After decades as a pastor, David Zachrich had a sudden and dramatic reevaluation of his life. A life-threatening heart attack 15 years ago forced him to step back and reconsider his path. Zachrich’s cardiologist challenged him to find something to do that he enjoyed. Zachrich, who holds a doctor of ministry degree in communication studies, immediately thought of teaching, something he very much wanted to do as a second career. The last nine years Zachrich has been a part-time faculty member in the School of Communications Studies at Kent State Univeristy where he strives to create pe...

‘The Rock’ Rocks On! Painting ‘The Rock’ is one of Kent State’s earliest—and most lasting—campus traditions. It’s likely that the large boulder received its first coat of paint in 1922, the year that fraternities and sororities were first established at Kent State. And it’s been a canvas for expression ever since. For many years, The Rock rested on the “devil strip” between the sidewalk and Main Street. To accommodate the widening of the street in September 1976, The Rock was moved further back onto the Front Campus, where it remains today. In celebration of The Rock’s 100+ ann...