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Akron Minority Council Holds Intimate Vigil For Late Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Akron Minority Council Holds Intimate Vigil For Late Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Grace Marie Burton October 7, 2020

Illustration by Elliot BurrAll photographs by Anastasia Lawrence The recent passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept 18 seemed to be another ruthless tragedy in a string of awfulness...

Why Consumers are Struggling to Shop Sustainably

Why Consumers are Struggling to Shop Sustainably

Sarah McGinnis October 6, 2020

Illustration by Elliot BurrPhotographs by Marisa DeRoma With the rise of the Internet and social media, it is easier than ever to research before making a purchase. There are thousands of options to...

Grow Through What You Go Through: College Edition

Grow Through What You Go Through: College Edition

Lillianna Difini October 5, 2020

Illustration by Alyssa MaziarzPhotos by Hayley Vitale August: A month filled with back-to-school advertisements, goals for the new school year and an abundance of brand-new school supplies. The month...

Photo Gallery: Black Lives Matter

Photo Gallery: Black Lives Matter

Anna Lawrence October 3, 2020

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Black Lives Matter Professional Reaction

Black Lives Matter Professional Reaction

Grace Christopher October 2, 2020

Featured photo by Anastasia Lawrence Kent State made national news earlier this month when multiple racist statements were painted on the Kent State campus rock. On September 7, the rock was defaced...

The Rock Situation And How It Unified Students To Rally For Change

The Rock Situation And How It Unified Students To Rally For Change

Grace Marie Burton October 1, 2020

Photos by Anastasia Lawrence The rock, due to its simplistic and solid form, has become a ubiquitous symbol of Kent State as a whole. Since its inception in the 1930s, it has become a canvas for a...

Students, Community Come Together for Kent State Black Lives Matter Protest

Students, Community Come Together for Kent State Black Lives Matter Protest

Becca Sagaris September 30, 2020

Photos by Becca Sagaris KENT, Ohio — If you happened to be on campus on the muggy afternoon of Sept. 10, you would have seen hundreds of people of all different shapes, sizes, colors and ages gathered...

The Reframing of Sylvia Plath and former Guilty Pleasures

The Reframing of Sylvia Plath and former Guilty Pleasures

Grace Marie Burton September 29, 2020

Illustration by Miranda Sepúlveda The soul of art, regardless of medium or expression, is mostly autobiographical. Creatives often experience episodes of intense emotion, telling personal narratives...

Voting Initiative On Campus Working To Foster Civic Engagement

Voting Initiative On Campus Working To Foster Civic Engagement

Abigail Bottar September 28, 2020

Illustrations by Dominica Hoover The General Elections are rapidly approaching, however, there are still a lot of questions and worries about the best way to vote. Safety concerns due to the pandemic...

How One Event Changed Two Lives: May 4 Through My Grandmas Eyes

How One Event Changed Two Lives: May 4 Through My Grandma’s Eyes

Augusta Battoclette May 4, 2020

Written by Augusta Battoclette for Spring 2020 print issue of The Burr Magazine Sandra Scheuer. When most people hear her name, they think of May 4, 1970. They think of how she and three others were...

Letter from the Editor: Spring 2020

Letter from the Editor: Spring 2020

Maria McGinnis May 4, 2020

Spring 2020 Editor in Chief Maria McGinnis When time passes, sometimes it’s easy to forget or overlook things both big and small. Days, months and years pass more quickly than we can comprehend....

Stop Your Sobbing: A Look At Music And Tragedy

Stop Your Sobbing: A Look At Music And Tragedy

Noelle Grimm May 4, 2020

Fifty years ago, four Kent State students died in a shooting initiated by the Ohio National Guard. This tragedy led to a large shift in the surrounding culture of Kent and rippled throughout the rest...

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