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Students learn about off-campus housing at the 2024 housing fair

Michael Neenan, Kent Stater TV Reporter November 4, 2024

Students living on campus learned about off-campus housing at the 2024 Housing Fair, organized by the Center for Student Involvement. Representatives from eight apartment complexes, along with student...

OPINION: Adulting 101: Finding housing off campus is a process

OPINION: Adulting 101: Finding housing off campus is a process

Ella Katona, Opinion Writer March 7, 2024

As a sophomore college student, I have begun my journey of settling into housing off campus. This past fall, my friend and I started our search for our first apartment together to settle into this upcoming...

University Housing adjusts to more residents

Jacob Brooks, TV2 Reporter September 9, 2023

More students are living on-campus this semester than in recent years. TV2's Jacob Brooks explains how University Housing gave everyone a place to live. Jacob Brooks is a TV2 reporter. Contact him at...

The current minimum wage in Ohio is $10.10/hour.

OPINION: The cost of living is unrealistic for college students

Audrey Trevarthan, Opinion Writer February 7, 2023

The cost of living refers to the amount of money required to support one's necessities, such as housing, food, clothing, transportation and insurance. For a college student who is responsible for their...

With roommates, communication goes a long way

Alton Northup, Reporter November 4, 2022

More than 6,500 students live on Kent State's main campus, according to the university website, and often these students are sharing their living space with a roommate for the very first time. Knowing...

Journey to signing your lease

Journey to signing your lease

Tyshaia Earnest, Kent State Student Media November 4, 2022

Freshman architecture major Annabelle Montgomery (left) and her roommate, Olivia McClelland, in their dorm room in Kent State’s Allyn Hall.

On or off campus? Here’s how to decide where to live

Catie Pusateri, Reporter November 4, 2022

To live on or off campus? That is the question. This semester marks the first time sophomore fashion merchandising major Jacqueline Quinn is living off campus, and she shares a house near the architecture...

OPINION: sophomore housing requirement leads to financial stress

Hannah Keil, Reporter March 23, 2022

At Kent State, all freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus. The only exemptions for underclassmen – under 60 credits –  include medical reasons, financial hardships, commuters and fraternity...

The dining area provided at The Haven. Feb. 14, 2022

Local homeless shelter expects to serve community after years of delays

Taylor Haydu Reporter February 15, 2022

After seven years of delay because of funding, The Haven of Portage County expects to open its doors soon.“It started in 2015,” said Anne Marie Noble, the executive director. “What we thought was...

Signet Real Estate Group is among the firms seeking a contract to develop community housing on Kent State property. The image shows a student residence hall Signet built at Delta State University in Mississippi.

Three developers are in the running to build Kent State’s proposed ‘village’

Three developers from Northeast Ohio and Pittsburgh are currently working on concept proposals for Kent State’s proposed intergenerational village project, the university announced in an email to Kent...

An overview of the site of the proposed intergenerational village project shown to attendees of the Vision of a Village community meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. 

‘A Vision of a Village’: Kent State, Kent representatives hold public meeting for intergenerational housing project

Emma Andrus Reporter October 29, 2021

Representatives from Kent State and the city of Kent hosted a public information session for a proposed intergenerational housing project Wednesday evening. The proposed project would be a community of...