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First-time voters prepare for the election

First-time voters prepare for the election

Ari Collins, Reporter November 2, 2024

Like many students, Camille Wild plans to travel an hour to her hometown Cleveland to vote for her first time.  Wild, a junior hospitality and event management major, originally planned to vote by...

Citizens not politicians: What is Issue 1?

Citizens not politicians: What is Issue 1?

Ari Collins, Reporter November 1, 2024

This election, voters in Ohio will not only choose representatives, but they will also decide who will be drawing the districts those representatives serve. Every decade, states redraw the legislative...

Kent freshman Sarah Rizk chalkes messages on Riseman Plaza after the conclusion of the candlelight vigil, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2024. Half Palestinian in descent, Rizk attended the event to be a voice for her ancestors and help support the cause.

Students honor lives lost since Oct. 7, 2023, at candlelight vigil

Ari Collins, Reporter October 14, 2024

Thursday night, Kent State students gathered to honor the memory of the lives lost during the ongoing conflict in Gaza, which escalated on Oct. 7, 2023.  The event was hosted by Students for Justice...

One year later, the Israel-Hamas war continues

One year later, the Israel-Hamas war continues

Ari Collins, Reporter October 6, 2024

It has been nearly one year since Israel declared its war on Hamas after an intense attack on Oct. 7, 2023.  The dispute over the Holy Land where the state of Israel resides is a decades-long conflict...

Illustration by Emily Riebe.

Local activities to spice up every student’s fall season

Ari Collins, Reporter September 19, 2024

As the season inches closer, some students may be eager to get into the fall spirit. Kent offers a variety of fall events and activities for students and community members to participate in. Sophomore...

The Kent Stater Illustration by Clare Rodgers

Experts warn misinformation may increase the need for media literacy this election season

Ari Collins, Reporter September 15, 2024

For years, campaigns have used AI to make robocalls and generate speech captions. But now, some are using it to create a new reality. “In some sense, that’s been a part of American elections since...

Students from the Young America's Foundation remember the Sept. 11 attacks Wednesday with a flag covered student green. The date marked 23 years since the terrorist attacks.

Kent State remembers Sept. 11 attacks

Ari Collins, Photographer September 11, 2024

With the legalization of cannabis for recreational use, local licensed dispensaries have begun selling recreational cannabis.

Let’s be blunt: Weed is still prohibited on campus

Ari Collins, Reporter September 3, 2024

With the recent statewide legalization of marijuana, students have questioned what smoking guidelines on campus will look like. Last November, the citizen-petitioned Issue 2 was passed by a majority...