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Opinion: Steph Curry making a case for best player in the NBA

Ray Strickland November 15, 2015

The Golden State Warriors are off to a hot 10-0 start, obliterating every opponent standing in their way. The Warriors mirror a team that is primed to make a deep run in the NBA playoffs and repeat as...

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

Opinion: Can humanity be about life?

Carlyle Addy November 15, 2015

Most of the world has the city of Paris on their minds today. Seven attacks and several hours of terror shook France on Friday. More than 100 people are dead. There’s bound to be a higher estimate somewhere,...

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

Opinion: An uneasy opinion

Amanda Anastasia Paniagua November 15, 2015

Since the news broke about Friday’s attack in Paris, I have been searching for the words to articulate my many mixed emotions and overall, cognitive dissonance.I suppose there are no easy answers, only...

Zachary Downes is a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at zdownes@kent.edu.

Opinion: Stop complaining about the dorms

Zachary Downes November 12, 2015

As an underclassmen, living on campus was the biggest pain any student could think of doing. Resident Assistants and their rules personally drove me insane. Then, sharing a bedroom and bathroom with other...

Cristal Christian (left) and Robert Branch (right) rehearse scenes from the play, The Mountaintop, on Wedneday, Sept. 23, 2015.  

Our View: Where’s the buzz?

Stater Editors November 11, 2015

In late August, Kent State released a press release announcing Pan-African Studies was set to present a play called “The Mountaintop.” The most important aspect of this release was the unveiling of...

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Opinion: My issue with Tinder

Samantha Karam November 11, 2015

Social media seems to be all anyone talks about, and rightly so. Apps are constantly evolving to give out information at a faster rate than before. With smartphones we have the whole world in our hands....

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

Opinion: Season six of League will be a lot to handle

Jacob Ruffo November 11, 2015

During season five of the video game League of Legends, bulkier champions like Darius and Mordekaiser became stars as several items were created to make champions even harder to kill. Items like Cinderhulk,...

Guest column: Starbucks lovers brewing over holiday cup design

Jenna Kuczkowski November 11, 2015

A red cup has never caused so many people to become offended until now. On Oct. 22, Starbucks, the coffee giant, gave a sneak preview of its annual holiday cup design to the public. The actual debut of...

Our View: We’re not there yet

KS Editors November 9, 2015

On June 28, 1969, protests erupted from the streets of Greenwich Village in New York City after police raided the Stonewall Inn. At the time, homosexual sex was illegal in the state, as well as every other,...

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

Opinion: Do yourself a favor and travel

Bruno Beidacki November 9, 2015

You have probably heard it a million times, but maybe not for the right reasons: travel. Yes, visiting the Louvre, exploring the Amazon rainforest and relaxing at a beach in the Bahamas are fun things...

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

Opinion: Rubio could take the Republican nomination

Ashley Atherton November 9, 2015

Marco Rubio seemed like one of those long-shot candidates until CNBC’s debate. After that, everyone, even political novices, knew Rubio’s name. But can he truly stay where he is and continue to rise,...

Our View: Missouri football players in the right

KS Editors November 8, 2015

Due to an influx of racially-charged incidents at the University of Missouri, 30 black football players publicly backed the resignation of University President Tim Wolfe, citing his inaction to stop these...