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OPINION: “Run, hide, fight.” 

OPINION: “Run, hide, fight.” 

Grace Clarke, Opinion Writer March 6, 2023

I was only 10 years old when I heard about the first school shooting in my lifetime: Sandy Hook. That should’ve been my first – and last time hearing of one. “Never again,” they said. But...

Amanda Levine

OPINION: Metal detectors profile students, not protect students

Amanda Levine Assigning editor December 4, 2019

There’s only one entrance to Frank McCourt High School. There are several other doors that exit to the street, but students can only enter the building from one side. In the lobby, before you walk up...

For the last time, think of the children

Andrew Atkins February 28, 2018

I’ll be honest: Sometimes, writing about what President Trump does, says or tweets feels a little too easy. Low-hanging fruit and all that, right?“You know, I really believe — you don’t know until...

Maggie Wachtel is a sophomore public relations major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at mwachte2@kent.edu.

Opinion: It’s time for this country to talk about mental illness

Maggie Wachtel October 27, 2014

Two students were killed and three were injured after a student opened fire at Marysville-Pilchuck high school in Washington on Friday.Headlines like these have become all too familiar, and the debate...