A Weekend of Celebration

A Weekend of Celebration

ANCHOR INTRO: Kent State University holds numerous events throughout the year, but perhaps non as important as Lil’ Sibs Weekend. It’s an opportunity for students to reconnect with their families. Reporter Justin McKinney has more… [bbrvideo]BBR_McKinney_S6_Celebration[/bbrvideo] Lil’ Sibs Weekend is an event run by Kent’s Interhall Council that allows students little siblings to visit campus and stay for the weekend. It’s an event that allows families to reconnect and spend quality time together after being apart due to the strenuous…

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BSR Baseball Broadcasts

BSR Baseball Broadcasts

Anchor Intro: Black Squirrel radio is the only station to broadcast live sports, we sent reporter Jamie Dillon out to see what exactly they do and are looking for. [bbrvideo]BBR_Dillon_S6_broadcast[/bbrvideo] Black Squirrel Radio is actively looking to help recruit students to help join their broadcast of live sports. Baseball season is here and they are looking to get anyone they can to help. “Boston Bob” as they call him at the station says that it is fun and relaxing to…

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Karaoke In Quaker

Karaoke In Quaker

Looking for a fun way to spend your weekends on campus? How about karaoke in a chicken wing restaurant? Jacob Derwin tells us more. [bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_S6_KARAOKE[/bbrvideo] Every Friday night is Karaoke Night at the Kent State Quaker Steak & Lube. While most patrons are there for a late dinner, some come to sing their hearts out. Yazmin Zoe Ali-Reed, who ran the event by herself last Friday night, says there are a few regular performers who are always ready to get on…

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Dangers of Distracted Walking

Dangers of Distracted Walking

[bbrvideo]BBR_ALLAN_S5_TEXTING[/bbrvideo] Texting while driving isn’t the only dangerous activity involving a cellphone . A new study done by the pew charitable trust says distracted walking is one of the biggest causes with pedestrian injuries. Distracted walking is walking while texting, web browsing or listening to music. According to the study this could cause you to run into poles, fall off curbs and twist ankles. Kent state sophomore Jenna Myler knows first hands how distracted driving can cause injury. Myler said,“I’ve…

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Blood Drive Controversy

Blood Drive Controversy

Donating blood to the local blood drive is not usually an issue for most people trying to save a few lives. For Brandon Stephens this is not the case. Reporter Nadia Assim discovered why you will not be seeing Stephens’ face at the next blood drive. [bbrvideo]BBR_S5_ASSIM_BLOOD[/bbrvideo] On Kent Campus there are usually six blood drives a year, creating around 1600 units of blood. There are some restrictions on who can give blood, but Scott Dotterer, coordinator of Health Promotions…

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Birth to Behind Bars

Birth to Behind Bars

49% of all fathers in American prisons are African American according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Kent State University’s Focus on the Future organization held a benefit showcase highlighting the disproportionate ratios of black fathers in prison to stress the need for understanding in the community. Reporter Jasmin Sparkman explored this phenomenon and caught up with the artists striving to help the world understand it. [bbrvideo]BBR_SPARKMAN_S5_FOF[/bbrvideo] Focus on the Future held it’s 5th annual Benefit Showcase Tuesday night in…

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Texting law Ineffective

Texting law Ineffective

The Ohio Revised Code has passed a law preventing drivers to text and drive, but cops have no authority to ticket them even if they’re caught first-hand. [bbrvideo]BBR_S5_Kilnapp_Text[/bbrvideo]   Effective March 2015, Ohio does not permit a person to drive a motor vehicle while using  a handheld communications device to write, send, or read a text-based communication. “This is a useless law”, Lieutenant Prusha said. Law enforcement officers are not allowed to stop drivers solely for texting and driving, even…

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No In- House Competition

No In- House Competition

Musical theatre is a very competitive field, where your friends are your competition. What happens when you’re not only friends in musical theatre but you are roommates? Reporter Raven Fulton has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_FULTON_STORY5_MT[/bbrvideo] Nora Culley and Kayla Hendry enter their apartment, just across the road from the Performing Arts Center. Kayla’s room is unusually cluttered with clothes. And a empty suitcase sits in the middle of the room. The two senior musical theatre majors recently got back from the…

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Fraternity Seeks Charter

Fraternity Seeks Charter

Anchor intro: Sigma Alpha Epsilon once was banned from campus made its way back to Kent State University in 2012. They are now looking to become nationally chartered, reporter Ty Sugick has more. [bbrvideo]BBR_Sugick_S5_charter[/bbrvideo] The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has spent the last few years rebuilding after being ousted from Kent State’s campus in the 2009 school year. The fraternity, made its way back to campus in fall of 2012, led by former chapter President Vince Dangerfield. Now under the…

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Mammograms Make a Change

Mammograms Make a Change

Anchor Intro: October is not the only time of year people need to be aware of breast cancer. The Kent State Women’s Center offers mammograms two times a year in order to bring attention to the importance of getting checked regularly. Reporter Nicole Jelinek has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_JELINEK_S5_MAMMOGRAMS[/bbrvideo] 15 percent of women who get breast cancer have a family member diagnosed with it.  85 percent of breast cancer cases occur in women who have no family history of cancer. Freshman…

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