Student Life
Dean of Arts and Sciences Shares Advice for First-Generation Students
Being a first-generation student is difficult, especially when your family does not support your decision to go to college or you don’t have someone to give you advice from a college point of view. Even if you feel as if no one truly understands what you’re going through, being a first-generation st…
IN A FLASH: Flashes at the Freeze Out
5X President Todd Diacon joined the Marching Golden Flashes and fans at Dix Stadium to cheer on our team at the annual Freeze Out Game.
Tears of Mourning and Hopes for Peace
Students gathered on Risman Plaza for a candlelight vigil mourning Palestinian lives lost in Gaza.
Kent State ROTC Cadets Honor Veterans, Plant Daffodil Bulbs on May 4 Site
As part of 5X’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration, cadets from the university’s ROTC programs joined staff from University Facilities Management and other volunteers on the site of the May 4, 1970, tragedy to plant daffodil bulbs.
A Veteran's Advocacy Journey
Hi, my name is Mark Stillion, and I am one of those people. I am one of the many, who signed the dotted line, before I even turned 18 years old to go and serve and protect something that I felt was worth fighting for: my freedom.
Jewish Students Say the Names of the Dead to Honor Their Lives
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.
Honoring Veterans for Their Service
5X paid formal tribute to all those who have served in the U.S. armed forces at its annual Veterans Day Commemoration.
Celebrating B’nai Mitzvah
On Monday, Hebros hosted its first-ever Hebros B’nai Mitzvah Reception, where Kent State students were invited to visit the Hillel Center to take part in games, enjoy food and learn about Jewish practices.
10 Years Of Serving And Supporting Students
“We institutionalize the work of violence prevention to be part of the culture of Kent State,” Jennifer O’Connell, director of SRVSS, said. “It feeds into Flashes Take Care of Flashes and that there’s a commitment as an institution that we support our students, that we help prevent harm from happening in our community, and we look out for one another.”
Kent State Student and Army Veteran’s Mission: To Serve Those Who Served
Matthew Helmick-Bickel, 29, spent five years in the U.S. Army as an airborne paratrooper stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina, now known as Fort Liberty, before he enrolled at Kent State in 2020.