On Dec. 4, John Kroll, Kent State adjunct journalism professor, taught his final Reporting class, ending his teaching career at Kent.  After 12 years as an adjunct professor, he looks forward to retiring...

There’s something magical about liking something that’s not part of the “mainstream.” It’s a joke by this point — I liked this thing before it was cool. I wear 3D glasses with the lenses popped...

Each of the winners of Thursday’s FlashLab Innovation Pitch Contest hopes their plans will be successfully implemented into their respective student media outlets.All three winning groups believe their...

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me I...

If you, like me, are an avid watcher of horror movies, then you’ve probably seen “The Thing.” Made in 1982, John Carpenter’s classic follows a group of doomed researchers as their discovery of...

It’s hard for me to say this, but October is over. That means the end of the month of Halloween, the flickering glow of Jack O’Lanterns on neighborhood porches, and, yes, spooky szn. My beloved holiday...

These days, I can say something I never thought I would as a freshman in college: I’m a commuter student. As much as I once shuddered to think about living in my parent’s home throughout my time in...

 … Writing on the wall! Happy Halloween, or time close to Halloween, and happy creepy column week. My name is Cameron, and I’m not superstitious, butI’m a little stitious. (You know me, I had to.)...

Editor’s note: During the week of Halloween, the opinion section of the Kent Stater will be featuring the scariest, spookiest and most haunting stories from our columnists and staff. Here’s a preview...