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Senior Column: What do you live for?

Josh Johnston April 19, 2011

Josh Johnston Josh Johnston is a senior journalism major and managing editor/city editor of the Daily Kent Stater The question, “What are you living for?” grips me.It’s something everyone’s...

 

Opinion: ‘Average’ is a dirty word

Sarahbeth Caplin April 18, 2011

Sarahbeth Caplin Sarahbeth Caplin is a senior English major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. There was a time in my life when I actually daydreamed of becoming...

Our View: Let’s think about others

DKS Editors April 18, 2011

Summary: Student volunteers have set an example well worth following. Lending a hand helps those in need and gratifies the helper.With so many opportunities to make a difference, we should take inspiration...

Our View: Students shouldn’t pay for what they don’t use

DKS Editors April 18, 2011

The plan was to borrow $210 million in low-interest bonds and pin on a $7-per-credit-hour fee to students’ tuition starting in 2012. That fee would increase to $24 per credit hour by 2017. President...

 

Senior Column: Popping the bubble

Kelly Petryszyn April 18, 2011

Kelly Petryszyn Kelly Petryszyn is a senior magazine journalism major and an assigning editor for the Daily Kent Stater. Kent State is a bubble. It is a microcosm of society that exists within the 866...

Guest Column: Focusing on the violence and democracy in Congo

Monika J. Flaschka, PhD April 18, 2011

Most Americans are aware that something is happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; it is a nation one hears about with relative frequency, but there has been a distinct indifference in the United...

 

Opinion: Reader comments

Jody Michael April 17, 2011

Jody Michael Jody Michael is a sophomore broadcast journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Earlier this semester, I wrote a column criticizing students...

 

Opinion: A patent on human genes

Daniel Sprockett April 17, 2011

You might think it’s strange to be granted patents on genes in the first place, considering they already exist inside every one your cells. Human genes are clearly discovered, not invented. However,...

 

Opinion: Major League beatdown

Dylan Lusk April 16, 2011

The entire league has showed great support for Stow and his family through this struggle, but it doesn’t change the clear problem here. Major League Baseball is slowly becoming crime infested. For...

 

Opinion: Immortality: a possibility?

Mike Crissman April 16, 2011

He says the exponential incline of our technology will get extremely steep pretty soon, altering our lives more quickly than any other generation in the history of the world. That certainly is exciting....

Did you eat your vegetables today? Photo courtesy of MCT.

Guest Opinion: Agricultural subsidies tax our health

Neal Barnard April 16, 2011

As we wrap up tax season with federal spending under scrutiny, Americans should consider this: Congress continues to spend billions of federal dollars on food policies that contribute to bad health.This...

 

Our View: We should continue to stand against assault

DKS Editors April 14, 2011

DKS Editors Wednesday afternoon, students from several Greek organizations took a stance against sexual assault by walking across campus in shoes of the opposite gender. A group organizer said about...