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Guest column: Humanities are at heart of real education

Gina Barrecca November 18, 2013

“What’s the purpose of studying the humanities: literature, languages, philosophy, history and the arts?”I needed to come up with a good answer to this question. You see, legions of administrators...

Christina Bucciere is a senior journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at cbuccier@kent.edu.

Opinion: How to get through the rest of the semester

Christina Bucciere November 18, 2013

As the semester winds down, I am finding it harder and harder to find any motivation to complete my final projects, study for my remaining tests and be engaged in class at all. I have noticed some of my...

 

Opinion: Nobel winner was a skeptic

Elaina Sauber November 17, 2013

Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. She can be reached at [email protected] Doris Lessing, a groundbreaking novelist who won 2007'd Nobel Prize...

Our View: Why are we still waiting?

DKS Editors November 15, 2013

Public records are a fabulous, little-known way for the public to know what is actually going on in the world. They serve not just journalists but anyone who wants to walk into any government office and...

Bruce Walton is a senior columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at bwalton4@kent.edu.

Opinion: Pope Francis brings hope to Catholic Church reputation

Bruce Walton November 15, 2013

There is no doubt that the Catholic Church hasn’t had the best reputation recently. Maybe it’s because mos traditions, methods of worship and ideals, which, haven’t changed much in centuries. Some...

 

Opinion: Lost in translation

Rachel Godin November 15, 2013

Rachel Godin Rachel Godin is a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. I interviewed 10 students to see how much time they spend on the Internet daily. This number includes...

Guest column: College financial aid for the not so poor

Phillip B. Levine November 15, 2013

With tuition at selective, private colleges and universities approaching $60,000 per year, how are students and their families expected to afford college? Although this problem is clearly the greatest...

Guest Column: Worst effects of climate change seen in Philippine typhoon

St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 13, 2013

On Monday, the United Nations opened its 19th Framework Convention on Climate Change in Warsaw, Poland. Given the unimaginable devastation wrought on the Philippines three days earlier by Typhoon Haiyan,...

Guest Column: The NFL’s dirtiest player

Chicago Tribune November 12, 2013

In 2009, Richie Incognito’s peers voted him the “NFL’s dirtiest player” in a Sporting News poll. One former teammate told CNN that Incognito is “always top three” in that ballot.This year,...

Christina Bucciere is a senior journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at cbuccier@kent.edu.

Opinion: We deserve warnings about campus violence

Christina Bucciere November 12, 2013

In a unanimous decision released on Oct. 31, the Virginia Supreme Court overturned a jury verdict in the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of two students who were killed in the 2007 Virginia...

 

Opinion: Fair-trade chocolate is a better solution

Kara Taylor November 12, 2013

Kara Taylor Kara Taylor is a freshman journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected] I am currently taking a speech course, Introduction to Human Communication....

 

Opinion: Will the tanning bed obsession ever come to an end?

Megan L. Brown November 12, 2013

Megan Brown Megan L. Brown is a sophomore news major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected] Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, according...

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