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The High Cost of College

Kelly Byer November 30, 1999

Credit: DKS EditorsSource: University Budget OfficeCredit: DKS EditorsTuition rates have risen over the past 30 years, along with concern about rising costs. Since the 2004-2005 school year, tuition at...

A pretty cool year for retro

Joe Shearer November 30, 1999

Yeah, yeah. you've all heard enough about The White Stripes and Amy Winehouse in 2007.And a lot of you are understandably sick of the retro big bang caused in large part by the Strokes' 2001 debut album,...

From Citibank and Clorox to Kent State

Allison Smith November 30, 1999

Iris Harvey, vice president for university relations, has a background primarily in corporate marketing. While she's lived all over the world, "right now, Stow, Ohio, is home and I love it." Emily Horne...

Crazy good music, without the ‘Crazy’-ness

Joe Shearer November 30, 1999

Credit: Ron SoltysGnarls BarkleyThe Odd CoupleReleased by: Atlantic RecordsStater Rating (out of five): *****There's an underreported war escalating within the music industry between record executives...

An EP that plays like an album

Joe Schearer November 30, 1999

There aren't too many bands these days that can say its debut EP runs nearly 40 minutes. But with only seven songs, local band NJs and the Jeff nearly achieves album status. Even the way the tracks are...

Meet the perky Pipettes

Joe Shearer November 30, 1999

The Pipettes with The Afternoon Naps and Monster BobbyThe Beachland Ballroom TavernTuesday, Nov. 20, $15Aren't you tired of those pretentious emo bands that try to saturate all of their songs with huge,...

Listen, ‘lust’, love: Danes rave on to perfection

Joe Shearer November 30, 1999

Joe Shearer | Daily Kent StaterCredit: Ron SoltysSex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: It's simple enough to find. Any halfwit with a guitar can crack the formula. The Raveonettes take it to a whole other level...

California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day

Joe Shearer November 30, 1999

Courtesy Standing Rock Cultural ArtsCredit: Ron SoltysThe Magnetic FieldsDistortionReleased by NonesuchStater rating (out of five): *** & 1/2There are some albums that would fare better if released...

McCain backers disagree on campaign’s focus

Joe Shearer November 30, 1999

Lisa Pettito said she arrived at the Walter F. Ehrnfelt Recreation & Senior Center in Strongsville at 8 a.m., claiming to be the first person in line for a John McCain rally last week. After seeing...

Downtown community comes alive this weekend

Joe Shearer November 30, 1999

Businesses collecting toys for Kent childrenEconomy got you down? Feeling like a Grinch or a Scrooge (or worse, both)?Well, there may be a way to remedy both holiday ailments - in one night, no less.The...

Bears in their own right

November 30, 1999

Story by: Denise WrightCharlie McArthur and Craig Ramsey, two-sixths of Bears, ordered iced drinks at the Phoenix Café in Cleveland Heights.As they waited for their drinks, they looked over patrons' crayon...

‘Neptune City’ a surreal treat

Joe Shearer November 30, 1999

Courtesy Big HasselCredit: Ron SoltysNicole Atkins and the SeaNeptune CityReleased by Columbia RecordsStater rating (out of five): ****It's difficult to talk about Nicole Atkins and the Sea without words...

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