KENT, Ohio, April 16 -- Kent State University issued the following news release: At its March 16 meeting, the Kent State University Board of Trustees took action on the following items: Increase in Room and Board Rates The Board approved an overall 5.49 percent increase in the standard, undergraduate double-room and board rates, effective fall semester 2010. The increases will allow the university to keep pace with changing student needs and to help offset rising costs for maintenance a  more