As an aspiring young writer, this place often seems boring to me. Having visited the great cities of the American Northeast and Europe, it’s a natural inclination to view Kent as humdrum.I don’t mean...

Who woulda thunk? Kent State is in the running for peta2’s Most Vegan-Friendly Colleges competition.To be honest, that came out of nowhere. While the university has been working to expand it’s on-campus...

I, like most of you, speak fluent sailor. Words with four letters will often be used to express my feelings on various day-to-day topics. These words add emphasis to my emotions, yet some still argue these...

Keep Strickland around, we still need him.For the last four years, Gov. Ted Strickland has been working hard for college students. That’s why we are endorsing him for this year’s gubernatorial race.There’s...

Marijuana, cannabis, pot, dope and grass; these are just a few of the names people use when talking about this currently illegal substance. With proposition 19 at its helm, California hopes to be the first...

Let’s face it, the average college student doesn’t have the best diet.Convenient, cheap, tasty food that silences a rumbling stomach is all that matters after a long day of class, or a late night cram...

Seeing NFL players wear pink cleats, wristbands and gloves the past two weekends to commemorate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has brought something important to my attention: There are too many...

We need someone who will stand up for our voice in the Ohio House of Representatives. That’s why we’re choosing to endorse Kathleen Clyde, a Democrat.In a district where students grow up knowing there...

Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D-Shaker Heights) is running for Senate this election season against Republican Rob Portman.We’re endorsing him because we believe he will bring the most beneficial financing for...

In our society, it’s easy for men and women alike to obsess over the way they look. Our culture prizes the thin female figure and the strong, well-muscled man. But most of us don’t meet these unrealistic...

I lay down on the couch wishing someone’s arms were wrapped around me. Arms that have no time invested in my complexities, arms that haven’t memorized my form conforming to the structure of their body...

CheersCheers to Kent State defeating Akron in the homecoming game. It’s about time we got the Wagon Wheel back.Cheers to $1 subs at Jimmy John’s this Thursday. The line will be ridiculous, but dollar-sandwiches...