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Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders launches a new climate campaign on Wednesday, aimed at fighting global warming by banning new coal, oil and gas mining on public land during a press conference on Capitol Hill November 4, 2015 in Washington D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Bernie Sanders to rally in Cleveland Monday

Alex Gray November 15, 2015

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders will be in Cleveland for a rally Monday night.  According to a press release, he will speak about various topics including: criminal justice reform,...

Guest column: FBI director claims viral videos increase crime

Adri Montes November 3, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation director, James Comey, recently said at the University of Chicago Law School that the “era of viral videos” is largely to blame for recent spikes in violent crime across...

Opinion: Browns fans, a love and hate relationship

Ray Strickland October 8, 2015

Why am I a Cleveland Browns fan? Better yet, why is anyone a Cleveland Browns fan?An obvious answer could be because I'm a kid born and raised in Northeast Ohio, and all I ever knew was the Browns.But...

Cavaliers have successful scrimmage … they avoid injury

With the Browns in the midst of another losing season and the Indians spinning an 81-80 record for all it’s worth, the only currently successful major pro sports franchise in Cleveland took the floor...

Indians making late playoff push, in thick of wild-card race

TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer September 15, 2015

CLEVELAND (AP) — By the time Indians manager Terry Francona hops on that motorized scooter he rides from his downtown apartment to Progressive Field on game days, his mind is racing and his stomach's...

David Boyd, lead singer of the band New Politics, performs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum during the 30th anniversary event for Alternative Press Magazine on July 21, 2015.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens new exhibit to honor Alternative Press Magazine

Jenna Kuczkowski July 22, 2015

Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened a new exhibit Tuesday in honor of Alternative Press’ 30th anniversary this year as a music magazine.Alternative Press, a Cleveland-based alternative rock...

Photo courtesy of Simple Plan

Simple Plan takes break from touring to debut new music at APMAs

Jenna Kuczkowski July 16, 2015

Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of stories about the Alternative Press Music Awards, which will be held July 22 in Cleveland. To read the first article about Alternative Press magazine, click...

Cleveland Cavaliers fans begin to fill up Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Cavs defeated the Golden State Warriors, 96-91.

Cleveland fans’ excitement erupts for NBA Finals

Leslie Hurrell June 10, 2015

The Cleveland Cavaliers took on the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night to continue on the road to the team’s first championship in franchise history.Downtown Cleveland was buzzing with thousands of...

Blackout Fashion Show brings new company to campus

Kelsey Drumm April 22, 2015

The Exquisite Inc. Modeling Troupe and fashion production coordination company Exposure have joined together to present the Blackout Fashion Show, which will raise awareness for multiple sclerosis.The...

Ray Paoletta is a senior political science major. Contact him at rpaolet1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Cleveland: A city on the rebound

Ray Paoletta April 22, 2015

Cleveland is desperate. That was the underlying message in a Boston Globe column from Tuesday. Cleveland was painted as a run-down, dead city filled with low-class people. The writer even poked fun at...

AP: “Big 3” lead Cavaliers past Celtics 113-100 in Game 1

TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer April 19, 2015

CLEVELAND (AP) — More than hour after his first playoff game with LeBron James and Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving made a statement more profound than anything he did on the floor."We," Irving said, "are the...

AP: Cleveland Police investigating 3-year-old boy’s access to firearm used in shooting

The Associated Press April 13, 2015

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Police have not yet released information on how a 3-year-old boy got access to the handgun he used to fatally shoot a 1-year-old relative. Braylon Robinson died at a hospital...