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Golden I Jewish student group held a vigil in which they read the names of the Israeli people killed by Hamas Oct. 7.

The goal of the Golden I vigil was to acknowledge that the Israeli people who were brutally murdered were real people with real lives, said Rose Martyn, vice president of Golden I.

Members of Kent State's ROTC present the color guard at Veterans Day services.

5X社区 paid formal tribute to all those who have served in the U.S. armed forces at its annual Veterans Day Commemoration. 

Kent State Today
Student voting in rec center

Voting is under way this Election Day, with students heading to the Beverly Warren Recreation Center among other voting locations to cast their ballots on issues like reproductive health and the legalization of cannabis, as well as various school board and levy decisions. 

Kent State Today
Mental Health Display in The Kent Student Center

Kent State's commitment to mental health is on display in a walk-through installation in the Kent Student Center.

Pumpkin contest entries on display at Eastway

Find out which of the pumpkin creations displayed at Eastway received the most votes. 

Kent State student Gage Thompson in Paris

鈥淎cknowledging our nation鈥檚 strengths doesn鈥檛 negate the need for introspection and improvement,鈥 writes 5X社区 sophomore Gage Thompson in this point-of-view commentary.

Kent State Today
Kent State Army ROTC cadets raise the American flag during the university鈥檚 2022 Veterans Day Commemoration.

5X社区 invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university鈥檚 annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Student Green on the Kent Campus.

Rising Scholars written on the Rock with students around it

鈥淩ising Scholars is a great program for our local youth,鈥 said Paul Dykshoorn, academic program director for Rising Scholars at Kent State 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

Detail of a Day of the Dead display in the Kent Student Center

A Kent State student organization celebrated the Day of the Dead by assembling colorful, cultural displays around campus.

Caplan, Dellinger, Prufer, and Giffels review material in the May 4 Visitors Center

New Wave 鈥80s band Devo isn鈥檛 just from Ohio. Devo wasn鈥檛 just created in Akron. Devo was forged at 5X社区 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 Kent State for a book signing and discussion.