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Hamilton’s hip-hop revolution

John Hess January 24, 2016

Friends are understandably skeptical when I suggest they check out Hamilton, the new hip-hop musical based on the life of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. However, Hamilton has been pleasantly...

Stereotype de-bunking brings light to different cultures

Cameron Gorman October 4, 2015

Speakers representing various communities took the stage in the Kiva Thursday night to offer their perspective on the stereotypes they are attached to.They discussed the ramifications of these stereotypes...

John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu.

Opinion: Please Protest Assholes

John Hess April 28, 2015

You’re probably already aware that Christian extremists have once again visited our campus, spouting anti-gay, anti-abortion vitriol. Most students are familiar with these fanatics whose tactics have...

John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu.

Opinion: The empty utopia of technology and climate change

John Hess March 8, 2015

Last week the Kent Stater published a guest column from the Orange County Register that heralded changes to the “climate debate” in light of potential technological advances. Though I was fascinated,...

John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu.

Opinion: Let’s talk about the ‘F-word’

John Hess February 1, 2015

Feminism — there I said it. I am a feminist, and you should be too.When I tell other men that I am a feminist there is always a range of responses: Some are amused, some confused, and some even feel...

John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu.

Opinion: Stop Saying All Lives Matter

John Hess January 19, 2015

This December, I returned to Kent from a semester spent in the exotic city of Columbus, Ohio. Having been away for so long and having followed Black United Students’ incredible work following the Darren...

John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu.

OPINION: Who is the real enemy?

John Hess January 11, 2015

I wish that I could find the time to mourn for those killed in Paris on Wednesday morning. I wish that the world were that simple and the nature of evil that straightforward. To western eyes, it may seem...