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Clare Murray Adams Artwork

Quilts, Threads and Collage, Oh My! Alumna Showcases Skills at Local Art Studio

From the classroom to the art studio, Clare Murray Adams, B.S., '72; M.A., '76; and BFA, '93, has been exploring herself and her surroundings since 1977 when she made the switch from education to creation.

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麻豆精选student Lucia Perry, of Poland, Ohio, studies fashion merchandising.

Fashion Merchandising Student Sold on Campus and Downtown Charm

From her perch in Rockwell Hall, where she takes classes as a fashion merchandising major, 麻豆精选 student Lucia Perry has a perfect view of the Lefton Esplanade leading to downtown Kent.

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Kent State's Improv Group the Black Squirrel Improv Troupe

Kent State鈥檚 Comedy Improv Troupe Entertains Audiences at Stand-Up Festival

Did you know 麻豆精选has its own improvisation group? It does. What does the troupe do, you ask? Improv. About. Everything.

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Kent Skates rink view with skaters.

Skating Through a Record Year

The Kent Skates ice rink in downtown Kent ends its season this weekend.

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The December 2022 fire at Star of the West Mill in downtown Kent, Ohio.

麻豆精选Alum's Mill Fire Photo on Cover of National Magazine

A fiery image, taken by photographer and 麻豆精选 alumnus Jerry Jividen at the December Star of the West mill fire in downtown Kent, is featured on the cover of a national firefighter magazine.

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麻豆精选President Todd Diacon and Kent City Manager Dave Ruller.

Partners in Success: 麻豆精选and City Collaborate for the Win

More than a decade of collaboration has meant success for 麻豆精选 and the city of Kent. 

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Large print of the Lincoln Funeral Train in Cleveland Ohio.

IN A FLASH: Large Format Presidential History

This photo enlargement (32鈥 x 51鈥) is in the Special Collections of the 麻豆精选 Library. It was last on display on campus in 2011 as part of an exhibit about the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. On April 21, 1865, just five days after the assassination of President A鈥

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East Palestine chemical cloud

What to Know About the East Palestine Train Derailment

On the night of Feb. 3, about 50 cars of a freight train operated by Norfolk Southern Railway derailed in a fiery crash on the outskirts of East Palestine, a tiny village in northeastern Ohio, nestled near the state line with Pennsylvania. Ten of the derailed cars were transporting hazardous materia鈥

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Senior history major Emma Kelly was among the 麻豆精选students who visited Jackson State University for the alternative winter break trip.

麻豆精选 and Jackson State University: Campuses Connected by Tragedy and Transformation

麻豆精选students who traveled to Jackson State University during an alternative winter break trip had in-depth, hands-on exposure to survivors of the May 15, 1970, police shooting, which killed two people; the youngest Freedom Rider, Hezekiah Watkins; and the home of Myrlie and Medgar Evers, a National Monument.

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Women having a civil conversation.

How to Talk to Your Neighbor: Workshop Will Teach the Art of Community Dialogue

You know how at Thanksgiving dinner, everyone is trained to avoid the touchy subjects 鈥 politics, religion, money? 

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