In case you missed it, the United States took a small step in its ever-going march toward equality last week.Speaking before the Senate Armed Forces Committee last Tuesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates...

Just when you thought we were out of the clear…Well, don’t fool yourself. You’re not in the clear in terms of snow in Kent until about May. But while you’re waiting it out, Snuggie and all, be...

Car companies have not been in the news for the right reasons in the last two years. First the recession hit them hard, then there were concerns regarding the fuel efficiency and overall efficiency of...

LEICESTER, United Kingdom — My friends and I called a cab Friday night to take us downtown, and because some of them don’t speak English as their first language, I put myself in the front seat next...

For the last few semesters, Residence Services has had problems with residence halls being over capacity, and a fair number of students have had to live in lounges or with resident assistants for the first...

 A few months back, I wrote a column called “My (Republican) pet peeve list,” which was pretty much a pre-Christmas break rant against everything that annoyed me. As expected, a few people were not...

I love Facebook. Aside from the fact that I don’t know half of my “friends,” which as I understand it, is a common affliction, I doubt I would talk to half the people I do without it.You can meet...

When someone walks in your living room and says, “I have bad news,” it could range anywhere from LeBron James twisting his ankle to the death of a friend. “Bad news” is pretty vague. And something...

The recent incident involving Washington Wizards basketball player Gilbert Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton is yet another example of how deeply ingrained the “gangsta” culture is in the world...

Lately I’ve been skimming through the news, aggravated by nearly everything I’ve half-read. If it isn’t bad news, then it isn’t news at all. I feel like a broken record, constantly relaying in...

On Wednesday night, Kent City Council members voted unanimously to move forward on efforts to team up with Kent State to help develop downtown, as well as allow the university to extend the Esplanade.We’ve...

You probably haven’t heard of it yet, but the SarcMark might just be the next big thing.The symbol, a spiral with a dot inside of it, was created by Sarcasm Inc. to be used at the end of a sentence signifying...