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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

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Kent States Verder Hall, located at 150 Midway Dr. As of the Fall 2023 semester, the dorm has been reopened as a housing option for students.

Students deal with extreme temperatures inside newly reopened Verder Hall

Andrew Bowie, Reporter September 14, 2023

Students were left without air conditioning inside Verder Hall after outside temperatures in the area surpassed 90 degrees last week.  In efforts to meet the demands for increased on-campus housing,...

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OPINION: Too hot for guns

Alex Thornhill September 14, 2018

Last week, over 100 Northeast Ohio schools closed for the day due to temperatures reaching in upper 90s. The schools, mostly inner-city and lower income districts, closed the buildings due to not having...

A fan sits on the floor of a hall in Dunbar Hall at Kent State Kent, Ohio Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2018.

No air conditioning in Verder and Dunbar leaves residents steaming mad

Chris Ramos September 5, 2018

 Temperatures since the semester started have reached an average high of about 84 degrees, surpassing Kent’s historical average for the same period of time of about 76 degrees.Verder Hall and Dunbar...

Keeping it cool: Residence halls welcome air conditioning

Colin Baker September 14, 2017

The Lake and Olson residence halls now have air conditioning, new roofing and carpeting this semester, with similar renovations coming to Verder Hall a year from now.“It’s been the most amazing addition...

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