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Lucas Misera

Opinion: There are more than four sports

Lucas Misera June 8, 2017

The Super Bowl. The World Series. The Stanley Cup. The NBA Finals.The championship series in America’s “Big Four” of professional sports – football, basketball, hockey and basketball – tend to...

Matt Poe

Opinion: There is nothing worse in sports than NBA officiating

Matt Poe June 8, 2017

Put on your crotchety old man loafers and knee-high socks for this hot take.The Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors in stunning fashion, having led by six points...

Matt Poe

Opinion: What good lies in a movie about Joe Paterno?

Matt Poe June 6, 2017

Reports over the past several days have indicated that legendary actor Al Pacino signed on to play former college football coach Joe Paterno in a film about the scandal that engulfed Penn State University...

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Opinion: Are pro sports worth the cost?

Nicholas Hunter June 5, 2017

In the United States, sports are at the forefront of our culture. From pee-wee football to the spectacle that is the Super Bowl, people of all ages, genders, races and economic standing are connected through...

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Opinion: I rode the bus one day

Alex Kamczyc June 1, 2017

Editor’s Note: The following column contains satire. Events mentioned in the piece are fictitious.I was somewhere between sobriety and lunacy, sitting at a vacant bus stop, unsure if one would come.I...

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Opinion: Why the AHCA won’t go away

Nicholas Hunter June 1, 2017

The American Health Care Act, or AHCA, proposed by House Speaker Paul Ryan, is back in the news, as a new Congressional Budget Office report has come out to score the bill, which has undergone some tweaks...

Matt Poe

Opinion: I am going to stop making fun of Donald Trump

Matt Poe May 31, 2017

God, those are some of the toughest words I’ve ever had to utter.Never mind breaking up with a girlfriend or confronting a boss about some sensitive issue at the workplace; those words encapsulating...

Matt Poe

Opinion: For the sanctity of this nation, root for the Nashville Predators

Matt Poe May 28, 2017

Folks, if you love the union and preservation of this country, listen up. The following words inked in this column will be remembered as my own Abe Lincoln moment in my attempts to preserve the Union.Hear...

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Opinion: The breaking point of the digital age news cycle

Nicholas Hunter May 22, 2017

For as long as I can remember, breaking news has been constant. CNN, MSNBC and Fox News never stop airing, and whether actual news is breaking at 1:30 a.m. or not, major cable news networks will tell you...

Matt Poe

Opinion: My musical awakening: Chris Cornell

Matt Poe May 18, 2017

Legendary musician and front man Chris Cornell died early Thursday morning in what is being investigated as a possible suicide.At just 52 years old, his death shocked the world of music and while it hasn’t...

Stephen D'Abreau

Opinion: “White male privilege” hinders real progress

Stephen D'Abreau May 4, 2017

There has been a push to redefine and reinvent how we talk about racism, sexism and inequality in society; it is very unproductive and is making it harder for an honest, open discussion about these topics.I...

Our View: The beauty of opinion

Editorial Staff May 3, 2017

For modern-day Kent State students, the primary purpose of May 4 is to ensure that the senseless deaths of Jeffrey Miller, Allison Krause, William Schroeder and Sandra Scheuer at the hands of the Ohio...