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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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OPINION: My happy little pills – the stigma behind mental health medication

Jessica Goodwin Opinion Writer October 9, 2020

In 2013, I was prescribed an antidepressant for the first time. I was a freshman in high school and my last year was full of undiagnosed panic attacks and depression. I had also experienced two major concussions...

Micale moments before proposing to Parteleno. Courtesy of Mario Micale.

Kent State alumna surprised with flashmob proposal in downtown Kent

Before spring break in 2014, Lena Parteleno, who was a freshman at Kent State at the time, was hanging out in Fletcher Hall with some friends. Her friends invited some of their own friends who attended...

Opinion: The study drug isn’t as great as it seems

Samantha Karam October 7, 2015

When students think of a good time, it usually involves a substance like alcohol. But college students are using one drug almost exclusively for work, not play. It’s called Adderall, an attention deficit...