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Visual Arts Under One Roof

Visual Arts Under One Roof

Students get their fill of inconvenient construction these days on Kent’s Campus, but one construction site has Visual Arts students jumping for joy. TV2’S Kayla Hodge is here with more details…. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S2_HODGE_ARTS[/bbrvideo]   On Thursday October 9, 2014 Kent State University welcomed members of the community to come and celebrate the ground breaking of the new Center for the Visual Arts. This Event which was free and open to the public, was held on the second floor Cartwright Hall…

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Construction Hinders Groundskeeping

Construction Hinders Groundskeeping

Construction can be annoying, but many seem to think only students have to deal with the inconvenience of the construction. TV2’S Kayla Hodge is here to give you the run down on just who else has to deal with this big distraction. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S1_HODGE_GROUNDS[/bbrvideo] Construction… it can be a real pain for students on campus. But students aren’t the only ones who have to deal with it. Groundskeepers here at Kent and also their boss Heather White have to deal…

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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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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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Diversity and Inclusion Flourishes at KSU

Diversity and Inclusion Flourishes at KSU

The diversity and inclusion beat focuses on Kent State University’s professional goal of representing and engaging all sexes, orientations, races and ethnicities equally and consistently on campus and within the larger KSU community. Media focuses on development of campus initiatives, student groups and  involvement, campus safety, special events whose primarily target are at-risk groups such as LGBTQ, women and other ethnic/racial minorities and exploring how KSU’s proficiencies and lack relate to diversity and inclusion issues on a broader (state and national)…

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No Drug Problem at Kent State?

No Drug Problem at Kent State?

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? Officer Michquel Penn, the Community Resource Officer of the Kent State University Police Department, has seen many drug and alcohol abusers while serving as an on-duty, on-campus police officer, but does not think there is an abuse problem. “Statistically, comparing to the number of students that we have,” Penn said. “It doesn’t…

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One of the top paying jobs at KSU

One of the top paying jobs at KSU

Kent State University has roughly 27,000 students that attend the main Kent campus. Out of that 27,000 students 29% of them live on the Kent campus. TV2’s Pamela Marotta tells us a little about jobs offered at KSU for students and where one of the top jobs to have while living on campus. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”At Kent State University working for PARTA is one of the best paying jobs offered for students on campus.”]BBR_04_Marotta_JobsOnCampus[/bbrvideo] Kevin Ball is on of the 27,000…

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A New Plan for USG

A New Plan for USG

The Kent Market is a place where students can get some grub. However, a recent incident with food mislabeling has prompted one USG member to advocate a new food labeling policy. TV2’s Jon Huntsman has the story.