Kent State student entrepreneurs experience large success

Kent State student entrepreneurs experience large success

The Kent State University Blackstone Launchpad began with a soft opening in summer 2012.  Since the official opening in fall 2012, many students have experienced large success.  TV2’s Robert Carroll with the story. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”The Blackstone Launchpad at Kent State has been helping students get their business idea off the ground.  Here’s how it helped two students in particular.” ]BBR_04_Carroll_BlackstoneLaunchpad[/bbrvideo] The Kent State Launchpad in the student center has been helping college students with business ideas since fall 2012. …

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Students save money by renting or buying textbooks online.

Students save money by renting or buying textbooks online.

[bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”21st century students have the luxury to buy or rent books online, saving them hudreds of dollars a semester.”]BBR_04_Clemens_booksonline_5[/bbrvideo] Seth Guy is a student at Kent State University who buys all of his textbooks for school online. Seth is definitely not the first or only student to use this method of book buying. In 2007-2008 the average cost of a hard back print textbook at a campus bookstore was around the 200-dollar range. Now, students can spend…

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The Problem With Chief Wahoo

The Problem With Chief Wahoo

Cleveland Indians long time mascot ‘Chief Wahoo’ has been under much criticism over the past couple years. TV2’s Zach Harley set out to find out why the mascot is such a problem. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”The Problem With Chief Wahoo”]BBR_04_Harley_Wahoo[/bbrvideo] Chief Wahoo has been a prominent part of the Cleveland Indians since the late 1940s but in the past five years the response to the mascot has been under heavy fire.  People not only in Cleveland but all over the…

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Undergraduate Student Government Changes the Face of Teaching with Erin’s Law

Undergraduate Student Government Changes the Face of Teaching with Erin’s Law

Kent State University’s Undergraduate Student Government has done a lot in the past year, but with the purposed bill “Erin’s Law” there may be more in store to change curriculum for students. TV2’s Kim Anderson has the story. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government has been working closely with Erin’s Law.”]BBR_04_anderson_erinslaw[/bbrvideo] Currently a bill, Erin’s Law is a law that would require teachers to educate their students in an age appropriate manner about sexual assault and abuse and…

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Garrettsville Strong

Garrettsville Strong

After the village of Garrettsfille suffered from a fire last week, the community is now coming together more than ever — and that includes support from across the world. TV2’s Vivian Feke takes a look at how the small town is recovering in a big way.  [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”The village of Garrettsville comes together after a fire devastated a block of the community’s historic downtown.”]BBR_04_Feke_GarrettsvilleStrong[/bbrvideo] Garrettsville, Ohio, suffered the loss of 13 of its historic downtown businesses last week….

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One of the top paying jobs at KSU

One of the top paying jobs at KSU

Kent State University has roughly 27,000 students that attend the main Kent campus. Out of that 27,000 students 29% of them live on the Kent campus. TV2’s Pamela Marotta tells us a little about jobs offered at KSU for students and where one of the top jobs to have while living on campus. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”At Kent State University working for PARTA is one of the best paying jobs offered for students on campus.”]BBR_04_Marotta_JobsOnCampus[/bbrvideo] Kevin Ball is on of the 27,000…

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Learn to Play With a Friend

Learn to Play With a Friend

Recent transfer student TJ West joined Kent’s Learn to Skate program. He expected decent pay but got more than expected. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”Kent States Learn to Skate program helps local children and their coaches develop skills and relationships.” ]BBR_04_Graybill_Hockey[/bbrvideo] Kent has been employing members of their hockey team for years to train young local children in the sport of hockey. The connection that the children get from their coaches is more than just any average connection. TJ joined a few…

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Lil’ Sibs Invasion

Lil’ Sibs Invasion

Each year Kent Interhall Council plans a variety of events on the Kent State campus, one of those events being Lil’ Sibs Weekend. While the event itself only last three days the time and hard work that goes into planning the event might surprise you.  [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”Lil’ Sibs Weekend is one of KIC’s most successful events. Now see what goes into planning this great event.”]BBR_04_Klein_LittleSibsWeekend[/bbrvideo] Kent State University host hundreds of events every year, but one of the…

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Local public radio station receives support from community

Local public radio station receives support from community

WKSU is Kent State’s public radio station, and its mission is to provide quality programming to its listeners, with no commercial interruptions. TV2 reporter Vivian Feke examines the differences between commercial and public radio, and discovers the values of public radio through WKSU’s General Manager. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”WKSU holds a bi-annual fund drive to support its programming.”]BBR_03_Feke_WKSU[/bbrvideo] Kent State’s public radio station, WKSU, holds a fund drive twice a year to help support its programming. According to General Manager…

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KSU Orchestra brings Russian Culture Home

KSU Orchestra brings Russian Culture Home

Kent State University takes pride in bringing talent from every corner of the world to this small city. The Kent State Orchestra brought Russian culture to Cartwright Hall over the weekend. TV2’s Lauren Buchanan attended the concert and found out that international music is more than just entertainment. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”The Kent State Orchestra performed all Russian music on Saturday in Cartwright Hall.”]BBR_03_Buchanan_RussianConcert[/bbrvideo] The Kent State Orchestra likes to open its concert doors to other countries. The orchestra put…

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