Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood organizers and volunteers canvassing in Akron, Oct. 28

“For students especially, this is our future. This is about your individual rights as a person, and it's incredibly important because this is the future that we have for Ohio.”    Sam Zern says her decision on Issue 1 is an easy “Yes.”   “I know a lot of Kent State students are from Ohio and plan to stay here,” she said. “This is how we make the state better for ourselves.” As a graduate student in Kent State University’s College of Public Health and regional field organizer for Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, Zern is working to help others see what she ...

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Tom Jennings, '85

Tom Jennings, '85 | Award-winning documentarian

Tom Jennings, ’85, discovered journalism at Kent State.  But his experience as a reporter in the infamous O.J. Simpson trial sparked a career shift into documentary filmmaking and international acclaim.

Jennings reflected on his career while attending the 59th Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco earlier this summer, where his latest documentary “APOLLO : Missions To The Moon” screened. The film premiered July 7 on the National Geographic Channel.

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