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Our view: Fee is ill-conceived and inadequate — but it’s only the first year

DKS Editors September 4, 2013

School officials admitted they don’t have the money they expected from students taking more than a typical load of courses. This news is frustrating because we were told that the extra money students...

Opinion: Should everybody go to college?

Shawn Mercer September 4, 2013

In light of President Obama’s recent bus tour regarding his new plan to control the cost of college, an examination of who should be going to college seems appropriate.First it is useful to know that...

Opinion: The CEO ‘performance pay’ charade

Sarah Anderson September 4, 2013

If anyone still believes this country has a “pay for performance” system for corporate executives, it’s time to put the notion to rest. For more than two decades, corporations have gotten away with...

Opinion: Caring about Syria is no reason to bomb it

Jody Michael September 3, 2013

In last week’s “Our View” regarding the possibility of U.S. intervention in the Syrian civil war, the editorial board wrote, “The question of another war could actually be restated: Should we care...

Opinion: An Irish groundbreaker lost

Elaina Sauber September 3, 2013

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a senior English major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. This past spring, I took an opportunity and studied abroad in Northern...

Our view: Social media users unable to prevent all risks

DKS editors September 3, 2013

As we can see from the experiences of a fellow Kent State student, the dangers of social media are real, and they can happen to anyone.Allyssa Griffiths was stalked for five years. Her tweets, Facebook...

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

Opinion: “Orange is the New Black” champions amputees in popular culture

Christina Bucciere September 3, 2013

First, let me just say if you are not watching “Orange is the New Black,” I highly suggest you find a friend willing to give you their login information, among the 12 other friends already using it,...

Opinion: Two faux pas affecting your writing

Rachel Godin August 30, 2013

Rachel Godin Rachel Godin is a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact Rachel Godin at [email protected] Each year, university writing courses ask us to find meaning in content and in doing so,...

Opinion: Profiting from Johnny Manziel

Chicago Tribune August 30, 2013

If you’re a fan of Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel — or just see him as a good investment opportunity — you can find everything you need on eBay. It offers hundreds of items signed by the...

Our View: Striking for higher wages in fast food jobs

DKS Editors August 30, 2013

As the cost of living continues to climb, fast food workers across the nation walked off their jobs Thursday in an effort to make it known that $7.25 an hour no longer pays the bills.For many of us college...

Opinion: Whatever happened to my rock n’ roll?

Megan Brown August 30, 2013

Megan Brown Megan Brown is a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. The music known as “rock & roll” descends from its original roots of gospel, blues, folk/country/bluegrass...

Opinion: President Obama plans for students’ futures

Kara Taylor August 28, 2013

Kara Taylor Kara Taylor is a sophomore journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. As college students, we struggle with the idea of student loans....

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