Embracing the everyday during challenging times
Words by Molly Heideman, Illustration by Paige Gaskins
On Jan. 19, 2020, the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the United States. Life as we...
Words by Julia Duanetto and Kaitlyn Finchler
Photos by Hayley Vitale and Kaitlyn Finchler
In 2020, COVID-19 escalated with alarming speeds, infected masses and halted the economy. Small business...
Illustration by Preston Randall
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to shift to working, learning and living life remotely, it was hard for some people to make the adjustment. Those who were...
Heading into 2020, we all joked that we had 20/20 vision and were looking forward to starting a new decade fresh — with new opportunities and new journeys. 2020 brought us quite the opposite, with fewer...
The Rock
PHOTO BY ANNA LAWRENCE
Located on Hilltop Drive, the rock has been a part of Kent State’s campus for decades and is the touchstone of campus expression. Typically, the rock has been painted...
Take a second and think back to January of 2020. You are waking up in the morning and getting ready for school or work and picking out your clothes. Maybe it is a formal day that calls for slacks and...
Black Kent students share reaction to social movements that shaped summer of 2020
In Collaboration with Uhuru Magazine
Words by Zaria Johnson, Editor-in-Chief of Uhuru Magazine
Photos by...
Written by Augusta Battoclette for Spring 2020 print issue of The Burr Magazine
Sandra Scheuer. When most people hear her name, they think of May 4, 1970. They think of how she and three others were...
Spring 2020 Editor in Chief Maria McGinnis
When time passes, sometimes it’s easy to forget or overlook things both big and small. Days, months and years pass more quickly than we can comprehend....
Fifty years ago, four Kent State students died in a shooting initiated by the Ohio National Guard. This tragedy led to a large shift in the surrounding culture of Kent and rippled throughout the rest...
Written by Amanda Levine for Spring 2020 print issue of The Burr Magazine
After the events on May 4, 1970, the students were ordered to leave campus. They were told to gather as many of their belongings...
