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Opinion: I rode the bus one day

Alex Kamczyc June 1, 2017

Editor’s Note: The following column contains satire. Events mentioned in the piece are fictitious.I was somewhere between sobriety and lunacy, sitting at a vacant bus stop, unsure if one would come.I...

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Opinion: Why the AHCA won’t go away

Nicholas Hunter June 1, 2017

The American Health Care Act, or AHCA, proposed by House Speaker Paul Ryan, is back in the news, as a new Congressional Budget Office report has come out to score the bill, which has undergone some tweaks...

Matt Poe

Opinion: I am going to stop making fun of Donald Trump

Matt Poe May 31, 2017

God, those are some of the toughest words I’ve ever had to utter.Never mind breaking up with a girlfriend or confronting a boss about some sensitive issue at the workplace; those words encapsulating...

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Portage County’s Maj. Missimi resigns due to sexual harassment allegations

Lydia Taylor May 31, 2017

Maj. Dennis Missimi of the Portage County Sheriff’s Office resigned due to allegations of sexual harassment.Portage County Sheriff David Doak said the situation was brought to his attention a little...

Men’s golf ends NCAA Championship dreams

William Kovach May 29, 2017

The No. 11 Kent State men’s golf team finished 21st in the NCAA Championship with a 17-over par total score of 881 (289-293-299). "We never really got any momentum going this week," said coach Herb...

Matt Poe

Opinion: For the sanctity of this nation, root for the Nashville Predators

Matt Poe May 28, 2017

Folks, if you love the union and preservation of this country, listen up. The following words inked in this column will be remembered as my own Abe Lincoln moment in my attempts to preserve the Union.Hear...

Kent Police resolve standoff situation

Kaylee Peterson May 28, 2017

Kent City Police engaged in a standoff situation this afternoon after attempting to serve a felony warrant.According to Lt. Mike Lewis, Kent officers attempted to serve a felony warrant on 28-year-old,...

Libyan story SIDEBAR 2 — The currency problem in Libya and the Black Market

Jenna May 26, 2017

“The facts that one, not much revenue is coming into the country while a lot keeps going out to import food, etcetera and two, the CBL's funds are dwindling,” said David Kirkpatrick, Middle East correspondent...

Libyan story SIDEBAR — Conflict history and economic struggles

Jenna May 26, 2017

According to BBC news reports, in September 1969, Muammar Gaddafi became the dictator of Libya and remained in power for nearly 42 years before in 2011, he was thrust out of power in the search for democracy...

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Kent State student dies in car crash

A Kent State student and a passenger died in a car crash in Geauga County Wednesday afternoon.According to a press release by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, student Myka Gray, 18, and her passenger, Kayleigh...

Students and parents wait in the auditorium of Main Hall at Kent Stark while latecomers are directed to the overflow room. Kent Stark held an information session for middle school and high school students regarding the College Credit Plus program on Thurs., May 25, 2017.

Kent Stark holds information session for College Credit Plus program

Elizabeth Harrington May 25, 2017

Kent State at Stark’s admissions counselors explained the College Credit Plus (CCP) program to over 460 students and parents in the Main Hall auditorium, and a second overflow room, Thursday evening. CCP...

Kent State University President Beverly Warren (left) receives a $1 million grant for the university’s Institute for Applied Linguistics from Mary and Ted Gawlicki of the Gawlicki Family Foundation.

Institute for Applied Linguistics receives $1 million grant

Ray Padilla May 25, 2017

The Gawlicki Family Foundation granted Kent State’s Institute for Applied Linguistics (IAL) $1 million to fund the development of distance learning translation studies programs.“We are tremendously...

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