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The Burr Magazine

The Wick Poetry Center

A Look Inside the Wick Poetry Center

Lindsay Collier October 30, 2023

Sitting between the John Elliot Center and the Cleveland Bagel Company, students pass by a seemingly misplaced yellow house.   Behind the house, if students take a closer look, they will find...

Frances Brunner

Kent State Fashion Major Goes Global

Genna Sobiech October 26, 2023

 From growing up in Kentucky to having her clothing shown on a runway in Hong Kong, Frances Brunner is the definition of hard work paying off.    Brunner’s journey began in high school when...

How a Kent Boutique Owner is Changing the Fashion World One Product At a Time

How a Kent Boutique Owner is Changing the Fashion World One Product At a Time

Genna Sobiech October 11, 2023

Small businesses are setting the standard for all companies, and with one change at a time, the future of the fashion industry might just be looking up.    Boutique owner Justine Gallo opened Sun...

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....

A white man with short, dark hair and a grey beard sits at a table. He is wearing a blue shirt and holds a pencil, writing.

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...

Shower Thought #1: What Are The Seven Wonders Of The World?

Shower Thought #1: What Are The Seven Wonders Of The World?

Ashley Caudill, Blogger February 10, 2023

I’m not sure why showers have become a place for thinking so deeply or why my best thoughts and ideas come to me in the shower. Odd right?    What is a Shower Thought? Why do we think of...

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...

Features the Williamson House, a white house in a snowy scene. The walkway is cleared and inviting.

‘New year, new us’: Women’s Center continues mission with many plans

Isabella Schreck January 25, 2023

The Women’s Center will host over 20 events this semester, continuing to promote its goal of gender-equity awareness with a “new energy.” “I think a lot of times people look around campus...

Chapter 2: The TikTok Classics

Chapter 2: The TikTok Classics

Mariah Alanskas October 9, 2022

Since its rise to popularity, TikTok has been the basis of countless trends, content creation and overall cultural movements. Recently, there has been a revival of the written word on the social media...

Counting My Clubs on One Hand

Counting My Clubs on One Hand

Sophie Young September 16, 2021

ILLUSTRATION BY PRESTON RANDALL I walked back to my dorm halfway through Blastoff, with an armload of free shirts, flyers, pens and more. I signed up for one too many email lists and met student leaders...

Five Things To Know About Serial Killer Jack Unterweger

Five Things To Know About Serial Killer Jack Unterweger

Cassidy Gladieux March 29, 2021

Featured image courtesy of kat wilcox from Pexels Jack Unterweger was an Austrian serial killer, but he didn’t just murder in Austria. He was one of the world’s most notorious serial killers....

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