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KSUPD gets ready for National School Walkout

David Williams March 13, 2018

Students across the country are staging a national school walkout Wednesday in solidarity with victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.A walkout has also been planned for Kent State and will...

Jack Kopanski

Opinion: Athletes should not be vilified for exercising First Amendment rights

Jack Kopanski August 23, 2017

It’s been just over a year since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling for the national anthem pregame. It was a gesture that went widely unnoticed at first, but sparked...

Members of the Global Fashion Citizens student organization inform students waiting in line for the indoor FlashFest concert about the issue of "fast fashion" on Thursday, April 20, 2017.

Global Fashion Citizens protest ‘fast fashion’ during FlashFest

Alex Kamczyc April 21, 2017

Students walked the greens in front of the Student Center on campus Thursday as music drowned out any casual conversation. Students came in droves to stand in front of the M.A.C. Center to wait to see...

Peaceful protests take over Public Square in Cleveland

Lauren Stebelton January 20, 2017

Peaceful protests take over Public Square in Cleveland from KentWired.com on Vimeo.On the heels of the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, cries rang out throughout the country, some in support of the new...

Demonstrators wave an upside down American flag during an anti-Trump rally Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. The person holding the flag declined to be named but he said the upside down flag symbolizes a country in distress.

Hundreds gather at Akron’s Highland Square in Trump protest

Henry Palattella November 16, 2016

Protesters took to Akron Tuesday night, as hundreds gathered in Highland Square to protest the election of Donald Trump as president.Protesters met at 11 p.m. at the Chipotle parking lot in Highland Square,...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to supporters at Winner Aviation in Vienna, Ohio, on Monday, March 14, 2016.

Police charge Trump campaign manager with battery

Steve Peoples and Terry Spencer, Associated Press March 29, 2016

Police charged Donald Trump's campaign manager with simple battery Tuesday as a videotaped altercation with a reporter transformed what was another messy campaign sideshow into a criminal court summons....

Political science professor Patrick Coy protests outside the KIVA during the State of the University Address on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Coy said, "In order for Kent State to continue to become a great university, we must invest in our teachers. Every administrator knows that in their heart." 

Kent State professors picket to raise awareness of contract concerns

Matthew Merchant November 19, 2015

Members of Kent State’s tenured faculty picketed outside the KIVA on Thursday to voice their concerns about the university and President Beverly Warren.As Warren delivered her State of the University...

Sam Karam

Opinion: So much hatred, too much time

Samantha Karam October 21, 2015

Albert Einstein defines insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. That’s exactly how I would describe the religious activists frequenting the Kent State campus.Time...

Students give ‘free hugs’ to protest anti-gay advocates

Elizabeth Randolph September 24, 2014

A group of students used signs and hugs to peacefully protest against anti-gay advocates in Risman Plaza on Tuesday.Freshman psychology major Kate Adams said she and other students decided to use signs...

Opinion: Letter to the editor

Joshua Moyer September 17, 2014

I have never penned a letter to the editor in my life. I seldom leave comments on news stories available online. But for once, I feel the need to express myself in a public medium.It’s time that we as...

Rachel Godin is a junior journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at rgodin1@kent.edu. 

Opinion: What’s going on in Kiev?

Rachel Godin February 25, 2014

Political demonstrations have been going on for two months in Kiev, Ukraine, but the issues are just now making major headlines because of the 82 killed and 600 wounded, numbers amounting to the bloodiest...

Students rally to challenge Westboro protest tweets

Kara Taylor February 19, 2014

Kent State students banded together Wednesday night in a pro-LGBT rally to protest the Westboro Baptist Church’s tweets about picketing Kent State for the suspension of junior wrestler Sam Wheeler.Throughout...

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