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Melting snow increases ice hazards on campus

Joi Sims, Reporter February 25, 2025

According to the National Weather Service, Northeast Ohio experienced minimum temperatures ranging from three to 14 degrees last week. With temperatures rising to 40 degrees this week, the snow is beginning...

Kent State’s lack of winter weather protocol causes student stress

Chloe Porter, Columnist February 5, 2025

With winter making itself known, many students are forced to brave the cold to get to classes. However, as temperatures drop, so does the university’s commitment to student safety.  Campus walkways...

Kent Organizations Prepare for Upcoming Eclipse

Elaina Matricardi, TV2 reporter April 3, 2024

With the 2024 total solar eclipse approaching, organizations around Kent have begun preparing for big events and even bigger crowds. Learn more about how to enjoy the eclipse here. Elaina Matricardi...

Kent State's Police Services department is located in Stockade Safety Building on 530 E. Summit St. (The Kent Stater files)

Staying safe on and off campus this new semester

Annalexis Davis, Campus Editor August 19, 2023

Before COVID-19, Kent State was ranked as the safest campus in Ohio – and the 25th safest college in the nation – according to Sgt. Tricia Knoles from the university’s police department.  Those...

Kent State Police offer campus safety with various methods

Angelia Kellhofer, Reporter February 18, 2023

Kent State’s safety resources start with the 50 blue light phones that are located around campus for students to use when they are in crisis along with other safety assets Kent State provides to ensure...

Students take extra precaution after recent University of Idaho murders

Clara Wicinski, Reporter January 19, 2023

The consequences of the brutal murder of four college students in Moscow, Idaho, Nov. 13 2022 can still be felt on college campuses across the nation as students are on high alert. Kent State Police...

How To Stay Safe On Halloween Weekend

October 28, 2022

Halloween weekend in Kent is here and so are concerns about safety. Todd Kamenash, Kent State Associate Director of Students, offers tips on how to stay safe while celebrating this weekend.

Finding safety on the university’s website

Reegan Saunders, Assigning Editor March 8, 2022

Kent State University introduced a new series geared toward directing students, faculty and staff  to university web features they should know about.  The first installment of “Where on the Web?”...

Safety Awareness Week is brought to KSU community

Olivia Perry Reporter March 23, 2021

Safety Awareness Week is filled with presentations that will highlight the importance of safety measures and provide practical information that people can implement in their environment.These presentations...

Police in Kent are investigating the theft of catalytic converters on and off-campus.

Police investigating catalytic converter thefts

Kent State University Police and Kent Police are investigating the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles on and off-campus.A catalytic converter is a component of a vehicle’s exhaust and is often...

USG President Tiera Moore

Kent State enacts policy for painting campus rock

Emma Andrus Reporter January 28, 2021

A new Kent State policy went into effect Jan. 11 that is intended to set some rules around how the Front Campus rock is used and painted, following a series of messages in September that included “White...

The message on the two trucks with the blue electronic billboards was hardly subtle and impossible to miss as they rolled through the busy streets of Atlanta.

Pop-up super PACs flood Georgia runoff: ‘It’s about the big message’

Kim Berryman and Kyung Lah, CNN December 21, 2020

(CNN) -- The message on the two trucks with the blue electronic billboards was hardly subtle and impossible to miss as they rolled through the busy streets of Atlanta.Drivers paused at lights, pulled out...