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Opinion: Is war on the verge of breaking out?

Haoran Li September 24, 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 24, 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: Overpopulation: Why ingenuity alone won’t save us

Alan Weisman September 24, 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 24, 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 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...

 

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

Shawn Mercer September 24, 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...

Our view: Portage County: a dumping ground for frack waste

DKS Editors September 23, 2013

In the last decade, energy companies have developed a particularly lucrative method of extracting natural gas from the shale rock formations beneath eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. The process,...

Guest Column: Using reality TV to reveal your personality

Gina Barreca, The Hartford Courant September 23, 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...

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

Opinion: Give mental illness the acknowledgement it deserves

Christina Bucciere September 23, 2013

Last Monday, I returned home from a long day of school and collapsed onto my bed, happy to see my cat Gus was already curled up by my pillow waiting to greet me. Like most cats, he is fickle with his affections,...

 

Opinion: Is ‘Blurred Lines’ a rapist anthem?

Elaina Sauber September 22, 2013

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a senior English major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected] Miley Cyrus’ MTV Video Music Awards performance last month succeeded...

 

Opinion: Lessons learned from “Into the Wild”

Megan L. Brown September 20, 2013

Megan L. Brown Megan L. Brown is a junior journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Pieces of literature have always had an impact on society. There...

Guest column: Income gaps can be catalysts

Guest ColumnistThe Philadelphia InquirerIt’s a stretch to think Americans, like French peasants or Russian serfs in centuries past, will rise up and revolt to protest economic inequality in this country....

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