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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

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Republicans push for tax reform

Kyleigh Jarosinski November 13, 2017

Republicans are pushing for tax reform, and everyone in legislature is trying to decide what the best plan is moving forward.The GOP is hoping to cut taxes to increase revenue and help the middle class,...

Global Jam to kick off International Week

Cameron Gorman November 13, 2017

Students interested in music and culture will have the opportunity to listen to a “Global Jam” Tuesday, Nov. 14, as part of the Center for International and Intercultural Education’s International...

Twitter increases character count limit

Nick Gates November 13, 2017

Rocket Man will now have to dodge President Donald Trump’s Twitter barrages even further after the social media platform rolled out its new 280-character count.The update comes after a test group received...

Scott Miesse dances with Maddie Drees in the 2014 Kent State production of "You Can't Take It With You."

Kent State graduates pursue acting careers in NYC

Chyenne Tatum November 12, 2017

Students often dream of what their future careers and ideal destinations will look like once they graduate. For theater majors and performers, that destination is New York City.As both musical theater...

Drew Taylor

Opinion: Men need to take a bigger role in fighting sexual assault

Drew Taylor November 12, 2017

Over the past few weeks, we’ve heard about the rampant sexual harassment and abuse in the entertainment industry. From people like film producer Harvey Weinstein to comedian Louis CK or actor Kevin Spacey,...

Opinion: The current system is rigged against you and me

Madison Newingham November 12, 2017

The means by which we discuss our economy halt any change of poor practices. The words and our understandings of capitalism and socialism as mutually exclusive ideas are poisoning American exceptionalism.Politicians...

Mica Pflug

Opinion: The ultimate guide to fangirling

Mica Pflug November 12, 2017

Everyone has a favorite artist. Perhaps it’s someone you’ve followed since you were 12 years old, an artist whose content started off as good and has only gotten better throughout the years or perhaps...

Cheers and jeers

November 12, 2017

Cheers to … strong starts. The Kent State men’s and women’s basketball teams won their first games of the regular seasons against Youngstown State and Northern Kentucky University, respectively.Jeers...

Numbers to know

November 12, 2017

60,000Estimated marchers at nationalist protest in Warsaw, PolandNearly 60,000 nationalists took to the streets of Warsaw on Poland’s independence day, donning signs that called for a white European...

Nina Schubert, a freshman early childhood education major, poses for a portrait in the Student Center Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Schubert is the founder of Nightingale Project, a student organization with the goal of help end the stigmas associated with mental illness.

Student battles mental illness, creates Nightingale Project to inspire others

Kelsey Meszaros November 12, 2017

“I remember one day I hadn’t eaten, and my friend brought in homemade fluffy oreos,” Nina Schubert said.“Nina, you’re not going to eat one?” her friend asked.“No, I’ll eat one,” Nina...

Adonis De La Rosa dunks during Kent State's season opener against Youngstown State Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. De La Rosa scored 20 points on 9-10 in 13 minutes.

Men’s basketball crushes Youngstown State in season opener with huge second half

Cameron Hoover November 12, 2017

Despite winning the Mid-American Conference last season, the Kent State men’s basketball team faced questions from skeptics heading into its season opener against Youngstown State.Would Jaylin Walker...

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