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Opinion: Cleveland, stop worrying and love the bomb

Tyler Kieslich October 10, 2012

Tyler Kieslich Tyler Kieslich is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Whenever I listen to Cleveland sports talk radio, I’m always reminded...

Guest Column: Progress in South means blacks can safely return

Lewis Diuguid October 10, 2012

Isabel Wilkerson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book helped me understand the 20th-century movement that drove my dad and 6 million other blacks from the South. Yet in the 21st century, it attracted my 29-year-old...

Guest Column: TV ‘watchdogs’ quiet as political ad cash rolls in

Edward Wasserman (Miami Herald) October 9, 2012

News media that rely on ads have always had a problem covering their own advertisers. It’s rare to find a reporter who doesn’t have a story, sometimes well-founded, of an employer whose newsroom pulled...

 

Opinion: Romney and Obama energy policies are decadent and depraved

Brian Reimer October 9, 2012

Brian Reimer Brian Reimer is a senior anthropology major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. When President Obama visited Kent State a few weeks ago, he outlined...

 

Opinion: Master debating

Jake Crissman October 9, 2012

Jake Crissman Jake Crissman is a sophomore English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Tonight at 9 p.m. is the vice presidential debate. Democratic incumbent...

 

Opinion: No perks of waiting

Dan Jenkins October 9, 2012

Dan Jenkins Dan Jenkins is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. After hearing incredible things about “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”...

Our View: Standing up for coming out

DKS Editors October 8, 2012

In Monday’s edition of the Daily Kent Stater, a front-page story ran that examined the challenges still associated with coming out. Students, faculty and staff noted that, while changing times have made...

 

Opinion: The life and death of the college party

Elaina Sauber October 8, 2012

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a junior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. If you’ve ever been to a house party off campus, you may have found...

 

Opinion: Cutting PBS would hurt American students

Lyndsey Schley October 7, 2012

Lyndsey Schley Lyndsey Schley is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Big Bird is in the unemployment line. Bert and Ernie have lost their...

Guest column: The only facts every young voter should know (but typically doesn’t)

Mark Altieri October 7, 2012

In the last few weeks of this election season, all voters — but particularly younger ones — are going to be hit with so many confusing statistics and numbers that heads will spin and logical discernment...

 

Opinion: Journalism isn’t dying

Taylor Miksic October 7, 2012

Taylor Miksic Taylor Miksic is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Congratulations, you are currently doing what a lot of people don’t:...

Our View: Last chance to register to vote

DKS Editors October 7, 2012

Editor's note: This article was updated to provide clarification.No matter what political leaning you have or which presidential candidate — if either — you want to win, every student should register...