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Ohio named No. 1 Swearing State

Study says Ohio is full of pottymouths

Erin Zaranec January 15, 2014

It appears parents in Ohio never taught their children the major words “please and thank you,” or taught them any manners at all. The Atlantic published a study in December conducted by the Marchex...

Trends to leave in the past

Trends that are so last year

Patrick Williams January 15, 2014

Last year had it’s ups and downs. On the positive side though, 2013 gave us the start of the reign of an intelligent and admirable new pope, a space probe leavi2ng the solar system for the first time...

Contact Katy Coduto at kcoduto@kent.edu.  

When Hollywood’s a mess, we all win

Katy Coduto January 15, 2014

How many times can you read that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler killed it as the hosts of the Golden Globes Sunday night before you’ve read it too many times?There are only so many ways to say, “They were...

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 13, 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 13, 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 13, 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...

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