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Matt Poe

Opinion: Obama and Putin’s UN meeting another misstep

Matt Poe September 29, 2015

The most hostile relationship today does not come from the tabloids or your favorite reality television show. Rather, it features a pair of presidents and countries who cannot play nice with one another...

Marvin Logan is a senior pan-African studies major. Contact him at mlogan6@kent.edu

Opinion: Let’s talk about faith

Marvin Logan February 11, 2015

In light of recent events, I think it is important to turn the light back on religion. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Muslim experience in America and abroad. As a country, diversity has become...

Zachary Downes is a junior journalism major. Contact him at zdownes@kent.edu.

Opinion: Palin’s Presidential race should have ended in 2012

Zachary Downes January 27, 2015

I’m not one who constantly follows politics, but lately I feel like everyone needs to know something crucial. Sarah Palin is planning to run for president in 2016.Now you’re probably expecting an “I...

Jennifer Hutchinson is a sophomore political science major. Contact her at jhutch12@kent.edu.

Opinion: College could be harder to afford with 529s taking a hit

Jennifer Hutchison January 25, 2015

After President Barack Obama’s recent debut of his free community college proposal, it seems he could have more education cost reform coming our way. This latest idea, however, is not going over as smoothly....

President Barack Obama delivers the State of The Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Obama promises education changes in address

Haley Phillippi January 21, 2015

President Barack Obama revealed new plans for the last two years of his presidency and praised the improvement of the economy in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.Obama was sworn into presidency...

President Barack Obama delivers the State of The Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Obama in State of the Union: Tax wealthy, help middle class

Julie Pace, Associated Press January 21, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Refusing to bend to the new Republican Congress, President Barack Obama unveiled Tuesday night an ambitious State of the Union agenda steeped in Democratic priorities, including...

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Kent Clarks take D.C.

Kianna Bugglin January 11, 2015

One Kent State student organization received the chance of a lifetime when it was asked to perform for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Dec. 16.The Kent Clarks, an all-student a...

A step forward on countering global warming

Los Angeles Times November 20, 2014

Global warming talks in Paris next year have a better chance of reaching a productive conclusion now that the two biggest economies in the world, which also happen to be the two biggest climate polluters,...

Jennifer Hutchinson is a sophomore political science major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at jhutch12@kent.edu.

Opinion: The Obama name never hurt so bad

Jennifer Hutchinson October 9, 2014

Opinions of a president often change throughout their leadership; sometimes they’re for the better, and sometimes for the worse. President Obama is definitely experiencing the worse.However, who would...

Guest column: No threat more threatening than climate change

Philadelphia Daily News October 8, 2014

In a recent speech to the United Nations, President Barack Obama said that climate change is a more serious threat than terrorism.So, why aren’t more Americans terrified?Parades of panicked politicians...

Guest Column: President Barack Obama: America will continue to lead in uncertain world

President Barack Obama October 5, 2014

WASHINGTON - American leadership is the one constant in an uncertain world. As Americans, we see the future not as something beyond our control, but as something we can shape for the better through concerted...

NHUS says American held in Syria has been freed

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American journalist kidnapped and held hostage for nearly two years by an al-Qaida-linked group in Syria was released Sunday, less than a week after the horrific execution of American...