Spring Break
The All Campus Programming Board's 13th annual FlashFest took place without any bad luck yesterday. Students enjoyed a day of music and events, beginning with a circus freak show and ending with a free performance by O.A.R. Lucas Conrad, junior justice studies major, finished watching the local band 1959 and said he was pleased with this year's event. (3) comments
Psychic readings have always made me slightly nervous, and I never considered actually having one done until my news editor asked me to cover the psychic at yesterday's FlashFest. Kate Bigam, the Stater's assistant news editor, stood in line with me for an hour. (1) comment
A gorilla scurries around in front of the M.A.C. Center. A girl says, "Look! A pirate vendor!" and runs toward a Johnny Depp look-alike displaying artwork next to a Coca-Cola van. A single cornhole board is set up near the van. A few people wearing Coca-Cola shirts throw bags toward the hole in the raised platform. (0) comments
I pulled a nail out of a man's nasal cavity yesterday. And not just one of those dinky ones used for hanging frames or making birdhouses. This thing was heavy duty, like magician Michael Mirth was out to cause some pain. He also transformed regular paper into cash. (0) comments
Ryan Wilkinson Daily Kent Stater It was wet, wild and for a good cause. And although it wasn't a new record, participants thought Lambda Chi Alpha's attempt at the world's largest water balloon fight was still a success. "It is a great day," said Whitney Harrington, freshman applied communications major. (0) comments
The seven candidates running for mayor of Streetsboro agree things have to change for the city to remain a vital and attractive community. However, most of their agreement ends there. The candidates participated in a debate at Streetsboro High School last night. (0) comments
Students had a chance to find out more about their lives through tarot card reader Alexsandria Wilson, who revealed students' past, present and future at FlashFest yesterday. But students had mixed reactions about her accuracy. Waiting in line, Nicole Wagner, sophomore fashion merchandising major, said she wasn't expecting her tarot card readings to be accurate, but "it would be cool if it's right. (5) comments
FlashFest was Kent resident Eryka Geiszler's first public appearance as a henna artist. Kaitlin Messer, sophomore fashion merchandising major, had an elaborate peacock drawn on her leg. Geiszler carefully squeezed the brown henna paste onto Messer's skin and embellished the pattern with flourishes and rhinestones. (1) comment
Bill Ryan lay down on a bed of nails while another student covered him with an identical board - he then placed a cinderblock on the board and smashed it with a sledgehammer. Ryan, a graduate student in physics, was unharmed, but said he was a little nervous because he'd never tried it before. (0) comments
The buzz of computer lingo filled the air as fellow filmmakers talked of Flash animation, last year's films and what to expect this year. The Kent Stage hosted the fourth annual Standing Rock International Short Film and Video Festival last Saturday to an eclectic crowd from across Ohio. (0) comments
Tom Lewis, co-author of "Cochabamba! Water War in Bolivia," told about 30 students and community members last night that neoliberalism hurts the masses. In his speech, sponsored by the International Socialist Organization, Lewis defined neoliberalism as the reduction of state presence in an economy, which results in a global free market. (0) comments
With warm weather just in time for Earth Day, students and residents will be participating in a downtown cleanup this Saturday. Brad Slease, a graduate student and Kent resident, said between 100 and 200 volunteers will split up into groups of four to pick up garbage, such as cigarette butts, litter, glass and recyclable materials, as well as remove graffiti. (0) comments
Amoaba Gooden teaches her students what they cannot learn inside the classroom. Gooden was born in Jamaica but moved to Toronto when she was 7 years old. Since the late '90s, she has lived in various parts of the United States. She is familiar with the many classifications of being black. (0) comments
Kent State Custodial Services will be using only environmentally friendly, "green" cleaning products just in time for Earth Day on Sunday, Custodial Manager John Walsh said. Green cleaning involves using alternative products properly and taking other steps to reduce health and environmental risks while still keeping things clean and disinfected, according to the Environmental Protection Agency Web site. (0) comments
Seven hands cut out of patterns, laminated in glass and surrounded by a wooden frame made up the School Award for Service handed to Kent State volunteers last night at Hattie Larlham's Volunteer Recognition Dinner. Kent State was recognized as an outstanding school for volunteerism and leadership by the non-profit organization. (0) comments
The low number of honors students completing their thesis projects is a concern for Honors dean candidate Jonathan Godner - it's something he said he would like to improve if chosen for the job. In an open conference with students yesterday, Godner said there are certain national standards an honors college must require for its students' thesis projects. (0) comments
The Entrepreneurship Fireside Chat will take place Wednesday in the Eastway Center first floor lounge. John P. McConnell, chairman and chief executive officer of Worthington Industries, will be speaking. Worthington Industries is a global company that processes steel used in the construction, hardware, aerospace, automotive and other industries. (0) comments
WASHINGTON D.C. - Twenty-four students, who spent the semester living in Washington, D.C. and interned in places such as ABC News, the Center for American Progress and Congressional offices on Capitol Hill, were recognized yesterday for completing the 35th annual Washington Program in National Issues internship program. (0) comments