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KentWired

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

ALBUM REVIEW: Non-Swiftie reviews ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Michael Neenan, Beat Reporter May 5, 2024

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift released her new album “The Tortured Poets Department” on April 19.  The album consists of 16 tracks. Each song has a melancholy tone that contrasts Swift’s usually...

Professor of Sociology Jerry Lewis speaks briefly during the lecture series on May 3, 2023.

Exploring May 4: Annual lecture highlights insights from historic day

Kayla Gleason, Beat Reporter May 4, 2024

Research and impressions about remembering May 4, 1970, and embracing the history it left behind were shared during the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture Series Friday afternoon.  To start the lecture, university...

Activists hold up signs calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on May 4, 2024.

Local activists hold weekly interfaith protest calling for permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Leah Shepard, Reporter May 4, 2024

During their first semester as a student at the university, music education major Benjamin Kronenberg walked past the Taylor Hall parking lot, the site where four students lost their lives, every single...

Community members gather for annual May 4 candlelight walk and vigil

Community members gather for annual May 4 candlelight walk and vigil

Adrianna Quinlan, Reporter May 4, 2024

Yellow lights shone brightly in the night as students and community members walked around campus for the May 4 annual candlelight walk and vigil.  The walk started at 11 p.m. at the Student Commons...

Kent State College Republicans painted The Rock with a message advocating for freedom of speech on May 1, 2023.

Rules, respect and The Rock: University members navigate painting free speech

Kayla Gleason, Beat Reporter May 4, 2024

Since coming to campus in 1922, The Rock that sits on Hilltop Drive has been a focal point of expression, activism and controversy as students paint messages and images on it.  Recently, discourse...

Author Lawrence Roberts explains the picture to the audience during the Voices of Democracy presentation on May 3, 2024.

Journalist reflects on May Day, civil disobedience

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter May 4, 2024

In 1971, a member of the riot squad (stationed in George Washington University) grabbed 19-year-old Lawrence Robert’s upper arm. Roberts responded by pulling his arm away, prompting the riot squad member...

KentWired Comic by Clare Rodgers

Burnout

Clare Rodgers, Designer May 4, 2024

The baseball team congratulate senior Michael McNamara in the dugout after making a run during the game against Bowling Green on April 28, 2024.

Baseball’s ex-professional pitching coach produces team success, major league talent

John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor May 4, 2024

After spending 14 years playing professional baseball both in the United States and overseas, Mike Birkbeck decided to hang it up and come back to Kent State, which had become a familiar place for the...

KentWired Illustration by Allie Black

OPINION: You don’t need friends to travel

Lara Kilchenmann, Opinion Writer May 4, 2024

Ever heard people say you can't travel alone? Well, I'm here to tell you they're wrong. I have plenty of firsthand experience traveling solo, and truthfully, you don't need friends to travel.  The...

Freshman outfielder Kenzie Bromley throws a ball after catching it in the game against Youngstown on March 13, 2024.

Softball’s outstanding freshmen lead the way

Robyn Taylor, Reporter May 4, 2024

Kent State’s softball team is relatively young, consisting of thirteen underclassmen, with five position players appearing in 30 or more games and three pitchers appearing in 20 or more games.   The...

People peruse the Graphic Content exhibit in the Reflections Gallery of the May 4th Visitors Center.

May 4 Visitors Center stresses impact of art, importance of May 4 legacy

Leah Shepard, Reporter May 4, 2024

As spring begins, the May 4 Visitors Center and museum prepares for more guests as the date of the 1970 massacre draws near. This year, the Visitors Center will show comics and graphic art related to May...

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