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...

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...

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,...

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...

Here’s a good financial rule for anybody: Don’t spend money you don’t have.Kent State, however, is on track to spend a whole bunch of money it doesn’t have on campus renovations at a time when...

It’s 2010. Actually, it’s the latter half of 2010. That means that we are about two years away — give or take a few months — from the end of the world, as predicted by the Mayan Long Count calendar.Or...

What would you do if you knew you would get away with it?The rise of the unnamed and anonymous in our generation’s pop culture provides some pretty disturbing answers to that question.It seems a day...

The debate over which version of a drink is better, diet or regular, has been ongoing since manufacturers began to produce the lower calorie alternative.The assumption a lot of people make is that if you...

Have you ever stepped into the movie theatre, expecting two hours of entertainment that was worth your $8.50, and instead, you find that the movie was not quite what you’d expected? I’m sure you have;...

The publisher of The New York Times has said that at some point in the future, the organization would cease its printed edition. If that happens, the revenue model for nytimes.com would necessarily change....