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Kent State’s SRVSS supports Sexual Assault Awareness Month with Teal Tuesdays 

Skylar Edington, TV2 Reporter April 3, 2024

Every two minutes, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted, according to RAINN.org. This April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Kent State's Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence...

Ohio EPA visits university with sustainability accolade

Anthony Zacharyasz and Skylar Edington March 20, 2024

Members of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency traveled from Columbus to Kent Tuesday morning to acknowledge the university’s sustainability and environmental efforts, as both short and long term...

Haymaker Farmers’ Market is in full swing on campus

Morgan Hoover, Reporter February 20, 2024

Haymaker Farmers’ Market partnered with Kent State Tuesday to bring together local businesses, on-campus programs and organizations for students. Nearby vendors such as Busy B Patisserie and Bee Gluten...

Kent City Hall set to open in July

Skylar Edington and Ignatius Ogbu February 12, 2024

After years of planning, Kent City officials said the new city hall will open this summer. Previously, Kent never had a building for official duties, said Melanie Baker, the public service director...

Fashion school teams up with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio for fashion show

Ryan Bowles, Reporter February 8, 2024

The school of fashion partners with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio to produce a fashion charity event called ’Haute for the House’ Feb. 8. The event is set to be held at the...

Kent Interhall Council kicks off Sex Week with ‘Sex Week Ho Down’

MinJee Yoo, Reporter October 23, 2023

Kent Interhall Council hosted the “Sex Week Ho Down” in the Student Center Ballroom, putting a western-theme to sex related topics Monday evening.  Nearly 100 attendees participated among a wide-range...

Kent Rocks music festival back in town for the weekend

Skylar Edington, TV2's Reporter September 18, 2023

The Kent Rocks festival brings almost eight hours of rock and roll music across downtown. The lineup had more than 30 artists at over 20 venues. The festivities started at 3 p.m. and wrapped up around...

FAB holds its first mid-day event of the semester

Skylar Edington, TV2's Reporter September 11, 2023

"Totes and Floats" was the first mid-day event of the semester where students could get an ice cream float and decorate a tote bag. TV2's Skylar Edington went to the event and has the details.

One credit health class gives students opportunity to learn self defense

Skylar Edington, Reporter March 22, 2023

From pilates to yoga, the physical wellness and sports department offers many one credit courses students of any major can take. For students looking for a workout and the opportunity to learn practical...

Meet the USG candidates: Senators

Meet the USG candidates: Senators

Editor’s Note: All interviews were conducted via email question-and-answer responses. Undergraduate Student Government elections for the 2023-2024 academic year open at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 21 and...

Homeland Security guest speakers give advice to aspiring criminal justice students

Skylar Edington, Reporter March 9, 2023

Homeland Security guest speakers at the criminology honor society’s Homeland Security event made the crowd gasp after telling stories covering narcotics, large sums of money and undercover work Wednesday. Special...

The outside of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, recently reopened in August.

Students discuss thefts at campus recreation centers

Skylar Edington, Reporter February 27, 2023

Since the beginning of the spring semester, the Kent State Police have documented 10 cases of theft on campus, with several being at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The university has two...