2008 Woodie Awards
Don't let the bed bugs bite just gained new meaning for the residents of Dunbar Hall. A third floor room in the residence hall will receive another inspection this week for Cimex lectularius, or bed bugs. (2) comments
Sentiments of openness and a resolution to take the issue of race relations into the hands of determined students and faculty resonated throughout Black United Students' regular meeting last night.
Undergraduate Student Senate unanimously voted on seven appointed positions for Undergraduate Student Government yesterday. (0) comments
They stood on the corner of Main Street and Franklin Avenue, huddling in the cold, cupping white votive candles with their hands and sharing sentiments about the 4,003 U.S. military casualties of the Iraq war. (0) comments
PRIDE!Kent will elect officers for next year at tonight's meeting. Six positions will be open to all members who meet the university's requirement of a 2.25 GPA. (0) comments
In a special meeting last night, Kent City Council voted 8-0 in favor of applying for a grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to fund a whitewater park along the Cuyahoga River downtown. (0) comments
Sign ups for Little Sibs Weekend are now open, and students have until April 16 to register. (0) comments
Economist Brad Schiller will discuss concerns of an economic downturn today at 3:45 p.m. in Room 133 Bowman Hall. Schiller, an American University professor who has written for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, will also address the economic aspects of global poverty and policy implications. (0) comments
Neon-colored chalk covers the black walls of the basement theater Room B005 in the Music and Speech Center. Phrases such as "If your shot your dead" and "Commies always lose" pop off the wall as the actors run rehearsal for the Student Theatre Festival production of "Blood Brothers." (0) comments
Representatives from Invisible Children, a non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of lives for war-affected children in Northern Uganda, will be on campus today to speak with students and to present a short film. (0) comments
Returning student veterans received a different kind of welcoming yesterday. (0) comments
Artist Rowland Ricketts will present a lecture about his work with indigo dying tonight at 5 p.m. in Murphy Auditorium in the Kent State University Museum. This lecture is free and open to the public. (0) comments
About 70 people listened as Terry Blackhawk read some of her work at the Wick Poetry Corner on the second floor of the University Library. (0) comments