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Guest Column: Who wants ‘Green Eggs and Ham’?

Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 26, 2013

The following editorial appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Thursday, Sept. 26:The list of better things for the U.S. Senate to do than listen to Ted Cruz read “Green Eggs and Ham” has to be...

Opinion: I’m Shmacked: not worth the hype, the time or the money

Jimmy Miller September 26, 2013

When I’m Shmacked came to Kent on Thursday night, expectations seemed high. Students were standing in a line that wrapped around Kent Stage for at least an hour before the event officially opened...

Our view: I’m Shmacked is a façade

DKS Editors September 26, 2013

Growing Internet sensation I’m Shmacked came to Kent on Thursday to instigate and film a college party.The documentary duo calls itself an entertainment platform that is synchronizing the world of college....

Our View: Hazing, though sometimes vague, should be reported

DKS Editors September 24, 2013

The desire to fit in is not a new phenomenon, and it can be felt each year as Kent State students join one or more of the Center for Student Involvement’s 200 student organizations on campus. The organizations...

Guest Column: Overpopulation: Why ingenuity alone won’t save us

Alan Weisman September 23, 2013

It’s easy to grasp in a national park: balance must be maintained between predators and prey, lest the ecosystem crash. When we’re talking about our own species, it gets harder. The notion that there...

Guest Column: Washington has the wrong budget discussions — again

John Kass, Kansas City Star September 23, 2013

The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Monday, Sept. 23:It must be terribly frustrating to work for the Congressional Budget Office.Every year around this time, the group issues a...

 

Opinion: Seeing history through a television set

Megan L. Brown September 23, 2013

Megan Brown Megan L. Brown is a junior journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected] On Sunday, Sept. 22, television celebrated the 65th Emmy Awards hosted...

 

Opinion: Louis C.K., cellphones and social networking

Shawn Mercer September 23, 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] The great bard, Louis C.K., upon appearing on Conan last...

 

Opinion: Broadcast and the standard of beauty

Kara Taylor September 23, 2013

Kara Taylor Kara Taylor is a freshman journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Broadcast journalism is a very visual medium as television hosts and...

 

Opinion: Is war on the verge of breaking out?

Haoran Li September 23, 2013

Haoran Li is a sophomore communication studies major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater He can be reached at [email protected]. The governments of China and Japan have been arguing for several years....

Our View: Should we have a right to backspace?

DKS Editors September 23, 2013

Do you ever scroll through your Facebook or Twitter and see something you wish you could take back? Perhaps you angrily ranted at a professor about a bad grade or spilled deep feelings about your ex. It’s...

Guest Column: Using reality TV to reveal your personality

Gina Barreca, The Hartford Courant September 22, 2013

I’ve been fascinated by personality tests ever since I abandoned those quizzes where you try to find out the shape of your face. At this point in my life, I don’t care what shape my face is. Or what...