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KentStater

Ray Paoletta is a junior political science major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at rpaolet1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Gerrymandering leads to a broken system

Ray Paoletta October 7, 2014

The lack of bi-partisanship at all levels of government remains the number one complaint that citizens have with government. People look at elected officials and see what appears to be one party moving...

Carley Hull is a senior magazine journalism major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at chull9@kent.edu.

Opinion: Embracing your skin’s natural beauty

Carley Hull October 6, 2014

If asked what the human body’s largest organ is, the brain or the lungs seem like a reasonable answer, but your skin actually wins the size contest.Being on the outside of you body, your skin not only...

Katie Smith

Opinion: It’s not like the movies

Katie Smith October 5, 2014

You know the saying, “Don’t knock it until you try it?” Granted, there are some things in life you don’t have to try to know they’re horrible, but Greek life isn’t one of them.When I started...

Guest Column: President Barack Obama: America will continue to lead in uncertain world

President Barack Obama October 5, 2014

WASHINGTON - American leadership is the one constant in an uncertain world. As Americans, we see the future not as something beyond our control, but as something we can shape for the better through concerted...

Skyler Chill is a sophomore organizational communications major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at schill1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Nice people finish first

Skyler Chill October 5, 2014

As we are all aware, taking the high road isn’t always easy. It is a struggle to be the bigger person in any conflicting situation. Don’t you have that burning passion to get even? Well today I am...

Mike Richards is a senior English major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at mricha51@kent.edu.

Opinion: Adapting a new style: books vs. films, and why they’re a great pair

Mike Richards October 2, 2014

I can admit it. When I was younger, just a wee little child, and a movie would come out that was based off of a book, I thought “Whoa, they turned the book into a movie — I’m sure it’ll be the...

Maggie Wachtel is a sophomore public relations major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at mwachte2@kent.edu.

Opinion: Why ESPN was wrong in suspending Bill Simmons

Maggie Wachtel October 2, 2014

ESPN suspended sports columnist Bill Simmons in late September after making what were deemed inappropriate comments aimed at NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Simmons does a podcast for ESPN titled “The...

Our View: Town and Ow, not Town and Gown

DKS Editors October 1, 2014

In July, Kent City Council began the process of eminent domain on several houses on College Street. Eminent domain is the “right of the government to take private property for public use,” according...

Marvin Logan is a senior Pan-African studies major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at mlogan6@kent.edu.

Opinion: A Thank You to the Captain

Marvin Logan October 1, 2014

When I was 7 years old, I started watching sports with my father. We would watch Sunday football games and the Indians trying to get back to the World Series. There was always something I loved about sports....

Jennifer Hutchinson is a sophomore political science major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at jhutch12@kent.edu.

Opinion: Republicans make their way through Ohio

Jennifer Hutchinson October 1, 2014

Saturday was a great day for Republicans in Ohio. After spending some time in Wisconsin, Chairman of the Republican Governor’s Association, Chris Christie, spent his day campaigning and rallying support...

Guest column: Feminism not gender specific

Andrew Roger October 1, 2014

I’m a man in my early twenties, and I’m very familiar with both the fervent passion that drives people to identify as feminists and also the denial that plagues most men to denounce the term.Feminism...

Contact Albert Fisler at afisler@kent.edu.

Opinion: Hong Kong protest perspective

Albert Fisler September 30, 2014

Protests have been taking place in Hong Kong this week in hopes to paralyze Hong Kong’s financial district. These protests have begun in response to Hong Kong’s limited and predetermined list of candidates...