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Verder Hall, located at 150 Midway Drive, is set to reopen with new A/C units next fall.

Verder Hall to reopen next fall with new air conditioning units

Andrew Bowie, Beat Reporter March 18, 2025

Kent State’s least used residence hall, Verder Hall, sits empty. With no air conditioning, temperatures can reach upwards of 90 degrees in the summer, which made it unpopular as a place to live on...

A Universal Restroom is located on the first floor in Franklin Hall.

Students and Kent State respond to the ‘Bathroom Bill’

Aryn Kauble, Reporter March 2, 2025

Editor’s note: The student taking down bathroom gender signs was granted anonymity for their concerns about disciplinary action. The Protect All Students Act included in SB 104, widely known as the...

Kent State dorm bathrooms experience change due to Senate Bill 104

Matt Kiraly, KSTV Reporter February 27, 2025

NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, graphics with interview subject's names do not appear. Here are the sources in the order they are on screen: Caleb Johnston, Kent State freshman / Amanda Feaster, Kent...

Kent State students react to change in housing application process

Landry Torres, KSTV Reporter February 10, 2025

Kent State University's housing department implemented a new policy change in their housing application process for students. Students and University Housing officials gave their insight on the new system...

University Housing addresses safety concerns following natural gas odor on campus

Adriana Gasiewski, Digital producer November 20, 2024

A FlashAlert informed students around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday that Kent Campus Energy companies were working on natural gas lines, resulting in a gas odor inside Crawford Hall and near other campus halls. In...

Courtesy of University Housing

Wigs, heels, community: University Housing to host first drag brunch

Aden Graves, Reporter March 15, 2024

Kent State students will sashay their way to the Student Center Ballroom on March 16 to see past and present students perform in drag during the first-ever KSU Housing Drag Brunch. The first 200 students...

With roommates, communication goes a long way

Alton Northup, Reporter November 4, 2022

More than 6,500 students live on Kent State's main campus, according to the university website, and often these students are sharing their living space with a roommate for the very first time. Knowing...

Students affected by mold will not receive financial compensation; 450 rooms affected

Sophie Young, Reporter September 29, 2022

Kent State does not plan to provide financial compensation to students living in the 450 rooms impacted by, or in close proximity to, mold and mildew. Briley Rhinock, senator for residence halls, asked...

Kent State addresses reports of mold in residence halls

Cassidy Grentz, Reporter September 28, 2022

University Housing confirmed and addressed residence hall mold rumors via a statement sent exclusively to on-campus residents. The email, sent Tuesday afternoon, explained how the university is handling...

Students leave residence halls as awareness of mold grows

Anthony Scilla, Cassidy Grentz, and Jacob Brooks, Reporter, Reporter, and TV2 Reporter September 24, 2022

Kent State has begun moving residents out of dorms as the news of mold in residence halls breaks. Freshman journalism major Hevin Wilkey moved out of her dorm in Fletcher Hall on Sept. 19 after she saw...

Student shares hardships navigating campus with temporary disability

Olivia McWain Reporter February 17, 2022

In the aftermath of Winter Storms Izzy and Landon, Kent campus was quite difficult for students to navigate. Parking spots were taken by mounds of snow, walkways were icy and staircases were yet to be...

Kent State President Todd Diacon

President Todd Diacon announces financial summary for upcoming fiscal year as enrollment trends downward

Zaria Johnson Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2021

Kent State’s enrollment continues to be a key factor in determining the university’s financial stability, according to an email sent by President Todd Diacon Friday to members of the Kent State community. Diacon...