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English Premier League setting records and influencing the game

English Premier League setting records and influencing the game

The English Premier League is breaking records and influencing teams globally. Experts point to many reasons for the increase in scoring and one expert at Kent State University, Curtis Good who teaches a course called Sport in the Global Perspective sees three main factors. The first is because of the implementation of the Video Assistant Referee system otherwise known as VAR. This system, implemented in 2019,  was created to assist on-field referees in making accurate decisions during the games. The…

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Games Wide Open: The Olympics to Reach Gender Parity

Games Wide Open: The Olympics to Reach Gender Parity

The slogan for the 2024 Paris Olympics is “Games Wide Open” and for female Olympians, this may finally be true.  The IOC, or the International Olympic Committee said, in a prepared statement, they chose the slogan because, “Since day one, the Paris 2024 project has been all about openness.” The statement also detailed how the Paris Games will be historic in many ways. For example, this will be the first Olympic games with an even split of male and female…

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Study suggests umbilical cord milking is safe for infants over 28 weeks: Previous study halted due to brain bleeding

Study suggests umbilical cord milking is safe for infants over 28 weeks: Previous study halted due to brain bleeding

A 2019 umbilical cord milking study was halted due to the high risk of brain bleeding associated with cord milking in preterm infants born under 19 weeks. A new study suggests that umbilical cord milking is safe for infants born after 28 weeks. Dr. Anup Katheria, a researcher and neonatal physician based in San Diego, led both National Institute of Health studies. Umbilical cord milking is the process of gently squeezing the umbilical cord between the index and forefinger, pushing…

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Healthier potato options may be on the horizon due to gene editing

Healthier potato options may be on the horizon due to gene editing

Chip, chip, hooray! A recent breakthrough in the world of potatoes could produce a healthier spud in the future.  David Douches and Jiming Jiang of Michigan State’s Potato Breeding and Genetics Program have discovered a way to store potatoes year-round without adverse effects through the use of gene editing technology. Their findings were published in the science journal, The Plant Cell in February of this year. Douches, the director of MSU’s Potatoes Breeding and Genetics program has been working alongside…

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The Growing Trend Of Smoking

The Growing Trend Of Smoking

Smoking is very prevalent among adolescents and college students and with the ways shops have rebranded their advertising, they seem to become the target audience. This has become a topic of conversation for Ohio lawmakers in January of this year after state lawmakers overturned Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that would stop retailers from selling flavored tobacco products. According to DeWine the sale of flavored tobacco and teens smoking and vaping is a “public health crisis” in Ohio….

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FRESHMAN CHECK-IN

FRESHMAN CHECK-IN

ANCHOR INTRO – KENT STATE HAS ENROLLED OVER 200 MORE STUDENTS THAN LAST YEAR AND ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS SUCCEED TV2’S MARA O’MALLEY HAS THE STORY.