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Our View: Warming the winter blues

KS Editors January 15, 2015

It’s cold. In case anyone missed this, just step outside without a jacket on, and you will know it instantly. With the unpredictable weather patterns of Ohio, students must learn to be prepared for any...

 Over winter break, Downtown Kent spruced up its navigational system with newly designed road signs and street decorations.

Cutting-edge signs for a bustling downtown

Keely Kennedy January 11, 2015

As students departed for winter break this past month, the city of Kent engaged in a project to liven downtown.The new signs are part of the comprehensive Signage and Wayfinding Program, which has been...

Issue 1

Ravenna City School District: Issue 1

Alex Valverde November 3, 2014

In this year’s election, Ravenna City Schools has two issues on the ballot. Reporter Alex Valverde looks into Issue 1.To learn more about both issues Ravenna Schools is proposing, you can visit www.supportravennaschools.com or...

Jennifer Hutchinson is a sophomore political science major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at jhutch12@kent.edu.

Opinion: Jobs are up and Ohio’s looking good

Jennifer Hutchinson October 19, 2014

It’s no secret that Ohio was in pretty bad shape before Governor Kasich took office. The state was desperate for help to get moving in the right direction. It was facing a historic $8 billion dollar...

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Visual Kent

Chelsae Ketchum September 23, 2014

If someone asks me where I am from, the answer is always “all over.” I moved around a lot while growing up because I was a military brat. Not a brat as in a badly behaved child, but one who has a parent...

Ray Paoletta

Opinion: Ohio House Bill 593 aims to outlaw overload fees

Ray Paoletta September 21, 2014

Graduating from college in four quick, easy and painless years is easier said than done. From failing a class to dropping a class, or not being able to get into a required class, many students find it...

Robert Gay III, junior public communication major, fills up at the Gulf gas station at 706 S. Water on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Low gas prices send flux of customers

Patrick Williams September 21, 2014

Eager to capitalize on a recent plummet in gas prices, lines of drivers at local gas stations over the weekend inched their cars toward the pump.Among the longest lines were at the Speedway at 4261 State...

Ray Paoletta is a junior political science major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at rpaolet1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Easy to vote, hard to cheat

Ray Paoletta September 4, 2014

Voting regulation has become one of the main issues in the 2014 Ohio Secretary of State race. Incumbent Secretary of State Jon Husted has implemented various voting regulations during his term, including...

Aerial image of the Fairchild Bridge taken April 28, 2014.

Kent meets goals for Fairchild Avenue Bridge project

Brooke Bower April 29, 2014

The Fairchild Avenue Bridge project spanned 19 years and cost approximately $25 million to complete, but Kent officials say they have met their goals of constructing a new bridge, decreasing the traffic...

Kent Citizens Police Academy presents interactive training for locals

Grace Murray February 9, 2014

Kent residents will have the opportunity to see their tax dollars at work in the city police department’s fourth Citizens Police Academy beginning Thursday, Feb. 20.The free 11-week course offers academy...

College Democrats launches student voting campaign

Blair Donald February 4, 2014

The Kent State College Democrats started the new year with a new campaign: Progressive ‘14. The campaign is a push for cohesion between progressively oriented student groups on campus and in Portage...

Albert Fisler is a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at afisler@kent.edu.

Opinion: Is weed worth it?

Albert Fisler January 23, 2014

With the recent first legal purchase of marijuana occurring earlier this month in Colorado, many other states have begun examining the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana, whether for recreational or...