I remember when I first toured Kent State University, specifically the College of Communication and Information and the School of Fashion. I was so excited and overwhelmed by the upcoming decision of which...
On April 13, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis addressed a packed crowd inside Akron’s Quaker Square for the 90th annual Lincoln Breakfast.
Usually a dinner affair, the event hosted by the Summit County...
“I’m so OCD.”
“If you’re a little OCD like me.”
How many times have I heard this? More times than I can count.
Saying these phrases is discrediting everything a person with OCD goes...
We should put a statue of Alan Canfora on campus.
After he was shot by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, he devoted his life to keeping the facts surrounding the shooting known and helping to...
Each generation is introduced to a world completely different than the last. Generation X has experienced unprecedented change in job fields, education and technology. This has led them to have a different...
In October of 2021 Kent State publicly began its multi-year campaign Forever Brighter, the “campaign of brilliant proportions,” prioritizing student success, expanding university initiatives and “building...
Staring intently at the Student Center ceiling, freshman history major Lauren Katona said, “I would climb up there in the tile and hide if someone with a gun were to walk in right now.”
A stiff...
The “Drag Ban” bill in Tennessee attempts to demonize drag performers and transgender people alike. It was originally passed in February 2023, but the day before going into effect, U.S. District Judge...
The fear of being judged, the fear of the unknown, the fear of opening up to a stranger: these are all things someone might experience while debating whether or not psychotherapy would be a good fit for...
Jayland Walker.
This is the name of yet another Black male murdered unjustly – and served no justice.
In June of 2022, Walker was murdered – and suffered a brutal overkill. Walker was initially...
Ohio Capital Journal -- When I was living in Nebraska in 2014, the state passed a citizen-initiated minimum wage increase to raise the wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour.
At the time, Nebraska’s minimum...
This article is in collaboration with Fusion Magazine.
In late 2013, I found myself moving to a town most have never heard of.
Tucked away between the edge of the Ohio River and a West Virginia...
