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What to know before signing a lease

Kaitlyn Finchler Photo editor September 20, 2020

Signing leases during a pandemic may be difficult, but students are pulling through. With a vast amount of options surrounding campus, there are many things to consider when signing a lease.Sophomore business...

Fashion students struggle to find affordable housing in the Big Apple

Sophia Iannelli February 10, 2019

With a required internship on the to-do list, fashion students are struggling to find affordable housing in New York City.Kent’s fashion program requires all merchandising and design students to obtain...

Lease agreements could hold hidden consequences for college students

Leah Marxen February 8, 2019

Lara Jelley, a junior fashion design major, had to pay a fee of $200 to move out of her off-campus apartment when faced with an unfortunate roommate situation and when she moved her rent went up by $40...

College Towers apartments

7 cheapest to most expensive apartments near campus for next year’s lease

Vanessa Gresley November 10, 2018

 Seventy-one percent of students live off-campus at Kent State, according to U.S. News & World Report. The area around campus offers a large number of housing locations for students. Here are seven...

President Beverly Warren laughs during the Board of Trustees meeting in the Integrated Sciences Building Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017.

Board of Trustees discusses intergenerational housing plans

Nick Gates September 14, 2017

President Beverly Warren introduced the idea of intergenerational housing at the Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 13.Intergenerational housing serves to provide a “close-knit environment” for housing...

Kent Cooperative Housing: A community feel with affordable rent

Miranda Zoloty April 5, 2016

Kent State students typically look for housing that offers extremely cheap rent and a sense of community. However, finding places that fit both of those needs can often be difficult. Kent Cooperative Housing...

Campus housing available for winter break

Ryan Landolph November 18, 2015

Students are now able to fill out an application to allow them to live on campus over the winter holiday break.When the campus closes Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., students need to be out of their dorms unless they...

Freshmen lead increase in on-campus living

Ryan Landolph October 4, 2015

The number of first-year students are on the rise at Kent State, leading to a higher number of students living on campus.“There is an increase,” said Jill Church, director of residence services....

Photo by Michael Bratton

Overcrowded dorms pose reoccurring issue for university

Ryan Landolph September 8, 2015

Some students are currently living in overcrowded dorm spaces until ideal space is available, due to the increase in the number of housing contracts that were accepted prior to this school year.“Approximately...

Residence Services includes gender-inclusive option on housing form

Craig Zombar June 25, 2015

Kent State Residence Services will have gender-inclusive options on the housing application form for the 2015-2016 school year.Gender-inclusive housing is available to students who identify as transgender....

The Student Center has several gender-neutral restrooms, seen here on the third floor. The university will soon add more questions about gender to its on-campus housing application to accommodate students' needs.

University housing application to be more gender-inclusive

Alexandria Valverde January 24, 2015

For many students, living in the residence halls and going to the bathroom is an easy task.It’s a different story for transgender students and those of a different sexual or gender orientation, but Kent...

Justice Department sues KSU for violating Fair Housing Act

Celia Fernandez September 17, 2014

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Kent State University, several university officials and its board of trustees for violating the Fair Housing Act because of discrimination against students with...