Skip to Main Content
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

KentStater

This is a colored adhesive sculpture. The gallery is open until Oct. 5, 2019.

Kent State’s glass program celebrates 50 years through glass exhibitions

Abigail Mack September 4, 2019

Although it’s often called the "golden anniversary," 50 years is looking a little different for Kent State’s School of Art.Started in 1969 by Henry Halem, Kent State’s studio glass program is celebrating...

Plans show what the new Design Innovation Hub will look like when it opens in August 2020.

Design Innovation Hub coming to center campus

Samantha Farland March 6, 2019

The $44.9 million Design Innovation Hub construction will begin in April on the old Art Building.As part of Phase 1 of the 10-year Master Plan, the facility will open in August of 2020.The Design Innovation...

Terrace Hall will be torn down in Summer 2019 in order for the College of Business Administration to construct its new building.  

Terrace Hall to be torn down

Jill Golden February 21, 2019

The ROTC building will be demolished this summer so the new College of Business Administration has room for its new building.The ROTC building, or Terrace Hall, is where Kent State’s Army and Air Force...

The Market dining hall, on the second floor of the Student Center, will close in Fall 2020.

Kent State’s dining hall The Market to be replaced in Fall 2020

Samantha Farland February 15, 2019

The Market, formerly known as Kent Market 2, is set to leave the Student Center in Fall 2020.This is a part of Phase One of the university's 10-year Facilities Master Plan, which shows more dining toward...

Map of Camp James

Missile defense site to possibly be built near KSU main campus

Jill Golden February 2, 2019

A missile defense site may be built 20 miles east of Kent State after the U.S. Department of Defense announced it is looking to add a third location to the country’s missile defenses.A missile defense...

A PARTA bus pulls into the Kent State Student Center stop Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. 

PARTA sees a slight increase in bus ridership

Sarah Limas October 24, 2018

More students are riding PARTA buses this semester, and the crowding on the transportation is becoming a slight issue.From the beginning of the semester to the end of September, students rode the bus 512,001...

Aerial drone photo of the new roundabout on Summit Street.

New Kent roundabouts part of growing national trend

Nate Burtzlaff October 3, 2018

The Summit Street roundabouts have been an adjustment for drivers and pedestrians, but this doesn’t just pertain to the Kent roundabouts. Roundabouts have been popping up in cities all across the country...

The Concert Band Room at Kent Stark on Thursday.

Inside Kent Stark’s $9.7 million Fine Arts Building project

Brynn Pennell April 27, 2018

The Kent State Stark campus is creating bigger and better opportunities for its students to succeed.The campus’ 85,000-square-foot Fine Arts Building is undergoing a $9.7 million expansion and renovation...

Summit Street construction to end beginning next fall

Moira Reed April 13, 2018

Construction between Janik Drive and Fraternity Circle will resume and last until the end of the spring semester, which will cause a one-way road closure.Students, faculty and visitor drivers will be expected...

Molly Merryman and Evgenia Fotiou talk at the Williamson House Grand Opening Sept. 28, 2016.

Women’s Center looks ahead despite future relocation

Faith Riggs and Moira Reed March 23, 2018

Just two years after becoming the home of the Women’s Center, the Williamson House will be torn down to make space for a new parking deck.“Initially, we were surprised by the decision to take down...

Road closed signs sit in snow on the old West Campus Center drive Monday Jan. 15, 2018. The change of West Campus Center is part of the current Summit Street project.

Summit Street construction to extend into summer

Cameron Gorman January 13, 2018

The Summit Street Improvement Project, first projected to be completed by December 2017, will now finish during the summer of 2018.“The bulk of the work will be done sooner, but there are a lot of small...

Construction takes place on Summit Street Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. 

Grinding it Out: Kent State endures delay of Summit renovations

Colin Baker October 25, 2017

Kent State students and nearby residents have endured months of noise, one-lane eastbound traffic, dangerous walking conditions and other difficult routes to get to work and class, but at least they knew...