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Opinion: Hobo with a shot glass

Dylan Lusk January 24, 2011

This just in: A homeless alcoholic spends his newfound fortune on booze!I’m sure you have all seen the video of Ted Williams, the Golden-Voiced Hobo. He is a homeless man from Columbus who went to college...

Opinion: A new year, a new you!

Gregory Porter January 21, 2011

I’m sure you’ve seen the messages being spread across billboards, television commercials, newspapers, online advertisements, fast food cups, sidewalks and any other means of getting to you that the...

Our View: Have some pride, Kent State

DKS Editors January 21, 2011

What are you doing this weekend?Checking out the late-night movie at the Kiva? Cheering on the Kent State men’s basketball team Sunday afternoon? Going home?It is no secret Kent State is a suitcase campus....

 

Opinion: America’s relationship with guns: Why are people so afraid of 2nd Amendment restrictions?

Thisanjali Gangoda January 20, 2011

For fear of being ridiculed, I’ve held back. I’ve never been explicit about my opinions of gun laws in America, and frankly, it’s because the entire subject is infuriating.The media, politicians...

 

Opinion: Exiled President Jean-Claude Duvalier returns to Haiti

Kyle McDonald January 20, 2011

When an exiled dictator attempts to valiantly return to his native land, he's sure to raise more than a few eyebrows. The startling news on Sunday that Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier touched down...

 

Opinion: Unions are not to blame for economic hardships

Bryan Staul January 20, 2011

It seems popular today to attack labor unions. You name it – they have been blamed for it.The recent financial struggles in the American automobile industry were blamed on United Auto Workers. The mass...

Our View: Chandler would be hard to replace

DKS Editors January 20, 2011

Since January 2009, Kent State has implemented a series of reforms in the hopes of enhancing the educational experience of its undergraduate students. Among the changes are the comprehensive revision of...

 

Opinion: Enough with the flash mobs

Dylan Lusk January 20, 2011

I’m sure everyone has seen a million YouTube videos of people going into public places and starting a synchronized dance or singing Christmas carols. These flash mobs have been everywhere lately, and...

 

Opinion: Fear the fearful

James Sherman January 19, 2011

I hope by now that all of you have had a chance to read Bryan Staul's column on the Tucson shootings, "What 'sane' Americans can learn from the shooting in Tucson." It’s a very well-written piece, and...

Guest Column: Eliminating tenure for professors could lower the cost of education for students

Joe Bialek January 18, 2011

This letter is in response to the article written by Ronald Stolle of The Columbus Dispatch regarding the elimination of academic tenure as a means of reducing the cost of education for students.In a word:...

 

Opinion: Sixty years later, still a good read

Mike Crissman January 18, 2011

It has been linked to murders. It is rebellious. It is promiscuous. It contains excessive swearing, drinking and smoking.It is "The Catcher in the Rye."The 1951 novel written by J.D. Salinger follows a...

 

Opinion: Astrological sign change sparks pointless outcry

Daniel Sprockett January 18, 2011

Disbelief and indignation swept across my social network late last week, as news spread of a change in the zodiac. Earlier in the week,The Star Tribune reported that, due to a “wobble” in the earth’s...