Student Life
![Crop Shana Lee and the Well Hub staff Crop Shana Lee and the Well Hub staff](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Screenshot%202023-10-18%20at%204.12.31%20PM.png?VersionId=TFSu87x2Tr8qQzNJ5sqnZdJbHssNXf7S&itok=1FABddre)
A Circle of Support
A new event on campus seeks to offer support and community for students who have lost loved ones.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Executive Chef Stephen Walk serves his spaghetti squash Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Executive Chef Stephen Walk serves his spaghetti squash](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/393626555_1448823349026534_3903680967881210563_n.jpg?VersionId=U2lzFx.fQna3edHUxFq3pfOl3v5IXWi0&itok=W1OdCCog)
Cooking Demo at the Farmers' Market: Spaghetti Squash
Executive Chef Stephen D. Walk rocked a cooking demonstration at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Farmers' Market.
![Delia Brennan performing at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Farmers' Market Delia Brennan performing at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Farmers' Market](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/393946652_1021220145594018_6340486604921327804_n.jpg?VersionId=.2MFj.859KR0K.XJgmOzJl9mDX9tkkOF&itok=egFP9m9q)
IN A FLASH: Music in the Marketplace
A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« student's music and song provided the perfect accompaniment to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Farmers' Market.
![Student Business Owners Student buisness owners](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/student_banner.png?VersionId=93wXZTK8pBPNFBQf_3rQu0Eg8P2q3kpE&h=c08838cb&itok=ELUDe_RA)
The Need to Succeed
Entrepreneurs who have a passion to start their own businesses while they are students are in a league all their own. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« has a number of students in that league. Fortunately for them, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« also has resources at the university and college levels to help support these young entrepreneurs from concept to launch.
![Students on the K](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Class%20of%202027%20K.jpeg?VersionId=PcXMv6JNZCmEbsoocLhnnbFYUoIQRThT&itok=KLGP-qQR)
Meet the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Class of 2027
From as far as 3,000 miles away in Alaska to as close as a short, 15-minute drive from Akron, the Class of 2027 comes from far and wide to be one thing: a Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Golden Flash.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s Ilianna Velez was featured in Cleveland.com for Hispanic Heritage Month Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« alum and employee Ilianna Velez](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Velez%20featured.jpg?VersionId=x248.nAOfVAxNVjAhkyt83ZEDKhkK4j5&itok=2VD4aLCz)
Barrier Busting in the Latinx Community
As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com have launched a special series spotlighting 50 Hispanic leaders in northern Ohio, with Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s own Ilianna Velez among them.
![Boy stressed](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/stress%20boy.jpg?VersionId=B1Jt57qT2MvvQmvoz2sifC8D7tXhEKgu&h=64aa3ffb&itok=exjoC59I)
Give Yourself a Break
Fall is here, and while the leaves are changing and the pumpkin spice is flowing, this also means that schoolwork is piling up and classes are moving at full speed. It also means stress for students can start to become overwhelming.
![Lessons in Leadership: Hispanic Heritage Month Panelists Talking](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Untitled-1_9.jpg?VersionId=sz20GMLK_TcxDgPsb1O2wkiLJxZ9Cp52&h=8e55c486&itok=uEMderCM)
‘Being a Leader Can Mean so Many Different Things’
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Leadership Center features panels of students and faculty talking about their leadership journeys. As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, the center hosted a Lessons in Leadership: Hispanic Heritage Month Panel.
![Fall Fest 2023 horse-drawn carriage rides](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/FallFestHorses.jpg?VersionId=4HCGeEVraENjKOq_P_0HzSfrM7uQbtln&h=63f5eceb&itok=AAg6DGUp)
A ‘Wonder-Fall’ Surprise
Students lined up to get a free beanie and take a ride on a horse-drawn carriage at Flash Activities Board’s Fall Fest on Wednesday, Oct. 11. With hot apple cider and donuts in hand, students either played cornhole or sat on hay while listening to the live calypso music.
![Black squirrel eating an acorn at the edge of a path Black squirrel eating an acorn at the edge of a path](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20231010_BC_October%20Feature_187.jpg?VersionId=uE45jEwCTTb069N3HUOoP4VeyZz3KoNp&itok=w807QxLA)
IN A FLASH: When a Black Squirrel Crosses Your Path on Friday the 13th
On Friday the 13th, we've heard about black cats, but what about black squirrels? Are they unlucky or lucky?