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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

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The Kent Stater Flu shot vaccinations were given on the second floor of the Kent State library during the flu clinic event hosted by Kent State nursing students Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.

Cost of the flu: How to protect health, finances during flu season

Alicia Balog
January 19, 2015
A student dresses for the cold as temperatures plunge below freezing in Kent.

Winter weather woes

Alicia Balog
January 14, 2015
Issue 15

Portage County District Library levy fails to pass

Alicia Balog
November 4, 2014

DeWine vows to work ‘to protect Ohio families’ in second term as attorney general

Alicia Balog
November 4, 2014
Courtney Caldwell, adult reference librarian at the Aurora Memorial Library, said if the Issue 15, a new tax levy for the Portage County District Library, passes, it can help the library buy new materials and offer more e-media and downloadable content for its users.

Portage County District Library wants to expand services with levy proposal

Alicia Balog
October 29, 2014
A map of the city of Kent with roads to be repaired highlighted in yellow.

City begins road repaving in residential areas

Alicia Balog
October 23, 2014
Coty Hartwell, a third-year apprentice at Colonial Machine Company in Kent, checks a gauge at the machine shop. Hartwell is working in Portage County's manufacturing sector and has replaced an aging population in the sector.

Kent businesses search for apprentices

Lyndsey Schley
October 20, 2014
This undated file image made available by the CDC shows the Ebola Virus.

University shares update on Ebola risks

Alicia Balog
October 17, 2014

Candidates, citizens connect at Portage County voters event

Lyndsey Schley
October 12, 2014

Ohio artists design bike racks inspired by downtown Kent’s college culture

Alicia Balog
October 9, 2014
The Kent Stater Kent City and Kent State Police respond to a car accident on S. Lincoln St. and Summit St. around 3p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014.

Two-car crash at Lincoln, Summit intersection

Alicia Balog
September 23, 2014
Steve Mileski, a property manager for several pieces of locations on Summit Street in Kent, talks with Kent City Council on Sept. 17 about possible emminent domain cases against him.

Kent City Council considers eminent domain on four College Avenue homes

Alicia Balog
September 17, 2014
RACHAEL LE GOUBIN / THE KENT STATER Ohio's Secretary of State Jon Husted speaks to members of Kent State's College Rebublicans Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 about his plans to make voting in Ohio more honest.

Ohio Secretary of State talks democracy with Kent State College Republicans

Alicia Balog
September 6, 2014

News on the go: Sept. 2

Alicia Balog
September 1, 2014
Andrew Meyer, former assistant news director at WBGO in Newark, New Jersey, was named the next news director for WKSU, the public radio station in Kent.

WKSU names new news director

Alicia Balog
August 28, 2014

News on the go: Aug. 25, 2014

Alicia Balog
August 24, 2014

Twitter reaction to Bitsko’s death

Alicia Balog
August 20, 2014

Students gain experience at cost through internships

Lyndsey Schley
December 4, 2013

Students gain experience at cost through internships

Lyndsey Schley
December 4, 2013
Judge Barbara Oswick addresses a young man in the Kent Municipal Court after his spending an evening in the Kent jail. The arraignment was called due to failure to complete the alcohol diversion program.

Wiping the record clean

Lyndsey Schley
December 3, 2013

Students gain experience at cost through internships

Lyndsey Schley
December 3, 2013
udge Barbara Oswick addresses a young man in the Kent Municipal Court after his spending an evening in the Kent jail. The arraignment was called due to failure to complete the alcohol diversion program. Photo by Jacob Byk.

Wiping the record clean

Lyndsey Schley
December 3, 2013
 

Merit scholarships seen as way to compete with peer schools

Lyndsey Schley
November 22, 2013
 

Retired professor passes away, leaves legacy of love

Alicia Balog
November 7, 2013

CEO of KSU College of Podiatric Medicine dies; interim dean announced

Lyndsey Schley
October 22, 2013
Kent State students order salads, a healthier option, at "The Slice" in the Hub on Thursday evening, Oct. 16, 2013. Photo by Melanie Nesteruk.

Dining Services to improve nutrition facts

Lyndsey Schley
October 17, 2013
Isabella Trevino performs as a bachlorette in "The Dating Game" skit in the blackbox theater at the Music and Speech building on October 14, 2013. Photo by Leah Klafcznyski

Freshmen theatre majors showcase skills and characters

Alicia Balog
October 14, 2013
Gwen Rosenberg, owner of Popped!, prepares a batch of caramel popcorn with butter and sea salt on Oct. 8, 2013. Photo by Brianna Neal.

Nontraditional sources of funding help propel businesses and ideas from the ground

Lyndsey Schley
October 14, 2013

JMC honors alumni, friends at annual award ceremony

Alicia Balog
October 4, 2013
Photo courtesy of the Kent-Ravenna Record-Courier.

Local leader remembered for supporting Kent State

Alicia Balog
October 3, 2013
Nick Steger, 6, of Rootstown, examines a toy closely while exploring Off the Wagon toy shop Tuesday, Sept. 17. Photo by Brianna Neal.

