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The Burr Magazine

A New Era of Politics

A New Era of Politics

Elaina Matricardi October 11, 2023

With the 2024 presidential election approaching, Gen Z is beginning to pay more attention to the number of seats held by politicians born during the silent generation and the baby boom.   This...

Sustainability Beyond the Fabric

Sustainability Beyond the Fabric

Genna Sobiech September 28, 2023

The fashion industry has been surrounded by the concept of “fast fashion” for the past few years, but who is really finding out about the dangers of this industry?    Associate director and...

Lilliana D: Life After the Burr

Lilliana D: Life After the Burr

Alyssa Gardner September 27, 2023

College is a time in people’s lives to find who they are and who they hope to become one day. While in college, an amazing way to answer both these questions is by joining an organization on campus....

Photo Credit: Anna Lee

New Release: Morgan Paros Takes Off Her Rose Colored Glasses In New Single

Ashley Caudill September 22, 2023

What is love? Does love have one meaning? Is it when you feel this constant magnetic pull towards someone? Or Is it when you are so enamored by someone that you would do anything for them?   Morgan...

Black Students Share What They Will Lose Under Senate Bill 83

Sophia Lucente April 28, 2023

Senate bill 83, introduced to the Ohio Senate on March 14, is a bill that will forbid University funding for any diversity, equity and inclusion program. Nicknamed the upper education enhancement act,...

A Colombian man in a white shirt looks off to the right of the camera, leaning against a bar outside.

An ex-FARC Combatant Shares His Story and Community

Sophia Lucente February 12, 2023

A man from Caqueta, Colombia, was a part of the guerrilla group FARC in the Colombian conflict. Now, he is working to build the community in Guaviare.   During the Colombian conflict, guerrilla...

Pakiza holds a photo of her family, four people sitting on a rock in the forest as sun peeks through the trees.

Pakiza Shirinova: Taking Life Day by Day

Sophia Lucente February 4, 2023

For Pakiza Shirinova, a graduate student at Kent State University, her future in the United States is never guaranteed.   Pakiza has only one year until her student visa runs out and she could...

Six people stand behind a blue and gold Kent State flag they are holding. They are in Israel, on a hill with a valley behind them and blue skies above.

Hillel Kent State: Creating Conversation About World Conflict

Sophia Lucente January 31, 2023

In January, Hillel took student leaders to Israel and Palestine over winter break to create a better dialogue in the Kent community about the conflict.. Hillel, an organization for Jewish life on campus,...

Christmas gifts wrapped in red ribbon

The Last Minute Gift Guide

Isabella Rosette December 17, 2022

With the holidays already upon us, many are left scrambling to find that perfect gift for a friend, special someone, or roommate. The season of secret Santa's and white elephant gift exchanges is upon...

Kindness In Kent

Kindness In Kent

Emma Andrus March 10, 2022

On the morning of March 8, I was washing my hands in a Franklin Hall bathroom. My eyes were aimed down at the porcelain of the sink. Then, I looked up to adjust my windswept hair with the help of the mirror....

The future of labor organizing, an exercise in retrospection

The future of labor organizing, an exercise in retrospection

Wyatt Loy October 16, 2021

Cover photo: The Lordstown Complex operated by GM from 1966 to 2019, before being sold to electric auto manufacturer Lordstown Motors. Photo by Wyatt Loy. Growing up, kids are often told about the...

Another Obligatory and Unqualified “Donda” Review

Another Obligatory and Unqualified “Donda” Review

Grace Marie Burton October 7, 2021

Illustration by Olivia Vennel Kayne West and his latest release, “Donda,” truly need no introduction. We all watched the usual public stunts, social media posts, postponed release dates, and overall...

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