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Doing your best for the rest

Amber Nicole Myers April 5, 2010

Lucky stars have just seared my shoulders and made my hair frizzy again. In one of my last classes at Kent State, a teacher gave me a break when I got depressed thinking I was in too much of a point deficit...

Our View: A possible fix for overcrowding

April 5, 2010

It’s become a yearly problem at Kent State: Ever-increasing enrollment has caused a lack of available on-campus housing for students.To deal with this issue the past two years, the university has tripled...

Fix the problem within and throughout

DKS Editors April 4, 2010

Catholicism’s largest religious celebration occurred yesterday, and we hope everyone out there enjoyed the day very much. We also hope it wasn’t overshadowed by the recent sexual abuse scandals.Every...

Back in the USSA

Nick Baker April 4, 2010

Nope. That’s not a typo.And it’s a good thing because words need to be chosen carefully, and any confusion on their meaning can lead to unnecessarily exaggerated consequences.Language has the power...

The socially acceptable addiction

Molly Cahill April 4, 2010

A love of music is something that, in this age where people are behaving increasingly like free agents, still ties us together. No one seems to be able to agree on the origin of music, just like the beginning...

Why the pope needs to call Vatican III

Frank Yonkof April 4, 2010

For the past several weeks, we’ve watched as the political commentators on cable news declare that the cover-up scandal in the Vatican is “much worse than it seems.” And for the most part, they are...

Will health care cover all?

Thisanjali Gangoda March 24, 2010

Now that the health care reform is more certain than ever in the United States, concessions are being made and the battle lines are being drawn between the Republicans and the Democrats. We watch as the...

Our view: Spring into action

DKS Editors March 24, 2010

Within the next couple days, students will be deserting Kent State’s campus as they prepare to move forward with their spring break.Many of us will be going someplace warm (read: not Northeast Ohio),...

Isolating technology

Anastasia Spytsya March 24, 2010

Before you start reading this, stop and take a look around you. What do you see? I bet a lot of people with their heads down texting, updating their Twitter accounts, commenting on Facebook posts using...

Despite everything, it’s a proud time for America

Christopher Hook March 24, 2010

I don’t know about you dear reader, but by the time the health care bill was passed by the House of Representatives this week, I had long since stopped following the discussion.Last spring and through...

Hump day cheers and jeers for March 24

DKS Editors March 23, 2010

HUMP DAY Hump day cheers and jeers for March 24 Daily Kent State editors give out their three cheers and jeers of the past week. CHEERS TO• Cheers to the U.S. House of Representatives for passing...

Health reform gets ugly and House Republicans get uglier

Marchaé Grair March 23, 2010

I am rarely ashamed to be American, but behavior from certain Americans lately, especially those in opposition to health care reform, makes me remember why those rare occasions exist.Those who voted for...