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At the Undergraduate Student Government summer retreat last month, members set initiatives, proposed programs and planned what to do with a $187,432 budget - the highest it's ever been. Executive Director Scott Sherwood said the budget is higher than in previous years because they are making cutbacks and using the money for more productive purposes. (0) comments
After more than four years of research, a Kent State professor said he may have found a way to save more lives during tornadoes. Thomas Schmidlin, a Kent State professor for 24 years in the school of geography, said his research interests are climatology, natural hazards and severe weather.
Listen to Schmidlin discuss his tornado research.
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Andrew Konya, junior physics major, entered the Kent Bureau of Motor Vehicles on June 8 to renew his driver's license for his 21st birthday. He walked out of the BMV with a pink license. (6) comments
Recent Kent State graduate Ashley Carter has never been texted, sexted or drunk dialed. She does not experience "phantom vibrations." None of these things happen to Carter because she has no cell phone. In a world full of ever-advancing technology, a cell phone is almost a must in the college student's everyday life. (2) comments
The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, a branch of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State is relocating to PlayhouseSquare, becoming the first tenant of Cleveland's District of Design. (0) comments
The School of Fashion Design and Merchandising named J.R. Campbell, a former research director at The Glasgow School of Art's Centre for Advanced Textiles in the United Kingdom, as its new director. Campbell, who will officially take office July 1, is succeeding Elizabeth Rhodes, who is retiring after 15 years of leading the fashion school. (0) comments
Tobacco shops may find it tough to survive under a Food and Drug Administration regulation, which was recently signed into law by President Barack Obama. (6) comments
The Miami String Quartet kicks off the Kent/Blossom Music Festival tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Ludwig Recital Hall. (0) comments
The Obama administration announced Wednesday that it will simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in an effort to increase college enrollment among low and middle income students. (0) comments