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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Jack Kopanski

Opinion: Stress on campus isn’t a competition

Jack Kopanski October 11, 2017

Throughout four years on a college campus, a student will experience a fluctuating range of emotions. From indescribable elation to chest-tightening anxiety, college students feel it all. Sometimes all...

TWLOHA

Student organization provides support to those battling depression

Madeline Crandall May 2, 2017

Nationally, To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) was founded in 2006 after Jamie Tworkowski shared the story of a friend in need. By telling his friend’s story of addiction through a blog, he created...

Local mental health services available to students

Sarah Lorenz March 2, 2017

Avery Millis is among the 85 percent of college students who report feeling overwhelmed during the semester, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA).Millis, a junior criminology...

Seeking help for mental health

Davy Fargo September 21, 2016

Jayita Datta, a psychologist at Kent State's Psychological Services, discussed mental health with students during the "Diversity in Mental Health" event Wednesday night."Everyone ignores the first signs...

Kent State senior soccer player Madison Helterbran labels herself an advocate of mental health awareness because she feels it’s a big issue that often goes overlooked.

‘Stop the Stigma,’ athletes learn, told

Richie Muhall May 4, 2016

The hashtags are not the ones usually associated with college sports: #ItsOKtoNOTbeOK, #StopTheStigma and #TakingMACtion.They serve as symbols of a major initiative at Kent State, in the Mid-American Conference...

Kent State Reaches Settlement in Comfort Dog Case

Ben Kindel January 18, 2016

Kent State made large strides in social justice on Jan. 4 by reaching a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department.In late 2014, Jacqueline and Brandon Lake , two former Kent State students, reached...

Letter to the Editor

Joel Mowrey November 11, 2014

Dear Editor,During this week of Veterans’ Day 2014, the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County would like to encourage military personnel, veterans, their families, friends, employers,...