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Opinion: We need to talk about Hollywood

Hank Venetta February 17, 2012

Hank Venetta Hank Venetta is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] When I saw “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” a few years ago,...

Our View: What is private anymore?

DKS Editors February 17, 2012

Recently, Twitter admitted to “harvesting” smartphone contacts and storing the information on its servers — mostly without customers’ knowledge. Access to the contact list is activated when users...

Our View: The death of a celebrity and a soldier do not compare

DKS Editors February 16, 2012

Whitney Houston’s death on Saturday was a tragedy. But many people leapt at the opportunity to point out that a soldier’s death outweighs any celebrity’s.Correction: No one’s death outweighs another’s...

Guest Column: Together we must end dating violence

Joe Biden February 16, 2012

Vice President Biden op-ed for college paperMore than 20 years ago, I read a study of junior high school students in Rhode Island that included one finding I’ve never been able to get out of my head....

 

Opinion: Max out at the M.A.C.C.

Andrew Paulsen February 16, 2012

Andrew Paulsen Andrew Paulsen is a senior electronic media production major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. If you are a sports fan, when do you decide NOT...

 

Opinion: Politics may be a game, but it’s no football game

Bruce Walton February 16, 2012

Bruce Walton Bruce Walton is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. How as a nation could we sink so low? Last week, at this year’s Conservative...

 

Opinion: Astronauts talk about UFOs and aliens

Robert Thomas Young February 15, 2012

Robert Thomas Young Robert Thomas Young is a senior philosophy major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. We’ve all seen the guys who make crop circles for fun,...

 

Opinion: Kent is more than just a college town

Elaina Sauber February 15, 2012

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a sophomore English major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. My hometown of Perrysburg is about a 20-minute drive from Bowling...

Guest Column: Tenure breeds lazy lectures, stagnancy

Tara Verderosa February 15, 2012

With the Nevada State budget in a perpetual downward spiral, education has been under attack. Nevada’s talking heads have proposed everything from eliminating extracurricular activities [such as sports...

Our View: Valentine’s Day is the worst day, but not really

DKS Editors February 15, 2012

Maybe you spent last night playing footsie [or whatever] with your significant other after a blissful dinner downtown and a late showing of “The Vow.” [We know you secretly loved it, guys.]Or perhaps...

 

Opinion: Islam: Religion vs. Culture

Fiza Shah February 14, 2012

Fiza Shah Fiza Shah is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. The column was updated at 3:48 p.m. Tuesday.I wanted to make a few points before...

 

Opinion: NFL salaries beat out the work of soldiers

Taylor Miksic February 14, 2012

Taylor Miksic Taylor Miksic is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Ten: the number of NFL players who have died either while playing the game...