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Conversations with Bev

Henry Palattella January 16, 2017

Q & A with President Beverly Warren from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Editor's note: Once a month, editors and producers from The Kent Stater and TV2 interview Kent State President Beverly Warren about issues...

Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks during the Civil Rights March on Washington, August 28, 1963.

University MLK Day events scheduled for Monday

Emma Keating January 11, 2017

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory and service, students at Kent State are giving back.Kent State’s Hillel will host its annual MLK Day of Service on Monday, giving students the opportunity...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: The activist, the prophet, the leader: Obama says farewell

Nicholas Hunter January 11, 2017

Barack Obama, the 44th and current president of the United States, made his farewell address to the American people Tuesday night.In his adopted home of Chicago, Obama stepped onto the stage at McCormick...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: ACC dethrones Big Ten and SEC as best conference

Lucas Misera January 10, 2017

On Monday night, many football fans thought it destined that the Alabama Crimson Tide — the Southeastern Conference juggernaut — would capture its second straight national title from the Clemson Tigers,...

Kent State Football lands three-star recruit

Scott Lendak January 10, 2017

The Kent State football team added a key addition to their defense when Elvis Hines Jr., a three-star cornerback out of Florida, committed to join the Flashes in the spring semester.The 5'10, 172 pound...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: Social advocates misconstrue ‘privilege’ definition

Lucas Misera January 6, 2017

Throughout 2016 and the corresponding election cycle, one particularly polarizing term surfaced: privilege.The word became a sort of rallying cry for social advocates, popularizing the phrase "check your...

Bobbie Szabo

Opinion: 2017 is no time for complacency

Bobbie Szabo January 3, 2017

Do not let 2017 lessen your anger.Do not let a new year and its resolutions keep you from remembering why you have been fighting. This is not the time to let bygones be bygones.On Jan. 20, we will have...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: Penn State Rose Bowl appearance highlights NCAA incompetence

Lucas Misera January 2, 2017

Today, the University of Southern California and Penn State square off on perhaps the most coveted stage in collegiate football: the Rose Bowl.These programs have two particular common characteristics...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: The presidential elections defined 2016

Nicholas Hunter December 31, 2016

As new calendars are pinned to cork boards and earnest New Year's resolutions are being printed onto pocket planners destined to gather dust in a junk drawer, many already see 2016 as a thing of the past;...

Pull Quote

Opinion: Trump’s ‘capitalism’ threatens US consumers

Lucas Misera December 22, 2016

As President-elect Donald Trump garnered popularity throughout the 2016 election, one key element of his platform drew close attention: minimizing the trade deficit.Wednesday night, CNN reported that his...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Goodbye, 2016: May you eternally rot

Matt Poe December 12, 2016

Let me start the final column of the semester with two things: first, some inspiration for this column came from a segment during talk show host John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” in the final episode...

Kent State looking to increase presence among top research universities

Emma Keating December 10, 2016

The Kent State Board of Trustees voted to establish the Brain Health Research Institute Wednesday as part of the university’s effort to increase research involvement.More than 50 faculty members across...