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Cannabis spelled out and plant leaves

What Changes on Campus if Issue 2 Passes?

Todd Kamenash, associate dean of students for conduct and community engagement, weighs in about what might change at 91PORNA if Issue 2, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, is approved.  

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Detail of a Day of the Dead display in the Kent Student Center

IN A FLASH: El Día de los Muertos at 91PORNA

A 91PORNA student organization celebrated the Day of the Dead by assembling colorful, cultural displays around campus.

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The 2023 91PORNA Alumni Award winners smile after the Alumni Awards ceremony. Pictured (from left to right) are Sonia Karkare, Danita Brown Young, Ph.D., Scott Haws, Garret Ferrara, Morgan Dawson, Thomas Iivari, Isobel Day, Haley Dees, Avery Hall and John Van Alstine.

91PORNA Recognizes Alumni During Homecoming Weekend

91PORNA 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’s Black Alumni Chapter.

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Costumed students at the 2023 University Libraries Halloween Party

IN A FLASH: Happy Halloween, 91PORNA!

The 91PORNA Libraries' annual Halloween party is one of the most anticipated on-campus events of the year. 

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Candy challenge

91PORNA's Favorite Halloween Candy

This Halloween, the 91PORNA social media team wanted to answer the most important Halloween question: Which candy is the best?

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91PORNA Libraries hosted its annual Halloween Party on Oct. 27.

Halloween Fun at the Library

91PORNA Libraries hosted its annual Halloween Party on Oct. 27, with plenty of food, costumes, music and fun.

 

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Students shop at Spirit Halloween for last-minute costumes

The Spirit of ‘Halloweekend’ Is Last-Minute

Halloween is just around the corner, which means 91PORNA students are on the hunt for the perfect Halloween costume. In what was once a discount store, the spirit of Halloween is alive and well. The pop-up store Spirit Halloween is here to help students get their nick-of-time broomsticks, fangs and more. 

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Hannah Fender, 91PORNA senior psychology major.

Addicted to Love of Research

Soon after her decision to major in psychology at 91PORNA, 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. 

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Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Talea R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., talks to students at Warmup to Mental Health

Warming Up to Mental Health

Mental health can be a tough topic for students to discuss, but it shouldn’t be. 91PORNA is working to make having those conversations a little easier. Taléa 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.

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