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12-hour Shakespeare Festival

Theater group hosts 12-hour Shakespeare Fest

Audrey Fletcher
April 20, 2015

Rock the Runway brings pop music fashion to life

Audrey Fletcher
March 7, 2015
Photo courtesy of Kim Uhlik

KSU alum captures quirky, amazing world beneath our feet in photographs

Audrey Fletcher
February 25, 2015
Arno River in Florence, Italy

College of Arts and Sciences gets new profile at Florence campus

Audrey Fletcher
January 21, 2015
The new dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Kent state, James Blank, plans to tell the story of humanities through programs and conferences.

More Than a Blank Slate: New dean continues initiatives for humanities, student success

Audrey Fletcher
January 11, 2015
Photo taken from Kent.edu

Vinson family asks for privacy; details about infected nurse’s day revealed

Audrey Fletcher
October 16, 2014

KSU releases more details about three employees self-monitoring for Ebola

Audrey Fletcher
October 16, 2014

Letter from the editor: New semester, new Stater

Audrey Fletcher
August 24, 2014
Ceramics grad student Ryan Osborne (right) talks with his mother and father, Maureen and William, at the Masters of Fine Arts Show on Thursday evening April 3, 2014.

Graduate ceramics student crafts sculptures for MFA group show

Audrey Fletcher
April 4, 2014

News on the go: April 1, 2014

Audrey Fletcher
March 31, 2014

Business plan to guide county economic development

Audrey Fletcher
January 13, 2014
The Kent City Fire Department will replace its 23-year-old fire truck with a new one set to be purchased in 2014. 

Kent retires 22-year-old fire engine

Megan Wilkinson
December 6, 2013
The Kent City Fire Departent will replace its 23-year-old fire truck with a new one set to be purchased in 2014. Photo by Rachael Le Goubin.

Kent retires 22-year-old fire engine

Megan Wilkinson
December 6, 2013

Tuesday December 3 Sports Update

Bill Hughes
December 3, 2013

City plans for less spending in 2014

Megan Wilkinson
November 21, 2013

TV2 Video: One last shot for Kent State Football

Bill Hughes
November 19, 2013

Mapping project to provide marketing tool for county

Audrey Fletcher
November 17, 2013

TV2 Video: Flash football overview

Bill Hughes
November 13, 2013

TV2 Video: Tip off to basketball

Bill Hughes
November 12, 2013
 

Local police officer recognized for crisis intervention

Caitlyn Callahan
November 12, 2013

Issues 1 and 2 pass with ease

Drew Parker
November 6, 2013
Alberta Caetta, Bill Nome, Dennis Missimi, Joel Mowrey, Gene Mills gather around to view the updated results on Issue 3 at the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. Photo by Rachael Le Goubin

Mental health levy passes, will provide significant funding for local services

Audrey Fletcher
November 6, 2013

Election results say Brady Lake will remain a village

Caitlyn Callahan
November 6, 2013

Three elected to council-at-large

Caitlyn Callahan
November 6, 2013

Video: Issue 1 and 2

Jen Bellissimo
November 5, 2013

Portage County to demolish houses through grant

Audrey Fletcher
November 5, 2013

Turn around time for Kent State Football

Bill Hughes
October 28, 2013

Video: Halloween event costs city tens of thousands of dollars

Megan Wilkinson
October 27, 2013

Downtown plans expenses, safety procedure for Halloween

Drew Parker
October 24, 2013
 

Pharmaceutical drop box collects 60 pounds of pills in first year

Audrey Fletcher
October 24, 2013

Video: Football Updates

Bill Hughes
October 21, 2013

Video: Sports Update October 22

Bill Hughes
October 21, 2013

Kent State School of Nursing hosts helicopter landing

Drew Parker
October 20, 2013

Shut down affects some students’ internships, university’s federal loans

Drew Parker
October 14, 2013

Kent police receive call about man shot, investigation ongoing

Audrey Fletcher
October 14, 2013

Video: Web Sports Update Oct 15

Bill Hughes
October 14, 2013

Video: Web Sports Update Oct. 8

Bill Hughes
October 7, 2013

Video: Web Sports Update Oct 1

Bill Hughes
September 30, 2013

Local scholars discuss significance of Middle-Eastern conflict

Drew Parker
September 29, 2013

Franklin Ave. closed for construction

Caitlyn Callahan
September 24, 2013

Video: Web Sports Update Sept 24

Bill Hughes
September 24, 2013

Video: Web Sports Update Sept 24

Bill Hughes
September 23, 2013

Video: Web Sports Update Sept. 17

Bill Hughes
September 16, 2013

Dunkin’ Donuts to begin hiring in Kent

Megan Wilkinson
September 16, 2013

TV2 VIDEO: KSU Sports Update – Sept. 10

Bill Hughes
September 9, 2013
Old issues of Barker trial resurface with new trial

