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OPINION: COVID-19

Nicholas Hunter March 16, 2020

I’ll cut to the chase: I’m scared of the coronavirus.I have a chronic lung disease called cystic fibrosis and I’m a lung transplant recipient because of it. Right now, I’m the healthiest I’ve...

Natalie Shampay watches a Pokemon game on Wednesday night at Full Grip Games in Akron.

Kent State’s Pokémon Pro

Nicholas Hunter April 11, 2019

With her hands set patiently on the table, Natalie Shampay watches as her opponent, Ian Robb, scoops up his damaged Pokémon, promotes a new one, loaded up with energy, and takes a knockout, leaving him...

Natalie Shampay watches the last round of Pokemon games at Full Grip Games on April 10 2019. She often helps out on Wednesday nights with the livestreamed tournaments hosted at the card shop.

Kent State’s top Pokémon trainer

Nicholas Hunter April 10, 2019

 With her hands resting on the table, Natalie Shampay patiently watched as her opponent, Ian Robb, scooped up his damaged Pokemon, promoted a new one, loaded up with energy, and took a knockout, leaving...

Clara Varndell, a sophomore public health major, adjusts her "condom fairy" wings during Condoms on the K Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. The event kicked off Kent Interhall Council's annual Sex Week.

Let’s talk about sex — and how young people might be having less of it

Nicholas Hunter February 13, 2019

Experts say dating apps could be killing your sex driveAt Kent State, we’re not shy about sex.We’ve had Sex Week on campus in previous years, which included Sextoberfest, Condoms on the K, a “Sex...

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OPINION: As journalists lose their jobs, we need you to care

Nicholas Hunter January 27, 2019

This week, a lot of journalists lost their jobs.Gannett, a media company that owns more than 100 newspapers across the United States, laid off a slew of journalists from a number of media outlets, including...

Research applications, funding on hold during shutdown (INCLUDE IN PACKAGE)

Nicholas Hunter January 23, 2019

Shutdown fact sheet:Information from House Appropriations Committee fact sheet.What is the shutdown? Because a budget appropriations bill has not been passed by Congress, several federal government agencies...

Kent State faculty union shows support for possible Wright State strike

Nicholas Hunter January 15, 2019

The American Association of University Professors-KSU (AAUP-KSU) union released a letter in support of faculty at Wright State University (WSU), who may begin striking Jan. 22.After nearly two years of...

Faculty Senate chair Deb Smith speaks during the first meeting of the semester on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018.

Faculty union requests fact-finder to move contract negotiations forward

Nicholas Hunter January 15, 2019

HOW FACT-FINDERS WORK1.) The State Employee Relations Board will produce a list of five fact-finding agencies for the university and union to consider2.) Both sides will come together and agree on an agency...

Contract dispute between faculty union, university hits slow point over winter break

Nicholas Hunter January 13, 2019

The university’s tenured and tenure-track faculty will begin the semester without a new contract.Despite mediation sessions Dec. 11 and 17, Kent State’s tenure and tenure-track faculty union and the...

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PERSPECTIVE: Please stop killing journalists

Nicholas Hunter October 21, 2018

The profession I’ve chosen to work toward isn’t an easy one.It sits on the fine line between blue-collar and white-collar work. It requires loads of physical work — I’ve literally ran to track...

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OPINION: 90 years of racism doesn’t go away overnight

Nicholas Hunter October 14, 2018

It took the Cleveland baseball franchise 90 years, but their infamous Chief Wahoo mascot is now off the teams’ uniforms. In its place will be the block “C” logo, which the team has been integrating...

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OPINION: Understanding “#MeToo” after Kavanaugh confirmation

Nicholas Hunter October 7, 2018

We are amid the #MeToo movement, where men are finally being held accountable for abuses of power and sexual assault in their industries. The likes of Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Al Franken and Louis...

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