Student Life
![Caden Clark, "A Night Out" by Yinxi Li Caden Clark, "A Night Out" by Yinxi Li](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20at%204.16.43%E2%80%AFPM.png?VersionId=xLogpHHbwA5sg7GhyOk8dBWh82s5hjk1&itok=xmmi4QBd)
A student photographer for KentWired captured atmospheric images of "A Night Out" on the Kent Campus.
![Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of Kent State's Women's Center. Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of Kent State's Women's Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/240066_women%E2%80%99s%20history%20month%20mark%20and%20web%20header%20Kirby.jpg?VersionId=ruwlOGcUGJ4IZ73fQCC7WgoIOatVZOaK&itok=Kk0wvr-_)
Despite her multitude of duties as a director of Kent State University’s Women’s Center, Cassandra Pegg-Kirby remains focused on one key mission: Keeping the center open and relevant. “Women’s centers are not always thought of as necessary since women are in the majority now,” she said.
Women's Basketball player from Brazil, Bianca Juzzo, finds much to celebrate during her first year as a Golden Flash.
![study group sitting in grass](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/study%20group.jpg?VersionId=5ELhLWQjZPspPNJrziPHjD9hB97_0Ppa&itok=zsllYDto)
While research has shown the effectiveness of creating a sense of belonging for undergraduate students, the graduate student experience is different, according to three Kent State administrators who have authored an article on the topic for Inside Higher Education.
The Kent State women’s basketball team will play in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002. Champions do so much on their own, just look at the stats. But this championship team is supported by its members, its coaches and the Kent State Community.
![Flash Friday: Juliana Buonaiuto](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Flash%20Friday%20Header%2024.3.15%20hp.jpg?VersionId=L0QvMEWG6S9yXEcvMt1RF4gn0C5Izwhe&h=a042caf6&itok=Gv5PDkzC)
This Friday, meet senior marketing major and Kent State University Student Body President, Juliana Buonaiuto. Originally from Long Island, New York, Buonaiuto came to Kent State to study marketing because of her love for the industry.
![VITA program](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/VITA%20pr%20hero_0.jpeg?VersionId=tvL.qteiYgVXCBsJ.lVqzh_OEpLmu.3v&itok=Tj5AjZJJ)
Kent State’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is proving beneficial for accounting students and those in need of tax assistance this tax season.
![UCS Pi Day 2024 Celebration](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/PiDay24Banner.jpeg?VersionId=421_rXnO67l1MxcYFmQRjwa6VVjbA91M&h=339648e7&itok=nQXj_1rw)
In honor of Pi Day, students, faculty and staff gathered for the Slice of Pi event to sample ice cream and pizza pies from dining locations across campus.
![Salary Negotiation Workshop](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/SalaryBanner.jpeg?VersionId=IVRavlqH98.pEUJFHZD5PMr.41ZGDU25&h=84a78ab6&itok=URKixuLS)
Students filed into the conference room in the Williamson House on Friday, March 15, to learn about how to negotiate pay and combat the gender wage gap.
![Antisemitism Antisemitism](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Antisemitism%202.jpg?VersionId=6zjCcOdJV65_DbuJltnWr0sgtdN9tXEE&itok=SWA88S2c)
The "Understanding and Combating Antisemitism" discussion was a continuation of the yearlong initiative “Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding,” designed to engage the Kent State community and advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect, and kindness in all we do.