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The players thought they were just coming to a typical morning meal. Turns out, it was a lot more like Christmas morning.
Under Armour, the official athletics apparel partner of Kent State University Athletics, surprised the men’s basketball team Thursday with new shoes,…
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![Kent State guard Megan Carter drives in Kent State’s WNIT first-round game at Michigan on March 16.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/womens_bball_0.jpeg?VersionId=9BkVycMR9cx.6eZuP95xql3JRHYwUHkW)
A hard-fought fourth quarter came up short as Kent State University’s women’s basketball team fell to the University of Michigan Wolverines on Thursday, March 16, by a score of 67-60. A first-round game of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), the game took place at…
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California Dreaming! The Kent State Men’s Basketball team arrived in Sacramento Wednesday motivated for its first NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament appearance in nine years.
The Golden Flashes had a short sendoff at the Kent Campus before busing to the Akron-Canton Airport…
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The Kent State University men’s basketball team (22-13) won the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship, defeating the top-seeded Akron Zips (26-8) by a score of 70-65 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Renée DeLuca Dolan, founder and president of Contempo Communications, publisher of Cleveland Business Connects (CBC) Magazine and alumna of Kent State University, is the recipient of the 2017 Spirit of Women in Business Award. Each year, the Spirit of Women in Business Award…
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![Larissa Lurken, 2017 Player of the Year, drives past a Buffalo defender during the season finale and a Kent State 80-71 win in the MAC Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Larissa1.jpg?VersionId=wjabeLUdS2q5wryJLCTNGXQMr1iOEuvP)
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women’s basketball postseason awards on March 7, with Kent State University senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach…
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![Kent State students work out in the university’s new Tri-Rec fitness facility located in the Tri-Towers Rotunda. Kent State students work out in the university’s new Tri-Rec fitness facility located in the Tri-Towers Rotunda.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/trirec_1.jpg?VersionId=FSbWFQmwQdewkFHFfDJ5IhN0bFdJY.9s)
Kent State University’s Recreational Services and Residence Services departments have collaborated to open a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda, exclusively for on-campus residents. The facility opened this spring semester.
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![Kent State University employees Tabitha Martin, Lori Bodnar, Alicia Robinson and Kristin Williams stand in the clothes racks at the Kent State Career Closet, located in the lower level of the Williamson House on the university’s Kent Campus. Kent State University employees Tabitha Martin, Lori Bodnar, Alicia Robinson and Kristin Williams stand in the clothes racks at the Kent State Career Closet, located in the lower level of the Williamson House on the university’s Kent Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/03.06.17%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20Career%20Closet.jpg?VersionId=9dn2M4Yz9UqDQ_O9UW.pPkx8ArUPrNb3)
University employees collect, organize and distribute professional attire for students in need of appropriate clothes for job interviews
A good education and a solid résumé aren’t always enough to make a positive first impression. To bridge the gap, a group of Kent State…