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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

US economy shrank 4.8% last quarter, with worst yet to come

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion...

Due to COVID-19, in-person training is no longer available and members must be able to adjust to online.

ROTC plans for the upcoming summer and semester after COVID-19 hits

Bridget Lin Reporter April 28, 2020

After spending countless hours at home, it is no doubt that ROTC members are wondering what is going to happen this summer and the semester after.Physical Training is now all online, and that is not the...

SDS arrests

(L to R) Jeff Powell, Colin Neiburger and Howie Emmer, all members of Kent State Students for a Democratic Society, are escorted by a policeman (at right with sun glasses) April 9, 1969, after they were...

SDS protest 1969

A student wearing a U.S flag as a scarf participates in a Students for a Democratic Society protest on April 8, 1969. About 40 protesters tried to forcefully enter the university administration building...

Canfora tree photo –Tople

Alan Canfora kneels on the ground behind the tree at center as other students and bystanders scatter as National Guardsmen fire on anti-war protesters and bystanders on the Kent State campus May 4, 1970....

Glenn Olds, president of Kent State University from 1971 to 1977.

Remember the past, continue the struggle: the legacy of the Tent City protests at Kent State

Paige Bennett April 27, 2020

Alan Canfora hid behind an oak tree at the bottom of Blanket Hill on May 4, 1970. He had been shot through his wrist by the Ohio National Guardsmen, who opened fire on Kent State’s campus during an anti-war...

corona illustration

Should you be sanitizing your shoes?

Shelby Reeves Reporter April 26, 2020

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, people are working to protect themselves from the virus. From wearing face masks to social distancing, stopping the spread of this virus is on everyone’s mind. But false...

People receiving stimulus checks get letter signed by President Donald Trump

People receiving stimulus checks get letter signed by President Donald Trump

(CNN) -- If you're getting money from the federal government as part of the recent stimulus response to the coronavirus, you'll also get a letter from President Donald Trump explaining why.CNN has obtained...

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Justin Sullivan April 24, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 16: An attendee holds a container of Lysol disinfecting wipes as San Francisco Mayor London Breed (R) speaks during a press conference at San Francisco City Hall on March...