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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....

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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...

The Kent State Fabric Pantry Moves Back Home to Rockwell Hall 

The Kent State Fabric Pantry Moves Back Home to Rockwell Hall 

Genna Sobiech September 13, 2023

After being located in a small corner in Kent State’s M.A.C. Center, it was time for the university’s Fabric Pantry to move back to its former home, Rockwell Hall.     This has been done...

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,...

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A Post-Roe Guide to Reproductive Health Care in Ohio

Jamie Brian February 20, 2023

Roe v. Wade, the 50 year precedent that constitutionally protected abortion, was overturned June 24, 2022. This decision shifted control of abortion rights to the states and left many people with uteruses...

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I Heart Travel Week Event “Acirema” Simulates International Students’ Struggles

Sophia Lucente February 20, 2023

During I Heart Travel week, the Acirema event simulated the setbacks international students face while trying to come to America for school, which was harder than expected for participants.     When...

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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...

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Student Accessibility Services showcases its resources at Wednesday’s open house

Isabella Schreck February 11, 2023

Amanda Feaster thinks the word “disability” does not need to be scary.   As the director of Kent State’s Student Accessibility Services, or SAS, Feaster and her team provide accommodations...

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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...

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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,...

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