The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater
The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater
The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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KENT-repreneur Live

KENT-repreneur Episode 8: KENT-repreneur Live

Anna Huntsman
May 2, 2019
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KENT-repreneur Episode 7: GreekDoor

Anna Huntsman
April 18, 2019
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KENT-repreneur Episode 6: KSU Tech Transfer

Anna Huntsman
April 4, 2019
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KENT-repreneur Episode 5: Women Kent-repreneurs

Anna Huntsman
March 21, 2019
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KENT-repreneur Episode 4: Living Architecture

Anna Huntsman
March 7, 2019
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KENT-repreneur Episode 3: Angel Kisses Blankets

Anna Huntsman
February 21, 2019
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KENT-repreneur Episode 2: Will’s Words

Anna Huntsman
February 7, 2019
Justin Gleason and Ariella Yager, two of the KSU alumni who founded Alula.

KENT-repreneur Episode 1: Alula

Anna Huntsman
January 24, 2019
North High School resource officer Kevin Evans, who has served in the district for seven years.

Local school, health officials discuss teen vaping epidemic

Anna Huntsman
January 12, 2019

Absentee Ballot information

November 6, 2018

West Side Story Full Video

October 18, 2018
Anna Huntsman

INSIGHTS: When sensationalism takes center stage

Anna Huntsman
October 6, 2018
Kent State's School of Theatre and Dance posted to its Facebook page announcing "West Side Story" as its fall musical. The school later canceled the production and will instead put on "Children of Eden" in November.

Kent State students call for inclusivity, diverse casting after ‘West Side Story’ cancellation

Anna Huntsman
September 24, 2018
The former Altercare nursing home on 245 Milford Rd. in Ravenna. Several Portage County officials hope to use the facility for a new detox center. 

Portage County opioid crisis: Officials support new treatment center

Anna Huntsman
November 13, 2017
Crews prepare to pave Leonard Avenue in Franklin Township.

Franklin Township crews pave Brady Lake roads

Anna Huntsman
November 13, 2017
Eric Mansfield, University Spokesman, gives a statement at Allerton Fields Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.

Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation finds remains of canine

Anna Huntsman
October 20, 2017

Drug treatment center

September 29, 2017
The front of the Altercare building.

Portage County considers former nursing home for new drug treatment center

Anna Huntsman
September 28, 2017
Hope Garman is a sophomore at Kent State University studying Integrated Language Arts. Last summer Garman was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression, and has suffered from type a Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. “A lot of the time I feel alone, and that I can’t talk to anyone.” said Garman.

Living an anxious life

Alex Delaney-Gesing
May 3, 2017
Deanna Juan poses for a portrait in Franklin Hall on Nov. 16, 2016.

Finding the light in darkness

Alex Delaney-Gesing
May 3, 2017

Anorexia rooted in mental health discussion

Anna Huntsman
April 30, 2017
Bill Nye, "The Science Guy," leads the March for Science down Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 22, 2017.

March for Science calls for action

Alex Delaney-Gesing
April 23, 2017
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Students clash with USG over FlashFest tweets

Anna Huntsman
April 20, 2017
Torrie Sweeney and Alysha Allen volunteer at Campus Kitchen on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

Solving the hunger issue

Alex Delaney-Gesing
April 16, 2017

Brady Lake residents clash with leaders over community’s future

Anna Huntsman
April 13, 2017

KSU receive grants to promote sexual assault awareness on campus

Alex Delaney-Gesing
April 12, 2017

Brady Lake residents may vote to dissolve village

Anna Huntsman
April 6, 2017
Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Unseasonable temperatures affect Ohio parks

Anna Huntsman
March 16, 2017

States challenge Trump’s executive order on travel

Anna Huntsman
March 9, 2017

Officials weigh in on student conduct enforcement

Anna Huntsman
March 2, 2017
Junior nutrition major Monica Werkin shares her story about going through an eating disorder and embarking on a journey to recovery. She spoke at a panel for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week on Tuesday night, Feb. 21, 2017.

Reclaiming life beyond disorder

Alex Delaney-Gesing
February 21, 2017
Police and investigators on the scene at Ryan Place Apartment complex on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. The police were called around 4:15 p.m. when shots were reported.

One year since Kent State homicide

Alex Delaney-Gesing
February 5, 2017
Betsy DeVos

Portage County educators weigh in on Betsy DeVos

Anna Huntsman
February 3, 2017

Police investigating attempted Safeway robbery

Alex Delaney-Gesing
January 23, 2017
Demonstrators filled the National Mall before the Women's March on Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. According to city officials, an estimated 500,000 people participated in the demonstration.

