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Joe Karpinski wins the University Teaching Council NTT Outstanding Teacher award in 2016. (Courtesy of Joe Karpinski)

Not your average Joe: The impacts of one construction management professor

Anthony Zacharyasz, General Assignment Editor November 29, 2023

For Joe Karpinski, teaching and sharing his knowledge began at the age of 19, after his older brother turned down a teaching opportunity in drafting, which is creating and analyzing construction blueprints. Fast-forward...

THIS OR THAT: Hold the Christmas music until after Thanksgiving, please

THIS OR THAT: Hold the Christmas music until after Thanksgiving, please

KentWired Editorial Board November 19, 2023

This opinion was written by Matthew Brown, Kelsie Horner, Taina Rivera, Audrey Trevarthan and Anthony Zacharyasz from KentWired’s editorial board. After reading this article and its companion article,...

Kent Roosevelt High School is located at 1400 N. Mantua St. in Kent.

Update: Kent Roosevelt student charged with second-degree felony after making social media threat

Anthony Zacharyasz, General Assignment Editor November 16, 2023

A 17-year old Kent Roosevelt student is confirmed to have made a "vague" threat to the high school in a Snapchat post late Tuesday, as written in a news release from Michael Lewis, an administrative lieutenant...

Project DAWN, an Ohio Department of Health program, distributes naloxone kits across Ohio.

Naloxone aids fight against evolving opioid epidemic

Anthony Zacharyasz, General Assignment Editor November 11, 2023

From 2014 to 2022, approximately 551,772 naloxone kits have been distributed throughout Ohio through Project DAWN, an Ohio Department of Health program – generating 68,586 known overdose reversals.  Naloxone,...

THIS OR THAT: Halloween instills scary, eerie feelings that only come once a year

THIS OR THAT: Halloween instills scary, eerie feelings that only come once a year

KentWired Editorial Board October 31, 2023

This opinion was written by Matthew Brown, Annalexis Davis, Kelsie Horner, Janson McNair, Audrey Trevarthan and Anthony Zacharyasz from KentWired’s editorial board. After reading this article and its...

Students enter and exit the Aeronautics and Engineering Building on Oct. 17, 2023.

Water line easement specifications between the city of Kent and university approved by Council

Anthony Zacharyasz, Co-General Assignment Editor October 18, 2023

Kent City Council approved the specifications between Kent State University and the city in regards to the completed relocation of the city’s 24-inch-diameter water line located underneath the university’s...

Members of the KentWired editorial board dressed as characters from Scooby Doo! to celebrate 100 years of Warner Bros.

THIS OR THAT: 100 years of greatness, the variety of Warner Bros. 

KentWired Editorial Board October 8, 2023

This opinion was written by Grace Clarke, Taina Rivera, Isabella Schreck, Anneliese White and Anthony Zacharyasz from KentWired’s editorial board. After reading this article and its companion article,...

Jose Benitez is the inaugural chair for the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics and also serves as the bridgestone chair of international business.
(Courtesy of Kent State University)

Growing in size attracts new leadership for Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Anthony Zacharyasz, General Assignment Editor September 5, 2023

As construction continues on the nearly 150,000 gross square foot Crawford Hall on East Main Street, the building is getting set to accommodate the growth of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business...

President Todd Diacon addresses a crowd of trustees, administrators and others at the Crawford Hall topping out ceremony June 28, 2023.

Progression continues on Crawford Hall as anticipated, opening timeline stays on track

Anthony Zacharyasz, General Assignment Editor August 19, 2023

Eagerness from campus community members remains high as construction progresses on Crawford Hall, the incoming home for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. With no amendments...

Crawford Hall, a new building coming to Kent State's main campus, being worked on April 19, 2023.

Crawford Hall: a look inside at creation, expectations of new business building

Anthony Zacharyasz, Reporter April 26, 2023

When driving past campus, it is hard not to point out the tall cranes and metal beam outline of the new business building that will be ready to use at the start of the fall 2024 semester. Students,...

IdeaBase is located on the third floor of Franklin Hall.

Marketing student looks to highlight IdeaBase in essence of 10-year anniversary

Anthony Zacharyasz, Reporter April 26, 2023

Editor's Note: Dylan Walker, digital communications specialist at IdeaBase, serves as an opinion writer for The Kent Stater and KentWired. Given his role and relationship to the story, KentWired interviewed...

Meet the USG candidates: Senators

Meet the USG candidates: Senators

Editor’s Note: All interviews were conducted via email question-and-answer responses. Undergraduate Student Government elections for the 2023-2024 academic year open at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 21 and...