Kent State University cut the ribbon on Wednesday, Sept. 12 on a new facility in Twinsburg. The two-story, 44,000-square-foot Regional Academic Center is at 2745 Creekside Drive. Center programs include traditional associate and baccalaureate degrees, master’s degrees, executive training programs, continuing education, workforce development and job training. Kent State first established a center in Twinsburg […]
BEREA, OH (WOIO) – Baldwin Wallace University is not just talking about sustainable living. Thursday, the University opened the doors on a new dorm that expects students to live the lifestyle. 47 students moved into Harding House on the BW campus Thursday morning. And it’s not your everyday dorm. There’s a greenhouse, a still under construction straw bale shed, […]
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA (RNN) – Pennsylvania State University senior leaders were more concerned with saving the university’s reputation than with protecting Jerry Sandusky’s child sexual abuse victims, according to a report released Thursday. Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted of 45 counts of child sex abuse on June 22. The team, […]
AKRON, Ohio – Students who want to attend the University of Akron can no longer count on an automatic entry into the college, due to a change in the admittance policy. “Before, it was really anybody that applied was admitted. They choose whether to come to the University of Akron,” UA Provost Mike Sherman said. […]
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Kent State University Police are investigating a student death after a body was found in Centennial Court C. There is nothing suspicious about the death, no foul play is suspected. The Portage County Coroner’s Office confirms the student was a female. The University has notified the victim’s parents. No details about the student victim were […]
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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Mary Rollin was sentenced Wednesday for ripping off students and issuing fradualent refund checks. Between April 2004 and February 2008, Rollin, 38, and her co-defendant Bernadena Monroe, 44, both from Cleveland, both former employees at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), created 37 fictitious student profiles, using the names along with student identification […]
Multiple people have been shot in a school shooting at Oikos University in Oakland, California, according to reports. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the shooting happened inside a classroom this morning. Local television station KTVU is reporting that five people have died and six have been injured. Authorities say the gunman is still at […]
The Daily Texan, a student newspaper at the University of Texas in Austin, pulled a controversial cartoon about the media coverage of the Trayvon Martin case on Tuesday. The cartoon critiques the media coverage of Martin's death, which has become a national episode. A woman reading to a child from a book labeled "Treyvon [sic] Martin and the Case of Yellow Journalism" says in a speech bubble "And then, the BIG BAD WHITE man killed the handsome, sweet, innocent colored boy." It ran in the March 27, 2012 edition of the DT.
COLUMBUS, OH (WOIO) - The Ohio State Buckeyes advanced with a huge 81-66 win. It was a sweet, sweet sixteen victory for the Buckeyes Thursday night over Cincinnati. Ohio State's season ended in the sweet sixteen the past two seasons, but this year, they are rolling into the ‘Elite Eight.'
AKRON, OH (WOIO) - After years as the head football coach at Youngstown State University and The Ohio State University, Jim Tressel was named VP of Strategic Engagement at the University of Akron. The official announcement was made during a 10AM news conference on Wednesday morning. "The first thing I'm going to do is listen, and learn and become a part of the team," Tressel said. "I'm not the offensive coordinator or the defensive coordinator, I'm just on the team."