New Kent Police building to arrive November 2016

New Kent Police building to arrive November 2016

[bbrvideo]BBR_S1_kilnapp_policebuilding[/bbrvideo] You might be used to seeing the old, run-down Kent Police station located on South Water Street. What you’re probably not used to seeing is the condition of the interior of the building. The station is in a state of crisis. The wiring isn’t done correctly. There is no storage space. The walls are deteriorating. The staircase is unfinished and more! Lieutenant James Prusha feels this building is not a stable work environment for the officers and prisoners. “We’ve…

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Campus Bus driver sticks around

Campus Bus driver sticks around

For over ten years, people in Kent have relied on PARTA Buses as a form of transportation.  However, not many people know the history of the bus services.  Reporter, Rex Smith, went out and found a PARTA employee who was driving buses before PARTA and the federal funding it provides came along.  Here is his story. [bbrvideo]BBR_SMITH_S1_PARTA[/bbrvideo] Students can always be seen waiting in the cold for a warm bus to pick them up and take them where they need…

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Undergraduate Student Leader

Undergraduate Student Leader

[bbrvideo]BBR_McKinney_S1_Leader[/bbrvideo] ANCHOR INTRO: Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government is responsible for all of the Undergraduate students on campus. They are the ones who students get to thank for the concerts, free blue books, and numerous allocations for student organizations. Undergraduate Student Government, USG for short, is in charge of the students, but who is in charge of them? Reporter Justin McKinney has the story… They say there’s a place where everyone gets their start. For Marvin Logan it was right…

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The Coolest Tour Guide

The Coolest Tour Guide

Even in negative temperatures, a Kent State tour guide gets her job done. [bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_S1_GUIDE_2[/bbrvideo] On a freezing Thursday afternoon while most students retreated back to their beds, senior Dallas Trescher was leading a prospective transfer student and his mother around the Kent State campus. Trescher: “I’m an admissions office tour guide. I take families from the campus tour center in the student center and I take them around campus for an hour-and-a-half; show them everything and anything they want to…

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Potential student population decrease in the future

Potential student population decrease in the future

[bbrvideo]BBR_WILSON_P4_VIDEO[/bbrvideo]   The population of Kent State University is just over 29,000. With this amount of students on campus everything is running at full capacity, the Residence halls are all filled, the parking lots are full, and in most classes there are no empty seats. But what if that changed… What if the number of students decreased by a third or even half of its current total? With President Obama’s plan to make all community colleges free for two years…

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Bowling Provides Opportunity

Bowling Provides Opportunity

Anchor: While the PTC may be know for football in the Fall, there is one sport that manages to draw huge crowds despite being under the radar. Co-Anchor: TV2’s Max Fleck has one that sport is, and what makes it so special   [bbrvideo]BBR_Fleck_P4_BowlingProvidesOpportunity[/bbrvideo]   While the residents of Portage Countys love of sports like football and basketball is well documented, one sport is still able to garner waves of fans while being a bit off the radar… bowling.  …

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Shift in Deans

Shift in Deans

[bbrvideo]BBR_Young_Project4_CCI[/bbrvideo] On a campus that is home to nearly 30,000 students, a large portion of these graduates study under the wing of the College of Communication and Information. Leaving the question: who is the current Dean of CCI, and what exactly does she do? The Kent State University College of Communication and information is one of the only colleges within the United States that has such a diverse combination of communication, information and visual disciplines under one Umbrella. The mission…

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A Dress to Live For A Cause to Die For

A Dress to Live For A Cause to Die For

Narrator: Ty Sugick [bbrvideo]BBR_Sugick_P4_Greek23[/bbrvideo] The Ladies of the Alpha Phi sorority, spent this past weekend raising awareness for heart disease in women. The sisters raised money by hosting events such as, Get Fit with the Phi’s, and King of Hearts. King of Hearts is a fun event where the fraternities  of Kent’s campus support the cause. Or, according to show host Gabbie Payne, where the Justin Timberlake’s and Beyonce’s of campus have come to play. The Red Dress Gala, another…

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The Liquid Crystal Institute

The Liquid Crystal Institute

[bbrvideo]BBR_Payne_P4_LCI[/bbrvideo] Every time you use a TV, a digital watch, or a calculator, you are looking through a liquid crystal display. But how exactly does a simple molecule transform into complex technology? If you visit the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University, you will find many students researching in the labs. Some students may even be working on their own scientific discoveries and patents. A liquid crystal can be manipulated by heat and light to create new technology. Graduate…

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