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

Opinion: Know your limits

Bruce Walton December 6, 2013

This semester has been one of the most rewarding ones I’ve ever had. I’ve met wonderful, talented people and worked in a job I loved. Although I was having a great time doing what I loved and honing...

Reg Henry: Guest Column: Firms have no business in religious case

Reg Henry December 6, 2013

I don’t know about you, but when I consider secular, for-profit corporations, my mind becomes bathed in a warm light and turns to thoughts of religion. Yes, the Almighty. That would be the Almighty Dollar...

Our View: Study hard but study smart for your finals

DKS Editors December 6, 2013

As the semester comes to an end, students are scrambling, trying to keep their due dates straight, their grades up and their sanity in check. For many, the task of completing all the final projects and...

Guest Column: Politics, not justice, in Alabama death penalty cases

Andrew Cohen December 6, 2013

A murder trial is held and the defendant is convicted. After hearing the mitigating and aggravating circumstances of the crime during the sentencing phase of the case, the jury concludes that the death...

 

Opinion: Canadian rock ‘n’ rollers The Sheepdogs strive past the rest

Megan L. Brown December 4, 2013

Megan L. Brown Megan L. Brown is a junior magazine journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected] Rolling Stone recently presented a poll for readers to...

Guest column: Renew ban on plastic guns

Miami Herald December 4, 2013

The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Monday, Dec. 2:Homemade plastic guns that can shoot real bullets aren’t toys from Santa’s workshop, but rather lethal weapons made more easily...

Our view: Programs offer pathway out for common college offenses

DKS Editors December 4, 2013

For many students, part of college life involves a run-in with the law. It could be the result of having a few too many drinks.But instead of pretending as if stuff like that doesn’t happen, the city...

Opinion: First-person account of nightmarish health site

Michael Smercorish December 4, 2013

I’m in purgatory. Since the day of the launch, Oct. 1, I’ve attempted to shop for health insurance at healthcare.gov. Almost eight weeks later, I still haven’t been successful in accessing quotes.My...

Guest column: A third term? Let’s rethink that amendment

Dan K. Thomasson December 3, 2013

WASHINGTON — I’m not so sure the nation is well served these days or perhaps ever was by limiting the terms of its chief executive. It seemed like a good idea at the time following Franklin D. Roosevelt’s...

Our View: Analysis of grade data brings new questions

DKS Editors December 3, 2013

The analysis of grade data from Spring 2008 to Spring 2013 paints an inflated picture. More than seven in 10 grades given by professors at Kent State were an A or B. As more and more students receive A’s...

 

Opinion: Finding true happiness during the holiday season

Kara Taylor December 3, 2013

Kara Taylor Kara Taylor is a freshmen journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. First, I hope everyone had a beautiful Thanksgiving. If you did not...

 

Opinion: Crazy shoppers, a potential market

Haoran Li December 3, 2013

Haoran Li Haoran Li is a sophomore communications studies major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] This year’s Black Friday seemed to be not as crowded as before....

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