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Protesters of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, protest while wearing costumes from the show "The Handmaid's Tale," during his confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, during the second day of the confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Shout, arrest, repeat: Inside the Kavanaugh hearing protests

By ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press September 5, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's sort of a coordinated dance, but the performers are an organized group of protesters and a dozen or so uniformed Capitol Police officers. And the stage is this week's Senate confirmation...

Hundreds of people marched in Akron for the March for Our Lives protest on Saturday, March 24.

‘We are done’: Students demand action on gun laws

Brandon Bounds March 24, 2018

Hundreds of thousands of people across the nation joined together to support gun reform; Akron was no exception.People gathered early Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Highland Square branch of...

Kent State students walk out in protest outside White Hall

David Williams March 15, 2018

Twenty-five students walked out of White Hall at 10:00 a.m. for 17 minutes to stand in solidarity with the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, yesterday.Elizabeth...

A response to David Blair

Andrew Atkins March 14, 2018

The first time I learned about the Bill of Rights was — I think — the fourth grade. The First Amendment seemed pretty uninteresting at the time, especially compared to the upcoming Valentine’s Day...

Students at Theodore Roosevelt High School stand outside as part of a national school walk out March 14 in response to gun violence and in remembrance of those killed in Parkland, FL.

Students withstand freezing weather to protest gun violence

Austin Mariasy March 14, 2018

Hundreds of students at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Kent participated in a walkout along with other schools across the country Wednesday.The demonstration was in response to a school shooting in...

KSUPD gets ready for National School Walkout

David Williams March 13, 2018

Students across the country are staging a national school walkout Wednesday in solidarity with victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.A walkout has also been planned for Kent State and will...

Jack Kopanski

Opinion: Athletes should not be vilified for exercising First Amendment rights

Jack Kopanski August 23, 2017

It’s been just over a year since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling for the national anthem pregame. It was a gesture that went widely unnoticed at first, but sparked...

Members of the Global Fashion Citizens student organization inform students waiting in line for the indoor FlashFest concert about the issue of "fast fashion" on Thursday, April 20, 2017.

Global Fashion Citizens protest ‘fast fashion’ during FlashFest

Alex Kamczyc April 21, 2017

Students walked the greens in front of the Student Center on campus Thursday as music drowned out any casual conversation. Students came in droves to stand in front of the M.A.C. Center to wait to see...

Peaceful protests take over Public Square in Cleveland

Lauren Stebelton January 20, 2017

Peaceful protests take over Public Square in Cleveland from KentWired.com on Vimeo.On the heels of the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, cries rang out throughout the country, some in support of the new...

Demonstrators wave an upside down American flag during an anti-Trump rally Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. The person holding the flag declined to be named but he said the upside down flag symbolizes a country in distress.

Hundreds gather at Akron’s Highland Square in Trump protest

Henry Palattella November 16, 2016

Protesters took to Akron Tuesday night, as hundreds gathered in Highland Square to protest the election of Donald Trump as president.Protesters met at 11 p.m. at the Chipotle parking lot in Highland Square,...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to supporters at Winner Aviation in Vienna, Ohio, on Monday, March 14, 2016.

Police charge Trump campaign manager with battery

Steve Peoples and Terry Spencer, Associated Press March 29, 2016

Police charged Donald Trump's campaign manager with simple battery Tuesday as a videotaped altercation with a reporter transformed what was another messy campaign sideshow into a criminal court summons....

Political science professor Patrick Coy protests outside the KIVA during the State of the University Address on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Coy said, "In order for Kent State to continue to become a great university, we must invest in our teachers. Every administrator knows that in their heart." 

Kent State professors picket to raise awareness of contract concerns

Matthew Merchant November 19, 2015

Members of Kent State’s tenured faculty picketed outside the KIVA on Thursday to voice their concerns about the university and President Beverly Warren.As Warren delivered her State of the University...

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