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Kent State eliminates mask requirement regardless of CDC community level, adjusts quarantine policy

Emma Andrus, Editor-in-Chief • August 24, 2022

Kent State will no longer require masks and face coverings to be worn on its campuses and locations, regardless of the CDC’s community level for COVID-19. The university announced the adjusted policy...

Understanding STDs: student resources for STD education and prevention

Jenna Bal, Reporter • April 5, 2022

One in every eight sexually active adolescents and young adults who are on their parents’ health plan refuse to pursue sexual health care because they are afraid their parents will find out according...

Kent State removes weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated individuals

Zaria Johnson, Editor-in-chief • March 15, 2022

Kent State University will no longer require weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students, faculty and staff according to a Thursday email press release from Chief University Physician Lisa Dannemiller...

Unvaccinated students may face restrictions starting December 20

Alexandra Golden Reporter • September 6, 2021

Kent State students, faculty and staff have until Dec. 20 to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, President Todd Diacon announced via email on Aug. 27, 2021. Being fully vaccinated means having “their...

Mental health resources offered at regional campus Kent State Stark

Sam Wright Reporter • June 22, 2021

Mental health services at Kent State Stark will be offered for free: online or in-person, starting fall 2021. The services offered for mental health are located in the Campus Center. According to the...

University makes progress on transitioning from Blackboard to Canvas

Kaitlyn Finchler Reporter • March 18, 2021

After the announcement of switching the university’s content management system from Blackboard to Canvas, faculty are gaining access to the system and students will be able to do so in the near future. Jim...

KSU receives a B- on its updated COVID-19 dashboard

Ethan Cohen Reporter • March 5, 2021

The Kent State COVID-19 dashboard received a B- from We Rate Covid Dashboards after previously getting a C+ rating last October.KSU received a C+ rating on its coronavirus dashboard in October, one of...

Kent State vs. OSU: Students share how their schools handled COVID-19

Ethan Cohen Reporter • February 7, 2021

Over the last 10 months, universities have been heavily challenged by COVID-19. From changes in dining halls to testing students, students from the Ohio State University and Kent State adjust to the changes...

Coronavirus testing

Bloomberg • January 24, 2021

A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) places a Covid-19 swab test into a vial at a United Airlines testing sire inside San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco,...

The US just marked 25 million Covid-19 cases. Now it’s a race between vaccines and variants

Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, CNN • January 24, 2021

(CNN) -- It took just over a year for the US to go from one to 25 million coronavirus infections.That's an average of about 67,934 new infections every day. Or like a new infection every 1.2 seconds since...

Ohio Pandemic Team to hold free COVID-19 testing events at Kent State

Jenna Borthwick, Digital Content Director • January 14, 2021

This article has been updated to reflect the date change from Jan. 21 and 22 to Jan. 28 and 29 for the testing events. Kent State is partnering with the Ohio Pandemic Testing Team to bring two open COVID-19...

Ohio Pandemic Testing Team to visit campus for free COVID-19 testing

Jenna Borthwick Digital Content Editor • September 30, 2020

Kent State and the city of Kent partnered with the state of Ohio to bring the Ohio Pandemic Testing Team to campus, the university announced in an email Wednesday. A team of medics from the Ohio National...