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Opinion: Take five, remember a legend

Tyler Kieslich December 6, 2012

Tyler Kieslich Tyler Kieslich is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Dave Brubeck died this Wednesday. In a different time, news of his...

 

Opinion: Coping with Hazell’s sudden exit

Jody Michael December 6, 2012

Jody Michael Jody Michael is a senior news major and opinion editor for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. It’s the first truly exciting season for the Kent State football program...

Opinion: Your guide to the ‘fiscal cliff’

Doyle McManus December 6, 2012

Are we about to go over a fiscal cliff? It's looking more likely, but it may not be as alarming as it sounds.Here are three things you need to know about the impending crisis over the so-called fiscal...

 

Opinion: Tech together, not apart

Brian Reimer December 6, 2012

Brian Reimer Brian Reimer is a senior anthropology major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. If you’ve read my columns throughout the semester, you’ll probably...

Our View: Voter fraud believers grasping at straws

DKS Editors December 5, 2012

Summary: The Portage County TEA Party’s refusal to accept that President Obama won Ohio makes the group appear detached from reality.The Record-Courier reported Sunday that the Portage County Tea Party...

 

Opinion: This will get your mind off finals

Jake Crissman December 5, 2012

Jake Crissman Jake Crissman is a sophomore English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. I know that most of you are probably freaking out from all of the...

Our View: Women should have full-combat rights in the U.S. armed forces

DKS Editors December 4, 2012

Summary: The four female plaintiffs challenging a Pentagon policy that largely prohibits women from military combat positions have it right. It’s time for total equality in the U.S. armed forces.Despite...

Guest Column: Unanswered questions on cellphones, privacy

Philadelphia Inquirer December 4, 2012

The Petraeus affair has helped Americans understand the sweeping power federal authorities have to snoop around in email. Another way Americans may unknowingly expose their personal affairs to law-enforcement...

 

Opinion: ‘Tis the season to donate

Lyndsey Schley December 3, 2012

Lyndsey Schley Lyndsey Schley is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Brace yourself: The charities are coming. As December arrives, many...

Our View: Road trip

DKS Editors December 3, 2012

Flashes fans cheered and waved their yellow towels proudly at Ford Field in Detroit Friday.Every big play for Kent State was followed by an eruption from one half of the arena, and the energy was palpable...

Guest Column: Affirmative action and the law: Does the Constitution bar voters from doing away with racial preferences?

Los Angeles Times December 3, 2012

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Friday, Nov. 30:As the Supreme Court mulls whether the U.S. Constitution prohibits state universities from taking race into account in admissions...

Letter to the editor: U.S. government should stop dwelling on American deaths in Benghazi

Tim Bledsoe December 3, 2012

I am writing to express my extreme anger and frustration at our president, Cabinet members and Congress members for continuing to dwell on the four Americans that were killed at the embassy in Benghazi....