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I hate Garfield Heights

Sara Peterson November 23, 2010

In fact, I hate Garfield Heights so much that my wrath could not be quenched merely by complaining to my friends and family — I have to write a letter to the editor of my college newspaper about the...

Our View: Thankful for Thanksgiving

DKS Editors November 23, 2010

It’s almost the end of this two-and-a-half-day week, and Thanksgiving will soon be upon us. Whether you’re going home, celebrating in the dorms, eating turkey or lasagna, it’s always a good time...

Passion is useless if it’s not contagious

SaraBeth Caplin November 22, 2010

Having an extreme amount of passion for something without giving off vibes of fanaticism is a delicate balance. It's easy to live on top of a soapbox, and yet so hard to actually practice what you know...

ESPN set to shake up sports media world

Matt Cozzi November 19, 2010

This winter, the No. 22 nationally ranked Iowa women’s basketball team will be televised 12 times during the regular season.That number could increase in upcoming years considering last month’s groundbreaking...

Our View: Folk Festival a nice change of pace for music

Editors November 19, 2010

The Kent State Folk Festival is in full swing and we think you should stop by and listen up.The Kent State Folk Festival has been going on for 44 years now, and there’s nothing we love more than seeing...

If you’ve got nothing useful to say, shut up

Mary Novokhovsky November 19, 2010

According to Nielsen Internet ratings, YouTube was the number one most visited Internet video site in the U.S. during September, totaling over 100 million unique users.While a statistic like that probably...

Bill Nye almost died and no one cared?

Mike Crissman November 19, 2010

Today’s advanced technology allows us an innumerable amount of entertainment and luxury. Our generation is more immediately connected with friends and family than any other generation in history. Through...

Creativity will go far for Ohio higher ed

DKS Editors November 18, 2010

Either the Ohio Board of Regents and Chancellor Eric Fingerhut are recognizing how important Ohio’s students are to economic growth, or they just plain like us. Either way, they’ve made all the right...

Seamlessly it seems

Nicole Hennessy November 17, 2010

We are dreaming, sometimes soundly sleeping are our bodies as our minds revolt.Listening to Cat Power, staring at that first line, unable to think of subsequent sentences, my mind cowers and the muted...

There’s only room for one Potter in Hogwarts

Nick Glunt November 17, 2010

Like the rest of the Harry Potter fanatics of the world, this week is just seven days of complete anticipation. My week is just building and building in stress, but come Thursday at 11:55 p.m., everything...

True Altruism; For Real?

Thisanjali Gangoda November 17, 2010

When is the last time you consciously committed an act of random kindness? Perhaps it was elementary or middle school where you were most aware of the altruistic notion of doing something nice for someone...

Indonesia’s ‘boulder’

Andrew Hecht November 17, 2010

In July 2010, the United States resumed military ties with Kopassus, a secretive anti-terror unit in the Indonesian military after a 12-year hiatus. Ties were cut off amidst human rights violations in...

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