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Kent students help mobilize a record number of young voters

Grace Springer, Reporter November 26, 2022

A record number of people under 30 voted in the 2022 midterm elections. Student leaders on Kent Campus mobilized young people by registering voters and increasing enthusiasm ahead of election day. The...

Increase in female voter registration for midterms

Kaylie Norris, Reporter November 9, 2022

Female voters are heading to the polls in larger numbers than years past to defend their rights. “Midterms aren’t usually seen as a big deal, but this one is,” said Jocy Holtsberry, president...

Ohio’s status as a swing state seems no longer

Kaitlyn Finchler Reporter November 17, 2020

With the results of the 2020 election still fresh in everyone’s mind, some have questioned if Ohio is still prevalent as a swing state or will still be a factor in future elections. No candidate has...

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What Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation means to students and faculty

Bella Hagey Reporter November 5, 2020

With Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court on Oct. 27, many fear losing access to abortion and birth control and seeing the legality of gay marriage overturned.Prominent Supreme Court...

Rep. Tim Ryan and members of the Kent State College Democrats greet one another during their meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 6. 

Rep. Tim Ryan meets virtually with College Democrats

Bronwyn Wain Reporter October 9, 2020

Rep. Tim Ryan believes Americans currently have the power to shift the trajectory of this country with the 2020 presidential election. Ryan, who represents the 13th district of Ohio, participated in a...

‘Orange is the New Black’ stars to campaign at Kent State

Brooke Forrest October 11, 2016

"Orange is the New Black" stars Taylor Schilling and Kate Mulgrew will be coming to Kent State this Friday for a 'Get Out the Vote' campaign.Schilling and Mulgrew, who play as Piper and Red on the popular...

Andrew Ohl is a junior history major and columnist for The Kent Stater. 

Opinion: Ohio’s role in the presidential primaries and beyond

Andrew Ohl Kent State College Democrats March 9, 2016

Editor's Note: In the March 10 edition of The Kent Stater, The Stater incorrectly tagged Andrew Ohl's column entitled "Ohio's role in the presidential primaries and beyond" with Jared Strubel's byline....

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...

Andrew Ohl is a junior history major and columnist for The Kent Stater. 

For democracy’s sake, let’s abolish the presidential primary system as we know it

Andrew Ohl Kent State College Democrats February 3, 2016

Before anything else: My congratulations to all the voters, both Democrats and Republicans, who participated in the exciting Iowa caucuses on Monday. Seeing voters in such large numbers and with such enthusiasm...

Students and members of the Kent State College Democrats watch the first Democratic Debate between Bernie Sanders, Hilary Clinton, Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee on a projector in Bowman Hall. Oct. 13, 2015.

Pizza and politics: Kent State Democrats talk debate

Samantha Nonno October 13, 2015

The Kent State College Democrats gathered in Bowman Hall to share their thoughts on the candidates for the first Democratic presidential debate that aired Tuesday night.The student organization held a...

College Democrats launches student voting campaign

Blair Donald February 4, 2014

The Kent State College Democrats started the new year with a new campaign: Progressive ‘14. The campaign is a push for cohesion between progressively oriented student groups on campus and in Portage...

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