Kyndall Gilbert is a junior Honors College student studying biology and pre-medicine at Kent State University. Along with completing her school work and preparing for medical school, she is a crucial member of the Kent State Women’s Gymnastics team, where she primarily competes in the vault bar and floor events.  Performing as a student-athlete requires time, dedication, and responsibility. Between school and gymnastics, Kyndall is also involved in a bible study group and choreographs her team’s floor routines, as well as the floor routines at a local gymnastics gym. Tho...

“Best Rainbow Attire,” “Best Rainbow Pet” and best personal records were all tracked at this year’s 7th Annual Rainbow Run at Risman Plaza (and online) on Oct. 7. The Rainbow Run, a 5K hosted by the Kent State LGBTQ+ Center, raises money for the LGBTQ Emergency fund, a service that assists LGBTQ+ students in financial crises. Though there was the obstacle of rain, the run garnered more than $5,000 towards the fund this year with around 200 attendees. Ken Ditlevson, director of the LGBTQ+ Center, said the event’s turnout was a success and wants students who identify as LGBTQ+ to know they are...

Why walk and look at all of the beautiful fall colors on campus when you could fly? Paul Cinko, a senior flight instructor from Kent State, took us on a tour around campus to look at the fall foliage from 3,000 feet. Originally from Portage Lakes, Cinko plans to fly commercial planes one day.   ...

Tuscarawas County YMCA names Meagan Shaheen as new CEO Effective Oct. 31, The Times Reporter reports that The Tuscarawas County YMCA has named EHHS graduate Meagan Shaheen as its new chief executive officer, . Selected following a six-month nationwide search, Shaheen will be responsible for continued membership recovery from COVID, strategic planning, staff development, and capital improvements. --Photo courtesy The Times Reporter ...

Kent State University Libraries on Monday accepted a donation of a portrait of Hart Crane, the only painting believed to exist of the 20th century American poet.  Crane was born Harold Hart Crane in Garrettsville, Ohio, about 20 miles northeast of Kent. He was the son of Clarence Crane, a Cleveland candy maker who invented the Life Saver, and Grace Edna Hart Crane.  The painting was donated by Vivian H. Pemberton, a retired English professor, who taught at Kent State Trumbull from 1966 to 1990 and is one of the leading experts on Crane and his life in Ohio.  Pe...