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Leah Eberts poses with her “I Voted” sticker on Oct. 11, 2020. 

Kent State students talk absentee ballots, struggles with voting

Bronwyn Wain Reporter October 21, 2020

The 2018 midterm elections saw a massive surge in college student voting. Now, students are ensuring their voices will be heard in the 2020 presidential election by using absentee ballots. Senior nursing...

US Presidential debate stage

The empty stage of the first US Presidential debate is seen as workers complete the final touches on September 29,2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. - Tuesday's clash in Cleveland, Ohio, the first of three 90-minute...

Tara Smith, professor of epidemiology at Kent State.

COVID-19 on Election Day: Staying safe at the polls

Maria McGinnis, features editor October 6, 2020

As Nov. 3 approaches and COVID-19 remains a concern, Ohioans opting to vote in person can expect a different experience at the polls this election. In collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control...

OPINION: Why spreading voting knowledge is so important

London Green Opinion Writer September 27, 2020

What a year 2020 has been; it’s not over yet. We have the presidential election coming up in about 40 days. If you ask some people, mostly the millennials, this is one of the biggest elections we’ve...

Percentages displayed indicate the voting rate in both undergraduate and graduate students enrolled. 

Recent report says voting rate among students has increased

Chris Ramos Reporter February 24, 2020

In a study conducted by the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement that compared 2014 and 2018 voter rates, Kent State's rates have more than doubled. The findings report that was released...

Head shot of Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor. 

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor speaks on Issue 1

Chris Ramos November 3, 2018

With elections around the corner on Nov. 6, voters will be presented with the only statewide issue on the ballot: Issue 1.Issue 1, the proposed constitutional amendment, is oriented around the opioid crisis...

A crowd awaits results of the 2017-18 Kent State Undergraduate Student Government election outside of the USG office in the university's Student Center on Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Low turnout plagues USG elections

Cameron Gorman March 22, 2017

This year, 6 percent of the student body, or 1,622 students, voted in the 2017-18 undergraduate student elections.During the campaign season, candidates touted the importance of outreach from Undergraduate...

Our View: Election leaves students stunned, not shattered

November 9, 2016

The 2016 presidential election is over, but the residue of its final results Tuesday night lingers on campus.In perhaps the most surprising election in recent memory, Republican candidate Donald Trump...

11/10/16 Hillary Clinton

Clinton course to begin spring semester

Erin Zaranec November 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s campaign may have come to a formal conclusion after her loss to now-President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, but her impact will play a leading role in Kent State academics throughout...

A Mag’s Do’s and Don’ts: Aftermath of the election

Payton Moore November 9, 2016

At 8 p.m. Tuesday night, you probably were comfortably in bed, refreshing CNN’s Twitter for updates, casually listening to election results coming in.But this morning, a fog set over. People you passed...

John Jancsurak holds up a Gary Johnson sign outside of the United Church of Christ on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

Kent State students vote on Election Day

Andrew Atkins November 8, 2016

Kent State students voted to make their voices heard in an election between some of the most controversial candidates in United States history.Outside of Kent State’s Student Recreation and Wellness...

Clint Datchuk / The Kent StaterRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump addresses supporters at the IX Center in Cleveland on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016.

International students and the 2016 election

McKenna Corson November 2, 2016

With the 2016 election finally dwindling down, most people are sick of hearing the names Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. This election has been long, expensive and scandal-filled. However, for a decent...