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Celtics Center Luke Kornet sits on top a duck boat at the Celtics championship parade in downtown Boston on Friday.

RECAP: Celtics win the 2024 NBA Championship

Michael Neenan, Reporter June 23, 2024

The Boston Celtics won the 2024 NBA Championship Monday after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in five games, securing an eighteenth championship in franchise history. Boston passed the Los Angeles Lakers...

Canva Illustration by Audrey Trevarthan

OPINION: Stanley Cup Finals prediction

Michael Neenan, Reporter June 8, 2024

Game 1 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers kicks off Saturday, June 8. Both teams enter the final round of the Stanley Cup playoffs after beating their...

2024 NBA finals.
Canva Illustration by Audrey Trevarthan.

The 2024 NBA Finals: Celtics fan predicts outcome

Michael Neenan, Reporter June 5, 2024

Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals is set to kick off Thursday, June 6 with the eastern conference champions, the Boston Celtics, hosting the western conference champions, the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics...

Letter from the editor: Thank you all for everything

Isabella Schreck, Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2024

"Grateful" is the first word that comes to mind when thinking about these past three semesters. "We" is the second. (For clarification, this is my last semester as editor, but since I am a junior,...

Anthony Zacharyasz is The Kent Stater's managing editor. (Courtesy of Anthony Zacharyasz)

Letter from the managing editor: It’s not a goodbye, just a new beginning

Anthony Zacharyasz, Managing Editor May 8, 2024

When asked in October 2023 by current editor-in-chief Izzy Schreck and my predecessor Grace Springer to apply as the managing editor for the spring semester, it sparked my interest.  This could be...

Students gather on Risman Plaza April 16 to listen to a speaker holding a sign about religion and sin who came to campus.

OPINION: Hatefulness: The folly of fighting back

Virginia Doherty, Opinion Writer May 6, 2024

Red letters, brightly emblazoned against an ominous black background:  “Hell awaits you! Rev 21:8.” “Sin is slavery.” In white letters, it condemns all manner of sinners: “Justifiers...

KentWired Illustration by Samantha Feldhake

OPINION: The most essential sights and sounds of the summer

Nick Keller, Opinion Writer May 5, 2024

Ahh summer, we all love it. At least I do! You know what else I love? Movies and music.  So I thought, “Hey, why don’t I give my lovely readers a guided list through my favorite pieces of artistic...

ALBUM REVIEW: Non-Swiftie reviews ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Michael Neenan, Beat Reporter May 5, 2024

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift released her new album “The Tortured Poets Department” on April 19.  The album consists of 16 tracks. Each song has a melancholy tone that contrasts Swift’s usually...

KentWired Illustration by Allie Black

OPINION: You don’t need friends to travel

Lara Kilchenmann, Opinion Writer May 4, 2024

Ever heard people say you can't travel alone? Well, I'm here to tell you they're wrong. I have plenty of firsthand experience traveling solo, and truthfully, you don't need friends to travel.  The...

KentWired Illustration by Emily Riebe

OPINION: Here’s your ‘Hot Girl Summer’ guide

Carlina Krajnik, Opinion Writer May 3, 2024

As the spring kisses us with its tantalizing warmth and summer's everlasting glow, it's time to embrace the sizzling energy of a "Hot Girl Summer." Coined by the beautiful Megan Thee Stallion, this cultural...

KentWired Illustration by Clare Rodgers

OPINION: Nothing to watch this spring? Give the Stanley Cup playoffs a shot

Matt Kiraly, Opinion Writer May 2, 2024

The NBA, the NFL and MLB are the three professional sports leagues that Northeast Ohioans have traditionally grown to love with each league having a team in Cleveland. At this time, the NBA playoffs...

Illustration by Gabrielle Lutz

OPINION: Behind one of the newest revivals in music: Dad Rock

Matt Kiraly, Opinion Writer May 1, 2024

In 2024, there are multiple genres of music that people seem to can’t get enough of. There’s hip-hop, country, pop, R&B and many more.  But around late last year, there has been a movement,...