On “alternative music” stations across the country, tired bands such as Green Day ride frequency modulation waves, still hoping that you’ll have the time of your life.New bands pour out of speakers...

Come fall 2011, Michael Scott will no longer be an employee at Dunder Mifflin, Inc. (better known as “The Office” for those of you who don’t inhabit televisionland). We don’t know why or how it...

In the wake of King LeBron James’ decision, speculation has been flying about a conspiracy theory – and why not?Whether intentional or not, this hero has deceived his fans into believing he was Cleveland’s...

In honor of Independence Day, I wanted to celebrate and share with everyone one of my current favorite Americans: Craig Ferguson.But wait, you say, the man is Scottish. To which I say, au contraire, my...

Every town has its own unique characters and Kent is no exception to this statement. Working downtown throughout the past two years has allowed me to take notice of some of these particularly interesting...

Kent was a sleepy little town, more the size of a village really, with a local population that was aging.Most international students coming to Kent would tell you about the culture shock on first coming...

This was initially written on a paper towel. Needless to say, it has been typed, edited, and perhaps changed entirely since the preliminary state. However, I have seized the opportunity to gather my...

For a handful of nations, the World Cup is far from over. For the U.S. though, the deafening sound of vuvuzelas is drowning in the distance. Americans across the country, and a few in South Africa, watched...

I worked at Burger King for four years, and my job was customer service. I met a lot of people through the front-counter cash register. A lot of my friends refused to get a part-time job in the food...

On a Saturday night, standing in the empty parking lot of the Cleveland Bop Stop – a used to be, now sometimes jazz club – I wondered, is jazz dead? The subtle symphonies of passing cars and unidentifiable...

Inspiration can strike like a bolt of lightning. In my case for this, my first column of the summer, a literal bolt of lightning has provided the topic. Some of you many have seen news reports about...

When Adrian Barker was sentenced for the murder and felonious assault of Christopher Kernich, a 23-year-old Kent State student on May 26, he said he would think of his actions every day of his life.Kernich’s...