Abigail Bottar

Abigail 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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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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"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.
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The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is seeking volunteers as they lose the help of the Ohio National Guard.
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Kent State has announced a partnership with CVS Health to provide more COVID-19 tests on campus.
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One of the most well-known and highly regarded universities in Northeast Ohio has been mishandling serious allegations of misconduct, according to…
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A new Baldwin Wallace University / Great Lakes Poll reveals a partisan divide when it comes to how people are planning to vote. The poll surveyed likely...
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The Knight Foundation announced it has committed $8 million in investments, in the form of grants, to help revamp some of Akron’s public spaces. Half of...
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With the General Election just six weeks away, many are concerned there won’t be enough people to work at voting locations . The average age of a poll...
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A recent study has found that heart attack cases in the U.S. have fallen by 50 percent during the pandemic. However, the death rate from heart attacks...
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Sen. Sherrod Brown is joining political scientists, ethicists and others in criticizing elements of the Republican National Convention . President...