College Street – Broadcast Reporting

The one fest that ended them all

April 21, 2015 Alexis Walters

College Fest has been a tradition at Kent State for many years. Students who live on College Street would throw yard parties and ring out the end of the school year. College Street is just two-blocks long and connects KSU with downtown Kent. Recently, the parties turned into serious disturbances bordering on civil unrest. It came to a head in 2012 and ever since KSU and the city of Kent ended this annual right of spring. Reporter Lexi Walters asks the question in this report, just…

Goodbye College Street

April 10, 2015 Alexandrea Rehner

There’s been a lot of construction around Kent lately and there’s still more to come. For instance one old party street that’s getting a new makeover, but might be displacing some students. Tv2 reporter Alexandrea Rehner has more on the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_REHNER_S5_GoodbyeCollegeStreet[/bbrvideo] If you take a walk down one of Kent’s most well known streets, College streets, you can always hear plenty going on. In the past it was known for its big parties, but now it’s better known as…

Police Going to College

September 11, 2014 Cory York

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P3_York_Kent[/bbrvideo] The city of Kent has just finished redeveloping the downtown area. It is now time for the city to shift its focus towards the community. In my meeting with Mayor Fiala I learned that the location of the new police station is going to be built on the end of College Street where I am currently standing. The city is purchasing 18 properties on and around College Street through the power of eminent domain. The decision to put…

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