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Opinion: Does Bob Dylan stand a chance at winning Nobel Prize in Literature?

Megan Brown October 1, 2013

Megan Brown Megan Brown is a sophomore news major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded 105 times to 109 Nobel Laureates...

Our View: Smoking ban might be commendable, but is it practical?

DKS Editors September 30, 2013

Following a recent report by the Kent State Tobacco Free Campus Advisory Committee, Lester Lefton’s cabinet is considering a campus-wide ban on smoking and tobacco products. The report outlines a three-step...

Guest column: Neither tech advocates nor copyright holders are happy with the rules for the use of works online

Los Angeles Times September 29, 2013

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, Sept. 26:What do you get when you replace the original dialogue from classic Peanuts comic strips with lyrics from songs by the beloved...

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

Opinion: Celebrating the little victories

Christina Bucciere September 29, 2013

As a wise man once said, “Why give yourself a pat on the back when you can give yourself a punch in the face?” That wise man was my dad, and his glib analysis of the typical type-A personality put...

 

Opinion: Food labeling — our right to consume or avoid GMOs

Elaina Sauber September 29, 2013

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a senior English major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Your college years may be some of the best of your life, but they’re...

Our view: I’m Shmacked is a façade

DKS Editors September 27, 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....

 

Opinion: Autumn Equinox: a brief history

Rachel Godin September 27, 2013

Rachel Godin Rachel Godin is a sophomore journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. At this time of year, the sun’s position to Earth creates the...

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

Opinion: The dangers of being a black man

Bruce Walton September 27, 2013

When you’re a black man in America, there aren’t a lot of places where you feel completely safe. People look at you differently. You get used to it, but it’s still there. I’m 5’5; I wear glasses;...

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

Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 27, 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 27, 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: Hazing, though sometimes vague, should be reported

DKS Editors September 25, 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...

 

Opinion: Seeing history through a television set

Megan L. Brown September 24, 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...

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