Skip to Main Content
The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

News on the go: April 2, 2014

Carrie Blazina April 1, 2014

President Barack Obama said Tuesday the health-care enrollment period had had an unexpected comeback and 7.1 million people had signed up so far under the Affordable Care Act. Obama insisted the act was...

The President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves meets with Kent State students in a closed-door conference about Ukraine, the Estonian language patrol, "ethnic" Russians in Estonia and a variety of other topics at the presidential palace on Monday, March 24, 2014.

Estonia worries about ties to Russia, officials tell KSU students

Laura Mills & Vladimir Isachenkov: Associated Press March 31, 2014

Russia pulled back a battalion from along the Ukrainian border on Monday and sent its prime minister to shower promises on Crimea, pledging quick funds to improve power supplies, water lines and education...

News on the go: March 31, 2014

Elaina Sauber March 30, 2014

Residents living in the path of a devastating Washington state landslide had virtually no warning before a wave of mud, trees and other debris swept through the area. Some homeowners had no idea the hillside...

Ukrainian Ambassador to Estonia Viktor Kryzhanivsky addresses an international relations class at Tallinn University of Technology on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Ukrainian Ambassador: ‘We’re ready for a full-scale war with Russia’

Madeleine Winer March 18, 2014

Kent State students sat front row as Ukrainian ambassador to Estonia Viktor Kryzhanivsky told students at Tallinn University of Technology that Ukraine is preparing for a full-scale war with Russia.Students...

Putin signs treaty to add Crimea to map of Russia

Vladimir Isachenkov, AP March 18, 2014

MOSCOW (AP) In a gilded Kremlin hall used by czars, Vladimir Putin redrew Russia’s borders Tuesday by declaring the Crimean Peninsula part of the motherland provoking a surge of emotion among Russians...

Haoran Li is a junior communications studies major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. He can be reached at hli28@kent.edu.

Opinion: The incompetence of Obama or America?

Haoran Li March 17, 2014

The crisis in Ukraine has been ongoing for the past few months since the protest of pro-western supporters ousting the legal president Viktor Yanukovych. During that time, Secretary of State John Kerry...

Our View: A New Cold War?

DKS Editors March 16, 2014

In what appears to be an increasingly muddled and unclear situation following the recent events in Ukraine, the autonomous republic of Crimea held a vote yesterday in which 95 percent of the ballots were...

News on the Go: March 12, 2014

Madeleine Winer March 11, 2014

Democrat Dianne Feinstein, head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, accused the CIA on Tuesday of criminal activity in improperly searching a computer network set up for lawmakers investigating allegations...

Obama will meet with Ukraine’s prime minister on Wednesday

John-Thor Dahlburg, AP &Lynn Berry, AP March 9, 2014

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday defended the separatist drive in the disputed Crimean Peninsula as in keeping with international law, but Ukraine's prime minister vowed...

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

Opinion: The modern warfare of cyber attacks

Albert Fisler March 6, 2014

Tensions are currently rising in Eastern Europe as Ukraine claims to have been cyber-attacked by Russia.  Ukrainian authorities have confirmed communication networks were disrupted Tuesday, according...

Crimea sets vote to break away from Ukraine

Juergen Baetz & Yuras Karmanau, AP March 6, 2014

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine lurched toward breakup Thursday as lawmakers in Crimea unanimously declared they wanted to join Russia and would put the decision to voters in 10 days. President Barack...

News on the go: March 4th, 2014

taylor williams March 4, 2014

The U.S. and major allies rallied a strong Western front on Monday to convince Russia to step back from a military takeover of Ukraine’s Crimea region. President Obama labeled this Russian advance as...