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Opinion: Are pro sports worth the cost?

Nicholas Hunter June 5, 2017

In the United States, sports are at the forefront of our culture. From pee-wee football to the spectacle that is the Super Bowl, people of all ages, genders, races and economic standing are connected through...

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Opinion: Why the AHCA won’t go away

Nicholas Hunter June 1, 2017

The American Health Care Act, or AHCA, proposed by House Speaker Paul Ryan, is back in the news, as a new Congressional Budget Office report has come out to score the bill, which has undergone some tweaks...

Top sending countries of international students enrolled at Kent State University from the 15th Day Report. February 1, 2017.

Kent State international enrollment drops due to US political climate

Cameron Gorman May 24, 2017

Kent State enrolled 3,045 international students in the Spring 2016 semester, according to statistics from University Communications and Marketing. For the Spring 2017 semester, that number sunk to 2,489.Overseas...

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Opinion: The breaking point of the digital age news cycle

Nicholas Hunter May 22, 2017

For as long as I can remember, breaking news has been constant. CNN, MSNBC and Fox News never stop airing, and whether actual news is breaking at 1:30 a.m. or not, major cable news networks will tell you...

Commencement speaker and Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer encourages graduates to focus on their goals at the ceremony held at Dix Stadium Saturday, May 13, 2017.

Graduates gather at Dix Stadium for commencement, gain inspiration from speakers

Cameron Gorman May 13, 2017

For the first time in Kent State University's history, graduates from all eight campuses gathered together for commencement at Dix Stadium Saturday morning.Parents and friends shouted recognitions from...

SIDEBAR: Smoking Ban

Nicholas Hunter May 2, 2017

Places smoking is prohibited on campus:All Kent State campusesLocations the university owns, operates or leases worldwideBuildings on campusRoads, parking lots, recreational areas, and sidewalksPersonal...

Members of the Young Americans for Liberty group at Kent State hold up signs May 1 protesting the smoking ban set to begin on July 1 of this year.

Pro-Liberty group holds protest against smoking ban

Nicholas Hunter May 2, 2017

The Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) organization stood outside the Student Center Monday displaying signs that proclaimed "your body, your choice" and "come take it" in protest of the upcoming smoking...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to supporters during his rally at James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016.

After the election, Trump-induced anxiety lingers

Cameron Gorman April 30, 2017

On the night of the election last November, Kent State junior political science major Haley Foster went to sleep before the results were broadcast across the nation, with the states on the map turning...

Pink Slip, Gray Area

Cameron Gorman April 30, 2017

Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Spring 2017 edition of The Burr, one of Kent State’s student magazines. See some of the magazine’s content here.I can still remember what led up to...

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Opinion: ‘I thought it would be easier’: Looking back on 100 days of Trump

Nicholas Hunter April 30, 2017

In an interview with Reuters on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he has found that being president “is more work than my previous life.”“I thought it would be easier,” he continued.The reactions...

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Opinion: Is the world becoming more nationalistic?

Nicholas Hunter April 23, 2017

Nationalism is all the rage these days.In the United States, we elected President Donald Trump, a man who ran on the broad idea of “America First.” The first three issues listed on WhiteHouse.gov are...

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Opinion: Federal government needs to catch up on marijuana

Nicholas Hunter April 19, 2017

One by one, states in the U.S. are legalizing marijuana. Twenty-nine states and Washington, D.C. have legalized medical marijuana, though the law in three of these states is not yet effective. Eight states...

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