By: Skylar Edington An increase in abandoned animals has become very common after the 2020 Covid pandemic. With many families and workers being laid off from work, inflation, and even employees going back to work, it has become a widespread problem. During the 2020 pandemic many families had a desire to have a pet because they were home for almost an entire year. Many people find comfort in animals and being alone for so long made people purchase pets. With…
As we all know, college can be very stressful for students. Adjusting to a new place, new people, and new experiences can prove to be very challenging. Now imagine you having to face these same changes in a completely new country. Laura Lee, a student here at Kent state, doesn’t have to imagine it, it’s her reality.
First Generation Sophomore business management student Kenderick Xongmixay has found a way to make Kent State a home. He might have grown up close to Kent, but his roots are from much farther. Kenderick was born and raised in Akron, Ohio where he shared his passion for soccer with his highschool teammates. He grew up with three half siblings on his dad’s side and two half siblings on his moms side. Kendericks parents gave birth to him in Akron but…
Abigail Kinney is a Kent State University student with Leber’s degenerative amaurosis. She is legally blind and is living by herself for the very first time while getting her degree.
Kent, Ohio – Third semester senior Megan Homison is a botany major at Kent State who has been interested in plants and conservation since she was a kid. When she first came to campus as a freshman, she was focused on finding a safe comfortable place where she felt she belonged. Thanks to a successful tour she found a home in the greenhouse that was on campus. She immediately wanted to get involved in any way that she could. One…
Helen Gaffney, 22, a proud Jewish woman and a deep feminist, finds a community that reenforces her activism and belief in her faith at Kent State. Most days Helen can be found on Summit Street at the Cohn Jewish Student Center, working late nights at the reception desk or relaxing in the lounge with two or three close friends. Helen is a minority on campus, because she is Jewish and a woman. Approximately 1,500 students make up the Jewish community…
February 9, 2023 Kyle Kuchta People from foreign countries even know about Kent State. One of those people was an athlete from the Netherlands. A golfer who is on the women’s team, plays here at Kent State University. Her name in Mayka Hoogeboom who is in her senior year at KSU who is majoring in mass communications. She has come a long way from her hometown which is located in Voorschoten Netherlands where she started competing for the Dutch National…
Being his own person has never been a problem for Adison Colin. Colin, who was born and raised just outside of Brooklyn, took the big steps his freshman year of college when he decided to name Kent his home. A senior in the entrepreneurship program, Colin has always stood out among his peers whether it be for the better or worse. “I think that there’s a lot less diversity here and because I have such a unique look, everybody always…
Shakur Cistrunk started college last semester with high expectations for himself. Being a first-generation college student, he feels “the weight of the world” to achieve. Cistrunk grew up in Akron, Ohio with five siblings. Throughout his life, he found his community through music. He learned to play the trumpet in fifth grade. He first found a passion for the instrument when he discovered jazz. “Originally when I first started to play the trumpet, I really didn’t like it. It just…
How does a kid from San Diego end up in Kent, Ohio? The answer to that question is simpler than you may think. Kent State provided Heidi Marshall with something not a lot of people get: a second shot at her dream. “Growing up, I always played soccer and it was always my dream to play college soccer at a high level,” Heidi said. “Going into my freshman year of high school, I knew that was something I would be…