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New Building Celebrates

New Building Celebrates

Anchor Intro: Today was a special event here at the university. It isn’t everyday that a new building opens and it certainly isn’t everyday that its opening was celebrated in this way. Reporter Chip Reid shares with us the grand opening. [bbrvideo]BBR_Reid_S8_Opening[/bbrvideo] Today at 12 o’clock, the Center for Undergraduate Excellence hosted their “B-B Cue” and everyone was welcome to attend.  The party was a stop along Kent State president Beverly Warren during her inauguration week. “I think she’s a…

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Institutional Advancement’s Advancement

Institutional Advancement’s Advancement

Anchor Intro: Kent State has always depended on student scholarships, alumni services, and student and university support. But who is responsible for putting these things together and where do they operate from? TV2 Reporter Chip Reid has more. [bbrvideo]BBR_Reid_S7_Advancement[/bbrvideo] Since November of last year, the intersection of Lincoln and Summit Streets have seen this field of dirt turn into a three story frame. By this December, Kent State’s building for institutional advancement will be complete. “It’s one of the major…

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A Place for Undergrads

A Place for Undergrads

[bbrvideo]BBR_Reid_S6_Undergraduates[/bbrvideo]   [Anchor Intro] A new student-friendly facility has been up and running for almost a month now? Many Kent State students are not aware of this resource that is available for them. [Story] The Center for Undergraduate Excellence was completed while many students were on Spring Break. The building interconnects the Olson and Lake Hall dormitories and serves as the headquarters for undergrad studies at Kent’s main and branch campuses. “All of the services that we offer are ones…

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Student Loans an Issue

Student Loans an Issue

[bbrvideo]BBR_Reid_S5_Loans[/bbrvideo] Anchor Intro: One of the things most synonymous with a four year college are student loans. Reporter Chip Reid tells shows us how students and the office of financial aid are dealing with their loans. At Kent State, 3 out of 4 people will take out some sort of student loan before they graduate. However, the number of graduates who have either yet to pay or are unable to pay their loans is 12% at the university. If the…

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Weather Warms Groundskeepers

Weather Warms Groundskeepers

[bbrvideo]BBR_Reid_S4_Groundskeepers[/bbrvideo] Anchor Intro: With spring approaching, the jobs for some university employees has become much easier. Here’s Chip Reid. As warmer temperatures have finally arrived and only snow that looks like this remains, responsibilities have changed for Kent State’s groundskeepers and it seems like they’re all breathing a sigh of relief. Heather White is the manager of Kent State’s grounds department. “It’s definitely easier in terms of shoveling snow, throwing salt, and certainly conditions are much easier. It’s a little…

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Architecture for Architecture

Architecture for Architecture

[bbrvideo]BBR_Reid_S3_Architecture[/bbrvideo] [Anchor Intro] A Kent State academic department has a relocation on the horizon. Chip Reid has more. This large studio at the  MACC annex is one of three places where architecture students take classes. The other two are Taylor Hall and parts of Tri Towers. However, by the fall of 2016, a new building will bring the whole program under one roof. Michael Bruder is the executive director of the Office of the University Architect. “It was deemed one…

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Demolition of Allerton

Demolition of Allerton

[bbrvideo]BBR_Reid_S2_Allerton[/bbrvideo] [Anchor Intro] A place of residence that has been at the university for over fifty years is soon to be nothing but green grass. Reporter Chip Reid has more on the story. Hearing nothing but the wind and seeing few people is common at the Allerton Apartment Complex. The number of residents has been decreasing for years. The Allerton Apartments were constructed in the early 1960s and now primarily serves as a home for students with families and international…

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Allerton’s Last Winter

Allerton’s Last Winter

[bbrvideo]BBR_Reid_P4_Allerton[/bbrvideo] This is the last cold winter where residents can find warmth in the Allerton Apartment Complex. Allerton opened its doors in the early 1960’s and currently serves as a home primarily for students with families and international students. However, by the end of this summer, all of these 82 apartments will be nothing but green grass. The demolition of this complex will begin this spring and the goal is to make more room for athletic fields to add to…

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Adios to Allerton

Adios to Allerton

[bbrvideo]BBR_Reid_Project3_Standup[/bbrvideo] I’m here at the Allerton Apartment Complex which has served as a home for students and students with families for over fifty years and currently houses over three hundred residents. However, design and bid documents are being prepared for the demolition of remaining apartments A, B, C, and D. Project Manager Michael Wasowski as well as corresponding studies believe that the green space may be used for more athletic fields, located at the sports complex nearby. I spoke with…

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