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Good morning to you Kent! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Kent State's furry club taps campus resources—and what it doesn't

Also on today's calendar: Kpop Club Night in Kent Ohio and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Sunday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 71, low: 49.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Furry clubs access student fees, campus resources at universities (campusreform.org) — Kent State students who belong to the Kent State Furries club are using campus spaces for weekly meetups, games and art nights, even though they haven't tapped available student operating funds recently. The article compares the group's access to student-fee support with similar furry clubs at UC Berkeley and Michigan Tech, raising questions about how student governments allocate money to niche interest organizations.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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