By Charles Quinby   In all fifty states that make up the United States of America, every citizen over the age of eighteen and a citizen of the United States has the right to vote. No one is required or forced to vote, but the Constitution of the United States of America protects the right to do so. The twenty-sixth Amendment Article, One of the Constitution states that the right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of age. To not be denied or abridged as long as the person is a citizen over eighteen, in simple terms, means…

By Mia Blackburn Conscientious Objector: Desmond Doss  Hacksaw Ridge is a true story based on a medic during World War II, who was stationed in Okinawa. The medic Desmond Doss refused to carry a gun because he believed it was wrong. He wanted to save lives and not take them, unlike the other soldiers. He was considered to be a conscientious objector, which is someone who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service. The movie follows the event of Desmond of how he ended up deciding he wanted to join the Army and his training and the events of the battle at Okinawa where he saved 75…

By Joey Hall What is one of the biggest global problems that causes death in America that occurs almost every hour? Most people may be thinking of things like heart diseases or maybe even homicides/murders. This is definitely correct, as according to HealthPolicyOhio.org, the top ten leadings causes of death in Ohio from 2021 were (from highest to lowest) “unintentional injuries, cancer, heart disease, COVID, suicide, diabetes, liver diseases, lower respiratory diseases, strokes, and homicide” (2022). However, what isn’t stated in those statistics is a common factor that many of those causes can be linked to: alcohol. Alcohol is an enormous problem that has been around for hundreds of years,…

By Gianna DeMark “Where are you planning on attending College?” This is a tough question to ask because choosing which university to attend for the next four years of someone’s life is a difficult decision to make. Frequently, it comes down to a few schools that people have a hard time choosing between. If an individual is debating over going to either Kent State University’s main campus or Kent Trumbull, look no further than the Trumbull campus. While both campuses have their pros and cons, in the end, Kent Trumbull is the best option when choosing between these two schools. Kent Trumbull: Offers smaller class sizes, which allows for more…

by Summer Pawlowski Growing up in Ashtabula County, Ohio, I was always told to watch out for strangers. As a child, I was adventurous and wanted to make new friends. As I got older, I realized my mother had a problem with me talking to strangers to make friends because we lived in an area of high human and sex trafficking. My mother was scared she would lose me, and I would lose a basic human right. The human right to freedom was what she worried about. The worriment of being enslaved, trafficked, and held against will kept my mother awake at night. Human trafficking is a violation of a…

by Cyndle R. Reese Everyone has rights when they are born. Being homeless does not take these rights away from anyone. Poverty-stricken people should be treated just like everyone else, they should not be discriminated against due to their living situation. As the days go on it is not unusual for a person to look out their car window while driving down the road, and see someone on the side of the road asking for some kind of help. Many are “Faced with a declining supply of low-income housing and increasing numbers of laws criminalizing homelessness, homeless individuals and their legal advocates have brought a number of constitutional challenges to…