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Opinion: Me too

Madison Newingham October 22, 2017

The “Me Too” social media campaign has touched and depressed me more than I thought possible.My entire Facebook feed was all of my friends and peers posting they had been sexually harassed or assaulted....

Phone in hand social media

Social media safety in college

Mariel Zambelli August 7, 2017

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn are all social platforms that are popular amongst college students.Twitter, Facebook and Instagram attract the eye and are posted on frequently, whereas LinkedIn...

Social media’s awareness of news

Julia Hazel April 17, 2017

Awareness of news on social media from KentWired.com on Vimeo.It only takes one click, swipe or tap to share, retweet or post information on social media.After gunman Steve Stephens posted the shooting...

Life without social media: Homework, conversations – even reading the news

Amy Kessler April 9, 2016

 Like so many students, I spend way too much time on social media. It ate up my free time. I barely talked to any of my friends face-to-face. I barely finished any of my homework, because I kept logging...

Top 9 Things You Missed This Week

Kianna Bugglin September 15, 2015

It's been a big week in the world of entertainment, and with everyone getting into the swing of busy classes and hectic schedules, you may have missed some big headlines. Here are nine things that happened...

Our View: About time for a Facebook dislike button

KS Editors September 15, 2015

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the social media giant is working on a dislike button, allowing users to give a “thumbs-down” to statuses, photos videos and other content in addition...

Snapchat

Snapchat gets 4 billion video views, challenging Facebook

David Pierson, Los Angeles Times (Tribune News Service) September 7, 2015

In just three months, Snapchat has doubled the number of video views it gets per day to 4 billion, a spokeswoman for the social media app said.That puts Snapchat on equal footing with social media giant...

Mike Richards is a senior English major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at mricha51@kent.edu.

Opinion: Five reasons why your lists are garbage

Mike Richards April 12, 2015

Sorry for the lack of eloquence in the title, but I lacked the inspiration as I was a bit riled up over a few things I read in the last few days, courtesy of my ever-loving, ever-interesting Facebook timeline.Let’s...

Social media

Embracing social media strategies for job searches

Julianne Calapa February 20, 2015

Reviewing the social media profiles of job candidates remains a standard practice in the hiring process for many employers.Posting inappropriate photos, bad mouthing a previous employer and making discriminatory...

Opinion: Addressing Teenage Pregnancy

Lauren Gump January 20, 2015

Teenage pregnancy has been a hotplate issue for many years.In the past few months, I have scrolled through my Facebook and Twitter feeds, and all I have seen are pregnancy posts and pictures of pregnant...

Mike Richards is a senior English major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at mricha51@kent.edu.

Opinion: How to properly hold an argument

Mike Richards December 4, 2014

Let me paint a familiar (and timely) scene for you: You sit down at your computer after a long day of staring at your TV. You open up Facebook because staring at your smartphone has become tiring, I understand....

Carley Hull is a senior magazine journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at chull9@kent.edu.

Opinion: GOP staffer not thankful for the Obama daughters this Thanksgiving

Carley Hull November 30, 2014

While most of us were celebrating Thanksgiving break and enjoying time with our families, others were publicly picking on teenage girls.To be more exact, Elizabeth Lauten, communications director for Tennessee...