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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

Jessa Schroeder is a senior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at jschro11@kent.edu

Opinion: Twitter becoming more effective in the job market

Jessa Schroeder September 30, 2015

Social media plays a huge role in the job search. It’s also a great way to monitor what peers and coworkers may be up to.Anyone can pull up Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and keep track of what someone...

Hannah Armenta is a senior journalism major and the editor of The Kent Stater. Contact her at harmenta@kent.edu

Opinion: Stop the fat-shaming

Hannah Armenta September 8, 2015

If you haven’t already seen the video on YouTube or heard about it on Twitter, comedian Nicole Arbour published a video last Thursday titled “Dear Fat People.”The video Arbour claims to be satire,...

Our View: Parody accounts help audiences consume news

KS Editors September 8, 2015

As part of what seems to be an integral part of social media, parody accounts continue to affect how we process our news, a theory that’s highlighted by last week’s Kim Davis controversy.Davis, a Kentucky...

Our View: Not #upforwhatever

KS Editors April 29, 2015

Summary: We are not up for whatever. We should be up for making real change and helping to prevent sexual assault, not encouraging it with catchy slogans. In 2013, we had Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,”...

USG releases Flashfest musical guests on Twitter

Max Fleck April 1, 2015

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Marvin Logan is a senior Pan-African Studies major. Contact him at mlogan6@kent.edu.

Opinion: What to do?

Marvin Logan March 11, 2015

With another low voter turnout for student government elections, occasional spotty attendance at events and constant happenings that seem to go unnoticed, I really have begun to wonder how you get your...

Zachary Downes is a junior journalism major. Contact him at zdownes@kent.edu.

Opinion: Don’t Say Yes to the Dress

Zachary Downes March 3, 2015

Being a college student, I have a Twitter and have gotten distracted by social media. Social media is the biggest thing that sparks my procrastination and has caused me to skip numerous homework assignments....

Zachary Downes is a junior journalism major. Contact him at zdownes@kent.edu.

Opinion: Respect the President

Zachary Downes February 26, 2015

As we all know, the weather in northeast Ohio is bitter in more ways than one since we all want to cancel classes. The Kent State President, Beverly Warren, now has the last say in whether Kent State will...

Our View: Professionally sassy

KS Editors February 25, 2015

Summary: With students taking to social media to complain about the cold temperatures, we love that President Beverly Warren is also tuning in, and participating in, the conversation.With temperature readings...

Plunging temperatures heat tensions between KSU President and students on Twitter

Christina Godfrey February 24, 2015

Kent State President Beverly Warren responded to students' complaints via Twitter about walking to class in the below zero temperatures this winter. // [View the story "Plunging Temps Heat Tensions...

The cast of My Heart is the Drum rehearses in E. Turner Stump Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The production will run on weekends starting Feb. 20 and run until March 1.

UPDATE: “My Heart is the Drum” debut delayed due to weather

Madeleine Winer February 20, 2015

Kent State's School of Theater and Dance has cancelled its premiere of its spring musical "My Heart is the Drum."The school posted on Twitter around 4 p.m. Thursday after the university had cancelled all...

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Embracing social media strategies for job searches

Julianne Calapa February 20, 2015

Reviewing the social media profiles of job candidates remains a standard practice in the hiring process for many employers.Posting inappropriate photos, bad mouthing a previous employer and making discriminatory...

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