Abigail Bottar
News InternAbigail Bottar is a junior at Kent State University. She is pursuing a major in political science with a concentration in American politics and minors in history and women's studies. Additionally, Abigail is starting her second semester copy editing for The Burr.
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Professor Tara Smith foresees further spikes in cases and doesn't believe the stay-at-home advisories for some counties are effective. -
The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is offering two food distribution days in December and numerous virtual ways to contribute.
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The proposed bill seeks to keep local money in each school district.
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Several Ohio House of Representatives races are tight at this time. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's office states there are still over 300,000 absentee and provisional ballots to be counted.
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Tim Ryan is projected to win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 10th time, handily beating his opponent Christina Hagan.
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Arts Cleveland has released guidance and best practices for live music venues to use when reopening during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Amid the pandemic and the financial implications it holds for museums, the Akron Art Museum is doing well thanks to grants, donors, and a virtual fundraising event.
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Asha Fairley is an intern at The Land who has been looking into how colleges and universities are stepping up to help their students during the pandemic.
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Despite the financial challenges theater has experienced because of the pandemic, Rubber City Theatre is taking a leap by committing to Actors' Equity Association.
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"We Rate Covid Dashboards" is a group of public health and data analysts who grade university COVID-19 dashboards. The group gave Kent State an average rating of C+ for its effort to inform the college community of the prevalence of the virus during the pandemic.
