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Superintendent Adjusts to Kent

Superintendent Adjusts to Kent

While Kent City Schools is welcoming a new school year, they are also welcoming its new superintendent. The transition to a new school district is not always easy. But as TV2’s Jon Huntsman explains, interaction and collaboration are key to making yourself more at home in the city of Kent. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S1_HUNTSMAN_SUPERINTENDENT[/bbrvideo] Another school year has begun for the Kent City School District. With the 2014 school year now underway, teachers and staff have been hard at work to ensure…

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Students affected by Construction.

Students affected by Construction.

Kent State is adding another state of the art facility to the campus.  The new Architecture and Environmental Design building will be located on the new Lester Lefton Esplanade expansion. However, with newest facility…one slight problem may cause major problems for students. Zachary Downes reports…. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P5_DOWNES_PARKINGGARAGE[/bbrvideo] The new Architecture and Environmental Design building will be located in a new location barely fit for a building, between South Lincoln and South Willow Street. There will be limited spaces for handicapped…

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Heroin on the rise

Heroin on the rise

The number of heroin deaths in Ohio are rising as heroin becomes more common, but how is it effecting Kent and Kent State students? Julie Selby has the story. [bbrvideo width=“475”]BBR_P5_Selby_Heroins[/bbrvideo] It’s a state-wide problem that has reached epidemic proportions. It’s a cold-hearted killer to which many have succumbed to. And it’s right here in Kent — Heroin. It is a processed form of morphine than can be snorted, smoked or injected into the body. It is one of the…

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Kent Welcomes Superintendent

Kent Welcomes Superintendent

George Joseph is back to where his life in education took off: in the city of Kent, Ohio. As Kent City Schools welcomes the new superintendent, George Joseph is looking to get himself on the same page with the community. TV2’s Jon Huntsman has the story. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P5_HUNTSMAN_SUPERINTENDENT.mov [/bbrvideo] George Joseph returns to the city of Kent where he, a KSU alum, received his Master’s degree in Educational Administration. He left Worthington Local Schools this past summer, where he assisted…

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Beverly Warren speaks to alumni

Beverly Warren speaks to alumni

[bbrvideo width=“475”]BBR_P4_Blue_ListeningTour[/bbrvideo] Kent State’s new president, Beverly Warren, is currently focused on her listening tour. I spoke with Eric Mansfield to find out what events were in the tour. The listening tour has 50 events total. During the summer she visited all 7 regional campuses to learn how each one operates in their community. She wants to focus on making all 8 campuses feel like one cohesive university with her one campus initiative . Now that the semester has started…

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Heroin hits home

Heroin hits home

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P4_Selby_Heroin[/bbrvideo] It’s a state-wide problem that has reached epidemic proportions. It’s a cold-hearted killer to which many have succumbed to. And it’s right here in Kent — Heroin. It is a processed form of morphine than can be snorted, smoked or injected into the body. It is one of the most addictive drugs and its popularity is on the rise because it’s cheap. In May of this year, nine pounds of heroin was seized from a dealer by the…

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Marijuana on Campus

Marijuana on Campus

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P3_Selby_DrugAbuse[/bbrvideo] Work hard, play hard. This is a common phrase among college students, but is it leading Kent State University students down the path of drug and alcohol abuse? There are only six reports of drugs violations on campus since Sept. 4th with two being in the dorms, a low number compared to how many students are on campus. When drugs are found in dorms, the police department gets calls from Resident Services or are tipped by security. If…

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Kent State Police plans to be more active

Kent State Police plans to be more active

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P3_Trill_Safety[/bbrvideo] I’m Tyler Trill, and I’m just outside the Kent State Police Department. My beat this semester is safety, and I sat down with the Community Resource Officer here, Michquel Penn to discuss the department’s plans for this semester. Penn says the goal is to be more active with the community, and to do so, they’ve implemented a program known as COPs, or their community outreach program.COPs is where an officer from the department is assigned a building on…

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Internationals Making The Transition

Internationals Making The Transition

Kent State University opening its doors to foreign students, more opportunities are available for them, and nationals. Diversity is what makes America, well, America. Kent State is continuing to make strides towards diversity within its student body. The Office of Global Education works with all International Students studying abroad and even with their advisors from their home country. They oversee everything from credit transfer and visa obtaining to student scheduling and housing. But before even their first day of classes…

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KACC’s Lori Wemhoff: ‘Sleep is overrated’

KACC’s Lori Wemhoff: ‘Sleep is overrated’

The Kent Area Chamber of Commerce (KACC) Executive Director, Lori Wemhoff is not as worried about sleep as she is about growing Kent businesses. Wemhoff has never shied away from advancing community activity, or from a challenge. She has an expansive background in public relations and marketing in a variety of industries including intercollegiate athletics, corporate business development, healthcare and international architecture. Wemhoff was also president of her own marketing firm, LMS Creative Communications, which led her to association with…

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