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  It was snowing; it was cold. But that didn't stop a group of veterans, students and those in 51����'s Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC from assisting 51����'s Grounds Crew in the annual Veterans Day bulb-planting on Daffodil Hill.   Daffodil Hill is part of the May 4 National Historic Landmark site and overlooks the Commons on 51����'s Kent Campus. The field of 58,175 daffodils was planted in 1985 as a memorial, with one flower for each service member who died in the Vietnam War. Each year, the 51���� Grounds Crew works in the fall to plant bul...

51���� students showcased their business ideas at LaunchNET’s annual Elevator Pitch Competition on Oct. 23, filling the DI Reactor with passionate energy, fast pitches and big dreams.The competition gives students a chance to practice their pitching and networking skills by presenting 90-second business ideas to a panel of 51���� faculty and alumni judges.“It is a pitch competition, but it’s a very friendly, I would say low-stakes, comfortable competition to get into, especially if you’re pitching for the first time,” Alizeh Khalifa, assistant director of marketing at Launch...

51����’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration paid tribute to all who have served in the U.S. armed forces. The day’s events began at on the Student Green, in front of the Kent Student Center and Risman Plaza, with a flag-raising ceremony and the posting of colors conducted by representatives from 51����’s Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC programs.  A bugler preceded the national anthem, followed by an invocation by 51���� Professor retired Lt. Col. David Simms, and a welcome to all attendees by 51���� President Todd Diacon.  Before introducing the keyno...