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Workers Are Enemies

Workers Are Enemies

Some students think the Kent State Parking Services Department are implementing the rules harder this semester. But do students really know what the parking services does for the school? Zach Downes Reports [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S2_DOWNES_PARKINGWORKER[/bbrvideo] Students at Kent State University view the Kent State Parking Services Department as the Public Enemy. The university gives students and faculty access to 12 thousand parking spaces but students still get parking tickets. Parking Services workers are constantly surveying the parking lots for people whom…

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Athletics competes for tickets

Athletics competes for tickets

Every year athletic departments across the country are concerned  about how they will draw fans into their respective football stadiums. However, for the Kent State Golden Flashes, this year is different. For more on the Flashes, heres Raymond Ross [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S1_ROSS_TICKETS[/bbrvideo] In college athletics, football keeps the ship afloat. For the majority, all college athletics programs rely on their football revenue to finance other team’s operations. Smaller sports like gymnastics, wrestling and softball do not generate the proper revenue to finance their own…

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Attendance impacts football

Attendance impacts football

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_Project4_Ross_Tickets[/bbrvideo] In college athletics, football steers the ship. However, the Kent State football program is at risk of losing their Division I, football bowl subdivision status. Resulting in decreased television revenue for the athletic department and funding for other sports. Every other year, each NCAA FBS team must average 15,000 paid tickets per home game. “Technically you could…if you don’t meet that number, get knocked down to FCS,” said Aaron Chimenti, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications. The biggest difference between FBS…

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The Cost of Parking

The Cost of Parking

[bbrvideo=”475″]BBR_P3_DOWNES_PARKINGTICKET[/bbrvideo] Kent State’s parking services is the enemy in the opinion of most students. The yellow parking ticket under the windshield leaves students in complete misery, but that ticket means more than most people think. I spoke with Parking Service Manager Larry Emling about what the tickets do and how they benefit campus. Emling said that parking services is a complete auxiliary operation, meaning they are self-supporting. The university does not set aside a budget for parking and transportation needs….

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