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It's Her Week at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State

Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

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Poetry writing for the total solar eclipse.

Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art

An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Wick Poetry Center.

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Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post.

IN A FLASH: An Unforgettable Day

Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University. 

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The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State library stands tall in darkness while the moon blocks out the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

Flash of Darkness: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, Ohio since 1806.

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

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Have You Picked Your Eclipse Outfit Yet?

As the 2024 total solar eclipse passes over Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, Ohio, on Monday, April 8, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University students, faculty and staff have the unique opportunity to witness an optical illusion known as the Purkinje effect.

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State President Todd Diacon, right, and Joe Diorio, Portage County Health Commissioner, unveil the Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit on April 4, 2024.

Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit Makes Its Debut

The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.

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UPDATE: How to Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses

After the eclipse, Flashes can do their part to promote sustainability  by recycling their eclipse glasses for use by viewers of future eclipses around the world. 

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Fork in the Road Food Truck on the Student Green

IN A FLASH: Food Truck Wednesdays are Back!

The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Spring Food Truck Series begins on Risman Plaza April 3 and continues each Wednesday through May 1. 

Tags: Student Life , University Culinary Services , Risman Plaza , Community & Society , Community Impact

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