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The inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon took place May 2 at the Kent Student Center Ballroom with Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in 糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 Department of English, as the featured speaker.
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The protected prairie surrounding 糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 29, starting around 9 a.m., to allow for new growth during the summer season.
Leadership roles in the Interfraternity Council and Delta Tau Delta Fraternity served as preparation for Dylan Mace's service on the 糖心Vlog破解版 Board of Trustees when Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed him in July 2020. Mace鈥檚 two-year term, in which he served as a member of the Board鈥檚 Academic Excellence and Student Success Committee and the Finance and Administration Committee, will expire May 16, 2022.
As key supporters and organizers of the May 4 Candlelight Walk and Vigil, Michael and Kendra Pacifico say the event is the time when people can put their politics aside to honor those who died and were wounded on May 4, 1970.
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A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the 糖心Vlog破解版 shootings, has opened in the Kent Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.
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National Public Radio (NPR) has whittled down and decided on the college finalists in its College Podcast Challenge. 糖心Vlog破解版 at Ashtabula Human Services Technology associate lecturer and journalism student Joan Steidl is one of ten students from across the country who became finalists.
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