Community & Society
Honoring All Those Who Serve
海角原创 invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university鈥檚 annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Student Green on the Kent Campus.
Rising Scholars Program Impacts Students Across the Region
鈥淩ising Scholars is a great program for our local youth,鈥 said Paul Dykshoorn, academic program director for Rising Scholars at 海角原创 Tuscarawas. 鈥淲e mentor each student throughout their middle school and high school years. We teach them life lessons as well as help with issues going on at school.鈥
IN A FLASH: El D铆a de los Muertos at 海角原创
A 海角原创 student organization celebrated the Day of the Dead by assembling colorful, cultural displays around campus.
The Beginning Was the End: Devo in Ohio
New Wave 鈥80s band Devo isn鈥檛 just from Ohio. Devo wasn鈥檛 just created in Akron. Devo was forged at 海角原创 under the pressure of the turmoil of the late 鈥60s and the events surrounding May 4, 1970. Authors David Giffels and Jade Dellinger brought their book 鈥淭he Beginning Was the End: Devo in Ohio鈥 to 海角原创 for a book signing and discussion.
Activism in Action
鈥淔or students especially, this is our future. This is about your individual rights as a person, and it's incredibly important because this is the future that we have for Ohio,鈥 said Sam Zern, a graduate student in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Public Health and regional field organizer for Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights. Zern is working to help others see what she believes is the Issue 1's value.
IN A FLASH: Happy Halloween, 海角原创!
The 海角原创 Libraries' annual Halloween party is one of the most anticipated on-campus events of the year.
The Spirit of 鈥楬alloweekend鈥 Is Last-Minute
Halloween is just around the corner, which means 海角原创 students are on the hunt for the perfect Halloween costume. In what was once a discount store, the spirit of Halloween is alive and well. The pop-up store Spirit Halloween is here to help students get their nick-of-time broomsticks, fangs and more.
IN A FLASH: Spooky Season on Campus
Signs of the Halloween season can be found lurking all around campus.
Treats Without Tricks: Illuminating Ways to Keep Safe on Halloween
With Halloween approaching, festivities will be in full swing this weekend at 海角原创 and downtown Kent. 鈥淗alloweekend鈥 can be full of treats, but you never know what tricks will arise when it comes to safety. Sgt. Tricia Knoles gives her top safety tips, and discusses how her team will be working to keep students safe this holiday weekend.
IN A FLASH: The Littlest Walkathon-ers
A group of children from 海角原创's Child Development Center walked to raise money for their educational enrichment.