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Emily Mills is a senior journalism major and the editor of The Kent Stater. Contact her at emills11@kent.edu. 

Opinion: Confederate flag should have been removed long ago

Emily Mills June 30, 2015

A 21-year-old white man walked into the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, around 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, and sat through the historic black church’s Bible...

Opinion: Last chance for the Cavs in Game 6

Jimmy Miller June 16, 2015

Well, that was quick.As I wrote in my column prior to Sunday's NBA Finals game, momentum shifts quickly in a series. Although I also wrote the Golden State Warriors carried the momentum into Game 5, their...

Our View: Historic identity and perspective

Editorial Board May 4, 2015

Summary: The history of May 4 and how it relates to Kent State is well-known to both current and former students, as well as people outside the university community. It is part of our history and we must...

Letter to the Editor: In response to articles covering the Strubbe audio tape recording of 1970 Kent State shootings

Joe Bialek May 1, 2015

Listening to the Strubbe audio tape recording of what transpired that fatal day (May 4, 1970), one can fairly easily trace the sequence of events.What prompted the guardsmen to fire appears to be their...

Letter to the editor: FlashFest

Dustin Lee April 30, 2015

Dear Editor,I covered FlashFest last Thursday as a videographer for the university, and was disappointed with the total lack of variety in the lineup. Out of the five music acts, only one artist actually...

Our View: Not #upforwhatever

KS Editors April 29, 2015

Summary: We are not up for whatever. We should be up for making real change and helping to prevent sexual assault, not encouraging it with catchy slogans. In 2013, we had Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,”...

Letter to the Editor

Grace Goodluck April 29, 2015

Dear Editor,Ohio has recently been falling behind in how much the state invests in higher education. From 2006 to 2012, the state appropriation for higher education per student has declined by 30.9 percent,...

Zachary Downes is a junior journalism major. Contact him at zdownes@kent.edu.

Opinion: Summer advice

Zachary Downes April 29, 2015

Well, finals week is coming up and that means summer vacation is just around the bend. You know what that means? Being lazy, late nights with friends and summer jobs. However, summer may be all fun and...

Ray Paoletta is a senior political science major. Contact him at rpaolet1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Honda looks to keep auto workforce strong

Ray Paoletta April 29, 2015

There was once a time where two respectable paths to a career existed. Someone could take their talents to the university, earn a degree and work in a white-collar industry, or they could go to vocational...

John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu.

Opinion: Please Protest Assholes

John Hess April 28, 2015

You’re probably already aware that Christian extremists have once again visited our campus, spouting anti-gay, anti-abortion vitriol. Most students are familiar with these fanatics whose tactics have...

Alexis Wohler is a junior journalism major. Contact her at awohler@kent.edu.

Opinion: End of the school year stress is worth it in the end

Alexis Wohler April 27, 2015

Every year at the two-week mark, as finals are coming upon us, I’m betting almost 100 percent of us feel completely run down, not wanting to care about tests, projects and assignments. But we have to...

Carley Hull is a senior news major. Contact her at chull9@kent.edu. 

Opinion: White House Correspondents’ Dinner sets bar high for 2016 election comedy

Carley Hull April 27, 2015

It’s that time again: Elections are coming. The frenzy of preparing for the presidential election isn’t only upon hopeful politicians, but the rest of us too. Uncomfortable debates are soon going...

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