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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater
The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

Letter to the Editor: Demands for the University

February 16, 2020

An extract from a letter delivered to University administration on Feb. 11, 2020:We represent a coalition of Kent State University student activists and organizations, which includes Black United Students,...

Patrick Ferguson, president of Black United Students, elaborates on the demands presented to President Diacon at the BUS meeting on Feb. 13, 2020. They gave Diacon until Feb. 14, 2020 to respond to their demands.

BUS discuss demands on eve of deadline, commemoration

Owen MacMillan Assigning Editor • February 13, 2020

Two days before Kent State University is set to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Black United Students and two days after a demonstration by a coalition of student groups led partially by BUS, Patrick...

Protestors shout chants through the megaphone at the Kent Climate Strike on Sept. 20 on Risman Plaza. Chants includes phrases such as "Hey hey, ho ho. Oil Lobbies got to go."

OPINION: System change, not climate change

Colt Hutchinson Guest columnist • October 15, 2019

Climate change has been an issue in American politics for quite some time, but it has never been a more pressing issue than it is right now.According to NASA, roughly 97 percent of scientists agree climate...

Reverend Renne Zimelis-Ruchotzke holds the microphone for Cheryl Lessin as she tells the crowd about a non-violent protest in Washington D.C. that will push against what she called the "fascist regime" of President Donald Trump at the climate strike held at Risman Plaza on Sept. 20, 2019. She said the "regime" is one of the biggest factors in climate change. 

Demonstrators gather on Risman Plaza for Global Climate Strike

Shams Mustafa General assignment reporter • September 20, 2019

Protestors gathered on Risman Plaza at noon Friday to demand action against climate change. The demonstration, hosted by Students for a Democratic Society, was part of the Global Climate Strike. Millions...