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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Erin Sullivan, a journalism major now in her fifth year at Kent State, stands in front of the sign to her freshman year dorm building in 2019.

Feeling lonely? You’re not alone

Erin Sullivan, Reporter August 17, 2023

Kent State was not a popular choice at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in Chicago, Illinois. this time, I grew homesick and missed my high school friends. In fact,...

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Students learn to cope with heightened separation anxiety due to pandemic

Cassondra Siaus reporter February 16, 2021

Anxiety is something everyone experiences on a day-to-day basis. Some have it when being late to work, some have it when getting an overwhelming number of assignments and some have it when they have to...

Guidelines put forth by the Association of Ohio Health Commissioners (AOHC) to vote while in quarantine. 

Kent State, USG working to find a way for quarantined students to vote

Chris Ramos, assigning editor October 30, 2020

Students in quarantine face the possibility of not having their vote counted this election. Last Friday, Undergraduate Student Government (USG) started to discuss whether or not quarantined students could...

Venice Cafe patrons raise their glasses while Roger Hoover and the Whiskeyhounds perform their final song at Venice Cafe during Kent's Round Town music festival on Friday, September 13, 2019.

Kent ‘Round Town Music Fest connects local music, business

Abigail Mack September 14, 2019

Live music filled the streets on Friday as Kent’s ‘Round Town Music Fest welcomed more than 30 acts at 29 venues throughout downtown and the surrounding area. Local businesses including bars, coffee...

Overcoming loneliness in new college settings

Rachel Duthie April 12, 2017

As anxiety and depression plague college students nationwide, many wonder why these mental illnesses are on the rise. A common answer is loneliness.According to data provided by University Health Services,...