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Kent Kirker is a junior Education major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at kkirker@kent.edu.

Opinion: #SpeakAmerican

Kent Kirker February 11, 2014

It’s been more than a week since the Super Bowl, and in that time, social media in America has once again shown its ugly side. One 90-second ad in particular received a considerable amount of backlash....

Megan L. Brown is a junior magazine journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at mbrow121@kent.edu.

Opinion: Celebrating 50 years of the Beatles in America

Megan Brown February 11, 2014

We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Beatles coming to America on Feb. 7. On Feb. 9, 1964, they performed one of the most iconic musical performances on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Teenagers across...

Rachel Godin is a junior magazine journalism major and columnist for The Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at rgodin1@kent.edu.  

Opinion: A Future Made of Graphene?

Rachel Godin February 11, 2014

The expansion of consumer culture paints a bleak portrait of a brakeless locomotive racing towards a forked rail line. Consumer expansion has become a visual sign of economic success, a major source of...

Guest column: For better or for worse, women reach foul-language equality

Dan K. Thomasson February 10, 2014

WASHINGTON — The recent brief dust up (let's hope it's brief) over Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland's use of the F- word as an epithet aimed at the European Union does highlight the dramatic...

Jennifer Hutchinson is a freshman political science major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at jhutch2872@gmail.com.

Opinion: Immigration Reform; now is the time

Jennifer Hutchinson February 10, 2014

It’s no secret that immigration reform has been an issue in the United States for at least the past fifteen years. It seems, however, that the Republicans are ready to tackle the issue. On Thursday,...

Haoran Li is a junior communication studies major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. He can be reached at hli28@kent.edu.

Opinion: China’s president Xi Jinping goes to Sochi

Haoran Li February 10, 2014

Chinese president, Xi Jinping, joined the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia, last week.  However, President Obama did not attend because of the current relations between the...

Sanjana Iyer is a sophomore Fashion Merchandising major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at ssriniva@kent.edu.   

Opinion: Indian-bred success?

Sanjana Iyer February 9, 2014

After I received the news last week that Microsoft appointed a new Chief Executive Officer who happened to be Indian, I spent the next few days observing the different ways that people around the world...

Joyce Ng is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at jng2@kent.edu.

Opinion: Professors and students need to collaborate

Joyce Ng February 9, 2014

Over the past two weeks, I’ve had the privilege of having two classes cancelled, and twice I was let out half an hour early in a 75-minute-long class. However, none of these cancellations had to do with...

Our View: Party smart

DKS Editors February 6, 2014

Kent City Council approved a program Wednesday night that will allow residents to register their parties with the police department. The program is voluntary and aims to reduce the number of noise citations...

Neville Hardman is a sophomore magazine journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at nhardma1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Discrimination incrimination

Neville Hardman February 6, 2014

After performing for the marriage of 33 couples at the Grammys this year, Macklemore is striking a match of revelation under the feet of the ill-informed. He launched an anti-discrimination campaign with...

Albert Fisler is a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at afisler@kent.edu.

Opinion: The dangers of information overload

Albert Fisler February 6, 2014

Smartphones seem to be the icon of the decade as their popularity and complexity grow with each coming year. It’s easy to understand their fame, as they put so many things, such as email, texting, calls,...

Guest column: What if we had a ‘first man’ in the White House

Ann McFeatters February 6, 2014

WASHINGTON – Let us ponder the issue of first spouses.Former first lady Laura Bush said the other day she is looking forward to the nation’s “first man” and the 24/7 attention he will get for his...