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Immigration protest in DC

SAUL LOEB June 18, 2020

Immigration rights activists take part in a rally in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on November 12, 2019. - The US Supreme Court hears arguments on November 12, 2019 on the fate of the...

Betsy DeVos

SAUL LOEB May 6, 2020

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks during the fifth meeting of the Federal Commission on School Safety, focusing on the best practices for school building security, active shooter training for...

Roses are one of the symbols of socialism. 

An uncertain future makes socialism an important issue to many Kent State students

Madisyn Woodring Reporter February 15, 2020

Shelby Pratt was in her preteen years when the 2008 recession changed her life. Her father lost his job as an executive for a trucking company, which forced her family to go on food stamps and move from...

Senior education major Steven Farhart speaks with Vice President Ben Adams, freshman computer science major, and Kameron Griggs, freshman nursing major at the Students for Trump meeting on Feb. 13, 2020. The club is fairly new to Kent State.

Students for Trump work toward re-election

Madisyn Woodring Reporter February 14, 2020

When asked what they like most about President Donald Trump as a group icebreaker, one member of Students for Trump said they felt he fulfilled promises made to supporters on the campaign trail.For example,...

22% of the Republican college students participating in the Axios/College Reaction Poll voted saying that they support the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. 

Impeachment 101: Understanding the Impeachment

Annie Zwisler Reporter January 31, 2020

The impeachment of President Donald Trump is in full swing as senators continue to submit questions to impeachment managers and lawyers for President Trump. Starting Friday, senators will begin a debate...

A protestor holds up a sign on Risman Plaza on Jan. 25, 2020. The protest was peaceful and put together by Students for a Democratic Society.

Protest turns to lesson on Iran, Middle East conflict

Sara Crawford Assigning Editor January 25, 2020

For the Global Day of Protest, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) participated in the No War on Iran protest, starting on Risman Plaza. “Some groups have organized a global day protest and it’s...

The 2019 Washington Program in National Issues students at the Capitol Building during a coffee hour with Senator Sherrod Brown. 

Kent State’s Washington Program in National Issues gives students future opportunities

Juniors and seniors at Kent State who are curious about the government or have a passion for politics can apply to the Washington D.C. internship program.The program was started in 1973 by the main founder...

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OPINION: Smollett incident is indicative of other problems

Alex Cala February 22, 2019

With the rise of social media has come the era of instant judgement; no longer can someone simply read about a major event or trend and let their thoughts gestate a little.Instead, after this person ingests...

Sony Ton-Aime (NEW)

OPINION: The 24-hour news cycle might save us all

Sony Ton-Aime February 20, 2019

My only political conversation with my father ended with him slapping me so hard I almost fainted. It was in January 2004, just one month before Aristide was sent into exile for the second time. My country,...

Scott Rainey

REFLECTION: Politics: Everything is bad, right?

Scott Rainey January 28, 2019

Last year, I realized that my entire personality started to become all about politics and everything that was wrong with it. This began during the 2016 election and continued throughout the majority of...

Kent Read, Kent Write, Kent Stop Talking…About Politics!

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Kent Read, Kent Write, Kent Stop Talking! This week, special guest and TV2 producer and host of All Systems Go, Mitch Felan, joins columnist Scott Rainey and...

A banner used on Facebook to promote an open-carry rally hosted by Kaitlin Bennett, a Kent State alumna known for her graduation photo with an AR-10.

UPDATE: Organizer deletes cancellation tweet, says open-carry walk back on

Brandon Bounds and Laina Yost September 22, 2018

An anticipated open-carry walk on Kent State’s main campus that was postponed in a now-deleted tweet last night, is planned to continue as scheduled, Kaitlin Bennett said.The Kent State alumna took to...