Category: 2017

Editor’s note: This article is written by Karl Schneider and was originally submitted for this course in 2017. It can be read in its entirety on Kent Wired.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 mandates that public universities report sexual discrimination, assault and harassment on campus. When universities do not comply with these regulations and Title IX complaints are not reported, cases can end up in court…

Editor’s note: This article is written by Carolyn Pippin and was originally submitted for this course in 2017. It can be read in its entirety here.

A mosaic of cars tile across the parking lot. There’s hardly an empty spot outside of the drab building topped with cherry red letters on an overcast Ohio day. The vibrant splash of colors streaked across the windows form lines and shapes, such as a bike. It gives the illusion of a day care center rather than a place to donate bodily fluids…

Editor’s note: This article is written by Jessica Darling and was originally submitted for this course in 2017. It can be read in its entirety here.

Javier Martinez** sits on the couch in his living room with his girlfriend of two years and their cat. It’s a typical Wednesday night for them. Javier lives a simple life, he gets up every morning, goes to work and comes home to eat dinner and spends time with his girlfriend. From looking at him, you wouldn’t know the hardships he’s endured. From speaking to him, you wouldn’t know that it took him eight years to learn English. Without getting to know Martinez on a personal level, you would not suspect he was an undocumented citizen from Mexico…