What if I was able to tell you there is a way to prevent injuries from happening when playing sports. That you could play freely as you wanted without the thought of injury holding you back. Sounds too good to be true you’d might say since there is no actual way to prevent an injury from happening but there are things that you could do to maintain a healthy body to lower the risk of injury. A study that was…
Imagine you are worried about your friend’s mental health and decide to call a hotline and ask for help. What do you anticipate as a response? Do you believe they will give you the necessary resources and equipment to help them? Or would you expect a police officer to force him into a mental health facility? “Consider the scenario in which you visit your mother and say, ‘I’m going to kill myself by slitting my wrists with a knife.’ you…
“My wife and I were watching a movie at home, and then we heard some sirens,” finance/development committee chairman Robert Runnion said. “We looked out the window, and the sky was orange.” That was the scene on Feb. 3 when a Norfolk train carrying hazardous material was traveling through East Palestine, Ohio, derailed. Runnion left his house to head into the town to do whatever he could to help. “I was talking to a few of the officers that were…
The blackout rage gallon (BORG) rose to viral fame in 2020 and has since become the Gen Z drink of choice. The BORG is a gallon jug filled with half water and half alcohol and flavored with electrolytes and caffeine mixers. Some say this is a safer approach to binge drinking, but many health and safety questions remain. One Kent State student, who asked to remain anonymous to avoid being associated with binge drinking, explained how he prepares a BORG. …
The transfer portal has burst onto the scene of college football. Coaches are taking advantage of this game-changing resource, as they choose to fill out their rosters with experienced players rather than take a chance on a graduating high school player. The NCAA refers to the transfer portal as a “tool to systemically manage the transfer process from start to finish.” USA Today’s Tom Schad put it best by saying, “It’s a database.” Players put their names into a website,…
The Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals broke a viewership record for ESPN and “Monday Night Football” on Jan. 3, however, instead of a football game many of those viewers watched lifesaving CPR take place on the field. During the high-profile game, ESPN averaged 21.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That number jumped to 23.8 million viewers at the end of the first quarter after Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field. Cardiac arrest, which…
The causes and affects of Covid-19 from the past to where we are today. The year is 2019, it is around Christmas time, a time in which people spread love and joy. News breaks that a new virus orchestrated in China was created in a laboratory, called Covid-19. Fast forward to March 2020 when the world just stops and seems like it is going to end. Government shutdowns were at their peak back in March and April of 2020. Many…
Sports betting has been in Ohio for just around 3 months when it made its debut on January 1st, 2023. And now that that’s here, the addictions will be here too. Sports betting is now easier than ever, with plenty of apps of sportsbooks available online. Ones like FanDuel, DraftKings, and Bet365 have all flooded new users in the state of Ohio. Even when you’re watching sports, every five to 10 minutes there is a sports gambling add on the…
Mental health is a highly talked about topic. From personal conversation, to a media takeover. Mental health contributes to how we feel, act, and socialize. It controls how we make decisions, and relate to others. More than 50% of people will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their life. There are a lot of stereotypes around each mental illness or disorder. Depression has been associated with laziness. Anxiety has been called cowardly. Personality disorders…
By: Skylar Edington An increase in abandoned animals has become very common after the 2020 Covid pandemic. With many families and workers being laid off from work, inflation, and even employees going back to work, it has become a widespread problem. During the 2020 pandemic many families had a desire to have a pet because they were home for almost an entire year. Many people find comfort in animals and being alone for so long made people purchase pets. With…