Its national robotics week and Kent State University is showing off their robots and more at their open house. “This whole week is called national robotics week and we are combining that with our open house for our research lab which is the advanced telerobotic research lab,” said Irvin Steve Cardenas head researcher at the ATR lab. National robotics week celebrates all that has to do with robots and also trying to bring people into the evolving field. “Anyone who…
The month of April is dedicated to raising awareness about distracted driving, and ways to stay safe on the road. April is distracted driving awareness month and here in Ohio, many people are doing what they can to raise awareness. “There’s been 52 fatalities caused by distracted driving in Ohio, and over 500 injuries,” explains ODOT representative Brent Kovacs. “There’s been 52 fatalities caused by distracted driving in Ohio, and over 500 injuries.” Brent Kovacs, ODOT Representative It’s not secret…
Kent State students who are enrolled in the Communication in a Global Society class are coming together to educate their peers on Fossil Fuel usage. They’ve named their group project “Zero Waste is Less Waste.” Focusing on food and plastic waste, the group of students hope to shed some light on this environmental issue. Professor Stephaine Smith teaches the class and explained that her goal was to dedicate a whole week of events to the problem. “What I decided to…
The School of Visual Communication Design held their annual BFA Show on April 5th through the 12th celebrating their seniors work over the past 4 plus years. The theme was Command + E which is the shortcut for export on Adobe. The VCD majors used this shortcut term to describe how this show symbolizes the final step before they step into the real world and into their next phase of being a designer. There were many drawings, T- Shirts, and…
The Kent State football team played its annual spring game Saturday afternoon, when the offense went against the defense, white vs blue. “Good day, great weather. Kids competed their tails off. 116 plays I believe it was total, not including special teams and a little over an hour and 15 minutes of work so, we’ll take that pace,” Head coach Sean Lewis said. The team started off red-hot today, particularly on defense, where they held the offense scoreless on the…
The Wick Poetry Center may only have 4 employees and be the size of a small house, but the some massive things are in the works on the inside. The Center currently houses a few creative writing/classes and its employees run the Traveling Stanzas a poetry outreach group that is active in the Kent Community. Wick employees hope to spread poetry beyond Northeast Ohio however. Wick has partnered with national organization The Academy of American Poets to launch their own…
The streets were abuzz in downtown Kent. The warm weather welcomed crowds of people to the streets and local stores. Among the crowds of people are none other than two young directors aspiring to finish their newest creation: The Big Problem. Jake Bell and Jacob Underwood are two local students at Kent State University studying film making and directing. Two months ago, they were having a typical hang out at their apartment when they came across an idea for…
Kent State students and its faculty joined together on April 10th to celebrate Earthfest, a celebration of the national holiday, Earth day. The people of Kent State joined together at campuses Risman plaza to do many activities like play different games and participate in different learning experiences about the environment. “I learned there is a lot of programs that help the environment and I love the volunteers work” said Kent State student Abdul Albahlo. The tables at the events and…
A home away from home. That’s what Hillel provides to Kent State students whether they are Jewish or not. “We are home to about 1,000 Jewish students here on campus and we also have about 300 students at the University of Akron,” Ethan Krasnow, Hillel’s Assistant Director said. Hillel is a Jewish-based organization that plans various events on campus. Events such as the recent “Good Deeds Day” are planned by students and take place every week. “We’re a home away…
The Planned Parenthood Generation Action group of Kent State is not happy after a federal appeals court ruling in march allowing Ohio lawmakers to defund Planned Parenthood clinics across the state. “We’re putting together a rally tonight to protest the recent defunding of Planned Parenthood a well as the multiple abortion bans that have been happening lately,” said group president Kenzi Burchett. “We’re out here just to get the word out and to just let our legislators know that we…