As I write my last column for The Kent Stater as president of the Kent State College Democrats, I consider myself cautiously optimistic about the future of the Democratic Party.As Brian DiPaolo noted in...
Editor's note: The following piece contains satire. Some events mentioned in the piece are fictitious.A recent journal was located detailing one Union soldier’s pondering if we had listened to former...
Kent State is not just Kent State.Kent State is a metaphor.It represents everything.It represents the war machine crushing the peace movement. It represents idealism and youth rising up against cynicism...
May 4 marks another anniversary of the deadly day when Ohio National Guardsmen killed four Kent State students during what started out as a protest against the Vietnam War. This short column is designed...
Ah, Hillary Clinton — it seems like such a long time since I last wrote about you.Remember how close we used to be? Why, you showed up as a focal point in my columns on many occasions back when you were...
This is the last column I will be writing for the year. Therefore, I want to address an important topic about the current political climate: There is little question that Americans are more polarized now...
I must preface this article which a clear statement: I am in disbelief I need to even elaborate on this topic.June 3 is the Confederate Memorial Day to supposedly honor the Confederacy.I understand we...
In an interview with Reuters on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he has found that being president “is more work than my previous life.”“I thought it would be easier,” he continued.The reactions...
When I was approached last summer about being a columnist for The Kent Stater, I did not know exactly what taking on such a position would entail. I did not know people would actually read what I had...
Tom Perez, current Democratic National Committee chair, is a very influential new leader in the Democratic Party as it tries to regroup after the losses of the 2016 election cycle.However, Perez said something...
This past Sunday, France had their first round election, which eliminated all other candidates besides two: Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron.This election has been a tight race and has drawn the attention...
The Chainsmokers built a career around their ability to bottle moments of eternal youth in tightly packaged tracks.Sure, their production is worth mentioning. The group, comprised of Alex Pall and Drew...
