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Our View: Kasich emphasizes addiction issue in Ohio

DKS Editors • February 25, 2014

Many Ohioans probably expected Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State address on Monday to sound like a droning repetition of the same issues discussed at each annual speech, such as higher education,...

Opinion: What’s going on in Kiev?

Rachel Godin • February 25, 2014

Political demonstrations have been going on for two months in Kiev, Ukraine, but the issues are just now making major headlines because of the 82 killed and 600 wounded, numbers amounting to the bloodiest...

Our view: President opens up for students – but not all the way

DKS Editors • February 24, 2014

Every week, we’re sent dozens of emails with campus events that could need coverage. Tucked away at the end of one such thread — Center for Student Involvement’s “News for the Week” — was a...

Opinion: What happened in Tibet?

Haoran Li • February 24, 2014

Last week, President Obama met the Dalai Lama, one of the spirit leaders of Tibetan Buddhism. On one hand, Obama appealed the human rights issues for Tibet; on the other hand, after Obama announced meeting...

Opinion: Making a statement to USG

Jennifer Hutchinson • February 24, 2014

There has been recent discussion regarding the upcoming University Student Government elections. Many of the candidates have been looking to their peers and different student organizations for support....

Our View: Residence hall fees

DKS Editors • February 23, 2014

Last week, students in Stopher and Johnson halls received an email stating a prank had been found in one of the community lounges. All of the furniture was turned upside down.The email told students that...

Guest column: A casualty of Africa’s war on gays

Alice Nkom • February 23, 2014

For Cameroonian Roger Jean-Claude Mbede, being gay came with a prison sentence, and ultimately, a death sentence. A few weeks ago, I had to say goodbye to Jean-Claude, my dear friend and client. He died...

Opinion: The mirror of consciousness

Sanjana Iyer • February 23, 2014

How many times have we dwelled upon a dream we had the previous night, which seemed so remarkably bizarre, that even hours of pondering would not give us an answer as to what it was trying to tell us?I...

Opinion: Where is the worth in Upworthy?

Joyce Ng • February 23, 2014

Have you noticed the recent surge of online news articles with headlines that don’t actually tell you what the article is about? Here’s one that the Huffington Post published a few days ago — “What...

Our View: Westboro’s weird ways

DKS Editors • February 20, 2014

We were happy to see the nonviolent response from Kent State’s student body Wednesday when the Westboro Baptist Church tweeted it would protest the university’s decision last week to suspend wrestler...

Opinion: Social Media Lie Detector

Albert Fisler • February 20, 2014

Facebook and Twitter dominate the social media world and allow people to connect, talk and share information from all around the world. It’s easy to see how the truth can easily be stretched as people...

Guest Column: Religious liberty or discrimination in Kansas?

Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk • February 20, 2014

The Kansas legislature last week found itself on the verge of passing a bill that would protect any worker — in a private business or in government — who refused service to individuals because of the...