Community & Society
And the Pumpkin Prize Winner is ...
Find out which of the pumpkin creations displayed at Eastway received the most votes.
Keeping a Balanced View of How America is Viewed in Other Countries
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.
Honoring All Those Who Serve
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 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 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
IN A FLASH: El D铆a de los Muertos at Kent State
A Kent State 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 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.
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 5X社区鈥檚 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 5X社区 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 Kent State 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.