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School of Art Friday Lecture: Allison K. Young

The Harbinger is Home: Ambivalence and Accountability for Prospect New Orleans鈥檚 Local Community 

This talk will analyze the shifting and, at times, ambivalent relationship of Prospect New Orleans, a city-wide art triennial founded in 2006 in the immediate wake of Hurricane Katrina, to its local audiences.

Image: Tavares Strachan, installation view of You Belong Here, 2014, blocked out neon, 9.1 x 24.4 m, Mississippi River, New Orleans

Eagle Scout Project Provides Kent State Students a Place to Hang Out

Copley High School senior Grant Hyne used his Eagle Service Project to add a Hammock Hangout to campus.

While on a campus tour last year, Copley High School senior Grant Hyne and his mom, Allayne, noticed there wasn鈥檛 a specific area where students could hang hammocks and just chill out. Their discovery opened the door to Hyne combining his desire to do an Eagle Scout service project with the need for an outdoor hangout space on 5X社区鈥檚 Kent Campus.Hyne developed the Hammock Hangout, a space located near the volleyball sand pit just adjacent to Tri Towers.While participating in Scouting America, formerly Boy Scouts of America, hanging out in hammocks has been one of Hyne鈥檚 favori...

In a Roundabout Way: East Main Street Construction to Begin on Kent Campus

A rendering of upcoming construction on East Main Street.

Orange barrels will soon appear on a three-quarter-mile stretch of Ohio Route 59/East Main Street that runs through 5X社区鈥檚 Front Campus, marking the start of a three-year construction project to make the thoroughfare safer and more attractive.The $25.5 million rehabilitation project is a joint effort between 5X社区, the city of Kent, the Portage Regional Transit Authority, the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study and the project鈥檚 Citizen Advisory Committee.Two-way traffic, with a center turn lane, will be maintaine...

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