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Guest column: The power of a football strike

Chicago Tribune November 29, 2015

That's amazing, what just happened at the University of Missouri.Tim Wolfe, president of the University of Missouri system, resigned Monday. From a distance, he looks like a leader who had lost his last...

Carlyle Addy

Opinion: Planned Parenthood shooting was terrorism

Carlyle Addy November 29, 2015

Details are still coming out about the Planned Parenthood shooting over the weekend. There was confusion at first about whether or not this was actually a terrorist attack. Speculation included the incident...

Ashley Atherton is a junior political science major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at aatherto@kent.edu

Opinion: Trump became more terrifying

Ashley Atherton November 23, 2015

In 1933, Nazi Germany created the Nuremberg Laws, which prosecuted Jewish people in Germany and required them to register as such. The Nazis loved them needing to be registered in a system. It made it...

Bruno Beidacki is a sophomore journalism major. Contact him at bbeidack@kent.edu

Opinion: Make America great again

Bruno Beidacki November 23, 2015

Yes. That is Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. No, I do not believe the successful businessman would be nearly as successful as the president of the United States. However, I do believe there is a way...

Guest column: History lessons on campus

Los Angeles Times November 23, 2015

 The recent protests by college students across the country are mostly about racial insensitivity and charges of discrimination and mistreatment on campuses today. But there also are complaints about...

Our View: Anticipate specifics in Warren’s ideas

Editorial Staff November 22, 2015

President Beverly Warren delivered what she dubbed her first State of the University Address last Thursday, outlining the progress the university has made in the last year. The speech - listed in text...

Guest column: We should make “going to college” like hiring a contractor

Stuart M. Butler, Los Angeles Times November 22, 2015

With a bachelor's degree now being the must-have job credential, pressure is mounting to find ways to make college more affordable.Most proposals to improve access for low-income students focus on tweaking...

Amanda Paniagua is a graduate art history major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at azabudsk@kent.edu.

Opinion: Safe space is not segregation

Amanda Anastasia Paniagua November 22, 2015

Last Friday, photographs of black tenured professors at Harvard Law School were defaced, with strips of black tape placed across their faces.In the midst of numerous protests across the country, demanding...

Carlyle Addy is a sophomore journalism major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at caddy@kent.edu. 

Opinion: Refugees have it hard enough

Carlyle Addy November 22, 2015

Kent State students have a lot of perks.There’s a pool and a huge gym at the Recreation and Wellness Center. We can show our ID cards and get into lots of cool events at no cost. We have a library that...

Ray Strickland is an opinion writer for The Kent Stater. Contact him at rstrick4@kent.edu.

Opinion: Farmer must go, not Pettine

Ray Strickland November 19, 2015

The Browns—once again—sit at the bottom of the AFC North division with a 2-8 record and head coach Mike Pettine seems to be on his way out the door.After an embarrassing loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers...

Guest column: We shouldn’t slam the door to refugees

Alex Delaney-Gesing November 18, 2015

Since the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 18, 26 Republican governors in the United States issued statements of their refusal to allow Syrian refugees to settle in their states. The reasoning? In the name...

Our View: Boys can play with Barbies too

Stater Editors November 18, 2015

For the first time, a boy has been featured in a Mattel Barbie commercial. A blonde-haired boy can be spotted playing with a limited edition Moschino Barbie along with two other girls.Barbie has received...