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University, Student Leaders Reflect on Whether George Floyd Protests Will Spur Sustained Change

University and student leaders share their personal insights into America's current unrest and whether protests will lead to lasting change. 

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Cleveland Police Patrolman Kevin Jones is captured shedding a tear by žž State photography student Sylvia Lorson.

Journalism Student's Photograph Gaining National Attention

A žž student is gaining recognition for a photo she took that captures an African American Cleveland police officer shedding a tear as he came face to face with demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody.

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žž State student Sean Fitzgerald co-hosting a sports radio show

'I Wouldn’t Change Anything for the World'

Junior journalism student Sean Fitzgerald shares what it’s like being a resident student advisor, co-hosting a sports radio show and living on the autism spectrum.

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Timothy Mikes, graduate student in žž’s College of Public Health

'It’s žž Turning Your Obstacles Into Opportunities'

Timothy Mikes is a graduate student in žž’s College of Public Health with a specialty in epidemiology. He’s also on the autism spectrum and using his perspective to enhance the university experience for other students with autism spectrum disorder.

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Andrew Meyer in his home office/studio

Even Working Remotely, WKSU Is Still Bringing You the Latest

žž was to move all classes online, causing surrounding businesses to do the same, like WKSU. “WKSU began planning for potential disruptions at the beginning of March,” News Director Andrew Meyer said. “Within two weeks, it became clear that WKSU would need to take action on those plans.”

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1960s Bus

Photo Album: Life as a žž State Student in the late 1960s

Before May 4, 1970, students at žž State were just regular students enjoying time together, performing, volunteering, and advocating for issues they believed in. Thanks to digital archives of the Daily žž Stater and the department of Special Collections and Archives, here is a look into the life of žž State students in the late 1960s and the days before the tragic events that would change the campus forever.

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Flashes Take Care of Flashes Through Online Meditation Classes

Meditative practices are bringing the žž State community together, even from the comfort of their own home. žž State of Wellness has moved its Meditation Across Campus sessions online, in an effort to continue the sessions despite the COVID-19 global pandemic.

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David Hassler, Director of the Wick Poetry Center

10 Questions With David Hassler, Director of the Wick Poetry Center

David Hassler is the director of the Wick Poetry Center, where he oversees the local and national Wick projects, works with students and collaborates with other programs across campus. We asked him 10 questions about žž, žž State, poetry and, of course, how he's keeping himself — and the žž State Community — busy during the pandemic.

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BioBlack Team Poses with their bacteria-dyed tote bad and dress dyed with bacterium

Collaborative Biodesign Challenge Course Opens New Opportunities

The words “biology” and “design” might not typically intertwine; however, žž’s Biodesign Challenge course was created to challenge the idea that the two separate disciplines could not collaborate.

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Students in the Chinese Course Play a Chinese Board Game

žž State Research Review 2019: Growing Global Citizens

žž State hosts STARTALK Foreign Language Academy, where 20 accepted high school students in Northeast Ohio are immersed into either Russian or Chinese language and culture. The Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies received federal funding for the 12th year to host this academy on campus.

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