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Guest Column: Saying what you (don’t) mean

Philip Mogavero March 9, 2012

By now, everyone should be quite familiar with Rush Limbaugh’s recent inflammatory comments toward Sandra Fluke regarding birth control, for which he has since apologized and suffered heavy advertising...

Our View: The Catholic Church shouldn’t dictate whose ‘sins’ are worthy of communion

DKS Editors March 9, 2012

In February, abcnews.com posted a story about a Catholic priest who refused to give Communion to a lesbian woman at her mother’s funeral.“’He covered the bowl with the Eucharist with his hand and...

 

Opinion: Live band- Dead audience

Andrew Paulsen March 8, 2012

Andrew Paulsen Andrew Paulsen is a senior electronic media production major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. There’s nothing quite like the energy at a rock...

Guest Column: Tumblr self-harm ban will help users

Catherine Wirtz March 8, 2012

Tumblr, an online blogging community, announced last week that it will implement a new policy against blogs that promote self-harm, eating disorders and suicidal thoughts.Since Tumblr’s launch five years...

 

Opinion: What is our role in foreign slavery?

Bruce Walton March 8, 2012

Bruce Walton Bruce Walton is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. In my last column, I expressed the sadness and crimes against humanity performed...

Our View: Why didn’t young Ohio voters cast a ballot?

DKS Editors March 8, 2012

Have you been following the primaries or local issues? Do you care about school funding or who could arrest you? Did you vote yesterday?According to statistics, you probably didn’t.The Ohio primary youth...

Our View: Keep public criticism of the president about politics

DKS Editors March 7, 2012

Last Wednesday, an email was forwarded to the Great Falls Tribune in Montana. The subject line: “A Mom’s Memory.” In it, President Obama’s true origin: bestiality.   The story is pretty typical...

 

Opinion: Universal studios bastardizes Dr. Seuss’s ‘The Lorax’

Robert Thomas Young March 7, 2012

Robert Thomas Young Robert Thomas Young is a senior philosophy major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] Dr. Seuss incorporated liberal political ideals as well...

 

Opinion: Remember the sisters of Alpha Xi Delta-Beta Mu Chapter

Elaina Sauber March 7, 2012

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a sophomore English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] Friday morning, two cars of young women were driving on Interstate 75...

Guest Column: The politics of surnames

Gabriel Rosen March 7, 2012

The French government announced last week that it would drop the title “Mademoiselle” from all its official documents. Solidarity Minister Roselyne Bachelot claimed in support of the measure that the...

 

Opinion: Holy war or something more?

Fiza Shah March 6, 2012

Fiza Shah Fiza Shah is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. I would like to first take the next couple of columns to talk about two issues that...

Guest Column: In defense of naps

Erin Lengas March 6, 2012

Sleep is a college student’s best friend. However, as often as we neglect it, it abandons us. Between classes, schoolwork, intramural sports, socializing and procrastinating that ends in an all-night...