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Black squirrel eating an acorn

IN A FLASH: Celebrate Our 'Unofficial' Mascot!

Let's get nuts! The 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival kicks off today at 4 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Black Squirrel Festival, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Center for Student Involvement, Parents and Families Weekend, Division of Student Life, Student Life

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Alison Caplan with Jeffrey Miller displays

Learning Through the Lens of History

While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Kent, when she joined the university as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in July, she began to see, and understand, the campus in a whole new light. Caplan is part of a group of Golden Flashes that 91²Ö¿â Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.

Tags: May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, University News, Special Collection Library, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society

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Student walking near Manchester Hall with grandparents and dog

IN A FLASH: We Are (Flash) Family!

A full schedule of fun activities is planned for Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend – Sept. 29 and 30 – at 91²Ö¿â. 

Tags: Parents and Families Weekend, Student Life, University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Alumni, Black Squirrel Festival, Football

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Torsten Hegmann, director of 91²Ö¿â's Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, stands in front of the institute's advanced X-ray scattering device, which is drawing scientists to 91²Ö¿â for their research.

X-Ray Scattering Machine Draws Researchers From Region and Beyond

If you build it they will come: 91²Ö¿â's advanced X-ray scattering machine is drawing researchers from as far as Canada.

Tags: University News, Research & Science, Community & Society, 91²Ö¿â Works, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Cindy Smock, bka "Sister Cindy" preached to a crowd on Risman Plaza

IN A FLASH: Sitting With ‘Sister Cindy’

Campus preacher “Sister Cindy†Smock shared her message Monday and Tuesday on Risman Plaza.

Tags: freedom of speech, Student Life, University News, Risman Plaza, Community & Society

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Protesters

Unions, Strikes and You

91²Ö¿â Today reached out to C. Lockwood Reynolds, Ph.D., professor of economics at 91²Ö¿â, to talk about the United Auto Workers strike — and unions in general — and their effects on the 91²Ö¿â community.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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Display of colorful hats at 2023 Latino Affairs Summit resource fair

IN A FLASH: Scenes From the Summit

The 2023 Ohio Latino Affairs Summit, "¡Juntos! Latino Growth Is Ohio Growth," convened on Friday at 91²Ö¿â's Kent Campus. 

Tags: University News, Kent Student Center, Community & Society, Community Impact, Arts & Culture

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Musician and May 4 Witness Chris Butler and Alison Caplan, director of the May 4 Visitors Center

Moving on ‘In a World Where They Tried to Kill You’

Stories of friendship and loss set against the backdrop of May 4 memorabilia and a ’60s soundtrack were the focal points of a listening party held Sept. 21 as part of “Snapshots in Time: The Lives of Four Students†with musician and May 4 survivor Chris Butler.

Tags: Community & Society, May 4 50, Arts & Culture, Students First

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