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Opinion: Write about yourself

Cameron Gorman June 14, 2018

Talking to a friend of mine, a common college question dredged itself up from the late night Friday discussion.“I’m not religious,” my friend told me. “So what can I pray to?”“Worship?”“No,...

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Opinion: Echo chambers get you nowhere

Cameron Gorman June 9, 2018

Nowadays, it’s easier than ever to surround yourself with things you already believe in. If you’re liberal, you can read only liberal sites. If you’re conservative, you can follow only conservatives...

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Opinion: Van Gogh in a Starbucks

Cameron Gorman June 7, 2018

 Visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art is like walking into someone’s dream. Roman marble statues gazed lazily up into the ceiling, surrounded by the slow, trickling sound of water from a fountain....

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Opinion: Vanishing Kent

Cameron Gorman June 6, 2018

As a rule, my eye is drawn toward anything dark, gritty and neon-ed. I love old album covers, grindhouse ‘80s stuff and the Hotline Miami soundtrack. So, naturally, upon finding myself in New York City,...

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Opinion: Good Bakers, Bad Bakers

Cameron Gorman June 1, 2018

Browsing reddit in the event of a tragedy has become something of a habit of mine. I’m not sure why I do it — it’s something about the resolve and feeling of thousands of regular people, I suppose....

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Opinion: No Small Ponds

Cameron Gorman May 25, 2018

One of the most vivid memories of my senior year of high school is pressure. Of course, in high school, “pressure” dredges up a lot, from image issues to self-esteem problems to depression. But above...

A car hit a young woman Tuesday night outside the Wick Poetry Center on South Lincoln Street in Kent.

Details emerge on South Lincoln Street accident

Cameron Gorman January 29, 2018

The victim of a pedestrian accident in which a car struck a young female pedestrian on South Lincoln Street Tuesday night, sustained “incapacitating” injuries, according to a five-page Traffic Crash...

The abandoned Kent State golf course on Jan. 17, 2018.

Kent State University Golf Course fate lies in Master Plan

Cameron Gorman January 17, 2018

The Kent State University Golf Course, closed since late 2016, remains vacant since that time. Soon, Kent State may consider selling the land it once occupied.The course, which now sits along Kent Ravenna...

Road closed signs sit in snow on the old West Campus Center drive Monday Jan. 15, 2018. The change of West Campus Center is part of the current Summit Street project.

Summit Street construction to extend into summer

Cameron Gorman January 13, 2018

The Summit Street Improvement Project, first projected to be completed by December 2017, will now finish during the summer of 2018.“The bulk of the work will be done sooner, but there are a lot of small...

Devin Moore (left) and DeMarcus Jordan. 

Students, friends remember ‘always smiling’ Devin Moore for kind spirit, devotion to fraternity

Cameron Gorman December 7, 2017

To those who knew him, Devin Moore was someone who loved laughing, his hair and his fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., where he won "Man of the Year." He was also someone whose impact has become...

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Students, friends assemble to honor life of former Kent State professor, composer

Cameron Gorman November 19, 2017

As snow gently fell outside Cartwright Hall, people meandered past photographs of Halim El-Dabh, hung along the glass windows.The images portrayed the composer at a young age, with a dog alongside. Standing...

Global Jam to kick off International Week

Cameron Gorman November 13, 2017

Students interested in music and culture will have the opportunity to listen to a “Global Jam” Tuesday, Nov. 14, as part of the Center for International and Intercultural Education’s International...