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Kent State to pay at least $179K for presidential search, contract details ‘trade secrets’ claim from search firm

Laina Yost December 13, 2018

Kent State will pay Russell Reynolds Associates, the executive search firm chosen to find the university’s next president, a $170,000 retainer for its services, plus a $9,000 administrative fee.The total...

Junior business management major Hannah Robinson (left) talks with junior marketing major Kelly Corey (bottom right) about the new meal plans in front of Rosie’s Diner in Tri-Towers on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.

‘You talked, we listened.’ Meal plan changes come to campus

Valerie Royzman September 7, 2018

Last week, Dining Services — on social media and through Vice President of Student Affairs Shay Little at an Undergraduate Student Government meeting — promised to hear students out on their frustrations...

Nicholas Kollar, sophomore finance major, poses for a portrait near the Esplanade Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2018. Kollar is the newest student member of the Board of Trustees after being confirmed by Gov. Kasich on Aug. 16.

Locally raised finance student named to Board of Trustees

Dylan Reynolds September 5, 2018

If any student should have his finger on the pulse of the university, it is sophomore economics and finance major Nicholas Kollar.Kollar was appointed undergraduate student trustee of the Kent State University...

A display at the “Lights of Change” event on Friday memorializes those lost to addiction.

‘Lights of Change’ aims to end addiction stigma

Madeline Pigott September 3, 2018

In the United States, Ohio ranked No. 2 for the most deaths by overdose. OhioCAN, a statewide organization for family members affected by addiction, is speaking out and changing the stigma that comes with...

Greg Fisher from Kent, OH. argues with a demonstrator during the open carry demonstration on Friday, April 27.

Kaitlin Bennett to continue with rally; university policy causes confusion

Brandon Bounds and Laina Yost September 3, 2018

Kaitlin Bennett, a Kent State alumna whom some refer to as the “Kent State Gun Girl,” announced Aug. 9 on social media she will be holding an open-carry rally on Kent State’s main campus.The university...

Drew Taylor

Did you know we’re at war in Yemen?

Drew Taylor November 26, 2017

Are you aware the United States is currently fighting a war in Yemen?I’m going to guess the majority of readers do not. To be completely honest, neither did I until recently. But, once again, America...

Business owners conflicted over effectiveness of downtown parking meters

Kaylee Peterson July 10, 2017

When the city of Kent installed 225 parking meters downtown in 2015, they did so to support Kent’s downtown businesses. However, some of those businesses don’t agree that the meters are serving their...

KentWired Sports Update: Sep. 28, 2016

Tanner Castora September 28, 2016

KentWired Sports Update: Sep. 28, 2016 from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Contact Tanner Castora by [email protected]

Dylan Stone

Losing Dylan: A mother’s story

Editor’s Note: Dylan Stone, a Kent State business major, lost his life to heroin. Dylan’s mother, Juli, agreed to tell the story of her son's addiction in her own words.My son died alone after a 6-month...

TV2 News: Feb. 1, 2016

TV2 News: Feb. 1, 2016

Chip Reid, Lexi Walters, TV2 February 1, 2016

On Monday's Newscast, University President Beverly Warren announces a new branding campaign, Pan-African studies events are scheduled to be held on campus in honor of Black History Month, and TV2 takes...

Eighteen-year-olds will now have to wait three years before purchasing cigarettes in Cleveland

More than 100 cities nationwide plan to raise smoking age to 21

TV2, Dartalia Alati, John Kost December 9, 2015

On Wednesday's FlashCast, Dartalia Alati and John Kost discuss the nationwide movement to raise the smoking age to 21-years-old. Kent State President Beverly Warren's annual performance-based raise, as...