Sunday, November 8, 2009

Kent State University

Wireless Routers Banned in Dorm Rooms at Kent State

Students must use university-provided network cables to connect to the Internet in their rooms. more >>

Kent State, Minnesota Police Quell Weekend Riots

Police from both schools resort to antiriot measures, but critics complain about the officers' actions. more >>

Kent State Cancels 60 Faculty Sabbaticals

The decision will save the university $500,000 next year. more >>

College Newspapers Endorse Obama Over McCain, 63 to 1

The only student paper to pick McCain as of October 31 was from the University of Mississippi. more >>

Kent State Hopes to Reform Sextoberfest

Organizers want it to be more than "the place where you get free condoms." more >>

PETA Goes After Kent State's Live Mascot

Animal rights group calls displaying rescued eagle in a gym "totally unnatural." more >>

Burritos Take Down Kent State Students and Track Team

If victims of the Great Kent State Burrito Massacre of April 2008 can take comfort in anything, it's knowing Chipotle is willing to pay their medical bills as penance (and good PR). more >>

Ohio Disease Outbreak Linked to Chipotle Restaurant

Officials are investigating whether food-borne bacteria or norovirus triggered the illnesses. more >>

Kent Frat Loses Pants for Charity

Around 30 members of the Sigma Nu fraternity at Kent State University will be sans pants for the week as part of a fundraiser for neurofibromatosis awareness and research. more >>

What Not To Do: Bring In Da Noise

Students at Georgia, Kent State, and Murray State fight for their right to be heard. more >>

Ohio, We Have a Problem

A state where Bonnie and Clyde would feel at home. more >>

What Did You Expect? I'm Just an Anthropomorphic Squirrel

Smokey Bear has lasted almost 63 years, yet Kent State University's crime prevention mascot, Simon the Squirrel, may be abandoned after just one year because of budget constraints, reports the Daily Kent Stater. more >>

Indiana Student Confesses to Peeping; Meanwhile, Someone at Kent State Is More Technologically Advanced

Iowa Student Confesses to Peeping; Meanwhile, Someone at Kent State Is More Technologically Advanced more >>

Second Bests: "In a Relationship" . . . with Voting

Inspired by Gov.-elect Deval Patrick's higher-ed positions, University of Massachusetts students voted enthusiastically, the Daily Collegian reports. more >>

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