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Guest Column: Trayvon Martin and Joseph Kony demonstrate impotence of misguided American rage

S. Jacob Stern March 26, 2012

Trayvon Martin, as most, if not all, of you know, was murdered a month ago while walking home through a gated community. His offense? Purchasing a bag of Skittles, an iced tea and wearing a hoodie while...

 

Opinion: Having a baby in 2012

Robert Thomas Young March 26, 2012

Robert Thomas Young is a senior philosophy major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] My wife and I are expecting our first child in three weeks! I’ve been talking...

Guest Column: Apple, Blackberry… and Raspberry?

David Rabinowitz March 25, 2012

The Raspberry Pi, an extremely thin, bare-bones computer, launched at the end of last month to the delight of tens of thousands of people. Consumers around the world had been anxiously waiting for its...

Our View: Getting over spring break

DKS Editors March 25, 2012

It’s been a full week of hanging out, traveling and sleeping. Now we all have to return to the grind. After a string of partying until the early morning hours and waking up in the middle of the day,...

 

Opinion: What Occupy Wall Street has taught me

Jody Michael March 25, 2012

Jody Michael Jody Michael is a junior broadcast journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. My previous Occupy Wall Street columns were actually about...

Guest Column: Sergeant deserves punishment

Ashley Fisher March 25, 2012

Disbelief and outrage quickly spread across Afghanistan last week, as well as the U.S., when Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales went on a vicious killing spree that resulted in the deaths of 16 innocent Afghan...

Our View: Spring Break is finally here

DKS Editors March 14, 2012

For the past 10 weeks, you’ve attended classes, completed assignments, participated in student organizations, and worked on- and off-campus jobs. Your ability to get through those weeks is still quite...

Guest column: Cuban Embargo has been 50 years of failure

Ty Gilligan March 14, 2012

February 2012 marked the 50th Anniversary of the US trade embargo against Cuba. President Kennedy put the embargo in place as punishment to Fidel Castro’s regime, and the U.S. hoped the embargo would...

 

Opinion: Party early so we can party later

Andrew Paulsen March 14, 2012

Andrew Paulsen Andrew Paulsen is a senior electronic media production major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Hope you’re tan and fit as the leather suitcase...

 

Opinion: Should the U.S. troops leave sooner rather than later?

Bruce Walton March 14, 2012

Bruce Walton Bruce Walton is a freshman news major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Let’s talk about America’s relationship and involvement with Afghanistan...

Our View: Time to grow up

DKS Editors March 13, 2012

Heading off to college can be incredibly stressful for a student. More often than not, the incoming freshman has to worry about being away from home for the first time, being away from his or her circle...

 

Opinion: Is Israel going to bomb Iran?

Robert Thomas Young March 13, 2012

Robert Thomas Young Robert Thomas Young is a senior philosophy major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly compared...