Kent 360 by Dave Ruller I don’t know the history behind it but we discovered that the Wick Poetry Center on Lincoln Street has a new “pop up” bus stop in front of it. It looks like the students in the College of Architecture got inspired and worked with the construction students to put their education to good use. I’m not sure how long they plan to keep it out but I’d love to see the inspiration spread to some other locations around campus and the City. We tried to get some custom benches like that built for parts of downtown but they were priced out of our budget.  Maybe thos...

Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the department of geology at Kent State University recently co-authored an op-ed essay for Undark.org with his colleague Eelco J. Rohling, a professor of ocean and climate change at the Australian National University in Canberra, and at the University of Southampton in England. The essay is titled "We’re Killing Our Lakes and Oceans. The Consequences Are Real." and discusses the importance of updating the Clean Water Act. In their essay the authors discuss the threats of global warming and eutrophication (due ...

Attention Students: eSports (electronic sports) is a name given to competitive, multiplayer computer gaming with an added spectator and entertainment component. Kent State University has a strong eSports program in the regional campus system and is bringing a competitive tournament to the Kent Campus this Spring.  Currently, most campuses are focusing on Overwatch and Hearthstone. However, new games will be added with enough student interest. If you are interested in joining a team as a varsity or club-level player, please contact Judy Paternite (jpaterni@kent.edu) or 440-834-371...