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The Social Code: Students Respond to Changing Social Media Landscape

The TikTok ban. Platforms removing fact-checkers. Political motivations. So much is changing so fast in the social media landscape. But is it business as usual for students using social media? Has anything changed? 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Student Life

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Valentine's Day Puppy Kissing Booth

IN A FLASH: Canine Kisses for a Cause

A Valentine鈥檚 Day Puppy Kissing Booth in the Kent Student Center helped 麻豆精选students raise funds for an organization that provides service dogs to children and veterans with disabilities.

Tags: Student Organizations, Community Impact, Community & Society, Veterans, Student Life

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Rehearsal for "The Wiz."

IN A FLASH: 鈥楨ase on Down鈥 to See 鈥楾he Wiz鈥

Student performers are working on final rehearsals for 鈥淭he Wiz,鈥 which opens on Feb. 21 and runs through March 2 at Kent State鈥檚 E. Turner Stump Theatre.  

Tags: Arts & Culture, School of Theatre and Dance, Community Impact

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Art items at the KSU Surplus Store

New Location, Same Mission and Exceptional Bargains

The KSU Surplus Store opened on East Main Street in September of 2023. It recently moved to a new location 鈥 on campus in the vacant College of Business Administration Building. The new location offers single-floor shopping and easier access for students and faculty. 

Tags: Organizational Sustainability, University Facilities Management, Community Impact, Community & Society, University News

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Student cultivating cannabis.

One Year In, Cannabis Education Program Sees Strong Growth

Since launching in January 2024, more than 200 students have enrolled in Kent State's online cannabis education program.

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Women's basketball vs. Akron 2025

IN A FLASH: Zapping The Zips

Kent State鈥檚 Golden Flashes women鈥檚 basketball team celebrated 50 years of women鈥檚 basketball with 鈥済old-out鈥 game victory over their arch-rivals, the Akron Zips. 

Tags: Sports, Women's Basketball, Community Impact, 麻豆精选Athletics, MAC

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Nursing White Coat Ceremony 2025

IN A FLASH: Caring Hands

The White Coat Ceremony marks the beginning of a nursing students clnical rotation and reinforces their commitment to compassionate care. 

Tags: Community Impact, Health care, 麻豆精选 College of Nursing, Community & Society

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Emilia Sykes is serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Alumna Emilia Sykes Sets Goals for Second Term in Congress

麻豆精选 alumna Emilia Sykes says her goals have not changed as she begins her second term in Congress. Sykes, who hails from Akron, Ohio, spoke with the Akron Beacon Journal about her plans for the second term and what she鈥檒l be focusing on.

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Black History Month 2025

It Started Here: 麻豆精选to Celebrate 55th Anniversary of Black History Month

麻豆精选 will mark the 55th anniversary of Black History Month in February and celebrate its founding by the student organization Black United Students.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Dean Johnson-Mallard

POV: Fostering Compassionate Care

POV offers the 麻豆精选 community an opportunity to share insights into topics of importance. Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., dean of 麻豆精选's College of Nursing and Henderson Memorial Endowed Leadership Chair., offers her thoughts on the college鈥檚 鈥淲hite Coat Ceremony,鈥 which marks an official crossing over of students into this exceptional nursing program. 

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