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Former KSU undergraduate students Carlyn Mitchell and Taylor Michael. They are collecting samples in the Campus Center Water Quality Basins wetland.

Wetlands on campus: How they are preserved, used for education

Ella Katona, Reporter • December 5, 2023

Faculty and students have studied wetlands on campus for years so they can understand the history to better preserve and protect the environment for the future. Originally, the wetlands were low-lying...

One of the three wetlands at the Franklin Bog Preserve on Sept. 20, 2023.

Preserve Peek: a look into the Franklin Bog Preserve

Olivia Montgomery, Reporter • September 30, 2023

People driving on State Route 43 near Ravenna Road recently might have noticed a sign advertising a new park courtesy of the Portage Park District.  The sign indicates the Franklin Bog Preserve, which...

Jeff Derthick, a snow plow operator for the Ohio Department of Transportation, operates a front-end loader as he fills his truck with eight tons of rock salt and prepares for Winter Storm Harper on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. He was in the first hours of a 12-hour shift for the city of Ravenna.

Q&A: Rock salt intake at KSU, how it affects campus

Madison MacArthur • January 30, 2019

In an interview with Lauren Kinsman-Costello, an assistant biology professor, KentWired explores the effects that rock salt has on and off campus.KentWired: What can you tell me about the rock salt we...