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KentWired

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

Our view: Support for Science Learning

KS Editors December 4, 2014

Most every student that comes to Kent State must take a course in a science building. While many won’t spend their college careers studying there, the buildings themselves must be places for students...

Our view: Stop the hate

KS Editors November 30, 2014

Killed, injured, hurt, as well as protest, riot and rebels are words in headlines that have unfortunately been in the news more recently. Within the last week, people around the U.S. have taken to the...

Our view: The Public and Police: A Question of Trust

KS Editors November 23, 2014

A 12-year-old Cleveland boy was shot by a police officer Saturday afternoon. From the information presented in the media, officers were dispatched to the scene after receiving a tip about a boy allegedly...

Our View: Enough listening, it’s time to act

DKS Editors November 16, 2014

Beverly Warren began her presidency at Kent State on July 1. From day one she’s been on the move, listening to students, faculty and staff at every regional campus. She’s traveled the country, meeting...

Our view: Managing consumer culture

KS Editors November 12, 2014

 are too. Holiday tunes have already been playing through the sound systems of America’s biggest department stores, and we haven’t even been given the chance to give thanks for what we already have.Along...

Our view: Defining same-sex marriage

KS Editors November 9, 2014

The topic of same-sex marriage has given rise to many problems. The U.S. Supreme Court stated it “would not accept cases from any of five states whose same-sex marriage bans had been struck down by federal...

Our view: Informed voting is the essence of democracy

KS Editors November 5, 2014

There are multiple sides to every story. As journalists, we know that when we cover a story or an issue in our community, especially one that affects our audience, that we must report in an unbiased way....

Our view: Victim-blaming is not taking responsibility

KS Editors October 26, 2014

Saturday night was Kent Halloween, the night when students from Kent State and other northeast Ohio universities flock to downtown Kent dressed in costume, or lack thereof. Halloween is the time for fun...

Our view: Learn diversity for future success

KS Editors October 22, 2014

As the demographics of our country are changing at a rapid pace, the word “diversity” is thrown around in conversations in virtually every industry. Do you have a diverse staff? Are you citing diverse...

Our View: Football win much needed boost for KSU

DKS Editors October 19, 2014

Kent State, we’ve been through a lot together this semester.Before school started, beloved football center Jason Bitsko passed away, leaving our football team to mourn the loss of a fellow player and...

Our View: Planning further than pre-gaming

Kent Stater editors October 12, 2014

Students are subject to peer pressure every day of the week, often being pressured to drink alcohol. With Homecoming week upon us, students will most likely be even more tempted to go out with friends...

Our View: Town and Ow, not Town and Gown

DKS Editors October 1, 2014

In July, Kent City Council began the process of eminent domain on several houses on College Street. Eminent domain is the “right of the government to take private property for public use,” according...

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