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How law enforcement is using genetic genealogy to solve crimes

How law enforcement is using genetic genealogy to solve crimes

As time passes, how crimes can be solved or how to identify human remains has changed dramatically.  Forensic genetic genealogy has become popular and was most recently used to connect a DNA sample in the quadruple homicide in Idaho in November of 2022.  According to familytreemagazine.com, the FBI reports nearly 250,00 unsolved murder cases, with around 6,000 added yearly.  One of the most famous cases using this tool involved the “Golden State Killer” in 2017; after reopening the case, investigators…

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Small Business

Small Business

The current economy in America has been rough on everyone. Prices are rising at an alarming rate and  people are really feeling it. One group in particular that are having a hard time are small businesses, and business owner, Melina Lee, knows first-hand how the hard the economy shift has been. 

Is Radio Listenership Declining?

Is Radio Listenership Declining?

The radio has been a main form of entertainment for most Americans for over a century. Now, it has competition. With the ever evolving 21st century, we have found new means of entertainment and new ways to listen to the things we want.  “I think that a lot of younger people are tuning into those other formats, the podcasts, Spotify and Apple Music,” says Ryan Lang, radio show host on Akron’s 97.5 WONE. David Curry from Business of Apps reports…

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Sports Injury Prevention: Is it possible?

Sports Injury Prevention: Is it possible?

What if I was able to tell you there is a way to prevent injuries from happening when playing sports. That you could play freely as you wanted without the thought of injury holding you back. Sounds too good to be true you’d might say since there is no actual way to prevent an injury from happening but there are things that you could do to maintain a healthy body to lower the risk of injury. A study that was…

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Pets Need Homes Too

Pets Need Homes Too

By: Skylar Edington An increase in abandoned animals has become very common after the 2020 Covid pandemic. With many families and workers being laid off from work, inflation, and even employees going back to work, it has become a widespread problem. During the 2020 pandemic many families had a desire to have a pet because they were home for almost an entire year. Many people find comfort in animals and being alone for so long made people purchase pets. With…

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NEW HOME

NEW HOME

As we all know, college can be very stressful for students. Adjusting to a new place, new people, and new experiences can prove to be very challenging. Now imagine you having to face these same changes in a completely new country. Laura Lee, a student here at Kent state, doesn’t have to imagine it, it’s her reality.

Student-Teacher Shares Her Thoughts On “Presenting Professionally.”

Student-Teacher Shares Her Thoughts On “Presenting Professionally.”

After 8-hours of student teaching, senior Art Education major Chloe Hetrick takes off her long sleeve turtleneck and slacks and puts on dark blue pajama pants and her mom’s vintage, turquoise sorority pullover. Hetrick then opens her purse and pulls out L’Oréal boxed hair dye in the shade light amber brown (the first step in dyeing her hair red) and two pink nail polishes, one lighter than the other. On this day, she wanted to transform herself into a new…

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From Big City New York to Rural Ohio: The Style That Never Changed

From Big City New York to Rural Ohio: The Style That Never Changed

Being his own person has never been a problem for Adison Colin. Colin, who was born and raised just outside of Brooklyn, took the big steps his freshman year of college when he decided to name Kent his home. A senior in the entrepreneurship program, Colin has always stood out among his peers whether it be for the better or worse. “I think that there’s a lot less diversity here and because I have such a unique look, everybody always…

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