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Vanessa Michelle (left) and Assata Cheers (right) share what it means to find creativity at "Where Do Black Women Go to Create?" Nov. 7 2018.

Spiritually-grounded Youtuber and podcast host encourage black female students to seek creativity from within

Sierra Campbell November 8, 2018

Spirituality is the way to discovery and discovery is the way to creativity according to content creators, Vanessa Michelle and Assata Cheers.The two black women found their creative pathways and shared...

Kelly Fiorentino in the airport before flying to Italy. 

Kent students pick up camera, make vlogs

Dylan Reynolds January 28, 2018

When Shawnize Burns uploads a YouTube video, she can expect anywhere from 60 to 6,000 views.These numbers are light-years away from the views earned by major vloggers, but Burns, a senior sociology major,...

Photo courtesy of Therese Boyich

Theatre alum lends voice to Netflix series, upcoming ‘Mean Girls’ musical

Benjamin VanHoose April 13, 2016

It’s not every day that your voice goes viral, but for Kent State alumna Therese “Tee” Boyich it’s a feat she is about to experience all over again.After recording background vocals for the theme...

CCI hosts discussion on human trafficking

Latisha Ellison March 30, 2016

Kent State's School of Communication Studies will host a Global Issues Forum on Human Trafficking: A Global and Local Epidemic, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6 in the Moulton Hall Ballroom.According to...

Professor wins award in Australia for unique research thesis

Kimberly Laferty March 5, 2016

Winning an award for the first time based on research wasn’t something Leisa Gibbons, an assistant professor at Kent State's School of Library and Information Systems, expected. That is, until she was...

Samantha Karam is a sophomore journalism major. Contact her at skaram3@kent.edu.

YouTube isn’t just for funny cat videos anymore

Samantha Karam February 3, 2016

In the past, whenever I’d hear YouTube, I thought of silly viral videos like ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ or ‘The Annoying Orange’. I never used to think of YouTube as a place to go for news, but...

Sam Karam

Opinion: An open letter to “shamers”

Samantha Karam November 4, 2015

Shamers, you know who you are. You’re those people who hate on another person’s body type, lifestyle choices, physical appearance or character traits.If I were to describe someone to you, chances are...

Guest column: FBI director claims viral videos increase crime

Adri Montes November 3, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation director, James Comey, recently said at the University of Chicago Law School that the “era of viral videos” is largely to blame for recent spikes in violent crime across...

Hannah Armenta is a senior journalism major and the editor of The Kent Stater. Contact her at harmenta@kent.edu

Opinion: Stop the fat-shaming

Hannah Armenta September 8, 2015

If you haven’t already seen the video on YouTube or heard about it on Twitter, comedian Nicole Arbour published a video last Thursday titled “Dear Fat People.”The video Arbour claims to be satire,...

Senior fashion design major Libby Snyder in the process applying contouring make up to her face on Tuesday Feb. 2, 2015.

Defining the lines of contouring

Ellen Freeborn February 3, 2015

Contour [kon too r] n. the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.Once upon a time, contour lines only denoted thoughts of a thin line drawing. I must admit...

AP: Key US military command’s Twitter, YouTube sites hacked

Josh Lederman and Eric Tucker January 12, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers claiming to work on behalf of Islamic State militants seized control of the Twitter and YouTube sites of the military's U.S. Central Command on Monday. The Pentagon swiftly...

Looking back at a YouTube role model

Audrey Young September 30, 2014

Jenna Marbles — remember her? The hilarious YouTube sensation isn’t afraid to say exactly what’s on her mind. She exploded on the scene in 2010 with her video, “How to trick people into thinking...