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Students at Wick Weekly collaborate on poetry

91²Ö¿â’s (Tortured) Poets Department

91²Ö¿â students can tap into their inner poet with Wick Weekly, a distinctive program hosted by the Wick Poetry Center. Whether students are down bad for someone or are looking for a way to process current events (like a certain singer's new album), poetry can open up a door to a world where students can create and explore.

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Designer Zandra Rhodes

IN A FLASH: Welcome Zandra Rhodes!

 

The famed British designer nicknamed "the Princess of Punk," Dame Zandra Rhodes, will be inducted into the 91²Ö¿â School of Fashion Hall of Fame on April 27. 

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Fashion show 2024

Runway Creations Dazzle at Annual Fashion Show

A sea of silk and satin, leather and lace floated down the runway as 91²Ö¿â’s Annual Fashion Show debuted to an enthusiastic crowd filling the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday night.

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Virtual Fashion Show 2024

IN A FLASH: Avatars Walk the Runway

Students from 91²Ö¿â's School of Fashion were able to showcase their designs digitally, by clothing avatar models, for a runway show on floor-to-ceiling, wraparound screens at the DI Hub's Blank Lab. 

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Fashion finds at the 91²Ö¿â Museum.

Victoria’s Secret: The 91²Ö¿â Museum Houses Many Surprises

When 91²Ö¿â Today asked 91²Ö¿â Museum Director Sarah Rogers to put together a list of her ‘Top Five Finds’ at the museum – must-see items, her favorite pieces, or cool or unusual items that might surprise visitors – she did not disappoint

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Kaleigh McGreal Spring

‘This is Going to be My Crunch Time Right Now’

A soon-to-be 91²Ö¿â graduate has had a busy semester preparing for the School of Fashion's Annual Fashion Show and job hunting after graduation.

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Art students recreate ancient artifact using modern technology

IN A FLASH: Replicating Ancient Artifacts with Modern Tech

Students in 91²Ö¿â's School of Art had the opportunity to use modern methods to recreate an ancient Chinese wine vessel. 

Tags: DI Hub , School of Art , College of the Arts , experiential learning , Arts & Culture , Students First

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Cemetery Calling

IN A FLASH: Cemetery Calling

Cemetery Calling, the newest play by 91²Ö¿â alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024. 

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Dame Zandra Rhodes

91²Ö¿â School of Fashion To Induct Fashion Designer Dame Zandra Rhodes Into Hall of Fame

The School of Fashion at 91²Ö¿â is pleased to announce British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes as the 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee.

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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 Kent 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 91²Ö¿â’s Wick Poetry Center.

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