Due to the disruptions the coronavirus pandemic has caused across the state of Ohio, working remotely has increased as a means of practicing social distancing. Kent State University was one of the first Ohio colleges to move all classes online, causing surrounding businesses to do the same, like WKSU. “WKSU began planning for potential disruptions at the beginning of March,” WKSU News Director Andrew Meyer said. “Within two weeks, it became clear that WKSU would need to take action on those plans.” Since WKSU’s initial meeting, Meyer said that the WKSU program and operations depa...

On this campus, 50 years ago, a protest against the Vietnam War resulted in the death of four students. In all, 13 were shot by the Ohio National Guard. Nine were injured. One was paralyzed from the waist down. Although this is a story that is well known throughout the Kent community, it also had a significant impact on surrounding communities, and the nation as a whole. An 11-year-old boy, now known as Derf Backderf, was profoundly affected by the turn of events at Kent State University, and it challenged his perceptions of order, fairness, and safety. Years later Backderf, an accomplished a...