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KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Our View: No Trigger Warning for this dog owner

KS Editors October 27, 2015

Over the weekend, a woman in Indiana on a hunting trip was shot in the foot at point-blank range with her own shotgun. There was no one else there, save for some waterfowl and her trusty Labrador retriever...

Guest column: Non-traditional students deserve better support systems

Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have some company. Today, more than 1 in 5 working-age Americans is a college dropout.Unfortunately, most dropouts aren't tech billionaires. Many are nontraditional students...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: The absence of Jon Stewart

Lucas Misera October 27, 2015

Something is missing from the 2016 election. While the lack of excitement concerning both sides’ candidates certainly gives next year an interesting feel, I realized one particular force behind presidential...

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

Opinion: We need new heroes

Bruno Beidacki October 26, 2015

When I was a young kid, I used to watch an episode of the TV show “Power Rangers” and dream of one day being able to fight against those who threatened my city. A few years later, when soccer became...

Opinion: The first man: Will Bill help or hurt Hillary?

Ashley Atherton October 26, 2015

Of course, former President Bill Clinton is extremely supportive of his wife’s president campaign. Until recently, Hillary seems to have intentionally kept her husband out of the spotlight when it comes...

Opinion: Expectations regarding housing and health complaints

Megan Hornyak October 25, 2015

Student housing leaves much to be desired. What does the university plan to do about it?Student housing around Kent is a crisis, especially for international students.By the time I realized I was going...

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

Opinion: Artists and friendship

Carlyle Addy October 25, 2015

If you’re an artist, you’re probably familiar with a feeling called creative exhaustion; more commonly known as artist block. As an author, this means writer’s block is something that happens equally...

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

Opinion: Put down the sugar skull makeup kit

Amanda Anastasia Paniagua October 25, 2015

I know it’s tempting to dress up like La Calavera Catrina this weekend because it looks “cool” or is “spooky and edgy,” but I’m here to tell you to please close the tutorial on how to do “sugar...

Opinion: Johnny Manziel is done in Cleveland and likely the NFL

Ray Strickland October 22, 2015

Johnny being Johnny.How many times have we heard that?  Johnny Manziel made headlines for the wrong reasons over the weekend, after an alleged domestic violence incident with his girlfriend Colleen Crowley...

Guest column: Exxon’s missed opportunity to address climate change

The Dallas Morning News October 21, 2015

What did Exxon executives know about global warming and when did they know it? A report by InsideClimate News published Sunday suggests the company's own scientists gave warning as far back as the 1970s...

Sam Karam

Opinion: So much hatred, too much time

Samantha Karam October 21, 2015

Albert Einstein defines insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. That’s exactly how I would describe the religious activists frequenting the Kent State campus.Time...

Our View: No-go for Joe Biden

KS Editors October 21, 2015

Vice President Joe Biden is no longer looking to take Obama’s seat in the White House. While the former Delaware senator ran for the Democratic nomination in 1988 and 2008, he made the announcement Wednesday...