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Our View: The worst public transparency crisis since the last time around

DKS Editors April 20, 2014

University officials have declared they’re done talking about the presidential search that found President-Elect Beverly Warren. We wish we could be done too.We wish we didn’t have to remind the top...

Our view: Traveling outside your comfort zone

DKS Editors April 14, 2014

Kent State study abroad coordinators say many students are choosing these days to study abroad or away in English-speaking countries, but they are hoping to see students start traveling to more unusual...

Our View: Unintentional offenses

DKS Editors April 13, 2014

Today’s article on colorism points out that people are judged solely on one aspect of themselves — skin tone. The article points out there are certain stereotypes that go along with one’s skin tone,...

Our View: Remembering Hank Aaron

DKS Editors April 8, 2014

Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the day Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record. It was a time when America still revered the mark with romance, before the cynicism of steroids and...

Our View: When descriptions aren’t descriptive enough

DKS Editors April 6, 2014

Students in Thursday’s Black Images class discussed the description police gave Wednesday of the suspect who turned out to be Quavaugntay Tyler, 24, a freshman criminology and justice studies student...

Our View: Police act quickly; alert system lags behind

DKS Editors April 3, 2014

On Wednesday night around 8:30 p.m., a student shot a 9 mm Ruger gun during a dispute with two female students in a parking lot near Bowman Hall. After fleeing with a gunshot wound to his left hand from...

Our View: The environmental dilemma

DKS Editors March 31, 2014

Recently, it seems we’re living inside an environmental geology textbook. It’s an age of natural catastrophes, from the freakishly unexpected to the humorously head-scratching to the seriously devastating,...

Our View: Court says college athletes can unionize

DKS Editors March 30, 2014

In what could go down as a landmark decision with vast implications for the future of college athletics, the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago ruled last week that football players at Northwestern...

Our view: St. Patrick’s Day inequality

DKS Editors March 17, 2014

Boston and New York City annually have St. Patrick’s Day parades, which are enjoyed by many; however, both of these parades still ban marchers from carrying pro-LGBT signs in the parade.Members of the...

Our View: Staying safe on St. Paddy’s Day

DKS Editors March 13, 2014

Everyone wants to enjoy St. Patrick’s day, and this often includes going to get a green beer downtown or spending time with friends at a house party. As you head out this weekend or Monday, remember...

Our View: USG should follow Chernesky’s example

DKS Editors March 10, 2014

Yesterday, we ran a story about Kent State’s USG being the first student government in the state to officially endorse equal marriage rights in Ohio. This resolution came after freshman political science...

Our View: An even burden

DKS Editors March 6, 2014

If a student was to sign up for an online class today at a regional campus, he or she would pay less than what a student at the main campus would pay.In theory, this aligns with the notion that students...