It’s that time of the year again.Last week, students interested in Undergraduate Student Government had to turn in their applications, and this week, they’ve begun campaigning for their positions....

In the last two weeks, two incidents took place and stuck in my mind. In both cases the perpetrators of the deeds have taken extreme measures to cope with situations of stress. I refer to Amy Bishop, the...

PARTA is about to get a new home.The state of Ohio received $50 million through the Federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant.The Kent downtown revitalization project...

We are a nation that loves disasters. We flock to them like nothing else except maybe the Super Bowl and a Black Friday sale at Best Buy. Some of the first tragedies that come to mind are of course 9/11,...

For weeks, there has been a huge political scandal brewing in my hometown.Not surprisingly, the small village of about 2,000 people — who are mostly conservative Republicans — is upset with the government,...

Exposure to violence on TV, the Internet, in movies and video games can be harmful to children. It can frighten, desensitize, lead to aggressive behavior and depict violence as an acceptable solution to...

“There was no indication that the accident was caused by deficiencies in the track.”This is the conclusion the International Luge Federation (FIL) and the Vancouver Olympic Committee came to after...

There’s a volatile debate raging in Congress right now, and it’s a matter concerned very much with life and death. What I am talking about, of course, is the sprawling political matter known as health...

It’s exactly what the city had been hoping for.For years, we’ve heard about the problem of students not going downtown. And for years, we’ve heard about renovating downtown to bring students there.Now,...

While students go to college for varying personal reasons, one thing should always be the same: the expectation to receive a good education — the kind of education that will help them get into graduate...

NBC Universal’s online coverage of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver illustrates both the opportunity and the challenge that the Internet presents for traditional media companies. In addition to airing...

Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “Ugh, I wish it weren’t for these LERs! They are worthless and are taking a lot of my time and money.” The truth is, you can complain all you want, but you...