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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Our View: We should be educated voters on election day

KS Editors November 1, 2015

Election day is tomorrow and although it isn’t a large election, it's still important for students to get out there and vote.In a 2010 study done by CIRCLE, a non-partisan youth voting research center...

Guest column: The uncomfortable truth about free speech

As we prepared to honor military veterans at Wesleyan University's first home football game, I sought out one of our engaged and thoughtful student veterans.Bryan Stascavage had published an opinion piece...

Letter to the editor: Consider Issue 43

William Wilen November 1, 2015

Issue 43 is on Kent’s Nov. 3 ballot, and the Kent Citizens for Democracy group would appreciate your support in getting it passed.This ballot is a nationwide attempt to call on our Congress to amend...

“Lynched” Ken Gonzales-Day, 2015

Opinion: When art reflects a sobering reality

Amanda Anastasia Paniagua November 1, 2015

 In a sea of flashing images that continuously force us to watch the brutalization of black and brown bodies, the calming quiet of Ken Gonzales Day’s 2015 work titled “Lynched,” only begins to become...

Opinion: Is LeBron James going downhill?

Ray Strickland October 29, 2015

The Cleveland Cavaliers NBA season kicked off on Tuesday night with a loss against the Chicago Bulls. LeBron James scored a quiet 25 points and 10 rebounds, but neither his performance nor the Cavaliers...

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

Opinion: Why your parents are right

Zachary Downes October 29, 2015

Many people move away to college. The minute they step foot on campus, there is a sense of liberation that every college student gets. Parent rules fly out the window and students start to figure out their...

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

Opinion: Team names more offensive than “Indians”

Jacob Ruffo October 28, 2015

I get the rage behind the team name “Redskins.” It’s bad, like, really bad. When it gets into non-horribly racist team names based on Native Americans, such as the “Fighting Sioux,” I don’t...

Our View: Is this the new normal?

KS Editors October 28, 2015

An advisory message flashed across phone screens in the early hours of Wednesday morning, alerting students that Kent State police were investigating the sound of gunshots near Centennial Court and Tri-Towers....

Letter to the editor: Staying safe on Halloween

Michael Lewis October 28, 2015

I would like to share some recommendations for those planning to attend Kent Halloween festivities on Saturday, Oct. 31. These recommendations are intended to prevent crime and promote safety.Some of these...

Sam Karam

Opinion: Lethal injections should be handled ethically

Samantha Karam October 28, 2015

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced on Oct. 19 that until at least 2017, it will postpone all its scheduled executions.Ohio plans to use sodium thiopental in future executions,...

Wide receiver Ernest Calhoun returns a kick during the third quarter of the Kent State vs Marshall football game on Sept. 26, 2015. The Flashes lost in double overtime, 36-29.

Opinion: Flashes could be bowl eligible for first time under Paul Haynes

Stephen Means II October 27, 2015

On paper, the Kent State football team seems to be having yet another mediocre, subpar season. But, if you look closer, you see that this team isn’t nearly as bad as its record shows.In his third year...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Latest police brutality video begs the question: why?

Matt Poe October 27, 2015

The latest police brutality video to go viral occurred this past Monday when a resources officer at a South Carolina high school was caught on camera putting a young girl in a chokehold and violently slamming...