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Opinion: The issue with dirty water

Harlee Rush and Christian Ward April 12, 2017

A lot of us take clean water for granted because, at the turn of a knob, clean running water comes out of the faucet, ready to drink.However, water isn't readily available for most of the world, and the...

Stephen D'Abreau

Opinion: Trump’s Tomahawks

Stephen D'Abreau April 12, 2017

Last Friday, the U.S. military launched 59 Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian airbase that was reported to have been responsible for the prior chemical gas attacks against Syrian civilians, images of which...

Matt Poe

Opinion: A brief ode to Charlie Murphy

Matt Poe April 12, 2017

No satire today, my friends.I’m starting to realize that the crazier the world becomes in reality, the harder it is to write something that rivals its preposterous nature on paper.Actor and comedian...

"13 Reasons Why" (2017)

REVIEW: ’13 Reasons Why’ is unflinching look at complex relationships (SPOILERS)

Michael Nied April 12, 2017

(The following recap contains spoilers for season one of Netflix's "13 Reasons Why.") What would you do if you received a message from beyond the grave? What if that message implied you were somehow...

Opinion: Spicer’s misled comments render him unfit for position

Christine DiSabato April 11, 2017

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer took a hit Tuesday after saying in a press briefing that Adolf Hitler “didn’t even use chemical weapons” against his own people, comparing him to Syrian President...

Opinion: Human rights under attack in North Korea

Charlie Ronan and Kevin Zezlina April 11, 2017

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea, is one of the most repressive states in the world.Its current dictator, Kim Jong-Un, has intensified the repressive nature of this state over...

Opinion: A lesson in persistence from Sergio Garcia’s Masters victory

Matt Poe April 10, 2017

I got tonsillitis this past week, and I regret to inform you it is one of the most unbearable things you may ever experience. I’ve been bed ridden and reduced to nothing but a decaying shell of a man...

Our View: Media sensationalizes Syrian coverage

April 9, 2017

In the early morning hours on Friday, President Donald Trump sent 56 Tomahawk missiles to an airfield in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, to “send a message” to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. The attacks...

Opinion: The progressive guide for sanity

Madison Newingham April 9, 2017

My idea of politics and the purpose of governance is centered on making the world a better place — or at least improving our perspective on the future.A white man’s world is entirely a social construct,...

Bobbie Szabo

Opinion: I am a feminist out of gratitude

Bobbie Szabo April 9, 2017

“I am a feminist out of gratitude,” Connie Schultz, a faculty member with the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, explained during the Kent State Women’s Center's  Mothers, Mentors, and...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: How does Bill O’Reilly still have a job?

Nicholas Hunter April 9, 2017

An investigation by The New York Times found that Bill O’Reilly, a TV personality and the host of the No. 1 show on cable news in 2016, "The O’Reilly Factor," has been accused by seven different women...

Opinion: The world grieves for Syria

Nicholas Hunter April 7, 2017

Friday, President Donald Trump ordered and carried out a cruise missile strike on a Syrian airfield believed to be where a chemical weapons attack was launched from.The attack, which killed 84 people,...