Broadcast Reporting

New police station arriving November 2016

February 9, 2015 Stefanie Kilnapp

[bbrvideo]BBR_P3_Kilnapp_newpolicebuilding[/bbrvideo] You might be used to seeing the old run-down police station on South Water Street. But come November 2016, The Kent police task force will have a brand new building and location. Lieutenant James Prusha feels that this new station is absolutely necessary. He feels that the current building is inefficient financially. It’s constantly needing repairs for things like: a leaking roof, a bowing exterior wall, broken air conditioning and heating units, and decaying door jams. The lobby is…

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Freshman Retention at Kent State

February 9, 2015 Administrator

[bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_P3_RETENTION[/bbrvideo] In the fall of 2014 it was announced that the freshman retention rate, the rate at which freshman students return to be sophomores, had reached 81.7%, an all-time high for the university. When asked why he believed the percentage had hit the record high, Kent State Provost Todd Diacon gave credit to an improvement in academic advising, as well as a push for students to maintain 15-credit hour semesters, and the expansion of support services and co-curricular experiences. Sophomore…

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Nutrition Changes Campus

February 9, 2015 Theodora Emroll

[bbrvideo]BBR_EMROLL_P3_STANDUP[/bbrvideo] Twenty-four dining halls on Kent State University’s campus provide students with food, beverages and snacks. One menu will transform the way students look at food. On the second floor of the student center, Kent Market 2, provides a sign with information about healthy food options. University Dining Services launched the Mindful program Feb. 1 to some of the dining halls. This program allows students to the icons and make a conscious decision about what they are eating and…

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Summit Street Construction

February 9, 2015 Rex Smith

[bbrvideo]BBR_SMITH_P3_CONSTRUCTION[/bbrvideo] Phase one of a two-year remodeling project of Summit Street will begin this summer once it warms up outside. The purpose of this lengthy project that began planning in 2006 is to reduce congestion and accidents on Summit Street. The project will extend from the intersection of Lincoln and Summit all the way to the intersection of Summit and Loop Road. Roundabouts will replace two intersections while bike lanes and two non-intersection crosswalks will be added. Phase one of…

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Your Executive Director

February 9, 2015 Administrator

[bbrvideo]BBR_McKinney_P3_Executive[/bbrvideo] Over the years this stage hosted numerous guest speakers and honored guests, but one in particular can call this stage his home. That is Kent State University’s Undergraduate Student Government, USG for short, Executive Director Marvin Logan. Logan is currently still in office, and will continue until his term ends in April. Currently a senior and set to graduate after spring semester, Logan majors in Pan-African Studies with three minors. That’s right, three minors, Human Development, Family Studies, and…

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Student Government is Here to Help

February 4, 2015 Administrator

Marvin Logan is the Executive Director of Undergraduate Student Government or USG for short. USG is here to Improve the quality of campus, while also helping students that attend Kent State University. USG is in charge of multiple events and making life easier for Undergraduate Students. Such things include free Blue Books for students, and the ever popular Spring Concert that has brought big names to campus for years. Kevin Hart, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Capitol Cities are all examples…

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Kent Leaves Conference, but Rivalry With Ravenna Will be Bigger Than Ever

February 2, 2015 Nicklaus Fleck

For the past 100 years, two schools in the Portage County have battled in football, basketball, or just trying to walk down the street faster than the other. But after the Spring 2015 semester, the two schools will no longer play within the same conference. After this season the Kent Roosevelt Rough Riders will be leaving the Portage Trails Conference to move into the Suburban League, opening the door for Cloverleaf to take their spot. On the surface…

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An Unlikely Group of Decision Makers and their Petit Chef

February 2, 2015 Savanna McCarthy

The decision makers…The people in charge of making the decisions no one else wants to make, and their small, blonde leader. President Beverly Warren has come to Kent State University and managed to do what past President Lester Lefton couldn’t do his whole Presidency. Beloved by faculty and staff for her attempts to create a campus community and on going attempts to remain as accessible as possible than any who have come before her, President Warren keeps everyone on…

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Ombuds Know Student Issues

February 1, 2015 Raymond Allan

Where do you go when you have a student issue on campus but don’t know where to go? Dr. Jennifer Kulics, Student Ombuds, is the person for you. She is an authority on my beat, student issues. I sat down with her to get a scope of the issues students are facing here at Kent State. “I advocate for a fair process for student issues,” Dr. Kulic said,” but not advocate for an outcome” Dr. Kulic’s office gives students a…

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The Police Beat don’t Die in Kent

February 1, 2015 Stefanie Kilnapp

The Kent City Police Station offers never ending insights on what is going on around town and even around the world. From the new targets on police officers to what your rights are at house parties, Lieutenant James Prusha has the scoop. Lieutenant Prusha was a former Road Supervisor in Kent and worked his way up and earned the title of Lieutenant, so he knows what would make the perfect stories. His knowledge combined with my family history working in…

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