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

Opinion: Find happiness in SAD

Christina Bucciere October 12, 2013

As winter descends upon northeast Ohio, our world becomes substantially darker. Some people may be more negatively affected by the variation in sunlight exposure than others. Seasonal Affective Disorder,...

 

Opinion: No room for misogyny in STEM

Elaina Sauber October 12, 2013

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected] As a lover of everything literary and linguistic, my understanding of most...

Guest Column: It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Some people just come alive at certain times of the year. Kids love Halloween. Women crave Fashion Week. Grown men get positively giddy about Spring Training. Grown men in feathers and sparkles perk up...

 

Opinion: Virtual Money: Bitcoin Basics

Rachel Godin October 10, 2013

Rachel Godin Rachel Godin is a sophomore journalist major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. What is Bitcoin? Since the controversial uncovering of Tor’s Silk...

Our View: No reason we shouldn’t be 5-out-of-5

DKS Editors October 10, 2013

Friday is Coming Out Day — which caps Coming Out Week — a time in which the LGBT community and its supporters encourage and support those who may still be “in the closet.” More generally, it’s...

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

Opinion: Gay porn star temporarily banned from Facebook for all the wrong reasons

Bruce Walton October 10, 2013

So this week, I came across a story in the news this week about Jesse Jackman, a gay porn-star, who was temporarily banned from Facebook for posting a picture of himself kissing his husband, which was...

Guest Column: Do ya feel lucky, punk?

Bart Chilton October 9, 2013

Many who thought a government shutdown wouldn’t be such a big hairy deal are now reassessing.In recent days, we’ve learned that the National Institutes of Health hasn’t started clinical trials to...

Our View: No tent cities, just Facebook

DKS Editors October 8, 2013

When David Oliver, chief of the Brimfield Township Police Department, dropped by Franklin Hall on Tuesday to chat with journalism students, he didn’t talk much about arrest numbers, new initiatives or...

 

Opinion: China still working to become a global power

Haoran Li October 7, 2013

Haoran Li Haoran Li is a sophomore communication studies major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] China celebrated its 64th National Day on Oct. 1. Since the 19th...

 

Opinion: New management and ideas put into local coffee shop

Megan L. Brown October 7, 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] Scribbles Coffee Co. in downtown Kent has not only been...

Our View: Public art plan shows value of collaboration

DKS Editors October 7, 2013

The city of Kent has always had a specific cultural identity that places emphasis on the arts through the presence of small, local businesses and celebrations such as the ‘Round Town Music Festival and...

 

Opinion: Overpopulation is not compatible with liberty

Shawn Mercer October 7, 2013

Shawn Mercer Shawn Mercer is a senior integrated life sciences major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. He can be reached at [email protected] I would count myself as a libertarian when comes...