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LAWRENCE, Kan. - After the chants, the alma mater and the 16,000 seats filled the field house, Kent State learned the difference between a good Mid-American Conference team and a legendary college basketball program. Kent State lost 87-60 to Kansas, the defending NCAA national champions, last night at Allen Field House in Lawrence, Kan. (8) comments
Job prospects for college graduates are down but still existent, according to a report from Michigan State University. The Recruiting Trends Report for 2008-09 shows employment opportunities dropped 8 percent from last year, but three large employment groups are keeping the job market open: n those that are competing internationally. (0) comments
Learning to drive, going to school and participating in Jazz Band can be a lot for a 16-year-old to juggle. But not for Stephen Hujarski, who also takes post-secondary classes at Kent State, participates in ROTC and still manages to find time to be the youngest flight student at the university. (0) comments
Some may find a goat to be an odd Christmas gift, but for Dianne Kerr, associate professor of Adult Counseling Health and Vocational Education, it's the top thing on her list. Kerr asked her family to donate a goat in her name to help communities heavily affected by the AIDS epidemic. (0) comments
Events on campus for today. (0) comments
About 5,000 students work at 7,000 on-campus jobs at Kent State every year, according to Career Services. But Ami Haynes Hollis, associate director of Career Services, wrote in an e-mail that the high amount of students juggling jobs and college is not a new trend: The number has stayed consistent during the past decade. (0) comments
Kevin Klose, president emeritus of National Public Radio and current president of the NPR Foundation, will visit Kent State today. Having previously visited the campus in March 2004, Klose is returning to take a tour of the newly remodeled Franklin Hall from 2 to 4 p. (0) comments
At one table students can stop and color. At another, they can play with Play-Doh or play a board game with friends. There's even a table to make balloon stress balls, or just pick up some bubble wrap to pop. Each semester during the week before finals, the Stress Free Zone is held in the Student Center. (0) comments
Come finals week, the Kent Starbucks will be even more packed than usual, as students get their coffee fix for the day to keep up with studying. But consuming a high amount of caffeine can be harmful to students' health, especially when students are already stressed, according to a Duke University study. (0) comments