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Opinion: When Big Brother holds onto the Medal of Honor

Seth Cohen February 27, 2012

Seth Cohen Seth Cohen is a senior magazine journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Let’s talk about something a bit unusual in the media spotlight....

Our View: Make it stop

DKS Editors February 27, 2012

A tragic and unfortunate trend surfaced last year: gay students around the nation committing suicide as a result of being bullied or victimized.We were appalled with each new story. But we were thankful...

 

Opinion: Educational inequality heavily damages a child’s future

Hank Venetta February 24, 2012

Hank Venetta Hank Venetta is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected].. Most of us won’t deny this: The quality of a child’s education is...

 

Opinion: Creating hope for the homeless

Melissa Schwachenwald February 24, 2012

Melissa Schwachenwald Melissa Schwachenwald is a senior fine arts major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Pulling the ragged jacket around his slim body to shield...

Guest column: We’re all statists now

Dylan R. Matthews February 24, 2012

Rick Santorum might defeat Mitt Romney in the Michigan primary next Tuesday. It’s worth dwelling for a second on how insane this is. Mitt Romney spent his entire pre-college life in Michigan. He was...

Our view: Know your school

DKS Editors February 24, 2012

Without a doubt, the most important relationship by far at the university level lies between the students and faculty. Student-faculty relationships often extend well beyond just a lecture and a Scantron...

Guest Columnist: The Egyptian Revolution, a year later

Wael Nawara February 23, 2012

About 13 months ago, on a winter Saturday morning, we assembled at a small office in Talaat Harb square, merely feet away from Tahrir. We discussed how our party, El Ghad, would participate in the “Revolution”...

 

Opinion: Your personality is ___________?

Andrew Paulsen February 23, 2012

Andrew Paulsen Andrew Paulsen is a senior electronic media production major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. On Tuesday, I walked in late to my entrepreneurship...

Our View: School makes $190,000 after charging its students for detentions

DKS Editors February 23, 2012

Ah, high school. Remember those days when your biggest issues were skirt length, the obscenities on your shirt, getting mad about not being able to chew gum and keeping your kicks tied tight? Well, 10...

 

Opinion: Political Playground

Bruce Walton February 23, 2012

Bruce Walton Bruce Walton is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Last week, one of my readers told me that I have a habit of “exclusively...

 

Opinion: The impact of alien first contact

Robert Thomas Young February 22, 2012

Robert Thomas Young Robert Thomas Young is a senior philosophy major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] Can you imagine how Native Americans felt when they first...

Our View: No ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Cards for felonies

DKS Editors February 22, 2012

In April 2011, Antonino Bucca and Drew H. Patenaude were arrested on charges of identity fraud, forgery and telecommunications fraud because of their fake ID operation. Recently, Bucca and Patenaude were...