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Our View: Why are we still waiting?

DKS Editors November 15, 2013

Public records are a fabulous, little-known way for the public to know what is actually going on in the world. They serve not just journalists but anyone who wants to walk into any government office and...

Bruce Walton is a senior columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at bwalton4@kent.edu.

Opinion: Pope Francis brings hope to Catholic Church reputation

Bruce Walton November 15, 2013

There is no doubt that the Catholic Church hasn’t had the best reputation recently. Maybe it’s because mos traditions, methods of worship and ideals, which, haven’t changed much in centuries. Some...

 

Opinion: Lost in translation

Rachel Godin November 15, 2013

Rachel Godin Rachel Godin is a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. I interviewed 10 students to see how much time they spend on the Internet daily. This number includes...

Guest column: College financial aid for the not so poor

Phillip B. Levine November 15, 2013

With tuition at selective, private colleges and universities approaching $60,000 per year, how are students and their families expected to afford college? Although this problem is clearly the greatest...

Guest Column: Worst effects of climate change seen in Philippine typhoon

St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 13, 2013

On Monday, the United Nations opened its 19th Framework Convention on Climate Change in Warsaw, Poland. Given the unimaginable devastation wrought on the Philippines three days earlier by Typhoon Haiyan,...

Our View: Job security sways prospective students

DKS Editors November 12, 2013

Economic recession and uncertainty explains the increase of men — and students overall — enrolled in Kent State’s nursing program. High school seniors have gravitated toward nursing and the health...

 

Opinion: I give thanks for the future

Shawn Mercer November 12, 2013

Shawn Mercer Shawn Mercer is a senior integrated life sciences major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] As I looked outside Tuesday morning, I was surprised...

Guest Column: The NFL’s dirtiest player

Chicago Tribune November 12, 2013

In 2009, Richie Incognito’s peers voted him the “NFL’s dirtiest player” in a Sporting News poll. One former teammate told CNN that Incognito is “always top three” in that ballot.This year,...

Christina Bucciere is a senior journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at cbuccier@kent.edu.

Opinion: We deserve warnings about campus violence

Christina Bucciere November 12, 2013

In a unanimous decision released on Oct. 31, the Virginia Supreme Court overturned a jury verdict in the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of two students who were killed in the 2007 Virginia...

 

Opinion: Fair-trade chocolate is a better solution

Kara Taylor November 12, 2013

Kara Taylor Kara Taylor is a freshman journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected] I am currently taking a speech course, Introduction to Human Communication....

 

Opinion: Will the tanning bed obsession ever come to an end?

Megan L. Brown November 12, 2013

Megan Brown Megan L. Brown is a sophomore news major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected] Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, according...

Guest Column: We need concerted action this World Diabetes Day

Gilbert Friedell and Issac Joyner November 12, 2013

World Diabetes Day is Nov. 14, and we urgently need to address this disease right here at home.Diabetes is a major public health problem — an epidemic — in the United States.One out of 10 people over...