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ÍøÆØÃÅ mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  ÍøÆØÃÅ has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

Tags: Total Solar Eclipse, University News, Nationally Distinctive, Research & Science, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact, downtown kent, Main Street Kent, City of Kent

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ÍøÆØÃÅ gymnastics 2024

IN A FLASH: Fantastic Gymnastics - Spectacular Season!

ÍøÆØÃÅ gymnasts reached new heights this semester as they sweep competitions and set new team records.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, gymnastics, ÍøÆØÃÅ Athletics, Mid American Conference

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Erin Simonek and Madison Trommler

From Career-Ready to Camera-Ready at WFMJ-TV

Simonek and Tromler sat down with ÍøÆØÃÅ Today to talk about their experiences in the university’s journalism program and how it prepared them to hit the ground running within the first week on the job at 21 WFMJ-TV.

Tags: Students First, Nationally Distinctive, ÍøÆØÃÅ Works, Communications

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Kent community members gather at annual May 4 commemoration

ÍøÆØÃÅ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 54th Commemoration

On May 3-4, 2024, ÍøÆØÃÅ will hold its annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ÍøÆØÃÅ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history.  

Tags: University News, Nationally Distinctive, May 4, May 4 Commemoration

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Tenskwatawa and Willam Henry Harrison

The Prophet and the Future President

Associate Professor James Seelye, Ph.D., shares how the eclipse of 1806 had an important impact in the history of the newly established state of Ohio. 

Tags: ÍøÆØÃÅ at Stark, Department of History, Total Solar Eclipse, History, Native Americans, Nationally Distinctive

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Rare, AF tri-color ÍøÆØÃÅ squirrel

IN A FLASH: Swirled Squirrels

Especially in early April, Flashes should keep an eye out for the rare, tri-color squirrels on campus. They're a result of cross-breeding between black, gray and red squirrels. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, Black Squirrel

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Art from Graphic Content exhibition

A Closer Look at ‘Graphic Content’

Alison Caplan, director of the May 4 Visitors Center, provides an up close look at some of the items in the center's "Graphic Content: The Comics of May 4" exhibition.  She also share stories about the art and the artists that created it.  

Tags: May 4, Arts & Culture, Alumni, May 4 Visitors Center, Community & Society, taylor hall, Nationally Distinctive

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ÍøÆØÃÅ vs. Notre Dame NCAA tournament

IN A FLASH: A Spectacular Season

A spectacular season led the Golden Flashes women's basketball team to a MAC Championship win and a trip to NCAA March Madness.

Tags: Sports, Women's Basketball, Golden Flashes, Nationally Distinctive, Mid American Conference, national championship, ÍøÆØÃÅ Athletics

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Women's basketball greeted by fans as the board the bus to South Bend.

IN A FLASH: South Bend Bound!

Flashes gathered on Thursday to give the Golden Flashes women's basketball team a spectacular send off as they boarded the bus for their first NCAA championship game against Notre Dame. 

Tags: Women's Basketball, Mid American Conference, national championship, Nationally Distinctive, Sports, ÍøÆØÃÅ Athletics, University News

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