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Guest Column: What we should be asking the candidates

Michael Eric Siegel April 23, 2012

The questions routinely asked of our presidential candidates are insufficient for assessing their potential ability to lead the nation. The following questions are based on my studies of the leadership...

 

Opinion: More than half of new graduates can’t find good jobs

Robert Thomas Young April 23, 2012

Robert Thomas Young Robert Thomas Young is a senior philosophy major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] As the class of 2012 finishes classes and gets ready to...

 

Opinion: College students are people, too

Elaina Sauber April 23, 2012

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a sophomore English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected] I find it funny when older adults say our generation has no respect,...

Guest Column: Why do you have to sell your privacy to win?

John Kass April 23, 2012

When you heard about that Southern Illinois couple winning a $218 million lottery prize — and keeping it a secret for weeks — did you think about what you would have done?Would you have tried to keep...

Our View: Something really bad is bound to happen

DKS Editors April 22, 2012

Sometime around the middle of the afternoon, standing in the middle of the massive crowd, in the middle of College Avenue, the collective mood of the party shifted to sour. It’s hard to pinpoint when...

 

Opinion: The diminishing prominence of May 4

Jody Michael April 22, 2012

Jody Michael Jody Michael is a junior broadcast journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. As a freshman two years ago, I attended the annual May 4 commemoration...

 

Opinion: Research for yourself

Fiza Shah April 22, 2012

Fiza Shah Fiza Shah is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact Joe Smith at [email protected]. When I first started this column, many people, including my own family, told...

Guest Column: What Hilary Rosen got right

Dick Polman April 22, 2012

Hilary Rosen, the Democratic strategist who has been savaged recently for targeting Ann Romney and supposedly maligning motherhood, was merely guilty of saying precisely the right thing in precisely the...

Guest Column: Lefton shouldn’t stay quiet on per-credit-hour fee

Joyce Ng April 22, 2012

It’s been a little more than two weeks since students became aware of the new per-credit-hour fee, which sparked an online petition, a physical petition and a series of physical protests. Since then,...

 

Opinion: Mitt Romney, meh, close enough

Seth Cohen April 22, 2012

Seth Cohen Seth Cohen is a senior magazine journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. There’s been a lot of talk in the news lately as to whether we’re...

 

Opinion: Evolution should not be a controversial issue

Hank Venetta April 18, 2012

Hank Venetta Hank Venetta is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. When ignorance and arrogance are pitted against each other, nobody wins....

An open letter from Evan Gildenblatt

Evan Gildenblatt April 18, 2012

When I was campaigning for Undergraduate Student Government, I made a promise to represent the best interests of the students of Kent State University. I intend to keep that promise, and I’m here today...