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Five Ramen Noodle Recipes: Quick, Easy, Affordable Recipes For College Students

Five Ramen Noodle Recipes: Quick, Easy, Affordable Recipes For College Students

Hope McGuire March 4, 2021

Featured image courtesy of Ponyo Sakana from Pexels Let’s face it, ramen noodles are basically a food group for college students. I am guilty of eating them regularly, as I am sure many others...

A TikTok Revolution: How Quarantine Helped Us Realize Who We Really Are

A TikTok Revolution: How Quarantine Helped Us Realize Who We Really Are

Brianna Camp February 23, 2021

Illustration by Paige Gaskins Time alone makes you ponder. For some, especially those extroverts longing to get out of their heads and into the world, this can be a maddening experience. For others,...

The Artists of Phil Spector

The Artists of Phil Spector

Grace Marie Burton February 22, 2021

Illustration by Emily Aslanis The recent death of former music titan Phil Spector is soaked in contention. On one hand, he was a major contender in pop music during a period of revolution. Spector,...

Heres To New Beginnings

Here’s To New Beginnings

Molly Heideman February 21, 2021

Featured image courtesy of Aleksey Kuprikov from Pexels I was ready for 2020 to be over pretty early into the year.  As cliche as it sounds, I was ready for a new year; after a turbulent,...

Romanticizing Serial Killers

Romanticizing Serial Killers

Maria McGinnis February 20, 2021

Illustration by Miranda Sepúlveda Pop culture has the power to impact viewers in a variety of ways. Maybe you watched “Gossip Girl” and started incorporating headbands into your wardrobe because...

“Celebrate America”: Music Of The Inauguration

“Celebrate America”: Music Of The Inauguration

Grace Marie Burton January 27, 2021

All photos courtesy of "Celebrating America" concert Recently, the entirety of the United States felt as if it was in a stomach lined with Pop Rocks and soda: bubbling and caustic. It was as if a collective...

The Transfer Experience at Kent State

The Transfer Experience at Kent State

Sarah McGinnis December 24, 2020

Illustration by Samantha Schaffer When I was 18, I did not know what I wanted to do with my life. I did not have a career plan, let alone a college plan. So like millions of other people, I decided...

How Quarantine Helped Fuel Creative Projects

How Quarantine Helped Fuel Creative Projects

Grace Christopher December 17, 2020

ILLUSTRATION BY MIRANDA SEPULVEDA Last semester in March when quarantine hit and Kent State closed down, many students found themselves with a sudden abundance of time. Classes moved online, everything...

The Plight Of Student Workers

The Plight Of Student Workers

Becca Sagaris December 16, 2020

Photos by Nina Lozada EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was revised to reflect additional editing to the story. I am a worker: always have been, always will be.  I was 14 years old when I held...

More Than Just A Pen And Paper

More Than Just A Pen And Paper

Lillianna Difini December 9, 2020

Photographs by Hayley VitaleIllustration by Alyssa Maziarz Writing has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. When I was younger, I would create short stories (my version of picture...

I Never Left The Stage

I Never Left The Stage

Molly Heideman December 7, 2020

Illustration by Alyssa Maziarz When bright lights would hit my face, I felt at home. Thousands of people have probably watched me dance, but it feels more normal than you would think. For 12 years,...

Who Do I Want Me To Be?

Who Do I Want Me To Be?

Molly Heideman November 19, 2020

Illustration by Samantha SchafferFeatured image by Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels Every time I meet a possible romantic partner, an uneasiness settles in my stomach. Besides the first date jitters,...

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