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Category: Interviewing and Data

These stories are from the Interviewing and Data class, an upper-level reporting class that can be taken by both broadcast and web/print-focused students. The class takes a deeper look at two key components of news gathering – interviewing and finding stories in numbers.

High School Football Players Are No Longer Getting a Fair Shake

High School Football Players Are No Longer Getting a Fair Shake

The transfer portal has burst onto the scene of college football. Coaches are taking advantage of this game-changing resource, as they choose to fill out their rosters with experienced players rather than take a chance on a graduating high school player.   The NCAA refers to the transfer portal as a “tool to systemically manage the transfer process from start to finish.” USA Today’s Tom Schad put it best by saying, “It’s a database.”  Players put their names into a website,…

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Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest Revives Interest in CPR

Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest Revives Interest in CPR

The Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals broke a viewership record for ESPN and “Monday Night Football” on Jan. 3, however, instead of a football game many of those viewers watched lifesaving CPR take place on the field. During the high-profile game, ESPN averaged 21.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That number jumped to 23.8 million viewers at the end of the first quarter after Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field.  Cardiac arrest, which…

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Covid-19’s Major Impact on Society Throughout the Years

Covid-19’s Major Impact on Society Throughout the Years

The causes and affects of Covid-19 from the past to where we are today. The year is 2019, it is around Christmas time, a time in which people spread love and joy. News breaks that a new virus orchestrated in China was created in a laboratory, called Covid-19. Fast forward to March 2020 when the world just stops and seems like it is going to end. Government shutdowns were at their peak back in March and April of 2020. Many…

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Sports Gambling is now in Ohio and so are the Addiction Problems

Sports Gambling is now in Ohio and so are the Addiction Problems

Sports betting has been in Ohio for just around 3 months when it made its debut on January 1st, 2023. And now that that’s here, the addictions will be here too. Sports betting is now easier than ever, with plenty of apps of sportsbooks available online. Ones like FanDuel, DraftKings, and Bet365 have all flooded new users in the state of Ohio. Even when you’re watching sports, every five to 10 minutes there is a sports gambling add on the…

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Mental Health: A World of Stigma

Mental Health: A World of Stigma

Mental health is a highly talked about topic. From personal conversation, to a media takeover. Mental health contributes to how we feel, act, and socialize. It controls how we make decisions, and relate to others. More than 50% of people will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their life.  There are a lot of stereotypes around each mental illness or disorder. Depression has been associated with laziness. Anxiety has been called cowardly. Personality disorders…

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First Generation Sophomore business management student Kenderick Xongmixay has found a way to make Kent State a home. He might have grown up close to Kent, but his roots are from much farther. Kenderick was born and raised in Akron, Ohio where he shared his passion for soccer with his highschool teammates. He grew up with three half siblings on his dad’s side and two half siblings on his moms side.  Kendericks parents gave birth to him in Akron but…

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Who is Kent State? Greenhouse turned Conservation Club

Who is Kent State? Greenhouse turned Conservation Club

Kent, Ohio – Third semester senior Megan Homison is a botany major at Kent State who has been interested in plants and conservation since she was a kid. When she first came to campus as a freshman, she was focused on finding a safe comfortable place where she felt she belonged. Thanks to a successful tour she found a home in the greenhouse that was on campus. She immediately wanted to get involved in any way that she could. One…

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Unapologetically Jewish

Unapologetically Jewish

Helen Gaffney, 22, a proud Jewish woman and a deep feminist, finds a community that reenforces her activism and belief in her faith at Kent State. Most days Helen can be found on Summit Street at the Cohn Jewish Student Center, working late nights at the reception desk or relaxing in the lounge with two or three close friends. Helen is a minority on campus, because she is Jewish and a woman. Approximately 1,500 students make up the Jewish community…

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First year, first gen and the weight of the world

First year, first gen and the weight of the world

Shakur Cistrunk started college last semester with high expectations for himself. Being a first-generation college student, he feels “the weight of the world” to achieve.  Cistrunk grew up in Akron, Ohio with five siblings. Throughout his life, he found his community through music. He learned to play the trumpet in fifth grade. He first found a passion for the instrument when he discovered jazz. “Originally when I first started to play the trumpet, I really didn’t like it. It just…

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