Old issues of Barker trial resurface with new trial

Caitlyn Callahan
September 5, 2013

Summit Street closed

Caitlyn Callahan
September 4, 2013

Painting of streetlights may cause delays

Caitlyn Callahan
August 27, 2013

Esplanade vandalism is possible felony

Caitlyn Callahan
August 25, 2013

Board of Trustees approves a $1.2 million indoor practice facility for baseball and softball teams

Megan Wilkinson
August 21, 2013

KSU hosts annual Lil’ Sibs Weekend

Megan Wilkinson
April 17, 2013
Photo by Robb King.

Kent State Trumbull raises money for 2011 Japanese tsunami and earthquake victims

Megan Wilkinson
April 17, 2013

UCommute brings pets to the Nest

Megan Wilkinson
March 14, 2013

TV2 Video: Dance students prepare for Cre-8-tivity

Jen Bellissimo
March 11, 2013

TV2 Video: Dance students prepare for festival

Jen Bellissimo
March 11, 2013

CCI hosts its first research colloquium

Megan Wilkinson
March 9, 2013
Alfred Shaker performs several songs on the electric guitar, including Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne, during Lyrics and Conversation on February 26. Lryics and Conversation was put on by the Kent State chapter of To Write Love on. Photo by Melanie Nesteruk.

Open mic night opens floor to discuss taboo topics

Megan Wilkinson
February 27, 2013

TV2 Video: Meet the candidates – USG Director of Community Affairs

Bill Hughes
February 26, 2013

TWLOHA hosts Lyrics & Conversations to spark talks on depression

Megan Wilkinson
February 25, 2013

KSU honored as ‘Tree Campus USA’

Megan Wilkinson
February 20, 2013

S. Depeyster St. to be closed for maintenance Friday morning

Drew Parker
February 15, 2013

2013 USG candidates announced

Audrey Fletcher
February 12, 2013
 

Remembering Adrienne Ryba

Megan Wilkinson
January 14, 2013
Bill Myers, a Kent Firefighter, poses in the Kent Fire Station Two on Rockwell St. in downtown Kent on Jan 13. Myers was awarded recently for his brave actions during a house fire on Nov. 10, whereMyers pulled an injured comrade from a burning basement. Photo by JACOB BYK .

Kent Fire lieutenant honored for bravery

Drew Parker
January 14, 2013

KSU student falls to her death in accident

Megan Wilkinson
December 22, 2012

Faculty Senate discuss Complete College Ohio Act, student accessibility

Audrey Fletcher
December 10, 2012

State to cut KSU’s remediation funding

Audrey Fletcher
December 7, 2012
Timothy Moerland

Moerland to head academics at IUP

Audrey Fletcher
December 5, 2012

KSU professors developing ‘study buddy’ using research on students

Audrey Fletcher
December 5, 2012

KSU professors developing ‘study buddy’

Audrey Fletcher
December 5, 2012

Long distance learning gets longer and larger

Audrey Fletcher
December 4, 2012

‘MOOC’ trend draws attention of some KSU profs

Audrey Fletcher
December 4, 2012
Christine Sweeny, senior hospitality management major and kitchen operations manager at Campus Kitchen. The Campus Kitchen is a volunteer program where students recover old but still good to use food and turn it into hot meals for Kent Social Services, a local soup kitchen. Photo by Jessica Yanesh.

Student safety nets available in community

Megan Wilkinson
December 3, 2012
Evan Gildenblatt, the executive director for USG, speaks to fellow student government members in the Governance Chambers inside the Student Center on Nov. 28. Photo by Brian James Smith.

USG supports city of Kent’s off-housing safety code

Drew Parker
November 29, 2012

The importance of protecting participants

Drew Parker
November 29, 2012
Photo by Hannah Potes

Kent State home to thousands of nontraditional students

Megan Wilkinson
November 14, 2012
Students and community members rally together to participate in the annual Senior Day of Service. Photo by Drew Parker.

Senior Day of Service sends students into the community

Drew Parker
November 5, 2012

Employers share preparation tips for Kent State’s Job and Internship Fair

Megan Wilkinson
October 29, 2012
Photo courtesy of Jason Noble, Noble Images.

