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Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd in Cleveland on Monday

FlashCast – November 17, 2015

Portia Booker, Kristen Anzuini, TV2 November 17, 2015

TV2's Portia Booker and Kristen Anzuini discuss presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' visit to Cleveland on Monday and the country's growing disapproval of Syrian refugees coming to the U.S. seeking asylumContact...

Our View: Actions of a few

KS Editors March 15, 2015

Summary: Greek life as a whole should not be held responsible for comments or opinions made by individual organizations within the community.Last Thursday, we discussed the recent complications of the...

Oklahoma fraternity under fire for racial remarks

Julie Selby March 9, 2015

Oklahoma fraternity under fire for racial remarks from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

A look at interracial dating: Part two of a two-part series

Amanda Anastasia Paniagua February 17, 2015

Katie Leyton, a global public health major, and Emmanuel Kalala, a business management major, are both sophomores at Kent State who have been dating for a year. I asked them if, during the course of their...

A look at interracial dating: Part one of a two-part series

Amanda Anastasia Paniagua February 3, 2015

Research shows that our generation is the most tolerant and open to change. While this is definitely a positive attribute, there are also unresolved issues our generation must be willing to discuss. One...

Black History Month: A time to reflect and celebrate the black experience

Sabrina Scott February 1, 2015

Despite racial tensions last year in Ferguson, Cleveland and New York City, Black History Month will continue to serve as a reminder to celebrate African-American history and the black experience in and...

BUS and USG debate racism resolutions

Hannah Armenta December 4, 2014

Two members of Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government stormed out of the organization’s meeting after a heated debate with members of Black United Students Wednesday night.Kevin Otubu, the director...

Carley Hull is a senior magazine journalism major. Contact her at chull9@kent.edu.

Opinion: Racism’s not dead, but are we seeking it?

Carley Hull August 27, 2014

Unfortunately racism is far from over in America. With the recent shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri by white police officer Darren Wilson, tensions are high. Although...

Guest column: Sterling and Bundy — a master class on racism in the 21st century

Robin Abcarian April 28, 2014

So ... a white NBA team owner walks onto a cattle range.Strike that.A white rancher walks into a sports arena ...Damn.I’m trying to wring some grim humor out of the news, but I’m getting my racists...

Our view: Study’s findings arise from unfair stereotypes

DKS Editors January 20, 2014

Last week, a psychological study was published by SAGE Publications that claimed to support the concept of skin-tone memory bias. This is a phenomenon that occurs when a black individual “appears lighter...