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Although high winds damaged trees on campus, broke windows in residence halls and left thousands in Portage County without electricity, the university never lost power. But assistant director of Energy Frank Renovich said in the unlikely event of a power outage, Kent State has a plan. (0) comments
An armed robbery was reported Sunday morning at a house on Franklin Avenue south of the post office. The three victims are Kent State students. (0) comments
In a single day, President Lester Lefton filled the last two vacant positions in his cabinet: vice president for human resources and vice president for university relations. (0) comments
Nearly 100 people gathered in Risman Plaza yesterday hoisting signs and shouting, "Money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation!" during an anti-war protest. The Kent State Anti-War Committee hosted the protest in response to seven years of war. (3) comments
The Educational Policies Council approved the creation of a new academic department in the College of Arts and Sciences yesterday.
READ the council's agenda.
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Flanked by American flags and a sign proclaiming "Victory in Ohio," Republican state officials spoke to a crowd who later greeted presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin with thunderous applause. Yesterday's Road to Victory Rally took place in Capital University's Capital Center in the city of Bexley, located about four miles east of downtown Columbus. (0) comments
With sorority recruitment coming to an end, fraternities soon may start taking cues from sororities about how to add more structure to the recruitment process. (0) comments
Flanked by American flags and a sign proclaiming "Victory in Ohio," Republican state officials spoke to a crowd who later greeted presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin with thunderous applause. (0) comments
Portage County's Birthright will close its doors today because of decreasing funds and fewer clients. The anti-abortion center opened at 136 E. Main St. 35 years ago. More than 11,000 women in Kent visited the small two-room office discreetly tucked within a long dark hall. (10) comments
By playing video games for free every Tuesday, students can work toward getting an Xbox or PlayStation 2 to play any time they want. (0) comments
Michele Norris remembers a time when newspaper stories were called in across town through the closest pay phone and "Google" sounded like the eighth dwarf. Norris, who hosts NPR's newsmagazine "All Things Considered," spoke to approximately 500 people at the Kent State Stark Campus last night. (2) comments
Katy Brown's eight minutes of fame were up Saturday evening. The freshman magazine journalism major appeared on CNN's "Rowland Martin" show to discuss Friday's presidential debate. Brown, a member of College Republicans, said CNN asked participants in advance to submit a list of the top three things each person wanted to hear during the debate. (0) comments
