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Todd Hawley, center with blue button, along with members of both AAUP_KSU and AFSCME, stands outside the M.A.C. Center picketing after the commencement ceremonies on Sat. Dec. 19, 2015.

Professors and union reps picket outside commencement

Matthew Merchant December 19, 2015

Members of AAUP-KSU picketed Saturday outside the M.A.C. Center during the university’s commencement ceremonies.Hoping to raise awareness about current contract negotiations between the union representing...

Robbery reported in Wright Hall parking lot

Matthew Merchant December 5, 2015

Two black males wearing red hoodies are suspected of robbing a car in the Wright Hall R6 parking lot at around 7:30 p.m. Saturday. It's reported a cell phone was taken from a vehicle.A FlashAlert message...

"If we want Kent State to be the best university it can be, we need to invest in the faculty," Patrick Coy (center), an applied conflict management professor of 2O years, said. "All administrators know that in their heart."

Provost’s message gives insight to negotiations, fact-finder selected

Matthew Merchant December 1, 2015

Tension between the university negotiators became apparent on Monday after a memo to other administrators from provost and senior vice president for academic affairs Todd Diacon, was challenged by union...

KSU faculty, staff, and supporters silently protest outside of the Kiva center on November 19th, 2015.

Professors’ union authorized to strike after online vote

Matthew Merchant November 23, 2015

More than 90 percent of the members of Kent State's American Association of University Professors (AAUP-KSU) have voted to authorize a strike if a collective bargaining agreement is not agreed upon.According...

"If we want Kent State to be the best university it can be, we need to invest in the faculty," Patrick Coy, an applied conflict management professor of 2O years, said. "All administrators know that in their heart."

What you need to know about a potential professors’ strike

Matthew Merchant November 22, 2015

Last Thursday, members of the tenured faculty picketed outside the KIVA during president Beverly Warren’s State of the University Address. Multiple signs read, “A Fair Contract Now!” and “Value...

Issue 43 promises transparency if approved

Matthew Merchant November 1, 2015

Issue 43, if approved on Tuesday’s ballot, would institute a Democracy Day for the Kent's residents. As one of five charter amendments to the city’s governing document, Issue 43 would require the city...

Data compiled and visualized by Matthew Merchant using data courtesy of Parking Services

Here’s the ticket: an analysis of Parking Services

Matthew Merchant October 18, 2015

Each semester, a number of students at Kent State’s main campus have an encounter with a neon-green wearing, ticket-machine toting parking services worker. Yellow tickets placed on vehicle windows are...

Kent Police officers, including Captain Jim Prusha (right) block traffic on East Main Street after a reported shooting at 2 a.m. on October 17 outside the Kent Stage.

Kent Police investigating reported shooting on East Main Street

Matthew Merchant October 17, 2015

Kent Police are investigating a reported shooting that took place near East Main Street and Depeyster early Saturday morning. A 24-year-old man was taken to a nearby hospital after being shot at around...

Members of the Kent Fire Department respond to a possible structure fire at the Star of the West Milling Co. on North Water Street on Monday, July 13 2015. A worker from the mill said the sprinkler system was activated on the fourth floor around 5:15 p.m. No injuries were reported.

Brief: Fire Dept. responds to Mill fire alarm, N. Water Street closed

Matthew Merchant July 13, 2015

The Kent Fire Department responded Monday to a possible structure fire at the Star of the West Milling Co. building on North Water Street, blocking traffic for several hours. No injuries were reported.A...

Campus workers strike avoided

Matthew Merchant June 4, 2015

Members of campus union AFSCME and student organization USAS picket outside the M.A.C. Center on May 1, 2015, as President Beverly Warren is inaugurated inside. The Board of Trustees and AFSCME both accepted...

Provost Todd Diacon stands up and leaves after a question is directed at him during an open forum held by students to address the race issues at Kent State in the Governance Chambers on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

Students challenge Provost to increase funding for Pan-African and LGBTQ programs, address discrimination in tenure process

Matthew Merchant April 22, 2015

Alleged racial discrimination in the faculty tenure process was one of three concerns raised in a student-led forum on Wednesday in the Student Center Governance Chambers.More than 100 students, faculty...

Submitted photo from Colin Schalk.

Update: Mice found at Olson and Lake halls

Matthew Merchant February 23, 2015

Residents of Lake and Olson Halls found mice on several floors of the residence halls in February and took action to catch the rodents themselves.Colin Schalk, a junior communication studies major, said...

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