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Judge Kani Hightower

Making the Local Justice System Easier to Access

Summit County Domestic Relations Court Judge Kani H. Hightower is on a mission to make the justice system in Summit County, Ohio, more accessible for underprivileged and underrepresented citizens. Whether it’s related to transportation challenges or helping them sort through the red tape of documentation, Hightower, a ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ graduate, is creating solutions to streamline the process for Summit County residents.

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Alumni and Giving

April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun.

Three Minutes of Darkness Create a Lifetime Memory

For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

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It's Her Week at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ

Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™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 ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ. 

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The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ library stands tall in darkness while the moon blocks out the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

Flash of Darkness: ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, Ohio since 1806.

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ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

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Mostly black and white photo of two women wearing eclipse glasses

Have You Picked Your Eclipse Outfit Yet?

As the 2024 total solar eclipse passes over ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, Ohio, on Monday, April 8, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ students, faculty and staff have the unique opportunity to witness an optical illusion known as the Purkinje effect.

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ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™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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