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Matt Poe

Opinion: Obama and Putin’s UN meeting another misstep

Matt Poe September 29, 2015

The most hostile relationship today does not come from the tabloids or your favorite reality television show. Rather, it features a pair of presidents and countries who cannot play nice with one another...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: Remembering Yogi Berra

Lucas Misera September 29, 2015

If you are a sports fan or check the news on a weekly basis, the announcement that Yogi Berra passed away last Tuesday may have shocked you.The news made waves around the sports scene and beyond, as many...

Opinion: Focus on preventing, not debating, college sexual assaults

St. Louis Post-Dispatch September 28, 2015

A much-needed conversation about how to prevent sexual assault on college campuses is being hijacked. Social media are being manipulated into debating about whether the numbers in recent studies are right....

Our View: John Boehner made the wrong move

Kent Stater editorial board September 27, 2015

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) shocked the nation when he abruptly resigned from Congress on Friday. He said resigning has been on his mind for a while, but after praying with the Pope on Thursday,...

Guest column: Pope Francis, from the bottom up

Adri Montes September 27, 2015

Pope Francis ended his tour of the United States, stepping into a collective debate to address issues like climate change, poverty and immigration, hoping to re-center the wellbeing of marginalized groups...

Carlyle Addy is a sophomore journalism major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at caddy@kent.edu. 

Opinion: A guide to extremist protestors

Carlyle Addy September 27, 2015

Even if you missed the campus evangelists who visited Kent State on Thursday, you’ve probably heard a bit about them since. They were spreading a message contrary to what many of us have come to love...

Sarah Matthews on the Speaker's balcony.

Opinion: My summer internship with John Boehner

Sarah Matthews September 25, 2015

This past summer, I was fortunate enough to have the experience of interning in Washington, D.C. at what some refer to as “Boehnerland.”My time in Speaker Boehner’s congressional office gave me an...

Our view: Enough with the pumpkin spice

KS Editors September 23, 2015

Yesterday marked the first day of fall, but Starbucks began serving Pumpkin Spice drinks weeks before cooler weather hit.Beyond coffee cups scrawled with the infamous "PSL" on the side, companies have...

Letter to the editor: #GoCargo

Jacob Derwin September 23, 2015

Editor’s note: This is in response to Jessa Schroeder’s opinion piece titled, “The cargo pants trend needed to end before it started” published on Sept. 17.You call them "dorky," "outdated" and...

Opinion: Introverts are creative thinkers and thriving entrepreneurs

Jessa Schroeder September 23, 2015

When you picture a successful business person, characteristics that often come to mind are great leadership skills, ambitious, a competitive nature and a go-getter. Yes, these are a few excellent examples...

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

Opinion: How Wrestlemania could lead to a presidency

Jacob Ruffo September 23, 2015

As a casual political mind, I don’t watch too much of CNN or similar channels, but one thing I do see all the time is Donald Trump’s name.Trump is always in the headlines. Good or bad, that doesn’t...

Our View: Twitter is not the place for rants

KS Editors September 22, 2015

Actress Viola Davis won an Emmy Sunday for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in “How to Get Away with Murder,” the first African-American women to win the award.Davis gave a passionate...

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