I took this picture in Kent’s Mill District yesterday afternoon. Without any context, without any explanation, the sign says, “ATTENTION VISITORS: STAY 6 FEET APART FROM OTHER VISITORS.” One figure seems to represent a woman; the other figure a man, … Continue reading
What an eventful Saturday! I got a running start. Literally. But it didn’t stop there. Shortly after returning from my group run with friends, I was off to help Fleta’s Cupboard make its third monthly appearance in the Kent Flea … Continue reading
Last Fall, we started organizing a regular, recurring Friday Feast with Friends and Family (a.k.a. FFFF). It was a way for Marci, Elliot, Olivia, Cor, and me to stay connected as the kids grew increasingly independent with two-thirds of the … Continue reading
Now go, and remember that I am sending you… (Luke 10:3) Greetings from Kent! We’re in the middle of the most exhilarating and exhausting season of the year. Kent State University students are already halfway through their fourth week of … Continue reading
Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! A dream of mine has come true. I designed a new ball cap, in collaboration with Young’s Screenprinting and Embroidery, and it just came in (ahead of schedule)! And I have … Continue reading
Check out this picture of last year’s leftover Welcome Week Fliers (in forest green) and this year’s leftover Welcome Week Flier (in orange). I saved one of this year’s fliers purely for archival purposes. The other 4,999 have been given … Continue reading
To what shall I compare the Kent State University student organization fair known as “Blastoff?” A zoo? A hurricane? A mosh pit? An anthill? It is simultaneously exhilarating and exhausting… Weird and wonderful… Strategic and surreal… There’s really nothing quite … Continue reading
It’s been a couple of years since I started cataloguing the History of H2O T-Shirts. So, now that we’re starting another school year with another H2O T-Shirt, I figured I should update the record (one of these days, I expect … Continue reading
These are the faces of (some of) the freshmen to whom we’re reaching out at Kent State University this year!
International student enrollment at Kent used to number in the thousands, back in the early- to mid-2010s. Then, in the late-2010s and early-2020s, international student enrollment declined sharply, to the point that they were numbered in the dozens. In the … Continue reading