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A Look into the Liquid Crystal Institute

A Look into the Liquid Crystal Institute

Anchor: Every time you use a TV, a calculator, or a digital watch, you are using LCD technology that was first developed right here at Kent State University. This year, the Liquid Crystal Institute is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Reporter Gabrielle Payne has more on the students and staff behind the scientific discoveries. [bbrvideo]BBR_Payne_S1_LiqCrystal2[/bbrvideo] The world renowned Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University has made immense contributions to science since its opening in 1965. Today, the institute continues to be…

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Students practicing philanthropy

Students practicing philanthropy

[bbrvideo]BBR_Evangelist_S1_Philanthropy[/bbrvideo] ANCHOR INTRO: What these students are doing is raising money towards your education. Flashanthropy is Kent State’s student-run philanthropy group. Their goal is to spread the awareness of philanthropy through fundraising and various events on campus. Flashanthropy President Andrew Cappuzzello thinks the group is a unique way to give to the student community. “So, I gave it a chance and went to one of the meetings and kind of liked what they were doing. It was not business all…

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Feke’s Busy Life

Feke’s Busy Life

Anchor Intro: TV2 General Manager is not an easy task to do, let alone being a full-time student. Vivian Feke, works hard both for the station and in the classroom here’s Jamie Dillon with the story. [bbrvideo]Dillon_BBR_S1_Feke[/bbrvideo] Meet General Manager at TV2 and full-time Student Vivian Feke, who likes to work behind the scene’s of the station. “But, working in the control room is nice because you get to be right by the director with all the sound board, audio…

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Undergraduate Student Leader

Undergraduate Student Leader

[bbrvideo]BBR_McKinney_S1_Leader[/bbrvideo] ANCHOR INTRO: Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government is responsible for all of the Undergraduate students on campus. They are the ones who students get to thank for the concerts, free blue books, and numerous allocations for student organizations. Undergraduate Student Government, USG for short, is in charge of the students, but who is in charge of them? Reporter Justin McKinney has the story… They say there’s a place where everyone gets their start. For Marvin Logan it was right…

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The Coolest Tour Guide

The Coolest Tour Guide

Even in negative temperatures, a Kent State tour guide gets her job done. [bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_S1_GUIDE_2[/bbrvideo] On a freezing Thursday afternoon while most students retreated back to their beds, senior Dallas Trescher was leading a prospective transfer student and his mother around the Kent State campus. Trescher: “I’m an admissions office tour guide. I take families from the campus tour center in the student center and I take them around campus for an hour-and-a-half; show them everything and anything they want to…

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The Liquid Crystal Institute

The Liquid Crystal Institute

[bbrvideo]BBR_Payne_P4_LCI[/bbrvideo] Every time you use a TV, a digital watch, or a calculator, you are looking through a liquid crystal display. But how exactly does a simple molecule transform into complex technology? If you visit the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University, you will find many students researching in the labs. Some students may even be working on their own scientific discoveries and patents. A liquid crystal can be manipulated by heat and light to create new technology. Graduate…

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Student organization raises money for your education

Student organization raises money for your education

[bbrvideo]BBR_Evangelist_P4_Flashanthropy[/bbrvideo] While Kent State may be a public university, you may be surprised by how much funding is being raised right here on the Kent State campus. Less than 20 percent is received through the state and that number is continuing to decline. However, a group of students is helping towards the cause. That would be Flashanthropy. Flashanthropy is Kent State’s student run philanthropy group. Flashanthropy advisor Taylor Police says the group’s mission is to spread the awareness of philanthropy…

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Why Students Stay (Or Don’t)

Why Students Stay (Or Don’t)

[bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_P4_RETENTION[/bbrvideo] When the Class of 2017 came into Kent State, they were commended for their high ACT scores and GPAs. And when those freshmen became sophomores, it turned out that they had the highest freshmen to sophomore retention rate in Kent State history: 81.7%. Kent State Provost Todd Diacon stated that he believed the boosted retention rate had to do with an increase in required academic advising and the PR advocating for students to take 15 credit hours a semester….

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Feke’s Busy Life

Feke’s Busy Life

[bbrvideo]BBR_Dillon_P4_Vivian[/bbrvideo] General Manager doesn’t fit the mold of a college student taking 21 credit hours. Junior, Vivian Feke has her hands full either for TV2 or keeping up with her schoolwork in either of her two majors. Feke helps behind the scenes of TV2 that not many people would realize from helping to setting up set for a TV show to helping edit scenes for a show. Feke spends most of her time in Franklin Hall when not in her…

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Undergraduate Student Leader

Undergraduate Student Leader

[bbrvideo]BBR_McKinney_P4_Leader[/bbrvideo] They say there’s a place where everyone gets their start. For Marvin Logan it was here, at Subway. Marvin became a popular fixture here in the Student Center through his work at Subway, and constant involvement in student organizations, but he has made home here at the helm of Undergraduate Student Government. Marvin Logan is the Executive Director, and he’s here for the students. Although Marvin’s collegiate career began as a hurdler for the Kent State Golden Flashes. Though,…

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