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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Jenna Watson

How to find good seats at the games

Patrick Shade August 20, 2014

How to Find a Good Seat at the Games:It’s been a stressful week: You’ve got numerous tests that are crucial to your grade, meetings almost every night, and that new roommate just won’t stop playing...

Orientation Opinion: Learning to love Kent State

Katie Smith August 20, 2014

Column 2 Learning to Love Kent StateQuite frankly, I didn’t like Kent State University my freshman year: It was too close to home, I was shy and I wanted to transfer. At the end of my freshman year I...

Six alternate forms of college financial aid

Kate Forgach August 20, 2014

College tuition and fees have gone through the roof as government funding has dried up. This comes at a particularly bad time as college-saving accounts have toppled. At the same time, supplemental work...

Special topics courses offer variety at KSU

Emily Mills August 20, 2014

Kent State requires all students to take classes as part of the Kent Core — classes in math, science and writing. However, Kent State offers several special topics courses for students who are looking...

The Kent State Police Station is located on 530 E. Summit St.

Safety on and off campus

Kristen Kobe August 19, 2014

Tips and advice on how to react to stay safe, who to call and how to react in emergencies.College is something many people fantasize about: the idea of being on your own, meeting new people and going to...

MaKayla Brown

Managing your schedule

Jacqueline DeMate August 19, 2014

Starting college can be a big change for high school students. Between classes, meeting new people and exploring a new town, school work can be hard to manage and some freshmen end up having to repeat...

Who’s who at Kent State

Emily Mills August 19, 2014

As a new student at Kent State, you most likely don’t know very much about the people who make the decisions that will directly affect you on campus — the university president and her cabinet....

Take advantage of the Recreation Center this semester

Caitlin Siegfried August 19, 2014

Tuition pays for a lot of things on campus: room and board, classes, and even access to the Kent State Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Students taking more than five credit hours have full access...

First impressions with professors key to success

Jenna Francis August 19, 2014

Every August thousands of new Kent State students attend their first lectures and have their first interactions with college professors.First interactions with new professors can go many different directions,...

MaKayla Brown

Getting to know Kent State

Matt Merchant August 19, 2014

Along with the print edition of the Orientation Issue, we will be posting all content online here at kentstater.com under a new tab labeled "Orientation." The content will remain live on the site, as most...