Skip to Main Content
The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

Matt Poe

Opinion: Cam Newton criticism mostly generational, not racial

Matt Poe February 2, 2016

Old-school and new-school clash on all sorts of issues. Whether it’s movies, music or art, the old and the new tend to disagree on how something was and how something is. Sports certainly fall under...

More power to acceptance and education

January 31, 2016

Last week, the Kent Stater published an article, entitled “Kent gets kinky,” which focused on K.I.N.K. Kent State, a registered club at the university. The group discusses BDSM and alternative lifestyles,...

Jacob Ruffo is a junior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at jruffo@kent.edu

Professional athletes should be professional

Jacob Ruffo January 31, 2016

Twitter, 24-hour sports channels and TMZ are but a few options we regular folk have when it comes to following a pro athlete’s every move. Because of this, it is absolutely imperative for professional...

Lucas Misera

Breaking the stigma

Lucas Misera January 31, 2016

Last week, CanaBell Let’s Talk, a multi-year charity program dedicated to mental health, ran its annual promotion to raise money for mental health awareness. By donating five cents every time a call,...

Andrew Ohl is a junior history major and columnist for The Kent Stater. 

Opinion: Sanders’ Medicare plan may be radical, but the need to maintain Medicare isn’t

Andrew Ohl Kent State College Democrats January 27, 2016

Some numbers: As of 2013, and according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, there are 55.3 million Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. For fiscal year 2015, Medicare takes up...

Ray Paoletta is a senior political science major. Contact him at rpaolet1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Senator Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ plan is unrealistic

Ray Paoletta January 27, 2016

Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders recently released more details regarding his plan to expand Medicare for all Americans. However, his plan is expensive, unrealistic and would hurt Americans.Sen. Sanders...

Dylan Webb is a teaching English as a second language major. Contact him at dwebb13@kent.edu.

Opinion: Break the ice by volunteering

Dylan Webb January 27, 2016

This past Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I participated in Kent State's Hillel’s event, “MLK for a Day," where, as an instructor for Knitting for Those in Need, I helped over 70 college students  learn...

Samantha Karam is a sophomore journalism major. Contact her at skaram3@kent.edu.

Opinion: Nazi Trump memes do the opposite of what they’re intended to do

Samantha Karam January 27, 2016

Even before his presidential candidacy, Donald Trump has made viewers uncomfortable with his comments: During an interview on The View in 2006, Trump made a comment about his daughter’s nice figure and...

Our View: B.o.B.’s thinking falls flat

Kent Stater Editors January 26, 2016

Atlanta rapper B.o.B. recently joined Tila Tequila claiming that the Earth is indeed flat. In the words of DJ Khaled, “Congratulations, you played yourself.” Noted astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson...

Earth sends more warnings about warming

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 26, 2016

Ignore those shivers over this week's single-digit temperatures. NASA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday that 2015 was the hottest year in 136 years of record keeping.The...

Ty Sugick

The famous Jameis payout

Ty Sugick January 26, 2016

News broke on Monday afternoon that Florida State University agreed to pay out $950,000 to Erica Kinsman, the woman who accused former Seminoles football star Jameis Winston of sexual assault. Now why...

Matt Poe

Presidential debates garnering too much influence

Matt Poe January 26, 2016

Today’s politicians know how to work the camera. Much like a model walking down the runway at The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, the camera is their best friend and weapon of choice, with airtime...