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Opinion: The 2012 apocalypse is a marketing gimmick

Hank Venetta January 13, 2012

Hank Venetta Hank Venetta is a senior English major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] In most cases, we’ve only heard tongue-in-cheek references to an impending...

Guest Column: Universities lending to states a bad idea

Michael Hardcastle January 12, 2012

State budget shortfalls seem to be a recurring theme across the U.S.However, governors are forced to think of increasingly creative ways to plug ever-widening holes, they must also stay grounded in reality...

Our View: E-books may not be the answer, but it’s a start

DKS Editors January 12, 2012

Each school year, college students spend between $100 and $850 on textbooks, depending on their major and classes.Whether we have the funds or not, textbooks are a necessity for the majority of classes...

 

Opinion: Foreword to this forum

Andrew Paulsen January 12, 2012

Andrew Paulsen Andrew Paulsen is an electronic media production major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact Andrew Paulsen at [email protected]. Congratulations! Presumably, you survived...

Guest Column: PARTA means more than just a ride down the block

Bruce Walton January 12, 2012

I know PARTA gets a bad rep. sometimes just because it’s too slow or there aren’t enough buses to go around, but I know that a lot of people in Kent, including me, rely on those buses to get us where...

 

Opinion: Dogs and cat survive the gas chamber

Robert Thomas Young January 11, 2012

Robert Thomas Young Robert Thomas Young is a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. A stray cat in West Valley City, Utah, survived not one, but two trips through an...

 

Opinion: Chatroulette.com without the chat

Elaina Sauber January 11, 2012

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a sophomore English major and columnist for the Daily Kent State. You can contact her at [email protected]. As relaxing as winter break is, there are always those nights...

Guest Column: Grooveshark joins opposition of anti-piracy legislation

Clare Lennon January 11, 2012

Suppose a student were to post a clip from a popular TV show on YouTube.Say the student filmed the show with a video camera while watching it, which is illegal.If a proposed law is passed in its current...

Our View: Farewell, Michele

DKS Editors January 11, 2012

Michele Bachmann has given up her presidential bid.The Republican Minnesota representative announced her plan to “stand aside” last Wednesday after results for the Iowa caucus revealed she had fallen...

Our View: Fraudulence shouldn’t be overlooked

DKS Editors January 10, 2012

Kent State alumnus Jason Cope donated a generous $1 million to the athletic department in December. The university’s basketball court was soon to be named Cope Court.Less than a month later — just...

 

Opinion: TLC has all of the reality and none of the learning

Fiza Shah January 10, 2012

Fiza Shah Fiza Shah is a columnist for The Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. When I heard that TLC would be airing a new show about Muslims in America, you can imagine my delight and...

Guest Column: Why New Hampshire matters

Alexander Chen January 10, 2012

Tuesday’s photo finish in Iowa cemented Rick Santorum’s emergence as the latest anti-Romney candidate in the GOP race. Several candidates are now campaigning in New Hampshire, a tiny New England state...