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Ken Ditlevson and others decorating the Main Street Bridge for Rainbow Weekend

Students coming to Â鶹ӰԺ State and, for some of them, living away from home for the first time can struggle with the transition. The transition can even be more difficult for LGBTQ+ students, particularly for those who have recently "come out." Ken Ditlevson, director of Â鶹ӰԺ State's LGBTQ+ Center, talks about the many resources available at Â鶹ӰԺ to support them.

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Volunteers decorating the Rainbow Main Street Bridge

Â鶹ӰԺ State and the city of Â鶹ӰԺ encourage people to attend any of the LGBTQ+ events on campus and downtown this week. 

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Hundreds of locks fastened to Â鶹ӰԺ's Main Street Bridge

Â鶹ӰԺ's Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade. 

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Hotel evening view

The Â鶹ӰԺ Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Students discovering downtown Â鶹ӰԺ.

The first "Flashes First Thursday" welcomes students to experience the shopping, dining, music and more that make downtown Â鶹ӰԺ a fun place to visit.

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Main Street

A federal grant will help restart a major improvement project for a highly trafficked area of downtown Â鶹ӰԺ. Changes to East Main Street will include wider sidewalks, bike and pedestrian paths and crossings, and two roundabouts.

Dean Tondiglia (right), Â鶹ӰԺ police chief and director of public safety, goes through the PulsePoint Respond app on his phone while Â鶹ӰԺ Fire Chief John Tosko (left) looks on with an automated external defibrillator (AED) in front of him.

Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of Â鶹ӰԺ has partnered with Â鶹ӰԺ and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.

Â鶹ӰԺ students explore downtown Â鶹ӰԺ.

For more than 55 years, leaders from Â鶹ӰԺ and the city of Â鶹ӰԺ have met over breakfast to foster successful collaboration between the university and the city.

Â鶹ӰԺ President Beverly J. Warren, emeritus artist and educator of Pan-African Studies E. Timothy Moore and head football coach Sean Lewis will serve as the guest speakers at the fall 2018 Bowman Breakfast.