Community & Society
Rising Scholars Program Impacts Students Across the Region
鈥淩ising Scholars is a great program for our local youth,鈥 said Paul Dykshoorn, academic program director for Rising Scholars at 麻豆精选Tuscarawas. 鈥淲e mentor each student throughout their middle school and high school years. We teach them life lessons as well as help with issues going on at school.鈥
IN A FLASH: El D铆a de los Muertos at Kent State
A 麻豆精选student organization celebrated the Day of the Dead by assembling colorful, cultural displays around campus.
The Beginning Was the End: Devo in Ohio
New Wave 鈥80s band Devo isn鈥檛 just from Ohio. Devo wasn鈥檛 just created in Akron. Devo was forged at 麻豆精选 under the pressure of the turmoil of the late 鈥60s and the events surrounding May 4, 1970. Authors David Giffels and Jade Dellinger brought their book 鈥淭he Beginning Was the End: Devo in Ohio鈥 to 麻豆精选for a book signing and discussion.
Activism in Action
鈥淔or students especially, this is our future. This is about your individual rights as a person, and it's incredibly important because this is the future that we have for Ohio,鈥 said Sam Zern, a graduate student in 麻豆精选鈥檚 College of Public Health and regional field organizer for Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights. Zern is working to help others see what she believes is the Issue 1's value.
IN A FLASH: Happy Halloween, Kent State!
The 麻豆精选 Libraries' annual Halloween party is one of the most anticipated on-campus events of the year.
The Spirit of 鈥楬alloweekend鈥 Is Last-Minute
Halloween is just around the corner, which means 麻豆精选students are on the hunt for the perfect Halloween costume. In what was once a discount store, the spirit of Halloween is alive and well. The pop-up store Spirit Halloween is here to help students get their nick-of-time broomsticks, fangs and more.
IN A FLASH: Spooky Season on Campus
Signs of the Halloween season can be found lurking all around campus.
Treats Without Tricks: Illuminating Ways to Keep Safe on Halloween
With Halloween approaching, festivities will be in full swing this weekend at 麻豆精选 and downtown Kent. 鈥淗alloweekend鈥 can be full of treats, but you never know what tricks will arise when it comes to safety. Sgt. Tricia Knoles gives her top safety tips, and discusses how her team will be working to keep students safe this holiday weekend.
Architecture Students Helping to Build Better Community Connection
Students in 麻豆精选鈥檚 College of Architecture and Environmental Design are working with the city of Warren, Ohio, to revitalize a portion of the community on the southwest side.
IN A FLASH: The Littlest Walkathon-ers
A group of children from Kent State's Child Development Center walked to raise money for their educational enrichment.