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

Opinion: Warrant for female rockers

Neville Hardman January 23, 2014

As I sat back in bed holed up in my residence hall Sunday night listening to a piercingly loud playlist with copious amounts of La Dispute, Blink-182 and Man Overboard songs, I realized that female rockers...

Our View: Potential harm of energy projects not something to be taken lightly

DKS Editors January 21, 2014

Earlier this month, a chemical used in the coal-preparation process leaked into West Virginia’s Elk River, leaving about 300,000 people without clean water to drink or use.More disconcerting is the recent...

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

Opinion: Oscar year at last for DiCaprio?

Megan L. Brown January 21, 2014

Last week, we had the opportunity to see one of Hollywood’s most tremendous awards shows — the Golden Globes. Many award predictions came true, while others seemed quite shocking. Leonardo DiCaprio...

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

Opinion: Scouting for all

Kent Kirker January 21, 2014

For several decades, the Boy Scouts of America has had a policy of banning those whose lifestyles they disagree with — until last May, when they decided on a half-measure to allow openly gay youths to...

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

Opinion: Finding a happy medium

Rachel Godin January 21, 2014

Multiple times this week, while trudging along familiar paths to class, I caught myself imagining whether a pilot from the vantage point of a helicopter zipping across a grey skyline might ever look down...

Our view: Study’s findings arise from unfair stereotypes

DKS Editors January 20, 2014

Last week, a psychological study was published by SAGE Publications that claimed to support the concept of skin-tone memory bias. This is a phenomenon that occurs when a black individual “appears lighter...

Guest column: Obama takes a step back from unfettered surveillance

Doyle McManus January 20, 2014

Individually, the concrete steps President Obama announced Friday toward reforming the National Security Agency's surveillance programs were modest. Taken together, though, they signal the end of an era...

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: Kill the chicken to warn the monkey

Haoran Li January 20, 2014

In China, there is a common phrase: Kill the chicken to warn the monkey. It means in order to deter someone, punish another who connects to him or her. This seems to be applicable to the issue of China’s...

Opinion: Christie takes on traffic scandal like true leader

Jennifer Hutchinson January 20, 2014

It has been a tumultuous couple of weeks for Gov. Chris Christie as more information about the George Washington Bridge scandal has emerged. This all began in September when two lanes of the George Washington...

Our View: Internet studies don’t always have credibility

DKS Editors January 16, 2014

Looks can be deceiving in the Internet Age, and sometimes it takes a careful eye to tell the difference between someone trying to inform you and someone trying to sell you something.Kent was named Ohio’s...

Letter to the Editor: January 17, 2014

John Thomas January 16, 2014

In your informative Jan. 13 article on the “LeftonGroup to Offer Higher-Education Counseling,” current university policy is cited, quite rightly, on university employees taking outside jobs while working...

Opinion: New year, new you

Neville Hardman January 16, 2014

As the champagne popped high into the air and Patrick Stump graced the television screen on ABC’s Rockin’ Eve in those fantastic black pants, 2014 arrived with a bang.With the new year comes changes....