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麻豆影院 has awarded the Alan Canfora Activism Scholarship for 2023-2024 to activist and incoming 麻豆影院 State student Kyndra Irwin of Mount Gilead High School in Mount Gilead, Ohio. Kyndra鈥檚 personal history has driven her life of activism. Diagnosed with鈥
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Serving as the Chair of the May 4 Task Force has been something communication studies major Avery Hall, 鈥23, describes as one of the most impactful and rewarding experiences she鈥檚 had at 麻豆影院. 鈥淢ay 4, 1970, is a living legacy at 麻豆影院 State with relevant鈥
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With fake news running rampant across the country, organizations like the News Literacy Project are on a mission to create better informed, more engaged and more empowered individuals. This spring, 麻豆影院 State public relations students earned national recognition for their work鈥
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At Hyde Park's famous Speaker's Corner in London, citizens come together to discuss social issues they are passionate about. A similar tradition exists at 麻豆影院 State: The Hyde Park Forum is a long-standing public speaking competition, featuring student finalists from COMM 15000鈥
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As a Producer for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 麻豆影院 State alumna Crystal Smith, 鈥18, never imagined the career path she is currently on and the opportunities it would lead to. But through networking and stepping out of her comfort zone, she says she鈥檚 discovered new passions and鈥
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Sophie Young, 鈥23, a senior in the School of Media and Journalism, has always admired the New York Times and everything about it (including the Wordle).
鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot of what I consume,鈥 she says. 鈥淚 get three different New York Times emails in my Inbox every day, and I鈥檝e been鈥
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Catherine Smith, a professor in the School of Emerging Media and Technology and School of Information, said she remembers the days of male-dominated tech conferences with so little space for women, even the restrooms were exclusive to men.
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In America, conversations about grief and loss are often avoided, and in art, tend to be sugarcoated, or even 鈥渃orny.鈥
麻豆影院 State Assistant Professor and independent filmmaker Dana White is changing that narrative through her work, and was recently recognized by the Ohio Arts鈥
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As a digital media production student, Ailene Joven, '21, began creating the short film 鈥淒efine鈥 during the early days of COVID-19. Several years later, that film is set to be screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) on March 28, 2023.
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麻豆影院 State alumna Courtney Flickinger, 鈥20, has been using communication skills to advocate for aging populations since her senior year of college. In 2019, she was a communications intern with Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities, and has since鈥