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‘Not so good out there:’ New college grads struggle to find full-time work

June 7, 2024June 3, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Ashley Caudill/Kent State NewsLab If you’ve talked to any recent graduates lately, you’ve probably heard about how difficult it

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In Toledo, immigrants share traditions through the arts

June 5, 2024June 3, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Alyse Riffer Carol Rubio has loved to sing and perform since before she came to the United States from

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Cincinnati’s Wave Pool adapts its Welcome Project to neighborhood needs

May 13, 2024May 8, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Ashley Caudill/Kent State NewsLab Over 100 family-filled cars line Colerain Avenue in Cincinnati on the second Tuesday of every

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Could U.S. colleges provide homes for refugees? This movement thinks so

May 8, 2024May 7, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Mariah Alanskas/Kent State NewsLab In 2015, Pope Francis called upon all European parishes to take in one refugee family

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Ohio college student grows profile as micro-influencer

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Kelsie Horner/Kent State NewsLab Ahnna Frank, a senior marketing student at Kent State University, has loved snapping photos since

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CROWN Act would ban discrimination based on Black hairstyles throughout Ohio

January 11, 2024June 3, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Faith Fistler/Kent State NewsLab The first time Tyana Barton was singled out because of her hair was when she

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Proposed Ohio legislation would restrict drag performances

January 10, 2024June 3, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Grace Clarke/Kent State NewsLab A large crowd of twenty-somethings filled Zephyr Pub in Kent on a Friday night in

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A Living Fossil: The return of the sturgeon to Lake Erie and Ohio’s rivers

April 26, 2023June 3, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Ben Weaver A prehistoric fish is returning to Lake Erie, thanks to some new friends. The sturgeon is a

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Test wells in East Palestine to monitor for water contamination

April 26, 2023June 3, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Sophie Young and Gavin Mitten The Ohio EPA is supervising the drilling of monitoring wells to test for chemicals

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Lamppost Farm owners see drop in business after East Palestine derailment

April 21, 2023June 3, 2024 Sue Zake

By Maggie Harris and Ben Weaver Melanie Montgomery and her husband, Steve, run Lamppost Farm in Columbiana, Ohio. The agricultural

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