Arts & Culture

Detail of a Day of the Dead display in the Kent Student Center

A Kent State student organization celebrated the Day of the Dead by assembling colorful, cultural displays around campus.

Caplan, Dellinger, Prufer, and Giffels review material in the May 4 Visitors Center

New Wave ’80s band Devo isn’t just from Ohio. Devo wasn’t just created in Akron. Devo was forged at Kent State University under the pressure of the turmoil of the late ’60s and the events surrounding May 4, 1970. Authors David Giffels and Jade Dellinger brought their book “The Beginning Was the End: Devo in Ohio” to Kent State for a book signing and discussion.

Costumed students at the 2023 University Libraries Halloween Party

The Kent State University Libraries' annual Halloween party is one of the most anticipated on-campus events of the year. 

Carved Halloween pumpkins outside of Beall Hall

Signs of the Halloween season can be found lurking all around campus. 

Students coloring for calmness in the SAS offices

"Coloring for Calmness" is one of several "de-stress" events hosted by Student Accessiblity Services (SAS). 

Kent State University Marching Band

Watch the Kent State University Marching Golden Flashes perform a medley of Michael Jackson songs to wow the crowd at Homecoming this past weekend.

Mikala Lugen at Canyonlands National Park

Mikala Lugen, a 2019 Kent State University alumna, is always on the move. Visiting music and vacation venues across the country and the world, she is always on the hunt for the next great adventure. What might be surprising is that Mikala is typically traveling alone – and she likes it that way.

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Haus of Horrors host welcomes audience to fashion show

Gothic themes and haunted attire embellished the Cartwright Hall Auditorium for the Fabric Pantry’s Haus of Horrors Fashion Show. The stage was lined with candles, turning it into a spooktacular catwalk for Kent State’s fashion design students to show off their impressive designs themed around Halloween and the goth aesthetic.

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Finished Shoe

Andrea Sosa Fontaine’s artistic medium of choice is shoes. An assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Sosa Fontaine says an appreciation for the memories that small-scale objects hold combined with the shoe’s natural way of expressing a person’s identity are the main elements that drew her to this art form and craft.  

Black squirrel eating an acorn at the edge of a path

On Friday the 13th, we've heard about black cats, but what about black squirrels?  Are they unlucky or lucky?