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

Opinion: Lil B is the most likable celebrity

Jacob Ruffo October 21, 2015

Rapper and social media icon Lil B, “The BasedGod,” was recently in the news. Again. Toronto councilman Norm Kelly tweeted at the almighty BasedGod when the Toronto Blue Jays were playing the American...

Speaker offers financial aid tips

Maggie Wachtel October 20, 2015

Associate Director of Student Financial Aid Sylvia Bustard spoke to Kent State students Tuesday night in the Schwartz Center about student loans and borrowing.Bustard said Kent State students borrows around...

Our View: Hollywood is more than white males

KS Editors October 20, 2015

British actor John Boyega plays Stormtrooper Finn in the sure-to-be-smash movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," which hits theaters Dec. 18. Although not at all relevant to his acting ability, Boyega...

Guest column: Why Congress should reconsider the Perkins Loan program

Thomas J. Botzman October 20, 2015

Numbers have a way of revealing the real story beneath the rhetoric and misinformation around controversial topics.Take the ongoing Federal Perkins Loan debate, for example. More than 1,700 institutions...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Troubling social media reaction to Lamar Odom

Matt Poe October 20, 2015

Professional athletes can be idolized as larger than life. We often forget these athletes we love watching week in and week out live very different lives off the field. As a society, we have become hastily...

Letter to the Editor: Masculinity’s role in pop culture, history

Dr. Julio Cesar Pino October 20, 2015

Editor’s note: This is in response to Amanda Anastasia Paniagua's opinion piece titled "A rebuttal, toxic masculinity" published on Oct. 18, 2015.Dear Editor:First, permit me to send out mucho and macho...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: A call for help

Lucas Misera October 20, 2015

Recently in sports, two major names stepped away from their respective teams. CC Sabathia, a pitcher for the New York Yankees and ex-Cleveland Indian, and University of Southern California head football...

Opinion: Hillary needs to worry more about being Bern’d rather than the man Biden his time

Ashley Atherton October 19, 2015

If I could talk to Hillary Clinton and her campaign right now, I would say two things. First, I have a lot of respect for the former Secretary of State. She is an extremely accomplished and intelligent...

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

Opinion: That makes no sense, America

Bruno Beidacki October 19, 2015

Americans love to comment on other cultures. “Asian culture is weird for the lack of focus on individuality and their cuisine,” “Middle Eastern culture is absurd because of their strong religious...

Our View: Chill out, it’s just college sports

KS Editors October 18, 2015

America, as a whole, loves its sports. It’s one thing to have the community feeling of rooting for a team, that mutual feeling of a common bond with thousands of people you don’t truly know. It’s...

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

Opinion: A rebuttal, toxic masculinity

Amanda Anastasia Paniagua October 18, 2015

I want to thank the members of the campus community who were kind enough to drop me emails in support of my column from Oct. 5.With regards to Dr. Juilo Cesar Pino’s letter to the editor on Oct. 7:Pino’s...

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

Opinion: Alternatives to cop-out costumes

Carlyle Addy October 18, 2015

We’ve all seen Halloween cop-outs before. These are people who take their least favorite white T-shirt, write the word “costume” on the front and head out with their squad to celebrate the holiday...