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Our View: Too Much of a Good Thing

DKS Editors October 29, 2012

Halloween at Kent State has the reputation of being one of the biggest parties in the state this time of year, but those who overdo it can ruin it for everyone.There were 64 arrests during the Halloween...

 

Opinion: Third parties a breath of fresh air

Elaina Sauber October 29, 2012

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a junior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. I’m not sure if you know this yet, but there’s an election next week....

 

Opinion: Canada’s greatest export

Jake Crissman October 29, 2012

Jake Crissman Jake Crissman is sophomore English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. In my entire life, I have loved only three things: everyone, facial...

Guest Column: Stephen King book gets kicked out of high school

The Los Angeles Times October 29, 2012

Think about Stephen King books with disturbing themes, and the tale of the Overlook, a malevolent hotel, might come to mind, or Christine, a malevolent Plymouth. As a bestselling horror novelist, King...

Our View: Candidates avoid environmental talk

DKS Editors October 28, 2012

Summary: Climate change is an important issue looming in our future, and it’s worth discussion — or at least acknowledgement — from the presidential candidates.Amid clashes in and out of debates,...

Is cheerleading the most hazardous event in sports?

Guest Column October 28, 2012

The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Monday, Oct. 29:If you go to a college or high school football game, you'll see dedicated athletes giving their all in a pastime that in some...

 

Brown a great senator, person

Lyndsey Schley October 28, 2012

Lyndsey Schley Lyndsey Schley is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact Joe Smith at [email protected]. In my senior year of high school, we were assigned to write letters...

 

Swift takes new Maserati down dead-end street

Dan Jenkins October 28, 2012

Dan Jenkins Dan Jenkins is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact Dan Jenkins at [email protected]. Taylor Swift has openly admitted to being influenced by many genres...

Our View: An almost impossible win

DKS Editors October 27, 2012

Sports in Northeast Ohio have been brutal for nearly five decades.The Cleveland Browns won an NFL Championship in 1964 (before the game was called the “Super Bowl”), the Indians haven’t won the World...

 

Opinion: If you don’t know, don’t vote

Ryan Sampson October 27, 2012

Ryan Sampson Ryan Sampson is a senior architecture major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. I got my absentee ballot last week, and I opened it quickly, excited...

Opinion: The change we need

Bruce Walton October 27, 2012

Bruce Walton Bruce Walton is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. What is change? Change can be as abrupt as falling from the sky, or a gradual...

Guest Column: The Ohio presidential equation

Doyle McManus October 27, 2012

Doyle McManusLos Angeles Times (MCT)If there’s a ground zero in this presidential campaign, it might just be the parking lot of a downscale shopping center in North Columbus, Ohio, halfway between Papa...