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Opinion: Unhealthy campus food fuels the ‘Freshman 15’

Kara Taylor October 7, 2013

Kara Taylor Kara Taylor is a freshman journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Many freshmen enter college with a number of myths buzzing around in...

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

Opinion: Saying no is the best (and worst) thing you can do

Christina Bucciere October 7, 2013

When put together, the letters “n” and “o” create one of the most powerful words we have in our arsenal. That tiny word separates the acceptable from the unacceptable, what we will and will not...

Guest Column: Pink buckets and bacon ribbons won’t beat breast cancer

Heather Moore October 7, 2013

There’s nothing wrong with your vision. Everything has a pink hue because it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and many companies are going overboard with pink products. Most of them mean well,...

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

Opinion: Refusing the sale of Hanukkah decorations is not part of ‘Christian Values’

Bruce Walton October 4, 2013

I’ve never been denied goods or services from a vendor or company. Luckily, I’ve been privileged enough to not have someone tell me that I’m not wanted, but I would imagine it would feel insulting...

 

Opinion: Issue of Forced Chinese Organ Harvesting Desperately Needs Media Attention

Rachel Godin October 4, 2013

Rachel Godin Rachel Godin is a sophomore journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. She can be reached at [email protected]. Healthy Human Cornea: upward of $60,000; Healthy human liver:...

Our View: Summary: The government shutdown feels like “politics as usual” as our elected officials fail to compromise due to their ideologies and lack of pressure from the American electorate.

DKS Editors October 4, 2013

As we finished up Tuesday’s edition of the Daily Kent Stater, we anxiously awaited the clock to strike midnight. Various countdown clocks ran on the different cable news networks on our televisions....

Guest Column: Fiery rhetoric inflames climate debate

Cathy Young, Newsday October 3, 2013

This article appeared in Newsday Sept. 30:The new report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, stating that there is a 95 percent probability that human impact is the main cause of rising...

Guest Column: Europe’s consumer confidence up, U.S. consumers down

Chicago Tribune October 2, 2013

The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Monday, Sept. 30:Here's a troubling indicator: U.S. consumer confidence is sagging just as European consumer confidence is surging. We're losing...

 

Opinion: Fixing the federal budget

Shawn Mercer October 1, 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] After Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution...

Guest Column: Not another temper tantrum

The Miami Herald October 1, 2013

The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Tuesday, Oct. 1:The government of the most powerful nation in the world came to a standstill at midnight because Congress refused to fund its operations....

 

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...

 

Opinion: The future of Chinese-American relations

Haoran Li October 1, 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]. The newly nominated Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met...

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