When I was younger, I would watch the college football bowl games on television and imagine a day in the near future when Kent State would be in one. I’ve lived in Portage County my entire life, so Kent...
Yesterday, Faculty Senate postponed the vote on the administrative policy regarding cheating and plagiarism.If passed, the new policy will streamline the consequences students face for cheating and will...
Over break, a friend of mine confided in me about the status of a little boy named Samuel, the newborn son of one of her friends. At two weeks old, baby Samuel had suffered a series of medical problems...
Over break, President Lester Lefton announced a university-wide hiring freeze to prepare for expected cuts facing higher education. In an e-mail sent to faculty and staff on Dec. 15, Lefton pointed to...
Dear Editor,Recently I was walking to one of my classes at Kent State University when I saw a PARTA bus with a sign proclaiming, “Imagine a World Without Religion.” As I walked up the hill, I did start...
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head during a meeting with constituents in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday. As soon as the media got a hold of the news, breaking-news alerts were sent through e-mails,...
This morning I received an e-mail inviting me to attend a course offered by Human Resources called “Time-wise.” Once again, after more than three decades on the faculty at this university it looks...
Northeast Ohioans are among the most dedicated, steadfast sports fans in the world. They are also the most tortured. Through thick and thin, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indians and especially the Browns have...
Over the past few years, athlete sex scandals have become more common than sluts on Halloween. Though many fans are outraged by the new soap opera storylines accompanying sport’s news, they’re here...
We all have skeletons in our proverbial closets. But until this new age of sophisticated technological information gathering, we were all fairly certain these personal collections would not be probed.Boy,...
It’s 10:30 a.m., and it’s cold as shit.I’m not very happy because A. I have to wake up so early in the morning, and B. I’m freezing. I sit up in my dorm room bed, quickly turn off my loud, obnoxious...
Finals week is stupid. Everyone knows that it’s impossible to take 12 exams in four days and still come out on top. The only way to do well and stay sane is by fitting in some me-time. So if you’d...
