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Former cop barricades self in house

Incident began after man fired gunshots at son during argument

Former cop barricades self in house

Former Ravenna police chief Michael Swartout refused to come out of his four-story Lakewood Road home as of 10:45 p.m. last night, continuing a daylong standoff with police. (0) comments

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Blue and gold and in the red

Kent State athletic department struggles to break even financially

Like hundreds of other college athletic departments across the country, Kent State struggles on a yearly basis to break even financially. (4) comments

Arbitrator: KSU violates bargaining agreement

Brief states Lefton's rejection of tenure was inappropriate

Kent State violated terms of the collective bargaining agreement, an independent arbitrator decided in November. President Lester Lefton misinterpreted and misapplied the contract in letters of rejection regarding tenure requests to two faculty members last fall, according to arbitrator Richard Sambuco's brief. (0) comments

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This year, Tiffany Szokan was not looking forward to Christmas. "I wasn't into the whole concept of Christmas this year," the Garfield Heights resident said. (1) comment

More students seek help from psych services

Recent increase at Kent State reflects a national trend

Thirty percent more students are seeking help from University Psychological Services than last year, Health Services Director Mary Reeves said. (0) comments

Stopher and Johnson Hall students bake for entire dorm community. (1) comment

Students teach movement skills to all ages

Participants' ages range from 3 to mid-50s

Before Mark Sweeney's daughter was enrolled in the Movement and Leisure Skills Program, she could not stand on her feet for long periods of time. Now, she can even ride a bike. (0) comments

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Hard work doesn't always pay off for campus events

Student planners see low turnouts for many activities

Ashley Dill is required to spend 10 hours a week planning on-campus events. At the end of the week, however, she and other members of Kent Student Center Programming and similar organizations end up devoting the better part of their college lives to planning things for other students to do on campus. (0) comments

The School of Fashion Design and Merchandising received a $1 million grant to support the school as its current director, Elizabeth Rhodes, retires this spring. (0) comments

Reported fire alarms up from last year

Fire Department says burnt food is major cause for increase

There have been 85 set-off fire alarms in the dorms this semester, with more incidents involving cooking and vandalized smoke detectors than in previous semesters. (0) comments

Queen and her court present Yuletide Feaste

Annual event takes place this weekend

Queen Elizabeth I is coming to Kent State to host the Yuletide Feaste, which opens tonight in the Student Center Ballroom. (0) comments

Programs replacing school textbooks with computers

Hands-on work helps students prep for future

If athletic training majors had to use just a textbook and a chalkboard to learn the skills needed to enter their field, they could not possibly be prepared for the real world. (0) comments

Extended hours at the library went into effect Monday in anticipation of finals week, and will remain in effect until next week. (0) comments

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