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As Wall Street trembles, shudders and otherwise quavers, Kent State remains unshaken but poised, university financial officials said. Stock market values dipped sharply amid bank failures last week and since then, Kent State's finance team has been watching the university's roughly $150 million worth of shares with increased vigor. (1) comment
A bomb threat in Satterfield Hall was received around 10:30 a.m. today. Kimberly Sirk, public relations and marketing coordinator, said the campus police and a canine unit from Akron investigated the claim and found nothing. (1) comment
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The current financial crisis and bailout plans are making their way from news headlines to Kent State classrooms. Some professors are expanding their curriculum to include discussions of current events, especially those concerning the subprime mortgage crisis. (0) comments
Out-of-state students may have more of a say in the upcoming presidential election than in-state students. A new Web site, CountMore.org, shows college students where their vote will count more. According to the Supreme Court's ruling in Symm v. U.S., students have the right to vote in either their home state or school state. (0) comments
Voters in the Kent State community who still need to register to vote or request an absentee ballot before tonight's 9 p.m. deadline need to look no further than the reference desk at the University Library. (0) comments
PRIDE!Kent will have a week of celebrations commemorating National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11. (0) comments
James McElroy, who hails from the business world, now leads the university's Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Willis Walker, vice president of human resources and chief university counsel, said Kent State chose McElroy because of his well-rounded background in equal opportunity and affirmative action laws and compliance, and his experience in human resources management. (0) comments
Fashion students are studying in New York under the advisement of Suede, a Kent State graduate and fashion designer who was recently eliminated on Bravo's "Project Runway." (0) comments
College Democrats president Jared Matthews said he wanted members to act as a liaison between the organization and Residence Services. "During the summer when I was considering a game plan for the upcoming election, I really wanted to have a liaison from College Democrats to their respected dorms," he said. (0) comments
The Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education instructed state-funded colleges not to use race during admissions unless it is "essential" to each institution's "mission and stated goals." (0) comments
The finalists for Kent's Next Top Model competition posed for the "seven deadly sins of sex" during the final photo shoot last night. (0) comments
Last April, several Brady Lake residents who live on West Shore Drive learned what happens to their homes during spring showers. With normal lake levels hovering at an average height of 1,052 above sea level, residents discovered an added two feet can cause flooding and even road closings. (0) comments
Negotiators for the Ohio Association of Pulic School Employees Local 037 and the Portage Area Regional Transit Authority were unable to reach an agreement during negotiations Friday. (48) comments
While thousands crowded into Dix Stadium Saturday to cheer on the football team, about 30 people met in the Student Center to celebrate the life of May 4 victim Robert "Robby" Stamps. Six of the seven remaining people wounded on May 4 joined students and friends of Stamps. (0) comments
As temperatures still loomed in the 60s and 70s, three members of the grounds crew traveled to a Pennsylvania ski resort last week. Rebekkah Berryhill, Frank Mulneix and Mike Pennock attended "Managing Snow and Ice Control Operations," a convention dedicated to effective winter maintenance, Sept. 22 and 23 at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Allentown, Pa. (0) comments