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Guest Column: Cutting back the Army you have

Dallas Morning News March 4, 2014

In evaluating Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's proposed downsizing of the U.S. military, particularly the active-duty Army, it's worth remembering the words of a predecessor. "As you know, you go to war...

Our view: Mending the governmental discontent

DKS Editors March 3, 2014

Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government has elections Tuesday in which we encourage all students to vote through FlashLine. But we hope the next class of USG officers will do a better job of connecting...

Our view: The gun generation

DKS Editors February 27, 2014

People currently attending college were alive during the tragedies at Columbine, Virginia Tech and Chardon, to name several recent incidents. It is a sad fact that today’s students are part of a generation...

Our view: President opens up for students – but not all the way

DKS Editors February 24, 2014

Every week, we’re sent dozens of emails with campus events that could need coverage. Tucked away at the end of one such thread — Center for Student Involvement’s “News for the Week” — was a...

Our View: Residence hall fees

DKS Editors February 23, 2014

Last week, students in Stopher and Johnson halls received an email stating a prank had been found in one of the community lounges. All of the furniture was turned upside down.The email told students that...

Our View: Westboro’s weird ways

DKS Editors February 20, 2014

We were happy to see the nonviolent response from Kent State’s student body Wednesday when the Westboro Baptist Church tweeted it would protest the university’s decision last week to suspend wrestler...

Our View: The calamity conundrum

DKS Editors February 18, 2014

Kent State students don’t often think about weather affecting their wallet — beyond the occasional car wreck from snow and ice.But a particularly vengeful winter has left students who should be in...

Our View: NBC shows poor taste in reporting

DKS Editors February 17, 2014

Bode Miller, one of the more visible members of the U.S. Winter Olympic team, is among the most decorated racers in his sport. He has won six Winter Olympic medals, including the bronze in this year’s...

Our View: Party smart

DKS Editors February 6, 2014

Kent City Council approved a program Wednesday night that will allow residents to register their parties with the police department. The program is voluntary and aims to reduce the number of noise citations...

Our View: Heroin problem needs solved quickly

DKS Editors February 4, 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died Sunday of an apparent drug overdose, will no doubt be remembered as a gifted actor. “We did not lose just a very good actor,” critic A.O. Scott of the New York Times...

Our view: A rocky roadside friendship, restored

DKS Editors February 3, 2014

Few industries are as widely despised and adversarial to college students as towing. It turns out that the general public of Ohio agrees.The state has found that some rogue companies have turned a helpful...

Our View: ScarJo stirs up controversy with SodaStream endorsement

DKS Editors February 2, 2014

Among the vast array of memorable Super Bowl ads aired last night, a heightening controversy resulting from one in particular has also gained public attention. Scarlett Johansson recently starred in a...