KentStater

05/08/2025

Congratulations to the graduating seniors from The Audience Department! Thank you all for the hard work you did this semester, and good luck with your future endeavors!

🎨 Emily Yanchak & Casey Schroth

05/07/2025

Read. Watch. Engage. The Kent Stater is your news and your voice.

🎨 Gracie Harvey

05/07/2025

Congratulations to the graduating seniors from The Kent Stater! Thank you all for the hard work you did this semester, and good luck with your future endeavors!

🎨 Emily Yanchak & Casey Schroth

05/06/2025

Kent State head basketball coach Rob Senderoff’s favorite Kent-Akron rivalry memory is from a senior night game that was sent into overtime during the 2022-2023 season.

Senderoff has been the head basketball coach of Kent State for 14 seasons. He has led the team in 28 rivalry games against Akron.

“They made three free throws at the buzzer to send the game to overtime. The call wasn’t a great one that sent them to the free throw line,” Senderoff said. “I got a technical foul to start overtime and Sincere Carry scored almost every point in overtime for us to win. It was an awesome game.”

Read more here https://kentstater.com/130217/news/campus/from-the-field-to-the-court-the-kent-state-akron-rivalry/

📰 Robyn Taylor
🎨 Emily Riebe.

05/06/2025

A career in football is typically a roller coaster of uncertainty, but a recent Kent State football player turned pro is taking advantage of his current opportunity.

D.J. Miller, who played for Kent State as a cornerback in 2022 and 2023, spent part of the 2024 season with the Kansas City Chiefs before signing with the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League on Dec. 18, 2024. Six months later, he is a top defender in the league.

“This offers me a great opportunity to showcase my skill set and to work on my craft, so when I get my opportunity back in the NFL, I’m that much better than the last time I was there,” Miller said.

Read more here https://kentstater.com/130206/sports/former-kent-state-football-player-making-name-for-himself-in-spring-football-league/ #

📰 Demetri Manousos

📷 Matthew Brown

A career in football is typically a roller coaster of uncertainty, but a recent Kent State football player turned pro is taking advantage of his current opportunity. D.J. Miller, who played for Kent State as a cornerback in 2022 and 2023, spent part of the 2024 season with the Kansas City Chiefs bef...

05/06/2025

If you’re a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you would know that the projects produced in the past few years have been unsuccessful. This is mainly because Marvel has been working towards quantity over quality in their projects, leading fans to believe that the franchise is dying.

Luckily last and this year Marvel has acknowledged fan complaints, and the MCU is making its comeback. But which projects helped Marvel become what it was?

The following projects that are a part of Marvel’s “comeback era” are “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Agatha All Along,” “Captain America: Brave New World” and “Daredevil: Born Again.”

Read more here https://kentstater.com/130098/opinion/marvel-attempts-a-comeback-era-with-new-movies/

📰 Peter Caram

🎨 Clare Rodgers

The Kent Stater hopes to encourage lively debate about today’s issues in our Opinion section. To submit an opinion piece for potential publication, email your article to [email protected]. If you’re a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you would know that the projects produced in the past f...

05/06/2025

Every year, university administration takes on the challenge of constructing a budget that will keep Kent State financially afloat and prosperous.

The university uses a balanced budget where projected revenues must equal projected expenses. While it’s possible to have projected deficits, Mark Polatajko, senior vice president of finance and administration, believes that’s the wrong approach to have.

“You’re going to end up running out of money,” he said. “If you don’t balance your checking account and you have to tap into your savings, eventually, you’ll have nothing left.”

Read more here https://kentstater.com/130201/news/campus/a-look-into-how-kent-state-builds-its-annual-budget/ #

📰 John Engoglia

🎨 Emily Riebe

Every year, university administration takes on the challenge of constructing a budget that will keep Kent State financially afloat and prosperous. The university uses a balanced budget where projected revenues must equal projected expenses. While it’s possible to have projected deficits, Mark Pola...

