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Guest column: A second opinion on drone strikes

Los Angeles Times February 20, 2013

The idea that the federal courts should play some role in deciding whether the government may kill U.S. citizens abroad allied with al-Qaida has suddenly gained traction in Washington. During confirmation...

Guest column: Monsanto, the court and the seeds of dissent

George Kimbrell, Debbie Barker February 20, 2013

On Tuesday, attorneys for the largest agrochemical corporation in the world, Monsanto, presented arguments before the Supreme Court asserting the company's rights to the generations of seeds that naturally...

 

Opinion: Dr. Carson speaks up

Shawn Mercer February 20, 2013

Shawn Mercer Shawn Mercer is a sophomore integrated life sciences major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.Contact Shawn Mercer at [email protected]. Benjamin Carson, neurosurgeon and director...

 

Opinion: The crazy never die

Jake Crissman February 20, 2013

Jake Crissman Jake Crissman is a sophomore English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. On Feb. 20, 2005, the voice of a generation, the figurehead of the...

Men’s basketball loss painful

Ed Safranek February 20, 2013

Seeing the Ohio Bobcats basketball team best the Golden Flashes Saturday in Athens was a painful experience. True, Kent State did a great job coming from an 11-point deficit to turn it into an overtime...

Our View: Bill Gates is not giving you $5,000

DKS Editors February 20, 2013

Summary: When does sharing a fake Facebook photo for money cross the line from gullible-ness to stupidity?What does it take to get $5,000? Hard work? Luck? Sharing a Facebook photo?It’s an old hoax,...

Our View: CNN is its own carnival

DKS Editors February 20, 2013

CNN has been excoriated for the way it handled coverage of the Carnival Triumph fiasco. Quite frankly, we’d like to join in.Anyone who stuck with the channel’s all day coverage saw essentially nonstop...

 

Opinion: Give video games a chance

Matthew Bertovich February 19, 2013

Matthew Bertovich Matthew Bertovich is a junior psychology major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. The term “video game” is interpreted by far too many as...

Our View: We hate the homelessness problem

DKS Editors February 19, 2013

To anyone passing by the impressive new developments and businesses downtown, Kent looks like a prosperous, comfortable and safe place to live. As we briskly walk across campus to get to class, or make...

Letter to the Editor: Feb. 19, 2013

Tim Bledsoe February 18, 2013

“There, but for the grace of God, go I.” I have said this to many people over the years. I must also look in the mirror and say this to myself, loud and clear. I have witnessed many things in my life,...

Our View: Vote or be voiceless

DKS Editors February 18, 2013

If you want to have a voice on this campus, you have to vote in the USG elections.As journalism students, there are times we forget that not every student on campus understands the makeup of our university...

 

Opinion: Trying to understand the niqab

Ryan Sampson February 17, 2013

Ryan Sampson Ryan Sampson is a senior architecture major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Egyptian-American feminist, writer and activist Mona Eltahawy has...