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Jacob Ruffo is a junior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at jruffo@kent.edu

Opinion: Golden State is a team worth watching

Jacob Ruffo February 21, 2016

The Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals last year, and it still stings for many Cavs fans. However, being spiteful toward the Warriors and saying Stephen Curry is overrated...

Opinion: Defending the pope’s remarks

Lucas Misera February 21, 2016

As the primaries begin to take shape, Donald Trump is proving to be a legitimate contender with wins in both New Hampshire and South Carolina. The latter solidified his place in the race, pulling in 50...

Ritchie Mulhall

Opinion: Thank you, Andy

Richard Mulhall February 21, 2016

The Wild Thing is gone from Cleveland, and frankly, I’m a little peeved about it.This past week, the Cavaliers unloaded Anderson Varejao in a three-way deal that sent him to Portland and allowed the...

Dylan Webb is a teaching English as a second language major. Contact him at dwebb13@kent.edu.

Opinion: Newspeak in the new world

Dylan Webb February 17, 2016

Currently in my senior seminar on Propaganda, one of our required reads we just finished is "1984" by George Orwell. Upon reading, it has a lot to say about our modern culture. The novel takes place in...

Jacob Tabler is a junior political science major and a member of the Kent State College Republicans. Contact him at jtabler2@kent.edu.

Opinion: Death of Supreme Court Justice spells more political turmoil

Jacob Tabler Kent State College Republicans February 17, 2016

Antonin Scalia, a very outspoken conservative associate justice of the Supreme Court, passed away at the age of 79 last Saturday.Scalia was appointed under the Reagan administration and was a strict constitutionalist....

Brian DiPaolo is a senior history major with a minor in political science. He serves as the historian of the Kent State College Democrats and can be contacted at bdipaolo@kent.edu.

Opinion: New Supreme Court Justice cannot wait until November

Brian DiPaolo Kent State College Democrats February 17, 2016

First of all, my condolences are offered on the recent passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Although our political views on most issues don’t align, the death of any human-being — especially...

Samantha Karam is a sophomore journalism major. Contact her at skaram3@kent.edu.

Opinion: My problem with the Grammys

Samantha Karam February 17, 2016

I think, at its core, the Grammy Awards are necessary to the music industry. The annual ceremony was created to honor the past and present-day stars while motivating those of the future.However, over the...

Our View: South Dakota ‘bathroom bill’ discriminates against transgender students

Kent Stater Editors February 16, 2016

The South Dakota state senate passed a bill Tuesday that would ban transgender students from using the school bathrooms and locker rooms of the genders they identify with.The bill passed the state senate...

Guest Column: Clean Power Plan meets some supreme skeptics

St. Louis Post-Dispatch February 16, 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court's five conservative justices went out of their way to throw a roadblock in front of the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan last week.In an unprecedented move, the majority bloc...

Ritchie Mulhall

Opinion: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

Richard Mulhall February 16, 2016

These 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers are really starting to remind me of the 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers; and no, I’m not talking about former Cavalier Delonte West’s alleged affair with LeBron James’ mother,...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Scalia’s death further divides liberals and conservatives

Matt Poe February 16, 2016

Most of our political issues today, sadly, revolve around the battle of Republicans vs. Democrats; the right and left battling for a position to gain the upper hand on one another. It’s also an election...

Guest Column: The other pollutants

Los Angeles Times February 14, 2016

Among climate scientists, the consensus is that we must become carbon-neutral by 2050 to avoid catastrophic environmental disruptions. Negotiators at the recent summit in Paris accordingly focused on curbing...

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