These days, consumers can buy the latest clothing trends quickly and inexpensively. Critics, however, maintain that this “fast fashion” can be detrimental to the environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 84 percent of unwanted clothes in the United States in 2012 went into either a landfill or an incinerator. The EPA also says the materials that the fast-fashion companies are noncompostable, cause the greenhouse gas methane and contribute to climate change. Kent State University junior fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler created her ne...

Dear Members of the Kent State University Community: The White House announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, has raised concerns among students and their families — including the Kent State family. The DACA program has provided a path to citizenship for approximately 800,000 undocumented young people, who came to the United States with their parents as small children. These hard-working young people in the DACA program are the living embodiment of the American dream and include students who have enriched our communities. Kent State University will...

On Wednesday, Sept. 6, Master Sergeant Troy Eckenrode and his wife and Kent State University at Trumbull staff member, Maribeth Eckenrode, presented the campus with the Flag of our country, “Old Glory.” The flag was originally flown on Nov. 5, 2016, aboard a C-130H in the face of the enemy during a combat mission against ISIS forces in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. It was on board aircraft 90-9108, call sign Bandage 32, operating over the skies of Iraq. Maribeth presented the flag to teammates in Enrollment Management and Student Services because of their support while Troy was ...