BFA Senior Dance Concert

BFA Senior Dance Concert

Anchor lead: Preparing since August, the annual BFA Senior Dance Concert and Student Dance Festival was this past weekend.  Raven Fulton has the story of the seniors last showcase. [bbrvideo]BBR_FULTON_STORY4_IMPULSE[/bbrvideo] The five BFA seniors, along with a few juniors, showcased their original work this past weekend at the BFA  Dance Concert: Impulse. After four years, this was their last showcase of their college careers. This is Barbara Verlezza, she is BFA faculty Artistic Director and she has been with the…

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Trained To Shoot

Trained To Shoot

Anchor Lead: The issue of the over use of police force has been a hot topic recently in America, especially when it comes to when it is permissible to use a firearm. Co-Anchor: TV2’s Max Fleck has the story on when it’s okay to use a gun and why that it is that way.   [bbrvideo]BBR_Fleck_S4_TrainedToShoot3[/bbrvideo]   NAT POP: Protestors cheering   Reporter: Recently protestors have taken to the streets of Ferguson in order to back their police force, a…

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Exam Week Mayhem

Exam Week Mayhem

Anchor: Exam week can create difficulties for college students. Learning how to cope with it and over come struggles is essential during this period of your life. Nadia Assim has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_ASSIM_S4_EXAMS[/bbrvideo] Student: Come to the library, it’s the best place! Reporter: Exam week can create a lot of stress for college students. Not only studying for one test, but multiple at the same time requires a special set of skills. Reporter: Here you see students in the Kent…

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Inside of The MuseLab

Inside of The MuseLab

[bbrvideo]BBR_Young_S4_MuseLab[/bbrvideo]   Anchor Lead: Considering the vast size of the Kent State University campus students have a wide range of choices when it comes to majors. Some students spend their time designing and laying out museum exhibits. Jake Young has the story… Walking through Riesman Plaza every day, who knew that there was fireplace on the third floor of the library? But is that a fireplace at all? Back in 2013 the School of Library and Information Sciences unveiled something that…

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Spring Break Excites International Students

Spring Break Excites International Students

[bbrvideo]BBR_STEBELTON_S4_SPRING[/bbrvideo] Anchor Intro: With Spring Break starting this week, what will happen to students who are unable to go home? TV2’s Lauren Stebelton tells us more. NAT SOUND: Campus Loop Bus REPORTER OBJ. TRACK: Seeing the Campus Loop bus come down the road is an exciting feeling in the cold winter months, but now a new feeling has emerged. As the snow melts and the sun shines on Kent State’s campus, students might catch the Spring fever. With Spring Break…

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Diversity at Kent State

Diversity at Kent State

Anchor: Across the nations universities Diversity is becoming increasingly important. So much so that a committee was formed to help get higher education on the same page when it comes to diversity, The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. One of Kent States own has been recently elected to the committee and we are sending reporter Shawn Wilson out to tell you more. [bbrvideo]BBR_WILSON_S4_BROWN[/bbrvideo]   Here at Kent State University only 13% of the undergraduate student population is…

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Minorities Give Perspective

Minorities Give Perspective

[bbrvideo]BBR_S4_Booker_Minority[/bbrvideo] Anchor Intro: Men in the Fashion School give their prospective on how it feels to be in a predominately women drive market. Fashion is a profession dominated by women. In Rockwell Hall, women are not the only students creating clothes. Fashion Design Sophmore, Janaai Jones, is part of a generation of Fashion. He sees being in a profession dominated by women in a different prospective. Jones: “You hear things and see things… Its interesting, it calms me. Being around…

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Modest Me: Breaking the Stereotype

Modest Me: Breaking the Stereotype

Anchor Intro: The month of March is women’s history month. As a way to celebrate this, the Arabic Student Association put together an event about women’s empowerment in the Arab world and about breaking the stereotypes. Tv2’s Nicole Jelinek has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_JELINEK_S4_MODESTME[/bbrvideo] [Nat sound- Nora speaking with friend] This is Nora Hmeidan. Nora is a student here at Kent State and is a Muslim. You may not know it from her outward fashion, but she embraces the fact that…

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Money, Money, Money

Money, Money, Money

For the average Kent State student, financial aid is vital to their enrollment at the university. And in a few special cases, students no longer need to worry about their financial situations. [bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_S4_MONEY_1[/bbrvideo] Some say that money makes the world go ’round. And it’s unquestioned that financial aid often plays a big role in every prospective student’s college decision. Approximately 70 percent of Kent State students receive some sort of financial aid. And then there are students like Layne Gerbig whose…

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Politickin with Devin

Politickin with Devin

[bbrvideo]BBR_Dillon_S4_Devin[/bbrvideo] Meet Junior Public Communications major at Kent State Devin Bates. Bates has a show Politickin with Devin can be heard on Sundays from 4-6 PM. Bates uses his show as an avenue for students to be creative and heard. Bates knows his show is different from the rest. My show is just an avenue for anyone that is seeking to get out their creative spirit and also drop educational standpoint. Devin captures Kent State’s attention with art and music….

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