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Documenting Life in an Untouched Environment

Patrick Williams January 29, 2014

A group of Kent State biology students travel to Costa Rica every other winter to study plant and animal life there. For the first time, however, this December and January a class of electronic media production...

KSU Starlets test their talents on TV

Aja Phillips January 29, 2014

Music can open many pathways, and having a powerful singing voice can take you far – especially with today’s plethora of reality competitions. Two Kent State students put their voices to the ultimate...

Opinion: The Grammy awards respect elders

Opinion: The Grammy awards respect elders

January 28, 2014

We saw some wiser choices in the rock categories of the 56th annual Grammy Awards Sunday, Jan. 26. Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney (with Dave Grohl, Kris Novoselic and Pat Smear), Gary...

Opinion: Discrimination incrimination

Opinion: Discrimination incrimination

Neville Hardman January 28, 2014

After causing the marriage of thirty-three couples at the Grammy’s this year, Macklemore is striking a match of revelation under the feet of the ill-informed. He launched an anti-discrimination campaign...

Obama vows to flex presidential powers in speech

January 28, 2014

Frustrated by years of partisan gridlock, President Barack Obama is moving to flex his presidential powers during his sixth year in office. He started by using Tuesday night's State of the Union address...

Our view: Don’t leave students in the cold

DKS Editors January 28, 2014

Students being removed from the Student Center on Monday told the Daily Kent Stater they were puzzled that the building was closing early. University spokesman Eric Mansfield said it closed because of...

Guest Column: Remember May 4th, Support Ukraine

Olena Kagui January 28, 2014

“Shame and tragedy in America; the photographs accuse; the crime in Kent remains unpunished…” Originally published by Izvestia, a Soviet newspaper, I saw this quote at the May 4th memorial at Kent...

Opinion: Controlling Birth Control

January 27, 2014

On Friday, Jan. 24, USA Today reported that “the Supreme Court temporarily exempted a religious non-profit organization from the federal health care law’s mandate that insurance plans include free...

Our view: Slippery Sidewalks

DKS Editors January 27, 2014

Summary: The lack of snow removal on campus and in the city is dangerous for students and community members.Monday morning we all anxiously checked our cellphones hoping for that alert telling us classes...

Jason Boergerhoff and Robert Priestly

Jenna Watson January 23, 2014

(From left) Assistant air traffic control professor Jason Boergerhoff and assistant flight and air traffic control professor Robert Priestley speak to students of the Kent State aeronautics program about...

Opinion: Is weed worth it?

January 23, 2014

With the recent first legal purchase of marijuana occurring earlier this month in Colorado, many other states have begun examining the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana, whether for recreational or...

They Led the Way

Jenna Watson January 23, 2014

"They Led the Way", an exhibit created by Journalism and Mass Communication professors Ann Schierhorn and David LaBelle, is on display in Franklin Hall with an opening reception to be held Monday, Jan....