The numbers are grim: the state of Ohio found a whopping 42 of 68 standard regulations in which Kent City Jail failed to comply with state standards. That’s a pretty bad report card to show Mom and Pop.But,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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;...
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...
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...
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...
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...
