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Bus service headache for students

Bus service headache for students

[bbrvideo]BBR_ALLAN_S4_BUSPARTA[/bbrvideo] PARTA bus Service lets Kent State students zip around campus to get from class to class, building to building and parking lot to parking lot. It’s the University way of giving the students on and off campus transportation to over 50 bus stops and destinations. However, the promise that these buses come every 6-12 minutes isn’t always true. Just ask Kent State student David Nix.   Stand Up: You can catch the bus here here at the campus center…

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Campus Bus driver sticks around

Campus Bus driver sticks around

For over ten years, people in Kent have relied on PARTA Buses as a form of transportation.  However, not many people know the history of the bus services.  Reporter, Rex Smith, went out and found a PARTA employee who was driving buses before PARTA and the federal funding it provides came along.  Here is his story. [bbrvideo]BBR_SMITH_S1_PARTA[/bbrvideo] Students can always be seen waiting in the cold for a warm bus to pick them up and take them where they need…

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Parking Garage is a Success

Parking Garage is a Success

Downtown Kent has little room for parking options. However, PARTA has built a parking garage that could be the solution to the parking problem. TV2’s Zachary Downes tells us more… [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S7_DOWNES_SUCCESS[/bbrvideo] The City of Kent is growing in many different ways. Downtown has grown dramatically and received a face lift over the last few years. With the downtown area growing, the amount of parking is slowly diminishing. Many parking lots require a permit during certain hours. The City of…

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Garage Preferred Over Meters

Garage Preferred Over Meters

Downtown is not only expanding business but also paid parking. A parking garage is available and new parking meters will be installed by the end of November. Both parking options are costly. Some people may prefer one over the other. Zachary Downes tells us why. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S6_DOWNES_METERSGARAGE[/bbrvideo] Parking can be expensive. The City of Kent’s downtown area is still growing and requires more available parking for the public. Kent City Council passed a project idea in October to have new…

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Construction Causes Dilemma

Construction Causes Dilemma

Kent State is expanding the university in many different ways. The construction for the new Architecture and Environmental Design building is currently underway. One issue is starting to raise concern among current and future students. Zachary Downes reports. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S1_DOWNES_PARKINGGARAGE[/bbrvideo] Kent State’s campus is expanding in many different ways. The university is adding a new state of the art facility with one major flaw.   The new Architecture and Environmental Design building will be located on the new Lestor Lefton…

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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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