Off the Wagon offers people a chance to not act their age

Alicia Balog
September 28, 2013
Kody Gann, senior technology major, watches items produced by the Kent State 3D on Sept. 14. Photo by Jacob Byk.

Unique technology available to students free of charge on campus

Lyndsey Schley
September 16, 2013
Associate professor of accounting Wendy Tietz teaches her class about financial accounting on August 28, 2013 in the Business Administration Building. ES. Photo by Erin McLaughlin.

Undecided students more likely to be influenced by first class

Lyndsey Schley
September 4, 2013
Kent State Provost Diacon met with officials from CommutAir to sign a contract agreement to hire graduate students from Kent State University's Aeronautics Division to work at places like Cleveland Airport and United Airways. Photo by Jacob Byk

University signs agreement with airline to hire grads

Alicia Balog
August 19, 2013
 

Cleveland Clinic flight crew lands at Kent State for demonstration

Alicia Balog
June 4, 2013

Board of Trustees announces presidential search committee chair and approves presidential house

Alicia Balog
May 14, 2013

Come together: May 4 Task Force hosts 43rd anniversary commemoration

Lyndsey Schley
May 4, 2013

May 4 speakers discuss the look of activism through the years

Alicia Balog
May 4, 2013

Board of Trustees to make decisions about the president at its May meeting

Alicia Balog
May 2, 2013

Opinion: Four years down, one week to go

Leighann McGivern
April 30, 2013

Gospel Choir to inspire audience through song

Caitlin Potts
April 30, 2013

Kent State faculty salary increases better than national average

Lyndsey Schley
April 29, 2013

Distinguished Teaching Award nominations due June 30

Lyndsey Schley
April 28, 2013

May 4 Calendar

Leighann McGivern
April 28, 2013

News on the Go: April 29, 2013

Leighann McGivern
April 27, 2013
Kent State University the number one donor to the United Way of Portage County, celebrates a successful 2013 campaign, raising $152,771.92 for the United Way of Portage County. Pictured are Stephanie Rummel, director of development at the United Way of Portage County; Steve Kleiber, president and CEO of the United Way of Portage County; Iris Harvey, vice president for university relations at Kent State; and Todd Diacon, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at Kent State. Photo courtesy of Kent State University.

University faculty and staff donate more than $152,000 to United Way

Lyndsey Schley
April 27, 2013

Fashion show honors anniversary and student work

Alicia Balog
April 26, 2013

Kent State Women’s Center hosted two events, giving sexual assault victims a voice

Alicia Balog
April 25, 2013
A friend of J.J. Marino expresses sorrow while listening to fellow friends give testimonies at the candlelight vigil held in Marino's honor on April 2, 2013 at his former residence. Photo by Jacob Byk.

Truck driver in Alabama crash didn’t know he hit vehicle

Leighann McGivern
April 22, 2013

Reinstatement: Finding college success after difficulties

Lyndsey Schley
April 21, 2013
The cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream rehearses in the Music & Speech Building on April 17. The show premiers this Friday evening in the Wright-Curtis Theatre. Photo by Adrianne Bastas.

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to enchant the audience

Caitlin Potts
April 18, 2013
Billy Collins recites some of his poetry in the Ballroom of the Student Center on Thursday April 18, 2013. Collins has been named Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. Photo by Shane Flanigan.

U.S. Poet Laureate sparks laughter and thought at poetry reading

Alicia Balog
April 18, 2013

Kent State celebrates 2013 FlashFest

Caitlin Potts
April 18, 2013

Students need FLASHcards for FlashFest

Caitlin Potts
April 17, 2013
Roger Di Paolo, editor of The Record-Courier, speaks at the annual Bowman Breakfast on April 16 in the ballroom. Photo by Jacob Byk.

Bowman Breakfast celebrate 50th anniversary with Record-Courier editor

Lyndsey Schley
April 16, 2013

Faculty receive discounts on Friday

Lyndsey Schley
April 16, 2013
Medical workers aid injured people at the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, David L Ryan)

Kent State professor, students witness Boston Marathon bombings

Leighann McGivern
April 14, 2013
Students rehearse "D.A.S.G.S.S.V.O.T", a short play written and directed by C.C Ziegler, on Thursday April 10 in the Music and Speech building to prepare for their performance in the Student Film Festival. Photo by Melanie Nesteruk.

Kent Students Direct Pieces for Student Theatre Festival

Caitlin Potts
April 11, 2013

Students protest overload fee

Lyndsey Schley
April 10, 2013

Academic Affairs Strategic Plan draft still available for comment

Lyndsey Schley
April 9, 2013
Jean Kilbourne signs copies of her books after giving a presentation in Oscar Ritche Hall on April 8. Kilbourne who is the author of ‘Killing Us Softly’, gave a presentation about how some advertisers use photo editing to objectify women in their work. Photo by Brian Smith.

