ANCHOR INTRO:The sisters of Alpha Phi raised over $32,000 to donate to the American Heart Association during their “Go Red” week. The week consisted of multiple events involving all of Kent State University’s greek life such as King of Hearts. Members of greek life performed skits and danced the night away to promote heart health. Then ending the week with a fashion show at their 10th annual Red Dress Gala. During the Gala a few of the sisters explained how…
[bbrvideo]BBR_FULTON_STORY1_HEART[/bbrvideo] Anchor lead: Opening night for the premiere of My Heart is the Drum was this past Saturday, and it takes months of rehearsal to put together a play or musical. You have; the actors and/or dancers, the tech crew, and the costume crew. But not many shows have the creators of the production there with them. Reporter Raven Fulton has the story. NAT SOUND The week before My Heart is the Drum opened, it was tech week. The week…
Anchor: Every time you use a TV, a calculator, or a digital watch, you are using LCD technology that was first developed right here at Kent State University. This year, the Liquid Crystal Institute is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Reporter Gabrielle Payne has more on the students and staff behind the scientific discoveries. [bbrvideo]BBR_Payne_S1_LiqCrystal2[/bbrvideo] The world renowned Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University has made immense contributions to science since its opening in 1965. Today, the institute continues to be…
[bbrvideo]BBR_Evangelist_S1_Philanthropy[/bbrvideo] ANCHOR INTRO: What these students are doing is raising money towards your education. Flashanthropy is Kent State’s student-run philanthropy group. Their goal is to spread the awareness of philanthropy through fundraising and various events on campus. Flashanthropy President Andrew Cappuzzello thinks the group is a unique way to give to the student community. “So, I gave it a chance and went to one of the meetings and kind of liked what they were doing. It was not business all…
Anchor Intro: Tastebuds change one menu at Kent State University’s dining halls. Reporter Thea Emroll has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_EMROLL_S1_MINDFUL[/bbrvideo] Pop, pizza and pancakes look good, but are they good for you? The Mindful program at Kent State University will change the way students look at food. The Mindful menu shows students what is in the food as they wait in line to order. This program focuses on the choices students make about eating healthier foods. Sophomore managerial marketing major…
[bbrvideo]BBR_assim_S1_influenza[/bbrvideo] Anchor Lead: The Flu goes around, but this year was more infectious than usual Anchor: The Influenza virus that curses the season is back and more infectious than usual. Anchor: As you just saw, germs spread easily by even the simplest thing of opening a door. On college campus’, with thousands of students, germs spread relatively quicker. Nurse: As of yesterday, February 19th, we have had 103 confirmed positive cases of influenza. Nurse: Most students experience feeling generalized fatigue,…
[bbrvideo]BBR_Allan_S1_Sidewalk[/bbrvideo] Anchor Intro: Jack Frosts clutch is on Kent State. The university has been experiencing a winter for the record books with extreme snowfall and record low temperatures. this has caused a headache for students who rely on the constant icy sidewalks to get to class and for junior Kim Zimmerman this headache has become slippery and dangerous. Kim Zimmerman: I just fell on the ice and I scratched my leg and my hand and a bruise on my other hand and scratched…
Anchor: College today is a great place for young adults to go to learn, have fun, and to accumulate student debt. The average debt per graduate in 2012 was $29,000 and researchers say that that number is continuing to grow. But what if students were given the opportunity to cut that debt in half? That is what President Barack Obama is planing on doing by making all community college free for two years. We sent reporter Shawn Wilson out on…
Kent State University’s Fashion School houses a new machine that takes measurements without measuring tape. [bbrvideo]BBR_Booker_S1_BodySlug[/bbrvideo] “Welcome to the most advanced technology in 3-D Body Scanning.” Meet the 3-D Body scanner housed in Rockwell Hall. According to the Tech Style Lab General Manager, Kevin Wolfgang, the scanner has been in Rockwell Hall for 3 years. “16 Xbox Connect Cameras. They fire off in succession and so there is 4 in each corner. There are 16 pictures that are taken and…
Anchor Intro: TV2 General Manager is not an easy task to do, let alone being a full-time student. Vivian Feke, works hard both for the station and in the classroom here’s Jamie Dillon with the story. [bbrvideo]Dillon_BBR_S1_Feke[/bbrvideo] Meet General Manager at TV2 and full-time Student Vivian Feke, who likes to work behind the scene’s of the station. “But, working in the control room is nice because you get to be right by the director with all the sound board, audio…