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People eating ‘grass and peanut shells’ in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan

CNN -- Time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur, in western Sudan, a UN agency has warned, as escalating violence devastates the African nation. People have been forced to consume “grass...

Three months on, Israel is entering a new phase of war. Is it still trying to ‘destroy’ Hamas?

Rob Picheta, CNN January 16, 2024

CNN -- Three months ago, speaking to citizens rocked by a horrific day of attacks by Hamas, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a promise. “The IDF will immediately use all its strength...

Professors analyze ongoing conflict of Israel-Hamas war

Professors analyze ongoing conflict of Israel-Hamas war

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter October 17, 2023

With the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East, university professors discussed the impacts the war has on both Israelis and Palestinians and how they think a resolution can be reached. Militant...

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...

"Ravenna Grad Jury" cast bronze by Henry Halem from his 1970s series.

Local artists preserve May 4 through creative art

Alex Kamczyc May 1, 2017

On May 4, 1970, four students were killed by the National Guard during a protest held on campus. Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder had their lives taken in an instant.“It...

An hour in Syria

Mckenzie Jean-Philippe February 21, 2017

Editor's note: This piece is a first-person account of our reporter's experience at the "Crisis in Syria Simulation" event Tuesday. For more complete event coverage, refer to Francesca Demming's piece...

Bruce Walton is the opinions editor. Contact him at bwalton4@kent.edu.

Opinion: World War III may be closer than you’d think, but not what you’d expect

Bruce Walton March 18, 2015

Many may believe we live in a time filled with war. As millennials, we all have grown up with war.Contrary to belief, we are actually living in one of the most peaceful time periods of human history. I’m...

ROTC cadets approach the finish line at The WhiteHot 5K race across the Kent State campus Saturday, April 26, 2014. The race honors former fallen ROTC soldier Ashley White, who was killed in Afghanistan in October of 2011. The money raised from the race goes into a scholarship fund bearing Ashley’s name that benefits ROTC Cadets at Kent.

20th Century Fox buys rights to movie about former Kent State student

Sky Fought March 16, 2015

After the blockbuster success of “American Sniper,” Hollywood is moving forward with another military movie. The book “Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special...

Senior clinical mental health counseling major and Army medic veteran Jessica Knicely talks about how she deals with suicidal clients at her internship at a Peer Mental Suicide Training session on the third floor of the Student Center on Friday Feb. 6, 2015.

Battle wounds are more than physical scars for veterans

Sky Fought February 8, 2015

Veterans are coming home with more than just battle wounds.Psychological disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), affect more than 20 percent of the 2.7...

Guantanamo Bay

WALTER MICHOT January 22, 2015

A Navy captain has been fired and is being investigated in connection with an alleged affair with a woman on the base and the recent death of her husband. The captain was in charge of the naval station...

AP: “Je Suis Charlie” demonstration in France

Patrick Delecroix January 12, 2015

Thousands of people gather during a demonstration march in Lille, France, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, in support of the victims of this week’s twin attacks in Paris. Hundreds of extra troops are being...

AP: “Je Suis Charlie” demonstration in France

Patrick Delecroix January 12, 2015

Thousands of people gather during a demonstration march in Lille, France, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, in support of the victims of this week’s twin attacks in Paris. Hundreds of extra troops are being...