Citizens unite for Women’s March on DC

Alex Delaney-Gesing
January 21, 2017

Suspects on loose after University Drive Thru robbery

Alex Delaney-Gesing
January 13, 2017
Photo courtesy of Portage County Sheriff’s Office Current suspect in the shooting of Henderson Rd in Ravenna Township David Darnell Calhoun Jr.

Homicide suspect arrested for Ravenna murders

Alex Delaney-Gesing
January 7, 2017
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South Lincoln Street temporarily closed for construction

Alex Delaney-Gesing
January 5, 2017

Kent Police seeking suspects after Safeway robbery

Alex Delaney-Gesing
January 4, 2017
The School of Nursing graduating students walk to their seats at the 2016 Summer Commencement in the MAC Center on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016.

Kent State to confer over 2,500 degrees at fall commencement

Alex Delaney-Gesing
December 15, 2016

College of Nursing awarded $100,000 grant

Alex Delaney-Gesing
December 4, 2016
Part-time vs Full-time

Adjuncts seek parity at Kent State

Alex Delaney-Gesing
December 4, 2016
glass ceiling op ed pull quote

Opinion: The glass ceiling has been cracked

Alex Delaney-Gesing
December 1, 2016
Damantae Graham is taken away after the jurors were sent to deliberate by Judge Laurie Pittman at the Portage County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

Ryan Place shooter’s death sentence confirmed

Alex Delaney-Gesing
November 15, 2016
Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump cheer outside the News Corp. Building in New York City during the early hours of Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, when Trump was announced the victor of the presidential election.

Opinion: A red future for media

Alex Delaney-Gesing
November 9, 2016
A large crowd watches the presidential election results from Times Square in New York City on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. This is the first time in modern history that both major party candidates have come from the same state — New York.

New York City’s take on Trump

Alex Delaney-Gesing
November 9, 2016
Voters wait in line outside the Estelle R. Newman Center in New York City on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

New Yorkers swing into 2016 election

Alex Delaney-Gesing
November 8, 2016
Helen Stein of Sea Gate, Brooklyn, New York walks to lunch with her daughter Nina Stein-Wolf after voting at the Estelle R. Newman Center in New York City on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. “I won’t tell you who I voted for… but it wasn’t Trump,” she said with a smile. Helen is 103 years-old and recalls the first time she voted in the presential election, when Franklin Delanor Roosevelt ran for office.

New York City: Looking beyond the election’s candidates

Alex Delaney-Gesing
November 8, 2016
Attendees at a "Get Out The Vote" rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton raise campaign signs as President Barack Obama takes the podium at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. 

Women’s rights influence voters

Alex Delaney-Gesing
November 6, 2016
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton waves goodbye to supporters at the end of her speech at Kent State's Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016.

Clinton campaigns for Flashes’ vote

Alex Delaney-Gesing
October 31, 2016
Kent State senior anthropology major Kayla Metzger walks through downtown Kent in her scarecrow costume during Kent Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016.

Costume-clad revelers haunt Kent’s Halloween

Alex Delaney-Gesing
October 30, 2016
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016.

Clinton to campaign at Kent State Monday

Alex Delaney-Gesing
October 28, 2016
Portage County Court of Common Pleas in Ravenna, Ohio.

Ryan Place suspect to appear in court

Alex Delaney-Gesing
October 23, 2016
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addresses supporters at the IX Center in Cleveland on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016.

Trump returns to RNC stomping grounds

Alex Delaney-Gesing
October 23, 2016
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. 

Clinton pushes for ‘Believeland’ support

Alex Delaney-Gesing
October 21, 2016
Recovering heroin addict Jonny Szczesniak, 20, sits on a bench in his Parma, Ohio, apartment complex on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016.

Walking away from the dragon: a recovering addict’s tale

Alex Delaney-Gesing
October 19, 2016
Courtesy of Cole Rose

Local high schools address heroin issue

Alex Delaney-Gesing
October 18, 2016
President Barack Obama speaks to supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016.

Obama urges voter action, denounces Trump

Alex Delaney-Gesing
October 14, 2016

Ohio voter registration deadline is Oct. 11

Alex Delaney-Gesing
October 9, 2016

Former Kent State president dies at 96

Alex Delaney-Gesing
September 28, 2016

Politics in our own backyard

Alex Delaney-Gesing
September 27, 2016

Dining Plan costs increase over the last five years

Alex Delaney-Gesing
September 25, 2016
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a Hillary Clinton rally at Kent State’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. 

Sanders rallies millennial support for Clinton at Kent State

Alex Delaney-Gesing
September 17, 2016
Junior U.S. Senator from Vermont and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters at Baldwin Wallace University on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.

