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OPINION: The Notre Dame Cathedral fire and the future of government

Sony Ton-Aime April 24, 2019

Last Monday when my friend, Seth Murray, sent me a picture of the Notre Dame Cathedral on fire, I wept. I wept because I thought it would burn to the ground and I would never get to touch its walls.I grew...

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OPINION: Women’s national soccer team deserves more pay than men

Dante Centofanti April 3, 2019

Soccer is rarely at the epicenter of American sports culture. U.S. soccer has steadily gained popularity throughout this decade, and the main reason for that is the women’s national team.With March being...

Antonio Williams as a child.

The inside story of Antonio Williams’ journey to fatherhood, Kent State

Ian Kreider March 13, 2019

Antonio “Booman” Williams walked through the narrow Kent State press room door for the third time in his young Kent State career. Only this time, accompanied by a plus one.He cradled his 3-year old...

REFLECTION: Parkland, a year later

Lydia Taylor February 13, 2019

I still have the same thought when I walk into a classroom.“If something were to happen, where’s the quickest exit? Where would I hide?”I sit in the seat closest to my escape route, hoping that it...

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OPINION: Are sports dynasties a bad thing?

Alex Cala January 25, 2019

For four straight years, the early part of my summers were defined by one thing and one thing only: the Cleveland Cavaliers seemingly inevitable NBA Finals matchup against the Golden State Warriors.While...

Players on The Knights exchange high-fives at the Unified Sports Basketball League on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018.

Kent State’s first-ever Unified Sports League holds championship

Vanessa Gresley November 28, 2018

Kent State’s first ever Unified Sports League, an inclusive athletic program where people with intellectual disabilities play sports alongside people without disabilities, played their championship basketball...

Abood tells Hanadi Mujahed how to say "water cooler" in English after mocking her Arabic. Hanadi taught the 11-year-old when he attended school at the Yunus Emre Muslim Community Center in Youngstown. The two shared a close relationship.

Boy wounded in Gaza finds caring community in Ohio

November 25, 2018

Editor’s note: This story captures moments of Abood’s life in America and will include breaks between specific events.Snow, as every child who grew up with it knows, has to be of the right consistency...

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OPINION: What is the best sport?

Scott Rainey November 6, 2018

All of us in the world of journalism understand the facts. It’s about the facts. Objectivity. Bias? None for me. No, thank you. Sure, this might be the opinion section, and everything I do for student...

Kent State sophomore midfielder Vital Kats and senior defender Paige Culver prepare to take a free kick during the second half of their matchup against Butler on Aug. 16, 2018. Butler won, 3-1.

Soccer’s season ends at hands of Ohio

Gina Butkovich October 28, 2018

Kent State’s (10-7-2, 6-4-1 MAC) soccer season came to an end Sunday after a 2-1 loss against Ohio (8-7-3, 6-3-2 MAC) in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.The game was...

Kent players Cameron Shedenhelm celebrates with teammate Maddie Holmes after Shedenhelm scored the flashes only goal. Kent beat Ball State 1-0.

Flashes sneak past Ohio in regular-season finale

Gina Butkovich October 26, 2018

Coming into Thursday's matchup against Ohio University, the Kent State soccer team (9-7-2, 5-4-1 Mid-American Conference) hadn't dropped a match to Ohio since 2009. That didn't change. Sophomore midfielder...

Kent State sophomore midfielder Vital Kats tries to win the ball away from Butler's Gabby Smith during the first half of their matchup on Aug. 19, 2018. Butler beat the Flashes, 3-1.

Flashes top NIU in final regular-season home game

Gina Butkovich October 21, 2018

The last home game of the regular season resulted in a decisive win for the Kent State soccer team (9-7-2, 5-4-1 Mid-American Conference), as the Flashes recorded a 6-0 over Northern Illinois (2-15, 1-8...

Kent forward Cameron Shedenhelm (22) runs the ball forward during the second half of Kent’s game against Western Michigan University at Dix Stadium, Kent, Ohio Thursday, Oct 18, 2018. Kent lost 3-4.

Kent State soccer’s comeback attempt falls just short against WMU

Gina Butkovich October 19, 2018

The Kent State soccer team (8-7-2, 4-4-1 Mid-American Conference) fell just short of a comeback Thursday night in its 4-3 loss against Western Michigan (12-5, 6-3 MAC).The Flashes got an early start in...