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Professor of Sociology Jerry Lewis speaks briefly during the lecture series on May 3, 2023.
Exploring May 4: Annual lecture highlights insights from historic day
Kayla Gleason, Beat Reporter • May 4, 2024

Research and impressions about remembering May 4, 1970, and embracing the history it left behind were shared during the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture...

Graduates pose on stage Thursday at the Kent Student Center Ballroom for Lavender Graduation, an annual event honoring the accomplishments of LGBTQ+ graduates.
Lavender Graduation celebrates accomplishments of LGBTQ+ graduates
Aden Graves, Co-opinion editor • May 3, 2024

Students, staff and families filled the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday for Lavender Graduation, an annual event honoring the accomplishments...

Professor of Sociology Jerry Lewis speaks briefly during the lecture series on May 3, 2023.
Exploring May 4: Annual lecture highlights insights from historic day
Kayla Gleason, Beat Reporter • May 4, 2024

Research and impressions about remembering May 4, 1970, and embracing the history it left behind were shared during the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture...

Activists hold up signs calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Local activists hold weekly interfaith protest calling for permanent ceasefire in Gaza
Leah Shepard, Reporter • May 4, 2024

During their first semester as a student at the university, music education major Benjamin Kronenberg walked past the Taylor Hall parking lot,...

Community members gather for annual May 4 candlelight walk and vigil
Community members gather for annual May 4 candlelight walk and vigil
Adrianna Quinlan, Reporter • May 4, 2024

Yellow lights shone brightly in the night as students and community members walked around campus for the May 4 annual candlelight walk and vigil.  The...

Author Lawrence Roberts explains the picture to the audience during the Voices of Democracy presentation on May 3, 2024.
Journalist reflects on May Day, civil disobedience
Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter • May 4, 2024

In 1971, a member of the riot squad (stationed in George Washington University) grabbed 19-year-old Lawrence Robert’s upper arm. Roberts responded...

Kent State College Republicans painted The Rock with a message advocating for freedom of speech on May 1, 2023.
Rules, respect and The Rock: University members navigate painting free speech
Kayla Gleason, Beat Reporter • May 4, 2024

Since coming to campus in 1922, The Rock that sits on Hilltop Drive has been a focal point of expression, activism and controversy as students...

Attendees of the annual Candlelight Walk and Vigil place candles in a ring around the tree in the Taylor Hall parking lot at the end of the walk and the start of the vigil May 3, 2024.
PHOTO GALLERY: 54th-annual candlelight vigil lights campus in memory of fallen students
Matthew Brown, Photo Editor • May 4, 2024

Author Lawrence Roberts explains the picture to the audience during the Voices of Democracy presentation on May 3, 2024.
Journalist reflects on May Day, civil disobedience
Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter • May 4, 2024

In 1971, a member of the riot squad (stationed in George Washington University) grabbed 19-year-old Lawrence Robert’s upper arm. Roberts responded...

People peruse the Graphic Content exhibit in the Reflections Gallery of the May 4th Visitors Center.
May 4 Visitors Center stresses impact of art, importance of May 4 legacy
Leah Shepard, Reporter • May 4, 2024

As spring begins, the May 4 Visitors Center and museum prepares for more guests as the date of the 1970 massacre draws near. This year, the Visitors...

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Best of Kent 2024: A look at the best eats in Kent
Best of Kent 2024: A look at the best eats in Kent
Erin Sullivan, TV2 Reporter • April 9, 2024
Over Easy is a breakfast diner located at 152 Franklin Avenue, Kent, OH. The restaurant serves both breakfast and lunch and received several Best of Kent nominations.
BOK '24: Best breakfast spot
Janson McNair, Campus Editor • April 4, 2024
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The baseball team congratulate senior Michael McNamara in the dugout after making a run during the game against Bowling Green on April 28, 2024.
Baseball’s ex-professional pitching coach produces team success, major league talent
John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor • May 4, 2024

After spending 14 years playing professional baseball both in the United States and overseas, Mike Birkbeck decided to hang it up and come back...

Freshman outfielder Kenzie Bromley throws a ball after catching it in the game against Youngstown on March 13, 2024.
Softball’s outstanding freshmen lead the way
Robyn Taylor, Reporter • May 4, 2024

Kent State’s softball team is relatively young, consisting of thirteen underclassmen, with five position players appearing in 30 or more games...

Head coach Kenni Burns leads the team to the tunnel before the Northern Illinois game on Nov. 25, 2023.
Burns excited for upcoming football season
Matt Franos, Reporter • May 3, 2024

In coach Kenni Burns' first year as head coach of Kent State football, the team went 1-11.  Burns came from Minnesota, where he was the assistant...

Jake Casey tosses his bat towards the Kent State dugout after being hit by a pitch in the second inning of the Golden Flashes 27-0 blowout of Youngstown State March 12, 2024.
Wolverines claw back to walk off baseball in extras
John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor • May 2, 2024

Kent State baseball’s game against Michigan Tuesday was the Flashes’ to lose — and they did that after surrendering two runs in the bottom...

Fashion students display one-of-a-kind designs at annual fashion show
Fashion students display one-of-a-kind designs at annual fashion show
Erin Sullivan, TV2 Reporter • April 29, 2024

Senior design students brought their designs to the runway at the 2024 School of Fashion annual fashion show. Our own Erin Sullivan was there...

Fifth Flavor food truck offers asian inspired dishes to Kent community
Fifth Flavor food truck offers asian inspired dishes to Kent community
Erin Sullivan, TV2 Reporter • April 29, 2024

Fifth Flavor food truck offers the Kent community a unique blend of Asian inspired dishes. TV2's Erin Sullivan has more. Erin Sullivan is...

Students, faculty prepare for 54th May 4th commemoration
Students, faculty prepare for 54th May 4th commemoration
Emma Campbell, TV2 Reporter • April 25, 2024

A little over a week away from the historic events at Kent State University 54 years ago, students, staff and faculty are all reflecting on how...

Non-profit organization, Gift of Life, gives a flash a second chance at life
Non-profit organization, Gift of Life, gives a flash a second chance at life
Lex Radde, Tv2 Reporter • April 24, 2024

The non-profit organization Gift of Life provides donations for those in need of bone marrow transplants and stem cells. This came in handy for...

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OPINION: You don’t need friends to travel
Lara Kilchenmann, Opinion Writer • May 4, 2024
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