Before May 4, 1970, students at Kent State were just regular students enjoying time together, performing, volunteering, and advocating for issues they believed in. Thanks to digital archives of the Daily Kent Stater and the department of Special Collections and Archives, here is a look into the life of Kent State students in the late 1960s and the days before the tragic events that would change the campus forever.   Students gather on campus to enjoy picnicking, 1966.   1968: Students study between classes in the stairwells of Satterfield Hall, which now houses the English de...

By WKSU LKUNTZMAN April 17, 2020 WKSU received the Portage Park District Foundation’s 2020 Environmental Conservation Award in the Education category. The yearly award is given to an organization that shows great passion and work for educating the public on complex environmental matters. WKSU was nominated for the award due to works such as Watershed, which focused on the state of the Ohio rivers, and Reduce, Reuse, Refocus, which focused on what is and isn't working in the recycling industry. “The WKSU news team is honored and humbled to learn of receiving this year’s En...