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Israel is more than falafel and hummus

David Busch April 28, 2010

Hillel celebrated Israel’s 62nd birthday last Tuesday, and as I walked passed the M.A.C. Center, I reminisced on my travels there. The first falafel I ate on Ben Yehuda Street; the hookah smoke dancing...

Racial profiling is not immigration reform

Marchaè Grair April 28, 2010

The American government made mistakes concerning race relations repeatedly throughout its history, but it seems the government of Arizona might have skipped a history lesson or two.A new Arizona law, which...

There’s no place like home

Ben Wolford April 27, 2010

LEICESTER, United Kingdom — I’ve often imagined what it would be like to stay in Europe, but America needs all the Democrats it can get.Plus, there are a lot of things I miss from back home. So I think...

Was justice truly served in Barker trial?

DKS Editors April 27, 2010

Before we speak any further, we would like to make note that what happened to Kent State student Christopher Kernich was entirely inexcusable. There is never any reason for anyone to inflict physical anger...

To the class of 2010…

Tom Gallick April 27, 2010

I don’t know who our commencement speaker will be, but I’m working under the theory that we’ll all be underwhelmed. So I thought I’d share some of the more salient thoughts I’ve had during my...

Graduation blues

Sonali Kudva April 27, 2010

You know what awaits me as I return to my home country? Certainly the not-so-small task of finding a job, but more close to my heart than that, my friends and family I left behind.Yet I face that with...

Letter from the president: It’s time to renew the Third Frontier

Lester Lefton April 27, 2010

May 4, 2010, will not only be a date of historical significance for Kent State University, it will be one of our state’s most important and far-reaching primary election days in recent memory. That is...

Never eat a burrito on St. Patrick’s Day

Sam Twarek April 26, 2010

I’m not exactly sure how I am going to survive without college.For the past four years, I’ve relied on some key factors that simply won’t be in my life anymore. I could count on a friend in class...

One need not follow the other

Molly Cahill April 26, 2010

Why does our opinion of a thing or person so affect our ability to enjoy it? Michael Jackson is one of those subjects that never fails to get a rise out of people; everyone has an opinion. He is a gifted...

Real change starts with people, not clergymen

Frank Yonkof April 26, 2010

Late last week, I was greeted with the sad news that a Belgian bishop voluntarily resigned, after admitting to sexually abusing a child many years ago. The news came among a slew of other resignations...

A much happier ending

DKS editors April 26, 2010

At this time last year, the city of Kent and the university suffered a major black eye after the riots of College Fest, when students threw bottles and set a bonfire in the middle of College Avenue in...

Have you learned from your mistakes?

DKS Editors April 23, 2010

Tomorrow is College Fest.Last year, as you may remember, the festivities got more than a little out of hand, leading to fires, vandalism and arrests. That means people will be wary of the party this year,...

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