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Matt Poe

Opinion: Phil Jackson’s ‘posse’ comments blown out of proportion

Matt Poe November 16, 2016

It seems like ages since I wrote a sports column or a column that didn’t revolve around the election or its unpleasant (that’s me being nice) results. Frankly, I need a damn detox from politics for...

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Opinion: Hope for the ‘Gilmore Girls’ revival

Gabby Seed November 16, 2016

Producer Amy Sherman-Palladino’s seven-season long apex of success, “Gilmore Girls,” will be returning in all its glory later this month. The show’s cult-like following, fast-paced witty banter,...

Opinion: The art of being gay

Andrew Atkins November 15, 2016

“So, how do you know you’re gay?”It’s never quite the surprise you’d think it would be. There’s comfortable small-talk, and then they’re straight to the point – vetting into your very identity.This...

Opinion: The November divide

Lucas Misera November 15, 2016

This month has been particularly divisive. Presidential elections have everyone on edge – perhaps, for good reason – but the quadrennial nature of the United States’ most important voting day has...

Opinion: I’m still with her

Sophia Witt November 15, 2016

A recent letter to the editor in The Kent Stater, entitled “Creating a home and creating diversity on campus,” was written with the intent of criticizing Bowman Hall’s featured figure, Golda Meir,...

Opinion: No, it’s not ok

Lydia Taylor November 13, 2016

Two days after the election, I was walking with a friend of mine, talking about the election, when two men walked past us and said: “This is why women shouldn’t be in politics.”Of course, we confronted...

Opinion: White athletes need to take a stand against racism

Dan Armelli November 13, 2016

It’s been almost a week now, and I’m still upset by the results of the 2016 presidential election.President-elect Donald Trump, who ran a campaign focused on oppressing minorities, is tabbed to be...

Opinion: Don’t silence dissent

Bobbie Szabo November 13, 2016

Protests have erupted around the country in the wake of the 2016 election.Although some of the demonstrations focus specifically on finding unity and solidarity among marginalized people, the majority...

Opinion: Empathy on all sides is key to progress

Nicholas Hunter November 13, 2016

The past six days have been some of the most intense and emotionally shaking times in my life. A man who, to many (including myself), represents a reversal of all the social progress that has been made...

Our View: Election leaves students stunned, not shattered

November 9, 2016

The 2016 presidential election is over, but the residue of its final results Tuesday night lingers on campus.In perhaps the most surprising election in recent memory, Republican candidate Donald Trump...

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump cheer outside the News Corp. Building in New York City during the early hours of Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, when Trump was announced the victor of the presidential election.

Opinion: A red future for media

Alex Delaney-Gesing November 9, 2016

Early Wednesday morning I stood among hundreds of New Yorkers outside Fox News headquarters on the Avenue of the Americas, awaiting the news of who would become the next U.S. president.I arrived at the...

A Mag’s Do’s and Don’ts: Aftermath of the election

Payton Moore November 9, 2016

At 8 p.m. Tuesday night, you probably were comfortably in bed, refreshing CNN’s Twitter for updates, casually listening to election results coming in.But this morning, a fog set over. People you passed...