Senator Bernie Moreno visited Kent State University's airport on July 17, touring the university's aeronautics and engineering programs. The visit brought together Moreno, Dean of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering Christina Bloebaum and Rubén Del Rosario, Director of the Center for Advanced Air Mobility, along with Kent State students.Moreno, who brings decades of business and entrepreneurial experience to his role in the Senate, is backing the $6.1 million federal funding request designed to expand the facility's capacity and safety infrastructure—new taxi lanes and aircraft par...

One hundred years after the first edition of The Kent Stater, Student Media continues celebrating a century of student journalism, storytelling and creative expression while looking ahead to its next chapter.The celebration resumes this fall with a series of exhibitions and events honoring the people, publications and experiences that have shaped Student Media over the past century.Leading into Homecoming, Kent State University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives will unveil a centennial exhibition showcasing the history of The Kent Stater. Each display case will highlight a different ...

In a media landscape crowded with music-streaming platforms, Black Squirrel Radio is redefining what student radio can offer that listeners cannot find anywhere else. This summer, the station is developing a new brand identity that reflects its student-driven energy while positioning it for the future.BSR has operated as a streaming radio station since the early 2000s, carrying forward the tradition of student radio. Unlike commercial stations, BSR is not driven by advertisers. Instead, it exists to serve Kent State students by providing a platform for emerging music, original programming and ...

Kent State Student Media continued its commitment to community engagement this summer by welcoming young people into Franklin Hall for hands-on experiences in journalism, radio and television production.In early June, Student Media hosted four middle school participants and their program leaders from College Now, an organization that helps students explore educational and career opportunities. The group stepped into the role of reporters to investigate claims of a Bigfoot sighting on campus.Clues were hidden throughout The Kent Stater newsroom while student staff from The Kent Stater and other...