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Kent State School of Art holds annual holiday art sale

December 8, 2022

The Kent State School of Art held their annual holiday art sale in the Center for Visual Arts on December 8. Staff members say this gives students a chance for their work to be seen by the community. Art...

Kent State Student Center to appear in Netflix motion picture

December 6, 2022

Kent State University Student Center was used to film for the new "White Noise" motion picture. The upstairs of the Student Center was used to give the film a 70s-80s look. Matthew Mergen spoke with...

Updates on the mill fire investigation

December 6, 2022

A few days after the former Star of the West Mill caught fire, officials began investigating how it happened. Monday morning, multiple agencies collaborated to start the investigation into what caused...

Downtown Holiday Window Decorating Contest

December 6, 2022

With the holidays right around the corner, downtown Kent is not waiting to celebrate. The contest winners will receive monetary awards and will be announced later in the day December 6. TV2's Abby Forbes...

The latest: Fire, explosion strike historic mill complex in Kent

Jacob Brooks, TV2 Reporter December 2, 2022

Multiple buildings of the former Star of the West mill in downtown Kent caught fire Friday morning. TV2's Jacob Brooks was at the scene and spoke with the fire chief and witnesses who described what...

Kent State raises money for campus programs through Giving Tuesday initiative

November 29, 2022

Giving Tuesday is always celebrated the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and Kent State celebrates in a big way. TV2 reporter Matt Mergen interviewed Leigh Greenfelder from the Division of Philanthropy and...

Branded at Kent brings vintage clothing to downtown Kent

November 29, 2022

Vintage fans listen up, there’s a new store in downtown Kent that you’re going to want to hear about. Are you a lover of 80’s and 90’s clothing? A sneakerhead or a sports fanatic? Well then Branded...

Kent police raise money for local people fighting cancer

November 29, 2022

Kent police department is raising money for Movember or no shave November. This passion project is in honor of Officer Susan K. Graves and Detective Ray Stein who the department has lost to cancer. For...

Students travel home for Thanksgiving break

November 22, 2022

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and Kent State will not have classes from November 23 to November 27. TV2 Reporter Matt Mergen caught up with students who are traveling home, and what they are excited...

Kent’s LGBTQ+ Center brings the community together

November 21, 2022

The LGBTQ+ Center on campus brought students and staff together in light of the Colorado Springs shooting. The event, Kent State stands in solidarity, was open to all. There were nearly 70 people who...

Modista holds “machina” fashion show in KIVA

Alexandria Manthey, TV2 Reporter November 21, 2022

The student-run Modista fashion group put on their annual fashion show on Saturday in the KIVA. The theme was "machina" showing the emergence of fashion and tech. TV2 reporter Alexandria Manthey spoke...

Office of Global Education partners with Tahini! for Foodways event celebrating International Education week

November 15, 2022

Kent State University is celebrating international education week. TV2 reporter Matt Mergen spoke to the office of Global Education on its partnership with on campus restaurant Tahini! about how it is...