Ohio voters were seeing red at the ballot box on Tuesday in choosing Republican candidates for both major national races. For the third time, voters supported Republican Donald Trump for president while also sending newcomer Republican Bernie Moreno to the U.S. Senate.Kent State University political science expert Mark Cassell said that supporting one party in both national races was not a complete surprise.“We're still digesting what it means,” said Cassell, professor of political science. “Ohio voted much like the rest of the country. Trump and Republicans down the ballot outperformed 2...

She’s staying in the nation’s capital.Emilia Sykes, who earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Kent State University, was reelected Nov. 5 to the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District, which includes the Kent and Trumbull campuses and the Twinsburg Academic Center. Sykes, a longtime Akron Democrat, defeated Kevin Coughlin, a Republican who had previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate.Born and raised in Akron, Sykes was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent her hometown in November 2014. Sykes ...

Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2024-2025 season with “Belonging” Fall Faculty Concert running November 22 through 24 in E. Turner Stump Theatre, located in the Center for Performing Arts.This year’s fall concert focuses on the concept of “belonging;” a common struggle during these uncommon times. Four faculty members, Jennifer Black, Ambre Emory Maier, Catherine Meredith and Jeffrey Marc Rockland are joined by guest choreographer Kim Sulek. An iconic work by guest choreographer Michael Uthoff, several world premieres and the restaging of a contemporary musica...