All eyes have been on Northeast Ohio the past several weeks as the Kent State University and the University of Akron’s men’s and women’s basketball teams battled it out for the MAC championship title.While the Golden Flashes women’s basketball team has moved on to the NCAA tournament, the men’s team’s journey is complete for this season. And now, it feels a bit like Sports Illustrated (SI) is rubbing salt in our wounds, as the national sports publication has named UA’s Zippy as the No. 1 mascot in the men’s NCAA tournament field. Really, SI? Both our men's and women's basketball team...

Engineering technology students at Kent State University at Tuscarawas now have access to new state-of-the-art portable electronic equipment.The high-tech equipment was purchased through the Governor’s Office of Appalachia (GOA) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Workforce Development Grant for $182,000 with funding from Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA), Tuscarawas County Commissioners, Kent State University, Buckeye Career Center, OhioMeansJobs, Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce, and the Tuscarawas County Foundation. Funding for this project is part of the over ...