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50 things to do in Kent, OH before graduating from Kent State University.

Emily Altmyer
Feb 29, 2016
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Every college town has its landmarks, buildings, and unique quirks that make it unlike any other city. If you are lucky enough to call Kent, OH your home, then you know how undeniable this campus and town really is. Here are 50 things you must do in Kent, on and off campus, before graduating from Kent State University.

You have four years. Ready, set, Go Flashes.

1. Live in a campus dorm

2. Eat a Boar’s Head sandwich

3. Get a selfie with President Warren

4. “Study” on the library's 4th floor

5. Mispronounce Esplanade

6. Go into every building on campus

7. Rock climb at the Rec

8. Sled on the Hilltop Drive hill

9. Spray paint the rock

10. Try to catch a black squirrel

11. Sit on a roof on College Street

12. Attempt College Fest

13. Day drink on Homecoming

14. Celebrate Halloween

15. Drink green beer on Fake Patty's

16. Bar crawl on your 21st

17. Walk by the river

18. Eat sushi at Newdle Bar

19. Live in a house

20. Drink a Long Island at Ray's Place

21. Attend a football and basketball game

22. Attend a concert at the MACC

23. Get a parking ticket

24. Eat brunch at Mike's Place

25. Watch a movie in the KIVA

26. Get a Polar Pop from Circle K

27. Pay your respect at the May Fourth Memorial

28. Join a campus organization

29. Dream of a campus without construction or potholes

30. Buy a case from University Drive Thru

31. Get a Hulk at The Loft

32. Go to a frat party

33. Dance on the bar at The Chapel

34. Ice skate on $1 Wednesdays

35. Visit the Fashion Museum

36. Eat Wacky Wednesday pizza at Euro Gyro

37. Go to a Kent vs. Akron game

38. Drink coffee at Scribbles

39. Hike at Towner's Woods

40. Skip a class

41. Eat a burger at Bar 145

42. Pull an all-nighter

43. Go to every floor of Club Lib

44. Get Rosie's after midnight

45. Lose your FlashCard

46. Ride PARTA

47. Kiss on the 'K'

48. Go into every store in Acorn Alley

49. Walk for commencement

50. Proudly say you are and always will be a Golden Flash

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