The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

BSR Beats: My Current Jamz

"Forget" -Marina and The DiamondsI am slightly obsessed with Marina. I’m one of those fans who has all of her albums, knows of all her unreleased work and follows her religiously. Marina has been releasing...

Julien Johnson, a senior philosophy major, has worked as a security aide for nearly three years. He prides himself in getting to know the residents he looks after.

Late-night workers at Kent State have a different kind of nightlife.

Jenna Kuczkowski March 17, 2015

The phrase “up all night” gets put into a new context once you start to notice some of Kent State’s late night workers. The campus doesn’t close after dark, and for some student workers, the idea...

Verne Homscher, a graduate of The University of Akron, climbs the 35-foot rock climbing wall at the Rec Center on March 10, 2015.

Reaching new heights: Rock climbing challenges a spirit of adventure

Jamie Brian March 10, 2015

Looking up at the 35-foot climbing wall may seem intimidating with all its slopes and ridges, but it’s a challenge students have embraced. They do their harnesses, anchor their ropes and anxiously grip...

Head chef of Sushi with Gusto Andrew Nun prepares a California roll and a veggie roll. Sushi with Gusto is located in the HUB in the student center and serves fresh sushi.

Let’s roll: Mastering taste in the sushi chef’s kitchen

Mark Oprea March 10, 2015

To start, Chef Andrew Nun palms and shapes a glob of rice equivalent in size to a baseball. It’s been cleaned evenly with rice vinegar — something very important — and cooked at a precise 140 degrees....

Let’s roll: Mastering taste in the sushi chef’s kitchen

Mark Oprea March 10, 2015

To start, Chef Andrew Nun palms and shapes a glob of rice equivalent in size to a baseball. It’s been cleaned evenly with rice vinegar — something very important — and cooked at a precise 140 degrees....

Robert Selvaggio, Director of Jazz Studies at Kent State University.

Playing it by ear: A blossoming musician’s call to practice, practice, practice

Mark Oprea March 10, 2015

When once asked about training budding jazz players, legendary pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington once said, “The most important thing I look for when looking for a musician is if they know how to...

Sophomore public relations major and lifeguard at the aquatics center in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

A chlorine bond: Aquatics center offers more than just waves

Jamie Brian March 10, 2015

Flip flops squeak against the wet tile, carrying you to the edge of the pool where you kick them off, brace yourself for the chill and dive in.This is a familiar scene, one that has been replayed through...

Sophomore fashion merchandising major, Quierston Byers, reads the book Intro 14 in the Wick Poetry Center on Tuesday March 10, 2015. The Wick Poetry center has a quiet and comfortable reading room on the third floor.

Reading between the lines: The satisfaction from a book

Felicia Guadagni March 10, 2015

“I read to escape to a different place. It’s just nice to be somewhere else besides the real world.”This sentiment from Megan Deierling, a sophomore broadcast journalism major, is common among avid...

Chrissy Motz

Kent State students takes the Polar Bear Plunge to raise money for the Special Olympics

Mark Oprea March 3, 2015

Some wore bicycle shorts, others opted for crimson capes, floral bikinis, polar bear hats, Viking helmets, Spiderman onesies or Wizard of Oz getups to leap into Lake Erie.Twenty-two-year-old Chrissy Motz...

BSR Beats: Newgrass

Forget any preconceived notions you may have of bluegrass. Dueling banjos, moonshine and hillbillies do not define this genre.Bluegrass is a careful balance of stringed instruments that intricately intertwine...

Engaged Couple

A diamond and degree: Students get engaged, married at young age

Jamie Brian March 3, 2015

For some students, college is more than a place to prepare for a future career and learn more about themselves. They have found someone to spend the future with and learn about each other in the process. Taylor...

A model wears a sheer grey sweater with a grey skirt during the showing of the 1998 John Bartlett fall and winter collection during fashion week in Milan, Italy. (This photo may contain offensive content for some readers)

More than a nip-slip

Ellen Freeborn March 3, 2015

A daring new trend has been bouncing around on the runways at every recent fashion week. Most memorable was London’s Spring/Summer 2015 Fashion Week, which took place last fall, where some of the world’s...

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