05/06/2025

An internet trend known as “tradwife” has recently sparked both discourse and conversations about misogyny.

“Tradwife,” otherwise known as a traditional housewife, is a woman who takes on traditional household roles such as cooking and cleaning. They have also seen a resurgence in social media content through the form of fashion influence and cooking videos.

“The ‘tradwife’ movement really is coming out of the political movement we’re seeing from our culture moving towards conservatism and focusing more on the woman as someone who should be subservient or submissive,” said Lauren Copeland, a fashion professor.

Read more here https://kentstater.com/130194/news/campus/tradwife-trend-sparks-conversations-about-feminism/ #

📰 Sascha Aleksich

🎨 Adriana Gasiewski

An internet trend known as “tradwife” has recently sparked both discourse and conversations about misogyny. “Tradwife,” otherwise known as a traditional housewife, is a woman who takes on traditional household roles such as cooking and cleaning. They have also seen a resurgence in social med...

05/06/2025

Over a hundred members of the Kent community gathered on Blanket Hill to listen to speakers reflect on the legacy of the 1970 May 4 shootings, which left four students dead and nine others injured.

This year’s annual commemoration theme was “The Power of Voices,” which was reflected by speakers recounting the events of May 4, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the May 4 Task Force and discussing the future of higher education with Senate Bill 1.

Eboni Pringle, senior vice president of Student Life, started the commemoration with an introduction about the theme.

Read more here https://kentstater.com/130252/top-stories/try-to-love-one-another-kent-community-commemorates-55th-anniversary-of-may-4/

📰 Adriana Gasiewski and Nikki Gasiewski
🎥Nikki Gasiewski

Over a hundred members of the Kent community gathered on Blanket Hill to listen to speakers reflect on the legacy of the 1970 May 4 shootings, which left four students dead and nine others injured. This year’s annual commemoration theme was “The Power of Voices,” which was reflected by speaker...

05/04/2025

Today, the KentStater honors the events of May 4th, 1970 and
remembers the four who lost their lives 55 years ago.

05/03/2025

Kent State wrestling coach Jim Andrassy has led the program and the school to the biggest stages in wrestling multiple times in his illustrious 35-year career with the team.

He has coached 14 wrestlers to over 100 career wins while providing the program with 23 Mid-American Conference Champions, 13 All-American Selections, four Freshman All-Americans, four MAC Wrestlers of the Year, four MAC Freshman of the Year awards, one national champion and one of his wrestlers even made it as a member of the USA national team.

On a team scale, Andrassy pushed Kent State to the NCAA Championships 10 times, including a stretch of eight consecutive years from 2008-2015. Also, Andrassy and the Flashes won three MAC Championships.

Read more here https://kentstater.com/130180/sports/mac-wrestling-coach-of-the-year-announces-retirement-after-22-seasons-at-helm/ #

📰 John Hilber
📷 Yinxi Li

Kent State wrestling coach Jim Andrassy has led the program and the school to the biggest stages in wrestling multiple times in his illustrious 35-year career with the team. He has coached 14 wrestlers to over 100 career wins while providing the program with 23 Mid-American Conference Champions, 13....

05/03/2025

The Kent State baseball team wrapped up its nine-game homestand with a matchup against Division II opponent Pitt-Johnstown.

Before the game, Mountain Cats manager George Roberts was honored.

“It’s great to have him back here,” coach Jeff Duncan said. “He also was on my first staff in the first fall. You have to respect what he’s done here as a player, and it’s great to see him coaching and impacting other lives.”

Read more here https://kentstater.com/130135/sports/baseball-ends-homestand-8-1-with-sixth-run-rule-victory-in-nine-games/ #

📰 Stone O’Bryant
📷 Lillian Glaze

The Kent State baseball team wrapped up its nine-game homestand with a matchup against Division II opponent Pitt-Johnstown. Before the game, Mountain Cats manager George Roberts was honored. “It’s great to have him back here,” coach Jeff Duncan said. “He also was on my first staff in the fir...