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

Opinion: Thoughts on Voter Registration

John Hess March 30, 2015

I’ll never forget the fall of 2014. I was interning on several campaigns, doing voter outreach and making plenty of new friends. However, this past election won’t be remembered for our work, or even...

Carley Hull is a senior news major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at chull9@kent.edu.

Opinion: Why the $20 bill should have a new face

Carley Hull March 30, 2015

A new face could be printed on U.S. currency, but it won’t be another president or a man. The nonprofit organization called Women On 20s started a campaign to create a new $20 bill featuring a woman...

Our View: Does a friendly president mean an open university?

March 29, 2015

Summary: We hope Kent State President Beverly Warren will break the university’s tradition of closed administrative searches. In our editorial before break, we made several statements that referred...

Mike Richards is a senior English major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at mricha51@kent.edu. 

Opinion: Floating upstream: Netflix and friends’ TV dominance

Mike Richards March 29, 2015

As we speak, even before we spoke, while you’re thinking about speaking, thinking about thinking, breathing probably, Netflix owns your soul. And that’s OK, bow to your digital streaming service overlords...

Mike Richards is a senior English major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at mricha51@kent.edu.

Opinion: Floating Upstream: Netflix and friends’ TV dominance

Mike Richards March 29, 2015

As we speak, even before we spoke, while you’re thinking about speaking, thinking about thinking, breathing probably, Netflix owns your soul. And that’s OK, bow to your digital streaming service overlords...

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

Opinion: Risks of temptation

Alexis Wohler March 29, 2015

As a kid, temptation could mean having the urge to tell someone a little white lie in order to avoid getting in trouble, lying to your friends in order to keep another person’s secrets under the radar,...

Guest Column: Feds will continue to build on Obamacare successes

Sylvia M. Burwell March 29, 2015

For more than a century, American leaders have struggled to find ways to extend quality, affordable health care to everyone. We made progress for the elderly, the under-served and children, but for many...

Editorial cartoon: March Madness

Courtesy of Tribune Content Agency. Photo by Drew Sheneman.

Amanda Paniagua is a graduate art history major. Contact her at azabudsk@kent.edu.

Opinion: SAE chant is reflective of racism on the university campus

Amanda Anastasia Paniagua March 19, 2015

I am grateful that the editors of The Stater took constructive criticism to heart and re-released another “Our View” Monday that absolutely condemned the racist SAE chant.I thought it might be helpful...

Our View: University attempts at openness not yet met need

KS Editors March 18, 2015

Summary: At about 2 p.m. Wednesday, students received an email from Kent State President Beverly Warren sharing that two of Kent State’s vice presidents will be leaving Kent State.While most students...

Bruce Walton is the opinions editor. Contact him at bwalton4@kent.edu.

Opinion: World War III may be closer than you’d think, but not what you’d expect

Bruce Walton March 18, 2015

Many may believe we live in a time filled with war. As millennials, we all have grown up with war.Contrary to belief, we are actually living in one of the most peaceful time periods of human history. I’m...

Letter to the editor: BUS on the state of KSU’s racial climate

For quite a while it has felt as though, along with our student allies, Black United Students is carrying the burden of handling underlying racial issues on campus.Although one of the organization’s...

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