Barack Obama, the 44th and current president of the United States, made his farewell address to the American people Tuesday night.In his adopted home of Chicago, Obama stepped onto the stage at McCormick...
On Monday night, many football fans thought it destined that the Alabama Crimson Tide — the Southeastern Conference juggernaut — would capture its second straight national title from the Clemson Tigers,...
Throughout 2016 and the corresponding election cycle, one particularly polarizing term surfaced: privilege.The word became a sort of rallying cry for social advocates, popularizing the phrase "check your...
Do not let 2017 lessen your anger.Do not let a new year and its resolutions keep you from remembering why you have been fighting. This is not the time to let bygones be bygones.On Jan. 20, we will have...
Today, the University of Southern California and Penn State square off on perhaps the most coveted stage in collegiate football: the Rose Bowl.These programs have two particular common characteristics...
As new calendars are pinned to cork boards and earnest New Year's resolutions are being printed onto pocket planners destined to gather dust in a junk drawer, many already see 2016 as a thing of the past;...
On Oct. 4, I sat in my dorm room and marveled at the power of Edwin Encarnacion.Encarnacion had just hit a walk-off home run to win the American League Wild Card Game for the Toronto Blue Jays, and I was...
As President-elect Donald Trump garnered popularity throughout the 2016 election, one key element of his platform drew close attention: minimizing the trade deficit.Wednesday night, CNN reported that his...
Let me start the final column of the semester with two things: first, some inspiration for this column came from a segment during talk show host John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” in the final episode...
Dear Students—As we close another semester and another calendar year, I write to share my thoughts about our community and the privilege it is to serve Kent State as the vice president for student affairs. I...
When finals roll around, we find ourselves enjoying cleaning, talking to the annoying roommate about her meaningless Thanksgiving break (you ate turkey? Wow!) and organizing drawers of random "whatchamacallits."As...
On Wednesday, Time Magazine announced President-elect Donald Trump as the 2016 Person of the Year, perhaps to the dismay of many. No matter one’s opinion on Trump’s character, however, it’s clear:...
