Spring Break
The sounds of anti-war slogans echoed throughout Risman Plaza yesterday afternoon as about 50 protesters took a stand against the Iraq war, now in its fourth year. "What does democracy look like?" asked Jacquelyn Bleak, one of the organizers of the event and a sophomore political science major. (0) comments
The members of Kent's City Council want the Kent State community to know they are not anti-student. But at yesterday's Undergraduate Student Senate meeting, some student senators and audience members seemed less than convinced. Council members and other city administrators attended an open forum held to discuss issues between the two factions, especially the nuisance party ordinance that went into effect March 7. (0) comments
Chevy Chase is a pro at it. Jack Kerouac was the best. Kent State students will try their hand at it this spring break. Road tripping - a favorite among college students, but something that can hold many dangers. Kent State Police Services wants students to keep their safety in mind when they get behind the wheel. (0) comments
A town meeting was held in the basement of the Music and Speech Center Tuesday night. The evening's concern: a lack of women in the area. The evening also included a rapping prostitute, a poetry reading by Sean Connery and a kidnapper's slide show of his trip to Russia in search of the pope - all courtesy of PCP. (0) comments
University Plaza may soon become home to skill-based gaming machines - that is, if they pass the test. At last night's Kent City Council meeting, council unanimously approved legislation requiring all skill-based game machines to prove they aren't gambling machines. (0) comments
Kent State became the home of the United Nations' General Assembly yesterday. The members debated various world issues, such as terrorism, AIDS, human rights and environmental protection and came up with solutions to most of the problems. The College of Education, Health and Human Services and the Center for International and Intercultural Education co-sponsored the second annual Global Issues Seminar, in which more than 150 middle school students from 10 counties in Northeast Ohio were invited to the Kent campus for the day-long event. (0) comments
For more than 35 years, three teachers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been chosen to receive the distinguished teacher award. "It is an annual award that the College of Arts and Sciences has been providing since the 1970s to recognize distinguished teachers within the college," Associate Dean Timothy Moore said. (0) comments
If the walls of Oscar Ritchie Hall could talk, they would speak of rich black history and culture. Its 58-year-old walls, windows and classrooms will be gutted to make way for a $71 million renovation starting this summer, said Beth Ruffing, assistant director of architecture and engineering in the Office of the University Architect. (0) comments
For more than 35 years, three teachers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been chosen to receive the distinguished teacher award. "It is an annual award that the College of Arts and Sciences has been providing since the 1970s to recognize distinguished teachers within the college," Associate Dean Timothy Moore said. (0) comments
The Office of First Year Experience is seeking around 200 faculty discussion leaders for a revamped freshman summer reading project. Over the summer, the university will require incoming freshmen to read "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri, and faculty will lead hour-and-a-half discussions of the book during the Week of Welcome. (0) comments
Most campus-related entertainment events aim to do one thing: entertain students. However, every once in a while, an event's purpose is to provide a learning experience for all those involved. Got to Believe Records, Kent State's record promotions class, is showcasing its first group of artists tomorrow. (0) comments
The First Freedom Baptist Church's Annual Spring Missions Conference began yesterday and will run through Sunday. Sue Fields, treasurer of the Brimfield church, said it will host guest speakers from three families from Australia, the Arctic Region of the North Pole and the Russian sector of New York City. (0) comments
Funds allow for one more FlashFest act this semester The Undergraduate Student Senate passed emergency legislation yesterday re-authorizing the use of $31,940 previously allocated to the Financial Management Association for the Motion City Soundtrack concert. (0) comments
Kent State alumnus Rick Rucker's trial to end a three-month-long saga with the Kent Police Department was granted a continuance yesterday morning. Rucker was arrested during a party at his apartment on the morning of Jan. 7 and charged with a loud noise violation and resisting arrest. (0) comments