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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

OPINION: Are you really lucky?

OPINION: Are you really lucky?

Nick Keller, Opinion Writer March 10, 2024

What is luck? Is it even real? Well, based on basic science and the fact that we don’t live in the Marvel Universe, probably not. However, based on us as humans and how we perceive things, I would say...

OPINION: AJs Album Reviews: Healing with ‘HELLMODE’

OPINION: AJ’s Album Reviews: Healing with ‘HELLMODE’

Anthony Morris, Opinion Writer March 10, 2024

Sometimes life hits you with a freight train. Sometimes that freight train has 10 more subsequent freight trains with flaming spikes and a melting portrait of your parents fighting hoisted up like a "Mad...

OPINION: Is partying really worth it?

OPINION: Is partying really worth it?

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer March 9, 2024

In college culture, partying is put on a pedestal as the only thing you can really do on the weekends. I have been to my fair share of parties, so don’t come at me and say I’m a “lame-o who doesn’t...

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OPINION: Curiosity killed the cat: What’s the draw of true crime?

Kaitlyn Mitchell, Opinion Writer March 9, 2024

I’ve never seen a train crash, but I have been close to a train (The side effects of being a teenager in Ohio). Close enough for my hair to whip at my face as I turn to my friend and scream to be heard...

OPINION: Why children need to read books at a young age

OPINION: Why children need to read books at a young age

Ella Katona, Opinion Writer March 8, 2024

With the newest generation of children being surrounded by digital media, I have noticed they mostly adapt to forms of technology in their daily lives. Young children not even the age of seven are owning...

OPINION: Adulting 101: Finding housing off campus is a process

OPINION: Adulting 101: Finding housing off campus is a process

Ella Katona, Opinion Writer March 7, 2024

As a sophomore college student, I have begun my journey of settling into housing off campus. This past fall, my friend and I started our search for our first apartment together to settle into this upcoming...

OPINION: My three wishes

OPINION: My three wishes

Hannah Bulgrin, Opinion Writer March 6, 2024

This past week, I started rewatching the cartoon classic, “The Fairly OddParents,” and it made me wonder what the best wishes would be if a magical fairy or genie in a bottle ever appeared to me. The...

OPINION: Laughter is the best medicine: Fact or farce?

OPINION: Laughter is the best medicine: Fact or farce?

Jacob Freshly, Opinion Writer March 6, 2024

Laughter holds the secret to better health and improved quality of life. Here’s why. We’ve all heard the saying: laughter is the best medicine. I have found myself wondering how true this saying...

OPINION: 2020: The year of nostalgia

OPINION: 2020: The year of nostalgia

Grace Claxon, Opinion Writer March 5, 2024

In the midst of a global pandemic, social media, particularly TikTok, gained widespread attention in 2020.  Although nearly four years have passed since quarantine measures began, there has been a...

Letter to the Editor: We all should Embrace the In-Between

Kent State PRSSA Bateman Gold March 4, 2024

In modern times, “diversity” has changed meanings. Currently, the U.S. Census recognizes six races and ethnicities: White, Black or African American, Asian, Hispanic and Native Hawaiian or other...

Ticket holders find their seats as they wait for the premiere of Dune Part 2 to start at Cinemark Valley View and XD in Cleveland on Feb. 27, 2024.

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Dune: Part 2’

Nick Keller, Opinion Writer March 4, 2024

Writer's note: This is a spoiler-free review. This past week, I was given an incredible opportunity to travel to Cinemark Valley View for a special early screening of “Dune: Part 2.”  The film...

Members of Abbey Road perform at Dominicks Pub for Kents 10th annual Beatle Fest in downtown Kent on Feb. 23, 2024.

REVIEW: ‘The Beatles are freakin’ timeless!’: A BeatleFest overview

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer March 1, 2024

Anyone who knows me knows I am obsessed with The Beatles. They are one of my all-time favorite bands, and I am sure there are a lot of others too that share my sentiment. So last year, when I heard...

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