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Opinion: Oscar year at last for DiCaprio?

Opinion: Oscar year at last for DiCaprio?

Megan Brown January 21, 2014

Last week, we had the opportunity to see one of Hollywood’s most tremendous awards shows — the Golden Globes. Many award predictions came true, while others seemed quite shocking. Leonardo DiCaprio...

Local food pantry keeps doors open during freezing temperatures

Chrissy Suttles January 16, 2014

Cindy Slama found herself homeless three years ago after her then-fiance’ drained the family’s mortgage money to satisfy his cocaine addiction. Slama refused to leave the house from which she was being...

KSU student take a moment to reflect on how Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy has affected their lives

Kara Taylor and Michael Lopick January 16, 2014

Jessica Williams, junior, pre-human development family studies“We are able to all be here together as one. We can all grow together instead of separately.”Marisa Ritchey, sophomore, integrated language...

Audition for TV2!

January 15, 2014

TV2, Kent State and Portage County's award-winning student-run television station, invites students to join the team. A team of over 200 students cover local news and air original entertainment and comedy...

Kent State International Mentors meeting

Yolanda Li January 14, 2014

Bahareh Gharehgozlou, president of the Kent State International Mentors (right), says she wishes she would have been informed beforehand about the Board of Trustees' decision to raise the International...

Our View: Account accountability

DKS Editors January 14, 2014

College costs money. There is no denying that fact. But when the university levies fees on students, especially international students who might not be familiar with the system, something is wrong.These...

Our view: Giving students a vote

DKS Editors January 13, 2014

Summary: The Ohio House voted last month to allow voting rights for student trustees on university boards. We support this measure and hope it provides students a greater voice in university decision-making.Ohio...

Guest Column: The 50-year war on smoking

Los Angeles Times January 13, 2014

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Friday, Jan. 10:The 1964 U.S. Surgeon General's report on smoking — the first official acknowledgment by the federal government that smoking...

Joyce Ng is senior English major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. She can be reached at jng2@kent.edu.

Opinion: Rethinking our standards of beauty

Joyce Ng January 13, 2014

While spending some time with family friends this winter break, their thirteen and fifteen-year-old teenage daughters bombarded me with music videos from “Frozen.” “Anna is so cute,” they both...

Our View: Warren for a day

DKS Editors January 12, 2014

The announcement last week of Beverly Warren as the next KSU president might have been sudden and surprising to many in the university community. About a hundred flocked to Rockwell Hall for the announcement,...

Presidential contract gives Warren $450,000, house and car

Jimmy Miller January 12, 2014

When Beverly Warren takes over as president of Kent State in July, she will be entitled to the presidential house, a car, 30 days paid vacation and a base salary of $450,000 — more than $40,000 more...

Elaina Sauber is a senior English major and opinion editor for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at esauber@kent.edu.

Opinion: Honesty best policy with new president

Elaina Sauber January 12, 2014

When I began attending Kent State, it was apparent from week one that President Lefton had significant plans over the next few years.  Indeed, he has been responsible for several remarkable improvements...