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Neville Hardman is a sophomore magazine journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at nhardma1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Discrimination incrimination

Neville Hardman February 6, 2014

After performing for the marriage of 33 couples at the Grammys this year, Macklemore is striking a match of revelation under the feet of the ill-informed. He launched an anti-discrimination campaign with...

Albert Fisler is a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at afisler@kent.edu.

Opinion: The dangers of information overload

Albert Fisler February 6, 2014

Smartphones seem to be the icon of the decade as their popularity and complexity grow with each coming year. It’s easy to understand their fame, as they put so many things, such as email, texting, calls,...

Guest column: What if we had a ‘first man’ in the White House

Ann McFeatters February 6, 2014

WASHINGTON – Let us ponder the issue of first spouses.Former first lady Laura Bush said the other day she is looking forward to the nation’s “first man” and the 24/7 attention he will get for his...

Opinion: Let the games be the games

Opinion: Let the games be the games

Kent Kirker February 4, 2014

The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia is just days away. Many issues have arisen from the placement of these games in the past year or so, mostly pertaining to LGBT community and the rights in which...

Kent Kirker is a junior Education major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at kkirker@kent.edu.

Opinion: Let the games be the games

Kent Kirker February 4, 2014

The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia is just days away. Many issues have arisen from the placement of these games in the past year or so, mostly pertaining to LGBT community and the rights in which...

Megan L. Brown is a junior magazine journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at mbrow121@kent.edu.

Opinion: Remembering celebrated, iconic actor Philip Seymour Hoffman

Megan Brown February 4, 2014

The world of film lost a state-of-the-art individual this past week when Philip Seymour Hoffman, iconic actor and human being, passed away from an apparent drug overdose. Hoffman started acting in the...

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...

Rachel Godin is a junior magazine journalism major and columnist for The Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at rgodin1@kent.edu.  

Opinion: In America, everything makes someone money

Rachel Godin February 4, 2014

With one momentous roar, the bejeweled Hollywood audience applauds with relief as a statue of a silver miniature man is handed over to a scantily clad woman who played a film character that challenged...

Guest column: A university isn’t a business, even in Kansas

John M. Crisp February 3, 2014

Here's a question brought to prominence by Thomas Frank's 2004 book of the same name: What's the matter with Kansas?Frank considers the conservative political strategy in Kansas, his home state, which...

Jennifer Hutchinson is a freshman political science major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at jhutch2872@gmail.com.

Opinion: Higher minimum wage; harder to live

Jennifer Hutchinson February 3, 2014

Many tuned in for President Obama’s much anticipated State of the Union Address last week.A number of issues were tackled during the speech, and while some of the president’s remarks were underwhelming,...

Our View: ScarJo stirs up controversy with SodaStream endorsement

DKS Editors February 3, 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...

Joyce Ng is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at jng2@kent.edu.

Opinion: The Volunteering Paradox

Joyce Ng February 2, 2014

On a Friday morning two weeks ago, I stumbled groggily out of bed at the ungodly hour of 8 a.m. because I had promised to accompany my friend to Kent Social Services at 9 a.m. to volunteer. As I wrapped...

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