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2020 census reveals losses for Ohio while redistricting efforts are still set for later this year

Ian Jameson Reporter • May 1, 2021

Data from 2020’s census was released on April 26 and reveals Ohio is losing one congressional seat and an Electoral College vote. Ohio’s population grew by 2.3 percent from 2010 to 2020 while the...

Bars, restaurants allowed to resume normal business hours as statewide curfew lifts

Ian Jameson Reporter • February 12, 2021

Ohio’s 11 p.m. to 5 a.m statewide curfew was lifted Thursday after Gov. Mike DeWine said there had been enough of a sustained decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations. The curfew, which originally went...

Kent State, USG working to find a way for quarantined students to vote

Chris Ramos, assigning editor • October 30, 2020

Students in quarantine face the possibility of not having their vote counted this election. Last Friday, Undergraduate Student Government (USG) started to discuss whether or not quarantined students could...

Voting initiative on campus working to foster civic engagement

Abigail Bottar Burr Copy Desk Chief • October 25, 2020

The General Elections are rapidly approaching; however, there are still a lot of questions and worries about the best way to vote. Safety concerns due to the pandemic are leading more voters to request...