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Our View: It’s Syria, not Iraq

DKS Editors August 28, 2013

The memory of the American public tends to be short — especially in times of national security and foreign threat — despite history’s well-established tendency to repeat itself.But it has never been...

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....

 

Opinion: Opportunity for a lifetime

Shawn Mercer August 27, 2013

Shawn Mercer Shawn Mercer is a columnist for The Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. At the 2013 Teen Choice Awards, as he received the Ultimate Choice Award, Ashton Kutcher did not...

Opinion: The National Security Agency joins…Tumblr?

Tyler Singleton August 27, 2013

Tyler Singleton Tyler Singleton is a senior magazine journalism major and the opinion editor for The Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. During the past two months, the National Security...

Our view: New president brings a new challenge to students

DKS staff August 27, 2013

As we approach President Lester Lefton’s retirement July 1, 2014, the presidential search is underway with a 16-member team working with a private executive search firm. While it’s easy to reflect...

Our View: Welcome to a new city and a new paper

DKS Editors August 26, 2013

Summary: Kent is changing, and so are we. This semester, we promise to bring our readers a more relevant, more interactive version of the Stater than ever before.Welcome back to Kent! (Or welcome, for...

Opinion: Things everyone must stop doing right now

Right this minute, everybody needs to stop chanting that blueberries are healthy and full of antioxidants. The next person who announces this gets his or her nose poked with a fork. Enough already with...

Guest Column: How will the world respond to a suspected war crime in Syria?

Chicago Tribune August 26, 2013

The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, Aug. 23:The world may be heading toward a showdown in Syria over a suspected poison gas attack launched by government forces, killing...

Opinion: Is the media responsible for our criminal obession?

Elaina Sauber August 25, 2013

Elania Sauber This has been a year of numerous high-profile court cases and shocking verdicts. The media often face public outrage for looking in-depth into these cases and criminals to the point of...

 

Opinion: My goal – be present

Christina Bucciere August 25, 2013

Earlier this summer, I was very happy to learn about Kent State sophomore Zoe Burch’s quick response to a potential threat made in an online chat room against a Pennsylvania high school. Her decision...

Movies in Review: Frances Ha

Rex Santus June 1, 2013

There’s a sequence in “Frances Ha” in which Greta Gerwig, an actress who has spent the last few years on the fringes of recognizability, runs through the crosswalks of Brooklyn, pirouetting and leaping...

Guest column: Another anniversary: business as usual at Kent State

William A. Gordon May 3, 2013

Although I probably know more than anyone else about the historical significance of May 4, I will not be attending tomorrow night's panel discussion. For the 23rd year since my book on May 4 was published,...

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