s Basketball
Reese Urbach April 16, 2025

Before 2024, not many people could name any female basketball players. Now, athletes like Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have...

What Ohio Senate Bill 1 means for higher education
Features
What Ohio Senate Bill 1 means for higher education
Rebekah Hiles April 15, 2025

On March 19, college students all over Ohio walked out of classes and lecture halls, to gather on college campuses in protest of Ohio Senate...

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Features
The problem with Handshake
Rebekah Hiles March 17, 2025

Handshake is a career platform and job recruitment app founded in 2014 with the goal of helping college students and the Generation Z community...

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Features
Economics professor explains concert ticket demand and cost
Claire Duber March 3, 2025

The magic of live music can be described as a special and unparalleled experience. Seeing an artist or band perform a song you hold close to...

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Features
Soundtracks of survival: How music keeps students going
Payton Bertrand February 24, 2025

College is a symphony of chaos —late-night study sessions humming with the crackle of caffeine, the rising swell of exam stress and the ever-present...

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Blogs
The women’s center is crucial to campus – here’s why
Madeline Ganzter February 18, 2025

Since it was founded in 1910, Kent State University has made one of its main missions to ensure that students are provided with the resources...

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Features
Students can reduce their carbon footprint, and it doesn’t have to be expensive
Ari Collins February 17, 2025

Sustainability isn't just a buzzword; it’s a movement that’s reshaping the way we live. By intentionally balancing our needs, we can help...

How to celebrate Valentine’s Day on a budget
Features
How to celebrate Valentine’s Day on a budget
Rebekah Hiles February 13, 2025

As stores get rid of their candy canes, and start stocking their aisles with glittery pink hearts and chocolates for Valentine’s Day, many...

How one freshman is finding her way in the fashion industry
Features
How one freshman is finding her way in the fashion industry
Reese Urbach February 10, 2025

Kent State is notorious for its fashion program, ranked as the second best fashion school in the country. This enables many opportunities...

A recap of the 2025 Grammys: Students weigh in
Features
A recap of the 2025 Grammys: Students weigh in
Claire Duber February 7, 2025

The 67th Grammys were held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 2. The music industry’s biggest night followed through with...

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Features
The future of the arts amongst Kent State budget cuts
Hannah Planey December 12, 2024

Kent State University, like many colleges in the United States, has been struggling with budget cuts.  For many students, this won’t affect...

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