Skip to Main Content
The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

Opinion: Stephen Colbert to create 2012 campaign ads

Robert Thomas Young August 8, 2011

Political satirist Stephen Colbert is taking part in the election process by forming a super PAC, a special political action committee that can raise unlimited money.“Making a better tomorrow, tomorrow”...

Opinion: Why all the empty seats?

Robert Thomas Young August 2, 2011

The Cleveland Indians took on the Kansas City Royals Friday night, and this was my first game of the season.The weather was perfect. The mugginess of the day had faded into a nice warm evening. The smell...

Justice should never be cruel

SKS staff August 1, 2011

In April 2010, Raquel Nelson—a Georgia mother of three—crossed the street to her apartment after getting off of a bus with her children in tow. While crossing, her 4-year-old son got away from her...

Exciting new technology advancements

Dominique Lyons August 1, 2011

Who would win in a fight between Broly (from Dragon Ball Z) and Bowser (from Super Mario Bros.)? That question very routinely finds its way into my head. The reason is simple: It’s because I’m a doe-eyed...

The poorly-run sports business

Jody Michael August 1, 2011

Football has lots of diehard fans. When the NFL lockout ended July 25 as the players approved the owners’ new collective bargaining agreement, I scoured social media and found feelings of relief from...

Summer Laziness

Seth Cohen July 25, 2011

Now, you might be thinking to yourself, “Summer is when I’m going to show everyone that I have changed for the better, but for now, True Blood is on, and I have to watch this new episode.”Summer...

News of the World for all the wrong reasons

Jody Michael July 25, 2011

To me, some of the most interesting stories in the news media are the stories that actually involve the media. An intriguing example is happening across the pond with former United Kingdom newspaper News...

A happier place

Megan Wilkinson July 25, 2011

Beep-beep-beep!My phone alarm went off while I was in the middle of a morning shift at my part-time job. I was not busy at the time, so I snuck to the back room to see who wanted to talk to me at 8 a.m....

Reports of rape fall on deaf ears

Robert Thomas Young July 25, 2011

Anthony Sowell was found guilty of multiple counts of aggravated murder on Friday, July 22. However, this case involves more than a serial killer murdering 11 women. It involves police officers systematically...

One is a tragedy, 76 is a massacre

SKS editorial staff July 25, 2011

This weekend was marked by two major news stories: the death of Amy Winehouse and the massacre in Oslo, Norway.While both stories were characterized by death, they are decidedly different.In Norway, the...

Our View: Some things are better left unsaid

SKS staff July 19, 2011

Former Kent State linebacker James Harrison is causing quite a stir with his recent anti-gay comments about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and discouraging words about his Steelers teammates. In the August...

A’s have become typical on college campuses

Robert Thomas Young July 18, 2011

A new study published in Teachers College Record finds that 43 percent of college grades at four-year institutions are A’s.When compared to the fact that only 15 percent of grades were A’s in 1960,...