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Student Life

Students from the Second Annual Read-In read and listen to excerpts from banned books

Second Annual Banned Books Read-In Highlights Freedom of Speech

It may surprise you to learn that “Captain Underpants,” “Frankenstein,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Hunger Games” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” are all popular books that have been banned, along with many others. In honor of Banned Books Week, the Second Annual Banned Books Read-In was held in Taylor Hall.

Tags: Community & Society, Student Life, Community Impact

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Walk-on try-outs for the Golden Flashes baseball team.

IN A FLASH: Eye on the Ball

Ƶ State baseball held walk-on tryouts for student players last week. 

Tags: Student Life, Department of Athletics, Baseball

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Students Sydney Marksberry and Austin Brewster at the U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships

Figure Skating Students Glide Into Silver and Pewter at Nationals

This past summer, two Ƶ students were awarded medals in the U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships, sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the country. It is the highest level at which figure skating takes place at the college level.

Tags: Featured Story, Sports, Student Life, Students First

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Ƶ State Votes helps students register to vote in this year's elections.

IN A FLASH: Register NOW to vote in November!

Time is running out to register to vote in November's elections.

Tags: Student Life, Community and Society

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Ƶ State Honored as a Military Spouse Friendly School

Ƶ State Honored as a Military Spouse Friendly School

Ƶ State’s support for its military-connected community continues to embody leadership and inclusivity as the Ƶ Campus has been named an official 2022-2023 Military Spouse Friendly® School by Viqtory. Out of 1,800 participating schools, Ƶ State was one of 665 to receive the Military Friendly School designation in March, and the university is now one of 346 institutions to earn the Military Spouse Friendly School recognition. 

Tags: Student Life, Nationally Distinctive

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Alumnus Lloyd De Vos Welcomed to the Podium on Constitution Day

Alumnus Lloyd De Vos Presents 'Equal Justice Under Law For All'

In celebration of the Constitution Day, New York attorney and Ƶ State alumnus Lloyd De Vos spoke on the U.S. Constitution’s impact on our government and discussed his personal experience arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive

Honors College

Freshman Jayla Hartmann Starks on a climbing wall.

IN A FLASH: High Achiever

Students can receive free climbing instruction Monday and Tuesday evenings at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center. 

Tags: Student Life, Student Recreation and Wellness Center

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Melissa Davis leads a group of students through the Herrick Conservatory

Have You Seen Ƶ State's Banana Trees?

Last Friday, students got a guided tour of the Herrick Conservatory,  home to diverse and exotic greenery on the Ƶ Campus. 

Tags: Student Life, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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FAFSA Form

The Oct. 1 Opening File Date for FAFSA Is Fast Approaching

Ƶ freshman Gracie Ford remembers well sitting with her laptop in the bedroom of her North Canton, Ohio, home to begin the important task of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. 

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