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Opinion: A warning to Democrats

Anthony Erhardt May 3, 2017

As I write my last column for The Kent Stater as president of the Kent State College Democrats, I consider myself cautiously optimistic about the future of the Democratic Party.As Brian DiPaolo noted in...

Fashion School receives $2.5 million from MCM Foundation

Paige Miller May 3, 2017

Kent State’s Fashion School received a $2.5 million donation from the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation to sustain study-away programs and endue a chair for the Fashion School’s director.The Margaret...

Students line up at Wholly Habanero, located in the Student Center’s HUB, on Aug. 29, 2015. Wholly Habaneros is new to the HUB and offers a create-your-own burrito bar.

GRAZERS, Fresco discuss future in dining services

Henry Palattella May 3, 2017

The Kent State Board of Trustees voted to approve Aramark as the new dining services vendor on March 2. The company is planning on adding Fresco Mexican Grill & Salsa Bar and GRAZERS to campus, but...

Matt Poe

Opinion: As Poe puts it: By ignoring Andrew Jackson’s warnings, Civil War is inevitable

Matt Poe May 3, 2017

Editor's note: The following piece contains satire. Some events mentioned in the piece are fictitious.A recent journal was located detailing one Union soldier’s pondering if we had listened to former...

Resident Assistants combat finals week stress among on-campus students

Linda Stocum May 3, 2017

Residence halls help students prepare for finals week by mandating 24-hour courtesy hours and planning hall events to help students destress.Beginning May 4 after 8 p.m., students living in residence halls...

Opinion: What Kent State represents

Bill Arthrell May 3, 2017

Kent State is not just Kent State.Kent State is a metaphor.It represents everything.It represents the war machine crushing the peace movement. It represents idealism and youth rising up against cynicism...

Assistant anthropology professor Dr. Metin Eren creates replicas of excavated, ancient weapons in his lab on Thursday, April 27, 2017. “It’s fun to recreate technology from the past to learn about people’s lives,” said Dr. Eren.

Archaeologist returns home, recreates ancient weapons

Tyler Haughn May 2, 2017

Metin Eren, an assistant professor of anthropology and director of archaeology at Kent State, said he wants to take archaeology in a new direction with his work.Joining the faculty in 2016, Eren created...

Opinion: Exposing myths and highlighting hidden truths about May 4, 1970

William A. Gordon May 2, 2017

May 4 marks another anniversary of the deadly day when Ohio National Guardsmen killed four Kent State students during what started out as a protest against the Vietnam War. This short column is designed...

Perspectives: Reaching the Reader

Jimmy Miller May 2, 2017

The Kent Stater staff typically meets three times a week in a room decorated with the front pages of that semester’s newspapers. As this year’s editor-in-chief, I look at the newspapers pinned to the...

Cheers and Jeers

May 2, 2017

Cheers to ... tattling. A Pennsylvania lawmaker called a Facebook troll's grandmother to tell her that her grandson directed gay slurs at the state representative online.Jeers to ... getting caught....

Matt Poe

Opinion: Hillary Clinton needs to kick rocks

Matt Poe May 2, 2017

Ah, Hillary Clinton — it seems like such a long time since I last wrote about you.Remember how close we used to be? Why, you showed up as a focal point in my columns on many occasions back when you were...

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