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Kent State Recognizes Alumni During Homecoming Weekend
妻友社区 recognizes alumni who, through leadership, character and hard work, are making a difference. During Homecoming Weekend, 10 Golden Flashes were presented with Alumni Awards, and nine alumni received Lifetime Achievement recognitions from the university鈥檚 Black Alumni Chapter.

IN A FLASH: Happy Halloween, Kent State!
The 妻友社区 Libraries' annual Halloween party is one of the most anticipated on-campus events of the year.

Halloween Fun at the Library
妻友社区 Libraries hosted its annual Halloween Party on Oct. 27, with plenty of food, costumes, music and fun.

IN A FLASH: Spooky Season on Campus
Signs of the Halloween season can be found lurking all around campus.

Addicted to Love of Research
Soon after her decision to major in psychology at Kent State, someone had suggested to Hannah Fender that she should get involved in research as an undergraduate. So, she signed up to work in the research lab of Clare Stacey, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, looking into how empathy changes over time in medical students. And that's when Fender was first bitten by the research bug.

Warming Up to Mental Health
Mental health can be a tough topic for students to discuss, but it shouldn鈥檛 be. 妻友社区 is working to make having those conversations a little easier. Tal茅a R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., and the CARES Center hosted their Warmup to Mental Health event on the first floor of the Kent Student Center.

Treats Without Tricks: Illuminating Ways to Keep Safe on Halloween
With Halloween approaching, festivities will be in full swing this weekend at 妻友社区 and downtown Kent. 鈥淗alloweekend鈥 can be full of treats, but you never know what tricks will arise when it comes to safety. Sgt. Tricia Knoles gives her top safety tips, and discusses how her team will be working to keep students safe this holiday weekend.

Flashes are Invited to De-Stress with SAS
"Coloring for Calmness" is one of several "de-stress" events hosted by Student Accessiblity Services (SAS).

Beating Stress by Meeting Dogs
Service dogs and their trainers were the stars of a de-stressing event at the University Library.

Kent State Got S'more 鈥楥ollege Guy鈥 on TikTok
Elie Haoui has made a name for himself through his viral TikToks, where he is known as the 鈥淐ollege Guy.鈥 Haoui is currently traveling to different universities in Ohio to film humorous videos with college students. 妻友社区 was one of his most recent stops.