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Our view for October 6

DKS Editors October 5, 2010

Here’s what we know about the big fight at Campus Pointe:Calls to 911 were coming in between 1:51 a.m. and 2:08 a.m. One mentioned seeing someone brandish a gun. So for at least 17 minutes, law enforcement...

Gay suicide for fear of harassment is unacceptable

DKS Editors October 4, 2010

For Tyler Clementi, plunging to his death in the Hudson River was a better option than everyone finding out he was gay.Clementi, a freshman at Rutgers University, jumped off the George Washington Bridge...

When closeted gays become government officials

Thisanjali Gangoda October 4, 2010

In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled anti-sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas on the grounds that it was “an invasion of privacy,” as opposed to declaring the laws as being blatantly discriminatory....

United States must take risks to succeed

Michael Kahn October 4, 2010

The year is 1933. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announces the New Deal to recover from the Great Depression.The year is 1961. President John F. Kennedy announces that Americans are going to the moon...

Response to Sept. 30 Our View titled “Are. You. SERIOUS?”

Marybeth Cieplinski October 3, 2010

Good opinion piece, guys, with some great arguments against the new clock-tower-bowling-lawn design outside the Student Center. But you missed a major point against it: lack of access for students with...

Our View for October 4

DKS Editors October 3, 2010

It’s happened to all of us, we’re college students after all. You stop at Wendy’s on the way home from class to grab a quick bite, and unbeknownst to you, that $5 meal drains the last of your $3.50...

Qualifying morality

Matthew Colwell October 3, 2010

Consistently badgered with events, rallies, fundraisers, “awareness days” and so much more, we often fight for reassurance of our own morality, rather than against real prejudice. Instead of acting,...

The future of Major League Soccer

Patrick St. Pierre October 2, 2010

I was playing “FIFA 11” the other day and a funny realization came to me. I was playing with my favorite team, Manchester United, and I thought, “I have never, in years of playing FIFA games, played...

Frat boys, keep your pants on

SarahBeth Caplin October 2, 2010

I found it amusing that the brothers of Sigma Nu found a noble cause for dropping their pants. But really, would breast cancer awareness be the first thing that comes to your mind when you see a pants-less...

All hail the mighty electric overlord!

Molly Cahill October 2, 2010

The best horror movies are the ones that are based, however tentatively, in reality. Logically you know that the events playing out before you on the screen could not really occur. But fear is one of our...

Our View: Underage drinking is only the beginning

DKS Editors September 30, 2010

It's the end of week five, and we're betting most of you are beyond thrilled it's the weekend. Time to throw schoolwork aside, stay out until 4 a.m. and sleep in until 4 p.m.Before you put your ragin'...

Campus renovations are made of bologna

Mike Crissman September 30, 2010

In case you haven’t heard, Kent State University has announced yet another expensive renovation project that its students will end up paying for. “What is it this time?” you may be asking. Basically,...