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![The BUS student walkout at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ in November 1968. The BUS student walkout at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ in November 1968.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/SP18-Flashback-BUS_2.jpg?VersionId=jMCYVx.OoKBl2pLDlXuevn2WWsswpUQo&itok=J9dakjz6)
The Birth of BUS
From the start, members of Black United Students were focused on creating positive change at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ.
![Golden Flash athletes wearing their new "K" letter jackets. Golden Flash athletes wearing their new "K" letter jackets.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/IMG_9624.jpg?VersionId=UDRxtX7ZbZYDx7aSDTC.wlPZlCP7X8Aj&itok=h_mjYDPz)
IN A FLASH: Earning Their K's
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ student athletes received their letter jackets Wednesday night.
![Malia White and Lipton. Malia White and Lipton.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230206_BC_230032_CCI_Classes_523.jpg?VersionId=VmDuD0uaTOCelFWTWB1SPRhp4AlMLTOz&itok=MdlK3Y1X)
IN A FLASH: Service with a Smile - and a Wag
Service animals are permitted in nearly every part of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's campuses.
![Bernice King met with ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students before her keynote speech on Tuesday. Bernice King met with ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students before her keynote speech on Tuesday.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/230202-Bernice-King-MLK_RD-00146.jpg?VersionId=MqmQwZkTsTXz9lukd9ED2rOoKpg1dT8D&itok=IWsrlgbA)
IN A FLASH: Inspiration Across Generations
Bernice King met with ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students before her keynote speech on Thursday, Feb. 2.
![Students take part in the Making Our Own Space program (MOOS), which introduces youth to opportunities in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture. Students take part in the Making Our Own Space program (MOOS), which introduces youth to opportunities in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/MOOS%20screenshot%20from%20WEWS-TV.jpeg?VersionId=daqpf_Bx48vR6fw_QBKwCZPEmGQOKwJM&itok=l5L2qQJ7)
Making News: Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Featured for Arts Grant
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative’s design/build program for middle and high school students is in the spotlight for its new effort to expand racial and ethnic diversity in the design fields.
![Bernice King](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/BerniceKingBanner.jpg?VersionId=LS3NFVhDesdboDfPTonqRjXXWH8jxDik&h=2ee6f316&itok=yzctTZyW)
‘Emotion Can Be Fuel’: Keynote Speaker Bernice King shares insights during Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Event
Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was frank and direct as she shared insights into racism in America today and her father’s legacy as keynote speaker of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.
![Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Department of Africana Studies, discusses the roots of Black History Month. (Image courtesy of WKYC Channel 3) Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Department of Africana Studies, discusses the roots of Black History Month. (Image courtesy of WKYC Channel 3)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/WKYC%20Black%20History%20Month.jpg?VersionId=RK6IrZz046cuxlTNgdFP_CFC2wQi2krr&itok=9KYuikTt)
Tracing the Origins of Black History Month
Feb. 1 marks the start of Black History Month. The chair of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Department of Africana Studies and the current president of Black United Students at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ discuss the university's connection to the monthlong celebration.
![The Glaser String Quartet performing at the DI Hub. The Glaser String Quartet performing at the DI Hub.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/328496953_571396971526461_4214635302642358318_n.jpg?VersionId=AIgromh7Quz6f.D1Jz13ox59i54VBIAe&itok=9uD8jJxt)
A Pop-Up Performance at the DI Hub
A group of graduate students from ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's School of Music gave an impromptu, lunchtime performance at the DI Hub.
![Katlin Shae - Nothin But Tough - on display in the gallery. Art by Katlin Shae on display in the gallery.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Katlin%20Shae%20-%20Nothin%20But%20Tough%202022_0.jpg?VersionId=cR6ydR9k9feYQKMQd_hkSl4wRvm_Aobf&itok=vs7oZHJh)
IN A FLASH: Faculty Artists Share Their Work
The Biennial Faculty Show runs from Jan. 17 through Feb. 10.
![Director Michael Daniels speaking at the Welcome Back Mixer at the SMC.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/230119-SMC-welcome-back_RD-00028.jpg?VersionId=gt99Q7bPW6Ollm3BH0d8p.0XpkU7P.zB&itok=3LYAJZeG)