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Remote learning leads students to be connected online, but not with each other

Zach Zdanowicz Reporter September 16, 2020

In the past, students have often connected with and used each other as a resource in the classroom. Now, with a majority of classes performing in a remote setting, this interaction is limited beyond blank...

Tropical Weather

Gerald Herbrt September 15, 2020

Waters from the Guld of Mexico poor onto a local road, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Waveland, Miss. Hurricane Sally, one of a record-tying five storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on...

Waters from the Guld of Mexico poor onto a local road, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Waveland, Miss. Hurricane Sally, one of a record-tying five storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Gulf Coast on Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least 100 mph (161 kph) and the potential for up to 2 feet (0.6 meters) of rain that could bring severe flooding.

Hurricane Sally’s slow crawl toward Gulf Coast could trigger ‘historic’ flooding

(CNN) -- Heavy rain and wind gusts began punishing parts Alabama and Florida on Tuesday as Hurricane Sally slowly creeps toward the US Gulf Coast, where millions of people are preparing for "historic...

Breonna Taylor, 26, was killed during a police raid of her Kentucky apartment.

Louisville agrees to pay Breonna Taylor’s family $12 million and enact police reforms in historic settlement

(CNN) -- The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor and institute sweeping police reforms in a historic settlement of the family's wrongful death...

Tony Correa speaks about a LGBTQ+ sober home while a protester holds up a gay pride and Black Lives Matter sign in the background on Friday, Sep. 11.

Connecting the LGBTQ+ community with Black students

Bella Hagey Reporter September 15, 2020

During the Black Lives Matter protest last Friday, one speaker connected the LGBTQ+ community and the BLM movement through his talk about a recovery-oriented living space for members of the LGBTQ+ community...

Kent State President Todd Diacon talks and walks with Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members during a protest on campus Mon., Sept. 14, 2020.

President Diacon addresses students at ‘March for Unity,’ agrees to meet demands

Chris Ramos Assigning editor September 14, 2020

Camera surveillance installation, an established rock policy and a review of the student code of conduct were the main talking points by university administrators on Monday. Organized by the Alpha Phi...

Kent State President Todd Diacon talks and walks with Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members during a protest on campus Mon., Sept. 14, 2020.

Kent State president releases email detailing action steps against campus racism

Troy Pierson September 14, 2020

After attending a student-led protest on campus this afternoon, Kent State President Todd Diacon released an email detailing the actions the university will take to combat racial inequality on campus.Diacon...

Community Art Project Seeks to Remember "Better Days"

Community Art Project Seeks to Remember “Better Days”

Chris Abreu, TV2 Reporter September 14, 2020

The streets of downtown Kent may have seemed extra empty over the last few months, with the coronavirus pandemic causing many to stay in their homes to mitigate the virus’s spread. To combat the feelings...

March for Unity

September 14, 2020

5 tropical cyclones are in the Atlantic at the same time for only the second time in history

 (CNN) -- It's peak hurricane season, and that's clear when you look at the Atlantic Ocean, which has five active tropical cyclones at the same time for only the second time in history.The only other...

Wastewater treatment plant locations and boundaries.

Kent State assisting in testing wastewater for COVID-19

Megan Becker Reporter September 14, 2020

Kent State is assisting the Ohio Coronavirus Wastewater Monitoring Network by testing for the virus in its labs, but the university is not testing its own wastewater.The Ohio-based initiative tests wastewater...

A lone person makes their way through the 'Oval' at Ohio State University, a part of campus which, during the school year, is popular with students and faculty of the university, on August 13, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio State University canceled spring break 2021 because of Covid-19

Dakin Andone, CNN September 13, 2020

(CNN) -- The Ohio State University announced it will cancel spring break next semester in an effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the university community.In a letter Friday to students, faculty...

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