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An Open Letter to the Kent State community

Ken Poshedly November 6, 2024

This letter is in response to the Kent State football team and was submitted by Ken Poshedly, a class of 1974 graduate. The following letter was originally submitted to Todd A. Diacon, president of...

Letter to the Editors: The boycott divest and sanction movement against Israel violates authentic liberal values

Barry Dunietz August 26, 2024

This letter is written in response to an article titled "Kent State alumni join call for university divestment. Is it possible?" published on KentWired on July 29, 2024. Readers and reporters of KentWired,...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Palestine tents 2024 vs. Kent State flowers 1970

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Palestine tents 2024 vs. Kent State flowers 1970

Paul Keane April 30, 2024

There are similarities between the Kent State massacre 54 years ago this May 4 and the nationwide Palestinian protests of 2024, but thankfully no bullets and no funerals. So far. After the Kent State...

Rockwell Hall is home to the fashion students at Kent State.

Under pressure: Amelia Gardner will be under the lights at annual fashion show

Riley Gaynor, Guest Reporter April 25, 2024

As the anticipation builds for the Kent State annual fashion show, one of the names that stand out is Amelia Gardner. Scheduled from April 25 to 28, the event located in the Student Center Ballroom is...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: You deserve support: Clarifying access to student basic-need resources

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: You deserve support: Clarifying access to student basic-need resources

Mike Finklestein, M.Ed. and LPCC-S, Case Manager for CARES Center April 21, 2024

Under-utilization of resources In our three years of existence, the CARES Center has provided support to over 3,300 students via our case management services, Flashes Food Pantry, Swipe Out Hunger and...

Kyle Rittenhouse talks to the audience about his experience in Kenosha, WI, on April 16, 2024.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We must deal with the issue of people owning more sophisticated weapons

Joe Bialek April 19, 2024

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Obviously...

Letter to the Editor: Hospitality Management Casino Class & CMAA Take a Trip to Las Vegas

Letter to the Editor: Hospitality Management Casino Class & CMAA Take a Trip to Las Vegas

Audra Liniger, Kent State CMMA Secretary March 22, 2024

The Kent State University Casino Management class, taught by Rob Heiman and Carl LoPresti, went on a field trip to Las Vegas from March 3 to March 7! Heiman and LoPresti take their classes on this trip...

Letter to the Editor: We all should Embrace the In-Between

Kent State PRSSA Bateman Gold March 4, 2024

In modern times, “diversity” has changed meanings. Currently, the U.S. Census recognizes six races and ethnicities: White, Black or African American, Asian, Hispanic and Native Hawaiian or other...

Letter to the Editor: Good versus evil, or when impressionable minds are manipulated to raise antisemitism

Barry Dunietz January 29, 2024

This letter is written in response to an opinion letter, written by Destiny Torres, which was published on KentWired on Dec. 11, 2023. John Spencer, a retired U.S. army officer expert on urban warfare,...

Kent State students come to the Student Recreation and Wellness Center to cast their votes on Nov. 8, 2022.

Letter to the Editor: Leagues of Women Voters endorse three Portage countywide levies on Nov. 7 ballot

The League of Women Voters of Northern Portage County and the League of Women Voters of Kent endorse and encourage Portage County voters to approve the three countywide issues on the Nov. 7 General Election...

"The Giver," a novel by Lois Lowry, is featured on several banned or challenged book lists.

Letter to the Editor: Banning books counteracts our freedom of speech

Jessie Starkey October 11, 2023

In today’s world, book banning has become a commonplace occurrence due to a misguided fear and dislike of otherness and discomfort. Books discussing the ideas of gender identity, sexual orientation,...

Letter to the Editor: You have the power to Defeat the Deception

PRSSA Kent State Bateman Gold February 18, 2023

Did you see CNN lightened the skin tone of the Memphis police officers who killed Tyre Nichols? Did you hear on the news earth is actually cooling, not heating up? Well you shouldn’t have because these...