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New Campus Building

New Campus Building

[bbrvideo]BBR_Evangelist_S3_Building[/bbrvideo] ANCHOR INTRO: The College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology is leaving Van Deusen Hall for a new and state of the art home . TV2’s Jarrod Evangelist has the story. These students are few of the many experiencing the new resources at the Aeronautics and Technology building. While these students are constructing for their class, Kent State just finished constructing and opened the building this semester. The building is the new home to the College of Applied Engineering , Sustainability and Technology….

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Students Glued to Cell Phones

Students Glued to Cell Phones

Anchor Intro: Studies show that students may spend more time on their cell phones than they do sleeping. Reporter Gabrielle Payne has more on how students have become addicted to their mobile devices. [bbrvideo]BBR_Payne_S3_Smartphone1[/bbrvideo] No matter where you are in a college town, there is one thing you will see in the hands of every student on campus: a cell phone. A study by the Huffington Post found that since 2004, cell phone use among students has increased from 45 percent…

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Seniors Prepare for Graduation

Seniors Prepare for Graduation

As the spring semester reaches the halfway point, many seniors are preparing for their upcoming graduation from Kent State. Jacob talked with some of them to find out their feelings on leaving school. [bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_S3_GRAD[/bbrvideo] Tori Scheaffer is showing me pictures from throughout her years at Kent State. A lot has happened during her time here. She declared a psychology major, got married and bought a house in the area. And now, with only about two months left in the spring…

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WKSU Fund Drive

WKSU Fund Drive

[bbrvideo]BBR_Dillon_S3_WKSU[/bbrvideo] WKSU’s Fund drive helps the station provide money to the station to help it running, here is Jamie Dillon with the story. Natural Sound: Host Telling the phone number to the listeners WKSU, a non-profit radio station held a fund drive this past weekend, to help get money to help keep the station running. Volunteers come in and take pledges from people in the community. Senior receptionist Maranda Shrewsberry told me what the Fund Drive meant to her. Interview…

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Free Blue Books

Free Blue Books

ANCHOR INTRO: It is midterms week on Kent State University’s campus, and that means students are neck deep in exams. Some students will be responsible for a small examination booklet called a Blue Book that is sold for 35 cents in the campus bookstore. Though these booklets cost little to nothing at all, Kent State USG saw an opportunity to help its students. Reporter Justin McKinney has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_McKinney_S3_Blue[/bbrvideo] “That was the sound of someone buying a Blue Book…

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Student helps foster children

Student helps foster children

[bbrvideo]BBR_Evangelist_S2_Fostercare[/bbrvideo] Anchor Intro: One Kent State student is looking to give back to children who are currently in foster care. TV2’s Jarrod Evangelist has the story. Meet Keri Richmond, a Sophomore Public Relations major at Kent State. As a young child, Keri was in foster care until she was 5 years old and knows the difficulties it brings. While looking for an internship this past November, Keri learned of an opportunity to become an advocate for kids who shared the problems…

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Research Based Education

Research Based Education

Anchor: Graduate students at Kent State University conduct research to improve the education system. Broadcast Beat Reporter Gabrielle Payne visited the psychology department to find out more. [bbrvideo]BBR_Payne_S2_Psych[/bbrvideo] From the earliest stages of life, students are taught the importance of processing information. As they grow older, they develop more and more cognitive skills to aid in learning. By the time students reach college graduation, have they maximized their full potential? The Psychology Department of Kent State is focused on researching…

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TeleProductions Training Sessions

TeleProductions Training Sessions

[bbrvideo]Dillon_BBR_S2_Tele[/bbrvideo] Anchor Lead: TeleProduction’s training sessions are used to help students gain knowledge for aspiring professional’s in the field here is Jamie Dillon with the story. Reporter Mark Warzinski, Production Manager at Kent State’s Teleproductions has been there for sixteen years and holds training sessions from 2-5 to get the students hands on experience in the field. Warzinski said the training sessions have been going on back to when he was at Kent State. Interview: “Yeah the training sessions at…

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The Online Classroom Experience

The Online Classroom Experience

The number of Kent State students enrolled in online classrooms increases by the hundreds every year. What have been some of these students’ experiences? Jacob Derwin has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_S2_ONLINE[/bbrvideo] According to the Office of Continuing and Distance Education, 40 percent of Kent State students are enrolled in at least one online class. Lauren Pankiw: “Analytic Geometry & Calculus 1” Garret Waugh: “Literature & English 1” Beau Kuhn: “I have one class that is not online.” But how do people…

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Gender-Inclusive Housing Approved

Gender-Inclusive Housing Approved

ANCHOR INTRO: There is a major change coming to the residential halls of Kent State University. This time it is not from construction, but through reform. Reporter Justin McKinney has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_McKinney_S2_Housing[/bbrvideo] “Kent State University’s Undergraduate Student Government recently approved of gender-inclusive housing for students on campus. This means Kent State can now offer equal housing for people of the LGBTQ community who choose to live with each other.” “These new rules don’t only apply to people who identify…

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