Haunted in Kent

Megan Wilkinson
October 24, 2012

More than just graphs and charts

Drew Parker
October 23, 2012
John West, a University Trustee professor, came to Kent State 28 years ago to participate in research in the Liquid Crystals Institute. "Reducing funding for research means we lose the momentum we have," West said. "It puts in jeopardy both our intellectual and physical infrastructure, and those things are very difficult to rebuild once they're lost." Photo by Hannah Potes.

Finding funding for the future

Audrey Fletcher
October 17, 2012
Kirsten Beverley, 28, was diagnosed with breast cancer during her junior year at Kent State. She received radiation and chemotherapy treatments while still enrolled at KSU and is now in remission. Beverley now teaches six physical education classes at Kent. Photo by Hannah Potes

Young KSU alumna, instructor celebrates survival during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Megan Wilkinson
October 15, 2012
Brayden Wadsworth, 13 from Twinsburg, wrote on an easel at the Portage county National Alliance for Mental Illness Walk for Recovery, which raised awareness about those who suffer from mental illness. Brayden's sister has bipolar disorder, and his younger brother is autistic. Photo by Jacob Byk

Raising Red Flags: National Depression Awareness Month

Megan Wilkinson
October 8, 2012
Todd Diacon, the new Provost for Kent State University, speaks at the October Faculty Senate Meeting on Oct. 8. Photo by Jacob Byk.

Provost announces strategic planning committee at Faculty Senate

Audrey Fletcher
October 8, 2012

Provost appoints three staffers to different positions

Audrey Fletcher
October 7, 2012

Educational materials can help KSU students succeed in class

Audrey Fletcher
September 26, 2012
Physics professor Jon Secaur teaches 7 Ideas That Shook The Universe and Physics In Entertainment And The Arts online. "I try to respect my students' intelligence and time by only asking them to do projects that are worthwhile," said Secaur. Photo by Hannah Potes.

Online courses continue to grow

Audrey Fletcher
September 20, 2012

School of Digital Sciences’ enrollment increases drastically

Audrey Fletcher
September 15, 2012
Click to enlarge. Graphic by Allison Struck.

KSU students from 99 countries

Drew Parker
September 13, 2012
Michael Work, Kent State architecture graduate, was the main designer for the Police and Fire All Patriots 9/11 Memorial in Tiffin, OH. The memorial features a steel beam that was part of one of the World Trade Center buildings, which is angled on a pentagon-shaped base at 9.11 degrees. The memorial, located at the intersection of N. Washington St. and Frost Pkwy, was dedicated on Sunday, Sept. 9 after a solemn progression by Tiffin police and firefighters from St. Joesph's Church. Photo by Matt Hafley.

Ohio communities honor victims of 9/11 with new memorial sites

Megan Wilkinson
September 9, 2012
Fleet Services employees leave the University Facilities Management complex located on Summit Street August 31. Photo by Shane Flanigan.

Kent State’s street fleet

Megan Wilkinson
September 5, 2012

KSU to announce 2012 class has school’s smartest freshmen ever

Audrey Fletcher
September 3, 2012

Students will present Pop Up City in Venice

Drew Parker
August 28, 2012

Campus cable includes additional channels, HD

Drew Parker
August 26, 2012
President Lester Lefton and Dean Thomas V. Melillo tie a ribbon, symbolizing the College of Podiatric Medicine becoming a college at Kent State on Aug. 8. Photo by Matt Hafley.

Board of Trustees approves contract for tenured and tenure track faculty

Drew Parker
August 7, 2012
William Koberna and his attorney Paul Cristallo are addressed by Judge Barbara Oswick during a hearing Friday morning in the Kent Municipal Court. Koberna is no longer facing felony charges of inducing panic after making threats on Twitter to "shoot up" Kent State University.. Photo by Matt Hafley.

Koberna no longer faces felony charge

Drew Parker
August 2, 2012
Robert and Karen Koberna, William Koberna’s parents, appeared in court and later posted a portion of his bond to secure his release from jail. Photo by Jenna Watson.

Koberna set free, suspended from Kent State

Drew Parker
July 31, 2012
William Koberna was arraigned at the Portage County Municipal Court on Monday, July 30 after the Kent State sophomore allegedly made a threat of a shooting at Kent State. The threat was allegedly made via Twitter Wednesday, July 25, and Koberna was arrested Sunday. Photo by Jenna Watson.

Koberna bail set at $50,000; pleads not guilty

Drew Parker
July 29, 2012
Photo by Matt Hafley.

Franklin Hotel renovation brings jobs to Kent

Drew Parker
July 24, 2012

Parts of Obama’s health care plan upheld

Drew Parker
July 1, 2012
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