Help is Here: How Kent State Supports Students’ Mental Wellness

Help is Here: How Kent State Supports Students’ Mental Wellness

Mental health is something that touches everyone, and in college, it’s more prominent than ever. Students have deadlines and social pressures, it’s easy for stress to build up. It’s no surprise that around 60% of college students experience anxiety or depression, and many struggle to balance everything on their plate. Kent State University has been aware of this and has been making significant improvements to support its students’ mental health resources. Through revamped counseling services, financial support programs, and awareness…

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Fashion Takes Over: A Camp Collection in Kent

Fashion Takes Over: A Camp Collection in Kent

The runway is set, the models gathering backstage with palpable excitement as the Kent State University Ballroom fills with an eager audience. The Fabric Pantry, a student-led, non-profit organization for creatives has opened its arms to the community, unveiling Artpop Resurgence: A Camp Editorial, a fashion show featuring sustainably made looks entirely from the hands of KSU fashion students.  “Camp” has become synonymous with iconic examples of glamour and outrageous originality in style. Think Lady Gaga, a source of inspiration for…

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A Representative’s View on How America Should Look after the Election

A Representative’s View on How America Should Look after the Election

Election Day in the United States every four years often has the largest implications on the country’s future, and it was no different this time around. In fact, the 2024 presidential election has been considered by many to hold the most levity for the U.S. in recent memory. The race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was watched closely by the entirety of the U.S. population, with everyone holding onto a certain stake in the long-awaited affair. U.S. citizens have…

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Plus size thrift store in Kent provides affordable clothing to the community

Plus size thrift store in Kent provides affordable clothing to the community

Excelty, pronounced XLT, is a plus size thrift store that opened in February of this year. Located at 1110 S. Water St. in Kent, the store carries both mens and women’s clothing from sizes XL to 7X.  Lisa Wojnowicz opened Excelty because she and her husband had difficulty finding affordable clothing in their sizes for years. She explained having to drive long distances and pay a small fortune to find clothes that worked for them. The average size for women…

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Gen Z Loves Social Media, But What Does It Actually Do For Them?

Gen Z Loves Social Media, But What Does It Actually Do For Them?

Generation Z’s are those who were born between 1997 and 2012 and are sometimes known as the “iGeneration” or “digital natives” according to the Library of Congress. This generation has not only grown up with the development of technology in general, but specifically the rise and advancement of social media. Social media has technically been around for a while; however, it is incontestable that it was ahead of its time in the beginning stages of it. But, in 2004, MySpace…

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High Costs, Lower Wages: Student Employees at Kent State University.

High Costs, Lower Wages: Student Employees at Kent State University.

It’s eight o’ clock in the morning at DI Hub’s Design Innovation Dining Hall. Culinary Services members inspect the area and work to get food ready for the dozens of students up early or preparing for a long day of classes. “Everything is going good.” says Ankur Chaudhari, one of the staff members. He’s a food safety manager at the DI Dining hall. “For this job, I’m mostly doing the post-production sheets and the feeding menus in the Amex systems….

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Food Insecurity – More Prevalent Than It Seems

Food Insecurity – More Prevalent Than It Seems

As living expenses and tuition costs continue to rise, a large number of college students are now facing a “new” challenge: food insecurity. This issue was once primarily associated with low-income families, but now, hunger on college campuses is a growing problem, affecting students across the country. Food insecurity is defined as not having consistent access to sufficient food, or food of adequate quality, to meet someone’s needs. According to Feeding America, 47 million people in the United States face…

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