Looking for a fun way to spend your weekends on campus? How about karaoke in a chicken wing restaurant? Jacob Derwin tells us more. [bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_S6_KARAOKE[/bbrvideo] Every Friday night is Karaoke Night at the Kent State Quaker Steak & Lube. While most patrons are there for a late dinner, some come to sing their hearts out. Yazmin Zoe Ali-Reed, who ran the event by herself last Friday night, says there are a few regular performers who are always ready to get on…
49% of all fathers in American prisons are African American according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Kent State University’s Focus on the Future organization held a benefit showcase highlighting the disproportionate ratios of black fathers in prison to stress the need for understanding in the community. Reporter Jasmin Sparkman explored this phenomenon and caught up with the artists striving to help the world understand it. [bbrvideo]BBR_SPARKMAN_S5_FOF[/bbrvideo] Focus on the Future held it’s 5th annual Benefit Showcase Tuesday night in…
Anchor Intro: October is not the only time of year people need to be aware of breast cancer. The Kent State Women’s Center offers mammograms two times a year in order to bring attention to the importance of getting checked regularly. Reporter Nicole Jelinek has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_JELINEK_S5_MAMMOGRAMS[/bbrvideo] 15 percent of women who get breast cancer have a family member diagnosed with it. 85 percent of breast cancer cases occur in women who have no family history of cancer. Freshman…
April showers in Ohio mean a lot of walking in the rain for students at a college like Kent State University. More often than not, you can find students that would rather get soaked instead of using an umbrella. Reporter, Rex Smith, went to KSU to find out why. While he was there, he found some students that were trying to help others not using an umbrella. [bbrvideo]BBR_SMITH_S5_UMBRELLA[/bbrvideo] Kent State university is a college campus with just under 30,000 students. …
Anchor Lead: Tomorrow night, Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government will hold his yearly awards ceremony. The night is not strictly for awards, but also the inauguration of it’s newest members. TV2’s Max Fleck met with the man who will be filling in for USG’s highest position and what his biggest plans are. [bbrvideo]BBR_Fleck_S5_TransparencyInStudentGovernment[/bbrvideo] On Wednesday night the Undergraduate Student Government will hold their annual awards ceremony, a night that also doubles as the inauguration of it’s newest members. This year…
Despite the very real possibility of free community colleges, many universities, including Kent State, continue to raise tuition. A big reason may have a lot to do with scholarship money. [bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_S5_TUITION[/bbrvideo] At Kent State’s faculty senate meeting on March 9th, a proposal was announced to increase Kent State’s tuition by two percent. In the past four years, tuition has already increased by over $1,000. This proposal is on the heels of President Barack Obama’s push to make community college free…
Print Beat is a class offered at Kent State for journalism students. The Students write stories for the Kent State newspaper and work on becoming better writers. We sent Jamie Dillon to actually find out what goes on in Print beat. [bbrvideo]BBR_Dillon_S5_print[/bbrvideo] Each year, print journalist students have had to take Print Beat. It is a class that students have the opportunity to take to help fine tune their skills. Student media advisor and associate professor Mitch McKenny explained how…
Anchor intro: Inspiration is something all people are looking for, be it to pass a test or to just get through the day. With this in mind Dr. Alfreda Brown wrote to her children every day sending them messages of hope and eventually compiling them into one book. We sent Reporter Shawn Wilson to Kent State to find out more. [bbrvideo]BBR_WILSON_S5_BOOK[/bbrvideo] Everyone is looking to be inspired in some way or another thats why Dr. Alfreda Brown’s book Word…
Anchor Intro: After the shocking footage of the Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon racist chant broke national headlines, it left the rest of the chapters around the country to pick up the pieces. The Kent State University SAE chapter wants to show the world how they differ from Oklahoma, reporter Ty Sugick has more. [bbrvideo]BBR_Sugick_S4_SAE[/bbrvideo] Kevin Otubu: “I threw my phone right away because it was something hard to see and hard to hear from your chapter.” You…
Anchor: Kent State is the first university to have a dog therapy program for students. Reporter Gabrielle Payne spent some time with the owners and pups to find out more. [bbrvideo]BBR_Payne_S4_TherapyDogs[/bbrvideo] Nat Sound: Dog Owner Kent State celebrated Student Appreciation Day at the library Monday. Those in attendance were greeted by some very special guests. Dogs on Campus is the world’s first pet therapy program designed for students. Dr. Kathy Amale started the program after wanting to help homesick students…