Do you ever get the feeling that we Americans are some of the most selfish, self-centered and immature brats that ever lived? I am not claiming to be guilt-free, but look at our national situation as a...
In the United States, 6 million to 8 million animals enter shelters annually, and about half of them are euthanized. Despite this sobering statistic, some advocates of the deceptively named "no-kill" movement...
Ryan Sampson Ryan Sampson is a senior architecture major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact Ron Burgandy at [email protected]. Messages popped up on my Facebook news feed about bombings...
Julie Selby Julie Selby is a freshman journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. I heard a song on the radio the other day while driving home:"Tin soldiers...
Imagine hearing the phrase: "Wow, you're just like one of the boys!" Then imagine hearing the phrase: "Wow, you're just like every other woman!"Now decide which phrase is a compliment.That didn't take...
Last week in the United States seemed like a never-ending nightmare, full of events that shook our faith in humanity and glued millions of people to their television sets as they watched the news unfold.On...
America is broken. This has been a tough week for our strong country. We’ve seen terror in Boston, heartbreak in Texas and abandonment in Washington. An iconic event was horrifically disrupted on Monday;...
Shawn Mercer Shawn Mercer is a sophomore integrated life sciences major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. With finals week approaching, many of us will be pulling...
Bruce Walton Bruce Walton is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. In my last column, a reader was outraged that I called Russian president...
When Bill Clinton took the podium to address the country in January 1993, I was moved to tears. Here, then, was my first president.My parents had had all the presidents up to that point. Here was a man...
A wave of silence flew over the crowd as Elie Wiesel began to talk last Thursday in the M.A.C. Center. His white hair ran wild — confirming that he “doesn’t sleep much” — as he sat with a calm...
In just three short weeks, some of us will walk across a stage in the M.A.C. Center, receive our diplomas and say goodbye to Kent State for good — sorry for the blunt assertion, but we’re feeling sentimental....
