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I have always joked with my parents that one day I’d end up in the back of a cop car, but I never imagined it would look like this. Read more here kentstater.com/135457/opinio… 📰 Lex Radde 📸 Lex Radde

The Kent State School of Art displayed a collection of work focused on professional daydreaming at the KSU Downtown Gallery located on Main Street. Read more here kentstater.com/135445/news/c… 📰 & 📸 Addison Connor

On Dec. 4, John Kroll, Kent State adjunct journalism professor, taught his final Reporting class, ending his teaching career at Kent. Read more here kentstater.com/135467/news/c… 📰 Joi Sims 📸 John Kroll

Downtown Kent was alive with holiday cheer on Sunday afternoon as the annual Main Street Kent Cookie Walk returned for 2025. Read more here kentstater.com/135442/news/c… 📰 Alexis Hood

The Ben Curtis Family Foundation received national attention after Patriots’ offensive assistant Riley Larkin, selected the organization for the NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats” campaign. Read more here kentstater.com/135429/sports… 📰 Lex Radde 📸 New England Patriots

From baseball to wrestling, Kent State’s Varsity K Hall of Fame has more than 300 athletes, trainers and coaches.  Read more here kentstater.com/135383/sports… 📰 Audrey McCarthy 📸 Audrey McCarthy

On Wednesday, the Kent State men’s basketball team won a close game against the Austin Peay Governors, winning 96-84. Read more here kentstater.com/135400/sports… 📰 Gage Wellman 📸 Abbey Sabol

“The Underground Railroad story is an Ohio story, and it’s one that the state should be really proud of,” said Fran Stewart, the co-founder and treasurer of Restore Cleveland Hope. Read more here kentstater.com/135339/news/c… 📰 Audrey McCarthy 📸 Audrey McCarthy

The Kent State University Museum and the School of Fashion are preparing to “take flight” with a bird-themed exhibition. Read more here kentstater.com/135402/news/c… 📰 Ava Drozd 📸 Kent State University Museum

P. Craig Russell has been sitting at the same table in his home surrounded by Kent State University life for 50 years. Read more here kentstater.com/135298/news/c… 📰 Addison Connor 📸 Addison Connor

On Signing Day, the Kent State football team welcomed in 19 new auditions to the roster, with 14 prospects coming from the state of Ohio. Read more here kentstater.com/135364/sports… 📰 Gage Wellman 📸 Lillian Glaze

In a tropical and exotic setting in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, the Kent State women’s basketball team went 1-1 this weekend at the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in the Bahamas.  Read more here kentstater.com/135309/sports… 📰 Emily Lowen 📸 Alyson Garfield

The hilltop water tower on Terrance Drive is currently being renovated for the first time in 45 years.  Read more here kentstater.com/135349/news/c… 📰 Joi Sims 📸 John Engoglia

The McKinley Presidential Library and Museum has welcomed “Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown,”a traveling exhibit from California’s Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center. Read more here kentstater.com/135325/news/c… 📰 Melora Shue 📸 Abbey Sabol

Questions about whether or not students can display pride flags in their residence hall windows have circulated on campus. Read more here kentstater.com/135324/news/c… 📰 Savannah Carroll

In this day and age of streaming, it is better to watch the newest shows, or in this case, a film, for free rather than pay a high price. Read more here kentstater.com/135172/opinio… 📰 Peter Caram 🎨 KentWired illustration by Allie Black

In many careers, communication is key. For those interpreting and bridging the gap between the Deaf and hearing worlds, it is everything. Read more here kentstater.com/134947/news/c… 📰 Talia Milewich

Utilizing a dominant performance on both ends of the court, the Kent State men’s basketball team defeated Penn State Shenango 123-59 Saturday, claiming its seventh consecutive win. Read more here kentstater.com/135279/sports…  📰 Gage Wellman 📸 Abbey Sabol

Thanks to a partnership with a top company in the cannabis industry, Kent State offers four cannabis-related certificate programs. Read more here kentstater.com/135199/news/c… 📰 Sydney Stevenson 📸 Green Flower

Late nights in Rockwell Hall’s fourth-floor studio are routine for a group of senior fashion students working on their Bachelor of Fine Arts collections. Read more here kentstater.com/135204/news/c… 📰 Elliana Steiner 📸 Beatriz Magalhaes