Shawn Mercer Shawn Mercer is a sophomore integrated life sciences major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact Shawn Mercer at [email protected]. Often we describe our society as individualistic...
Energy company TransCanada is planning a massive new pipeline, called Keystone XL, that would transport oil from Canadian tar sands into the United States. President Obama and new Secretary of State John...
In the United States, more than 85 people are killed at the hands of gun violence every day. More than twice as many people are injured. Over the past few years, we’ve seen mass shooting after mass shooting....
The Cleveland Indians finished with the second-worst record in the American League last year, leading to the firing of manager Manny Acta and a general sense of indifference from fans heading into the...
The United States is leading a revolution in higher education. With the advent of massive open online courses, or MOOCs, U.S. universities will be increasingly exporting hundreds of college-level classes...
Eight senators are proving that, yes, Congress can play well with others in a proposal aimed at solving the U.S. illegal immigration issue.The proposal was conceived from four Democratic senators (Charles...
Christina Bucciere Christina Bucciere is a junior journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. I’ll admit it: Seeing my friends’ latest photo album...
I found the "sugar baby" story appalling as much for what it left out as for its content. Let's call a spade a spade: this is prostitution, and yet nowhere in the article was that distasteful truth mentioned.Further,...
Summary: The football team’s gold bowl-game helmets were a fun discussion point for the end of the season, but hopefully it won’t inspire uniform changes run amok.By now, you’ve probably seen the...
I moved from Bryan, Ohio, to attend Kent State Stark in Fall 2012 in hopes of finishing my Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. After nearly having a stroke and damaging the muscles in my arms,...
The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Friday, Jan. 25:California Sen. Dianne Feinstein knows passing the assault weapons ban she introduced Thursday could be the toughest fight...
Ryan Sampson Ryan Sampson is a senior architecture major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. The period between Christmas and Valentine’s Day is dating-website...
