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Cheers and Jeers for October 20

Editors October 19, 2010

Cheers to Flash Notes. It’s the brainchild of a Kent State grad and could save your butt the next time you lose your notes.Cheers to the nearly 11 tons of garbage pulled from the Cuyahoga River on Sept....

Our View: Vegetarian? Vegan? Kent State’s got you covered

DKS Editors October 18, 2010

Who woulda thunk? Kent State is in the running for peta2’s Most Vegan-Friendly Colleges competition.To be honest, that came out of nowhere. While the university has been working to expand it’s on-campus...

No such thing as ‘bad words’

Justin Rastelli October 18, 2010

I, like most of you, speak fluent sailor. Words with four letters will often be used to express my feelings on various day-to-day topics. These words add emphasis to my emotions, yet some still argue these...

The hypocrisy of MTV

SarahBeth Caplin October 18, 2010

For strict research purposes only (I swear!), I watched a few episodes of Teen Mom. Back when the show began, it didn’t seem all that likely that Farrah, Maci, and Amber’s fame would sky-rocket to...

Oversharing: We’re not all that interesting

Matthew Colwell October 18, 2010

I understand that we all love ourselves and are fully convinced we’re the most interesting slap of skin since creation, but for the love of all things actually interesting, please don’t update me that...

Professors happy to settle in Kent

Ben Wolford October 18, 2010

As an aspiring young writer, this place often seems boring to me. Having visited the great cities of the American Northeast and Europe, it’s a natural inclination to view Kent as humdrum.I don’t mean...

Cutting sodium intake now helps later

Sarah Bregman October 17, 2010

Let’s face it, the average college student doesn’t have the best diet.Convenient, cheap, tasty food that silences a rumbling stomach is all that matters after a long day of class, or a late night cram...

Our View: Strickland another four years

DKS Editors October 17, 2010

Keep Strickland around, we still need him.For the last four years, Gov. Ted Strickland has been working hard for college students. That’s why we are endorsing him for this year’s gubernatorial race.There’s...

Will pot become fully legalized… probably not

Molly Cahill October 17, 2010

Marijuana, cannabis, pot, dope and grass; these are just a few of the names people use when talking about this currently illegal substance. With proposition 19 at its helm, California hopes to be the first...

Our view: Kent resident should represent us in Columbus

DKS Editors October 15, 2010

We need someone who will stand up for our voice in the Ohio House of Representatives. That’s why we’re choosing to endorse Kathleen Clyde, a Democrat.In a district where students grow up knowing there...

National Awareness Month Awareness Week

Mike Crissman October 15, 2010

Seeing NFL players wear pink cleats, wristbands and gloves the past two weekends to commemorate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has brought something important to my attention: There are too many...

Our View: Lee Fisher for senator

DKS Editors October 14, 2010

Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D-Shaker Heights) is running for Senate this election season against Republican Rob Portman.We’re endorsing him because we believe he will bring the most beneficial financing for...

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