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Lucas Misera

Opinion: The Millennial Left’s most daunting task: Reviving social democracy

Lucas Misera July 25, 2017

On July 20, the Washington Post published an article from Illinois State University professor Andrew Hartman asserting that today’s Left mirrors that of the early 1900s.The argument essentially splits...

Opinion: Et tu, Kyrie?

Jack Kopanski July 24, 2017

Seven years ago, the collective heart of Cleveland was broken when the chosen-one, LeBron James, left in the most arrogant way a player can: Televising an hour-long special to announce that he was leaving...

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Opinion: Spicer or Huckabee-Sanders, the game stays the same

Nicholas Hunter July 24, 2017

Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned from his position on Friday, July 21, after President Donald Trump appointed Anthony Scaramucci as his director of communications; a post that was previously held by...

Matt Poe

Opinion: ‘Dunkirk’ is the best movie experience in years

Matt Poe July 22, 2017

I’ve highly anticipated Christopher Nolan’s "Dunkirk" for months now, much like everyone else.You have one of the best directors of our generation working for the first time with non-fiction material,...

Matt Poe

Opinion: We only talk about suicide when it happens

Matt Poe July 21, 2017

I don’t know what to say in this column that I haven’t already in previous ones.All I know is that Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington died Thursday in what appeared to be a suicide. He was 41.Thursday...

Alex Kamczyc

Opinion: A eulogy for Gonzo

Alex Kamczyc July 21, 2017

This week marks the 80th birthday of Hunter S. Thompson, the creator of a genre of writing called Gonzo Journalism.He was a beloved writer to many who had an amazing sense of the culture he was living...

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Marijuana grower Basil McMahon with his crop in Grass Valley, Calif., on November 12, 2015. A sweeping new package of laws will reverse years of state silence by regulating and licensing every stage of...

Marijuana grower Basil McMahon with his crop in Grass Valley, Calif., on November 12, 2015. A sweeping new package of laws will reverse years of state silence by regulating and licensing every stage of the medical marijuana industry. “It means I’ll be able to do what I'm doing without fear of persecution for the first time in my life, for the first time in generations,” McMahon said. 

Kent State students to face strict medical marijuana regulations

Holli Phillips July 21, 2017

Although the state of Ohio is in the process of legalizing medical marijuana, usage on state college campuses will remain illegal, as the drug is prohibited under federal law.The state of Ohio expects...

Clothes line the wall at UniversiTEES, all Kent State related, on Saturday, April 15, 2017.

Shopping in the Kent area

Caitlin Albright July 21, 2017

Kent has much to offer in terms of retail — from farmer’s markets to boutiques to bubble tea, there is a little something for everyone.For off-campus grocery shopping, multiple options are available...

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Finding art through sculptures on campus

Ray Padilla July 20, 2017

Starsphere 2010:Located at the end of the Esplanade toward Downtown Kent is the sculpture “Starsphere.” “(It’s) a very abstract way to think about freedoms,” said artist Susan Ewing in an article...

Matt Poe

Opinion: More exposure to radical speech on campuses could be beneficial

Matt Poe July 20, 2017

I’ve always subscribed to the idea that college and its campuses should act as a marketplace for ideas and thoughts. It’s the first time in one’s life where you’re truly exposed to thousands of...

Popcorn from the Kent Plaza theatre.

Five things to do for fun under 21

Cameron Gorman July 18, 2017

Driving through Downtown Kent, you might be struck by the sheer amount of bars — one seeming to perch at the intersection of every street in the heart of the city. What’s an underage student to do...

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