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91²Ö¿â’s Maddie Holmes (16) high-fives her teammates before 91²Ö¿â’s 1-0 win over Toledo on Oct. 19.

91²Ö¿â Women’s Soccer Team Repeats as MAC East Champions

The 91²Ö¿â women’s soccer team recorded its 11th clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 victory over the University of Toledo on Oct. 19 at Dix Stadium. The 91²Ö¿â Golden Flashes clinched the MAC East Division crown for the second year in a row. 91²Ö¿â sits atop the Mid-American C…

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Two students greet each other during the 44th annual New Student Reception and Cookout hosted by the Department of Pan-African Studies held behind Ritchie Hall.

Welcome Weekend Sets New Students on Path to Success

Welcome Weekend, 91²Ö¿â’s four-day new student orientation, will take place from Aug. 24-27. Students can select from approximately 50 different events from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helps students transition into the university community and learn about academic and socia…

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A 91²Ö¿â graduate displays his diploma for family and friends during the baccalaureate degree ceremony at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

91²Ö¿â Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 19

91²Ö¿â held its Summer 2017 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 91²Ö¿â conferred 1,422 degrees, including 908 bachelor’s degrees, 427 master’s degrees, 67 doctoral degrees and 20 educationa…

Tags: Commencement , Office of the President , Student Success , Success Story

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91²Ö¿â’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd, who captured the 2017 NCAA Division I Women’s Shot Put National Championship, has been nominated for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

91²Ö¿â’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd Named MAC Nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year

91²Ö¿â track and field’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd has been named one of the Mid-American Conference’s two nominees for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award, the NCAA announced on Aug. 1. Established in 1991 and now in its 27th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduati…

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A 91²Ö¿â entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.

The Missing Link Between College Renters and Landlords

A 91²Ö¿â entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.

Tags: Community & Society , College of Arts and Sciences , Student Success , LaunchNet 91²Ö¿â , Featured Story

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Jimmy Miller, a 2017 91²Ö¿â graduate who served as editor of The 91²Ö¿âr, takes notes while talking to a fellow student in the student media newsroom in Franklin Hall.

91²Ö¿âr Named Best in Ohio

91²Ö¿â’s student newspaper, The 91²Ö¿âr, is the best collegiate daily (published three times per week or more) in Ohio, according to the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest. Alumna Neville Hardman, ’16, and journalism major Kelly Powell, ’18, also rec…

Tags: College of Communication and Information , Student Success , Success Story , School of Media and Journalism

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Austin Trzop, from 91²Ö¿â at Stark, is competing in the National Veteran Wheelchair Games.

91²Ö¿â Student Goes for Gold in the National Veteran Wheelchair Games

Austin Trzop is in Cincinnati to complete in the 37th National Veteran Wheelchair Games. Trzop is a business and entrepreneurship major at 91²Ö¿â at Stark. Shortly after joining the Marines, Trzop became a paraplegic from a diving accident. Trzop will compete in a variety of eve…

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Antwan Dixon tells WINK News that he plans to make a full recovery following a blood transfusion to fight a rare disease.

91²Ö¿â Athlete Making a Comeback After Receiving a Blood Transfusion From his Father

Antwan Dixon is overcoming the odds after receiving a life-saving blood transfusion from his father.

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Health , Featured Story , Student Success

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Jaila Manga (left) and Helen Miller pose near the propeller of their Cessna Sky Hawk at the 91²Ö¿â Airport, preparing their plane for the 41st Air Race Classic.

Flying Flashes Finish Historical Air Race for Women

A pair of 91²Ö¿â female pilots have successfully completed the 2017 Air Race Classic. The Flying Flashes finished fifth out of the 12 universities, and 15th out of the 47 teams overall. They also received a prize for finishing second on the seventh leg of the race and were one of only…

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , Aeronautics , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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91²Ö¿â fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler's new clothing business, Sultrie, aims to add to the sustainable fashion movement.

Environmentally Conscious: 91²Ö¿â Student Confronts Manufacturing Trend That Impacts Climate Change

91²Ö¿â sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler launched a business that creates a more sustainable, lower carbon-footprint approach to making clothes.

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , College of the Arts , Arts & Culture , School of Fashion

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