We may actually have to go to the library soon. The university is planning on removing half of the 2.9 million books over the next decade.We will admit that at first, the idea of removing books from the...

Your article in today’s Daily Kent Stater says that “a student attending a Kent State regional campus will pay about $500 to $1,000 more per year than one attending an Ohio University regional campus.”...

Jim Traficant went to prison in 2002 for participating in unethical behavior during his time as an Ohio congressman.He accepted bribes, filed false tax returns and used aides for housework at his Ohio...

On a cool Tuesday evening, I make my way to Jazzman’s Cyber Café in the basement of the Student Center. I am looking for a young Muslim woman who said I will know her by her headscarf. I worry that...

President Barack Obama has smoked weed, former President Bill Clinton had an affair, former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey’s gay and Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell has “dabbled in witchcraft.”...

It’s Friday. I just posted WCBE’s morning news broadcast online. It’s a slow news day. The stories bore their headlines to death: a funnel cloud, another corrupt politician, safer mines and other...

Matthew Colwell's take on a world obsessed with criticizing music. Older than language itself, I’m sure cavemen pissed each other off talking about which bongo sounded better. Since then, we’ve...

Nick Glunt talks about The Office after Steve Carell. By now, I’m sure we’ve all heard that Steve Carell is leaving “The Office” after this season. His contract will expire after seven seasons...

This semester, I decided to do something a little different and take three courses on religion and how it relates to our modern world. Needless to say, the discussions have been interesting and, at times,...

A couple weeks ago I received an e-mail from a Chinese graduate student asking if I’d be willing to meet him to talk about Lester Lefton.Tianjun Shen had read my column in which I mentioned that Lefton...

CheersCheers to Pinwheels for Peace. Not only are they a pretty addition to campus, but they also send a powerful message.Cheers to the bookstore and its new book rental program. The more options students...

From breast implants to pipelines. From the housing market bubbles to America’s higher education. Why are so many things bursting these days?The envy of most other nations and the fuel for the economy...