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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Students locked out of dorms due to system error

Andrew Bowie, Beat reporter November 15, 2024

Many Kent State students were unable to access their rooms Thursday evening after a software malfunction resulted in their housing status not being recognized. George Edmiston, director of Facilities...

Kent State places students in transitional housing, such as lounges, to house all incoming freshmen.

Students stuck in lounge limbo as Kent State uses transitional housing

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter September 4, 2024

Students all around campus walk to their dormitory halls, swipe their IDs to enter and find their hall’s lounge filled with furniture and window coverings, as this lounge is where some will temporarily...

Wastewater research conducted to find possible COVID-19 spikes in dorms

Bella Hagey Reporter January 25, 2021

In an effort to detect possible dorms where spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases may occur, Kent State has started a wastewater research program.The research, done by associate professor Xiaozhen Mou,...

How poll workers play a key role on Election Day

Poll workers are the backbone of Election Day. But what happens when you don’t have enough workers?The coronavirus pandemic has brought new challenges to the Portage County Board of Elections, causing...

Kent State begins fall semester amid pandemic, works to avoid outbreaks

Paige Bennett News Lab September 2, 2020

Kent State University announced Monday that all university-sponsored meetings and gatherings of more than 10 people must be held online. The announcement came days after the university started in-person...

Residence Services to celebrate completed Tri-Towers renovations

Carolyn Pippin October 13, 2014

More than 64,000 students have lived in the Tri-Towers buildings since 1968.Renovations on the Tri-Towers buildings began in 2012, and in commemoration of the renovations coming to an end, Residence Services...