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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

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...

 

Opinion: Choosing the right one

Taylor Miksic March 11, 2012

Taylor Miksic Taylor Miksic is a freshman news major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Whether or not you chose your roommate, there are going to be things...

 

Opinion: Whose discrimination is it anyway?

Jody Michael March 11, 2012

Jody Michael Jody Michael is a junior broadcast journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Cleveland sports radio personality Chuck Booms threw a fit...

 

Opinion: Setting a standard for human rights

Fiza Shah March 11, 2012

Fiza Shah Fiza Shah is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. There are about 6.2 million Muslims in America. Let’s be pessimistic and say that...

Our View: Yes, we can

DKS Editors March 11, 2012

Last week, you probably didn’t know who Joseph Kony was. You probably didn’t know why Invisible Children, Inc. would ever want to “make him famous” this year.But now, after one 30-minute viral...

Our View: Look elsewhere for energy

DKS Editors March 11, 2012

Our wallets feel it every time we head to the pumps.Gas prices have certainly become a burden on our already tight budgets, and it’s probably not going to get any easier.Over the weekend, the Washington...

Guest column: Private Facebook profiles won’t prevent employers from taking a peek

Nishat Khan March 11, 2012

Sometime last year I started noticing that some of my Facebook friends were renaming themselves: Amanda to Amanda Rose, Michael Richards was now Richard Michael.I didn’t think too much of it at first;...

Guest column: Levying a tax on sugary drinks is a sweet deal

Katrina Rios March 11, 2012

Whether in the form of Gatorade to replenish electrolytes after a hard workout, 5-Hour Energy to get through a long day of classes or Pepsi to get a short-lived energy boost at work, we’ve all experienced...

 

Opinion: A trending war on Joseph Kony

Seth Cohen March 11, 2012

Seth Cohen Seth Cohen is a senior magazine journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. When President Obama announced in mid-October that he would deploy...

 

Opinion: Speculations on creativity and mental illness

Hank Venetta March 9, 2012

Hank Venetta Hank Venetta is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. When I think of great artists, unresolved questions go through my head.Is...

 

Opinion: Cleveland is no ‘mistake on the lake’ anymore

Melissa Schwachenwald March 9, 2012

Melissa Schwachenwald Melissa Schwachenwald is a senior fine arts major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Cities have always been an important aspect of my life.Growing...