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Kent State rethinks online learning in new partnership with Proctorio

Jenna Kuczkowski and Maria DeBone August 29, 2017

Kent State has partnered with Proctorio, an on-demand proctoring service for online exams, and is set to begin use this semester.The automated proctoring software will join ProctorU, the university’s...

(from left) Senior Joshua Ishihara, senior Dan Kish and sophomore Sarah Rosenbaum with their award-winning robot digger, "Cyborg Betty,” on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.

Kent State Robotics team makes great strides

Jenna Kuczkowski February 3, 2016

For students of the Kent State Robotics Team, nothing is unreachable, not even Mars.“If you think about it, the only way we’ve gotten to Mars thus far is with robots,” said Rick Szalay, a freshman...

Warped Tour makes stop at Blossom Music Center

Jenna Kuczkowski July 29, 2015

Vans Warped Tour turned 21 this year and made its annual stop Thursday in Cuyahoga Falls at Blossom Music Center.After taking a day off from the tour the day before for the Alternative Press Music Awards,...

Mike Shea

Alternative Press hosts second annual music awards show in Cleveland

Jenna Kuczkowski July 28, 2015

The Alternative Press Music Awards honored numerous bands and artists in the rock music industry and featured performances from several artists during its second annual event Wednesday at Quicken Loans...

David Boyd, lead singer of the band New Politics, performs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum during the 30th anniversary event for Alternative Press Magazine on July 21, 2015.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens new exhibit to honor Alternative Press Magazine

Jenna Kuczkowski July 22, 2015

Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened a new exhibit Tuesday in honor of Alternative Press’ 30th anniversary this year as a music magazine.Alternative Press, a Cleveland-based alternative rock...

Photo courtesy of Deryck Whibley, Sum 41

Sum 41 to perform at Alternative Press Music Awards after four-year hiatus

Jenna Kuczkowski July 13, 2015

Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of stories about the Alternative Press Music Awards, which will be held July 22 in Cleveland. To read the first article about Alternative Press magazine, click...

Alternative Press Music Awards will be held in Cleveland July 22

Jenna Kuczkowski June 24, 2015

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of stories about the Alternative Press Music Awards, which will be held July 22 in Cleveland.Mike Shea, founder and CEO of Alternative Press Magazine, started...

John Ponchak, a sophomore computer science major, pauses to take a photo at the Molly Stark Mental Institution.

Urban Photography: Exploring the decaying depths of civilization

Jenna Kuczkowski April 28, 2015

The floors were covered with dusty debris, and the walls were covered in layers of old, peeling paint as John Ponchak carefully walked down the empty hallway. There was no one there, but he took great...

"I went to an event at Buffalo Wild Wings, and I had on a walrus nose."

That’s awkward…

We all have them. That piece of toilet paper stuck to the bottom of your shoe. That slip on ice in front of the person you’ve been crushing on for weeks.Awkward moments can happen to anyone, and for...

‘Unlucky’ is the lucky winner

Jenna Kuczkowski December 2, 2014

Kent State University Independent Films produces a full feature length film every other year. Last year we saw the group produce the horror film, “Hell at Heathridge,” and now we see them head down...

A representative from American Greetings spoke to students on Nov. 5, 2014 in a pre-event for the upcoming Innov8athon III: #BestCardEver, co-sponsored by Blackstone LaunchPad. Students will try to create a new, memorable greeting card for the company.

LaunchPad and American Greetings to hold competition for most memorable card

Jenna Kuczkowski November 11, 2014

Blackstone LaunchPad is helping develop and guide the ideas of Kent State artists and creative innovators at its third annual Innov8athon event. Sponsored by American Greetings, Innov8athon III: #BestCardEver...