Saturday, September 22, 2012
President is scheduled to visit Kent State Wednesday
President Barack Obama's planned campaign stop in Kent on Wednesday may not prove as costly as recent stops in other small towns across the country. Kent Police Chief Michelle Lee said information remains scarce about the Democratic incumbent's scheduled visit, but he is expected to be in Kent by 3:50 p.m. Wednesday via the Akron-Canton Airport. Lee said the time may change. "That’s going to depend on where exactly he’s going to go," she said. "The plan is he’s going to be on the (Kent State University) campus somewhere." University officials haven't released any information about the stop and still had no comment when asked about the president's planned visit Friday. "We can neither confirm nor deny the report," Kent State spokesperson …
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Sixty bands? And it's free? For that kind of deal, who cares about the drive to Kent?
All it takes is a drive to Kent tonight and you'll find yourself surrounded by dozens of folk bands strumming it up inside restaurants and coffee shops and out in the alleys. The best part? It's free. This year's Folk Alley 'Round Town event, part of the 46th Annual Kent State Folk Festival, takes place throughout Kent and boasts of about 65 artists. You can learn all about the Kent State Folk Festival, which kicked off Thursday, by reading this Kent Patch story. Here's who we're looking forward to seeing tonight (but you can see the full schedule here): What: Folk Alley 'Round Town, part of the annual Kent State Folk Festival When: The earliest shows start at 11:30 a.m. Friday, while the latest show ends at 12:30 a.m. Saturday Where: …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Both presidential candidates plan to visit Northeast Ohio next week, and Obama could be as close as Kent
Local officials are remaining tight-lipped about President Barack Obama's planned visit to Kent next week. Kent Safety Director William Lillich said city officials were contacted by the president's administration Wednesday about the Democratic incumbent making a stop in the Tree City. Lillich said he was told the visit is expected to be next Wednesday, but at this point details are unclear about exactly when and where the president will make his campaign stop. "We’ve been informed when it’s likely to be and that it’s probably going to involve the (Kent State University) campus," Lillich said. "Beyond that, we don’t know." Lillich said the Secret Service would coordinate the visit with Kent police and fire administrators. Officials at …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
3-year agreement includes 2 percent raises each contract year
Full-time, tenure track faculty at Kent State University have a new contract today following more than a year of negotiations with university administrators. The Kent State Board of Trustees held a special meeting this morning at the new College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence, OH, to approve the new contract, which members of the American Association of University Professors Kent State chapter ratified in July. The three-year contract starts Aug. 23 and expires in August 2015. Under the terms, faculty will get an across the board 2 percent increase applied retroactively to the start of the 2011-2012 academic year. Faculty are guaranteed a 2 percent raise each remaining year of the contract. The trustees voted unanimously to approve …
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Friday, August 3, 2012
William Koberna taken off court ordered GPS monitoring device
The Kent State University student at the center of a Twitter threat controversy is no longer facing a felony charge in the case following a court hearing this morning. Portage County Municipal Court Judge Barbara Oswick this morning reduced a first-degree felony charge of inducing panic originally filed Monday against William Koberna, 19, of Brunswick, to a first-degree telecommunications harrassment charge. The lesser charge stemmed from an indictment issued on the telecommunications charge Thursday by a Portage County grand jury. Kent State Police charged Koberna Monday with inducing panic, a fifth-degree felony, and aggravated menacing, a first-degree misdemeanor, after Koberna reportedly posted a message on Twitter in which he …
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
William Koberna is accused of threatening to open fire on the university campus
The student who threatened to open fire on the Kent State University campus has been suspended. William Koberna, 19, of Brunswick, was placed on interim suspension by university officials Tuesday. Kent State spokesperson Eric Mansfield said in an email that the interim suspension is "pending due process of criminal charges." Kent State Police charged Koberna Monday with inducing panic, a fifth-degree felony, and aggravated menacing, a first-degree misdemeanor, after Koberna reportedly posted a message on Twitter in which he threatened to use a fire arm on campus. He was arrested on the charges and released on a $4,900 bond Monday. A preliminary hearing on the charges is set for Friday morning in the Kent Municipal Court. As part of his …
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
William Koberna, 19, of Brunswick, charged with inducing panic after threatening to open fire on campus
The Kent State University student who threatened to open fire on campus has been released from jail on bond pending further court hearings on charges of aggravated menacing and inducing panic. William Koberna, 19, of Brunswick, was released on bond Monday afternoon after being arrested Sunday on the charges, which stemmed from a message he posted on Twitter threatening to use a fire arm on campus. Aside from the criminal charges, Koberna faces university hearings that could lead to his suspension or dismissal. What do you think? Should Kent State dismiss or suspend Koberna in light of recent deadly mass shootings in public?
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Monday, July 30, 2012
University president named as victim in case; William Koberna to be released on bond
The Kent State University sophomore who threatened to open fire on campus has been barred from setting foot on university grounds. William L. Koberna, 19, of Brunswick, was barred from setting foot on campus today as one condition of his release on bond just one day after being arrested on charges of inducing panic and aggravated menacing. Koberna was arraigned this afternoon in Portage County Municipal Court on the charges, which stemmed from a message he posted on Twitter threatening to use a fire arm on campus. The tweet, posted this month, reportedly included profanity directed at Kent State President Lester Lefton and also stated "I'm shooting up your school ASAP," according to Ohio.com. Koberna was set to be released from the Portage…
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University police release booking photo of William Koberna
Editor's note: find coverage of Koberna's court appearance here. Kent State University police this morning released the booking photo of the 19-year-old sophomore charged with threatening to open fire on campus. William Koberna, of Brunswick, will be arraigned this afternoon by Portage County Municipal Court Judge Barb Oswick on charges of inducing panic, a fifth-degree felony, and aggravated menacing, a first-degree misdemeanor. Koberna is being held in the Portage County jail until his arraignment. He was arrested Sunday at his home in Brunswick after posting a tweet on his Twitter account in which he threatened to use a fire arm on campus. The tweet reportedly included profanity directed at Kent State President Lester Lefton and also …
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Bernstein, 65, taught biological sciences and led a county-wide project that focused on the quality of water in the Nimishillen Creek Watershed
Penny Bernstein, an associate professor at Kent State University's Stark Campus, succumbed to cancer Sunday. The Canal Fulton resident was instrumental in organizing a county-wide project that brought together several environmental organizations, colleges and universities and focused on the quality of water in the Nimishillen Creek Watershed. You can find Bernstein's obituary on the Akron Beacon Journal. Funeral services for Bernstein took place Monday.
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jiim may
9:56 am on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Obama (aka opie ) picked half brain biden because he knew he might get kicked out of office and if he did half brain would be president. Noone would ever what that. So does obama look more like opie or curious George? more ›