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Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: A week without politics: My spring break journal

Nicholas Hunter April 2, 2017

Editor's note: The following column contains satire. The events mentioned in the piece are fictitious.The following is a journal I kept over the past five days, documenting my personal thoughts as I embarked...

Provost, CCI faculty talk trolling and free speech at panel discussion

Nicholas Hunter March 23, 2017

The College of Communication and Information (CCI) held a panel discussion, titled “Free Speech in the Information Age," Thursday in the KIVA.The panel, moderated by Amoaba Gooden, chairperson of the...

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Opinion: The United States of the Internet

Nicholas Hunter March 22, 2017

The internet has a pretty bad reputation. Often times, things like “safe spaces” and ideological bubbles are blamed on the internet and, specifically, social media.To a degree, these are real issues;...

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Opinion: The AHCA could cost me more than health insurance

Nicholas Hunter March 19, 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan introduced his Affordable Care Act replacement bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), to the public on March 8.Once it is approved by the House Budget Committee, it will be...

USG votes in a meeting in the Governance Chambers in the Kent Student Center on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.

USG elections extended due to inclement weather

Nicholas Hunter March 15, 2017

Kent State Undergraduate Student Government elections will be extended until 5 p.m. Thursday, due to the inclement weather that led to classes at the Kent campus being cancelled Wednesday.The extension...

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Opinion: Defining success with Trump

Nicholas Hunter March 12, 2017

President Donald Trump has reached his 50th day in office. To some, it seems like those 50 days have taken years to pass.In his first 50 days, Trump has signed 34 executive orders, including 2 attempts...

Barkitecture members gather materials to begin designs for the Kitty City, an indoor habitat for cats at the Humane Society of Summit County.

Barkitecture members design ‘Kitty City’ for local shelter

Nicholas Hunter March 8, 2017

Kent State students with a love for both animals and environmental design have a new home: Barkitecture.Barkitecture is a new student organization that intends to work with local animal shelters and humane...

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Opinion: Be a good neighbor: a lesson from Mike Birbiglia

Nicholas Hunter March 5, 2017

Comedian Mike Birbiglia released his latest standup comedy special, “Thank God for Jokes,” on Netflix over the weekend.Birbiglia talked about everything from his brother parodying church hymns in Catholic...

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Opinion: Unsurprisingly, Trump to skip Correspondents’ Dinner

Nicholas Hunter February 26, 2017

President Donald Trump announced on Twitter Sunday that he will not be attending the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner this year.Trump will be the first president since 1981 to miss the event;...

Amid controversy in Ohio, more young people oppose death penalty

Nicholas Hunter February 22, 2017

Opposition to the death penalty being used in murder cases is at its lowest since 1972, with 42 percent of respondents opposing it, a 2016 Pew Research poll has found.The poll also showed that younger...

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Opinion: New ban or old, Republicans must take a stand

Nicholas Hunter February 21, 2017

On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that placed a travel ban on seven Muslim majority countries.The rollout of the order was, to put it kindly, hasty. It led to mass confusion,...

Players rush to gather balls at the beginning of the the College Democrat and Republican Dodgeball game at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Feb. 20, 2017.

College Democrats and Republicans cross party lines in bipartisan dodgeball event

Nicholas Hunter February 21, 2017

The Kent State College Democrats and College Republicans held a bipartisan dodgeball event at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center Monday night.As both sides of the political spectrum lined up across...

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