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Don'Marie Reid gives and receives support in the CommUNITY Lab.

Since Don’Marie Reid of Akron became a Golden Flash, she has experienced immense support from the ѿappcommunity, but the CommUNITY Lab is her home away from home where she and many other students receive unconditional support. 

Sex Week 23 KST Banner

ѿappUniversity's Sex Week begins today. Kent Interhall Council has been putting together a week of “Wild West” style events educating students about sex. 

Jordon Egbert, far right, a ѿappgraduate student, takes part in traditional Rwandan dancing during the Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

ѿappUniversity graduate student Jordon Egbert said taking part in the Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda has changed his entire perspective on life. 

 

Rain on fall leaves, by Vance Voyles

A photo submitted by a ѿappToday reader captures the small-scale beauty found on campus in fall. 

ѿappFootball team

ѿappUniversity celebrated its annual Homecoming on the Kent Campus this past weekend, with a resounding display of Golden Flashes spirit. This year's Homecoming was particularly special, as ѿappcommemorated 50 years of excellence in global education with the theme "It's a Flash World."

Members of the College of Public Health meet at the Major/Minor Spotlight

With more than 370 majors to choose from at Kent State, it can be overwhelming for some students to choose their major and career path for them.  This October the Exploratory Advising Center is hosting its first-ever Exploration Month to help exploratory students find their interests and explore the different majors and opportunities ѿappoffers.

Haus of Horrors host welcomes audience to fashion show

Gothic themes and haunted attire embellished the Cartwright Hall Auditorium for the Fabric Pantry’s Haus of Horrors Fashion Show. The stage was lined with candles, turning it into a spooktacular catwalk for Kent State’s fashion design students to show off their impressive designs themed around Halloween and the goth aesthetic.

Tram Nguyen was drawn to ѿappafter seeing one of the tragic May 4, 1970, and learning the sacrifices the students made.

Vietnamese student Tram Nguyen made a connection to ѿappwhen she saw a picture of student Jeffrey Miller after the May 4 shooting. Recently she visited the Prentice Parking Lot Memorial Marker dedicated to Miller.

Phoebe Alicardi

My whole life I had aspired to become a fashion designer, but because of my weak drawing and sewing skills, I didn’t think I’d be able to do it. After receiving my associates in digital design and graphics from Columbus State Community College in 2018, I decided to take a chance and see if I could achieve this dream of mine.

ѿappsenior Mason St. Clair shows his political memorabilia collection to senior Kathleen Tyrel

It all started in 2014 with a political button from Ross Perot’s failed 1992 presidential election bid.