Sanders to rally at Kent State Saturday

Alex Delaney-Gesing
September 15, 2016
The Kent Stater Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the crowd at the 11th Congressional District Labor Day festival at Luke Easter Park in Cleveland, Ohio, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016.

Clinton and Kaine rally in Cleveland on Labor Day

Alex Delaney-Gesing
September 5, 2016
TV2's Anna Huntsman has an interactive guide to the construction on campus.

Summit Street Construction Guide

Anna Huntsman
September 2, 2016
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016.

Presidential nominees face scrutiny on campaign trail

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 30, 2016
Coffee

Son of baseball legend to bring coffee brand to campus

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 27, 2016
Rozell Duncan.

KSU Communications professor passes away

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 26, 2016
Supporters cheer as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016.

Trump talks immigration at Akron campaign rally

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 22, 2016
Guest speaker and Kent State alum Don Brown gives advice to the graduating class at the 2016 Summer Commencement in the MAC Center on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016.

Kent State confers 1,455 degrees during summer commencement

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 20, 2016

Kent State to confer 1,455 degrees at Saturday’s commencement ceremony

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 17, 2016

Registration reopens following system error

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 16, 2016

Second lawsuit filed in KSU rape case sent to mediation

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 14, 2016

(Orientation) Letter from the editor: Welcome to Kent State

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 13, 2016

(Orientation) Kent State Greek life

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 12, 2016

Cancelled schedules to be restored by Tuesday

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 12, 2016

Error forces fall registration to close

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 12, 2016

(Orientation) OPINION: Finding my place at KSU as a transfer student

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 11, 2016

(Orientation) Shopping around Kent

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 10, 2016

(Orientation) Caffeinating around Kent

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 10, 2016

(Orientation) Eating around Kent

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 10, 2016

(Orientation) Who’s who in Kent State’s administration

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 9, 2016

(Orientation) Kent home to nearly 30 religious communitites

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 8, 2016
Edward Trebets, an award-winning winemaker, will head the wine degree program at Kent State's Ashtabula regional campus this fall. Photo courtesy of Kent State University.

Award-winning winemaker to head KSU wine degree program

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 6, 2016
Stephen Sokany

Kent State announces three administration positions

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 5, 2016
Kent State softball player Lauren Kesterson throws a ball to first base during a during a double header against University of Akron on Saturday, March 30, 2013. 

Former KSU softball player files new lawsuit against university in sexual assault case

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 3, 2016

Student robbed on Summit Street

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 3, 2016
Screenshot of Kent State graduate and three-NFL Pro Bowler Josh Cribbs announcing he will be the 2016 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal set for Oct. 1 in a YouTube video posted by the Kent State University Alumni Association on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. 

NFL Pro Bowler Josh Cribbs to be 2016 Homecoming Grand Marshal

Alex Delaney-Gesing
August 1, 2016
Virginia Senator and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine introduces presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at her rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on Saturday, July 30, 2016.

Clinton, Kaine make Ohio a priority on campaign trail

Alex Delaney-Gesing
July 31, 2016
Courtesy of Kent State University.

Kent State associate dean joins Startup Officers Leadership Council

Alex Delaney-Gesing
July 28, 2016

An itching issue for Kentway Apartments residents

Alex Delaney-Gesing
July 27, 2016

Kent State deemed one of top 50 most active employers in U.S.

Alex Delaney-Gesing
July 27, 2016
Willie Harrell, left, and his new attorney Scott Rilley, right, in Summit County’s Court of Common Pleas on Monday, May 2, 2016. 

Former KSU professor pleads guilty to felony charge

Alex Delaney-Gesing
July 26, 2016
An American flag flies over East 4th Street in downtown Cleveland during the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. 

Millennials strive to educate their generation on political issues

Alex Delaney-Gesing
July 22, 2016
Florida tech entrepreneurs Chase Grause and Hayden Whetsonesell "Trump Socks" merchandise during the 2016 Republican National Convention on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. 

Vendors seek opportunity during RNC

Alex Delaney-Gesing
July 20, 2016

Tuesday of RNC

Alex Delaney-Gesing
July 19, 2016
Zac Alberty, 18, of Cleveland, walks through Public Square on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. 

Advocacy signs take over downtown

Alex Delaney-Gesing
July 19, 2016
Residents and visitors of downtown Cleveland's E. 4th Street take part in the evening events during the first day of the Republican National Convention on Monday, July 18, 2016. 

RNC impressions from East 4th Street

Alex Delaney-Gesing
July 18, 2016

Kent State CCI and Purple America to present RNC discussion panels

Alex Delaney-Gesing
July 17, 2016
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