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OPINION: How I survived my first day in Kent

Nicholas Hunter August 26, 2018

Rolling up to campus, cutting around the back to avoid the standstill traffic in the heart of campus, I scramble out of my brother’s beat-down SUV, stack of freshly framed posters in hand (barely scratched...

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OPINION: ‘Hard Knocks’ shows young Browns team in new light

Jake Adams August 25, 2018

Editor's note: This review is up to date as of the third episode. With the start of the school year and the transition from summer to fall comes another important season: football season.We get a glimpse...

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Opinion: The (changing) age of maturity

Cameron Gorman August 25, 2018

When I started college, at age 18, I felt very grown up. I was ready for the world at large — ready to make decisions that would affect me later on in my life. After all, I was legally allowed to make...

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OPINION: A Roundabout Return: Back to Kent after a year

Scott Rainey August 24, 2018

In the Spring 2017 semester, I was offered a spot in the Columbus Program in State Issues for the next fall. I had already planned on going to Washington, D.C. for the next spring semester, and I decided...

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Opinion: On leaving New York

Cameron Gorman August 13, 2018

At the beginning of this summer, I wrote about how it felt to be coming to New York. To be embarking on my first summer by myself, to be headed toward the so-called center of the world. I wrote about how...

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Opinion: The bittersweet beauty of packing up

Cameron Gorman August 8, 2018

I haven’t started packing yet, but I know I’ll have to soon. My summer away from home is drawing to a close — at the end of this week, I’ll pack my two suitcases and drag them into the hallway...

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Opinion: Five fun things to do on your first week back

Cameron Gorman August 6, 2018

Hey Flashes! I know you’re all ready to get back on campus and enjoy that late summer air, but before you start packing your suitcases or backpacks, why not make some plans for the week?Might as well...

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Opinion: A photojournalist’s betrayal: How not to tell a story

Carter Adams August 3, 2018

A few days ago I was scrolling through my Instagram feed killing time before work. As I scrolled through, I saw many photos of people enjoying summer and photos from newspaper interns posting that day’s...

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Opinion: Bursting the bubble(s)

Cameron Gorman August 1, 2018

I haven’t been in New York long enough to say this, but I’ll say it anyway: there are things about this wonderful city that I really don’t enjoy. I’m not the first person to list off the trash...

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Opinion: English Premier League predictions

Jacob Adams July 30, 2018

English Premier League Pre-Season Power RankingsManchester CityThe reigning league champions retained their entire roster and have added another attacker in Riyad Mahrez. This team has one of the deepest...

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Opinion: Clean your heart like you’d clean a room

Cameron Gorman July 30, 2018

When we used to be sent downstairs to the basement to clean it, my mother impressed a certain belief onto my siblings and I. Groaning and grumbling, not wanting to really get down into the work, we did...

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Opinion: Admire, don’t worship

Cameron Gorman July 24, 2018

There’s a general idea, repeated whenever someone the public perceives as “good” is outed as “bad” — never meet your heroes. There are too many reddit threads about the rudest celebrity encounters...