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Author, activist addresses racism

Payton Moore March 12, 2015

The two stories of Kent State and Jackson State University were blended Wednesday by Ibram X. Kendi in his presentation “Student Lives Matter: Resistance and Violence from Kent State to Jackson State.”Kendi...

Franklin Township mourns anniversary of tragic accident

TV2 March 12, 2015

Franklin Township mourns anniversary of tragic accident from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

‘Modest Me: Breaking the Stereotype’ to break down empowerment and modesty in the Arab world

Taylor Meade March 12, 2015

The Arabic Student Association will host “Modest Me: Breaking the Stereotype” in celebration of Women’s History Month.The event, funded by Undergraduate Student Government, will take place in Bowman...

AP: Police, other groups try to tamp down tensions in Ferguson

Associated Press March 12, 2015

With measured remarks and a conciliatory tone, police, political leaders and civil-rights activists on Thursday sought to tamp down tensions after two police officers were shot in front of the Ferguson...

Ray Paoletta is a junior political science major. Contact him atrpaolet1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Students Should Protest to Help Themselves

Ray Paoletta March 12, 2015

On Wednesday, March 11, the Ohio Student Association teamed up with the Ohio Students Against Sweat Shops, the Kent Socialist Collective Group, and the Kent State College Democrats to confront University...

Zachary Downes is a junior journalism major. Contact him at zdownes@kent.edu.

Opinion: Traveling’s the worst

Zachary Downes March 12, 2015

This week, my column is a bit different only because I’ll be traveling internationally within the week. However, I thought I would write about something that most people should know. Not many people...

Brewer hits game-winning buzzer-beater to take down Akron

Stephen Means II March 6, 2015

Whenever Kent State (21-10, 12-6 Mid-American Conference) and Akron (18-13, 9-9 MAC) are mentioned in the same sentence, the words “rivalry game” usually follow when talking about sports.Friday night,...

Hector Casanova illustration of suburban with images of heroin paraphernalia.

Ohio House approves legal selling of opiate reverser

Candace Monacelli March 5, 2015

The Ohio House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would legalize selling a prescription drug that reverses the effects of an opiate overdose with drugs such as heroin.This bill, which...

Kent City Council considers changing its charter

TV2 March 5, 2015

Kent City Council considers changing its charter from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

Injured U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, center, gets into a car to leave for a hospital on March 5, 2015. Lippert was injured by a blade-wielding attacker. An 'armed man' shouted, 'No to war training!' before attacking him, the Yonhap news agency reported.

US envoy to South Korea in stable condition after knife attack

Associated Press March 5, 2015

U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was in stable condition after a man screaming demands for a unified North and South Korea slashed him on the face and wrist with a knife, South Korean police and U.S. officials...

Harrison Ford crash-lands plane on golf course

Associated Press March 5, 2015

Harrison Ford crash-landed his vintage airplane at a Los Angeles golf course Thursday, an official said. He suffered moderate injuries and was taken to a hospital.The actor's single-engine plane went down...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a news conference after a roundtable meeting at the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.

Clinton urges State Dept. to release her emails

Hillary Rodham Clinton urged the State Department to release the emails she wrote from a private email account as secretary of state, weighing in on a controversy that has generated negative attention...