Applications for The Burr Magazine are OPEN! Interested in working with The Burr Magazine this spring? Applications are officially open for Spring 2022!  We’re hiring writers, bloggers, editors,...

ILLUSTRATION BY PRESTON RANDALL I’ve never been one for numbers. From a young age, I knew that no matter what I pursued in life, it would have nothing to do with numbers and everything to do with...

Illustrations By Preston Randall Knelt in an empty hallway flooded by pale yellow lighting, I brushed ice melt salt off my heeled boots. I triple checked that my phone was charged enough to audio record....

Illustration by Alyssa Maziarz I’ve been a musician for nearly a decade now. That’s roughly half of my life. In fact, melodies and harmonies have been echoing through the caverns of my brain,...

To My Relatives: My freshman year at Kent was riddled with change. Everything I did and sought to do was a distinct reflection of my personal pursuit to find the true “Emma.” I asked myself a lot...

It’s been said that it takes approximately 21 days to form a new habit and rid yourself of an old one. It’s been more than four weeks since Kent State initially announced a switch to remote learning....

After the university cancelled classes for the rest of the semester and Ohio was put on a “shelter in place” order to stop the spread of COVID-19, The Burr became a remote entity. We decided to create a series of blogs, documenting this time, how we feel and how we’re coping. Please enjoy Blogs from Six Feet Away, and remember to wash your hands.

Green Thumb:  My aloe plant is my pride and joy. Lovingly named “Oscar,” it’s found its home on my windowsill since the day I hauled it back from Home Depot at the start of the academic...

Illustration by Maryrose Ceccarelli Recently, I had an interaction that not only made my entire day, but strengthened my faith in humanity.  I’ll be the first to admit it: the past few...

Illustration by Drew Donovan I’ve never been one to exercise the most consistent study habits. I don’t create calendars reminding me to keep to a particular schedule. I don’t have any “tried...

If there is one thing my first semester of college has taught me, it’s the valuable lesson of “less is more.”  I first came to campus bright-eyed and seemingly unprepared, and I noticed...