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OPINION: Journalist first, observer second

Nicholas Hunter September 30, 2018

Buzzing down Summit Street, Stater editor-in-chief Henry Palattella gazed past me in the passenger seat out the window, taking a moment to gawk at the parking lot neatly filled to the brim with state trooper...

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OPINION: Super Senior syndrome

Nicholas Hunter September 12, 2018

The phrase “Got 15?” defined my freshman year. The hokey wordplay was a reminder for all new students that, if you pass 15 credit hours each semester, you’ll graduate “on time” in four years.While...

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OPINION: Louis C.K. is back, but not forgotten (or forgiven)

Nicholas Hunter September 5, 2018

It’s so late at night it’s become early in the morning. I decided I’d “sleep” on the couch that night, electing to use the guise of an uncomfortable bed as an excuse to continue binge-watching...

A banner used on Facebook to promote an open-carry rally hosted by Kaitlin Bennett, a Kent State alumna known for her graduation photo with an AR-10.

BREAKING: University tells Kaitlin Bennett to ‘cease and desist’ advertising for open-carry rally

Nicholas Hunter August 29, 2018

UPDATE:5:46 PM: Bennett responded to the announcement via Twitter:It is unclear whether the rally will still take place, as only advertisements for the event were mentioned in the release.5:15 PM: Kent...

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OPINION: How I survived my first day in Kent

Nicholas Hunter August 26, 2018

Rolling up to campus, cutting around the back to avoid the standstill traffic in the heart of campus, I scramble out of my brother’s beat-down SUV, stack of freshly framed posters in hand (barely scratched...

Jesse McCartney during his performance at House of Blues Cleveland on July 5, 2018.

Jesse McCartney announced as fall concert headliner

Nicholas Hunter August 24, 2018

One-time international sensation and pop singer Jesse McCartney has been announced as this fall’s headline concert act.Mackenzie Michalojko, the director of programming for Undergraduate Student Government,...

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OPINION: Plastic straw activism

Nicholas Hunter July 13, 2018

Recently, there has been a big movement to end the use of drinking straws. Starbucks recently unveiled lids reminiscent of toddler sippy cups to replace straws completely by 2020. Last week, Seattle,...

Kent State trustees pass tuition guarantee plan

Nicholas Hunter December 13, 2017

The Kent State Board of Trustees approved a plan Wednesday to guarantee tuition, mandatory fees and room and board — including meal plan —  rates for incoming students during their first four years...

President Beverly Warren laughs during the Board of Trustees meeting in the Integrated Sciences Building Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017.

Board of Trustees expresses support for new elementary, high school partnership with Geauga campus

Nicholas Hunter December 13, 2017

Kent State’s Board of Trustees passed a motion of support for a proposal brought up Wednesday by Berkshire Local School District to build preschool-through-12th grade facilities on the Kent State Geauga...

President Beverly Warren gestures while delivering the 2017 State of the University address in the Kiva on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017.

Warren breaks down tuition guarantee, facilities master plan at Faculty Senate meeting

Nicholas Hunter December 11, 2017

President Beverly Warren spoke about the upcoming implementation of a “guaranteed tuition plan” for incoming students during the final Faculty Senate meeting of the semester Monday.“In this plan...

A student walks along the sidewalk on front campus Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017.

Amid faculty concerns, university officially announces new break for Fall 2018 semester

Nicholas Hunter December 11, 2017

In the closing moments of the Faculty Senate meeting Monday, Melody Tankersley, the senior associate provost and dean of graduate studies, said the university will move forward with implementing a two-day...

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House GOP tax bill could leave graduates with financial burden

Nicholas Hunter December 6, 2017

The GOP-majority House of Representatives passed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” bill Nov. 16 implementing a sweeping overhaul of the tax code with a vote of 227-202. No Democrats and only 13 Republicans...

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