Spring Break
PARTA union workers went on strike at 4 a.m. this morning. About 45 drivers formed a picket line outside the busing agency's office on Summit Road. Buses are running today and are scheduled to run in the future.
WATCH a video from the picket line.
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With less than a week until the Kent State football team meets Boston College in Cleveland Browns Stadium, Kent State coach Doug Martin is confident about his team's preparation. (0) comments
LISTEN to students talk about the housing crisis
WATCH a video of students telling about their moving experiences.
WATCH a video of students caught up in the dorm overcrowding.
READ the letter students received informing them of their alternative housing placements.
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The rising trend in new freshman enrollment will continue in the fall semester, the result of more high school graduates and better recruitment. (0) comments
Kent State's faculty is one step away from uniformly having domestic partner benefits as part of their contract provisions. (0) comments
Kent State students who don't have cars will no longer have to watch the same DVDs or walk to Main Street to rent a movie. A student-run video rental store, aimed at underclassmen who live on campus, is tentatively scheduled to open Oct. 1 in the Music Listening Center in the Student Center, said project coordinator Manal Sakr. (0) comments
PARTA employees were to strike at 4 a.m. this morning after more than two years of failed contract negotiations. (3) comments
The Kent State equestrian team will hold its first meeting of the semester at 8:30 p.m. tonight in Pete's Arena in the lower level of the Student Center. The informational meeting will provide a time for interested students to ask questions and receive information about the riding team, which has been active for more than 20 years. (0) comments
Kent State's Liquid Crystal Institute will receive two endowed research positions and a transmission electron microscope - and Ohio is picking up the tab. The Ohio Third Frontier Commission gave a $15.2 million grant to a collaboration of three universities, Kent State receiving the largest portion totaling $7. (0) comments
It was a busy summer at Kent State. A newly renovated football stadium, overcrowded residence halls and a fresh contract for faculty are just a few things that made this summer a little more interesting than most. Here's what you missed while you were away. (0) comments
New Washers Coins are out and cards are in with the new clothes washers and dryers in every residence hall. The price for a wash has risen to $2.50, but the 190 new washers have nearly double the capacity of the old ones and drying is free. The washers also use less water. (0) comments
About 25 Kent city residents expressed concerns about lighting, traffic, noise and cosmetics of a proposed Sheetz gas station and convenience store in Kent at the Planning Commission meeting Monday night. But no decisions were made at the meeting. (0) comments