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Matt Poe is a junior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at mpoe3@kent.edu

Opinion: The problem with the VMAs

Matthew Poe September 2, 2015

Vote Kanye West in 2020, folks.The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards produced an assortment of drama and crazy moments including Nicki Minaj with some less-than kind words for host Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber...

Lucas Misera is a sophomore economics major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at lmisera@kent.edu

Opinion: Liberty and justice for all (at a price)

Lucas Misera September 2, 2015

As the 2016 presidential election approaches, questions surrounding immigration, the economy and social issues will arise.However, one nagging topic within American culture is carefully avoided: This is...

Opinion: College athletes should be paid

Ian Flickinger September 1, 2015

“Should college athletes get paid” is the Macklemore of conversational debates—incredibly annoying, entirely insignificant in the grand scheme of it all, yet so frequent in day-to-day conversation...

Opinion: Why college athletes should not be paid

Stephen Means II September 1, 2015

One of the biggest topics in college sports right now is whether or not student athletes should be compensated. The answer to that question is no.To be honest, athletes actually are paid. They just aren't...

Our view: Not enough freshmen safety training

KS Editors September 1, 2015

Kent State's freshmen class has three different ways of learning about how to be safe on campus: an hour-long safety presentation at Destination Kent State from the Women's Center, DeWeese Health Center,...

Opinon: Why colleges should report sex crimes, pronto, to police and prosecutors

Chicago Tribune August 31, 2015

Sexual assault has doubtlessly occurred on college campuses at least as long as there have been coeducational institutions.But only in recent years have schools, students and parents begun to grasp just...

Hannah Armenta is a senior journalism major and the editor of The Kent Stater. Contact her at harmenta@kent.edu

Opinion: Colleges should get rid of higher out-of-state tuitions

Hannah Armenta August 30, 2015

To all of my out-of-state friends, I’m sorry. We drew the short end of the stick deciding to come to a college in a different state than we call our own. We pay more than $8,000 more per year in tuition...

Our view: A violent society requiring change

KS Editors August 30, 2015

Summary: Mass shootings have become commonplace in our society, and our generation has become numb to the shock and tragedy of an event like murders on live television. Our politicians need to make tough...

Guest column: How dry, how long?

William Debuys Los Angeles Times August 30, 2015

California, currently in the Great Drought, is a living diorama of how the future is going to look across much of the United States as climate change sets in.Now, the large dark bruise spreading across...

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

Opinion: Make some room for art this semester

Amanda Anastasia Paniagua August 30, 2015

It is one thing to study a work of art in a textbook, but it is another experience encountering a work of art in real life. For example, when I had the opportunity to visit the Musée d’Orsay in Paris,...

Austin Bennett

Opinion: Kent State shows optimism despite Akron’s recent cuts

Austin Bennett August 28, 2015

As the state continues to decrease funding for higher education, colleges and universities face difficult decisions to maintain affordability.In May, the University of Akron’s President Scott Scarborough...

Chiamaka Uwagba

Opinion: An international student at Kent State University

Chiamaka Uwagba August 28, 2015

As an international student from Nigeria, my first semester at Kent State was a little scary. Learning a new culture and how things work around campus was a little sketchy. There were times when I felt...