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COVID-19’s impact on mental health five years later

Sydney Craig, Reporter March 25, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic changed daily life, and affected many people’s mental health; those effects are still being felt five years later. Mental health professionals saw a significant rise in the demand...

Kent State alumna Isabella Lang stands in Florence before the news of COVID-19 hit.

Kent State remembers hurried exodus from Florence five years later

Olivia Scott, Reporter March 5, 2025

This Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of when students in Florence abruptly returned home due to COVID-19. Kent State, along with thousands of universities worldwide, faced the impact of the pandemic,...

The front entrance of the DeWeese Health Center, Oct. 6, 2024.

Respiratory viruses are on the rise as COVID and flu season approaches

Lauren Bischof, Beat Reporter October 8, 2024

Respiratory viruses including COVID-19, the flu and the common cold are continuing to spread across campus. As the seasons change, health professionals lend their advice to help students stop the excessive...

COVID-19 cases rise as fall semester starts

Lex Radde, KSTV Reporter September 11, 2024

COVID-19 cases are rising in Kent, and the Kent City Health Commissioner is urging residents to practice safety measures to prevent further spread. With the return of Kent State students, Kent City Health...

US Energy Department assesses Covid-19 likely resulted from lab leak, furthering US intel divide over virus origin

Jeremy Herb and Natasha Bertrand, CNN February 26, 2023

CNN -- The US Department of Energy has assessed that the Covid-19 pandemic most likely came from a laboratory leak in China, according to a newly updated classified intelligence report. Two sources...

Kent State economics professor analyzes policies in public spaces

Anthony Zacharyasz, Reporter February 15, 2023

In the department of economics at Kent State, one professor is using his platform to look into various subjects that he is turning into scholarly articles to share with other scholars and the public. Professor...

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Flu Shots at DeWeese Health Center for Kent State Students

November 14, 2022

Kent State offers flu shots and COVID vaccines. With flu season in full swing and the holidays quickly approaching, the opportunity to get vaccinated is being utilized by many students. TV2's Sydney...

A room in the Business Administrative Building still has a "Face Covering Required" sign posted on the outside of the door even after the university ended their mask mandate.

University gives updates on COVID-19 and Monkeypox diseases in Kent community

Anthony Zacharyasz, Reporter September 8, 2022

With the new semester underway at Kent State University, the university and the city of Kent are looking for ways to keep all community members safe from COVID-19 and Monkeypox diseases. The city of...

Masks required indoors on main campus as of July 29

Masks required indoors on main campus as of July 29

Alton Northup, Reporter July 29, 2022

Masks are required indoors on Kent State’s main campus following Portage County moving into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s high community spread designation for COVID-19. The university...

Trucks and supporters travel down Bloor Street during a demonstration in support of a trucker convoy in Ottawa protesting COVID-19 restrictions, in Toronto, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Crowds of demonstrators join rallies across Canada as Covid-19 trucker protests spread

Paula Newton CNN February 7, 2022

(CNN) -- From the western province of Alberta, moving east to Quebec City, and in cities and towns in between, thousands of Canadians have hit the streets in trucks, tractors, cars and on foot to protest...

Kent State university announces COVID-19 plan for spring semester

Jimmy Oswald Sports Editor December 13, 2021

Kent State University announced its COVID-19 plans for the 2022 spring semester in an email to students, faculty and staff Monday.Face coverings will still be required in all university buildings. It is...

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Travel to Mexico during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go

CNN staff November 27, 2021

Editor's note: Coronavirus cases remain high across the globe. Health officials caution that travel increases your chances of getting and spreading the virus. Staying home is the best way to stem transmission....