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Opinion: ‘Kill Your Darlings’ displays respectable biographical events

Megan L. Brown October 22, 2013

Megan Brown Megan L. Brown is a sophomore news major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. John Krokidas’ biographical film “Kill Your Darlings” stars well-known...

Our View: Take social media posts with a grain of salt

DKS Editors October 21, 2013

Summary: A flood of tweets Monday intensified reports of a campus burglary. The tweets spread unconfirmed rumors across campus, triggering an overwhelming number of calls to Kent police dispatchers.Anyone...

Guest Column: Beware the conspiracy theorists

Nov. 22 will mark the 50th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy assassination. Get ready for more of this:“John F. Kennedy was murdered by a conspiracy involving disgruntled CIA agents, anti-Castro Cubans,...

 

Opinion: Southeast Asia: an arena between America and China

Haoran Li October 21, 2013

Haoran Li Haoran Li is a sophomore communication studies major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. He can be reached at [email protected]. With the absence of President Barack Obama, who was trapped...

Guest Column: Discovering the epidemic of overtreatment

H. Gilbert Welch October 21, 2013

Similar populations living in different regions of the United States get exposed to wildly different amounts of medical care.If that sounds like an old story, it is. But it is an important story to reflect...

 

Opinion: What is the race card?

Kara Taylor October 21, 2013

Kara Taylor Kara Taylor is freshman journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her [email protected]. Oftentimes, the blacks in America may experience ridicule when attempting...

 

Opinion: Ugh, I can’t fall asleep

Shawn Mercer October 21, 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 sat in class Monday, a friend sitting next to me...

Our View: Campus-area intersections, crosswalks need updates

DKS Editors October 20, 2013

Orange construction barrels and road closure signs are nothing new to Kent State’s campus since the redevelopment of downtown began. However, no matter all of the new bells and whistles added, including...

 

Opinion: American buyers contribute to Ireland’s estate market

Elaina Sauber October 19, 2013

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Living off campus comes at a hefty price, most often in the form of rent...

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

Opinion: High school graduation requirement: college admission

Christina Bucciere October 19, 2013

The district board members of the Corbett School District, about 22 miles outside of Portland, Ore., will vote on a new graduation requirement in December: college admission.The requirement, as posed by...

Guest Column: Race and college admissions

The Baltimore Sun October 19, 2013

Anybody who has ever encountered the college admissions process knows that there’s no such thing as an even playing field. Most schools will admit that upfront. “Like all colleges,” Harvard College...

Our View: You are what you eat, but what do you eat?

DKS Editors October 17, 2013

It’s the end of Week 8. We’re all stressed, low on energy and ready for a break. Making a healthy meal at the end of the day is often the last thing on our minds as we attempt to get through the last...