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Students’ guide to parking on and around campus

Felicia Guadagni January 20, 2015

Oh, the perils of parking. With winter in full swing and snowy conditions threatening students’ commute to class, many Kent State University students — campus residents and commuters alike — choose...

Veterans in uniform shoot their guns during a Veteran's Day ceremony hosted by PARTA and the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center on Veteran's Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

City of Kent honors veterans service

Jamie Brian November 11, 2014

The Kent Central Gateway veterans memorial attracted those who served and those people of different backgrounds gathered to honor veterans from all branches of the military.PARTA partnered with the Kent...

PARTA bus

PARTA bus routes leave students confused

Mark Oprea September 2, 2014

It’s a Thursday afternoon and junior Nic Talbott is making daily rounds in his bus up Loop Road. A student with a Flashes drawstring backpack walks up shyly to the yellow line, and Talbott asks him how...

PARTA Parking Garage

PARTA to begin selling passes for downtown garage

Kristen Kobe June 26, 2014

PARTA’s campus bus service will begin selling student permits on July 1 for the parking garage located in downtown Kent for the 2014-2015 school year. “We have some open time during the day [and]...

Students catch the bus at the Student Center, April 28, 2014, headed toward Summit East/Stadium, two large lots where many commuters have to park for the first few years at Kent State.

Commuter students face difficulties on campus

Julia Adkins April 28, 2014

Commuting to Kent State is not an easy feat.  Struggling to get by in college is a problem that affects the majority of college students. As commuters make up 80 percent of the population at Kent State,...

President Lester Lefton prepares to break ground, Aug. 8, 2011, the beginning of years of extensive downtown development.

City credits Lefton with solidifying town-gown relations

Madeleine Winer April 21, 2014

The alleyways were dirty. Roadways were crumbling, and buildings were falling apart in downtown Kent.For 30 years, the city of Kent and the university made plan after plan to try to revitalize Kent’s...

Kent State freshman Julia Schoonover gets in a Zipcar she rented on April 17, 2014. There are Zipcars located in the R-6 Fletcher lot by Terrace Hall, available for rental online.

Kent State students make do without own vehicles

Nathan Havenner April 17, 2014

Not having a car or easy access to a personal vehicle to get around is one of many issues that students face when living on campus.Junior anthropology major Tali Merdler said she has a difficult time getting...

Student Stephan Ringler drives the PARTA bus through front campus, April 3, 2014.

PARTA offers Kent students work opportunity, driving experience

Nathan J. Havenner April 7, 2014

For students looking for employment while in school at Kent State, PARTA can be a good option according to PARTA student employees Lindsey Eubank and Stephan Ringler.Eubank, a sophomore public health major,...

Campus Loop Route at the Student Center

Campus loop provides way for students to get around in the winter

Nathan J. Havenner February 11, 2014

With the PARTA Campus loop, students have an alternative to walking across campus in the cold. Since 2004, the campus loop has been one of the routes offered by PARTA.“Kent State used to run their own...

The City of Kent prepares for sub-zero temperatures

Brooke Bower February 4, 2014

A Winter Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service is expected to bring six to 10 inches of snow and winds around 15 mph to Kent and northeast Ohio. Despite extreme winter weather, city emergency...

Cars drive by the PARTA Kent Central Gateway bus station on Tuesday, January 14, 2013. Students choose to ride PARTA busses in the winter months rather than walking or driving in the snow.

Local authorities offer safety tips and advice to students as winter weather persists

Nathan Havenner January 16, 2014

Winter weather has come to northeast Ohio, with parts of the state seeing temperatures not seen in more than 20 years, the result of a polar vortex affecting much of the United States, according to weather.com.These...