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Student Life

Student Voting Rate Skyrockets in Recent Years

Voting 101: What to Know Before You Vote

 Voting can be intimidating for some, so Kent State Today wanted to share some resources to help students feel prepared to hit the polls.

Tags: Students First, Student Life

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Pumpkin contest entries on display at Eastway

And the Pumpkin Prize Winner is ...

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

Tags: University Culinary Services, Student Life, Fall Semester, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Kent State men's basketball team

A Family Affair on the Court

As Kent State's men's basketball team prepares to tip off its 2023-2024 season on Monday, Nov. 6, against Malone University at home in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, the Golden Flashes look to some family connections to help propel this year’s team. 

Tags: Student Life, Sports, Kent State Athletics

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Costumed participants in the Fall Halls Celebration 2023 at Kent State University at Stark

IN A FLASH: It's the Kent State Fam-i-ly (SNAP, SNAP)

Faculty and administrators joined the Fall Halls Celebration in style on the campus of Kent State University at Stark.

Tags: Kent State University at Stark, Fall Semester, Community Impact, Student Life, Arts & Culture

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Senior journalism major Sophia Lucente spent three weeks in Kigali, Rwanda on a study abroad program.

Focus on Kigali: ‘This Experience Solidified My Love for Documenting Experiences’

Sophia Lucente went to Kigali, Rwanda, with a camera in hand and rarely set it down the entire three weeks she was there. 

  

Tags: Student Life, Global Reach, Profiles, Global Presence, Students First

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Undergraduate Student Government Meeting Oct. 25

Courage To Stand

On Oct. 25, Kent State University's Undergraduate Student Government welcomed members of Hillel and Students for Justice in Palestine for both student groups to present their concerns about the Israel-Hamas war in a respectful environment.

Tags: Student Life, Global Reach, Students First

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Doctoral student Pratyusha Ghanta won third place in the fall 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition

Doctoral Student’s Mission? Stopping Lung Cancer in Its Tracks 

Pratyusha Ghanta’s presentation "Stopping Lung Cancer in its Tracks" earned her third place in Kent State’s fall 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition. 

Tags: University News, Research and Science, Student Life, Featured Story

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Cannabis spelled out and plant leaves

What Changes on Campus if Issue 2 Passes?

Todd Kamenash, associate dean of students for conduct and community engagement, weighs in about what might change at Kent State University if Issue 2, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, is approved.  

Tags: University News, Student Life, Students First

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

IN A FLASH: El Día de los Muertos at Kent State

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

Tags: Diverse Kent State, Spanish and Latino Student Association, Arts & Culture, Kent Student Center, Student Life, Community & Society, Student Organizations

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