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Parking Services enters second semester using spot counting services

Emily Glatt January 30, 2018

Parking Services is receiving positive feedback for the new spot counting system in commuter lots.A project that began over a year ago in the Verder parking lot has expanded to more popular commuter lots...

Cars parked in the lot in front of the MAC Center on Oct. 5 2017.

What to know before buying or leasing a car

Angela Radesic October 6, 2017

From the moment they step on campus for the first time, college students have already racked up debt in student loans. Which is why, once the issue of transportation comes into play, most students do not...

A PARTA bus drives by the M.A.C. Center on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. 

Getting around town: A guide to transportation at Kent State

Nicholas Hunter August 7, 2017

It's important to know the best way to get from A to B on and off campus because of the many activities. Not everyone can bring their own car to Kent, and even so, there are places people can’t get to...

Student Center visitor lot to close for summer renovations

Taylor Kerns May 2, 2016

The Kent State Student Center visitor parking lot will be closed from May 16 through mid-August, according to Michael Bruder, executive director of facilities planning and design.  “The parking lot...

Mary Mural-Sizemore, whose son owns Porter's Taxi, voices her concerns with Uber at the Kent City Council meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Delon White, Uber's general manager of Northeast Ohio, sits on the left.

City council considers Uber regulations

Emily Mills October 7, 2015

Kent City Council authorized the city’s law director to draft a preliminary code regulating Uber and other Transportation Network Services (TNS) providers at its meeting Wednesday night.The council is...

Letter to the editor

Emily Fullerton November 2, 2014

Dear Editor,Beyond the daily hassle of driving — gas, parking, parking tickets, traffic from Summit to Loop Road — students also struggle to simply walk on campus and through downtown. Bikes aren’t...

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...

Car-Rental Service Coming To Kent

Anthony Hill January 13, 2014

Kent State will enter a partnership with car-sharing service Zipcar, Inc., on Jan. 15, which will give Kent State students and staff 18 and older a convenient new transportation option. The service will...