Jean Kilbourne advertises “The Naked Truth”

Caitlin Potts
April 8, 2013

Registration for Fall 2013 has begun

Lyndsey Schley
April 7, 2013

Family, friends and community remember JJ Marino

Alicia Balog
April 2, 2013

University leasing president’s house from Cleveland attorney

Alicia Balog
April 2, 2013

University leases Lefton’s house for potential official presidential home

Alicia Balog
April 1, 2013

Faculty Appreciation Week begins April 15

Lyndsey Schley
March 31, 2013

News on the Go: March 21, 2013

Leighann McGivern
March 20, 2013
Photo by Stacy Graham.

Walk for Water takes steps to end global water contamination

Caitlin Potts
March 19, 2013

Tobacco-free town halls receive mixed reactions

Lyndsey Schley
March 17, 2013

Resolution Hope engages students through national awareness campaign

Caitlin Potts
March 14, 2013

Seniors show off choreography in Cre-8-tivity

Caitlin Potts
March 13, 2013

Spring concert lineup announced

Caitlin Potts
March 13, 2013

Board approves increased room and board rate, faculty contract

Leighann McGivern
March 13, 2013

Budget cuts to be less than anticipated

Lyndsey Schley
March 11, 2013
Pianist Marian Lee performed at the Kent Keyboard series with her compilation "Religion and Passion," which included works by Bach, Crumb, Ustyolskaya, Beethoven, and Debussy in Ludwig Hall, on Sunday March 10th, 2013. Photo by Emily Lambillotte.

Pianist brings light to KSU with a musical selection in “Religion and Passion”

Caitlin Potts
March 10, 2013

Non-tenure faculty votes to accept tentative agreement

Alicia Balog
March 6, 2013
Jon Bon Jovi performs at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, Thursday, March 11, 2010.

Students to become Bon Jovi roadies for a day

Lyndsey Schley
March 6, 2013
Freshman Broadcast Journalism major Bobby Carroll, 19, is working with university officials to create a Meteorology major here at Kent State University. Bobby broadcasts his own weather forecasts online and works behind the scenes for TV2. Photo by ADRIANNE BASTAS.

Student aims to create major out of passion for meteorology

Lyndsey Schley
March 5, 2013

Kent State working on sustainability projects to reduce energy costs

Lyndsey Schley
March 4, 2013

Class size matters

Lyndsey Schley
March 4, 2013

News On The Go: March 4, 2013

Leighann McGivern
March 4, 2013
Morgan Rowe, freshman fashion merchandizing major, shows her shirt she recieved at Chardon High school after last year's shooting. Rowe was a senior at Chardon in February 2012, and was in the cafeteria when the shooting. Photo by Jessica Denton

‘It couldn’t happen at Chardon’

Alicia Balog
February 27, 2013

Proposed bill may mean extra work for professors

Alicia Balog
February 26, 2013

Dance for a cure at Zumbathon

Caitlin Potts
February 22, 2013

Freshman, sophomore advising now required

Lyndsey Schley
February 22, 2013

KSU meetings to allow discussion of tobacco-free campus

Lyndsey Schley
February 22, 2013

Non-tenure track faculty, university reach tentative agreement

Alicia Balog
February 21, 2013

Survey shows provosts, including Kent State’s, opinions

Alicia Balog
February 19, 2013
Michael Glavan (left) and Greg Violand (right) peform on stage during a dress rehearsal of "Spring Awakening" Thursday, Feb. 14. Directed by Tony Award winning Michael Rupert, "Spring Awakening" will run from Feb. 17 through Feb. 24 at the E. Turner Stump Theatre in the Music and Speech Building and is part of the Kent State University Roe Green Visiting Director Series. Photo by Shane Flanigan.

“Are you the guy that gets naked on stage?”

Caitlin Potts
February 15, 2013

C–SPAN Bus to offer educational tours during visit

Alicia Balog
February 15, 2013

Faculty senate approves new majors, minors, certificates

Lyndsey Schley
February 13, 2013
Kent State students attempt to find that special someone in time for Valentine's Day by participating in speed dating held in the student center on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Photo by Rachel Le Goubin.

Speed dating allows students to find someone special

Caitlin Potts
February 8, 2013

Kent State will receive funding from Ohio based on retention and graduation rates

Leighann McGivern
February 8, 2013

‘Everyman’ finds salvation on Kent Stage

Caitlin Potts
February 7, 2013
Photo by Shane Flanigan.

Bond approved to renovate Olson offices

Lyndsey Schley
February 7, 2013
John Caparulo, a Kent State alumn, performs in the Kent State Ballroom, January 31. Photo by Chelsae Ketchum.

Alumnus John Caparulo talks wedgies, Water Street and Ohio winter weather

Caitlin Potts
February 1, 2013

Kent State Orchestra Rings in Chinese New Year

Caitlin Potts
January 31, 2013

Amid statewide declines, Kent enrollment increases

Lyndsey Schley
January 30, 2013
Photo courtesy of Kate Gong.

Comedian John Caprulo to perform for alma mater

Caitlin Potts
January 30, 2013

Kent ranks ninth in Ohio educator statistic

Lyndsey Schley
January 27, 2013
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