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

Students coming to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's LGBTQ+ Center, talks about the many resources available at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to support them.

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Volunteers decorating the Rainbow Main Street Bridge

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State and the city of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ encourage people to attend any of the LGBTQ+ events on campus and downtown this week. 

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Hundreds of locks fastened to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥'s Main Street Bridge

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥'s Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade. 

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Hotel evening view

The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Students discovering downtown Ñý¼§Ö±²¥.

The first "Flashes First Thursday" welcomes students to experience the shopping, dining, music and more that make downtown Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥. Changes to East Main Street will include wider sidewalks, bike and pedestrian paths and crossings, and two roundabouts.

Dean Tondiglia (right), Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University police chief and director of public safety, goes through the PulsePoint Respond app on his phone while Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ has partnered with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University students explore downtown Ñý¼§Ö±²¥.

For more than 55 years, leaders from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and the city of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ have met over breakfast to foster successful collaboration between the university and the city.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University 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.