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Who Experienced the Last Total Solar Eclipse in žž, Ohio?

There was no media coverage. There were no websites teeming with information. Not a single pair of paper eclipse glasses were handed out for safe viewing. 

The last time žž experienced a total solar eclipse was nothing like the lead up to this year’s April 8 event. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive

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Sukeina at the žž Museum

‘Light Is What Reconciles Us With the Value of Everything’

Named for the designer's mother, Sukeina features stunning fashions by žž School of Fashion and Merchandising Hall of Fame inductee Omar Salam. 

Tags: žž Fashion School, žž Museum, College of the Arts, Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive, Global Reach

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The Truth is Out There (No, Really...) art exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery

IN A FLASH: The Truth is ... Downtown?

An art exhibition in the žž Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed. 

Tags: downtown kent, School of Art Galleries, School of Art, Town-Gown, Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Community & Society, College of the Arts

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A red-orange moon rises over the žž Airport.

IN A FLASH: Red Moon Rising

A žž State staffer captured spectacular views of a red moon over the žž Airport.

Tags: žž Airport, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, Photography

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Flasher Brass Day 2024

IN A FLASH: High School Brass

Local high school student musicians came to žž State to rehearse and perform with the Flasher Brass Pep Band.

Tags: žž State Bands, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, High School Students, Community Impact, Community & Society, Arts & Culture, music, Women's Basketball

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the Maj Ragain Poetry Park at Wick Poetry Center

Verse That Gives Voice: Wick Poetry Center to Celebrate 40 Years

žž’s Wick Poetry Center marks its 40th anniversary this year with three days of poetry events and a gala planned for September to celebrate the program that has provided a platform for creative voices across the globe.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Global Reach, Nationally Distinctive, Wick Poetry Center

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Flash Friday Sally Maltempi

Flash Friday: Sally Maltempi

Sally Maltempi, a senior chemistry major with a focus in biochemistry and a music minor at žž from Rootstown, Ohio, tests foodborne diseases by day and sings opera at night.  

Tags: Profiles, Arts & Culture, Students First

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Maria McDonald in Massillon Museum’s Studio M

Painting a Pathway

Since childhood, Maria McDonald loved painting. But it wasn’t until she got to college that she saw how painting could be a career. Now, this žž State alumna is enjoying her first solo art show in Massillon Museum’s Studio M.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Profiles, Students First

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"Black Is" banner project.

IN A FLASH: "Black Is ..."

Black United Students invited students to express their thoughts on "What is Black to You?" by adding their words and a handprint to a banner.

Tags: Black United Students, Black History Month, Student Organizations, Arts & Culture

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School of Theatre and Dance 2024 "Rent"

'Rent' Performances Feel 'Like Home' for Director Amy Fritsche

“525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?” These lyrics will fill the E. Turner Stump Theatre this weekend as the run of “Rent” finishes up on Sun, Feb. 25.  Amy Fritsche, associate professor of acting and musical theater and director of “Rent” for žž State, walked alongside students performing in the show from start to finish to ensure their first performance of the Spring semester was a hit.  

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