Spring Break
Former President Carol Cartwright was named interim president of Bowling Green by the Bowling Green's board of trustees earlier today. (0) comments
Don Bubenzer remembers Robert Zuckerman for his sense of humor and dedication to helping freshmen fit in. "His life was teaching freshman orientation and helping freshmen make the transition to Kent State," said Bubenzer, the interim dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services. (4) comments
Olga A. Mural, a major university donor who gave nearly $5 million to the university, passed away May 30 at the age of 86. (0) comments
Amid rising costs of operating the university, the Kent State Board of Trustees approved the continuation of the state-mandated tuition freeze and approved the 2009 fiscal year budget today. (7) comments
New hires breed curiosity, inducing both optimists and doomsayers to evaluate the new co-worker - especially if the person in question commands a vice president position. (4) comments
Students will be able to view their final grades either later today or tomorrow morning, said Barb Boltz, project director of enrollment data and system support. The delay is related to the university's new Banner operating system, which was implemented this spring. (0) comments
Papers were scattered across David Creamer's conference table. "Excuse the mess," said the outgoing senior vice president of administration. "We're kind of boxing up and cleaning up things." Creamer will end his 19-year tenure at Kent State May 31 in exchange for a position as senior vice president of finance at Miami University. (0) comments
Dean Kahler woke up that sunny Monday morning and decided not to go to his 7:45 a.m. class. He saw Ohio National Guard searching people and decided he didn't want to deal with that hassle. He called his professors to let them know he wouldn't be attending class. (7) comments
One man is looking to transform four weathered buildings on East Main Street into new retail and office spaces in an effort to give downtown Kent a much-needed face-lift. (0) comments
Kate Spray makes her own dresses, but they never last long because her sister usually confiscates them. However, Kate's most recent dress is one her sister can't take. (0) comments
About 250 Ohio faculty, librarians, presidents and bookstore owners attended the Textbook Affordability Symposium Tuesday at Columbus State. (2) comments
Time doesn't stop, but sometimes the chimes atop the University Library do. (1) comment
On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guard troops fired on a crowd of demonstrators and bystanders on the campus of Kent State. Four Kent State students were killed and nine injured. (0) comments
I'm in my room surrounded by an intense amount of clothes, a couple boxes and other crap. Yeah, you guessed it, I'm moving. I'm getting the hell out of Northeast Ohio, thank God. (0) comments